From The Hive

Though our walk through the Hive's domains is complete, the Hive from Home series continues with a conversation between Alice Connor and Troy Bronsink! Alice and Troy chat about the Enneagram and an upcoming Enneagram course that they're facilitating. Alice Connor is an Episcopal priest, Enneagram teacher, author, and campus minister.  Find out more about our upcoming course, "The Enneagram for Spiritual Formation: Clarity for Chaotic Times" here!  You can find out more about Alice's work as an author here. And learn more about the community Alice pastors here.  Huge thanks to Michael Hester for the beautiful music you hear in this podcast. Michael is a multi-instrumentalist and producer creating in the Midwest. You can find his music here.

In this weeks episode, Troy chats with his good friend and colleague Daniel Hughes about collective action. Daniel Hughes is an abolitionist, pastor, and Hive facilitator. In turbulent times, Troy and Daniel's work together in cultivating mindfulness around antiracism has been a gift to the Hive community and beyond. We hope you'll enjoy their conversation. You can learn more about Daniel's faith community and their work in Price Hill, Cincinnati here! Also, follow along with Daniel on Facebook here. Huge thanks to Michael Hester for the beautiful music you hear in this podcast. Michael is a multi-instrumentalist and producer creating in the Midwest. You can find his music here.  

In this weeks episode, we hear from Jeffrey Miller- longtime Hive member and local chef! Troy and Jeffrey have a fun conversation about the Mapping Tools domain, the Hive community during the pandemic, and Jeffrey's new ghost kitchen, Parts and Labor! You can learn more and order food from Jeffrey's ghost kitchen, Parts and Labor, here. Huge thanks to Michael Hester for the beautiful music you hear in this podcast. Michael is a multi-instrumentalist and producer creating in the Midwest. You can find his music here. 

In this week's episode, Cassandra and Troy chat about her experience with the "Creative Expression" domain at the Hive. Cassandra is an artist with a robust inner-life, and she shows that by the way she describes creativity and mindfulness with resonating clarity.  Cassandra is doing incredible work as an LGBTQIA+ wedding and elopement photographer. Find out more about her work here. Huge thanks to Michael Hester for the beautiful music you hear in this podcast. Michael is a multi-instrumentalist and producer creating in the Midwest. You can find his music here. 

In this week's episode, Dominique Brown chats with Troy about her experience with the "Body" domain at the Hive. Her experiences in body classes have helped her learn a new way of "knowing beyond words" as she seeks to listen to her body, and she invites us to join her on that journey. Dominique is a holistic educator, womanist, contemplative, and cultural worker. Her educational practice and community work are deeply rooted in values centering collective wellbeing. She is now pursuing doctoral research in womanist spirituality and contemplative education in the EDL program at Miami University. To learn more about Dominique and her work, visit her website at: https://dominiquemariebrown.wordpress.com/ Huge thanks to Michael Hester for the beautiful music you hear in this podcast. Michael is a multi-instrumentalist and producer creating in the Midwest. You can find his music here. 

In this week's episode, Troy interviews Tina Hubert- a longtime Hive member raising a family and working in a local church while staying committed to contemplative practice. Tina shares about her introduction to the Hive, and how contemplative practice has served her through difficult seasons in her life. Find out more about Troy Bronsink's upcoming class, "How Do I Start Meditating" here. Huge thanks to Michael Hester for the beautiful music you hear in this podcast. Michael is a multi-instrumentalist and producer creating in the Midwest. You can find his music here. 

In this week's episode, LaShanda Sugg, longtime Hive member and professional healer, shares about her experience with the Hive and shares about the importance of "Healing Work", one of the domains Hive classes are in. Huge thanks to Michael Hester for the beautiful music you hear in this podcast. Michael is a multi-instrumentalist and producer creating in the Midwest. You can find his music here.

From the Hive is back! In the introduction to this miniseries, Hive director Troy Bronsink and Hive intern Chris LaRue chat about the 6 domains of the Hive that will be informing each coming conversation in the series.   Huge thanks to Michael Hester for the beautiful music you hear in this podcast. Michael is a multi-instrumentalist and producer creating in the Midwest. You can find his music here.  

