Sonic Weaving with WHAIA

Episode 20 - Sonic Weaving w/ WHAIAWHAIA calls from the South, a Ngati Kahugnunu manawahine of Aotearoa, known as the ‘land of the long white cloud’.  Her roots, the land and her Aboriginal Grandmother of the Yindjibarndi people forever soaked into her skin.  Drawing from her cultural practices and musical intuition WHAIA coined the term ‘Sonic Weaver’ and formed the ‘Sonic Weaver Sound Sanctuary’ teaching platform sparking a transcendent vocalist, global alchemical performer, First Nations multi-instrumentalist, designer, Creative Cultural Producer and artist, making this woman one powerhouse mama.

The Embodied Sounds Podcast - Episode 19 - The Integration with Will Marsh Will Marsh brings refined melody, imagination and devotion to all facets of his music. He has been performing around the world on sitar and guitar for over two decades. Will has worked with Grammy-winning musicians and producers and has been featured on national T.V. From his roots as a guitarist from northern Michigan to performing Hindustani sitar in Kolkata, Will’s musical journey has been rich and diverse. He believes passionately that music is essential to all of humanity. He holds his MFA in World Music Performance from the California Institute of the Arts and has studied with some of the world’s greatest musicians including Ustad Aashish Khan (eldest son of Ali Akbar Khan), Roshan Bhartiya, Tushar Bhatia and Shakir Khan. Currently, Will resides in the California Bay Area as an active teacher, performer and recording artist. https://www.willmarshmusic.com/ Buy the album on Bandcamp: https://willmarshmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-integration Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0B5BpnnyIDFRBb14GGNeH0?si=SeGkPJf5R22S3IwhgkO0tw Thank you for watching The Embodied Sounds Podcast, please join our growing community: https://embodiedsounds.com/ © 2023 Embodied Sounds, Inc. PBC, a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation. All Rights Reserved

Episode 18 - Listen Deep with Amber Herzog Lyman Amber is a catalyst, poet and recording artist creating immersive, emotional and thought-provoking experiences that bring people closer to each other and the natural world. She is releasing her first full-length album via Embodied Sounds Records on Oct 13th! Be the first to hear it here! Check out her work at: https://amberherzoglyman.com/ Do you enjoy this podcast? Subscribe to our newsletter for more mindful content. https://www.embodiedsounds.com/ © 2023 Embodied Sounds, Inc

Episode 17 - Hear the Call with Boris Lelong Boris Lelong is an anthropologist, composer and speaker with a long history of cultural immersion projects around the world, focusing on how societies live in their natural environment.  In this interview, we learn how he got started on his journey and hear some of his inspiration musically behind projects such as his recently released album, Megaptera, all about the call of the humpback whale. Learn More and Support his work: http://www.borislelong.com/ https://borislelong.bandcamp.com/ Do you enjoy this podcast? Subscribe to our newsletter for more mindful content. © 2022 Embodied Sounds, Inc https://www.embodiedsounds.com/

Learn how sound has played an important role throughout Murray's entire life, and how he got inspired to create MindTravel where he moves people to greater purpose in their lives through music. https://www.mindtravel.com/ Connect with Murray: @murrayhidary and @mindtravelmusic Do you enjoy this podcast? Subscribe to our newsletter for more mindful content. © 2022 Embodied Sounds, LLC https://www.embodiedsounds.com/

Episode 15 - Blue Mind with Wallace J Nichols Dr. Nichols helps people reestablish healthier, more creative and regenerative relationships with themselves, each other and their environment through water, wonder, wellness and wildlife.  In this conversation, we explore the state of "blue mind" which comes from being around or in water.  We learn about his initial inspiration in working with sea turtles and hear about his work with veterans and others recovering from stress, trauma and burn-out in life.  Learn more about J's exciting work at his website: https://www.wallacejnichols.org/ If you enjoy this podcast, please consider making a one-time or repeating donation through our partner Fractured Atlas and receive a tax-deductible receipt: https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/sounds-of-the-ocean Stay in touch and visit us at: https://www.embodiedsounds.com/ © 2022 Embodied Sounds All Rights Reserved.

