Dharma Digs with Taylor Winchester - Accessing a Higher Plane via the Creative Arts

Never really been much⠀

For changing⠀

Lately nothing seems to ⠀

Remain the same⠀

Been a helluva year⠀

Searching for answers⠀

Running from the good times if⠀

The bad one’s call your name⠀

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👆The first verse from an original tune I recently wrote, and it has me thinking about making conscious decisions around "change." How have you handled the changes good ol' 2020’s presented?⠀

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While I’m excited for the upcoming interviews I have lined up, this week’s episode is a solo dig on my recent endeavor of becoming certified to teach primordial sound meditation, and how the practice thus far has me contemplating the impact change has on our lives. ⠀

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I’d love to hear from you. Do you feel a new perspective in bloom? Has it changed this year?⠀

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Thanks for taking the time to stop by and engage! Mask up, take care of others and yourselves.⠀

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 Episode links in bio!⠀

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✨love & light ~ t.dubya     ⠀

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“There are so many times that I’ve been moved by art that I know it has the ability to be so much more impactful than just shaking your ass and having a good time.” 💃 🎶 😎

What a lovely conversation with Jessica Tomasin for this week's episode of Dharma Digs Podcast. As Studio Manager for Echo Mountain Recording, Founder & Producer of the Connect Beyond Festival and Founder of the non-profit AMP (Asheville Music Professionals), you best believe she's sharing all kinds of valuable insight into how she's found purpose within her time in the creative arts and music industry.

Of course we touch on all of these in our convo, along with her emotional storytelling of a time she had the ability to grant an amazing memory for a Make-a-Wish family. This is an episode you don't want to miss!

Contemplative Show Quote - “Because of the dog's joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as well as love the dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not yet born. What would the world be like without music or rivers or the green and tender grass? What would this world be like without dogs?” ~ Mary Oliver

Hope ya dig this episode, and as always...sending love and light! ✨🎧

Guest Links:

https://www.echomountain.net/

https://www.connectbeyondfestival.com/

https://www.ashevillemusicprofessionals.com/

https://www.instagram.com/connectbeyondfestival/

https://www.instagram.com/avlmusicprofessionals/

https://www.instagram.com/echomountainrecording/

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Hello folks and happy Friday (or what ever day you're finding this)! Today's episode is a real treat as we have a groovy conversation with Nige Hood of the Charlotte, NC based Folk Rap Band. Nige and I met at an industry networking event a couple years back and I've been following along as he's paved his own path in the hip-hop, indie and folk worlds alike, as he's coined his own genre Folk Rap. What I really dig about Nige is his authenticity and commitment to his art, and which I believe shines through in this conversation. 

In this convo, we chopped it up about his recent release of a new music video for his single Breakfast, along with the importance of routines and discipline when it comes to honing your art as a creative professional. I even dig in to get a little insight from one of his lines, “When the biscuits burn in the oven and the eggs stick to the pan, will you eat what you’ve created or let your Pride starve you again?"

Hope ya dig this episode, and as always...sending love and light! ✨🎧

https://www.instagram.com/nigehood/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl8wmZSSBLg

https://www.instagram.com/FolkRapBand/

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This week’s episode features a good pal of mine, Sam Tayloe of the band Time Sawyer. I first met Sam when playing mandolin with Elonzo Wesley, and we opened for Time Sawyer at the Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte, NC. We chat this week about how they’ve evolved as a band during these crazy covid times, and are now producing a weekly live stream dubbed Sam on Sunday’s. 

In addition, we also touch on the significant problems we face as a society and how we can all be more open minded and learn from each other. Below are a few quotes we discuss, which were pulled from Stephen Covey’s book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.  hope ya dig this episode!

“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.”

"The key to life is not accumulation, it’s contribution."

"Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven’t paid the price to decide what is really important to them.”

http://www.timesawyer.com/samonsunday

http://www.timesawyer.com/

http://www.elonzowesley.com/

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What a blast this conversation was with Leonardo Solis - multi-instrumentalist, producer/engineer and co-founder of Four Finger Records. We pull some quotes from Pema Chodrön’s When Things Fall Apart, to explore conversations around turbulent times of uncertainty. Leo shares some great insight into how he manages to find peace within the chaos, and settle into a focus on the present moment as opposed to being consumed with the outcome.

“When things fall apart and we’re on the verge of we know not what, the test of each of us is to stay on the brink and not concretize.”

“Things are always in transition, if we could only realize it. The off-center, in between state is an ideal situation, a situation in which we don’t get caught and we can open our hearts and minds beyond limits.”

“To stay with that shakiness is the path of true awakening. Sticking with that uncertainty, learning to relax in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic – – this is the spiritual path. Getting the knack of catching ourselves, of gently and compassionately catching ourselves, is the path of the warrior.”

Guest Links: 

https://www.instagram.com/soundofsolis/ 

https://www.instagram.com/soundofspace/ 

https://www.instagram.com/fourfingerrecords/  

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www.dubyacreative.com/dharmadigspodcast

Episode 2 of the Dharma Digs Podcast is another brief one, expanding from the introductory episode. Sharing a bit about how intentionally seeking out time for silence in my life has helped me find more sense of inner peace and purpose. As we find ourselves in midst of chaos between the 2020 covid19 pandemic and the election, it seems there's never been a more distracting and anxiety ridden time to be alive. Seeking silence has been one of the few things that have helped me find balance in it all this year. In this episode I'll also share a few teasers for future show guests, so I hope you enjoy and thanks as always for listening. 

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A modern day bearded dude’s quest for purpose and inner peace, host Taylor Winchester explores concepts discovered during his own exploration for personal and spiritual growth as a creative professional. Laidback talks and featured guest interviews dig deep in hopes of accessing a higher plane via the arts, searching for insight, inspiration and possibly a few “ah ha moments” we look for in a modern world full of chaos. While conversations range from topics covering music, art, business and beyond, ultimately this is a podcast in pursuit of purposeful living and positive change.

“When you know how to listen, everyone is the guru.” ~ Ram Das

In this introductory episode, I share what's led me to create this podcast and where the concepts originated. Dharma can be translated in many ways, but in the context I'm exploring, it really boils down to our individual skills, what we find joy in actively pursuing, and what our unique purpose is while we're on this plane of existence. You'll hear more about how future episodes will play out and what I hope these conversations will provide you as a listener. 

Follow along via our social channels at @dharmadigspodcast or @tdubyacreates

A modern day bearded dude’s quest for purpose and inner peace, host Taylor Winchester explores concepts discovered during his own exploration for personal and spiritual growth as a creative professional. Laidback talks and featured guest interviews dig deep in hopes of accessing a higher plane via the arts, searching for insight, inspiration and possibly a few “ah ha moments” we look for in a modern world full of chaos. While conversations range from topics covering music, art, business and beyond, ultimately this is a podcast in pursuit of purposeful living and positive change. 

Shout out to Leo Solis, aka 5251977 for the theme music! 👊

“When you know how to listen, everyone is the guru.” ~ Ram Dass

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