Gravity Lift Podcast

Alyssa Marie Hovde, also know as Åse (ahh-say), is a Seattle Drum & Bass DJ and aspiring producer. She brings an infectiously heartwarming energy wherever she goes, and music is her chosen medium of expressing herself. It all started with piano at a young age, followed by an almost obsessive desire to collect music around the age of 9, and leading up to her finally working up the guts to play live in front of friends in 2017. Her bread and butter is Drum and Bass, but she has a love of all things house and techno. You may have caught her playing at local venues like Rebar, Monkey Loft, Kremwerk, Timbre Room, and Substation, or even bigger events like Cascadia and Emissions. Check out Alyssa Marie (Åse) https://soundcloud.com/alyssamariehovde https://www.facebook.com/alyssamariease/ IG @ase_music_

Brad Thomas and Evan Schmidt are 2 of the 5 minds behind Any Patch Of Grass, a Pacific Northwest micro-festival that is returning for it’s highly-anticipated second year this June 28-30th. Together with co-founders Amanda Kirk, Andrew McKenna, and RJ Lincoln, the APOG team brings their favorite elements of larger festivals such as Electric Forest, What The Festival to an intimate scale, and provides a platform for artists and attendees alike to contribute to the experience. APOG 2019 has doubled it’s guest capacity and musical offerings, and cleared new forest spaces for stages and camping. You don’t want to miss it. For more information check out www.apog.life or find them on your favorite Socials. Website: apog.life Facebook (Private Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/340638369768528 (Public Page): https://www.facebook.com/anypatchofgrass/ Instagram: @anypatchofgrass (https://www.instagram.com/anypatchofgrass/) Mailing List: https://mailchi.mp/8fc8a9f84817/apogmailinglist

Jameson Dill is an event producer, DJ, bartender, and general nightlife aficionado based in Seattle, WA. His foray into nightlife began in 2011 when he started throwing small EDM events in Bellingham, WA. Soon afterwards he began school at WSU and also got his first bar tending position. From then on, he was hooked the bar scene, nightclubs, hospitality industry, and, of course, dance music events. www.skyhighevents.net These days Jameson keeps himself busy bar tending around Seattle and producing events such as No Signal and Sky High, while also maintaining a residency with Studio 4/4. On top of that, he has began exploring the world of Artist Relations, most recently with a position working for Envision Festival in Costa Rica.

Andrew Ragan is passionate about helping humans feel whole, seen, and loved through movement. Andrew 3000 is a 12-Year Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist as well as 200-Hr Rasa Yoga certified Teacher. Since 2011, Yung Andy has been the Owner and Operator of Impact Strength and Performance in Bellevue, WA specializing in teaching people to be in their bodies and hearts more fully through a combination of breath work, functional strength training, and yoga asana. Daddy Fat Lats earned his degree in Psychology from Linfield College. He was an all conference linebacker on the football team. They won a D3 national football championship in 2004 and it was pretty neat. Andrew is a dad and loves his son. He likes to chill and love people. Goimpactstrength.com Soulcenteredstrength.com IG: soulcenteredstrength

Phoseph has erupted on to the Seattle House music scene, with no plans to go ANYWHERE. After relocating from the desert, and settling into PNW life, Andrew aka Phoseph held no punches in bringing his spark to the local community. He has sought to provide opportunities and bolster those around him through the creation of FRIEND ZONE, a channel to spotlight the people who make this scene thrive. Hosted weekly, FRIEND ZONE gives Andrew a consistent venue to support those around him, assisting with the development of their skill, while always making sure to connect his new friends. facebook.com/phoseph IG: @phoseph soundcloud.com/phoseph facebook.com/friendzone206

Corbin Credelle is a certified cannabis connoisseur. Whether it's growing, extracting, smoking, or collecting glass art, only the best will do. As the Director of Extraction for Emerald City Cultivation, he's constantly seeking unique combinations of terpenes and innovative processing techniques, curating the perfect blend of magic touch, distinctive character, and a profound appreciation for great cannabis concentrates. He also has a heart of gold (or green?), which makes him a one-of-a-kind friend. We've shared many great times together, but I really enjoyed getting to know a deeper side of him with this conversation.

