From The Hive

Lauren Bille Lauren is a social impact entrepreneur, movement builder, branding and marketing expert, public speaker, activist and facilitator. Before co-founding Cycles + Sex Lauren was a Partner at The Big Quiet (bigquiet.nyc/), a meditation movement of over 20,000 people, that hosted events in places like Summerstage Central Park, Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, the top of the World Trade Center. Prior to her entrepreneurial ventures, she worked with Wagner School of Public Policy, United Nations and lululemon - organizing and building community at the intersection of wellbeing and justice. She currently gives her spare time to progressive political and social organizing and is proudly affiliated with The Arena (thearena.run), Breakout (breakout.today), and Harvard Divinity School (hds.harvard.edu). Follow @cyclesandsex on instagram and go to cyclesandsex.com to learn important and amazing stuff about your body. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where

Jeff Gorman is a songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, and bassist for the touring/recording rock duo Illiterate Light. He was raised in a conventional middle-class evangelical white suburban upbringing before studying history in college, being impacted to Shane Claiborne, and becoming a part of the New Monastic movement after graduating. He spent 2 years running an organic farm and living in social justice + eco-centric intentional Christian community in Harrisonburg VA, while also pursuing music regionally in various bands. At 25, he formed Illiterate Light (name comes from Wilco song - "Theologians") while he continued his commitment to community and farming. He then took a hiatus, joined the Living School with Fr. Richard Rohr, and started touring heavily. He describes his practice as a combination of Centering Prayer and Walking Meditations. He is interested in the role of music in regards to inner life, the enneagram, integral theory, integral art, and living contemplatively in a loud and noisy "career" path

From the Hive is a contemplative space where meditative practice meets mindful everyday living. This is a pocket practice with Leslie Hershberger. If this sparks an interest check out the entire conversation on episode 17.

Leslie Hershberger is a leading teacher of the Enneagram and a skilled facilitator, consultant and coach who's work spans the U.S and Europe. She's on the board of the International Enneagram Association and she's known not only for her unique interventions in team dynamics, but also for her humor and insightful facilitation of Enneagram panels. She's a huge fan of the work of The Hive and is excited to join us for this dive into the Enneagram. Leslie is also one of The Hive's Core Facilitators. Check her out at lesliehershberger.com. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 49:00 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. After nearly 2 years of over 3,000 tickets to classes and events sold, The Hive is now moving to a membership based registration. For $30/

Fr. Richard Rohr is a globally recognized ecumenical teacher bearing witness to the universal awakening within Christian mysticism and the Perennial Tradition. He is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation (cac.org) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fr. Richard’s teaching is grounded in the Franciscan alternative orthodoxy—practices of contemplation and self-emptying, expressing itself in radical compassion, particularly for the socially marginalized. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 32:12 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. After nearly 2 years of over 3,000 tickets to classes and events sold, The Hive is now moving to a membership based registration. For $30/month, a Hive member can atte

In this episode, Troy is interviewed by Joey Taylor, the produce of From the Hive, about holidays, brave space, and interior work in preparation for difficult conversations. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 27:45 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. The Hive has moved to a membership based registration. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to gift a membership, you can find more information at cincyhive.org/membership The music is by Troy Bronsink.

Rome Ntukogu is the Director and Chief Creative Director of Far-I-Rome Productions (fariromeproductions.com), a full scale creative services company, working with companies like Vitamin Water, Uptown Consortium, Chirstian Moerlein, Cincinnati Recreation Commission, Elementz Youth Center and LPK. A big thank you to Benjamin Thomas for his track in the background of the meditation. Check him out: benjaminthomasmusic.com If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 34:40 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. After nearly 2 years of over 3,000 tickets to classes and events sold, The Hive is now moving to a membership based registration. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to sponso

Jonathon is the founding member of Walk2Connect (walk2connect.com). He has extensive experience in community outreach, partnership development, communications, social enterprise, and movement building around issues related to walking for whole-health and walkable community education. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 36:25 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. After nearly 2 years of over 3,000 tickets to classes and events sold, The Hive is now moving to a membership based registration. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to sponsor someone else to become a member, you can find more information at cincyhive.org/membership The music is by Troy Bronsink. From the Hive

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie is the founding spiritual leader of Lab/Shul NYC and the creator of Storahtelling, Inc. An Israeli-born Jewish educator, writer, and performance artist, he received his rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 2016. Check out his website (http://amichai.me/) for more information. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 40:30 and then come back later for the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. After nearly 2 years of over 3,000 tickets to classes and events sold, The Hive is now moving to a membership based registration. For $30/month, a Hive member can attend classes and events. If you're interested in this for yourself or would like to sponsor someone else to become a member, you can find more information at cincyhive.org/me

Stacy Sims is the founder of City Silence and Mindful Music Moments (citysilence.org). If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 44:30 and then come back later for the conversation. Stacy reads an essay called Bird Rock from "The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have" by Mark Nepo. If you haven't found a way to act in response to Hurricane Harvey, here's one way to be generous- check out what our partners at Common Change are doing: commonchange.com Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups and through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality, and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If yo

Jeremiah Griswold is the founder and co-owner of White Whale Tattoo and has been tattooing for a decade. He specializes in linework, pointillism, blackwork, and woodcut styles. He holds degrees in Literature and Theology in addition to his art training. Check out White Whale at whitewhaletattoo.com and on Facebook and Instagram. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 35:20 and then come back later for the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming next week. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups and through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality, and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved.

