Best Sanskrit Studies Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 79: Instrument Insurance 101 34:51

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Laura Donelan began her career in insurance in 1987 and has experience in Personal Lines, Commercial Lines customer service, Wholesale, and Marketing. She joined SterlingRisk’s Marketing Dept in 1994 and transferred to the Programs Dept soon after, handling all programs, one being property insurance for members of the Local 802 Musicians Union. In …

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Bhāva: A Theory of Imagination 16:21

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In this episode of the podcast, we share an excerpt from the 30-Day Sādhana on the topic of bhāva, a Sanskrit word which has a number of different meanings, including emotion, being, becoming, and denotes a state of things that we bring into being through practice. It grounds a theory of imagination that is both illuminating and empowering. It grou…

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Ep. 78: Bassist navigates the modern music industry 1:04:52

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Mat Maxwell is an American musician with almost two decades of studio and touring experience, specializing in the electric bass. He has played this instrument with some of music's biggest names, performing all over the world. Mat is also the author of “Hired Musician: A Guide to Getting and Keeping Gigs,” a book offering insights on navigating the …

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Ep. 77: Chess master shows you a better way to invest 1:10:57

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Rubin is the Founder & Chief Investment Officer of Peltoma Capital Partners. He and his wife Emily, and their daughter Olive Rae, live in Austin, TX. He has nearly 20 years of investment experience, starting as a commodities and fixed income trader at The Chicago Board of Trade, then as a Regional Director at Dimensional Fund Advisors, and most rec…

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The Lineage of Immortals with Jason Birch 1:44:08

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Jason Birch is a scholar of medieval haṭha yoga and a founding member of SOAS's Centre for Yoga Studies. His research includes locating and translating early yoga manuscripts, and preparing critical editions, such as of the Amaraugha. In this episode, Jason and Jacob discuss: what inspired Jason to pursue the study of Sanskrit texts the historical …

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Ep. 76: The music industry guide to making sound financial decisions 51:05

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A sustainable music business requires a stable personal financial plan.www.moneymaestroblog.com/guideBy Spenser Liszt

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AIIS and Tech: Languages, Code, Design, and Careers with former AIIS language students 1:00:54

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In this episode, we look to the world of tech and the bridges that AIIS students create between Indian and South Asian Studies and successful careers in technology fields of all kinds. The stereotypical careers that stem from the study of Indic languages and South Asian Studies may be in the humanities, but many AIIS language students have made the…

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Ep. 75: Financial literacy expert explains credit 49:12

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Lilly Chu worked at the Better Business Bureau Education Foundation in Houston teaching financial literacy to young adults and educating the public on consumer scams for 20 years. She holds a master’s degree in social work and has worked in the non-profit sector since 1995. Prior to becoming a social worker, Lilly was a freelance fashion and commer…

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Ep. 74: Music industry expert pioneers the mindset movement 1:14:10

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Having marketed, mentored and developed over a thousand artists and projects within the highest levels of the music industry, R Wayne Martin is the prolific strategic executive behind the careers of recording artists and music producers signed to his boutique management firm, mthree. And as the host of the Small Plates Podcast (with subscribers in …

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Ep. 73: Seasoned music professional balances business and creativity 1:05:18

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With a prosperous career spanning over 25 years, Neil Mason is a seasoned artist, manager, and record label founder in the music industry.Neil's musical journey includes being a part of three bands that have secured major label record deals, performed globally, and played over 2,500 shows to audiences in the millions.Neil's multifaceted involvement…

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Ep. 72: Artist consultant teaches the compass method 1:05:44

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Patrick Ermlich is a seasoned music industry professional hailing from Brooklyn, New York. Born into a musical family of opera singer-entrepreneurs, he inherited a unique combination of artistic and business acumen. He honed his skills through formal education, including studies at Northeastern University's music business program in Boston and The …

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Ep. 71: Former bassist moves abroad to study Sanskrit 1:09:39

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Casey Andersen was born in Pasadena in 1991, and his family relocated to Santa Fe, New Mexico, a year later, where he remained until he turned 18. His first instrument was the drumset, which he played from about age 6 to 16. In the fourth grade, he began playing the upright bass, participating in orchestras, Jazz and Rock bands, among others. He au…

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Ep. 70: Studio workflow expert gets intellectual 1:09:27

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Jason Hanan was born in Kenya, went to primary and high school in Washington, D.C., went to university in Montreal, Canada, and then moved to Los Angeles in search of warm weather and creative opportunities 21 years ago. He is now the owner and president of Pro Audio LA.www.moneymaestroblog.com/ep-70…

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This Crack in Time with Shambhavi Sarasvati 1:15:00

