Speaking of Meditation
Speaking of Meditation — real-life stories of people who meditate. Why they do it, and how it's changed their lives. If you’ve tried meditation and struggled, or you’re practicing and need more inspiration, these stories will encourage and motivate you. Michael Miller is one of the most in-demand Vedic Meditation teachers in the world. Listen as he goes deep with fascinating guests about the game-changing effect of closing your eyes.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Dylan Smith — Living in Rhythm: Where Ayurveda Meets Meditation (LIVE SHOW)
Guest Bio
Dylan Smith is an Ayurvedic practitioner and holistic health educator based in Byron Bay, Australia. Founder of Vital Veda, Dylan shares the principles of Ayurveda through consultations, cou…
Victoria Spicer — Resonance Over Hype: Intuition, Integrity, and the Power of Retreat
About Victoria Spicer
Victoria is a pioneer in wellbeing and travel, and the co-founder of the Global Retreat Company. With a 40-year career spanning high-end PR and conscious business development, sh…
Ahmed Hallajian — Reinvention, Restlessness, and the Clarity to Change Direction
About Ahmed Hallajian
Ahmed Hallajian is a born and bred Londoner working in the entertainment industry. After graduating from the London School of Economics, Ahmed began a career in auditing at the N…
Eddie Stern — Spirit Over Form: Yoga’s Evolution for a Living Tradition
About Eddie Stern
Eddie Stern is a yoga teacher, author, researcher, and community activist based in New York City. A long-time student of Pattabhi Jois, Eddie helped bring Ashtanga Yoga to a global a…
Joh Jarvis — Letting Go, Starting Over, and Teaching Meditation in Prisons
Joh Jarvis — Letting Go, Starting Over, and Teaching Meditation in Prisons
Guest Bio
Joh Jarvis is a former senior executive media producer and journalist with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, …
Marie Farenc – Meditation, Vision Loss & Finding Strength in Stillness
Marie Farenc: Meditation, Vision Loss & Finding Strength in Stillness
Guest Bio
Marie Farenc is a former film translator and voiceover artist whose life took an unexpected turn when she was diagnosed w…
Suzanne Duckett — Why Wellness Needs Less Spin and More Substance
About Suzanne Duckett
Suzanne Duckett has been shaping the wellness and beauty conversation for nearly three decades. As the former Beauty Director of Cosmopolitan and Editor of the Tatler Spa Guide, …
Sophie Dear – How Meditation Helped Me Break the Burnout Cycle
About Sophie Dear
Sophie Dear is a self-worth and relationship coach and a yoga teacher. After working in high-pressure TV production, she experienced severe burnout, insomnia, and anxiety. Seeking ba…
Megha Mohan, BBC Correspondent, Writer — Speaking of Meditation
Today I’m speaking with Megha Mohan.
Megha learned Vedic Meditation in May of 2014.
She is the BBC's first global Gender and Identity Correspondent. She covers issues concerning women's rights, LGBT co…
Tim Spector, Doctor, Writer, Zoe App Founder — Speaking of Meditation
Today I’m talking with Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London. He’s an award-winning scientist and author, with over 1,000 original articles published in some of the …
Sarah Lyall, Journalist — Speaking of Meditation
Today I’m speaking with Sarah Lyall.
Sarah was raised in New York City and lived in London for nearly two decades. She was the London correspondent for the New York Times for 18 years. She continues t…
Phillip Knatchbull, CEO, Film Producer and Distributor — Speaking of Meditation
Today I’m speaking with Philip Knatchbull.
Since 2006, Philip has been CEO of Curzon, the UK’s leading independent film distributor and cinema operator. He had spent the previous ten years running Kna…
Noomi Melchior Natan, Leadership Coach, Podcast Host — Speaking of Meditation
Today I’m speaking with Noomi Melchior Natan.
Noomi is an experienced leadership coach, and host of the Female Inner Power podcast. She learned to meditate in 2008.
For more than 15 years Noomi has coa…
Peter Magnani, Ad Executive, Founder of Beam app — Speaking of Meditation
Today I’m connecting with Peter Magnani.
Peter had a long career as an executive in media and advertising, including senior roles in two “big 5” agencies — Interpublic and Omnicom.
Alongside that succe…
Renée Elliot, Founder of Planet Organic, Speaker, Author — Speaking of Meditation
On today’s pod I’m connecting with Renée Elliot.
In 1995 Renée founded Planet Organic, the UK’s first organic supermarket, and changed the way the UK thinks about food. She challenged conventional ret…
Jesse Peretz, Filmmaker, Producer, Creator — Speaking of Meditation
Jesse Peretz started his artistic career as a musician, playing bass for seminal alternative rock band The Lemonheads and went on to direct music videos for other artists such as Foo Fighters, Jack B…
Lucy Beresford, Author, Psychotherapist, Presenter — Speaking of Meditation
Today I’m in conversation with Lucy Beresford. She’s an author, a psychotherapist, a radio host, and a television presenter. Her TEDx talk “Infidelity: to stay or to go?” has been viewed on You Tube …
India Sehmi, Photographer, Writer, Lifestyle Influencer — Speaking of Meditation
Today I’m speaking with India Sehmi. She learned Vedic Meditation in August of 2019.
India works in the lifestyle influencer space. Until recently, she was with a digital marketing platform that conne…
Richard Stokes, Leadership Coach, Podcast Host — Speaking of Meditation
Today I'm connecting with Richard Stokes. Richard has a background in the intense world of advertising and media. He spent more than 20 years working for global brands and organisations at the board …
Lisa Allardice, Book Reviewer, Editor — Speaking of Meditation
Today I talk with Lisa Allardice. As chief books writer at the Guardian and Observer, Lisa was tasked with reviewing Jillian Lavender’s book Why Meditate? Because it Works. As it turns out, our medit…