And Then It Hit Me with Cory Allen

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is a composer, performer, music producer, and modular synthesis guru. Her magical swirling music has been celebrated by NPR, Pitchfork, Spin and Rolling Stone magazine.  In this podcast, we talk about the way Kaitlyn “blacks out” when she composes, listening to sounds as a form of meditation, how modular synthesizers appeared in Kaitlyn’s life and her recent exploration of writing words instead of music.  THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY MOOG!!! Check out the video for their incredible new synth, the MOOG MATRIARCH. - - - Show love by rating the show on iTunes. It helps bring more guests you’d like to hear ★★★★★ BINAURAL BEATS FOR DEEP WORK are here! Use the code ASTRAL for 15% off! NEW GUIDED MEDITATIONS AVAILABLE NOW! Use the code ASTRAL for 15% off! Join me on Patreon for exclusive podcasts, monthly guided meditations, Q&As, binaural beats, and handwritten secret knowledge! Connect with Cory: Home: http://www.cory-allen.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/heycoryallen Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeyCoryAllen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeyCoryAllen © CORY ALLEN 2019

John F Simon Jr is a pioneering artist whose works have appeared in the Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim, Whitney, and countless others. He also wrote a book called Drawing Your Own Path, which offers a meditative path to deepening creativity. In this podcast, John and I talk about the giant robot arm that helps him build his thirty-foot art pieces, how to understand the source of your creativity, and the way technology has helped liberate artists from the privacy of galleries. BINAURAL BEATS FOR DEEP WORK are here! Use the code ASTRAL for 15% off! NEW GUIDED MEDITATIONS AVAILABLE NOW! Use the code ASTRAL for 15% off! Show love by rating the show on iTunes. It helps bring more guests you’d like to hear ★★★★★ Join me on Patreon for exclusive podcasts, monthly guided meditations, Q&As, binaural beats, and handwritten secret knowledge! Connect with Cory: Home: http://www.cory-allen.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/heycoryallen Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeyCoryAllen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeyCoryAllen © CORY ALLEN 2019

JP Sears is a YouTuber, comedian, author, speaker, wisdom seeker and all around awesome human being. He has racked up over 300 million views with his online videos and hosts the enlighteningAF podcast Awaken with JP Sears Show.  On this epic podcast (the longest in Astral Hustle history), JP and I invent the internet, talk about the logistics of taking a sushi bath, and the power of ghostwriters. We also mention creative integrity and how to find your purpose. BINAURAL BEATS FOR DEEP WORK are here! Use the code ASTRAL for 15% off! Show love by rating the show on iTunes. It helps bring more guests you’d like to hear ★★★★★ Join me on Patreon for exclusive podcasts, monthly guided meditations, Q&As, binaural beats, and handwritten secret knowledge! Connect with Cory: Home: http://www.cory-allen.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/heycoryallen Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeyCoryAllen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeyCoryAllen © CORY ALLEN 2019

Charlie Ambler is the founder of DailyZen and online apparel brand Strike Gently Co. On his mindfulness blog, he writes about meditation, self-inquiry, and self-mastery. On this podcast, Charlie and I talk about finding inner balance, the power of boiling down huge ideas to their purest elements, what it would be like to pitch the Tao Te Ching to a modern-day publisher, and his new book The Daily Zen Journal: A Creative Companion for a Beginner's Mind. This episode is sponsored by Vermont Pure CBD! Use the code ASTRAL for 10% off your order!| BINAURAL BEATS FOR DEEP WORK are here! Use the code ASTRAL for 15% off! Show love by rating the show on iTunes. It helps bring more guests you’d like to hear ★★★★★ Join me on Patreon for exclusive podcasts, monthly guided meditations, Q&As, binaural beats, and handwritten secret knowledge! Connect with Cory: Home: http://www.cory-allen.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/heycoryallen Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeyCoryAllen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeyCoryAllen © CORY ALLEN 2019

Rev. angel Kyodo williams is an esteemed Zen priest, author, spiritual teacher, and activist. She is the founder of the Center for Transformative Change and the author of two potent books Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living With Fearlessness and Grace and Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation. Speaking with Rev. angel was one of those occasions where I could actually feel the presence, abundance, and wisdom flowing my way. In this podcast, we discuss pathways for social evolution, personal liberation, and living with integrity—even when no one is watching. Go to her Dharma talk at Austin Zen Center on March 27th. See her speak at the New Story Festival on March 29th. Show love by rating the show on iTunes! It helps bring more guests you’d like to hear ★★★★★ Join me on Patreon for exclusive podcasts, monthly guided meditations, Q&As, binaural beats, and handwritten secret knowledge! Connect with Cory: Home: http://www.cory-allen.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_coryallen_ Twitter: https://twitter.com/_coryallen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCoryAllen © CORY ALLEN 2019