Jaderade is a multi-ranged house/tech DJ residing in the northwest corner of the States. You may have caught him orchestrating dance floors up and down the west coast at festivals and nightclubs over the course of the last decade. Currently holding residency with Field Trip (SEA) at Q nightclub, and MIND at LARGE (SEA), which means that if you are in the Seattle area there is a good chance you will see this name pop up on an event often. Facebook.com/jaderadeSEA Soundcloud.com/jaderade-sea Instagram- kingjaderade

Skyler is an entrepreneur, food lover, and an aspiring meditator. His company – OLEO – makes CBD-infused drink mixes for athletes and people living active lifestyles. He lives in West Seattle with his fiancé and cat. www.oleolife.com www.facebook.com/oleolife IG: @oleolife

Michelle Mai Smith is a professional makeup artist and entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience in the film, commercial and fashion industry. She is also co-founder of local charitable arts and music organization Trilogi and owner of Beauty by Michelle Mai"

It's 4/20 this weekend, and what better way to set it off than with Will Hyde, Sr. Subject Matter Expert at Leafly?! Will is a cannabis expert and host of the ‘What Are You Smoking?’ podcast. With over 14 years of industry experience and decades of passionate advocacy, he has developed a prowess for squashing stigmas while furthering the mainstream understanding of cannabis. He’s worked on nearly every level of the cannabis supply chain from budtending and retail sales to wholesale distribution, cultivation, and extraction. As a columnist for Leafly, Will’s 'Avid Dabber' persona highlights his enthusiasm for hash, concentrates, and extraction technology. An artist, DJ, filmmaker, and world traveler, Will is never too far from his next adventure or creative endeavor.

Our guests for the final episode of Season 2 are the power couple Jason Woodill & Virginia Augoustatos, who you may known as Jason Woo & Virginia Prism. These two have been on our podcast radar since the beginning. Jason & I (Jordan) have known each other for several years now, and Virginia recently completely her 200hr Yoga Teacher Training certificate through us (Gravity Lift Yoga). This dynamic duo loves travel, music & art festivals, hiking, acro yoga, and kitty snuggles from their two cats Nero & Yuki. They met in College in Montana, and both work in the entertainment industry in music/visual/performance art (Jason as a visual artist and DJ, Virginia as a performance artist). Aside from performing arts, Virginia engages in a regular yoga practice and a never-ending self-study of mindfulness and connection. Jason enjoys spending time on his Xbox between photography gigs or animation renders. "We’ve endured a long winding path of joy and hardship and through every moment we have done our best to support each other on our individual journeys, whether that be (Virginia) stilt walking as a clown in Tokyo or (Jason) projection mapping an entire warehouse. On top of that we’ve always made a priority to find those little moments of joy and grounding together, no matter what." - Virginia & Woo facebook.com/vaugoustatos instagram.com/colorsofprism www.facebook.com/jasonwoodill instagram.com/photosbyjasonwoo photosbyjasonwoo.com twitter.com/woofoto

Jonathan Cats aka Soon(ish) is a doer. Whether it be travelling the world with friends, DJing events across the city and festivals across the country, or hatching a plan for Seattle's next crazy party - he's always up to something. Living his life by the mantra "If you aren't living life on the edge, you're taking up too much space," you can catch Jonathan all around The Town and beyond creating memories, sharing in laughs, and always working to build others up and ensure a good time wherever he goes. Be sure to catch him and previous guest Subset (Mark Martinez) at Rebar on Sunday, Dec 9th for their Flammable debut!