Episode 14 - The Power of Breath with Inbal Etgar Breathwork guide and facilitator Inbal Etgar lives in Tel Aviv, Israel and helps connect people with the power of their own breath.  Her work is a therapeutic blend of Counseling, Somatic Breathwork, and Sound healing; focusing on resolving emotional pain that lives in the body.  In this episode, we hear more of her personal journey with breathwork as a practice to live a healthy life and receive a guided breathing meditation called Sonoprana, produced in 2020 in collaboration with Joshua Sam Miller on handpan.  This track is available via our Embodied Sounds Bandcamp store as well as through Inbal's website. Learn more about Inbal: https://www.sonoprana.com/ Purchase the track: https://embodiedsounds.bandcamp.com/track/sonoprana Enjoying this Podcast?  Please consider becoming a Patreon of Embodied Sounds to keep this show free of advertising and endorsements. Learn more at: https://www.patreon.com/embodiedsounds​ Embodied Sounds is a mindful music studio, record label and podcast created by Joshua Sam Miller to support our collective wellbeing.  https://www.embodiedsounds.com/ ​© 2022 Embodied Sounds, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Episode 13 - Creative Flow with Jeremy Young Jeremy Young is a composer and improviser of concrète electronic tape music from Montreal, Quebec. He’s a member of the Montreal-based experimental poetry_sound unit Cloud Circuit, alongside writer Deanna Radford, and the electroacoustic modern classical trio Sontag Shogun. His most recent solo LP, Amara, was released in May 2021 on Thirsty Leaves Music. Learn More: https://jeremyyoung.bandcamp.com/album/amaro Enjoying this Podcast?  Please consider becoming a Patreon of Embodied Sounds to keep this show free of advertising and endorsements. Learn more at: https://www.patreon.com/embodiedsounds​ Embodied Sounds is a mindful music studio, record label and podcast created by Joshua Sam Miller to support our collective wellbeing.  https://www.embodiedsounds.com/ ​© 2021 Embodied Sounds, LLC.   All Rights Reserved.

Episode 12 - Music as a Practice with Egemen Sanli Egemen (Ege) is a modern dervish traveling to find his own voice within world music, carrying the flag of his Turkish roots as a musician. Ege plays the sitar alongside other ethnic instruments (shamisen, saz, hang and handpan drums, banjo, flutes) and is able to bring out the mystic and invigorating qualities of all. He utilizes beats, loops and tanpura machines to compliment his joyful improvisations based on traditional Eastern ragas. Ege lives in San Francisco and performs regularly in the Bay Area, he is also a certified Yoga teacher. Learn More: https://egemensanli.com/ Instagram     YouTube    Spotify Enjoying this Podcast?  Please consider becoming a Patreon of Embodied Sounds to keep this show free of advertising and endorsements.  Learn more at: https://www.patreon.com/embodiedsounds Embodied Sounds is a mindful music studio, record label and podcast created by Joshua Sam Miller to support our collective wellbeing. https://www.embodiedsounds.com/ © 2021 Embodied Sounds All Rights Reserved.

Episode 11 - Vocal Resonance with Kavita Kat MacMillan Kavita Kat Macmillan is a musician, yoga instructor, workshop facilitator and creative guide who brings over 20 years of teaching, sharing kirtan & study of nada (sound) yoga to her classes and offerings.  Kavita's 'Open Heart Kirtan' presents traditional mantras in original compositions with Western and Indian influences.  Through her musical offerings, yoga asana classes & ‘Open your Voice ~ Open your Heart’ workshops Kavita guides students towards authentic voice & movement focused on letting go of patterns that get in the way of artistic expression.  Kavita recently released a new single “Take My Hand” featuring vocals by bhakti legend Jai Uttal and her upcoming album “The Beloved Lives Inside” is expected this year.   Kavita facilitates at retreats, workshops, private & group classes & spiritual festivals and is an open, supportive guide for those who wish to explore this path. Learn More: https://openheartkirtan.com/ Enjoying this Podcast?  Please consider becoming a Patreon of Embodied Sounds to keep this show free of advertising and endorsements.  Learn more at: https://www.patreon.com/embodiedsounds​ Embodied Sounds is a mindful music studio, record label and podcast created by Joshua Sam Miller to support our collective wellbeing. https://www.embodiedsounds.com/​ © 2021 Embodied Sounds All Rights Reserved.