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The New Normal - Lessons from Lockdown
Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald
05/31/20 • 12 min
I don’t believe in letting external realities dictate my inner reality so I worked hard during these dark days to keep mentally resilient and focus on what I had power to change. I resisted the temptation for things to be different to what they were and focused on what I could. What am I good at? How can I bring in some money to keep us afloat? What do people need? Well I know that I am good at music, I know I am good at adapting, I am good at communicating and I have some skills that people might want. So first up and within a matter of days I set up online guitar lessons, vocal coaching, online private gigs all on the Zoom platform and some money started to filter in. This was by no means my dream job or what I saw myself doing but I realised it wasn’t about my ego. It’s firstly about feeding my family and secondly embracing what is and thirdly if I am going to do something I am going to do it the best possible way I can, so I focused on delivering the goods 100% to whoever was good enough to employ my services. And that felt great!
It is such an uncertain time and uncertainty can cause people to be paralysed with fear causing procrastination. You might want to sit and watch the news to stay informed. I can tell you I have not watched the news in over a decade and I still manage to stay informed. The news builds fear and fear is one of the most destructive forces in your life. It becomes a habit and gives you every reason why you can’t do x y and z and if you believe you can’t do it you are absolutely right!! I prefer to strive for the things I want and leave it up for life itself to tell me what I can’t do. But it’s my job to strive not to decide what I can’t do before I have even tried.
It’s not just in live music but in any situation. As we confront the so called “New Norm” we should realise that change itself is the “New Norm”. If you can think outside of the box and take action you will be rewarded. Not just financially but if you can reach out to your wider community they may appreciate it more than you could ever guess. You will learn new things by challenging yourself and that is one of the greatest gifts you can get from any situation.
Something in the human spirit dies when we feel we are in a rut. Adversity is the challenge that when met with open arms becomes the catalyst for growth.
John Butler: Part 2 - Finding Flow
Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald
02/19/19 • 34 min
Welcome back to Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald. This is part two of my interview with the amazing John Butler, and this was a lot of fun. I found John to be a beautiful human being. He really is very honest, generous and funny. He's just got a whole lot of really great insights and I know you're going to absolutely love this episode.
Thanks for tuning in, and being on this journey with us on Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald. We would love you to share this on socials and rate and review it, and I would be eternally grateful if you could tell your friends, share it on socials with any good quotes that you've found in here.
There are a lot of pearls of wisdom in here from John, I can tell you that, for sure. So as they say, without further ado, John Butler.
Here's what we chatted about:
- John’s take on Mental Hygiene for Men
- Manifestation, creating momentum, creativity and ego
- John’s belief in the power of non-religious prayer
- What John wanted to be when he grew up and how he stumbled into music
- How John made a conscious deal with the Earth
- The ebb and flow of success
- Self reflection, belonging, acceptance and love
- Music, improvement and the influence of Hendrix being a conduit for ‘spirit’
- John’s time in India with a famous slide guitarist
Some of our favourite quotes from this John Butler in this episode.
“If I’m allowed to live this very creative life, let it be of service”
“My true idea of success is pay the rent, feed yourself and the people that you love”
“Yes, I have felt many times that I haven’t met my idea of success”
“The journey has been to look at the ego and ask why are you doing this, why do you feel so empty at times...”
“You aim for the mountain and you go within, the mountain is actually inside”
“Through discipline comes freedom”
“I want to get better at my craft only to be a completely, unbridled wild beast in nature. I just want to flow...”
“When I listen to Hendrix, I hear divinity”
“I serve music more than it’s here to serve me or my career’
“The work is not on stage, the work is not actually in the studio the work is in my heart, my mind and spirit...and if my music guides me to that work, that’s the journey for me....my music has always been my teacher”
“Being in the zone is not a technical space, it’s a spiritual space but it comes from discipline...that I’m going to fucking work on my craft”
Links
John Butler Trio podcast (about the latest Album called Home)
https://johnbutlertrio.com/podcast/
John Butler Trio website
Ash Grunwald Website/Show Dates
Find more about Ash's current obsession here - Wim Hoff (The Ice Man)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1ial3Rc7Xg
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Listen to Ash's album 'NOW' here
This was such an uplifting soulful conversation! Hope you enjoy it and would love for you to reach out and start a conversation with us on Instagram here.
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What the Blues means to me and thoughts on Muddy Waters
Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald
06/22/20 • 15 min
In this episode Ash talks about his love of blues music and focusing on Muddy Waters. As part of his self proclaimed blues month in the lead up to his online live blues show.
Tickets available here.
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Medical Marijuana - Sharing Our First Hand Experience
Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald
02/22/20 • 29 min
The resurgence of cannabis as a miraculous healing medicine is a great cause for optimism in the battle against cancer and a system that many of us are losing faith in.
Take your health into your own hands peeps!!! Don’t have blind faith in natural therapies OR conventional medicine.
This is a time to be open minded. The cure might be closer than you think!
This is a very special addition. I shared a video on my socials the other day about our experience with Medical Cannabis and my father in-law. I received an overwhelming response with so many questions so we set up this podcast to answer some of those. This was also a great excuse to finally get my lovely wife Danni on the show!
Medical Disclaimer: This page is for informational purposes only and may not be construed as medical advice. The information is not intended to replace medical advice offered by physicians
Here's what we chatted about:
- How Danni’s Dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 Small Cell Lung cancer and given 3 months to live.
- How his first round of chemotherapy nearly killed him and why it was no longer an option.
- How the 90-day protocol Danni put her Dad on gave him a new lease on life.
- How the medical system works in relation to medical cannabis.