Teresa Pasquale Mateus is a trauma therapist, contemplative action advocate, and contemplative practice teacher. She is the co-founder and executive director of The Mystic Soul Project which centers people of color voices and work at the intersections of action, contemplation, and healing. She is author of the books, "Mending Broken: A Personal Journey through the Stages of Trauma & Recovery" and "Sacred Wounds: A Path to Healing From Spiritual Trauma" - books that center on trauma, spirituality and healing. You can learn more about Teresa at www.teresapasqualemateus.com and www.mysticsoulproject.com. Mystic Soul's first conference is this January 11-13th in Chicago. Check out the website for more details and to apply to join! If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 36:00 and then come back later for the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming next week. Troy Bronsink is the founder and dir

From the Hive is a contemplative space where meditative practice meets mindful everyday living. This is a mini episode where Rabbi David Burstein discusses holding sacred containers for himself in the context of his own practice. It sits at the tail end of last episode’s conversation with David. If this sparks an interest check out the entire conversation from June 28th or join David in his guided meditation on the Pocket Practice from July 5th.

David Burstein is a Rabbi, experiential educator, and spiritual director of all sorts. A second portion of this interview will be released in subsequent weeks where he discusses holding space within his own personal practice. Check out his website (rabbidavidburstein.com) or contact The Hive to be connected to David. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 29:50 and then come back later for the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming next week. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups and through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality, and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have

Brad Wise is the Executive Director of Bespoken Live (bespokenlive.org) and Chief Creative Officer at Rebel Pilgrim (rebelpilgrim.com). The meditation was recorded live at a Bespoken Live event and can also be found on their podcast, Bespoken Live Podcast. Like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter (#BespokenLive) and Instagram (bespokenlive) to get all the latest news and upcoming events. If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 34:23 where the meditation begins and then come back later for the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming next week. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups and through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality, and more. Check out our

Micky ScottBey Jones is a justice doula, working with justice leaders, activists and faith communities to sustain their work. Her personal website is mickyscottbeyjones.com and you can find other organizations she's involved with at the following links: thepeoplessupper.org faithmattersnetwork.org evangelicalsforsocialaction.org If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 32:14 where the meditation begins and then come back later for the conversation. Don't forget the pocket practice version of this meditation coming next week. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up a daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups, through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If yo

Erica Jago is a designer and yoga teacher. After a decade of working in the corporate world as a designer, her yoga practice gave her the courage and clarity to develop a vocation around yoga and wholeness. Her book, Art of Attention, was ranked #1 on Amazon for book design and translated into 5 different languages. You can pre-order her newest book, Angelus, the experiential chakra workbook through the new Indiegogo InDemand shop. Angelus is pioneering a way to spark your home practice with emotionally connected yoga and visually powerful art. https://www.angelusbook.com https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/angelus-experiential-chakra-workbook-yoga-art#/ Erica is hosting a number of upcoming classes and retreats: ANGELUS : Experiential Chakra Workshop 29 April, Cincinnati, Ohio https://www.facebook.com/events/516235842098108/ La Mar Yoga Retreat : Third Chakra Studies 16 - 22 July, Sayulita, Mexico https://www.lamaryogaretreat.com/#invitation Love and Be Loved : Heart Chakra Studies 17 - 23 Septembe

Daniel Rechtschaffen (danielrechtschaffen.com, mindfuleducation.com), is the author of the book, The Way of Mindful Education. Daniel grew up at the epicenter of Western mindfulness where his parents joined Jon Kabat-Zinn in the founding of the Omega Institute. In our discussion, you'll learn how his path evolved from the Omega Institute to psychology to school counselor to his current wellbeing work. If you don’t have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 30:07 where the meditation begins and then come back later to the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up a daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups, through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality and more. Check out our website at www.cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have

Science Mike, or Mike McHargue (findinggodinthewaves.com, asksciencemike.com), is the bestselling author of the book, Finding God in the Waves, host of Ask Science Mike, and co-host of The Liturgists podcast. This conversation took place a week after the election. He hits that sweet spot between science and religion. Listen to how he weaves together his fundamentalist Christian upbringing and what he now calls mystical empiricism. If you don’t have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 22:42 where the meditation begins and then come back later to the conversation. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up a daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups, through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality and more. Check out our website at www.cincyhive.org for more info on ho

From the Hive is a contemplative space where meditative practice meets mindful everyday living. Each episode has two parts, a conversation and a guided mediation. We are connecting you to various contemplative teachers, hearing their story, and sharing a meditative practice with them. If you don’t have time now to listen to everything, feel free to skip ahead to 25:40 where the meditation begins and then come back later to the conversation. Maia Duerr (maiaduerr.com) is a cultural anthropologist, writer and longtime meditation practitioner. Maia is a business consultant and a Buddhist, who practices in the Soto Zen lineage of Suzuki Roshi. Troy first encountered her through her work with the Tree of Contemplative Practices (see image attached or http://www.contemplativemind.org/practices/tree), which is discussed in the interview. She lives at the intersection of entrepreneurship and awareness. Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is