Mindfulness of Doom

Paul Toliuszis (like delicious with a T) is a teacher of Jnana Yoga in Miami Beach. According to Yoga Basics.com “Jnana (wisdom or knowledge) is considered the most difficult of the four main paths of Yoga, requiring great strength of will and intellect. In Jnana yoga, the mind is used to inquire into its own nature and to transcend the mind’s identification with its thoughts and ego.” We think they are understating it. Paul is as intelligent as he is humble, a treasured gem of a teacher. We were blessed to have him join us for this week’s episode. Paul lays down some knowledge, Brian shows his grace, and as usual Cory puts his foot in his mouth by arguing against superior intellects. This is one of our most heady episodes to date!

Episode 039 on our Website: http://mindfulnessofdoom.com/podcast/episode-39—the-wisdom-of-doom-yoga-with-paul-toliuszis

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This week on Mindfulness of Doom we get legit poetic. Devan Kingsford and Erika Evans are traveling poets making ends meet by writing poetry. We discuss the embarrassments of youth, loogies, our favorite words, and of course the art of street performance. The moon is a cereal bowl, drag queen is a compliment, and milk toast is an insult.

Devan Kingsford@roamingpoet

Erika Evans@erika_evanza

Episode 038 on our Website: http://mindfulnessofdoom.com/podcast/episode-38-itinerant-gypsy-poets-with-devan-kingsford-and-erika-evans

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World traveling Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Nomad Charles Harriott is our guest this week. We discuss our favorite ninja turtle, impostor syndrome, meeting interesting people from all over the world and then choking them. Mindfulness of Doom marks its one year anniversary and celebrates our 5001st listener! Cory rants about the differences between martial arts and self defense while Charles keeps a level head and does break dance fighting. Dude can lift himself with one hand, its not fair. Brian teaches about the importance of opening yourself up to difficulties.

Check Out Charles Harriott’s Jiu-Jitsu DVD!

Leglocks 101 by Charles Harriott

Episode 037 on our Website: http://mindfulnessofdoom.com/podcast/episode-37-maxing-out-your-stats-with-charles-harriott

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Did you know Brian is scared of needles? In this episode, his worst fears come true!  We have Dr. Christina Casado on the show to discuss being stabbed with dozens of tiny knives… I mean acupuncture. We talk about the history of acupuncture and the first possible case discovered on Otzi the Ice man. We joke with Christina about accidentally on purpose sorry not sorry hitting the bone with needles.  Cory rants about the Chinese Cultural Revolution and sings the Powerpuff Girls song.

Episode 036 on our Website: http://mindfulnessofdoom.com/podcast/episode-36-dont-let-the-needles-scare-you-acupuncture-with-dr-christina-casado

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This week on Mindfulness of Doom, Brian and Cory interview Dr. Paula Petry a healer, guide for those seeking to contact loved ones, and author of the upcoming book News From OZ:  A Mother’s Journey Through Grief Towards Wholeness.  We discuss sacred space, the Wizard of Oz, South American spiritual ceremonies, being lost on your path, and finding your way.  Dr. Petry lead a despacho ceremony for us at the Alma Community Life Center in Vero Beach, Florida!  We discuss the ceremony, its mechanics, meaning, and intentions.  We learn that Cory can’t whistle and Brian explains The Secret.  Paula reads and excerpt from her book.

 

Episode 035 on our Website: http://mindfulnessofdoom.com/podcast/episode-35-keepers-of-sacred-space-with-dr-paula-petry

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Aw Yeah Bro!  We go straight up ham on this one yo -Ack! Ahem… What I mean to say is that the gentlemen, Brian and Cory, interview their most well spoken and distinguished companion Kunal Chohan.  Former General Manager of WVUM 90.5 The Voice, President of Mindful Med Miami, and current student of medicine at University of Miami.  The topics we discuss in this episode are varied and range from mindfulness in the medical community, to the various uses of the pineal gland, to the salt composition in the body, to battling arrogance, maintaining compassion, and even stories of self administered surgeries.  Take care on this one!  It gets a little gruesome!  But that’s what Mindfulness of Doom is all about!  Let’s talk about our doubts, fears, and getting the willies from graphic stories of the human body.

Episode 033 on our Website: http://mindfulnessofdoom.com/podcast/032-death-happiness-robots-3

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Last time on Mindfulness of Doom, we heard from World Happiness Festival Experts about the nature of happiness and the ironic struggles many of us face while seeking happiness within.

In this week’s episode… Robots! We’ll hear about the future of technology and its role in supporting mindfulness and raising global consciousness.