Come witness the conception of our new "cancellation policy" series: Between The Sheets with Jordan & Antonella. Unfortunately our guests for this week had to cancel last minute, but we still went down to the studio and recorded an episode. We also live streamed it on Facebook for something a little different, so if you already caught that live, make sure to relive the action haha. Here's a link to the questions we asked eachother, which are taken from Tim Terriss' book Tribe of Mentors: http://podcastnotes.org/2017/12/03/the-tim-ferriss-show-tim-answers-the-11-questions-from-tribe-of-mentors/

After a couple week hiatus, season 2 of the Gravity Lift Podcast is back! This time we sat down with our local CycleBar superstars Anna & Meghan. After a years worth of DJ Rides and several Yoga/Cycling collabs, it was time to get this fellow dynamic duo into the podcast studio. And just in time for Thanksgiving! Plus we have another DJ ride coming up this Saturday, Nov 24th at 11am in Redmond Town Center, and we're doing a charity ride with Spin4 to benefit Crohn's and Colitis, something very near and dear to my....intestines? on Dec 1. Bio's: Anna is the studio manager and PNW lead studio manager of 2 Oregon CycleBars. She started out as a CycleStar, but her passion for the brand lead her to the role of the studio manager 4 months after opening. She loves the high energy ride that CYCLEBAR offers and the community of the Redmond CB family. Anna is also a wife and a mother to a sweet 5 year old boy. If she isn’t on the bike she is snuggling and doing outdoor things with her family. She loves to cook and and has a passion for graphic design, beginning to start her own dream of a line of printed T-shirt’s and leisure wear called Homeslice Apparel launching soon with Meghan. Facebook: Anna Wallace Barrett Instagram: @cyclestaranna Meghan has had a passion for health and fitness ever since she was a little girl. She was always active with soccer, playing and coaching volleyball, running, and swimming. Once she graduated from the University of Washington, she decided that she wanted to make fitness her career. She has always had a knack for getting groups together for a workout. Meghan has completed 2 full marathons, multiple half marathons and a triathlon. She has been ACE Group Fitness Certified since 2011, Strong First Level I certified, ACE Core Specialist, TRX functional training certified, Barre Certified, she has her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, and of course CycleBar trained! Meghan LOVES her CycleBar Redmond community and is over joyed with recently being promoted to Master Instructor. When she’s not teaching or working out, she’s hanging with her dog and going to the park. Facebook: Meghan Desmul Instagram: @Megdesfitness

SarahRose is a Mischief Maker. When she's not training her clients in various fitness modalities, she's producing Seattle's Daybreaker events, which are morning parties that start with one hour of yoga/fitness, followed by two hours of dancing, all before the work day even begins. She has been dancing through life since birth, and received her B.A. from the University of Washington in Dance and Philosophy. Her curiosity, thirst for knowledge, and playful outlook on life all influence her teaching style, where she strives for innovative, fun and approachable fitness classes that are derived from her background in dance, yoga, and pilates. Complete The Mission! https://www.daybreaker.com/ https://www.instagram.com/srosebernhardt/

Summer Huntington, MS founded Clubbell Yoga in 2012, and is a Master Trainer for RAD Roller Self Myofascial Release tools, leading educational seminars in best practices for mobility based training. She got her start in Corporate Wellness at BP Cherry Point as an intern in their wellness department, and then spent two years building the Staff and Faculty Wellness program at Western Washington University in graduate school. She worked closely with her mentor Dr. Kathy Knutzen to create a well rounded program, and then wrote a proposal to move it into Human Resources, and it is now an award winning program. After graduate school, she was recruited by Trident Seafoods and worked as a consultant completing 350 fitness assessments and exercise programs for their employees across 7 locations. Currently she trains and manages a team of talented mobility and wellness professionals that help carry out her programming in larger organizations that value meaningful Wellness interventions tailored to fit their company culture. Summer coaches emerging entrepreneurs and wellness professionals to create authentic brands with heart through her signature Flow State of Mind Coaching programs. She leads retreats for personal development, mentors people around the globe and served as the director for Clubbell Yoga [of RMAX International] for 7 years, a leader in Flow Science and performance coaching. She is the founder of Flow State Summit, an annual event bringing together experts in breathwork, yoga, neuroscience and holistic coaching practices. Summer has led her seminars and workshops in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Vancouver, BC, Budapest, London, Brisbane, Madrid and beyond. She has taught at Wanderlust Yoga Festival in Whistler, Victoria Yoga Conference, contributed to Shape Magazine, and writes inspirational articles for multiple online magazines. https://www.facebook.com/summer.huntington.5 https://www.instagram.com/summerhuntington/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/summer-huntington-1700a818

