Shakti Hour with Melanie Moser

Melanie shares a conversation with author and former pastor Danielle Shroyer that re-examines traditional conceptions of sin and our relationship with God.

 Danielle Shroyer is an author, speaker, spiritual director, and former pastor. A founding member in the emerging church movement, Danielle served as the pastor of one of the nation’s first independent emerging communities of faith for nearly a decade. Her primary goal as a pastor was to help people going through a season of spiritual deconstruction find healthy, sustainable, and meaningful ways to reconstruct their faith.

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Kriya Yoga instructor Ellen Grace O’Brian joins Melanie for a conversation around how we can apply yogic principles to create abundance in every area of our lives.

Ellen Grace O’Brian (Yogacharya O’Brian) is an acclaimed teacher, author, and minister who has served seekers of spiritual enlightenment from all walks of life for over thirty years. She has published several books and audio programs about meditation, mindfulness and spiritual living, offering a refreshing and authentic voice that makes timeless wisdom accessible to the modern mind. A teacher in the tradition of Kriya Yoga, Yogacharya O’Brian serves people from all faith backgrounds who are seeking what is known as Self- or God-realization, or awakening. 

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Rev. angel Kyodo williams visits the Shakti Hour Podcast and shares a conversation with Melanie that touches on the importance of a diverse spiritual practice, rethinking Dharma and bringing balance to our lives.

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Melanie is joined by musicians Deva Premal and Miten for a conversation about connecting and healing through sacred music.

Deva Premal & Miten are modern nomads on a mission to share with humanity the medicine of mantra. With original chants that are used for meditation, yoga, stress management, massage, and sleep playlists worldwide, Deva Premal & Miten not only model spiritually-conscious living but also share powerful tools for wellness, mindfulness, and personal growth.

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In this episode of the Shakti Hour’s Sacred Music Series, Brian Chase of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Drums & Drones sits down with Melanie to listen to and discuss the music of Pauline Oliveros.

What are the different forms that sacred music manifests in? Brian explores this question with Melanie and shares the sacred roots behind his own projects.

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This week on the Shakti Hour’s Sacred Music Series, Melanie sits down with Kaveh Nabatian, a composer, filmmaker, photographer and trumpet player for the band Bell Orchestre.

Kaveh and Melanie discuss the music of Lebanese singer Fairuz, talk about the communal experience of music and explore how that can be used as a spiritual practice.

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In this episode of the Shakti Hour Sacred Music Series, Melanie speaks with Elizabeth Hart, from the bands Psychic Ills and Tierra del Fuego, about the inspired music of Luzmila Caprio and deepening our connection to spirit through music.

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The multi-talented musician Kyp Malone shares inspirational music from Alice Coltrane and speaks with Melanie about finding a personal practice and music as a vehicle for transformation.

Kyp Malone is a singer and multi-instrumentalist who works with bands like TV On The Radio, Iran, Rain Machine, and Ice Balloons. Kyp is also a multi-media artist and actor who has appeared in film and television.

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This week on Shakti Hour Podcast, Melanie begins a special series on sacred music and the feminine voice with cantor, pianist and composer, Judith Berkson.

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Judith Berkson is a cantor and teaches liturgical music at Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation in New York, and cantorial music and Hebrew liturgy count amongst her earliest inspirations. Her debut album Lu-Lu was released by Peacock Records in 2008 and praised by publications including the New York Times. Oylam is her first for ECM.

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Melanie is joined by singer-songwriter Essie Jain for a conversation about the transformative power of creativity in our lives and spiritual paths.

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