Untangle, The Podcast From Meditation Studio

Catherine Burns is the Artistic Director for The Moth, the storytelling organization, and the editor of their new book, "All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing the Unknown". Catherine shares why stories have the power to change both the storyteller and the listener--giving us a way to be vulnerable and to connect more deeply with one another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elisha Goldstein is the Co-founder of the Center for Mindful Living in LA. Enjoy this special guided meditation in honor of Earth Day. This simple breath meditation invites you to take a moment to connect to the earth and its many gifts. It also helps you to connect to your own heart and all living things on this planet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Kaufman is the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dance Critic for the Washington Post and author of the book, "The Art of Grace: On Moving Well Through Life". She defines "grace" as a kind of physical, social, and spiritual ease and teaches us how to enact it in our everyday lives, and describes the similarities between grace and mindfulness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Anne Marie Albano is a clinical psychologist, an expert on anxiety and mood disorders, and author of "You and Your Anxious Child: Free Your Child from Fears and Worries and Create a Joyful Family Life." She describes the many different types of anxiety, what triggers it, and why so many people suffer from anxiety disorders today. She shares groundbreaking coping skills for kids, teens, and young adults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily Fletcher interviews Mark Krassner, Founder of Expectful--a platform that introduces meditation to pregnant women and new moms. Mark’s inspiration has been his own mom, who struggled with anxiety during her pregnancy and throughout his childhood. He’s shares how a meditation practice can positively impact both mother and child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travis Barton is a sought-after life coach who shares why it’s important to find your passion and purpose in life. He believes that doing what makes you ‘come alive’ can change you--and the world. He shares why meditation is a key to finding your best self and how it’s helped him personally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Gelles is a New York Times reporter and author of "Mindful Work: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out". He started meditating as an anxious teenager, then spent a semester in India, and has been a sporadic, but devoted, meditator ever since. David is convinced of the power of mindfulness to change us personally and at work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ann Friedman is a journalist, New York Magazine columnist and co-host of a VERY popular podcast Call Your Girlfriend, where she covers politics and pop culture with co-host Aminatou Sow. Ann started meditating last year, using Meditation Studio App, and shares her insights on the hilarious challenges of becoming a ‘good’ meditator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Coleman, mindfulness teacher and author of "Make Peace with Your Mind," shares how mindfulness and compassion can free us from our inner critic--the one that blasts us with messages that "we’re not good enough." Mark shows us, with wisdom and humour, how we can quell that inner voice and stop beating ourselves up--for good! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melli O’Brien is a devoted meditation teacher and practitioner from Australia, known worldwide as Mrs. Mindfulness. Her mission is to help us lead more conscious and connected lives with more peace and purpose. She shares wisdom from her program, The Art of Mindful Living, where she teaches life-changing tools that have the power to transform us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lodro Rinzler, author of "Love Hurts" and co-founder of MNDFL Studios in New York shares the universal nature of heartbreak and how it connects us to one another. Whether we’re experiencing little everyday heartbreaks or the big, crushing heartbreaks, Lodro reminds us that it’s all part of the human experience: it will change--and we’re not alone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily Fletcher, Ziva Meditation founder and Meditation Studio app teacher, shares how meditation helps us to be a more ‘present’ partner in our relationships and--bonus!--gives us a boost in our sex lives too. Spoiler alert? Don’t expect someone else to ‘complete’ you: it all begins with loving and accepting ourselves first. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chrissy Carter, Meditation Studio teacher, offers two favorite meditations from our app Relationship Collection. The first is called Relationship Lessons and reminds us how relationships teach us what we need to learn, especially when they trigger us. The second is called Being Open to Possibility and reminds us that love is always possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashley Turner is a meditation and yoga teacher and psychotherapist. On today's episode, she answers our biggest love questions. How does meditation help us in relationships? How does it help us to be more authentic and vulnerable? To forgive, let go and move on? To have compassion for ourselves and others? This interview is our Valentine’s Day gift to you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jerry Colonna is an executive coach and the founder of Reboot, where he uses the skills that he learned as a venture capitalist to help entrepreneurs. Jerry shares his story, from depression, to Buddhism and meditation, to the programs he now teaches that combine practical skills, radical self inquiry, mindfulness, and conscious leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeffrey Walker is an accomplished executive, author, and philanthropist with an eclectic background in music, finance, and contemplative practices. He shares his passion for bringing mindfulness tools to business, education, and philanthropy and for gathering people together to create solutions to some of the biggest challenges we face today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefanie Goldstein, mother, psychologist and mindfulness teacher, shares this original meditation and short inspirational message created in honor of the Women's March. She inspires us to connect with and lead from our hearts, and reminds us that we can choose how we show up in our lives each and every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek Flanzraich started Greatist, a health media company, just after college and 5 years later has over 10 million users a month. We explore what inspired him to start the company and how he’s navigated some of the trickier challenges. He shares how meditation and taking time off every six months help him to be a calmer, more focused leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Agapi Stassinopoulos, author, inspirational speaker, and adored sister of Arianna Huffington, shares how to be more joyful this year with insights and meditations from her new book, "Wake Up to the Joy of You". She shares heartfelt wisdom on how to let go of what doesn’t work for you and open up to more joyful possibilities with each new day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best selling author and change expert M.J. Ryan shares how to mindfully realize your goals this year. Her book, "Habit Changers", is chock full of ideas on how you can permanently change your negative habits to positive ones to become happier and more successful. She shares simple and actionable strategies to kick-start the new year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices