This is an episode packed with practical tips and spiritual wisdom. I interview Nithya Shanti, who is an internationally respected spiritual teacher, seminar leader,writer and educator, and who was ordained as a Buddhist Monk in the Theravada tradition in 2002.
After six years of living in forest meditation monasteries in Thailand, Sri Lanka and also various parts of India and the US, he was guided to live, learn and serve in broader ways than the traditional role of a monk permitted. With the blessings of his teachers he stepped out of the robes in early 2008 and now shares joyful teachings in happiness joyshops, youth programs, corporate trainings and meditation retreats around the world.

In this episode you will learn:

What are the core message of Buddhism
How intimate relationships can help your spiritual growth
Which spiritual principles help you have better relationships
The power of walking meditation and movement meditation
The importance of being honest about our experience

Episode 7: Life Wisdom from ex-monk Nithya Shanti

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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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. 

Questions and topics covered:
- What is willpower?
- The relationship between willpower and self control
- How self control can predict success
- Why are we not paying more attention to willpower
- Is willpower a limited supply?
- Is willpower always necessary? 
- Is there a correlation between self esteem and willpower?
- The influence of today's technology on willpower
- What is The Ego Depletion model
- The relationship between willpower and the body's glucose levels
- Can willpower be trained?
- Willpower and Decision Fatigue
- What's next on Roy's career

Episode 17: Interview with Roy Baumeister, PhD — One of the world’s leading experts on willpower

In this podcast episode I have the pleasure to interview Miten who, together with his partner Deva Premal, have greatly inspired me through their music, songs and mantras.

Topics Covered:
- His transformation from Andy Desmond (the rock musician) to Miten (the creator of spiritually-themed songs) 
- What he learned from his master Osho, and his time in the ashram 
- The need for being egoless when chanting mantras 
- The meaning of holding silence at the end of the concerts (instead of clapping) 
- The difference between singing mantras, chanting mantras and Kirtan 
- How he comes up with the songs, and selects the mantras 
- His meditation journey and current practice 
- How his music retreats work 
- What is next for him in life and music 
- The importance of finding your mantra, and committing to the practice

Episode 16: Interview with Miten—Music and Mantras for Spiritual Growth

In this episode I interview Dr. Rick Hanson, PhD and bestselling author of "Hardwiring Happiness" and "Buddhas Brain". We talk about how his own journey into meditation started, how to heal from trauma so we can show up in our relationships more authentically, the key elements to mindful relating, and the neuropsychological foundation for lasting love.

Episode 15: Dr. Rick Hanson Interview on Mindful Relationships

I’m interviewing a very special guest, an enlightened yogi called Shivarudra Balayogi (official site), henceforth referred to as Babaji. This is a podcast about the spiritual path of devotion and meditation, the traditional guru-disciple relationship, and the intense spiritual practice called Tapas, that culminates in complete and permanent Liberation.

Episode 14: Interview with Self-Realized master Shivarudra Balayogi

In this episode we talk about pranayama, or yogic breathing. This is a huge topic, and we have barely scratched the surface here. This interview serves as an introduction.

I'm talking with Puneet Nanda (aka Gurunanda), who is an entrepreneur turned Yogi, and a proponent of Pranayama breathing techniques. GuruNanda was having a 16-hour workday life, filled with stress, which culminated into an emergency trip to the hospital with chest pains during what turned out to be a severe anxiety attack. This prompted him to rediscover the yoga he loved as a child growing up in India. He healed himself with Yoga and Ayurveda, sold his business, and is now committed to sharing with the world the power of breathing and meditation.

Episode 7: Life Wisdom from ex-monk Nithya Shanti

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