Welcome to the Mindful Steward podcast! Join us on a journey of exploration as we delve into the cross-sections between mindfulness, entrepreneurship, and creativity. We’ll be having conversations with some of the most inspiring minds of our time to gain insight into how they approach their work and life. Through these conversations, we’ll uncover the common threads that connect mindfulness, entrepreneurship, and creativity and how we can use them in our own daily lives. For more information ...
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Optimizing Life For Authenticity & A Resilient Mindset - Chatting With Brooke & Chris
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In this episode of The Mindful Steward Podcast, Brooke and I sat down for a catch-up over zoom with one of my best friends from back home, Christoper Michael Evans. Chris is a cinematographer, director, and producer who is currently best known for his work directing music videos for artists without household names. Between Chris, myself as a market…
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Studying Ayahuasca, The Art Of Surrender, And Identifying Purpose With Paula Rayo
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In this episode, my friend Paula Rayo and I dive into the story of how she found herself researching Ayahuasca in the jungle of South America, what she learned, and what it all led to. Paula has experience leading a lab team of consciousness, neurofeedback, and VR researchers, aiming to better understand the connection between the complexities of o…
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Our creative power lies in attention and focus. In this short mindset shift, I discuss the creative power we have in the world, and how every ounce of this comes from our ability to narrow our attention toward the goals we want achieve. In a world filled that constantly provides us with more and more distractions, it is often difficult to see this …
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The Porn Crisis & Modern Masculinity With Chris Evans
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This episode has been a long time coming. Needless to say, we live in a highly digital era. In the modern day, many of us have access to any form of content our heart desires. This limitless access, includes porn, and those accessing it includes men and women from a wide range of ages. Many researchers estimate that most boys as young as 12 are wat…
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The COVID Chronicles: Chris Evans On Being Your Authentic Self & The Good News About Quarantine.
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This episode serves both as a catch-up with my good friend Chris Evans, as well as the first of hopefully not too many (so we can go back outside) episodes in my new "COVID Chronicles" podcast episode series. As a freelance videographer, I first started the conversation by asking Chris for a little storyline about how the coronavirus pandemic is ef…
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With COVID 19 (coronavirus) impacting the lives of people around the world, I felt called to record a few thoughts around the current situation many of us are facing on a daily basis for the time being. With constant uncertainty on the horizon, this is by far the most unique situation many of us have ever faced, including those of us who are older …
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Augustto Javier On The Sharing Economy, The Esoteric, And Accessing Your Intuitive Power.
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In this episode, I had an incredible conversation with my new and good friend Augustto Javier. Augustto is well known in both the mindfulness and movement community throughout Toronto for his work with Mindset Brain Gym where he has taught and hosted a wide range of meditation and community events. More recently he has launched an incredibly popula…
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How Mindfulness Is Helping Brands Boost Culture, Performance & Mental Health With Kayla Kozan.
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Kayla Kozan is the Founder & CEO of Peak Wellness. With over 250 hours of formal training from U of T, Google’s SIY Leadership Institute and Mindfulness Without Borders, Kayla left her day job to make mindfulness meditation more accessible for the working professional.Peak Wellness develops impactful corporate mindfulness training. Peak focuses on …
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Sean Grabowski Discussing Mindfulness & The Process Of Self Work On The Naked & Wandering Podcast.
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This episode is a repost from the Naked and Wandering Podcast where I was a recent guest. The Naked and Wandering podcast is hosted by renowned yoga personality and international trainer Lauren Rudick. In this episode Lauren and I get down to the brass tax of why I ventured into mindfulness and what I have discovered along the way. I had the chance…
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Startup Founder & Psychedelics Advocate Tyler Bryden On Burning Man & The Technological Future.