A leader in the community and field of yoga, Abiola Akanni has succeeded at cultivating inclusive wellness spaces that encourage individuals to develop their personal yoga practice. The Nigerian-American wellness entrepreneur is the founder of Yoga by Biola and creator of the body-positive fitness movement, Trap Vinyasa™. Her unique teaching style creates non-judgmental spaces while offering physical and emotional introspection. Akanni is on the cutting edge of the global yoga scene, presenting her workshops at major festivals and conferences throughout the region. Her soulful teachings are redefining the yoga arena as we know it, bridging the gap between yogis and non-yogis while making enlightenment accessible to all. yogabybiola.com IG: yogabybiola Twitter: yogabybiola

No guest this week! We're back home after our last festival of the season; sleepy, but energized to chat about the evolution of our participation within the festival world. Sometimes it’s nice to just check in with each other ;)

From The Realness Podcast to Lifestyle Design Coaching, Conner is dedicated to bringing light-hearted and impactful conversations to the world. https://gettherealness.com/ https://gettherealness.com/podcast IG: @connerwanders

DJ BIO: You can never be completely sure what you’re in for when you see Subset perform - even he isn’t too certain what to expect. Honing his craft in the demanding and eclectic New York City scene, Mark has put down roots in Seattle's thriving world of dance music. He has spent the last 10 years soaking up the musical variety from his experiences to develop his unique and versatile sound. Links: Subset & The Instigators: https://www.facebook.com/groups/instigatorsmountup/ Field Trip: https://www.facebook.com/thatfieldtrip Noise Complaint: https://www.facebook.com/noisecomplaintsea From his weekly and monthly parties to his renegade sets at festivals around the country to massive sets at Holy Ship!, EDC Vegas, HARD Summer, and Burning Man, Subset knows just what to play to set the perfect tone, no matter the setting. Mark has also focused on ingraining himself in the communities he visits, finding every opportunity to promote positive and personal growth. BASSment Saturdays, the legendary bass music weekly Subset hosted and curated at Webster Hall, became a home and a family for electronic music fans all around the Northeast. Some traveled hours to be there every week, not necessarily for the headliners, but for the family and vibes that inhabited that space. Subset has also been an integral member of the Holy Ship! community known as Shipfam. For years, he has thrown countless preparties, afterparties, renegade sets, and meetups. In 2015, HARD recognized his aptitude for curation and event planning, and invited him to curate a stage at all Holy Ship! official preparties. In 2016, HARD recognized the demand that he had built over the last four years and gave him sets on both Holy Ships. In 2018, Subset hosted his own stage on Holy Ship, along with a coveted set on a private island in the Bahamas. 2019 will see Subset bringing his brand Noise Complaint to Holy Ship, along with a massive new project called Subset & The Instigators. Mark continues to broaden his horizons while building a platform for positivity and gratitude oriented at giving back to the community. From hosting an art car at EDC, instigating silliness at Dirtybird Campout, and curating a weekly at Q Nightclub called Field Trip, Subset continues to create experiences around the world.

As a musician, Brian's aim is simple: Tell a story. He's passionate about piano, orchestral composition and DJ’ing. Recently he has begun teaching piano and music theory to kids and other local producers, which he finds to be quite a fulfilling outlet as well. His new EP was just released, featuring 2 original songs, and he is excited to release more music soon. You can find those songs in the Soundcloud Link below: www.soundcloud.com/brianbeckermusic For DJ Sets & DJ Mixes: www.soundcloud.com/bbecksmusic @bbecksmusic

Kindra Nikole is an internationally exhibiting artist based in Seattle. She experiments with photography, prop building, costume creation, and mixed media, drawing on natural settings to create surreal, otherworldly images. Kindra manifests fantastical realities in her images, oftentimes with a hint of dark allure. Her works tend toward vibrant, rich colors and typically feature a solitary figure immersed in nature. As a native to the Pacific Northwest and avid lover of the great outdoors, Kindra's profound admiration of nature is harnessed as a foundation in all of her work. Kindra believes that the mystery and magic of nature is a boundless well of inspiration. Outside her passionate pursuit of art, Kindra enjoys yoga, snowboarding, longboarding, hiking with her dog Ziggy, and reading. IG: kindranikole FB: KindraNikole www.kindranikole.com

