
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.
Latest episodes

Apr 11, 2023 • 1h 9min
Dr. Monique Andrews - In And Through The Body (#255)
As a long time student of neuroscience, chiropractic and eastern spiritual practices, Dr. Monique Andrews presents from a unique perspective, blending modern tools with ancient wisdom. Drawing on years of intensive study and teaching, she has become an expert in embodied somatic practices and is an international award-winning speaker in the areas of Neuroscience, Polyvagal theory and Nervous system regulation.Through her work with The PRANA Foundation she is a powerful guide and mentor for those drawn to evolving their own wisdom and easing the path for others. Dr. Mo’s vision is to elevate the consciousness of humanity.https://www.drmoniqueandrews.com/ ___________________________________NEW MUSIC - "BURREN" - Full LP album w/Peter Broderick. LISTEN NOW ON SPOTIFY OR APPLE.Join our COMMUNITY - sign up at EastForest.orgPlease support the show by joining our East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon. Monthly Council, live-streams, demos, and more. JOURNEY SPACE - founded by East Forest. Online Journey Facilitation and Support. JourneySpace.com.EAST FOREST MUSIC: Spotify / AppleGuided Meditations on Spotify & AppleShop: http://eastforest.org★★★★★ Please rate Ten Laws with East Forest in iTunes & SpotifyConnect with the Forest -Mothership: http://eastforest.orgIG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/Facebook: http://facebook.com/eastforestmusic

Apr 4, 2023 • 56min
Best of: Paul Selig (#254)
Paul offers channeled workshops internationally and serves on the faculty The Kripalu Center and the Esalen Institute. Also a noted educator, he served on the faculty of NYU for over 25 years. He directed the MFA in Creative Writing Program at Goddard College for many years, and he now serves on the college’s Board of Trustees. He lives in New York City where he maintains a private practice as an intuitive and conducts frequent live-stream seminars.paulselig.com ___________________________________Join our COMMUNITY - sign up at EastForest.orgPlease support the show by joining our East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon. Monthly Council, live-streams, demos, and more. JOURNEY SPACE - founded by East Forest. Online Journey Facilitation and Support. JourneySpace.com.EAST FOREST MUSIC: Spotify / AppleGuided Meditations on Spotify & AppleShop: http://eastforest.org★★★★★ Please rate Ten Laws with East Forest in iTunes & SpotifyConnect with the Forest -Mothership: http://eastforest.orgIG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/Facebook: http://facebook.com/eastforestmusic

Mar 28, 2023 • 1h 1min
Ivy Ross & Susan Magsamen - Your Brain on Art! (#253)
Ivy Ross is the Vice President of Design for hardware product area at Google, where she leads a team that has won over 225 design awards. She is a National Endowment for Arts grant recipient and was ninth on Fast Company’s list of the one hundred Most Creative People in Business in 2019. Ross believes that the intersection of arts and sciences is where the most engaging and creative ideas are found.Susan Magsamen is the founder and director of the International Arts + Mind Lab, Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she is a faculty member. She is also the co-director of the NeuroArts Blueprint. Susan works with both the public and private sectors using arts and culture evidence-based approaches in areas including health, child development, education, workforce innovation, rehabilitation, and social equity.Your Brain on Art BOOK - AMAZON, POWELLS ___________________________________Join our COMMUNITY - sign up at EastForest.orgPlease support the show by joining our East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon. Monthly Council, live-streams, demos, and more. JOURNEY SPACE - founded by East Forest. Online Journey Facilitation and Support. JourneySpace.com.EAST FOREST MUSIC: Spotify / AppleGuided Meditations on Spotify & AppleShop: http://eastforest.org★★★★★ Please rate Ten Laws with East Forest in iTunes & SpotifyConnect with the Forest -Mothership: http://eastforest.orgIG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/Facebook: http://facebook.com/eastforestmusic

