
Ten Laws with East Forest
How can we walk our walk on a deeply transitioning planet with more authenticity and grace? The Ten Laws w/East Forest podcast dives into conversations with creatives, thought leaders, musicians, researchers, dreamers and more (sometimes all of the above) as well as occasional free guided meditations plus rare East Forest musical offerings.
Learn more at, eastforest.org.
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Oct 6, 2020 • 1h 32min
Dr. Ted Achacoso - Health from the Soul, Outward (#127)
Dr. Ted Achacoso earned his college degree in Biology at the age of 18 and his Doctor of Medicine degree at the age of 22. At 25, he was a fellow of interventional neuroradiology, a research professor of pharmacology and toxicology, and a clinical professor of neurology in Manila. At 28, he became a professor of medical informatics and of interventional neuroradiology in Washington, DC, where he also performed artificial intelligence research biased towards connectionist systems. At 30, he began science and technology consulting for socially responsible investment funds. At 35, he founded and ran a group collaboration software company and created the first wireless groupware. At 40 he traded currencies using artificial intelligence predictive techniques for a private fund. At 45, he retrained in Interventional Endocrinology (Anti-Aging Medicine) and in Nutritional Medicine in Paris, and became double board-certified in both specialties. Dr. Ted wrote the first-ever connectome (of C. elegans) in a book, is published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, holds US patents and software algorithms, provides TV and podcast interviews, and delivers lectures. He currently has a tri-continental practice in Health Optimization Medicine (HOMe), a clinical framework that he pioneered to include health management in a disease management practice. He also formulated the Blue Cannatine nootropic troche, a product in the Troscriptions line of Smarter Not Harder, Inc.His representative body of work includes a book containing the first ever neural circuitry database (“connectome”) for an organism, journal articles, US patents, software, grants, and recorded interviews, webcasts, and speaking engagements https://biobalanceinstitute.com/ Join the newsletter and be part of the East Forest Council Community. Listen to East Forest guided meditations on Spotify & Apple. Check out the East Forest x Ram Dass album on (Spotify & Apple) + East Forest's Music For Mushrooms: A Soundtrack For The Psychedelic Practitioner 5hr album (Spotify & Apple). *****Please rate Ten Laws w/East Forest on iTunes. It helps us get the guests you want to hear. Stay in the East Forest flow:Mothership: http://eastforest.org/IG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/FB: https://www.facebook.com/EastForestMusic/TW: https://twitter.com/eastforestmusic

Sep 29, 2020 • 1h 7min
William Meyer - The Inner Journey of Growing Up (#126)
William Meyer has taught history, economics, and humanities in urban and suburban high schools. He is the author of two middle reader novels published by Sleeping Bear Press, as well as Big Breath, a guided meditation children's book and Three Breaths, a manual for meditation in the classroom. He is currently completing a PhD from NYU.http://billpmeyer.com/ Get your copy of Spores vinyl - https://eastforest.bandcamp.com/album/spores-2020-lp *WATCH the EF "Spores" Ceremony October 3, 2020 LIVE on YouTube.view on youtube.com/eastforestmusic or eastforest.org Join the newsletter and be part of the East Forest Council Community. Listen to East Forest guided meditations on Spotify & Apple. Check out the East Forest x Ram Dass album on (Spotify & Apple) + East Forest's Music For Mushrooms: A Soundtrack For The Psychedelic Practitioner 5hr album (Spotify & Apple). *****Please rate Ten Laws w/East Forest on iTunes. It helps us get the guests you want to hear. Stay in the East Forest flow:Mothership: http://eastforest.org/IG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/FB: https://www.facebook.com/EastForestMusic/TW: https://twitter.com/eastforestmusic

Sep 22, 2020 • 1h 10min
Radha-Krishna Roundtable - Going 80 (#125)
Marisa Radha Weppner is an author, DJ, teacher, ketamine therapist, minister, community organizer, life coach, podcaster, and entrepreneur. She has been teaching yoga and meditation for 18 years. With her Master’s Degree in Transpersonal Psychology and life coaching she brings a real-world mix of eastern spirituality and western psychology to students for remembering, empowerment and transformation. Her online 300 hr Yoga Teacher Training is a 2 year immersion for personal, professional and spiritual growth. If you are a 200 hr RYT, join her this November. More details here. Radha's online yoga classes and book “Vinyasa Yoga Made Simple: 27 days of Self Discovery” are available through udaya.com. She also weaves together her love of music, yoga and community, as the co-director and producer of Yogafort for Treefort Music Fest. *WATCH the EF "Spores" Ceremony October 3, 2020 LIVE on YouTube.view on youtube.com/eastforestmusic or eastforest.org Join the newsletter and be part of the East Forest Council Community. Listen to East Forest guided meditations on Spotify & Apple. Check out the East Forest x Ram Dass album on (Spotify & Apple) + East Forest's Music For Mushrooms: A Soundtrack For The Psychedelic Practitioner 5hr album (Spotify & Apple). *****Please rate Ten Laws w/East Forest on iTunes. It helps us get the guests you want to hear. Stay in the East Forest flow:Mothership: http://eastforest.org/IG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/FB: https://www.facebook.com/EastForestMusic/TW: https://twitter.com/eastforestmusic