Season 2 is here! We're starting things off with Darrius Washington, one of the most iconic names in Seattle's electronic dance music scene. He's been a mentor and friend to both of us, and we couldn't have more love for this beautiful soul. SoundCloud: @djDarrius Facebook: @DarriusMusic Instagram: @DarriusMusic Twitter: @_DARRIUS_ Bio: "The creation of music, or art of any style, will succeed with courage and a great deal of style, so it is without surprise that DARRIUS was vaulted into wide recognition throughout Seattle shortly after he began his music career in 2009. His effectual melodic sets, exalted by his effervescent stage presence, are no doubt a result of his deep passion and dedication to electronic dance music. Focusing first with melody, DARRIUS pours his heart into his music in personal expression, and those who’ve witnessed his performances are plugged into a sensually-captivating experience, coated by his electrically-charged positive attitude at the helm of venues all across Washington. DARRIUS also enjoys a well-deserved understanding as a leading name in Seattle’s skyward-growing dance music arena. He’s been called to open for iconic artists such as Armin van Buuren, Porter Robinson, Mat Zo, Wolfgang Gartner, Bingo Players, Kaskade, Tiesto, Above & Beyond, and many others."

Season 1 Finale! Our final guest of Season 1 of the Gravity Lift Podcast is Drew Martin. Drew is a fellow Seattle DJ who shares very similar tastes as my own, and our paths cross quite often. He has graciously accepted our invitation to DJ at our Wedding Afterparty, along with a star studded list of influencers and taste makers in Seattle. In this episode we delve into Drew's world of career changes, dog adoptions, new passions, and Formula 1 racing. If you keep an eye out, you might find him dressed in all black, lurking backstage at your next USC Massive where he stage manages for the amazing performers. Keep an eye out for Season 2, coming in a couple short months!

Family Podcast Time! You will greatly enjoy our confusion as they teach us internet culture and communication from the Millennial/GenZ world...

This episode is brought to you by Toby's Feed Barn...well, according to Mike at least. We had a blast with these two characters, and I'm sure there will be a part 2 sometime in the future. Mike is a freelance Content Creator, with previous experience at Creative Life and Cody App, and Priya is a Sign Language Interpreter. Mike's Website: www.mikefolden.com Antonella's Cody App/Alo/Alo Moves Breast Implant Journey Video: https://www.facebook.com/alomoves/videos/1561657260614449/

Melissa and Brian have a combined 20+ years in the fitness and wellness industry. Personal training, yoga (of all kinds), health and wellness coaching.... Though their themes and intentions might be similar, they each have a unique approach and style all their own. You can find them teaching Yoga classes and workshops out of Bala Yoga in Kirkland and Fremont, private Personal Training in Capitol Hill and Kirkland, as well as local and exotic Yoga retreats in Leavenworth, Kauai, Mexico and beyond. Summer events: Leavenworth Yoga Retreat: https://www.facebook.com/events/290036011400894/ Fathers Day Poses and Pints: https://www.facebook.com/events/2054034141583848/ Refresh + Renew: Wednesdays in July at Bala Yoga, https://www.facebook.com/events/1678733145513092/ Emerald City Strength: www.emeraldcitystrength.com East Side Acro: www.eastsideacro.com

We switched things up a bit this episode and had a previous guest of ours interview us - Lauren Hruska Round 2! We go way back with Lauren, and I highly recommend listening to Episode 12 for a bit of context on how we know her and why we gave her the reigns this time around. I love how in-depth we were able to go on so many different topics, which is apparent by the 3 hour run time! Maybe you break this one up into several parts, or digest it all at once - your call.

