The Steve Grives Podcast, Season 4: Midweek Meditation

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Season 4 (Spring/Summer 2022): Steve discusses his Choralnet blog, and his struggles and successes with his mindfulness and meditation practice. A light-hearted look at self-help and transformation. New episodes every other Wednesday. Hosted by Steve Gri

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    Meditation talk: Shepherd University October 4, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 17:55


    I spoke with Shepherd University music students about meditation and wellness, and led a short sitting meditation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-grives/support

    It's OK to be OK

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 7:43


    A short talk encouraging us to recognize and celebrate the moments in our lives when we feel good. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-grives/support

    For when the world is too much

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 7:54


    A short, centering meditation for when you are experiencing overwhelming feelings. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-grives/support

    Walking Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 14:40


    A talk about walking while meditating and meditating while walking with my friend Iris Derke. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-grives/support

    Happy New Year!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 20:34


    The podcast is back! In this talk, Steve gives his take on the year, when we should be working and when we should be resting. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steve-grives/support

    Midweek Meditation: The End

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 10:02


    The final episode of the podcast. Just a short goodbye. Thank you all for listening.

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    Midweek Meditation: I'm bad at this

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 11:29


    A talk. A Mid-term assessment of my meditation practice.

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    Midweek Meditation: Begin Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 20:04


    A meditation in tandem with a blogpost on Choralnet.

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    Midweek Meditation: Fall is in the air

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 7:09


    Before moving on to Winter, take a few moments to appreciate Fall.

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    Midweek Meditation:Awareness of Sounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 6:00


    Start or end your day with this short meditation on sounds and hearing.

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    Midweek Meditation: Impermanence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 12:57


    A short meditation on impermanence. We are all building sandcastles.

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    Midweek Meditation: Here, Alive, Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 10:39


    A short, guided meditation. Take a few minutes and just BE. Here. Alive. Breathing.

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    Midweek Meditation: Five Minutes to Focus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 18:25


    Steve shares a short guided meditation, "Five Minutes to Focus" applicable to choral rehearsals.

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    Midweek Meditation with Jaclyn Normandie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 26:41


    Steve is joined by the multi-faceted musician-yoga instructor-author Jaclyn Normandie to talk about the intersection of wellness and the music profession. Jaclyn is the author of “The Mindful Musician.”

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    Midweek Meditation: the Inner Critic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 26:01


    Steve talks a bit about his "Inner Critic" and offers a few ways to relate to this voice. The episode works in conjunction with a blogpost (choralnet.org/blog).

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    Midweek Meditation: Starting a Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 15:31


    This week, I talk briefly about how I started and where I am in my meditation practice.

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    Midweek Meditation: Letting go of Perfectionism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 28:30


    The first episode of the Midweek Meditation podcast series. Steve discusses the purpose of the podcast, and comments on his first blogpost on Choralnet.

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    Making Connections: Podcast Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 17:36


    A long goodbye and thank you as I wrap up this iteration of the podcast. Thank you all for listening, for engaging with the show, and for making this past year slightly more bearable.

    The Bagel Summit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 48:43


    We talk about Bagels with our panel of experts, Anthony Henderson and Natalie Friedman. Also available on YouTube.

    Making Connections: Tim Tharaldson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 56:46


    I catch up with conductor/composer Tim Tharaldson about music, the people and places that connect us, and about our mutual love of the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.

    Choral Singing in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 29:24


    This episode, I am joined by the creative and production team of the documentary series, "Choral Singing in America." Jerry Blackstone, Brian Gaukel, and Matt Workman discuss the genesis of the project, their individual roles in the production of the series, and the relevance of their film at this particular moment in history. Information about the project can be found on the Choral Singing in America Facebook page, or at their website http://choralsinging.org  

    A Visit from Santa Claus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 14:28


    Audio from the Visit from Santa Episode. Santa reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas" at the 8 minute mark. Video of the conversation on my YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/8lcr80mnlP4

    Holiday Traditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 50:33


    In a special bonus episode, I talk with my friends Frank Albinder, Emily Cain, and Danny Williams about their unique Holiday Traditions and read a few blurbs from our past guests and podcast supporters. Happy Holidays!

    Season 2 Finale, with Paul Adelstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 34:07


    In the finale to Season 2, I catch up with my Bowdoin College classmate, actor Paul Adelstein. We talk about his career, some insights on acting, and try our best to piece together what we remember about each other from college.

