Enlightened Abroad

15'

Fear is the ultimate illness.  Preaching can't cure this.  'You can't touch this' - MC Hammer.  We traveled 27 states and crossed a border and still are here to tell the tale.  The second half of the show is a healing session with Tibetan singing bowls by the lovely Alyssa Figaro Straat.  

@mpalyssa

aquarianmade.com for more info on healing sessions

71'

Chris Panasky of the Bike Tour Adventures Podcast talks why, how and what to bring if you want to see the world on two wheels.  Yeah, a bike.  Like with your legs, pedal powered!  Useful tips like https://www.warmshowers.org/ (not creepy) and what kit (gear) to buy, Chris recommends: https://www.ortlieb.com to get you started.  A pre-pandemic show, but still valuable when we can roam, and hopefully, soon.  He talks about a bike tour that he now can't take, but the information is valuable and I hope you enjoy this guy's adventurous spirit.  Thanks, Chris!

https://biketouradventures.com/

24'

Derek talks. 

Topics: Podfest 2020 experience, Corona, wtf, and current plans.  And I read a chapter of MAR 2, the novel.  Consider this the soft launch for the audiobook. 

This version of 2020 Vision will reflect on Q1, talk about what's next, and also serve as an intro for any newbies to the podcast.  If you are a first time EA subscriber, start here.

~'1-11' Podfest 2020, Chris Krimitsos, Corona fears, what's good on the show, and what's next for EA

https://chriskrimitsos.com/

~11' Audio of MAR 2, Chapter 1, read by Derek, to purchase an advanced copy:

https://www.patreon.com/derekstraat

~22' Maria (Ep. 23) sings a magical mantra, for more:

https://soundcloud.com/user-402667394

Shoutouts to the awesome Podfest participants:

https://podfestexpo.com/

Go to enlightenedabroad.com to message me for links, support or to be a guest on EA!  Photo credit: Alyssa Figaro 

~65'

~4’-7’ Maria sings 'Ambenum Pidiyul Mantra', a prayer from Swami Ramalingum

http://vallalar.org/English/VORG000000009B

~9’ Maria’s story begins

~10’ an atheist story in a Catholic School

~11’ a depression leads to a silent retreat and meditation

~12’ Carl Sagan

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carl-Sagan

Shiva Shambho and Tibetan Tantric breathing, Puebla, Mexico

https://avatarshivashambho.wordpress.com/centros-shiva-shambho-2/

~13’ the coveted ‘awakening’ moment; existential questioning

~15’ repressive conditioning, fear

~17’ moving onto college, depression comes again in Barcelona

~19’ ‘the world is sad’

~19’ An organic farm, Kundalini Yoga and an Osho invitation

~20’ the cat attacks

~20’ the sexual liberation in Pune

https://www.britannica.com/place/Pune

~21’ the experience at the Osho ashram

https://www.osho.com/osho-meditation-resort

~22’ ‘Hey, do you wanna have sex with me?’

~24’ the Osho dynamic meditations

~27’ coming back to Mexico from Pune

~27’ Bhakti means devotion; Vedanta books – searching for the true you

https://www.vedanta.com/

~28’ Rig Veda – pre-Upanishad ancient prayers to the sun, from the Indo-Saraswati region

https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/index.htm

~29’ Yogi Bhajan

https://www.libraryofteachings.com/

Goenka

https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/about/goenka

and Buddha all come from the same region

~32’ Tiruvannamalai, India

https://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/ashram/

~33’ Mooji

https://mooji.org/

~34’Kundalini practice cleared the mind

~35’ Swami Ramalingam search, aka Vallalar

https://pranashakty.org/about-swami-ramalingam/

~36’ the man with the gecko tattoo…

~38’ a sign a light and a dream

~40’ Swami Ramalingam leaves his body, the story

~41’ the pineal gland drops of honey

~42’ the fastest way to reach god is by singing mantras

~43’ Maria travels with the Swamis, becomes a Swami for a year

~44’ life as a Swami, the collective energy

~46’ Sadhu v. Swami

https://www.britannica.com/topic/sadhu

~48’ Swami life in Malaysia

~49’ repatriating after Swami life

~50’ motherhood

~51’ finding balance

~53’ dogma, extremism and religion

~54’ just take the ham off the pizza

~55’ what’s next?

~55’ Maria finds passion in pre-natal yoga and Kundalini Yoga TT

~56’ Guru Jagat, RAMA TV

https://rama-tv.com/class-teacher/guru-jagat/page/40/

~58’ Kundalini brings happiness and endless study

~59’ Gurmukh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDiQQ6VN88I

~61’ Maria’s mantras:

https://soundcloud.com/user-402667394

62’ Maria sings the Hanuman Mantra with the Harmonium to close

19m

~1’ what’s up with the podcast, where ya’ been?