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Shambhavi Sarasvati is the spiritual director of Jaya Kula, a nonprofit community in Portland, Oregon. Her principle training is in the View and practices of Trika Shaivism—also called Kashmir Shaivism—and the Dzogchen tradition of Tibet. Shambhavi is known for her humor and for making complex teachings about the nature of the self and reality unde…

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45. Lucy May Constantini | Kaḷarippayaṟṟ˘: Martial Art of Kerala 1:16:24

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In this episode we speak with Lucy May Constantini about her fascinating research and practical experience studying the south-Indian martial art tradition of kaḷarippayaṟṟ˘. We discuss Lucy's background of training in Kerala, the history of kaḷari, the role of the gurukkaḷ ("lineage-holder"), the tradition's Śākta Tantra context in Kerala, medi…

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Ep. 69: Former drummer becomes financial literacy expert 1:02:57

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Ryan Hurn enjoyed a 15+ year career recording and touring the world with Les Brown's Band of Renown, Andy Williams, Ann-Margret, and The Texas Tenors. Select performances include Royal Albert Hall, Cleveland Pops, Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra, Salt Lake City Symphony, & the Phoenix Symphony. He held endorsements by Vic Firth Sticks, Remo Drumheads,…

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Ep. 68: Being financially sound for the future with Spenser Liszt 1:20:04

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Andrew Simmons and Josh Matotek from The Home Studio Hangout Podcast interview Spenser about financial literacy for musicians, producers and mix engineers.We talk about the basics to set up early on and how to financially plan for your future as a freelancer.www.moneymaestroblog.com/ep-68By Spenser Liszt

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Ep. 67: Vocalist manages mental health while touring the world and singing on your favorite film 57:33

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Sarah Eyden is a professional singer / confidence and business mentor for musicians. She has worked as a singer for over 25 years while managing depression and high levels of anxiety due to childhood sexual assault. She felt hopeless sometimes on stage and learnt how to manage it and go on to tour the world, work for Elton John, Tony Bennett and Oz…

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Ep. 66: Voice teacher leaves university career to start her own business 1:02:48

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Susan Hanlon Ferrer has built a career around setting singers up for the spotlight and helping them gain freedom and consistency in their singing. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Master’s of Arts in Music with an emphasis in voice (both from UNT). Susan has been honored to give guest presentations for classes at LSU, TWU, UMKC, A&M Comm…

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44. Kate Hartmann | Pilgrimage and Buddhism 1:04:53

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In this episode we welcome back Kate Hartmann, former director of Buddhist Studies Online, to discuss all things pilgrimage and Buddhism. We discuss how Kate first got into pilgrimage studies as a grad student at Harvard, whether pilgrimage is a universal concept across cultures, and question what separates a pilgrim from a tourist? We then turn to…

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Ep. 65: Music consultant creates inclusive community and coaches independent artists 58:01

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Lisa Machac is a music consultant, producer, and the director of Omni Sound Project, an inclusive community for women and marginalized genders in audio engineering. Her writing has been featured in Tape Op magazine and a popular Substack newsletter. She is the creator and host of the Reference Track podcast, which features producers and engineers d…

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Ancient Greek Wisdom with Athena Potari 1:25:07

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Athena Potari is a philosopher, spiritual teacher, and lineage holder of the Hellenic spiritual tradition. She is the founder of Athenoa – an Academy for Hellenic Wisdom in Greece, where Hellenism is approached as a living wisdom tradition whose core consists in the inextricable synthesis of scientific reason, self-inquiry and spirituality. Her wor…

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Ep. 64: Music producer creates alternative funding model for independent music 56:44

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Max Allyn is a producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He’s spent the last 19 years professionally producing artists and has worked with the likes of Joaquin Phoenix, Jason Wade, Toby Scott, Lifehouse, Steve Perry, and many more. His works have been featured in primetime television and high-visibility ads. Brands and netwo…

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The Wisdom of Zero with Jacob Kyle 1:01:12

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In today's episode, Embodied Philosophy Founder Jacob Kyle is interviewed by Kelly Blaser for the 2024 Power of Meditation Summit. They discussed the role of the scholar-practitioner, the philosophical significance of "zero," the important synergy of knowledge and experience, "reappropriating God," and the necessary role of spirituality in the live…

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Ep. 63: Memphis silversmith helps creatives plan for the future 58:52

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Lauren Estes is a native Memphian, financial planner and artist, creating copper and silver jewelry and art on copper. Art has been part of her life since she was little with her dad being an artist and having grown up in studios and galleries. Lauren has always done some form of art but finally took it seriously a couple years ago. It helps her fi…

