Smartphones, apps and devices as designed are addicting. In this episode, Anthony shares his experience as a mentor on an Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme) week-long silent meditation retreat with 47 teens. Through conversations with te

How to be an Anti-Racist: Part 2

Apr 6th, 2022 12m 35s

To create a culture of care we must disrupt and dismantle racism. In this podcast episode, Anthony (Director) responds to three anti-racism reflections:1) Describe a time that I noticed a racist idea within my consciousness. How did I respond?

Gratitude Humanizes Us

Feb 21st, 2022 11m 58s

There is infinite potential for gratitude to change the world. In this story, Anthony (Director) shares his unique journey of piloting an Evolving Minds program for a MOM's Organic Market grocery store. We hear how his negative perception of a

I am human: Anthony's Story

Aug 4th, 2021 12m 31s

It helps to know that you're not alone. Anthony, Director of Evolving Minds, shares his mental health story.

Fostering a Culture of Care for Frontline Workers at MOM's Organic Market

May 4th, 2021 10m 3s

This episode, Anthony announces an incredibly exciting initiative with MOM's Organic Market, Mindful Grocery Stores. The first program of its kind, in the world.

Mindfulness and Climate Change?

Mar 2nd, 2021 14m 27s

This episode, Anthony explores an essential mindfulness theme, Interconnection, through the eyes of a coffee bean, and how our simplest of actions, such as drinking a cup of coffee, or shopping at the grocery story, lead to significant environm

Weeks 48-52: Lessons Learned from Launching a Non-Profit in 2020

Jan 19th, 2021 21m 46s

This episode Anthony shares six lessons learned from launching a non-profit in 2020: 1. Thoughtfully respond 2. Follow every breadcrumb 3. No work on the weekends 4. We are all fundraisers 5. It's a marathon, not a sprint 6. We are a start-up

Weeks 41-47: Keep Going

Jan 19th, 2021 16m 37s

This episode, Anthony talks about the imperfections of fundraising - the stress, internal doubts, reactivity, and provides a window into what it was like launching Evolving Minds' first ever fundraising campaign, Rooted in Resilience (at the ti

Weeks 36 - 40: Remembering How to Be Human

Nov 18th, 2020 14m 51s

As we build, scale and innovate, we often forget about our own mental health. This week, Anthony discusses how he re-prioritizes his mental health day by day.

Week 35: Leading with Self-Awareness

Oct 28th, 2020 16m 37s

“We don’t know where we came from, we don’t know where we’re going, and yet here we are in this moment.” This week, Anthony explores how to be self aware and offers strategies to make self-awareness a habit. He also discusses how he is using th

Weeks 30 - 34: Preventing Burnout

Sep 22nd, 2020 12m 54s

“Whatever you can do to re-prioritize your mental health, I want to encourage you to do so.” This episode Anthony addresses the burnout he’s been experiencing, how to work through it and strategies to prevent burning out.

Week 29: What is at the heart of Oppression?

Jul 24th, 2020 15m 30s

“What are the three greatest challenges you’re facing in this moment?” In this episode, Anthony shares the three greatest challenges that he is going through. He begins by questioning the core of oppression and ends with the lack of deep commun

Week 27th & 28th: Exciting News About Evolving Minds

Jul 21st, 2020 10m 3s

“I love every single day of this journey of creating and building.” This episode celebrates the exciting, new strides Evolving Minds is making. New changes and projects inevitably bring stress, but Anthony recognizes that the team has been over

Weeks 25 & 26: Behind-The-Scenes of a Mindfulness Teacher

Jul 1st, 2020 12m 37s

Ever been curious about the behind-the-scenes of a mindfulness teacher? In this episode, Anthony shares his frustrations with not-so-neighborly birds and their relationship with his blue Yeti microphone. He also spotlights some good news: recei

Week 24: How to be an Anti-Racist

Jun 16th, 2020 22m 38s

A discussion on how to be an anti-racist.

Week 22 & 23

Jun 9th, 2020 17m 55s

**this podcast episode talks about suicide “Everywhere that you go - the grocery store - the gas station - the bus - the people around you, you have no idea what they’re going through. And they may be, it is likely, that you interact with someo

Week 21

May 23rd, 2020 15m 29s

'How can you put mindfulness and wellness videos on a platform of 0 to 60 seconds?'

Week 19 & 20

May 18th, 2020 9m 38s

"What you see online is only 10% of what's really happening in-person"

Week 18

May 4th, 2020 14m 36s

"If you could do one thing, everyday, for the rest of your life, what would it be?"

Week 17

Apr 27th, 2020 16m 7s

"Your mental health is your #1 priority"

Week 16

Apr 20th, 2020 13m 53s

"The more time that I spend online, the less I'm fully focused with everything that I'm doing.."

Week 15

Apr 14th, 2020 5m 44s

'Imagine if we had a different youth mindfulness teacher on our livestream every week.'

Week 14

Apr 7th, 2020 20m 15s

"How can we bring the practice of mindfulness to all of these social and contextual factors... the intersectionality of identities. How do we have these conversations? And how do we do the least amount of harm possible?"