    The Liturgical Calendar: Advent - Epiphany with Fr. Stephen Lahey

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 38:56


    Father Steve returns to the podcast to talk us through the upcoming season Advent - Epiphany, some more Saints' days, and some unique seasonal traditions.

    Talking About Christmas Music, with David von Kampen and Kurt Knecht

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 52:57


    I sat down with two composer/conductor/musicians, David von Kampen and Kurt Knecht and asked their expert opinions on popular Christmas songs.  They have opinions.  

    Uber Driving During a Global Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 35:04


    Re-publishing this episode from Season 1, where I discuss being an uber driver during a pandemic. Unfortunately, the situation has gotten worse since this episode premiered in August.

    Putting it Together, the Personal and the Professional

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 22:37


    In this episode, I put together my personal and professional stories, and talk about how they interacted throughout my life, and some lessons I've learned along the way.

    Marathon-iversary, with Amanda Bumgarner

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 35:38


    On the one-year anniversary of my marathon finish, I talk with Amanda Bumgarner, ACDA Publications Editor and member of my “squad” about life, running, and finding balance.

    Running Buddies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 47:07


    In this interview from Season 1, I talk with my running buddies Iris Derke, Alexa Doebele, and Melissa Hayes about their journeys as runners. Co-hosted by Bill Fenrich.

    Nostalgic Holiday Specials We Know...and Love?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 35:25


    My kids, Madeline and Matthew, join the show to discuss their favorite, and not so favorite, Holiday Television Specials.

    Dear Mom: A Small Step Towards Healing and Wholeness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 41:27


    In this episode, I expand on a recent Facebook post about my family, and the broken relationship I have with my mother. I wrote her a letter, and hopefully took a step towards healing.

    “All the Hallowed Holidays,” with Father Stephen Lahey

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 38:28


    Fr. Stephen Lahey returns to the podcast to discuss the history and meaning of Halloween, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day - and so much more.

    "A Life in the Creative Arts," Texas A&M - Commerce Honors Colloquium

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 48:30


    A transcript of my lecture to the Texas A&M - Commerce Honors Colloquium. I talk about my journey in the creative arts, and the lessons I learned along the way. Thanks to Dr. Raymond Green (Lynbrook HS 1987), Dean of the Honors College, for the invitation to speak to his students.

    “Living Abroad,” with Amy Beck Turner

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 36:11


    My best friend from Bowdoin, Amy Beck Turner, talks about living abroad in Viterbo, Italy. It's a slice of la dolce vita.

    “How Are You Doing?” with Aaron and Ashley Ragsdale

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 41:40


    Aaron and Ashley Ragsdale are a typical couple from Brookings, SD. They have jobs, two kids, and are trying their best to navigate the uncharted waters of life during Coronavirus. The Ragsdales talk about what's been working for them and their family during this time.

    “Hearing in Color: Elevating and Celebrating Black Voices in Music,” with LaRob Payton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 29:34


    Chicago musician LaRob Payton joins the show to talk about his initiative “Hearing in Color” and how his organization elevates and celebrates Black voices in music.

    “Politics and Religion,” with Fr. Stephen Lahey

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 39:45


    Priest and Historian, Father Lahey joins the show to talk about these “unprecedented times” and offers some tips for surviving the next month. Steve reads some Maine humor, and Fr. Steve reads the “worst poem in the history of the English language.”

    “Doing it All: Building a Multi-Pronged Career in Music,” with Steve Wallace

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 37:00


    Steve Wallace (DePaul 2013) talks about his career in the arts as a singer-composer-filmmaker-producer and how he connects and defies musical genres.

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    “Choral Quarantine,” with Matt Oltman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 45:10


    Singer/Conductor, Matt Oltman joins the podcast to talk of his recent quarantine experiences in Taiwan and Mexico, and how he's making his job at Shenandoah Conservatory work in the COVID-19 era.

    “Cooking your Culture,” with Joan Conlon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 29:31


    Joan Conlon is a guest on the podcast to talk about Italian cooking, preserving the old recipes, and connecting to your heritage through food.

    “Cross-Cultural Connections,” with David Gier

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 24:24


    David Gier, Music Director of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, discusses the role of the orchestra as a tool of connection, and some of the ways the SDSO engages with their community.

    “Connecting with Feelings,” with Frank Albinder

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 40:48


    Frank Albinder joins us to talk about his career with Chanticleer and his take on interpersonal male relationships. He helps us answer the question, “Why do men show affection by being mean to one another?”

    “Making Connections,” with Tim Sharp

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 25:14


    Tim Sharp joins me to discuss his work as Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association, and how he lives and works to make connections with intentionality.

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