Live and Dare Podcast: Meditation, Consciousness & Nonduality Wisdom
Giovanni Dienstmann: Meditation Blogger, Consciousness Hacker, Spirituality Geek
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The quality of your mind is the quality of your life.
This free podcast covers the topics of Meditation, Mindfulness, Consciousness and Spirituality in Daily Life. Interviews with teachers from different paths, both traditional and modern, sharing insights on the practice of meditation and its integration in modern life and in society. There are also some episodes with guided meditation. Brought to you by LiveAndDare.com blog. Follow me on twitter @gio_self.
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Oct 4, 2021
Episode 17: Interview with Roy Baumeister, PhD — One of the world’s leading experts on willpower
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In this podcast episode I have the pleasure to interview Roy Baumeister, PhD, one of the world’s most prolific and influential psychologists and author of the book "Willpower: Rediscovering The Greatest Human Strength", a New York Times bestseller.
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Dec 24, 2019
Episode 16: Interview with Miten—Music and Mantras for Spiritual Growth
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Music has the power to kindle emotions, moods, and states of mind. Music is used to trigger feelings of awe, surrender, trust, connection, peace, release, and ecstasy. In this podcast I interview Miten who, together with his partner Deva Premal, have inspired millions through their music.
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Sep 18, 2018
Episode 15: Dr. Rick Hanson Interview on Mindful Relationships
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Interview with Dr. Rick Hanson, Ph.D, a mindfulness advocate and New York Times best-selling author. We talk about the key elements of a fulfilling intimate relationship, and how meditation can help you develop those, among other topics.
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Nov 17, 2015
Episode 14: Interview with Self-Realized master Shivarudra Balayogi
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Today I had the rare opportunity to talk to a Realized Yogi—someone who practiced over 50,000 hours of meditation, and completed a hardcore spiritual training known as Tapas. Learn about his journey and transformation.
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Sep 15, 2015
Episode 13: Yogic Breathing for Health and Well-Being
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Puneet Nanda is an entrepreneur turned Yogi. After an emergency trip to the hospital with chest pains, as a result of the stress of a 16-hour workday life, Puneet discovered the power of Pranayama (yogic breathing), and that saved his life.
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Aug 18, 2015
Episode 12: Your Brain on Meditation (Ariel Garten)
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Ariel Garten is the CEO of Interaxon, the company behind Muse (a headband gadget used for measuring your meditation). In this interview we talk about Ariel's personal journey, how the Muse works, the future of brain technology, and more.
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Jul 21, 2015
Episode 11: Movement Meditation
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Peter Petersen is a qigong practitioner, meditation teacher, and wellness coach. In this episode we talk about moving meditation, loving-kindness, neuroplasticity, and the need for slowing down.
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Jun 23, 2015
Episode 10: Hacking the Mind
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John Hargrave, author of Mind Hacking, talks about reprogramming addiction, how to declutter the mind, the “reality distortion field”, having faith in oneself, and how to hack your mind with analysis, imagination and reprogramming.
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Jun 2, 2015
Episode 9: I Am Consciousness (Guided Meditation)
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In this guided meditation you are guided to move from the objects of perception—thoughts, feelings, memories, sensations—back into the perceiving subject (awareness, the I Am). You then experience your true self as Pure Consciousness.
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Jun 2, 2015
Episode 8: Questioning Our Assumptions With The Work (Con Georgiou)
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Constantine Georgiou—a conscious business advocate and good friend of mine—talks in detail about his experience with The Work of Byron Katie, and about the need to free ourselves from needing love and attention from other people.
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May 5, 2015
Episode 7: Life Wisdom from ex-monk Nithya Shanti
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Nithya Shanti is an internationally respected spiritual teacher, seminar leader, and writer. He was ordained as a Buddhist Monk in the Theravada tradition in 2002. We talk about conscious intimate relationships, walking meditation, and self-honesty.
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Apr 21, 2015
Episode 6: Guided I AM Meditation
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Practice Self-Enquiry with this guided meditation, based on the teachings of Ramana Maharshi. This technique is based on focusing your attention on the feeling of pure I AM, or Awareness, to the exclusion of everything else.
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Mar 31, 2015
Episode 5: From CEO to Healer (Guillaume Gauthereau)
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Guillaume Gauthereau is an entrepreneur, green activist, energy healer, and tantric meditator. In this interview we talk about traditional tantrism (no sex involved), the value of surrender, and the importance of your intention for meditation.
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Mar 31, 2015
Episode 4: Mindfulness and Right View in Buddhism (Buddy Fichera)
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Buddy Fichera is a corporate coach, meditation teacher, and long-term Buddhist practitioner.In this episode you will learn: the difference between mindfulness and meditation, the four types of actions according to Buddhism, and much more.
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Mar 16, 2015
Episode 3: Common Questions on Meditation
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Colin Pal and I talk about he best guidelines for meditation, dealing with anxiety during the practice, the modern mindfulness movement, integrating meditation in daily life, and much more. He also prompts me to speak about my own journey.
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Mar 15, 2015
Episode 2: The mindfulness cure for stress (by TV Producer Nicholas Stein)
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Nicholas Stein, a veteran non-fiction TV producer, shares his experience with mindfulness while running the National Geographic channel’s breakout hit Border Wars. Learn how mindfulness brought him the healing that years of therapy couldn’t bring.
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Mar 15, 2015
Episode 1: All Is Unimaginably Well (Ken LaDeroute)
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Ken LaDéroute is a mindfulness meditation trainer, musician, and founder of Clarity Mind Institute and Affirmation Music for Better Outcomes. He is a dedicated practitioner of Kriya Yoga.
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