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Ep. 62: Georgia musician creates financial plans while touring the nation 46:29

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Ryan Moore is a touring drummer, songwriter and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. After working an office job in the financial planning industry for several years out of college and gigging on the weekends, Ryan now tours the country with an artist named Pony Bradshaw and runs a virtual paraplanning company that provides outsourced financial planning s…

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Yoga Teacher Travails & Transformations with Leslie Kaminoff 1:54:07

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Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally recognized specialist with four decades’ experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He leads workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training programs in the world. Leslie’s book Yoga Anatomy, (co-authored w…

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Ep. 61: The music industry guide to layoffs and how to prepare for one 38:10

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If you recently lost your music industry job, I'm sorry for your loss. Things will get better.If you're here to prepare for a potential layoff, I hope you never experience one.These are the crucial topics I consider as a financial planner when helping my clients.www.moneymaestroblog.com/layoffsBy Spenser Liszt

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Ep. 60: Former professional musician kills the "broke musician" stereotype 34:18

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Jesse Josefsson from the Thriving Musician Podcast episode 55 interviewed Spenser on his popular Sync My Music YouTube channel!We talked about:What it means to be “financially literate”Financial mistakes I see musicians makeCommon sense rules to prepare for artistic freedomBy Spenser Liszt

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Ep. 59: Theatrical performer prepares taxes for creatives 1:05:00

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Carly Crawford is a tax preparer (Enrolled Agent, to be exact), lifelong theatre person, and online business manager with a penchant for cheesy carbs, cross stitching, and books of all kinds. Carly lives in Memphis, where she loves the heat and humidity and basically lives on her screen porch. Carly graduated from UNC Asheville in 2009 with a degre…

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Ep. 58: Guitarist and DREAMer supports parents on a musicians salary 1:25:50

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Sebastian Tenorio-Vallejo was born in Cali, Colombia but has lived in the greater Tampa Bay region most of his life. He started his career as a professional musician in 2015 and makes a living playing guitar and singing full time.www.moneymaestroblog.com/ep-58By Spenser Liszt

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Ep. 57: Curious musician becomes a father and financial planner 1:24:39

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Mark Ettingoff grew up in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. He excelled in math, music and humor. Then moved to New York for college and was swallowed whole by his passion for expressing himself through performance, collaboration and recording. He's lived in Santiago Chile, toured 30 states and 5 countries and spent 7 yrs in the desert "finding …

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Ep. 56: LA musician becomes financial literacy advocate 1:11:28

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Rosh Roslin is an LA based guitarist, drummer, and digital nomad. Some of his credits include Def Leppard, Melissa Etheridge, Steve Vai, Maroon 5, Dweezil Zappa, A Perfect Circle, Kylie Minogue, Bush, Dweezil Zappa, Papa Roach, NOFX and more. With an ear for sound, Rosh bridges the gap between technology and music helping musicians both live, and i…

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Ep. 55: Sync licensing producer reaps the benefits of delayed gratification 50:16

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Jesse Josefsson is a 15-year TV/Film music producer that has secured over 7,500 TV/Film placements including shows such as American Idol, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Succession and networks such as NBC, CBS, MLBN, MTV & Fox Sports.He has composed roughly 1,000 tracks that have been distributed through various Production Libraries including Meg…

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Ep. 54: Former artist manager recovers from burnout and changes the music industry narrative 1:04:10

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Over the last two decades as an artist manager, Andre Mullen has helped recording artists and labels gross $6,780,000 in new business, deals, publishing, and royalties. Then, in 2021, he burned out. So, he retreated. Now he runs a boutique consulting firm for artist managers and creative entrepreneurs and create digital products for artist managers…

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Ep. 53: Financial planner helps creatives realize their artistic dreams 1:04:46

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Lindy Venustus is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ helping creatives with financial planning. She founded Create Financial Planning in 2020. She is a fiduciary fee-only trusted advisor that you can come to for honest advice, and not worry about commission sales.www.moneymaestroblog.com/ep-53By Spenser Liszt

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The Vibratory Power of Sanskrit with Lucy Crisfield 1:24:32

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About the Guest Lucy Crisfield is a speaker at the World Yoga Festival, a plenary speaker at the British Wheel of Yoga Festival, and the founder of ‘Original Wisdom’, through which she shares the inner teachings of mantra and yoga philosophy with sound, meditation, and scholarly precision. Lucy has just finished writing a book with the same title a…

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43. Christopher Jain Miller | Embodying Transnational Yoga 1:04:07

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In this episode we speak with Christopher Miller about his recent monograph, Embodying Transnational Yoga: Eating, Singing, and Breathing in Transformation (Routledge 2023) and his upcoming online course at Yogic Studies. We begin by discussing his academic background and how he first got into critical Yoga and later Jain Studies, his experiences a…