Mar 14, 2023 • 1h 27min
The Incredible Story of "BURREN" w/Peter Broderick (#252)
It's unusual for an album to be conceived and captured in a single week, with every song included in the exact same order in which they were created. But that's exactly what happened when East Forest and Peter Broderick gathered in a small house in the west of Ireland to write and record music together in April 2022. The album "Burren" is out on Bright Antenna Records on March 17, 2023.Having never met in person before, there was only one precondition: no musical plan — to be fully open to the ancient rocky hillside landscape in County Clare known as "The Burren". Maybe it was the micro-dosing of the wild foraged fungi, or the drinking of pristine waters from an ancient spring just outside — but for both artists the time together felt precious and magical. Along with the deep green glades spanning to the ocean dotted with sheep, endless birds, fierce winds and majestic Hawthorn trees, the goal was to let the landscape speak through the music. A cascade of songs and improvised music emerged — all revolving around a host of acoustic instruments: piano, guitar, violin, intimate vocals and percussion, along with subtle electronic sounds and extensive field recordings from the local surroundings. The resulting 12-song suite is vastly diverse, from folk songs to ambient soundscapes, from sprawling improvisations to concise compositions, all presented in the order in which the pieces emerged over the course of the week.OUT ON MARCH 17TH! "BURREN" - Spotify / Apple / Bandcamp___________________________________Join our COMMUNITY - sign up at EastForest.orgPlease support the show by joining our East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon. Monthly Council, live-streams, demos, and more. JOURNEY SPACE - founded by East Forest. Online Journey Facilitation and Support. JourneySpace.com.EAST FOREST MUSIC: Spotify / AppleGuided Meditations on Spotify & AppleShop: http://eastforest.org★★★★★ Please rate Ten Laws with East Forest in iTunes & SpotifyConnect with the Forest -Mothership: http://eastforest.orgIG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/Facebook: http://facebook.com/eastforestmusic

Mar 7, 2023 • 1h 14min
Tiffanie Debartolo - Beautiful Sorrow (#251)
Tiffanie Debartolo, founder of Bright Antenna Records and the ShineMaker Foundation, discusses topics such as the power of reading, reflections on forgiveness and healing, navigating grief, the impact of the digital revolution on the music industry, and gratitude.

Feb 28, 2023 • 1h 2min
Matt Kracht - Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World (#250)
Matt Kracht is an amateur birder, writer, and illustrator who enjoys creating books that celebrate the humor inherent in life's absurdities. He is the author of the bestselling The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America and its sequel, The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World. Based in Seattle, he enjoys gazing out the window at the beautiful waters of Puget Sound and making fun of birds. He also likes bees. Like, a lot.Dumb Birds book - https://a.co/d/eqw6aTzOMFG Bees - https://a.co/d/ilSVhkz ____________________________________NEWEST MUSIC - "BURREN" w/Peter Broderick - LISTEN: Spotify / Apple / Bandcamp Join our COMMUNITY - sign up at EastForest.orgPlease support the show by joining our East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon. Monthly Council, live-streams, demos, and more. JOURNEY SPACE - founded by East Forest. Online Journey Facilitation and Support. JourneySpace.com.EAST FOREST MUSIC: Spotify / AppleGuided Meditations on Spotify & AppleShop: http://eastforest.org★★★★★ Please rate Ten Laws with East Forest in iTunes & SpotifyConnect with the Forest -Mothership: http://eastforest.orgIG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/Facebook: http://facebook.com/eastforestmusic

Feb 21, 2023 • 59min
Best of: Justin Wren (#249)
Justin Wren knows what it's like to feel like the world is against you. Like many kids, Justin was bullied as a teenager, but he had a dream that kept him going. Fueled by the anger he felt toward his tormentors, Justin pursued wrestling in high school where he became 10 time State Champion, 5 time All American, and 2 time National Champion. Justin trained hard and this propelled his dream of becoming a UFC fighter into reality. But the pain from his childhood didn't dissipate, and Justin fell into a spiral of depression and addiction that led him on a path toward destruction. After he was kicked out of his training community, his career was in shambles and he had nowhere else to go so Justin attended a men's retreat. It was there he found his faith and purpose for living.As Justin began piecing his life back together, he took several international trips. This led him to the Ituri rain forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where he came across the Mbuti Pygmies, a group of people persecuted by neighboring tribes and forced into slavery. On one of his trips he stayed for a year living among them and sharing the culture of what he calls "the most bullied people on earth." They gave him two names Efeosa which means "the man who loves us" and Mbuti MangBO "The Big Pygmy." His encounter with the pygmies left him wondering who was there to help them, and in that moment Justin stepped out of the cage and into a Fight For The Forgotten.In 2015, after a five year hiatus from professional sports, Justin returned to his winning ways in MMA fighting, but now he is fighting for someone besides himself. Since returning to fighting, Justin is undefeated in three fights. His current record is 15-2.Justin is not only giving a voice to the pygmies through land, food and water initiatives but, state-side, he is addressing the escalating problem of bulling through an anti-bullying character development curriculum titled "Heroes in Waiting." He says, "Everyone can be a hero. To be a hero all that's required is to see a need and do what's right." The program aims to inspire students to take action at a moment of choice through empathy, kindness, compassion, courage and integrity. https://fightfortheforgotten.org/____________________________________NEWEST MUSIC - "HEADWATERS" - LISTEN: Spotify / Apple / BandcampSOLSTICE LIVESTREAM - DEC 17th w/Peter Broderick! on http://JourneySpace.com Join our COMMUNITY - sign up at EastForest.orgPlease support the show by joining our East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon. Monthly Council, live-streams, demos, and more. JOURNEY SPACE - founded by East Forest. Online Journey Facilitation and Support. JourneySpace.com.EAST FOREST MUSIC: Spotify / AppleGuided Meditations on Spotify & AppleShop: http://eastforest.org★★★★★ Please rate Ten Laws with East Forest in iTunes & SpotifyConnect with the Forest -Mothership: http://eastforest.orgIG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/Facebook: http://facebook.com/eastforestmusic