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In this episode of The Mindful Steward Podcast I finally had the opportunity to interview a great friend of mine, Tyler Bryden. I first met Tyler when I joined his marketing Agency SixFive.co several years ago. Since that time, although I’ve changed jobs, Tyler and I have become great friends and have shared a ton of great conversation. With intere…
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In this episode, I explain the true purpose of meditation: focus. When I ask most people out there about meditation I find that most of the time I receive very similar responses. These responses typically relate to the fact that they are unable to clear their mind and meditation simply did not work for them. The concept that meditation in and of it…
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In This episode I share my experience in expanding my personal comfort zone in one of the areas that held me back most: shyness. For a lot of years, shyness kept me from trying new things, making new friends and going for challenges that I truly wanted to overcome. With that being said, through many efforts to rid myself of this difficulty it is al…
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Andrew Wyton On Living Out Your Passion, How To Think Freely & Humanitarian Work In S. Sudan.
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Andrew Wyton has been one of my closest friends for over a decade. Growing up nearby the local ski club, we crossed paths as local kids spending every waking minute of our free time thinking about, or actually snowboarding. Since that time a lot has changed, but from day one, Andy has always been one of the most freethinking creatives I know. He op…
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Jordan Candlish On Morning Routines, Spiritual Resilience And The Benefits Of Meditative Practice.
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Jordan Candlish is a mindfulness ambassador, a fulfilment coach and a free thinker. Currently located in Toronto, he works with Mindset Brain Gym, one of Canadas leading meditation centres to educate and inform companies, groups & individuals about how to meditate and the scientific benefits of the age-old practice. In his personal business, he coa…
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Over the last three years, mindfulness and meditation have ranked in the top three most quickly growing search terms on Google. There are many reasons for this, but the obvious one is that this phenomenon is real. Even more real is the research-based evidence backing its benefits. With that being said, it's less than coincidental that this trend is…
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Dale Stephenson is a freethinker, an adventurer and a professional designer currently residing on the west coast of Canada in Vancouver. Ever since becoming great friends with both Dale and his brother Matt, I've always sensed a rare energy when spending time with both of these lads. It's something I can only describe using the simple term, presenc…
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In this episode, I caught up with Sirena Abalian, host and creator of the consciously sassy podcast. Our conversation covers all things conscious living: from sustainability and biohacking to her reasons for choosing a plant-based diet. Here in Toronto Sirena is an active member of the mindfulness community, hosting a series of events in and around…
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In this episode I had the chance to catch up with Quinn Welychka, an old friend of mine from my hometown, London, Ontario. Quinn is the founder of bCLUTCH clothing, a lifestyle and activewear brand designing premium products that almost exclusively sell on a limited release basis. Growing his brand rapidly, Quinn has been able to capitalize and sta…
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Andrew Derayeh On The Pursuit Of Professional Athletics, Entrepreneurship & Diligence.
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In this episode, I sit down with Andrew Derayeh, a co-founder of Threads Of Dreams, a clothing brand location in Toronto, Canada with a dedication to the message of personal development and pursuing your passions. Following high school, Andrew moved to the U.S. where he received a scholarship for soccer, eventually facing a crossroads between playi…
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In this episode, I had the chance to sit down and chat with Michelle Pound, a meditation and mindfulness consultant, reiki practitioner, yoga instructor and health coach. Michelle works with companies to cultivate and maintain good mental health and thriving work environments through meditation and mindfulness. We discussed the benefits of having a…
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Free Mindfulness Ebook + Guided Meditation + Journal Prompts Download | TheMindfulSteward.com
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Hey everyone. If you are hearing or seeing this there is a high chance you are a subscriber already, so thanks in advance. This episode is just a simple mention of the new resources package that is now available for all email subscribers at TheMindfulSteward.com. My plan is to update this library of content regularly by sending our new guided medit…
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Ross Cameron On Beneficial Meditation, Holistic Wellness And Practical Yet Effective Nutrition.
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In this episode, I caught up with my friend Ross Cameron who is both an experienced meditation practitioner and a holistic nutritionist. He has honed his meditation knowledge through teaching, coaching and several training programs while having also recently graduated from IHN for holistic nutrition and wellness. In this episode, we dive into sever…
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As modest as this guy might be, Adam is a highly renowned creative who currently works as a DP(director of photography)living in Toronto, Ontario. As a cinematographer, he possesses a unique approach to the aesthetic of visual imagery and seems to have an incredible eye for visually pleasing angles, lighting and perspectives. Though we both come fr…
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In this episode, I decided to give some context into my personal journey through and into mindfulness. It's a topic I've dipped my toes in for years, but there was a certain point where I finally opened my mind to the possible benefits of this type of practice and awareness. I outline the process I went through to develop this interest as well as h…
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Rob O'Kruk, Founder Of Digital Nomads Forum On Remote Work, Deep Mindfulness & Fasting.