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Creating and collaborating through digital projects with the AIIS Digital Sonic and Visual Projects fellowships 1:04:06

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In this episode, we explore what it’s like to create born digital projects in India with support from the two AIIS research centers: the Center for Art and Archeology (CA&A) and the Archives and Research Centers for Ethnomusicology (ARCE). Both units share an online archive and digital exhibit space, the Virtual Museum of Images and Sounds, that yo…

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Ep. 52: Texas singer-songwriter fosters love-hate relationship with spreadsheets 1:12:17

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Katrina Cain’s music has been described as many genres from Americana, to country, to folk. Simply put, she’s a singer-songwriter. She is most known for her stand out performances on Season 15 of NBC's The Voice, with her haunting rendition of “Rhiannon.”Katrina is a full-time performer, songwriter, and studio vocalist working in Austin, LA, and Na…

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Ep. 51: LA television producer becomes money mentor 1:01:09

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Katy Chen Mazzara is a trauma-informed Master financial wellness coach and graduate of UC Berkeley’s Personal Financial Planning program. As a former freelance TV producer and award-winning documentary filmmaker, Katy understands the balance between dreaming and doing. She helps creative freelancers and entrepreneurs make more, worry less, and achi…

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Subversive Sanskrit Studies with Bihani Sarkar 1:23:33

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About the Guest Bihani Sarkar is a Calcutta-born, Oxford-educated, scholar of classical Sanskrit literature and pre-modern Indian history and religious traditions. Bihani is a historian of early Indian politics, religions, and literature (poetry and drama) between the 2nd and the 15th centuries CE. She is lecturer in Comparative Non-Western Thought…

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Ep. 50: Married Musicians Talk About Money 56:03

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Jordan Coffing is a singer songwriter, dog mom, amazing person and we are married!In this episode we talk about our personal money stories, combining our finances and how we communicate about money.https://moneymaestroblog.com/ep-50By Spenser Liszt

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Ep. 49: How to measure your cash flow as a professional musician 8:24

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After calculating your net worth with a balance sheet the next step to understanding your financial wellness is measuring your cash flow using an income statement.This spreadsheet will map out all of your expected income and expenses throughout the year to identify shortfalls or excess cash flow.https://moneymaestroblog.com/cash-flow/…

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On the Role of the Guru with Hari-kirtana das, Ken Rose, Trish Tillman & Stephanie Corigliano 1:51:45

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About the Guests Hari-kirtana das is a yoga teacher, spiritual mentor, and author. He's been practicing devotional yoga and various other yogic disciplines for the better part of the last 50 years, has lived in yoga ashrams and intentional spiritual communities, and has a talent for making complex ideas about spiritual philosophy easy to understand…

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Ep. 48: How to calculate your net worth as a professional musician 12:26

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Before deciding where you want to go (artistic freedom) it’s crucial to know where you are today.Your net worth is a metric to measure financial wellness.Net worth ≠ self worthRemember, it's just a number. It does not represent your worth as a person or musician. It's a temporary snapshot of your financial situation. Use it as information or motiva…

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42. Samuel M. Grimes | Newar Buddhism, Nepal, and Yoga 46:32

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In this episode we speak with Samuel Grimes about his research and experience with the tradition of Newar Buddhism in Nepal. We discuss the unique history of Buddhism in Nepal, the decline of Buddhism in India, and what it means to be the only living "Sanskritic Buddhist" tradition in South Asia. We then discuss the meaning and role of yoga within …

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Ep. 47: The musician's guide to managing sudden wealth 6:16

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You spent an entire life and career working towards your musical goals and living a certain lifestyle. Then, in a blink of an eye, you experience a financial windfall. The possibilities are endless.Feelings start to arise. Joy, pride, guilt, grief, fear, overwhelm, etc. Perhaps all at once?Now comes the most difficult part. The decision...Learn mor…

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Ep. 46: Artistic Freedom: The best retirement accounts for musicians 22:35

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Retirement is a strange word for musicians.Financial freedom – working because you want to, not because you have to – doesn’t work either. Most musicians want to “work” as long as possible.So what future state are musicians saving towards?Artistic freedomComplete control of your creative endeavors.Imagine making art free of financial, contractual, …

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The Luminous Self with Tracee Stanley 44:55

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About the Guest Tracee Stanley is the author of the bestselling book Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity and the founder of Empowered Life Circle, a sacred community and portal of practices, rituals, and Tantric teachings inspired by more than twenty-five years of studentship in SriVidya Tantra and the teachings of the…

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