It's only natural to fall off track every now and again - to miss a beat and stumble. But your mistakes don't define you; it's how well you recover from them, and get back on the beat that does. Bryan takes this musical perspective and discusses it in the context of meditation practice real life, to see how we can get back on the beat if we feel like we've fallen off. 

There is a nuanced balance between being tuned into the present moment, and having to think ahead when playing music, and when living your most mindful life. The disciplines of music and mindfulness both have a lot to say about the value of being here and planning ahead, to allow you to properly get lost in the flow of a song. 

Bryan is joined by special guest: Natalie Murray - health coach, spinning instructor, and dive master, to discuss how she uses tempo to craft spinning classes that feel cathartic. What is the role of the breath and mindfulness when taking part in these kinds of flow state activities? 

As the wise Bob once said - "When music hits you, you feel no pain". On this Episode, Bryan gets into how we experience music as physical sensation, and how a mindfulness body scan can help anyone tune into the sensations going on in their body in the present moment. Notice where you feel the music in your body. Notice how it feels to be alive. 

Taking a walk can be one of the best thing you do for your mental health on a regular basis. Disconnect from your usual thought patterns and open up to something new and unexpected. Getting connected to the sights and sounds of the present moment can leave you feeling refreshed, grounded, and more creative. 

The flow state is central to the conversation on mindful music. But what is flow? How is it good for you? And how does it relate to mindfulness and music? This episode introduces this important concept and will change how we talk about mindful music performance going forward.    

Achieving peak performance in your personal and creative life means finding the right balance between consumption and creation., just like the in-breath and the out.-breath in mindfulness meditation practice. What you put in determines what you get out. 

On this episode, Bryan also guides you through a short mindfulness mediation, using natural soundscapes to help guide your attention back to the in and the out. 

Rhythm is energy, and mindful music gives you the ability to keep going, and stay consistent. 

It's all around us in nature: Synchrony - the inclination of living things and physical objects to align with each other. On this episode we'll talk about how music emerges out of our desire for synchrony, and how mindfulness practice can help us be more in sync with ourselves, each other, and the music. 

What makes a rhythm REAL groovy, is the way it treats rests. Not just the rests in between the notes, but the rests in between the instruments in the song. Taking a mindful approach to this makes us realize, the secret to building a life that flows is to be intentional about spacing out our moments of rest, and making them count.