~3’ to enlighten or not to enlighten, that is the question

~4’ links to the last 6 months' experiences:

Vipassana 10 day silent mediation retreat:

https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index

Cob building courses:

https://cruzincobglobal.org/

200 hour YTT course in San Cristobal de las Casas, MX

https://www.facebook.com/VinyasaOM/

My YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SZJbqqye-I

~5’ ‘the last thing I’ll share’, but I actually share another thing later, tips on taking the plunge, traveling on a budget

~8’ legal plant medicine retreat in Ecuador:

https://gaiasagrada.com/

~10’ how to design your dream year:

based on Tim Ferris’ 80/20 year review to manifest a great New Year:

https://tim.blog/2016/12/29/2016-what-ive-learned/

~15’ post interview mantra by:

https://www.marianandayoga.com/ & Derek Straat

https://www.bhaktibreakfastclub.com/mantraglossary40

A loose translation of the mantra:

Jai Mata Kali Jai Mata Durga –  victory and praise to the divine feminine Kali and Durga energies, and they both bring in different forces.  Kali is traditionally the harsh change, who brings in the new with her destruction, whereas Durga is the gentle mother who holds all.  Couldn’t hurt for 2020, well maybe a little but we will be better for it, so enjoy!

62’

Intro

~1-3’ we couldn’t get the song on, but check them out here: https://soundcloud.com/gingerninjas

Interview

~4’ who is anyone to own the earth?

~6’ embracing the hypocrisy

~8’ acting as custodians of the land

~11’ how to build community? be neighbors

~13’ the cob workshop community lessons

~16’ the people power theory

~17’ the balance of doing good for the earth + having fun

~18’ how an environmental activist is born

~21’ the napkin revolt*

*Kipchoge and Claire’s son story comes in here as a side note because Claire was in the kitchen but not mic’d

~22’ bikes as and eco mode of transport

~24’ the beginnings of xtracycle, circa ‘98:

https://www.xtracycle.com/

~27’ the xtracyle ‘thing’ – trying to create environ change with a company

~30’ the dream is hatched of a bike powered music tour

~32’ Kipchoge's friend's band:

https://shakeyourpeace.bandcamp.com/

~33’ 15 people take off and create the first ever bike powered rock n’ roll tour, aka 'rock the bike':

https://rockthebike.com/the-ginger-ninjas/

~35’ Kipchoge and the Ginger Ninjas, soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/gingerninjas

~37’ 8 bike tours later, a few takeaways

~41’ a traveling band story, ohhhh Mexico!

~46’ an epiphany at Vipassana, the site:

https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index

~47’ a turn in the road, Kipchoge stops playing to gather people power and tackle the climate fight

~48’ an education on building a social change movement

~49’ there are way more than enough people to get this done

~50’ non-violent social movements, Erica Chenoweth inspires:

https://www.ericachenoweth.com/research/wcrw

~53’ would you quit Amazon if others did? a campaign for 1M customers to leave; testing the hypothesis

https://threshold.us/c/cancelprime

~54’ why Amazon? lifting the curtain on the dangers

~58’ the movement, building up to the 3.5% change, and 6 focus areas:

https://threshold.us

~60’ the internet is not bad, just the bad actors, and Derek is ok, thank yous…

69'

Introduction

~0’-2 what I’ve been up to

Interview

~5’ Claudine and NYC John Lennon story

~8’ growing up in Manhattan, UWS!

~10’ backstory; parents flee Nazi Germany

~13’ Claudine’s workshop

https://cruzincobglobal.org/

~14’ what ‘cob building’ is

http://www.cobtherapy.com/cobbuilding

https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-a-cob-house-177944

~19’ the economics of cob; sourcing materials

~23’ you can do whatever you want with cob, and be an artist

~24’ how Claudine came to cob, and cob came to her

~25’ Occidental Arts Ecology Center:

https://oaec.org/our-work/projects-and-partnerships/permaculture/

~29’ 'The Hand Sculpted House', by Micheal Smith, Ianto Evans, Linda Smiley

https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/the-hand-sculpted-house/

~32’ entrepreneurial dragons

~33’ the cob workshop model

~34’ Claudine sells the cob for an international bike tour

~35’ Chris Panasky podcast:

http://biketouradventures.com/

~37’ Santa Cruz, CA

~39’ Marianne Williamson’s books and healing:

https://marianne.com/

~41’ Claudine’s awakening; Al-Anon

https://al-anon.org

~42’ Esalen workshops; Qi-gong

https://www.esalen.org

https://www.nqa.org/what-is-qigong-

~45’ Claudine finds a workshop partner on:

https://www.workaway.info/

~50’ the personal growth aspect to Claudine’s workshops

~53’ when workshops go off; the Azores story

~58’ summary and what’s next for CruzinCob; Asia, TV shows:

~65’ https://www.diynetwork.com/shows/building-off-the-grid-1

~66’ @cruzincobglobal on IG; youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC97d_mhunfGfCJSKeu4Vnag

 58'

~1-3' Introduction

~3’ Jesse’s backstory

~5’ synchronicity and signs in books

~7’ Russ Baker, Naomi Klein books and signs:

https://russbaker.com/

http://www.naomiklein.org/articles/2005/11/threat-hope-latin-america

~9’ settling in Ecuador

~10’ why not settle at home?

~12’ why Ecuador?

~14’ cleaner, slower, nicer, connections

~17’ learn the language

~20’ growth and change

~21’ Jesse fits in with the spiritual side of EA!