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Robbie O'Kruk is a digital nomad currently living on the island of Bali, a home base from which he runs several online businesses. Most recently, Rob has established himself as a well respected Mindfulness teacher, managing and directing the Mindful Nomads Retreat, a week-long program where students learn about remote & online entrepreneurship, med…
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Pat Wiltse, Founder Of SelfActual.com On Writing, Psilocybin Mushrooms, Cancer & Depression.
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In this episode, I had the chance to catch up with my good friend Patrick Wiltse, a well-esteemed author known mostly for his website that went viral in early 2016. Since that time he has become a well-established publication writer, publishing top quality content across the web. Currently, the majority of his content is found within the specialize…
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Mindset Coach Brooke Alexander On Practical Spirituality, Taking Ownership & Personal Growth.
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In this episode my new friend Brooke and I record a conversation on our journeys into the world of personal development. We end up discussing what brought us there, what we found in the endless sea of growth content, and how we apply this advice in a practical and effective manner. Brooke is a mindset & life coach by trade who helps people achieve …
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I've known Kody since the year when I first started skiing, before ditching the twin planks for a snowboard over 15 years ago. Shortly after that time, I became absolutely consumed by the sport, spending almost every moment of my time either boarding or thinking about boarding. Coincidentally, a lot of my friends at the time were the exact same way…
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In this episode my friend Chris and I had the chance to rant about one of our favourite topics, technology and the overstimulation it creates in our mental patterns and behaviours. In specific, we dive into our view of how modern dating is impacted by smartphones, dating apps, and hookup culture, a topic we've recently collaborated on for a hopeful…
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When she was 23, Ashley launched her former yoga studio Zen Muskoka and hasn't had the chance to look back since. She is now involved in a collection of retreats and organizations operating across the continent and has run Muskoka Yoga Festival for two consecutive years alongside her co-founder. In this episode she talks about her personal practice…
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Yoga Entrepreneur Lauren Rudick On Personal Growth, Social Media & Minimalism.
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I first met Lauren a few years ago while we were both living in the same town in Costa Rica. She was actually my neighbour and over the course of the winter, eventually became really great friends myself and each of the friends I was living and travelling with. Over the past four years, Lauren has become a world-renowned yoga instructor, running te…
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Shannon Kamins, Owner Of Booch Organic Kombucha On Gut Health, Fermentation & Entrepreneurship.
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Shannon Kamins is a successful young entrepreneur running a thriving business out of London, Ontario. In just a few short years her business has exploded from a small rental office to being sold at over 400 grocery stores and restaurants across the province. With her unique expertise on gut health, fermentation and a modern look at wellness, she ha…
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Rodrigo Rangel: Olympic Training, Living Simply & Not Giving A F#@% What People Think.
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Rodrigo is easily one of the most self-aware people I have ever met. He see and interacts with the world from a very unique perspective, and it's always interesting to hear how that perspective is evolving. Aside from his previous career as a production manager in Toronto, he is now moving to Alberta to train for the olympics as a cross country ski…
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I first met Max several years ago at a snowboarding event where he attempted the first double cork ever done in Ontario. Since that time he rose to the pinnacle of the sport, competing on the world stage as a professional. After several serious head injuries he was unfortunately forced to leave snowboarding, eventually coming to music where he now …
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Lauren Saunders On Business Coaching, Entrepreneurship & The Law Of Attraction.
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For my first episode I was lucky enough to be joined by Lauren Saunders, a local Toronto(for now) business coach helping entrepreneurial women launch thriving online businesses while simultaneously mastering their mindset.https://themindfulsteward.com/lauren-saunders-mindful-steward-podcast/Από τον Sean Grabowski
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