A Canadian and an Aussie walk into a studio...what happens next is nothing less than magic. Jamie & Sarah are profoundly special individuals, and together they created a SuperNovalie. I (Jordan) find myself more and more enthralled by Jamie's presence with every encounter. Maybe it's that captivating accent of his, but he has this glimmer in his eyes, and his catch phrase is "sprinkle magic everywhere". We absolutely adore these two, and were so happy that they came to visit and wanted to do a podcast episode with us. We got a little stoned (thanks to legal marijuana in Washington state, which, side note: walking into a dispensary was a totally new experience for them), and just let the wind take our sails wherever it so desired.

Allen Oh is an entrepreneur born in LA and raised in the Northwest. He founded Bitcoin ASIC hosting, the first public datacenter for Bitcoin miners in the Central Valley and has been organizing and promoting music events for the past 8 years. He has interests in eastern philosophy, Blockchain application and strategy games. Thrive Event with Allen Oh & Gravity Lift: https://www.facebook.com/events/752455078476358/ Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/ohface IG: @a11enoh

Web developer, music creator, dj, cat whisperer, tattoo traveler, extremely good looking.... these are some of the ways to describe Anthony Samaha. From Spokane, he moved to Seattle to work as well as pursue his passion of music in the electronic music scene. It's taken him a few years, but he's finally figured out his own sound. He's djed at clubs all over Seattle, but as of late has been focusing all his attention into producing. With an EP on the way, as well as a few singles slated for release on labels around the word, expect to hear a few Samaha songs coming soon. Besides music you'll find him documenting his ridiculous cat, traveling to a new country once a year, and getting inked up along the way. aSuhmaha dude. ​ https://soundcloud.com/samahaofficial

Our guests for this episode are Loch and Filip, AKA Dimibo. I've known Loch for around 7 years now, and I have an insane amount of respect for the dude. Filip on the other hand....haha just kidding, Fil is an absolute WIZARD on the production end of things, and it was so great to pick the brains of these two up and coming artists. I really believe these two are the next big thing, and I can't wait to see what the future holds for them. Upcoming Show with Seven Lions, AKA SVEN (his psytrance alias) https://www.facebook.com/events/438087016631386/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dimibo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dimibomusic/ Bio: Filip and Loch first met online in 2013 through a shared passion for producing electronic music. Both hailing from the Pacific Northwest, it wasn’t long before they sat down in the studio and started making music together. Their first song, ‘Shangri La,’ won them a trip to Las Vegas to perform at Electric Daisy Carnival as winners of Insomniac’s Discovery Project. However, this early success had to be put on hold. Not completely satisfied with their final product, they spent the next two years honing their production capabilities as well as their overall sound, and it is during this period that they discovered their mutual passion for psytrance. Their performance at a few select festivals followed by a release on the respected Brazilian psy label Alien Records caught the attention of a fellow producer who calls the Northwest home. Sharing a love of psytrance with Seven Lions, they collaborated on a massive remix of Excision’s 2016 dubstep monster ‘The Paradox.’ Deftly blending two seemingly incompatible genres, their Paradox remix immediately grabbed the attention of a wide range of listeners. With multiple tracks slated for upcoming release on Armada Music as well as Iono Music, it's safe to say that Dimibo is just getting started.

Lauren Hruska is a millennial whisperer, certified life coach, and human connection expert. She has been working in the personal growth field since January 2015, graduating from Seattle Life Coach Training, completing The Empowerment Partnership's NLP Practioner Training, and studying nonviolent communication (NVC). Currently she is apprenticing under Erin Merrihew, cetified NVC trainer, after completing Merrihew's Essentials of Compassionate Communication course, and is enrolled in Erin’s six month NVC leadership course. She recently began leading her own Essentials of Compassionate Communication course, and in May she will take the Gottman Institute’s level one certification. Website: www.laurenhruska.com Facebook: Facebook.com/themillennialwhisperer Instagram: @laurenchruska Email: info@laurenhruska.com