Sep 15, 2020 • 1h 8min
Julie Holland MD - Making Good Chemistry (#124)
"A psychiatrist and psychedelic researcher explores the science of connection — why we need it, how we’ve lost it, and how we might find it again.We are suffering from an epidemic of disconnection that antidepressants and social media can’t fix. This state of isolation puts us in “fight or flight mode,” deranging sleep, metabolism and libido. What’s worse, we’re paranoid of others. This kill-or-be-killed framework is not a way to live. But, when we feel safe and loved, we can rest, digest, and repair. We can heal. And it is only in this state of belonging that we can open up to connection with others.In this powerful book, Holland helps us to understand the science of connection as revealed in human experiences from the spiritual to the psychedelic. The key is oxytocin — a neurotransmitter and hormone produced in our bodies that allows us to trust and bond. It fosters attachment between mothers and infants, romantic partners, friends, and even with our pets. There are many ways to reach this state of mental and physical wellbeing that modern medicine has overlooked. The implications for our happiness and health are profound.We can find oneness in meditation, in community, or in awe at the beauty around us. Another option: psychedelic medicines that can catalyze a connection with the self, with nature, or the cosmos. Good Chemistry points us on the right path to forging true and deeper attachments with our own souls, to one another, and even to our planet, helping us heal ourselves and our world." https://www.naturalmood.com/ Join the newsletter and be part of the East Forest Council Community. Listen to East Forest guided meditations on Spotify & Apple. Check out the East Forest x Ram Dass album on (Spotify & Apple) + East Forest's Music For Mushrooms: A Soundtrack For The Psychedelic Practitioner 5hr album (Spotify & Apple). *****Please rate Ten Laws w/East Forest on iTunes. It helps us get the guests you want to hear. Stay in the East Forest flow:Mothership: http://eastforest.org/IG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/FB: https://www.facebook.com/EastForestMusic/TW: https://twitter.com/eastforestmusic

Sep 8, 2020 • 1h 20min
Courtland Johnson (VCJ) - Mr. 10 Laws himself (#123)
While many skateboarders have enjoyed the skateboard graphics of VC Johnson over the last 40 years, his other work has largely been tucked away in private reserve, unseen, even by most of his friends and family. This collection of his works in black and white is now offered in gratitude to those who have supported, inspired and, of course, have bought his work, which has afforded him a comfortable life in his hometown of Santa Barbara, California, where he continues to live and work. Still alive and grateful, he thanks you all.“I have not paid much attention to the praise or criticism by the public, about my work over the years, but I am very grateful to the nation which has granted me such freedom of expression and I feel indebted to those who have seen to the matter of securing the right for its citizens, have encouraged it and exampled it in so many beautiful ways. Art is a game worth playing and its effects should be shared. An artists works are not always published, but when they are, they give inspiration to so many who might not otherwise see the originals. I am one such person. I am glad to have enjoyed the works of the masters in their published forms and I feel that I must share some of my work in pen, brush, woodcut and scratchboard at this time. I am not expecting to publish a book of my work any time soon, so I apologize and offer it in this form.” Artworks in black and white have a powerful charm and always will, in spite of the hypnotic effects of more modern media and the sexy sophistication of the digital age. To those artists out there, who question the archaic value of black and white, I say “ Damn the torpedoes of doubt and hold your course.”Special thanks and gratitude for the long term support of George Powell and his skateboard company for publishing and marketing my skateboard art over the last 40 years. It has allowed me to develop other forms of black and white art, payed for needed therapy and other important developments in this “tortured artists” life. http://www.vcjgraphics.com/ Join the newsletter and be part of the East Forest Council Community. Listen to East Forest guided meditations on Spotify & Apple. Check out the East Forest x Ram Dass album on (Spotify & Apple) + East Forest's Music For Mushrooms: A Soundtrack For The Psychedelic Practitioner 5hr album (Spotify & Apple). *****Please rate Ten Laws w/East Forest on iTunes. It helps us get the guests you want to hear. Stay in the East Forest flow:Mothership: http://eastforest.org/IG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/FB: https://www.facebook.com/EastForestMusic/TW: https://twitter.com/eastforestmusic

Sep 1, 2020 • 59min
HeatherAsh Amara - Warrior Heart Practice (#122)
Raised in Southeast Asia, HeatherAsh has traveled the world from childhood and is continually inspired by the diversity and beauty of human expression and experience. She brings this openhearted, inclusive worldview to her writings and teachings, which are a rich blend of Toltec wisdom, European shamanism, and Buddhism. She lives in Santa Fe and travels and teaches internationally. http://www.heatherashamara.com Join the newsletter and be part of the East Forest Council Community. Listen to East Forest guided meditations on Spotify & Apple. Check out the East Forest x Ram Dass album on (Spotify & Apple) + East Forest's Music For Mushrooms: A Soundtrack For The Psychedelic Practitioner 5hr album (Spotify & Apple). *****Please rate Ten Laws w/East Forest on iTunes. It helps us get the guests you want to hear. Stay in the East Forest flow:Mothership: http://eastforest.org/IG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/FB: https://www.facebook.com/EastForestMusic/TW: https://twitter.com/eastforestmusic

