We are excited to introduce SOLESCAPES: ambient soundscapes composed of music and sound effects derived from each podcast episode for contemplation, deep listening and imagination.

Edited by Miguel Rivera

Sound Design by Miguel Rivera and Micheline Pierrette Berry

Mixed and Mastered by John X Volaitis

A poem and call to remembrance. Written and spoken by Micheline Pierrette Berry

Edited by Miguel Rivera

Sound Design by Miguel Rivera and Micheline Pierrette Berry

Through an intimate account of a near death experience, Mingyur Rinpoche teaches us that flow is a way of life. Excerpt read by Michelle Woo

Edited and sound design by Miguel Rivera

Excerpt from In Love with the World: What a Buddhist Monk can Teach you About Living from Nearly Dying by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche with Helen Tworkov, 2019, page 43.

Born from dreams, from stones that speak, from ordinary words, from the wrinkles of a grandmother’s face, from the laughter of the rain, the poems of Humberto Ak’abal bring us to a different way of listening, feeling and understanding our world. Read by Miguel Rivera

Edited and sound design by Miguel Rivera

Why work with difficult emotions? 

Why work with difficult feelings?

So that we can create space for fun, love, beauty, and real connection.

Conceived and recorded at the end of 2022 as the Covid 19 pandemic was “winding down”, our inaugural SOLE Somatic Journey is dedicated to all who may be grappling with the dilemma of difficult emotions, grief or loss whether from the effect of the pandemic or just being human during complex times. 

Join Miguel Rivera and Micheline Pierrette Berry on an immersive inquiry into the power of indigenous storytelling and somatic water meditation to meet and transform our own pain and difficult emotions into compassion for ourselves and others.

Original Theme music composed and performed by David Ralicke.

Episode 1 music by Benjy Werthheimer.

Get the latest internal weather conditions and forecasts including the SOLE storm tracker, and guide to understanding the impact of our emotional, physical and psychic highs and lows.

Welcome to SOLEFUL, an immersive podcast experience brought to you by the School of Lived Experience featuring hosts, Tony Patrick and Michelle Woo. Through storytelling, practice and conversation, we strive for greater compassion and connection to ourselves, the world and the everyday. Join us!