From the Hive is a contemplative space where meditative practice meets mindful everyday living. This is a pocket practice with Aziza Love. If this sparks an interest check out the entire conversation on episode 23.

Aziza Love – aka Alexis Thompson – is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who is the songstress of TRIIIBE, a group of artists exploring ideas through collaboration. For the past four years TRIIIBE has been working on performance, film and photography projects. Much of TRIIIBE's work reveal observations on identity and the politics of identity. Check them out at facebook.com/TRIIIBEworldwide You can also check out Aziza's upcoming class here: eventbrite.com/e/soulstice-movement-meditation-tickets-46773947135 If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 35:00 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to sponsor someone else to become a member, you can find more information at cincyhive.org/membership The intro and outro music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

From the Hive is a contemplative space where meditative practice meets mindful everyday living. This is a pocket practice with Marthame Sanders. Marthame Sanders is an Atlanta-based dad, artist, and pastor. A graduate of Yale University and the University of Chicago, Marthame has served in ministry as international mission staff, youth director, and solo pastor. aijcast (aijcast.com) is his latest project, seeking to unite his passion for faith, art, and justice. Marthame and his wife, Elizabeth, keep busy parenting their two sons, ages 7 and 11, who are awesome but—let’s be honest—kind of immature. Marthame enjoys writing music, improvising on stage, and the fact that his two sons give him cover to play with Legos®. He will tell anyone who will listen (and some who won’t) about the documentary film series he and Elizabeth produced. Unfortunately, his bragging undermines his “street cred.”

In partnership with Common Change (commonchange.com), The Hive has been producing Common Good Podcast. The third episode of the first season tackled the topics of sabbath and scale and, therefore, was a contribution we wanted to include on the From The Hive podcast. Common Good Podcast (commongood.cc/podcast) is conversations at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the relationship of three scholars who’s life work have shaped and informed one another. Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight are notable thought leaders in their own rights but at this point in there careers their work has begun to shape the others. In fact, their friendship becomes a model for how the common good shows up in local, tangible, relational ways. In the this episode, Walter, Peter and John discuss escaping the rat race and the concept of scale being based in scarcity. You can learn more about the works of Walter, Peter and John, as well as the Common Good Fellowship and the daily email at commongood.cc It is hosted and produced by Troy Bronsink, produced by Joey Taylor and Jeff Gorman produced the music.

The Host of From The Hive shares a practice inspired by a recent class at The Hive, his teacher James Finley and Meister Eckhart.

From the Hive is a contemplative space where meditative practice meets mindful everyday living. Each episode has two parts, a conversation and a guided mediation. We are connecting you to various contemplative teachers, hearing their story, and sharing a meditative practice with them. If you don’t have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 25:40 where the meditation begins and then come back later to the conversation. Maia Duerr (maiaduerr.com) is a cultural anthropologist, writer and longtime meditation practitioner. Maia is a business consultant and a Buddhist, who practices in the Soto Zen lineage of Suzuki Roshi. Troy first encountered her through her work with the Tree of Contemplative Practices (see image attached or contemplativemind.org/practices/tree), which is discussed in the interview. She lives at the intersection of entrepreneurship and awareness. Check out her newest book, Work That Matters at any major book retailer. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up a daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups, through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality and more. Check out our website at www.cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

From the Hive is a contemplative space where meditative practice meets mindful everyday living. This is a pocket practice with Marsha Foster Boyd. If this sparks an interest check out the entire conversation on episode 22.