Aug 25, 2020 • 1h 12min
Kash Khan - Educate, Inspire, Change (#121)
From Educate Inspire Change FB About Section: "Educate yourself. Inspire Others. Change the world. Our Mission and Vision '' We plan to create and achieve solutions to the world's current problems, we believe that reliance on individual responsibility and positive action is more effective than reliance on government policies and programs. Knowledge is the key, but in order to put knowledge to good use we must inspire each other to ultimately change the world we live in. With education , inspiration and cooperation, people can take action to implement solutions in their daily lives which will be for the betterment of all people. In order to secure a bright future for our children we must realise the limitless potential within each of us. We will look to unite the world under love and as one race, the human race."Educate Inspire Change on FB - https://www.facebook.com/EducateInspireChange.org Join the newsletter and be part of the East Forest Council Community. Listen to East Forest guided meditations on Spotify & Apple. Check out the East Forest x Ram Dass album on (Spotify & Apple) + East Forest's Music For Mushrooms: A Soundtrack For The Psychedelic Practitioner 5hr album (Spotify & Apple). *****Please rate Ten Laws w/East Forest on iTunes. It helps us get the guests you want to hear. Stay in the East Forest flow:Mothership: http://eastforest.org/IG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/FB: https://www.facebook.com/EastForestMusic/TW: https://twitter.com/eastforestmusic

Aug 18, 2020 • 1h 15min
Whitney Mestelle: on Race and Healing - of Inclusive Idaho (#120)
Whitney believes that inclusivity and belonging are critical to an individual’s ability to thrive in their community. Her background is in non-profit work, higher education, and athletics. She is passionate about child advocacy, fitness, travel with her husband, and the importance of mentorship for teens and young adults. A chai latte is the only “coffee” she drinks and her love for all things track and field is endless. inclusiveidaho.orgVigil For Black Lives Lost Song______________________________ Join the newsletter and be part of the East Forest Council Community. Listen to East Forest guided meditations on Spotify & Apple. Check out the East Forest x Ram Dass album on (Spotify & Apple) + East Forest's Music For Mushrooms: A Soundtrack For The Psychedelic Practitioner 5hr album (Spotify & Apple). *****Please rate Ten Laws w/East Forest on iTunes. It helps us get the guests you want to hear. Stay in the East Forest flow:Mothership: http://eastforest.org/IG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/FB: https://www.facebook.com/EastForestMusic/TW: https://twitter.com/eastforestmusic

Aug 11, 2020 • 1h 8min
Sarah Neufeld - Musicians on Music: Creativity in Chaos & Being Informed by the Body (#119)
Sarah began developing pieces for solo violin in a formal sense in 2011. Violin driven, emotive and minimalistic, her influences range from Bartok, to Arthur Russel, to Aphex Twin. Neufeld’s acclaimed debut album Hero Brother (Constellation Records), produced by Nils Frahm, was released in 2013.In 2015 Neufeld released Juno award winning Never Were The Way She Was (Constellation Records) with celebrated saxophonist and collaborator Colin Stetson, and in 2016 Neufeld released her second solo album, The Ridge (Paper Bag, Kartel Music Group) featuring Jeremy Gara (of Arcade Fire) on drums.2017/18 saw the beginning of an important new collaboration with Canadian dance legend Peggy Baker. Neufeld composed the live score, featuring herself (violin/vocals) and Jeremy Gara (drums/synth), for Peggy Baker’s critically acclaimed contemporary dance piece Who We Are In The Dark, which has toured extensively in 2019. Neufeld is currently working on her third studio album, with plans to release in 2020. http://sarahneufeldmusic.com/instagram.com/sarahkneufeld/ Join the newsletter and be part of the East Forest Council Community. Listen to East Forest guided meditations on Spotify & Apple. Check out the East Forest x Ram Dass album on (Spotify & Apple) + East Forest's Music For Mushrooms: A Soundtrack For The Psychedelic Practitioner 5hr album (Spotify & Apple). *****Please rate Ten Laws w/East Forest on iTunes. It helps us get the guests you want to hear. Stay in the East Forest flow:Mothership: http://eastforest.org/IG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/FB: https://www.facebook.com/EastForestMusic/TW: https://twitter.com/eastforestmusic

Aug 4, 2020 • 11min
'I Am' Guided Meditation (#118)
Topics include a self-awareness and present moment guided meditation, using 'I am' affirmations to explore creation and choice, life, and being present in different states of existence.
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