Ramin Nazer is an artist, comedian, and host of The Rainbow Brainskull Hour podcast. He manifests his unique creative vision in the form of illustrations, books, games, and podcasts. In all of his work, Ramin deals with big themes like spirituality, being, artistic fear, and death, but always does so with a wondrous sense of levity.   This could be the most dynamic Astral Hustle to date. Ramin and I pulse between shallow and deep waters—cracking one topic after another—like spirituality, music, quantum laugh waves, and why there’s no reason to fear dying in your sleep. This episode is sponsored by Blinkist! Get a 7-day free trial of the app that distills thousands of best-selling nonfiction books to their elements by going to https://www.blinkist.com/HUSTLE Show love by rating the show on iTunes! It helps bring more guests you’d like to hear ★★★★★ Join me on Patreon for exclusive podcasts, monthly guided meditations, Q&As, binaural beats, and handwritten secret knowledge! Connect with Cory: Home: http://www.cory-allen.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_coryallen_ Twitter: https://twitter.com/_coryallen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCoryAllen © CORY ALLEN 2019

Mark Coleman is a senior meditation teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, where he has taught for almost twenty years. Through Mark’s organization Awake in the Wild, he integrates nature and meditation by leading wilderness meditation retreats from Alaska to Peru. Mark has also authored three books on mindfulness, compassion, and self-discovery. On this podcast, Mark and I have a great time talking about taming the inner critic, the dignity of mindful presence, and the power of meditating in nature. This episode is sponsored by Postmates! Get $100 of FREE delivery credit for your first seven days when you use the code HUSTLE100. Show love by rating the show on iTunes! It helps bring more guests you’d like to hear ★★★★★ Join me on Patreon for exclusive podcasts, monthly guided meditations, Q&As, binaural beats, and handwritten secret knowledge! Connect with Cory: Home: http://www.cory-allen.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_coryallen_ Twitter: https://twitter.com/_coryallen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCoryAllen © CORY ALLEN 2019

Dr. James Doty is a clinical professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education. He’s also the author of the NYT's bestselling book, Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart. On this podcast, James and I talk about the power of self-priming, building compassion, and how he uses mindfulness to manage the incredible pressure of being a brain surgeon. Show love by rating the show on iTunes! It helps bring more guests you’d like to hear ★★★★★ Join me on Patreon for exclusive podcasts, monthly guided meditations, Q&As, binaural beats, and handwritten secret knowledge! Connect with Cory: Home: http://www.cory-allen.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_coryallen_ Twitter: https://twitter.com/_coryallen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCoryAllen © CORY ALLEN 2019

Michael Phillip is the wonder-seeking host of the Third Eye Drops podcast. He melds minds with artists, authors, philosophers, shamans, and scientists in a quest for greater understanding of himself and our reality. On this podcast, Michael and I dive straight into classic Astral Hustle vibes. We talk about phony gurus, innate human knowledge, and using self-inquiry to discover what you actually know. This episode is sponsored by Blinkist! Get a 7-day free trial of the app that distills thousands of best-selling nonfiction books to their elements by going to https://www.blinkist.com/HUSTLE Show love by rating the show on iTunes! It helps bring more guests you’d like to hear ★★★★★ Join me on Patreon for exclusive podcasts, monthly guided meditations, Q&As, binaural beats, and handwritten secret knowledge! Connect with Cory: Home: http://www.cory-allen.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_coryallen_ Twitter: https://twitter.com/_coryallen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCoryAllen © CORY ALLEN 2019

Emily Fletcher is the founder of Ziva and regarded as an expert in meditation for high performance. She’s been named one of the top 100 women in wellness to watch, has taught more than 15,000 students around the world and has spoken on meditation for performance at Google and Harvard. In this podcast, we talk about how stress can lead to insomnia, the productive power of flow state, and Emily’s new book Stress Less, Accomplish More: Meditation for Extraordinary Performance. This episode is sponsored by Postmates! Get $100 of FREE delivery credit for your first seven days when you use the code HUSTLE100. Show love by rating the show on iTunes! It helps bring more guests you’d like to hear ★★★★★ Join me on Patreon for exclusive podcasts, monthly guided meditations, Q&As, binaural beats, and handwritten secret knowledge! Connect with Cory: Home: http://www.cory-allen.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_coryallen_ Twitter: https://twitter.com/_coryallen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCoryAllen © CORY ALLEN 2019