Marsha Foster Boyd, PhD, is a proven thought leader in the field of higher education. She spent 25 years as a professor, dean, accrediting officer and school president. A hallmark of her leadership is her passionate focus on bringing people together across boundaries to find new, fertile, not-so-common ground on which to build new relationships and strategies to affect growth in individuals, institutions and in our world. Check out the Bridge Collective (bridgecollective.us) to explore her most recent project. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 48:00 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to sponsor someone else to become a member, you can find more information at cincyhive.org/membership This episode is brought to you by Family Thyme Kitchen, a mother daughter duo on a mission to bring you and your family back together around the dinner table. Heidi spent her career as a nurse, where she had first hand experience with the struggle to get dinner on the table for her busy family. Emma worked as a nanny for multiple families, and saw the same challenge. Thus, the idea of Family Thyme Kitchen was born - help working parents and busy families sit down together to eat delicious, wholesome, and healthy food. Their best-selling item is our make-your-own-mason jar salads, which make for the perfect, easy, grab-and-go lunch for you, your spouse, or even your kids! They also offer homemade soups and entrees. Best part? They deliver to your doorstep! Email info@familythymekitchen.com or visit them at facebook.com/familythymekitchen/ The intro and outro music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

From the Hive is a contemplative space where meditative practice meets mindful everyday living. This is a pocket practice with LaWanda Thompson. If this sparks an interest check out the entire conversation on episode 21.

LaWanda Thompson is an award winning corporate executive. She is the Founder and President of Sustainable Outcomes LLC, a coaching, business consulting, and leadership development organization specializing in empowering leaders, teams, and companies to make long-lasting, sustainable differences in the world. Her background as a Ph.D. scientist, business leader in a Fortune 100 company, and Master Somatic Leadership Coach has uniquely shaped LaWanda’s professional career. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 42:00 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. After nearly 2 years of over 3,000 tickets to classes and events sold, The Hive has released its May/June classes. Go to cincyhive.org/class to check out the offerings. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to sponsor someone else to become a member, you can find more information at cincyhive.org/membership. The intro and outro music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

From the Hive is a contemplative space where meditative practice meets mindful everyday living. This is a pocket practice with Varun Soni. Keaton Nelly provides the drum track. If this sparks an interest check out the entire conversation on episode 20.

