Elena Brower is a bestselling author, international yoga and meditation teacher and the host of the acclaimed Practice You podcast. Her new book, Hold Nothing published by Shambhala Publications in late 2025 has been incredibly successful, celebrated generously by the spiritual elite, iconic authors and lay practitioners alike. Jaymee and Elena meet for the first time and sparks fly discussing the link between Elliott Smith and Frank Ocean, the non-substantiality of praise and blame, the root causes and conditions of addiction, how to cultivate true joy without aggression, and the psychedelic dimension of Zen.

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LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. 

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