Podcasts about beautiful dust specks

Light is everything. We see because of light. We get energy from light. Daytime would not be daytime without light. The Sun is the fuel for life, but it took sometime for the Universe to evolution into these wonderful crucibles of stellar light and stellar nucleosynthesis that the twinkles in the sky are today. We just experienced daylight saving time so let us take a moment to appreciate light and all of the wonder it floods our lives with each day. It is the vision and the energy that fuel this creative world. You are stellar dust machines, energized by starlight. So enjoy the ride you Beautiful Dust Specks. Click to view: show page on Awesound

Alex Hofeldt is a high school biology and astronomy science teacher, tennis coach, is a registered yoga instructor, and the host of the Beautiful Dust Specks podcast. He loves the idea of how things spread via podcasts.

Alex Hofeldt is a science teacher, podcaster, yoga & mobility instructor, fitness coach and nutrition enthusiast.  In his podcast, Beautiful Dust Specks, Alex shows the world the wonder and motivation in Science. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/185 In this episode, Alex discusses: -The process of starting his podcast after years of putting it off. -How the beginning is always the toughest part, but once you start, you never know what can happen. -Some of the fears that still creep into his thought processes and the way that he gets through them. -The sometimes difficult-to-balance tightrope of being happy with the “tribe” that you already have and wanting to grow it exponentially. -How he is attempting to stop using the word “failure.” -His experience of running a marathon this year. -How you know the outcome if you quit -Neuroplasticity and how it relates to creativity. -The idea of choosing to be in a more positive mindset and at the same time down-regulating negative emotions.   Quotes: “My biggest fear in life is squandering gifts and wasting time.” “Nothing is ever going to be perfect.  Perfect is an unattainable thing.” “Embrace the chaos.” “Your first challenge is to start.  Just start going down some road of the infinite possibilities that it is that’s you and see where it takes you.” “Fitness, health, wellness, mind, body, creativity – they’re choices.  You just have to open the book.” Links mentioned: Beautiful Dust Specks Podcast Connect with Alex: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter

Freestyle Fridays is going to be a new segment added to Beautiful Dust Specks. Each week I am going to ask my listeners to send me a little MP3 recording outlining three words of their choosing. Three words I will then rift off of. I will then listen to the words right for the first time on air and with them I will blend them into a five minute science-connection-motivational flow. Click to view: show page on Awesound

Alex Hofeldt shared an awe-inspiring image of deep outer space from the Hubble Telescope with his class, intending to say just a few words about it. His inspired talk consumed the entire class period, greeted by enthusiastic applause from his students. In that moment, he realized he had a gift, a passion and a message to share. Today he hosts his podcast, Beautiful Dust Specks, and has set his sights on becoming a motivational speaker.

Alex Hofeldt is host of the inspirational science podcast, Beautiful Dust Specks. Alex is a science teacher, tennis coach, yoga and crossfit instructor, and today we discuss his podcast, his own journey, and his two rescue dogs, Cosmo and Hubble. We also touch upon topics he’s discussed, such as whale poop and carbon! If you want to learn more about Alex Hofeldt and Beautiful Dust Specks, go to our show notes at http://www.thisispawprint.com/58. Resources Website http://beautifuldustspecks.com Alex’s Facebook https://www.facebook.com/alex.hofeldt.3?ref=br_rs Beautiful Dust Specks https://www.facebook.com/beautifuldustspecks/ Yobility https://www.facebook.com/yobility/ Alex’s episode 11, when he discusses whale poop http://beautifuldustspecks.com/podcast/e11 Cool article on the “Power of Whale Poop” from Robert Krulwich, co-host of the Radiolab podcast http://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2014/04/03/298778615/the-power-of-poop-a-whale-story Calvin and Hobbes is the beloved cartoon series by Bill Watterson Website http://www.calvinandhobbes.com The “Screamed the Dust Speck” cartoon that Alex mentioned http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1993/10/14 The four podcasts I mentioned at the beginning of the show Pawcast: Friends of the Animals Baton Rouge http://friendsoftheanimalsbr.org Sleep with Me http://www.sleepwithmepodcast.com The God Zone Show http://godzoneshow.com Alter Ego http://bealterego.com If you want the two free bonus dog-training resources from Irith Bloom, positive reinforcement dog trainer, go to http://thisispawprint.com/ask. Irith can be found at http://www.thesophisticateddog.com/ All of Pawprint's music is composed by Luke Gartner-Brereton. Luke is a musician based in Australia, and he composes a wide variety of songs and musical loops http://vanillagroovestudios.com http://soundcloud.com/luke-gartnerbrereton If you want to learn more about Nancy and Harold, go to our About Us page at http://thisispawprint.com/about or listen to our introductory podcast episode, "Fifty Puppies and a Podcast." http://thisispawprint.com/000 Pawprint (or Paw Print) is a weekly podcast dedicated to animal rescue, adoption, and the heroes who make it happen. Volunteer, walk, adopt, or foster a dog, cat, rabbit, or other wonderful pet through your local shelter, humane society, SPCA, pound, and animal control. Stop abuse, and help increase animal protection, welfare, and rights.  http://thisispawprint.com http://animalrescuepodcast.com