Savitri, founder of Heartfull™ Meditation & Lifestyle, and co-founder of Alive & Shine Center, began as a 25 year old praying for truth and understanding for the incomprehensible events of her life. When she was 11 she had a serious head injury, as a teenager she was orphaned with the sudden death of both her parents in a plane crash and a few years later she experienced the murder of her sister. This led to life-threatening illnesses and many near-death experiences. Her sincere desire for truth inspired her to create Heartfull Meditation with heart-focused active techniques. Since 1995, it has become her life’s work to share Heartfull Meditation and the Align & Shine Snack Techniques. The techniques helped her to come alive and shine, blessing her with her beautiful daughter, Zenia. Savitri is the founder and creator of Heartfull™ Meditation & Lifestyle, the co-owner of Alive & Shine Center, and the co-founder of Purna Yoga College. Links: Alive & Shine Center™: http://www.aliveandshinecenter.com/ Heartfull™ Meditation - Journey to Love Workshop with Savitri July 14-15, 2018: http://www.aliveandshinecenter.com/workshops.aspx?options%5Bids%5D=4212&options%5Bsite_id%5D=51 Purna Yoga™ College 200 hour Teacher Training: http://purnayoga.com/

In Episode 10, I (Jordan) sat down with Connor Drazil, AKA Faraday. He had just released a new track, and I'm a big fan of his work, so I had him swing by and chat with me for a bit. The convo got a little whacky, but that's pretty much exactly how I want this podcast to be - free form & fun/random. Enjoy WEBSITE: https://www.iamfaraday.com/ BIO: "Faraday (real name Connor Drazil) has always considered himself a dreamer and a musician. Coining himself as a 'digital composer', Faraday has been performing and writing music for as long as he can remember but it wasn't until his years in college as an engineering student that he fell in love with electronic music. It was only natural that he picked up producing shortly after in order to fulfill his wildest dreams and dedicate himself to his only true passion in life: music. In the short amount of time since dropping out of college to pursue his music career at the beginning of 2015, Faraday has garnered the support of USC Events and a residency at Foundation Nightclub in Seattle along with crossing a quarter of a million total plays on his productions by getting support from major labels such as AiA, EDM.com, Adrenalin Room, and Seattle based Anomaly Music Collective. Faraday has consistently pushed the envelope with his productions and his unique sound and style has landed him shows, support, and respect from the entire West Coast and beyond" UPCOMING GIGS: Yehme2 @ Foundation - April 13 Infected Mushroom @ Foundation - April 20 Devault & Noizu @ Foundation - May 18

Dr Patti Shelton holds a bachelor's degree in neurobiology and a doctorate of medicine (MD), both from University of Washington. She has a variety of yoga and meditation certifications and her book, The Yoga Doctor, was published in 2015. Patti teaches anatomy in yoga teacher trainings and we are thrilled that she will be joining our Gravity Lift yoga school this summer! Patti also teaches yoga and meditation classes in the Seattle area and beyond (including retreats around the world). She has two amazing kids, Isaac (11) and Sophia (8), as well as an amazing husband (Eric). We hope you enjoy this conversation with Patti as much as we did! Website: pattisheltonmd.com Amazon link to her book: https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Doctor-Essential-Pain-Free-Lifelong/dp/0996532900/ Meditation Classes at Salt Mine Arium: www.saltminearium.com/

Molly Brown is an amazingly creative interior designer and dedicated yogi. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with this long time friend and chat for a full hour without the distraction of kids, cell phones, or laundry...a small miracle for two single moms!

Welcome to a special episode of the Gravity Lift Podcast, where we both sit down and chat about the awesomeness that was Dirtybird Campout East Coast! We also snagged interviews with few attendees and a couple key DB players, so check it out. Links to all the related goodness: Dirtybird: https://dirtybirdrecords.com/ Yo Yo Yoga: https://www.yoyoyogaproject.com/ Our DJ Mix from our Yo Yo Yoga class: https://soundcloud.com/start-a-ripple-podcast/dirtybird-campout-east-coast-2018 IG info: @gravitylift @yoyoyogaproject @dirtybirdrecords @dirtybirdcamp

