From The Hive

Jeremiah Griswold is the founder and co-owner of White Whale Tattoo and has been tattooing for a decade. He specializes in linework, pointillism, blackwork, and woodcut styles. He holds degrees in Literature and Theology in addition to his art training. Check out White Whale at whitewhaletattoo.com and on Facebook and Instagram.

If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 35:20 and then come back later for the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming next week.

Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups and through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality, and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertising on the podcast, please send emails to [email protected].

The music is by Troy Bronsink.

From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Teresa Pasquale Mateus is a trauma therapist, contemplative action advocate, and contemplative practice teacher. She is the co-founder and executive director of The Mystic Soul Project which centers people of color voices and work at the intersections of action, contemplation, and healing. She is author of the books, "Mending Broken: A Personal Journey through the Stages of Trauma & Recovery" and "Sacred Wounds: A Path to Healing From Spiritual Trauma" - books that center on trauma, spirituality and healing. You can learn more about Teresa at www.teresapasqualemateus.com and www.mysticsoulproject.com. Mystic Soul's first conference is this January 11-13th in Chicago. Check out the website for more details and to apply to join!

If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 36:00 and then come back later for the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming next week.

Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups and through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality, and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertising on the podcast, please send emails to [email protected].

The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

From the Hive is a contemplative space where meditative practice meets mindful everyday living. This is a mini episode where Rabbi David Burstein discusses holding sacred containers for himself in the context of his own practice. It sits at the tail end of last episode’s conversation with David. If this sparks an interest check out the entire conversation from June 28th or join David in his guided meditation on the Pocket Practice from July 5th.

David Burstein is a Rabbi, experiential educator, and spiritual director of all sorts. A second portion of this interview will be released in subsequent weeks where he discusses holding space within his own personal practice. Check out his website (rabbidavidburstein.com) or contact The Hive to be connected to David.

If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 29:50 and then come back later for the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming next week.

Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups and through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality, and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved.

If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertising on the podcast, please send emails to [email protected].

The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Brad Wise is the Executive Director of Bespoken Live (bespokenlive.org) and Chief Creative Officer at Rebel Pilgrim (rebelpilgrim.com). The meditation was recorded live at a Bespoken Live event and can also be found on their podcast, Bespoken Live Podcast. Like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter (#BespokenLive) and Instagram (bespokenlive) to get all the latest news and upcoming events.

If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 34:23 where the meditation begins and then come back later for the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming next week.

Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups and through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality, and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved.

If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertising on the podcast, please send emails to [email protected]. The music is by Troy Bronsink.

From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Micky ScottBey Jones is a justice doula, working with justice leaders, activists and faith communities to sustain their work. Her personal website is mickyscottbeyjones.com and you can find other organizations she's involved with at the following links:

thepeoplessupper.org
faithmattersnetwork.org
evangelicalsforsocialaction.org

If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 32:14 where the meditation begins and then come back later for the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming next week.

Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up a daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups, through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved.

If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertising on the podcast, please send emails to [email protected].

The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Erica Jago is a designer and yoga teacher. After a decade of working in the corporate world as a designer, her yoga practice gave her the courage and clarity to develop a vocation around yoga and wholeness. Her book, Art of Attention, was ranked #1 on Amazon for book design and translated into 5 different languages.

You can pre-order her newest book, Angelus, the experiential chakra workbook through the new Indiegogo InDemand shop. Angelus is pioneering a way to spark your home practice with emotionally connected yoga and visually powerful art.
https://www.angelusbook.com
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/angelus-experiential-chakra-workbook-yoga-art#/

Erica is hosting a number of upcoming classes and retreats:

ANGELUS : Experiential Chakra Workshop 29 April, Cincinnati, Ohio
https://www.facebook.com/events/516235842098108/

La Mar Yoga Retreat : Third Chakra Studies 16 - 22 July, Sayulita, Mexico
https://www.lamaryogaretreat.com/#invitation

Love and Be Loved : Heart Chakra Studies 17 - 23 September, Lago d’Ora, North Italy
https://delightyoga.com/studio/retreats/love-and-be-loved

We explore with her design, setting a life intention, and the grace it takes to live within the pages of your own life.

If you don’t have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 24:22 where the meditation begins and then come back later to the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming at the end of the week.

Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up a daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups, through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality and more. Check out our website at www.cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertisements, please send emails to [email protected].

The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Daniel Rechtschaffen (danielrechtschaffen.com, mindfuleducation.com), is the author of the book, The Way of Mindful Education. Daniel grew up at the epicenter of Western mindfulness where his parents joined Jon Kabat-Zinn in the founding of the Omega Institute. In our discussion, you'll learn how his path evolved from the Omega Institute to psychology to school counselor to his current wellbeing work. If you don’t have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 30:07 where the meditation begins and then come back later to the conversation.

Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up a daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups, through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality and more. Check out our website at www.cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertisements, please send emails to [email protected].

The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Science Mike, or Mike McHargue (findinggodinthewaves.com, asksciencemike.com), is the bestselling author of the book, Finding God in the Waves, host of Ask Science Mike, and co-host of The Liturgists podcast. This conversation took place a week after the election. He hits that sweet spot between science and religion. Listen to how he weaves together his fundamentalist Christian upbringing and what he now calls mystical empiricism. If you don’t have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 22:42 where the meditation begins and then come back later to the conversation.

Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up a daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups, through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality and more. Check out our website at www.cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertisements, please send emails to [email protected].

The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

From the Hive is a contemplative space where meditative practice meets mindful everyday living. Each episode has two parts, a conversation and a guided mediation. We are connecting you to various contemplative teachers, hearing their story, and sharing a meditative practice with them. If you don’t have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 25:40 where the meditation begins and then come back later to the conversation.

Maia Duerr (maiaduerr.com) is a cultural anthropologist, writer and longtime meditation practitioner. Maia is a business consultant and a Buddhist, who practices in the Soto Zen lineage of Suzuki Roshi. Troy first encountered her through her work with the Tree of Contemplative Practices (see image attached or http://www.contemplativemind.org/practices/tree), which is discussed in the interview. She lives at the intersection of entrepreneurship and awareness.

Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up a daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups, through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality and more. Check out our website at www.cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved.If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertisements, please send emails to [email protected].

The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.