Synchronicity with Noah Lampert

Oh hello, This week on Synchronicity I'm joined by art curator and advisor, Sarah Potter. I was introduced to Sarah by our mutual friend, Jennifer Sodini (who is awesome and is coming on the show soon!) and boy oh boy am I glad she tuned us in to each other. In addition to being a wonderful human being, Sarah also resides in he Hudson Valley so we got to do this episode in person. I've spoken about it before, but the in person episodes aways carry a little bit of extra energy and this one is no different. Sarah and I discuss pushing through fear to get to the other side, the power of community and the necessity of kindness in everything we do. I think, nay, I know, you're gonna enjoy this one. Be sure to check out Sarah's upcoming projects over at her website: http://www.sarahpotterprojects.com/

If you're a Netflix subscriber or you're from the UK or you're just really good at torrenting you may have seen a show recently called "The Great British Bake Off." This show unquestionably rules and if you haven't seen it check it out. The reason I bring it up is this week's guest, Cory Allen, is also a fan of "The British Bake Off" which adds to his reputation of guy who likes cool things. If you're a long time listener, you may remember Cory from episode 39. Cory hosts a wonderful podcast called The Astral Hustle which happens to be on MindPod Network . Cory is one of the most grounded, down to earth and easygoing people I've come across in my 33 trips around the sun. In this episode, we talk about putting practices into action when you go through tough times. Basically, when the shit hits the fan what can we actually do that helps? So, yeah. That's this episode. And we talk about the baking show too. Check out Cory over at his website: http://www.cory-allen.com/ and Check out Cory's Meditation Course: Release Into Now

This week on Synchronicity I'm joined by esteemed bodyworker, meditation teacher and mystical powerhouse, Jonathan Foust. Jonathan is a master at approaching pain and suffering and getting to the root causes and functionality of pain. He's also the husband of one of my favorite people, Tara Brach. But back to pain... Pain sucks. Or does it? Well, it does. But it also has a function. Often that function is to bring us into the present moment, even if the present moment isn't particularly pleasant. Confronting our pain be it mental, emotional or physical allows us to loosen its grip. This doesn't mean our pain and suffering instantly go away but it does mean we have a choice in how we respond to pain. Is it easy to use pain as an ally? Hell no. Luckily, Jonathan has been working with the body and various types of pain and suffering for decades and has some real insight into how we can approach our own pain, which by extension, allows us to work with the pain of others. Jonathan is easily one of my favorite guests and I'm already looking forward to our next conversation. The beta run of Creative Evolution is now open for enrollment. For more info and to enroll visit: https://syncpodcast.com/beta/

This week on Synchronicity I'm joined by a bonafide modern day mystic, Kelly Nezat. Kelly is the founder of two wonderful organizations called Soullab and Everyday Shamans. In addition to being incredibly cool, Kelly has spent his life immersing himself in esoteric, mystical, alchemical and shamanic studies. Our conversation revolves around shamanic practices that can be used in our everyday lives, the rising tide of empaths in the world and the collective evolution of our world. Join the private Synchronicity Facebook Group for fun times! https://www.facebook.com/groups/syncpodcast/

Hope you're right smack dab in the middle of an excellent week. Today's episode of Synchronicity was recorded live in L.A. at the MIND / WAVE event on March 18th. I'll admit to being a little nervous about how the event would turn out, but in the end it couldn't have gone any better. It was such an incredible time meeting so many of the podcasters on MindPod Network for the first time. Being able to put faces to names in 3D reality is never a bad thing. If you missed the event and wanted to attend, we'll be doing more of these very soon. But back to the episode... In this episode, I sat down with Kelly MacLean from The Tao of Comedy and Michael Donovan from Walking Home to discuss spiritual elitism, the meaning of life and the importance of community. It was the highlight my trip (which is really saying something considering how good and cheap the weed is out there!) Subscribe to The Tao of Comedy with Kelly MacLean here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tao-of-comedy/id1115517397?mt=2 Subscribe to Walking Home with Michael Donovan here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/michael-donovans-walking-home/id905879335?mt=2

A major blizzard is hitting the Northeast (where I am) so I'm writing this in between shoveling shifts which are required because my dog, Maceo, can't go to the bathroom in 3 feet of snow. Man up, Maceo! This week on Synchronicity I'm joined by Diego Perez who writes under the pen name, Yung Pueblo. Yung Pueblo is a writer, speaker, meditator and social activist. He's also one of the easiest people I've ever spoken to, which is saying a lot. In this episode we talk about meditation, the importance of being aware of our internal world and how this awareness ultimately relates to the "out there" world we experience every day. I'm gonna lay down the gauntlet here and say this is a top five episode of Synchronicity.

This week comedic brilliance personified, Tim Heidecker joins me on Synchronicity. Anyone who knows me, knows that I preach the gospel of Tim Heidecker wherever I go. Tim has long been one of my favorite producers of comedy and entertainment so it was an honor to get to chat with him. Our conversation revolves around collaboration, intuition and what the hell is going on in the world today. If you know who Tim is, you're gonna enjoy this one. If you don't know who Tim is, you're still gonna enjoy this one.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT MIND / WAVE L.A is happening. A live MindPod Network event in Los Angeles featuring all of your favorite MindPod podcasters AND special guests. March 18th. Details here --------> https://goo.gl/yWJKN5 Comedian and psychonaut Shane Mauss joins me on Synchronicity this week. Shane is in the midst of a 100-city comedy tour called "A Good Trip" where he combines comedy and science to talk about psychedelics. Pretty cool, right? On this episode we discuss Shane's 90+ DMT experiences and how to approach transcendental experiences as objectively as possible. A nice way to approach this episode is to pretend Shane is the left-brain and I'm the right-brain. Shane's Podcast: "Here We Are" with Shane Mauss Shane's Comedy Tour: A Good Trip

This week on Synchronicity I sit down with one of the coolest people I know, Zach Mack. Zach owns and operates ABC Beer Co., an awesome beer bar and hang out spot in the East Village of Manhattan. Besides running one of New York's best bars Zach is one of the most knowledgeable, curious and optimistic people I've met. I've been meaning to sit down with him and find out what makes him tick for a while so to be able to do it under the guise of Synchronicity was especially fun. We cover a broad range of topics (really, when don't these conversation cover a broad range of topics?) like the meaning of water in dreams, the importance of community, being curious and how to maintain optimism in a time when everything can seem so bleak. The episodes I record in person are always some of my favorites and this is no exception. P.S. I started a Slack Group for Synchronicity listeners. If you don't know what Slack is, it's a mobile and web application that helps facilitate group discussion. To join the Synchronicity Slack group so you can see what all the fuss is about follow this link: Synchronicity Slack Group 

This week's episode is a little bit different. Last week I met up with my friend and MindPod Network compatriot Sean Dunne and his wonderful producer and girlfriend, Cass Greener at their apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Sean and Cass are expert documentarians. Be sure to check out there work over at Very Ape TV, where all of their films are available for free. We partook in the devil's weed and a had a pretty free-form and ranging conversation touching on concepts like music, psychedelics and the current global situation (whatever that means!) One facet of our conversation that I found particularly interesting is when Sean mentioned he thought he could give everything up and become a monk at any time. This touches on the subject of being an ascetic or being "in the world." Anyone who's had some type of transcendental experience has come across the feeling that it might be best to give it all up and head to a cave in the Himalays, but is that the right thing to do? Also, I'd like to point out that 80% of this episode is just me yacking so if you're not into that sorry!