Dr. Varun Soni is the Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California (USC) and the first Hindu to serve as the chief religious leader of an American university. Find out more at varunsoni.com If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 38:00 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. After nearly 2 years of over 3,000 tickets to classes and events sold, The Hive is now announcing its May/June classes. Go to cincyhive.org/class to check out the offerings. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to sponsor someone else to become a member, you can find more information at cincyhive.org/membership. We've just launched a new podcast called Common Good Podcast where we interview Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight. Check it out at commongood.cc/podcast The intro and outro music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Lauren Bille Lauren is a social impact entrepreneur, movement builder, branding and marketing expert, public speaker, activist and facilitator. Before co-founding Cycles + Sex Lauren was a Partner at The Big Quiet (bigquiet.nyc/), a meditation movement of over 20,000 people, that hosted events in places like Summerstage Central Park, Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, the top of the World Trade Center. Prior to her entrepreneurial ventures, she worked with Wagner School of Public Policy, United Nations and lululemon - organizing and building community at the intersection of wellbeing and justice. She currently gives her spare time to progressive political and social organizing and is proudly affiliated with The Arena (thearena.run), Breakout (breakout.today), and Harvard Divinity School (hds.harvard.edu). Follow @cyclesandsex on instagram and go to cyclesandsex.com to learn important and amazing stuff about your body. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 33:00 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. After nearly 2 years of over 3,000 tickets to classes and events sold, The Hive is now moving to a membership based registration. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to sponsor someone else to become a member, you can find more information at cincyhive.org/membership. The intro and outro music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Jeff Gorman is a songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, and bassist for the touring/recording rock duo Illiterate Light. He was raised in a conventional middle-class evangelical white suburban upbringing before studying history in college, being impacted to Shane Claiborne, and becoming a part of the New Monastic movement after graduating. He spent 2 years running an organic farm and living in social justice + eco-centric intentional Christian community in Harrisonburg VA, while also pursuing music regionally in various bands. At 25, he formed Illiterate Light (name comes from Wilco song - "Theologians") while he continued his commitment to community and farming. He then took a hiatus, joined the Living School with Fr. Richard Rohr, and started touring heavily. He describes his practice as a combination of Centering Prayer and Walking Meditations. He is interested in the role of music in regards to inner life, the enneagram, integral theory, integral art, and living contemplatively in a loud and noisy "career" path. Illiterate Light floats between pools of postmodern confusion and rivers of vibrant optimism, integrating both into their lives and music. The duo’s search for meaning and depth drives a hunger for experimentation, but their uniqueness is a result of limitation. Jeff Gorman elevates his gritty guitar melodies and honest lyricism by stomping out thunderous synth bass with his feet as Jake Cochran layers lush vocal harmony and explodes with body convulsing energy around his minimal standing drum kit. Formed in the summer of 2015, Illiterate Light’s three EP catalogue and high energy live shows have gained underground fan momentum through consistent touring of the East Coast and Southeast. Spanning the better part of a decade, the creative evolution between Gorman and Cochran is far from typical. Starting with a chance meeting as the rhythm section for a pop singer-songwriter, the duo has since run an organic farm in the Shenandoah Valley, toured the mid-Atlantic by bicycle in several acoustic bands, lived in small intentional communities, and pursued alternative education in permaculture and contemplation. Their eclectic background is mirrored in their sound and lyricism; from non-duality to social justice and millennial dating norms, nothing is off limits. Though shaped by the DIY music scene and friendly nature of their hometown, Harrisonburg VA, the duo has grown immensely through immersion in the thriving alternative scenes in both Richmond VA and Nashville TN. Gorman and Cochran’s incessant writing, commanding live performance, and constant touring promise a bright future as they work with producer Vance Powell (Jack White, The Raconteurs, Tinariwen, Chris Stapleton), a relationship that began after a string of energetic Nashville shows in the summer of 2017. Often drawing comparison to the likes of My Morning Jacket, Dr. Dog, and tUnE-yArDs, Illiterate Light is gearing up for a big 2018. Available on Spotify, iTunes, Apple music, illiteratelight.com, etc. The image is a preliminary attempt at mapping an integral/four quadrant approach of Illiterate Light's health and growth. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 49:00 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. After nearly 2 years of over 3,000 tickets to classes and events sold, The Hive is now moving to a membership based registration. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to sponsor someone else to become a member, you can find more information at cincyhive.org/membership. The intro and outro music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

From the Hive is a contemplative space where meditative practice meets mindful everyday living. This is a pocket practice with Leslie Hershberger. If this sparks an interest check out the entire conversation on episode 17.

Leslie Hershberger is a leading teacher of the Enneagram and a skilled facilitator, consultant and coach who's work spans the U.S and Europe. She's on the board of the International Enneagram Association and she's known not only for her unique interventions in team dynamics, but also for her humor and insightful facilitation of Enneagram panels. She's a huge fan of the work of The Hive and is excited to join us for this dive into the Enneagram. Leslie is also one of The Hive's Core Facilitators. Check her out at lesliehershberger.com. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 49:00 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. After nearly 2 years of over 3,000 tickets to classes and events sold, The Hive is now moving to a membership based registration. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to sponsor someone else to become a member, you can find more information at cincyhive.org/membership. The intro and outro music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Fr. Richard Rohr is a globally recognized ecumenical teacher bearing witness to the universal awakening within Christian mysticism and the Perennial Tradition. He is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation (cac.org) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fr. Richard’s teaching is grounded in the Franciscan alternative orthodoxy—practices of contemplation and self-emptying, expressing itself in radical compassion, particularly for the socially marginalized. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 32:12 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. After nearly 2 years of over 3,000 tickets to classes and events sold, The Hive is now moving to a membership based registration. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to sponsor someone else to become a member, you can find more information at cincyhive.org/membership. The intro and outro music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

In this episode, Troy is interviewed by Joey Taylor, the produce of From the Hive, about holidays, brave space, and interior work in preparation for difficult conversations. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 27:45 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. The Hive has moved to a membership based registration. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to gift a membership, you can find more information at cincyhive.org/membership The music is by Troy Bronsink.