Alex Hofeldt is a high school science teacher from Illinois and is the creator and host of Beautiful Dust Specks, a podcast designed to show the world the wonder and motivation in Science. Listen to Part 1 here! In this episode, Alex discusses: -How spending money on the podcast helped to motivate him to keep doing it. -The value that can come from scaring yourself a little bit every day. -How like a cell, you adapt to the situation you find yourself in, and how the people around you can oftentimes bring you down. -How creative people can resonate with each other because they realize how we need to help lift each other up. -The importance of holding onto the people that do resonate with what you are attempting to do, and ignoring the haters. -How 28/30 students can be completely enthralled with what he is teaching, but he will only be paying attention to the one or two that aren't paying attention. -How his most "astounding fact" is how the deeper and deeper you go into science, the more you see how EVERYTHING is connected. Alex's Final Push will inspire you to move inch by inch and remain DYNAMIC!   Quotes: "There's no greater time to be creative.  Period." "For me the fear of not doing it outweighed the fear of doing it." "I think regrets have some power that you can muster and you can wield it for good if you don't let it bog you down." "Just do it wholeheartedly. Whatever it is you're going to do in life, just dive into it." "Scare yourself.  Try to do something every day that's just a little freaky." "If you move inch by inch, increment by increment, moment for moment towards a goal, you are moving.  You are dynamic." "You have infinite possibilities, no matter what anyone tells you.  These cells that make up me, Michael Jordan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, are all the same cells, just put in different environments.  So go find your environment.  Seek it out.  Search for it vehemently.  Aggressively go after the things that make you smile."   Links mentioned: Hubble Ultra Deep Field Image Are You a Miracle?  On the Probability of Your Being Born (Huffington Post) The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God by Carl Sagan The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance by Steven Kotler We Are Here: The Pale Blue Dot (YouTube) The Most Astounding Fact - Neil deGrasse Tyson (YouTube) Connect with Alex: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter

Alex Hofeldt is a high school science teacher from Illinois and is the creator and host of Beautiful Dust Specks, a podcast designed to show the world the wonder and motivation in Science. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/alexhofeldt In this episode, Alex discusses: -How he became interested in podcasts and podcasting. -Some of the fears that held him back from initially starting "Beautiful Dust Specks." -The students that really encouraged him to create the podcast. -How one of his missions is to be a better teacher than his bad teachers growing up. -How the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Image inspired him to go on a rant which led to a yearly speech he makes in his school. -The inspiration that comes from being his kids favorite teacher. -Trying your hardest to ignore the haters and embrace the lovers. -How humans are the only creature in the animal kingdom to have creativity. -Flow state and the science behind it. -How everyone has their creative muse or their creative bug, even if it differs from "traditional" art forms.   Quotes: "The older and older I get, the more and more I dig it, so I just decided to throw that out into the ether and see what goes down." "I just got out of my own way finally." "I want science to be a part of people's lives and maybe I'm a conduit for it." "Part of being a human is running with whatever creative experience you want to get through.  If something speaks to you, make it happen." "One of the best things about being a human is creativity." "I think that everyone has their Muse if they're willing to look for it." "What singularity are you going to start?  What are you going to kick into motion just to see what happens?"   Links mentioned: Hubble Ultra Deep Field Image Are You a Miracle?  On the Probability of Your Being Born (Huffington Post) The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God by Carl Sagan The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance by Steven Kotler We Are Here: The Pale Blue Dot (YouTube) The Most Astounding Fact - Neil deGrasse Tyson (YouTube) Connect with Alex: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter

I want you guys to use this episode in a mindful way. First, listen to the episode and enjoy the information. Second, turn it off and close your eyes (when you can) and let the information fill you up with a mindful wonder. Third, open your eyes and enjoy all the things you and today can bring to our world. Enjoy the ride you Beautiful Dust Specks. Click to view: show page on Awesound