Our guests for this episode of the Gravity Lift Podcast are Kate Swarm & Gordon Ogden. We met these two essentially via social media, but right away we knew there was something special about them...something that transcended far beyond the often-fake world of Instagram. After a couple memorable face-to-face interactions, they invited us to teach an all-immersive experience with Walter Yoga down in Arizona, and it was absolutely AMAZING. We're so excited to have connected with these two stellar individuals and their respective beautiful families. Keep an eye out for more Walter Yoga x Gravity Lift collaborations ;) http://www.walteryoga.com/ http://www.walteryoga.com/teachers/ Below are both Kate & Gordon's bio's: Kate Swarm is an international yoga teacher based out of Oregon, with a passion for creating unique and fully immersive experiences. She has a gift for holding a sacred space of transcendence, while guiding her students to a place of union between mind, body and soul. Over the last 5 years her devotion and excitement to exploring how environment, sensory input, and intention effects a shift in consciousness, has lead her to work beside some of the most gifted artists, musicians and creatives in the wellness movement; including Walter Yoga, for whom she is both a resident yoga instructor and event producer. Kate has taught at numerous yoga and music festivals throughout the Nation, blurring the lines between yoga, movement, meditation, visual engineering, and sound immersion. Although she spends a significant amount of time curating external environmental elements, Kate is even more detail oriented when it comes to exploring her students internal environment of the “self”. She has a warm, peaceful, and grounding presence that gently guides her students to a peak state of integrated body awareness, intelligent and thoughtful movement, and self realization. Besides holding a sacred space of mind-blowing-multidimensional-blissed-out-radical-transformation Kate is a mom and a wife, who loves to dance, laugh, and never takes life too seriously. She started on her yoga journey after suffering through an extremely difficult loss. Yoga was what helped Kate find love, peace, contentment and purpose for her life, it is her greatest joy to give that gift back to the world. Gordon was first introduced to yoga nearly 20 years ago, he immediately recognized the gifts of yoga and has never looked back. In 2014, wanting to deepen his practice, he completed his 200-hour teacher certification with John Salisbury. He has seen the amazing growth,undeniable joy, and freedom that yoga cultivates in one’s life and wants to share that with every student. In addition to being a certified yoga teacher, Gordon teams up with Kate to co-produce extraordinary yoga events with Walter Yoga. He’s been a marketing professional since the mid 1990’s, an avid rock climber, and lives in Phoenix with his wife Holly, and their daughter Willow.

Today's guest is Christian Jackson, a Seattle based lighting designer, programmer, and operator specializing in the world of electronic dance music. His resume includes Lighting Director for Zomboy, Lighting Programmer for Anjunabeats, Technical Director at Q Nightclub, and various roles with USC Events festivals. His Youtube channel has almost 40k subscribers with nearly 5,000,000 views, and has come in clutch for me several times with various CDJ/mixing issues. I had a blast talking with him, so check it out. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdLor-EVzOjOY7OZNXt8eIw

Episode 4 is brought to you by the letter H, for Holidaze. We invited Bailey and Jackson (our kiddo's) to join us on this special Holiday themed podcast, where we discuss our top 10 favorite things about the holidays, plus various other random, side-note tangents. And as always, keep an ear out for some Blue cameos (like the yawn at the very beginning to start us off). We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Antonella takes the hot seat for episode 3, as we get to know a bit more about my Woman Crush Wednesday #wcw. Keep an ear out for Blue, who makes a couple cameo appearances haha

Episode 2 of the Get Lifted Podcast with Gravity Lift. For this round, Antonella interviews Jordan to give the listeners a little backstory on his life. *side note: my "crazy old neighbor" is an awesome mentor who has taught me a ridiculous amount over the past year and a half. Plus he learned trigonometry with 0 higher education, and built himself a geodesic dome...the man's a genius, and I use "crazy old man" as nothing but endearing.

Welcome to the first episode of the Gravity Lift Podcast, with Jordan & Antonella. The podcast series is basically just us talking about random topics that we hope you'll find interesting or entertaining in some way (or not). Sometimes we'll have guests joining us, and other times you'll just have to deal with our nonsensical ramblings...think of it as a sneak peak into our weird brains. More often than not there will be a specific topic to guide the conversation, and the topic for this first episode was...drum roll please...WEED!