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I like being reminded of my years as an urban gardener. For years I had what I like to think of as a wildly energetic, permaculture experiment in my back yard. There were herbs and kale everywhere, and I was graced with birds and bees and butterflies. I was able to feed people out of my back yard on cool summer nights. I mixed soil with wild abandon, flew in earthworms, and tried to make them feel at home. I know it was a little more unkempt than my neighbors's yard, she would look at me over the fence from her manicured little lawn and make fun of the compost pile.

In our conversation, Josh Whiton brought back some of these memories, and challenged me to think about how I might direct my life in such a way that I get my hands back in the dirt, pruning tomatoes, making tea with lavender and sage. Josh just founded an ecological research center in Sonoma County, and is building an app called 'Make Soil', where people can crowd source their food scraps, or "Broken Gods" as he likes to call the remnants of the food that gives us life.

Josh stopped by Casa De Sitaram Das last week, and we talked about so much more than just soil. We discussed our various definitions of consciousness and intelligence, healing modalities that help to integrate and create wholenesss, and the proper use of swords. I invite you to listen, and I hope you enjoy as much as I did.

MakeSoil.org JoshWhiton.com

Last week, I had the honor to speak at the San Francisco stop of the Evolving Caravan tour. The caravan travels around the world and brings together speakers that discuss consciousness, technology, well being, a variety of other topics related to where we are and where we’re going. I felt embraced and welcomed by my fellow speakers, as well as by the audience and the organizers. It was a great vibe, full of obviously brilliant and committed individuals. There was a real sense that people were doing their part to create a better world, really walking the walk.

It had a very avant garde feel to it. I tend to spend most of my time in more traditional circles, classical yoga and meditation communities. Many of these folks weren’t constrained by a single tradition. Full of raw talent, they appeared to have taken dives into scholarship and practice, and emerged to make it their own. It was refreshing. It was like listening to Kronos Quartet, which if you’re not familiar is famously creative and innovate string quartet that is always surprising and always brilliant. I’m listening to them as I’m writing this, getting myself pumped up for their concert with Zakir Hussian laster this month. If you’re in SF, you should come.

Just as I love Kronos, and the experimental, I also love the classical. Bach Cello Suites. Which is why i was also thrilled to meet Anandamali there. Anandamali is a traditional advaita satsang leader in Santa Cruz. We clicked immediately and started chatting. That chatting turned into this podcast. We discuss all manner of things that you would expect from two guys that love non-dual teachings. Topics like, how to move from a personal practice to a lifestyle that supports the awakened state. You know, light stuff.

Stay tuned, there will be more podcasts with other wonderful folks from the evolving caravan, and I might even end up on some of theirs as well.

Visit Anandamali at his website anandamali.com Visit Mokshananda at his website freewatersangha.com Visit Evolving Caravan Here evolvingcaravan.com

Daniel and Roman talk about having a daily practice of creating good vibes, and how a positive lifestyle and conscious community is integral to changing the world and having a peaceful revolution of consciousness. They explore concepts like, how to discover a language that helps one to find their own center, and grow in kindness and openness. Roman discusses how language has the possibility to program your mind to unfold and create.

Daniel and Mazin talk about the process of processing, and how powerful coaching works. They discuss the differences between psychology and ontology, the very nature of being. Mazin shares the very important distinction between transformation and healing, and why it is necessary to pay attention to where a client may be at in relationship to trauma. The conversation goes into the areas of power privilege, and race, which is good, because the podcast doesn't always explore these topics.

Satsang With Sarah Tomlinson

Sitaram Das and Sarah Tomlinson talk about the yoga and meditation of Yantra Painting. Sarah gives Sitaram a mini reading, using her new oracle deck. They talk about the Goddess energy of the cards he picked, and also the energy of the Goddess Durga. Sarah Also regales us with a few sweet stories about her teacher, Harish Johari.

Satsang With Lilavati Devi

Daniel and Lilavati talk about how Nasya Oil can help protect and cleanse the nasal passages and sinuses of people who are affected by the Northern California Wildfires. Self care can fall by the wayside when times are tough, but that is often when we need it the most.

She talks about what the herbs in nasya oil help, and also how you can make your own DIY nasya.

She is offering 10% nasya to listeners of the podcast, with coupon code CALOVE Aromabliss Ayurveda

Satsang With Prajna Vieira

Daniel hangs out with Prajna in her flat on the seventh floor of Amma's Ashram in Kerala, South India. They discuss a bunch of topics, including how to modify asana practices for injuries, funny things yoga teachers say, and how karma yoga pushes all your buttons so that you can grow spiritually. They laugh a lot, and tell a bunch of jokes about what it's like to be a devotee.

Satsang With Vraja Kishor

If you are making people mad, and you aren't breaking yama and niyama, you're doing something right.

Sitaram Das and Vraja Kishor talk about how they first got introduced to the Bhagavad Gita, and what it would be like to be friends with Krishna, and their personal relationships with god.  Sitaram Das compares his hippie leanings to Vraja's Punk Sensibilities.  They discuss how controversies can motivate people to open their minds, and learn new things in new ways.

Sitaram Das is curious about the different ways that the term Guru is used, and so they talk about that for a while as well.

Vraja's Astrology Website:  http://www.vicdicara.com/ Vraja's Books and Online Class Website: http://vrajakishor.com/

I dug around and found a scan of the Zine that we talked about, where the coupon was filled out: http://publiccollectors.tumblr.com/post/25028601289/razorsedge

Satsang With Joe Longo

Joe Longo Visits The Podcast. He's a busy guy, and has a ton of projects and workshops. We talk a lot about the Tattooed Yoga Project, and his other famous, iconoclastic Kundalini workshops, like, 'Punch Fear In The Face', 'Joega', and 'The Path of The Rightous'. We also discuss how yoga makes us grow as men, and what it means to be a conscious man in 2017. Joe makes a New Years Resolution to stumble more often.

Visit Joe at his website http://joelongophotography.com,