Episode description

Every Wednesday on the Hippie Haven podcast, learn how to live harmoniously with yourself, others & the planet. We talk about all things hippie, including eating vegan, reducing your trash, starting an ethical business, eco-activism, gardening, beekeeping, tiny house living, and so much more.

My guest today is Ariel Garten. She's a neuroscientist, mom, former psychotherapist, former fashion designer, and the co-founder and visionary of a highly successful tech startup Muse. Muse tracks your brain during meditation to give you real time feedback on your meditation, guiding you into the zone and solving that problem most of us have when starting a meditation practice. Muse lets you know when you're doing it right. Ariel and Muse have been featured in over 1000 articles, including CNN, Forbes, Fortune, Popular Science, New York times, O Magazine, and more Ariel's mission in life is to help people understand how their brain and mind work, both the nuts and bolts and neurons and how that all plays out in the messy and beautiful human experience of living. She inspires people to understand that they can accomplish anything they want by understanding what actually goes on in their own mind. Ariel is also the cohost of the untangle podcast. Today we're talking about holiday stress, pandemic stress, and how mindfulness and meditation can be used as tools to help you cope and adapt during this stressful period of life.

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The Hippie Haven Podcast is hosted by Callee - a zero waste activist & business owner. Formerly a translator for the US Navy, Callee was honorably discharged as a conscientious objector in 2017 following an episode of severe depression & alcoholism fueled by not living in alignment with her core values. That same year, at age 23, she started Bestowed Essentials, a handmade line of eco-friendly beauty & home products that are now stocked in over 100 stores around the US & Canada. Callee began hosting this free podcast in August 2018, as well as speaking at events and teaching educational workshops across the country, as part of her life mission to arm you with the knowledge & tools you need to spark positive change in your community. In December 2019, she opened The Hippie Haven in Rapid City, South Dakota - a zero waste retail store & community space with a little free library - the first of its kind in the state. 

Follow along on Instagram - @hippie.ceo & @hippiehavenshop & @bestowedessentials
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