Rome Ntukogu is the Director and Chief Creative Director of Far-I-Rome Productions (fariromeproductions.com), a full scale creative services company, working with companies like Vitamin Water, Uptown Consortium, Chirstian Moerlein, Cincinnati Recreation Commission, Elementz Youth Center and LPK. A big thank you to Benjamin Thomas for his track in the background of the meditation. Check him out: benjaminthomasmusic.com If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 34:40 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. After nearly 2 years of over 3,000 tickets to classes and events sold, The Hive is now moving to a membership based registration. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to sponsor someone else to become a member, you can find more information at cincyhive.org/membership The intro and outro music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Jonathon is the founding member of Walk2Connect (walk2connect.com). He has extensive experience in community outreach, partnership development, communications, social enterprise, and movement building around issues related to walking for whole-health and walkable community education. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 36:25 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. After nearly 2 years of over 3,000 tickets to classes and events sold, The Hive is now moving to a membership based registration. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to sponsor someone else to become a member, you can find more information at cincyhive.org/membership The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie is the founding spiritual leader of Lab/Shul NYC and the creator of Storahtelling, Inc. An Israeli-born Jewish educator, writer, and performance artist, he received his rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 2016. Check out his website (http://amichai.me/) for more information. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 40:30 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. After nearly 2 years of over 3,000 tickets to classes and events sold, The Hive is now moving to a membership based registration. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to sponsor someone else to become a member, you can find more information at cincyhive.org/membership The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Stacy Sims is the founder of City Silence and Mindful Music Moments (citysilence.org). If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 44:30 and then come back later for the conversation. Stacy reads an essay called Bird Rock from "The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have" by Mark Nepo. If you haven't found a way to act in response to Hurricane Harvey, here's one way to be generous- check out what our partners at Common Change are doing: commonchange.com Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups and through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality, and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertising on the podcast, please send emails to troy@cincyhive.org. The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Jeremiah Griswold is the founder and co-owner of White Whale Tattoo and has been tattooing for a decade. He specializes in linework, pointillism, blackwork, and woodcut styles. He holds degrees in Literature and Theology in addition to his art training. Check out White Whale at whitewhaletattoo.com and on Facebook and Instagram. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 35:20 and then come back later for the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming next week. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups and through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality, and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertising on the podcast, please send emails to troy@cincyhive.org. The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Teresa Pasquale Mateus is a trauma therapist, contemplative action advocate, and contemplative practice teacher. She is the co-founder and executive director of The Mystic Soul Project which centers people of color voices and work at the intersections of action, contemplation, and healing. She is author of the books, "Mending Broken: A Personal Journey through the Stages of Trauma & Recovery" and "Sacred Wounds: A Path to Healing From Spiritual Trauma" - books that center on trauma, spirituality and healing. You can learn more about Teresa at www.teresapasqualemateus.com and www.mysticsoulproject.com. Mystic Soul's first conference is this January 11-13th in Chicago. Check out the website for more details and to apply to join! If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 36:00 and then come back later for the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming next week. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups and through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality, and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertising on the podcast, please send emails to troy@cincyhive.org. The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

From the Hive is a contemplative space where meditative practice meets mindful everyday living. This is a mini episode where Rabbi David Burstein discusses holding sacred containers for himself in the context of his own practice. It sits at the tail end of last episode’s conversation with David. If this sparks an interest check out the entire conversation from June 28th or join David in his guided meditation on the Pocket Practice from July 5th.

