Emily Fletcher interviews Jesse Israel, the founder of Medi Club in NYC. Jesse struggled with depression before realizing that he needed to make some big changes in his life. he was seeing record levels of stress among millennials, so he founded an organization for modern meditators to unwind together on a weekly basis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dina Kaplan, founder of The Path, interviews Mark Epstein, a psychiatrist in NYC. Mark shares his personal story and what inspired him to bring the teachings of Buddhism to his psychotherapy practice. Mark is the author of a number of books, including "Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart" and "The Trauma of Everyday Life". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jenn Walters, founder of Fit Bottomed Girls, explains how mindfulness helped her find a healthier way to be fit and happy. Jenn knew her eating disorder was out of control when she focused on her wedding day weight more than her wedding. She takes a holistic approach to healthy eating and created a series of popular blogs to bring this wisdom to others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Judson Brewer talks about using mindfulness to change addictive behaviors. Judson is an addiction psychiatrist, Director of Research for the Center for Mindfulness, and an adjunct faculty member at Yale University. His apps targeting smoking and eating disorders have helped inspire behavioral change in those who need it most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Harvard-trained physician Parneet Pal discusses her efforts to revolutionize healthcare by looking at prevention and lifestyle as medicine. Parneet uses lifestyle-related behavior change and mindfulness as tools to inspire a healthier mind and body. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chrissy Carter describes her journey from her fast-paced finance job to a new path teaching yoga and meditation. She now teaches yoga in NYC and leads workshops around the country. She brings yoga into every part of her life, from fashion to entertaining to relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sukhraj Kaur Gipple grew up in a family of addiction, until kundalini yoga opened her up to a whole new view of the world. Through music, mantras, and verses from sacred texts, Boulder’s favorite kundalini teacher brings these teachings to life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Emily Fletcher interviews Ariel Garten, founder of Muse. Muse is a brain-sensing headband that can give you accurate, real-time feedback on what’s happening in your brain while you meditate. Muse combines neuroscience, technology, art, and design to enhance and reinforce your meditation practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Emily Fletcher sits down with Shamash Alidina, one of the UK’s leading mindfulness teachers, and the author of "Mindfulness for Dummies". Shamash talks about how he uses the power of mindfulness and kindness to heal himself and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Koshin Paley Ellison and Chodo Campbell, two Zen Buddhist practitioners in Manhattan, talk about what led them to their meditation practice, their work in end of life care, and their new book, "Awake at the Bedside". They share why intimacy with others is at the heart of contemplative care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
James Fox is the founder of the Prison Yoga Project, an organization that teaches yoga and meditation inside prisons. He works with prisoners who've been impacted by chronic interpersonal trauma most of their lives. His goal is meet these prisoners with dignity and understanding and to inspire positive behavioral change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Michael Apollo talks about Buddhism, mindfulness at work, and how to get started with your own meditation practice. Michael is an educator at the University of Toronto and leads the Meditation Studio Meditation Essentials course. His teachings draw from neuroscience, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Emily Fletcher sits down with Latham Thomas to talk about meditation, pregnancy, and how new moms can be more mindful and compassionate to themselves. Latham is the founder of Mamaglow, a place for new and expectant moms to maximize their well-being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wendy Stern talks about how meditation helped her to overcome her grief after losing her first child at just nine months old. Wendy is the Executive Director of the Grief Support Network, an organization dedicated to empowering people to transform through their experience with grief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Emily Fletcher sits down with Rebecca Dreyfus and Elena Brower to talk about their film project, "On Meditation". In the series, Rebecca and Elena convey the first-hand experiences of those who have developed meaningful practices, and how meditation has changed them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alexa Silvaggio talks about her struggles with anorexia and how meditation and yoga helped her transition to a happier, healthier life. She is a yoga teacher, meditation practitioner, and leads yoga retreats with The Travel Yogi to exotic locations like Bhutan, France, and Iceland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Emily Fletcher sits down with Sharon Salzberg. Sharon tells her personal story and talks about the power of meditation, including how she used meditation to overcome her own personal suffering. Sharon, one of the world’s leading meditation teachers, is the author of nine books, including "Lovingkindness" and "Real Happiness". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Emily Fletcher interviews Daniella, a former student of hers. Daniella struggled with depression, thyroid issues, and a number of other mental and physical health problems. She talks about how meditation helped her health, her stress levels, her relationship, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
George Mumford talks about his book, "The Mindful Athlete", mindfulness, and passing on his lessons of meditation to the next generation of young basketball players. George is a sports psychologist, mindfulness teacher, and coach, and worked with Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls during their legendary six-championship run, as well as with NBA superstars like Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Julie Campilio is joined by two of her students, Tessa and Catherine, who are here to talk about the power that yoga has in helping young kids deal with stress. Julie struggled with anxiety since she was a child. Yoga and mindfulness helped Julie overcome years of panic attacks, so she founded Radiant Beginnings Yoga to help students aged 2-18 cope with stress in their own lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D., talks about using meditation to find happiness, reduce stress, and regulate the emotional ups and downs that many of us struggle with on a day-to-day basis. Elisha is the co-founder of The Center For Mindful Living in Los Angeles and author of several books and articles on meditation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cathi Peterson speaks with Emily Fletcher to share her story: what it felt like to be diagnosed with cancer, and how she used meditation to help her move through the treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lodro Rinzler sat down with Emily Fletcher to share his story. Lodro is a practitioner and teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and the founder of MNDFL studio in NYC, offering a variety of simple techniques in an accessible way. He is the author of five books, including, "The Buddha Walks Into A Bar". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
At the age of 25, Amy Kurtz was hit with a “perfect storm” of health issues: celiac disease, thyroid disorder, parasite infections--and worse. Meditation helped her overcome these illnesses and take control of her life, and she’s now a certified health and wellness coach, Pilates instructor, and detox expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Susan Piver, is the best-selling author of "How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life" and eight other books on meditation and Buddhism. The experienced meditation teacher shares her thoughts on mindfulness, communication in relationships, tapping into our creativity, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dan Harris is an ABC News Anchor and the author of "10% Happier" and his latest book, "Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics." He’s funny and honest, and shares how meditation has helped him handle conflict and everyday annoyances with those who matter most in his life. He discusses tools for learning meditation--especially for those who say they can’t sit still. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stephen Batchelor is a contemporary Buddhist teacher and author, best known for his agnostic and controversial approach to Buddhism. He's known as a skeptical Buddhist who questions the strict dogmas and beliefs of Buddhism while exploring and engaging in what's truly distinctive in the teachings. His insights are illuminating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
At the age of 15, Lisa Wimberger suffered a trauma that changed her life. After years of blackouts and seizures, Lisa combined meditation and neuroscience to create neurosculpting, a whole-brain approach to trauma. Lisa is also the founder of the Neurosculpting Institute in Denver and has written two books on the subject. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 2014, Dina Kaplan took a hiatus from her type-a, workaholic life to travel the world. When she came back, she launched The Path: a startup that brings together young professionals to learn meditation techniques for a modern audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Despite a successful career as a high-powered executive--holding jobs with Bain & Company and Apple--Lois Shannon always felt that something was missing. After the birth of her children, she discovered what had been holding her back, and began a mindfulness practice to help her better nurture her kids and herself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
