Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck with David Nichtern
David Nichtern, founder of Dharma Moon, is a senior Buddhist teacher who has been practicing and teaching meditation for over 40 years.He was one of the initial American students of renowned meditation master Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and studied closely with him soon after his arrival in the United States in 1970. He is also a business consultant with companies creating a variety of offerings integrating meditation in a larger health and well-being context – including Goldman Sachs, Journey Meditation, Creative Live, True Nature Meditation (Tokyo), Balanced Athlete, The Center for Health & Healing, Om Births, and Kobre & Kim law firm among others.He has been featured in The New York Times, FOX News, Netflix's The Midnight Gospel, Huffington Post, The Buddhist Geeks podcast, Duncan Trussell Family Hour Podcast, Pete Holmes' You Made it Weird Podcast, and many others. David is the author of the critically acclaimed Awakening From the Daydream: Reimagining The Buddha’s Wheel of Life and his recently released Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck. He mentors individual students both in person and online, and leads meditation teacher training programs around the world.David is also a multiple Grammy-nominated and Emmy award-winning musician. He has recorded and played with Stevie Wonder, Christopher Guest, Jerry Garcia, Lana Del Rey, Maria Muldaur, Paul Simon and many others. Among his many credits in records, film and TV, David wrote the classic song “Midnight at the Oasis” and has produced multiple records for and periodically tours with Grammy-nominated kirtan artist Krishna Das.Creativity Spirituality & Making A Buck with David Nichtern highlights creative people who share a passion for integrating their livelihood with their personal well-being and spiritual life. David hosts in-depth conversations with artists, musicians, comedians, authors, and thought leaders about life, creative pursuits, meditation, and how to build a sustainable business doing what you love.
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Ep. 7 – Power and Fame with Shep Gordon
David Nichtern welcomes legendary manager and supermensch Shep Gordon for a conversation around the practice of service, power and fame, and shooting Alice Cooper out of a canon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Dec 11, 2019 • 60min
Ep. 6 – Bringing Dharma Into Daily Life with Daniel Aitken
The CEO and publisher of Wisdom Publications, Daniel Aitken, shares a conversation with David Nichtern around bringing the wisdom and practices of the Dharma into our daily lives.Daniel Aitken is the CEO and publisher of Wisdom Publications, a non-profit charitable publisher of books, podcasts, and online courses on contemporary and classical Buddhism, mindfulness, and meditation. Daniel holds a Ph.D. in Buddhist studies, with a focus on the Tibetan language. Discover Wisdom Publications' rich collection of offerings available at wisdomexperience.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Nov 19, 2019 • 1h 12min
Ep. 5 – You Can’t Serve From An Empty Plate w/ Colleen Saidman Yee and Rodney Yee
Yoga instructors Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee join David for a conversation around nurturing creativity and integrating our spiritual calling with our livelihood.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Oct 31, 2019 • 1h 16min
Ep. 4 – The Business Body with Michael Mayzel
Entrepreneur Michael Mayzel joins David to break down the anatomy of the business body and discuss integrating the business and spiritual worlds.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Oct 9, 2019 • 1h 4min
Ep. 3 – Following The Dream with Pete Holmes
Comedian, actor and writer Pete Holmes joins David for a conversation about maintaining balance while pursuing our dreams and navigating the road to success.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sep 17, 2019 • 1h 5min
Ep. 2 – In the Bhav with Jamie Lee Curtis
David speaks with his longtime friend, Jamie Lee Curtis, about her meditation practice, the bhav of creativity, and playing to your strongest suits in life.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Aug 23, 2019 • 1h 1min
Ep. 1 – Daniel Goleman
Welcome to the first episode of Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck!In this episode, David Nichtern sits down with psychologist and author Daniel Goleman for conversation around the intersection of awareness, creativity and business.Daniel is an internationally known psychologist and author. Daniel is a board member of the Mind & Life Institute. An organization that fosters dialogues and research collaborations among contemplative practitioners and scientists. Daniel has organized a series of intensive conversations between the Dalai Lama and scientists. Research which resulted in the books Healthy Emotions, and Destructive Emotions. Learn more about Daniel Goleman’s work at danielgoleman.info/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