David Burstein is a Rabbi, experiential educator, and spiritual director of all sorts. A second portion of this interview will be released in subsequent weeks where he discusses holding space within his own personal practice. Check out his website (rabbidavidburstein.com) or contact The Hive to be connected to David. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 29:50 and then come back later for the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming next week. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups and through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality, and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertising on the podcast, please send emails to troy@cincyhive.org. The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Brad Wise is the Executive Director of Bespoken Live (bespokenlive.org) and Chief Creative Officer at Rebel Pilgrim (rebelpilgrim.com). The meditation was recorded live at a Bespoken Live event and can also be found on their podcast, Bespoken Live Podcast. Like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter (#BespokenLive) and Instagram (bespokenlive) to get all the latest news and upcoming events. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 34:23 where the meditation begins and then come back later for the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming next week. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups and through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality, and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertising on the podcast, please send emails to troy@cincyhive.org. The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Micky ScottBey Jones is a justice doula, working with justice leaders, activists and faith communities to sustain their work. Her personal website is mickyscottbeyjones.com and you can find other organizations she's involved with at the following links: thepeoplessupper.org faithmattersnetwork.org evangelicalsforsocialaction.org If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 32:14 where the meditation begins and then come back later for the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming next week. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up a daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups, through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertising on the podcast, please send emails to troy@cincyhive.org. The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Erica Jago is a designer and yoga teacher. After a decade of working in the corporate world as a designer, her yoga practice gave her the courage and clarity to develop a vocation around yoga and wholeness. Her book, Art of Attention, was ranked #1 on Amazon for book design and translated into 5 different languages. You can pre-order her newest book, Angelus, the experiential chakra workbook through the new Indiegogo InDemand shop. Angelus is pioneering a way to spark your home practice with emotionally connected yoga and visually powerful art. https://www.angelusbook.com https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/angelus-experiential-chakra-workbook-yoga-art#/ Erica is hosting a number of upcoming classes and retreats: ANGELUS : Experiential Chakra Workshop 29 April, Cincinnati, Ohio https://www.facebook.com/events/516235842098108/ La Mar Yoga Retreat : Third Chakra Studies 16 - 22 July, Sayulita, Mexico https://www.lamaryogaretreat.com/#invitation Love and Be Loved : Heart Chakra Studies 17 - 23 September, Lago d’Ora, North Italy https://delightyoga.com/studio/retreats/love-and-be-loved We explore with her design, setting a life intention, and the grace it takes to live within the pages of your own life. If you don’t have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 24:22 where the meditation begins and then come back later to the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming at the end of the week. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up a daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups, through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality and more. Check out our website at www.cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertisements, please send emails to troy@cincyhive.org. The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Daniel Rechtschaffen (danielrechtschaffen.com, mindfuleducation.com), is the author of the book, The Way of Mindful Education. Daniel grew up at the epicenter of Western mindfulness where his parents joined Jon Kabat-Zinn in the founding of the Omega Institute. In our discussion, you'll learn how his path evolved from the Omega Institute to psychology to school counselor to his current wellbeing work. If you don’t have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 30:07 where the meditation begins and then come back later to the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up a daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups, through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality and more. Check out our website at www.cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertisements, please send emails to troy@cincyhive.org. The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

Science Mike, or Mike McHargue (findinggodinthewaves.com, asksciencemike.com), is the bestselling author of the book, Finding God in the Waves, host of Ask Science Mike, and co-host of The Liturgists podcast. This conversation took place a week after the election. He hits that sweet spot between science and religion. Listen to how he weaves together his fundamentalist Christian upbringing and what he now calls mystical empiricism. If you don’t have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 22:42 where the meditation begins and then come back later to the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up a daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups, through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality and more. Check out our website at www.cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertisements, please send emails to troy@cincyhive.org. The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.

From the Hive is a contemplative space where meditative practice meets mindful everyday living. Each episode has two parts, a conversation and a guided mediation. We are connecting you to various contemplative teachers, hearing their story, and sharing a meditative practice with them. If you don’t have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 25:40 where the meditation begins and then come back later to the conversation. Maia Duerr (maiaduerr.com) is a cultural anthropologist, writer and longtime meditation practitioner. Maia is a business consultant and a Buddhist, who practices in the Soto Zen lineage of Suzuki Roshi. Troy first encountered her through her work with the Tree of Contemplative Practices (see image attached or http://www.contemplativemind.org/practices/tree), which is discussed in the interview. She lives at the intersection of entrepreneurship and awareness. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up a daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups, through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality and more. Check out our website at www.cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved.If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertisements, please send emails to troy@cincyhive.org. The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.