~22’ vibrations and the double split experiment:

https://www.slideshare.net/JeanPhilippeDivo/dbe-25115564

~23’ Dr. Masaru Emoto, the water experiment:

https://highexistence.com/water-experiment/

~27’ Qigong and Wim Hof:

https://www.yogajournal.com/yoga-101/what-is-qi-gong

https://www.wimhofmethod.com/

~28’ Christie Marie Sheldon; Byron Katie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1IML5eFDsE

https://thework.com/

~29’ the middle way

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Way

~32’ the energy of money

~35’ Vishen Lakhiani, 6 phase mediation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaRu14P9H84

~37’ Jesse and creation

~39’ Jesse and development projects

~39’ voluntarism

https://www.britannica.com/topic/voluntarism-philosophy

~40’ Buckminster Fuller quote:

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/13119-you-never-change-things-by-fighting-the-existing-reality-to

~43’ the money system theory and loss of labor

~45’ block chain technology quick chat

~47’ the development dream and a world class restaurant

~51’ the spa dream and healing Ecuador

~51’ Vilcabamba, Ecuador:

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/ecuador/the-southern-highlands/vilcabamba

~53’ Abundant Living Ecuador – why here:

https://www.abecuador.com

65'

Adrian Kerr of the Kitesurf365 podcast takes the host seat and interviews Derek.  It was a great experience to be able to talk about the journey of the podcast, 18 episodes later.  Adrian is a pro who hosts the most popular kitesurfing podcast closing in on 100 episodes.  Thanks Adrian for the tips, the talk and the opportunity!  Enjoy and see you all next season.  Well, 'hear' you all next season...something like that.  Check out Adrian here:

http://kitesurf365.com

Introduction

~0-3’ Derek talks about the Season 1 experience; what's next

Interview

 ~4’ Jocko Willink

http://jockopodcast.com/

~5’ Adrian interviews Derek

~9’ highs and lows of Season 1: The Dubai Diaries

~11’ podcast for yourself, ‘scratch your own itch’ – ala Tim Ferris

~12’ quality v. content

~14’ perfectionism and learning from the best

~16’ what should you do when starting a podcast

~18’ tips on getting the content out

~20’ Derek’s progression on editing and presenting

~22’ writing show notes, should you?

~24’ professionalism matters

~26’ have any guests wanted to cut the show? Gary Vee reference:

https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/

~27’ how to get guests to relax

~28’ the 'ats' effect – addicted to stats, what to do?

~30’ 2000 downloads and counting...

~31’ the engine behind your podcast is its library

~33’ imitating other podhosts?

~35’ what is the ideal podcast length?

~37’ Adrian gives a tip on getting extras

~38’ what we can expect from Enlightened Abroad: Season 2

~41’ Youtube or nah?

~43’ monetizing your podcast

~45’ the Luminary model

~49’ alternative ways to podcast, getting inventive

~50’ September goals for Season 2

~51’ earthships; Micheal Reynolds

https://www.earthshipglobal.com/

~53’ water is gold, functioning and living off the land

~54’ back to Youtube, an idea

~55’ making a change; getting creative

~56’ the advantages of location; teaching as a lifestyle

~59’ 'one year no beer' challenge talk, we digress

https://www.oneyearnobeer.com/

~60’ taking a break from podcasting, or keep it going?

~62’ Adrian talks voice exercises to the ex-actor

~65’ Thank You, and see you on EA S2!

66'

Mary is a teacher and a Tarot card reader who does a reading on me live!  A first.  This is the penultimate episode to Season 1: The Dubai Diaries.  I couldn't be happier with her story, and I think you'll be enchanted by the Welsh accent and the seeker wisdom.  Thank you, Mary!

Introduction

~0-3’  it is a little muddy but I am over the technical fixes at this point!

Interview

~3’ welcome chat and winecast

~4’ Mary’s fav podcasts: Russel Brand, Adam Buxton, Buffy?

~5’ why did you jump abroad, Mary?

~7’ the long wait to go abroad

~8’ the 'housewife visa’

~10’ an intuitive painting class

~13’ pumas or panthers?

~14’ Bolivia spots mentioned: Salar de Uyuni, La Paz, 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' place

~16’ vineyard working in Europe, water?

~18’ the travel bug; the seeker within

~19’ Mary noticed a special sense at 6 years old

~22’ the heartbreak of unicorn realities

~23’ the Tarot according to Mary; the book of THOTH

~24’ the history of Tarot; the Visconti Sforza

~28’ Carl Jung and the Collective Unconscious

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-collective-unconscious-2671571

~31’ a Tarot calling and a sign

~33’ how do I study Tarot?

~34’ the Rider-Waite deck

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rider-Waite_tarot_deck

~36’ how to choose a deck?

~38’ Derek pushes for a Tarot reading

~40’ you can’t harness until you overload

~44’ a phone interruption

~45’ the Tarot reading with Derek

~47’ Derek deals, Mary reads

~48’ the reading analysis

~52’ the reaction to the reading

~57’ Wales, what up!

~60’ the youth work question

~62’ obstacles to the dreams

~65’ parting Tarot thoughts