In this episode, I interview my good friend Michael Taft. Michael is a meditation teacher, author, and a neuroscience junkie living in the Bay Area.  He is the author of The Mindful Geek and the host of Deconstructing Yourself podcast.  In the last few years, his name, work, and career in the field of meditation have skyrocketed to new heights.

Now typically, one would interview Michael around the topics of meditation and spirituality.  This is an unusual episode in the sense that we don't talk so much about Michael's teachings as much as we look at his life as a spiritual teacher and an entrepreneur.

Michael has created an amazing platform for his offerings and it's often hard to see how much work and hustling goes into creating such a structure.  I explore what it took him to create his platform and make his gifts accessible to the world.  We also look at some of his fascinating life adventures and the risks he took along the way.

And for those of you looking for a dose of spirituality and mediation, rest assured.  The entire episode is colored with that flavor.  And so you get this rare mix of spirituality and hustling in this one episode.

In this episode we cover:

• The hustle of doing your art/craft.
• Doing marketing, running the tech
• Making a career in the world of meditation and how this differs from a typical corporate jobs.
• Structure vs fluidity in life and finding the sweet spot
• How to help people and consent
• The importance of a community
• Dichotomies
  • Chaos vs Structure
  • Individualism vs Collectivism
  • The world of ideas vs embodied feelings
• The benefit of psychological tools and tests on the spiritual path and life in general

Enjoy!

Editing Team:
Jazzwall Sharad
Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Camille Lojewski