Feb 14, 2023 • 1h 9min
My Time in a Darkness Retreat (#248)
East Forest recounts his experience from his recent dive into a darkness retreat. His partner Marisa Radha Weppner facilitates the conversation to explore his personal story.https://www.skycaveretreats.com/Somatic Therapy -Adrienne Riding "Hands That Love Listening" & Navjit Kandola https://tenderlogic.com/____________________________________NEWEST MUSIC - "HEADWATERS" - LISTEN: Spotify / Apple / BandcampSOLSTICE LIVESTREAM - DEC 17th w/Peter Broderick! on http://JourneySpace.com Join our COMMUNITY - sign up at EastForest.orgPlease support the show by joining our East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon. Monthly Council, live-streams, demos, and more. JOURNEY SPACE - founded by East Forest. Online Journey Facilitation and Support. JourneySpace.com.EAST FOREST MUSIC: Spotify / AppleGuided Meditations on Spotify & AppleShop: http://eastforest.org★★★★★ Please rate Ten Laws with East Forest in iTunes & SpotifyConnect with the Forest -Mothership: http://eastforest.orgIG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/Facebook: http://facebook.com/eastforestmusic

Feb 7, 2023 • 1h 12min
Jason Prall - Beyond Longevity (#247)
Through his documentary film series, The Human Longevity Project, Jason Prall traveled to select regions around the world known for their long-lived, healthy populations. He sought to understand not only the longevity secrets of these societies but also the scientific basis underpinning their health wisdom. Through his travels, he came to the realization that while the pursuit of longevity is sexy, it’s insufficient and hollow—what most of us really want is an extended life filled with vibrant health, meaning, and purpose. We want to thrive as we age. Life is a mysterious process with a natural development, order, and cycle. It is lent to us for a brief moment before the physical body is left behind. If we wish to thrive in the modern world, we must create a mental, emotional, physical, and energetic environment that is congruent with this natural lifecycle. Beyond Longevity - https://a.co/d/98KbqAW ____________________________________NEWEST MUSIC - "HEADWATERS" - LISTEN: Spotify / Apple / BandcampSOLSTICE LIVESTREAM - DEC 17th w/Peter Broderick! on http://JourneySpace.com Join our COMMUNITY - sign up at EastForest.orgPlease support the show by joining our East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon. Monthly Council, live-streams, demos, and more. JOURNEY SPACE - founded by East Forest. Online Journey Facilitation and Support. JourneySpace.com.EAST FOREST MUSIC: Spotify / AppleGuided Meditations on Spotify & AppleShop: http://eastforest.org★★★★★ Please rate Ten Laws with East Forest in iTunes & SpotifyConnect with the Forest -Mothership: http://eastforest.orgIG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/Facebook: http://facebook.com/eastforestmusic

Jan 31, 2023 • 20min
Best of: Meditation for Sleep (#246)
Drop into this 20 min gentle guidance to take you into slumber. More Guided Meditations on Spotify & Apple. ____________________________________NEWEST MUSIC - "HEADWATERS" - LISTEN: Spotify / Apple / BandcampSOLSTICE LIVESTREAM - DEC 17th w/Peter Broderick! on http://JourneySpace.com Join our COMMUNITY - sign up at EastForest.orgPlease support the show by joining our East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon. Monthly Council, live-streams, demos, and more. JOURNEY SPACE - founded by East Forest. Online Journey Facilitation and Support. JourneySpace.com.EAST FOREST MUSIC: Spotify / AppleGuided Meditations on Spotify & AppleShop: http://eastforest.org★★★★★ Please rate Ten Laws with East Forest in iTunes & SpotifyConnect with the Forest -Mothership: http://eastforest.orgIG: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/Facebook: http://facebook.com/eastforestmusic
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