You’ll hear from Mikey Siegel, founder of Biofluent, as he shares about his invention called Group Flow, and discusses the history of technological development as a reflection of our current state of consciousness.

Learn more about Biofluent at: http://www.biofluent.com/heartsync/

Then, Transformative Technology Lab Executive Director Nichol Bradford opens up about how she’s using mobile apps to aid people with depression and make mental health and human flourishing abundant.

Learn more about Transformative Technology Lab at: https://transtechlab.org/

Finally, you’ll hear from Wang-Tsu Liu, founder of a company called Happinss (it’s missing the E), who is using virtual reality to help make mindfulness and meditation go mainstream.

Learn more about Happinss at: https://happinss.com/en/index.html

Episode 032 on our Website: http://mindfulnessofdoom.com/podcast/032-death-happiness-robots-3

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Last time on Mindfulness of Doom, you listened to part 1 of an episode titled “Death, Happiness, and Robots”. You got to hear some of the world’s happiest people talk about death, the impending doom of humanity, and how we might get through it together.

Thankfully, part 2 is about (you guessed it!) happiness. For this episode, we’ve selected exclusive interviews with leaders from the 2018 World Happiness Festival who have a slightly brighter approach to mindfulness and well-being.

You’ll hear the voice of “The Future of Happiness” Author and Positive Psychologist, Amy Blankson as she coordinates the making of the world’s largest happiness wall.

You can watch her TED Talk at: https://youtu.be/qsLZXjD5UNo

Then, you’ll listen to Laura Coppedge, Marketing Director for LiveHappy on the ironic chaos of marketing happiness, and how she’s teaching the lessons she’s learned to her children.

After that, we’ll hear from Mindstay Founder, Dr. Juan Jose Reyes about how meditation has been integrated into conventional medicine, and how being in harmony with nature has contributed to his happiness.

International Positive Education Network’s Ian Picken gives an overview of positive psychology, and how daily practices of gratitude and kindness can transform every individual on the planet.

Psychologist Dr. Edith Shiro shares the unconventional journeys she’s taken and the internal struggles she still faces despite being a mental health professional.

Finally, meditation teacher Sevanti Hiya describes what it’s like to grow up in her teenage years cultivating her personal happiness despite the contradicting expectations of her friends and family.

Episode 031 on our Website: http://mindfulnessofdoom.com/podcast/031-death-happiness-robots-2

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In March 2018, Brian attended the first annual World Happiness Festival in San Miguel de Allende in the state of Guadajuato, Mexico. He was asked to facilitate a “be-shop” – what founder Luis Gallardo calls the workshops there – on self-compassion. As an avid podcaster and media producer, Brian took the opportunity to record interviews with over a dozen of the festival’s organizers, facilitators, and participants to gather their viewpoints on Death, Happiness, and… Robots! There was quite a bit of talk about the future of technology in the mindfulness space, and we can’t wait for you to hear about all of it.

After the festival, while ambling around the city, Brian stumbled into Milo Gon, one of the festival’s many talented performing musicians. Milo invited Brian to spend the evening with him and some of his friends at a quaint home on the outskirts of town. When he arrived, Brian found himself amidst a loving band of musical souls whose several hour practice sessions came with cervesa and medicinal plant experiences. Naturally, Brian contributed his meditation flute to the mix. The music you’ll hear in this episode and the episodes to come were recorded live from that evening, and they asked if we would share it with you.

This episode is about death, the end of the world, and what we’re actually doing about it as leaders in the mindfulness movement. We’ll open up with a recording from the World’s Happiest Bus Ride, which brought the festival’s organizers from the center of town to the festival itself. You’ll hear the voices of Gloria Belendez-Ramirez: the festival’s host in San Miguel, Luis Gallardo: the festival’s founder, and Khedrup Rinpoche: the millennial monk from Bhutan.

Following that, we’ll hear from Boris Bernadsky, and get a Chinese Medicine practitioner’s perspective on the dark side of the self.

Saamdu Chetri, Executive Director of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Center discusses the challenge of being alive, our impending doom, and possibilities for shifting the next generation of humans on the planet.

And finally, we’ll hear from founder Luis Gallardo at length about what’s actually being done right now to fulfill those possibilities, why true happiness has been so elusive for human beings, and what you can do to welcome happiness into your life.

Episode 030 on our Website: http://mindfulnessofdoom.com/podcast/030-death-happiness-robots-1

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In March 2018, Brian attended the first annual World Happiness Festival in San Miguel de Allende in the state of Guadajuato, Mexico. He was asked to facilitate a “be-shop” – what founder Luis Gallardo calls...