- How Danni and Ash got started with research alternative therapies.
- How Danni brought up the topic of medical cannabis with her father who was quite conservative.
- The cost of alternative treatments involving straight CBD Oil and THC.
- Information on how to find the correct dosage for you
- How CBD and THC work synergistically to fight cancer.
- The importance of transforming your diet.
- Daily practices - using a gratitude journal as a family.
- Exercise and Breathwork - chanting, acupuncture, neuro link, and an amazing local GP.
- How important HOPE is in surviving cancer.
- How we used a high dosage vitamin C and B drip.
- Joe Tippens and dog worm tablets.
- Making your own oil.
Links
Earthbottles Blog - First-hand account of Dannie’s Dad 90 day protocol
Run from the Cure
Youtube – Run From The Cure the story of Rick Simpson (the guy who pretty much found that cannabis could cure all sorts of things including cancer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIzP5pV8ZIY
Joe Tippens Cures Terminal Cancer with Pet Medicine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WxiPf-NEDk
Otis Eyewear
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Follow Ash Grunwald on Instagram here
https://www.instagram.com/ashgrunwald/?hl=en
Ash Grunwald Website/Show Dates
Earth Bottles - use promo code ASHLOVESME
Listen to Ash's album 'NOW' here
This was such an uplifting soulful conversation! Hope you enjoy it and would love for you to reach out and start a conversation with us on Instagram here.
Scott Owen, Sobriety and Spirituality and Hellfest
Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald
02/14/20 • 61 min
Thanks to Otis Eyewear for sponsoring this Episode of Soulful Conversations.
In this Episode Ash talks to Scott Owen the hard rocking bass player from The Living End. They spoke about The Living End's recent tours in Australia and Europe, how music can fulfil the space left by religion, supporting life long heroes The Stray Cats, The Yuga Cycle Theory, living a sober lifestyle after years of drinking and partying hard, and the value of personal growth.
Here's what we chatted about:
- Recent touring with The Living End in Australia and Europe
- Walking the El Camino trail in France
- Hell Fest Metal Festival
- Religious Ceremony and how music can fullfil the space left by religion
- Supporting The Stray Cats in London
- Travelling Egypt and the pyramids
- The Yuga Cycle
- Personal growth and breaking down before you re-grow
- Surf by Day, Jam by Night - Scotty's chapter in the book
- Drinking, partying and touring and playing sharpe
- Living a sober lifestyle and Benjamin-buttoning
- Happiness and Discipline
- Daily Meditation
Some of our favourite quotes from this episode.
"Music has a heirachy of godly things, you can also take the language away from it and it still speaks to people all over the world"
"Prayer and ceremony really do serve a purpose because they are an outlet for things and feelings we have inside of us" "I love channeling things that I've always believed"
"Growth is just a reinvention of cells, that keep dividing and spreading and setting up, so the next thing can come through"
"It was the first time I'd not had a drink in a long time, it was a great trial by fire. It was a good way to just face it all in one foul swoop and throw all of the challenges up and have to overcome them."
" (Sobriety is..) so good for your playing, just being sharpe"
"Meditation is a commitment to sit down and straighten things out...It gives my brain the ability to let things settle, stop wavering around, stop the boat from rocking."
Links
Scott Owen Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/scott.owen/?hl=enThe Living End Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/thelivingendaus/?hl=enOtis Eyewear Discount Code
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Follow Ash Grunwald on Instagram here
https://www.instagram.com/ashgrunwald/?hl=en
Ash Grunwald Website/Show Dates
https://www.ashgrunwald.com/
Earth Bottles - use promo code ASHLOVESME
https://earthbottles.com.au/
Listen to Ash's latest album 'Mojo' here
https://linktr.ee/ashgrunwald
Waterwoman Of Wisdom, Eco Feminist Legend, Lauren Lindsey HIll
Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald
12/05/19 • 61 min
In this Episode Ash talks to Lauren L Hill a world-class Longboarder and writer. Their conversation spans a vast variety of subjects from, Surf Technique, Parenting, Wild nutrition and the Medicinal Healing powers of the Ocean and Sun.
Here's what we chatted about:
- Laurens relationship with Professional Surfing and competition
- Blogging and how Lauren began developing as a writer
- Following your passions and how the ocean and surf has transformed Laurens life
- How growing up in Florida affected her surfing
- The subtleties and technique behind Longboarding
- Improving your longboarding and The science of cross-stepping.
- Byron Bays surf spots, and the Pass being a world-class longboard wave.
- Balancing parenting and surfing and weighing up the decision to have a child
- How we can use to Ocean as a way to relax and decompress from busy lives
- Life hacks and the importance of knowing where your food comes from,
- Immersing yourself in nature and eating wild food
- Parenting
- Self Help and why we need to struggle
- Yoga, Breath and the power of Sunshine
Some of our favorite quotes from this episode.
“The best practice for cross stepping when longboard skateboarding, slacklining is really great for balance and core strength, and slowly moving one foot in front of the other, those are the basics.”
“There has to be discomfort if we're going to stretch ourselves if we're going to move past the inevitable blocks of depression anxiety feeling lost feeling disconnected and sorry to quote Oprah but she says if you want something you've never had you have to do something you've never done and you do and if we're going to keep ourselves healthy we have to get uncomfortable”
“There's a reason why we live here, and the pass is one of them it's one of the best longboarding waves in the world”
“We change physiologically when we enter ocean water, cool water in particular, it slows our heart rate down it changes all these responses in our body's and calms us and we can harness that as a way to decompress from busy lives”.
“We have this huge ocean to dive into and access calm and to be underwater to hold our breath, to literally dive under the surface chop and find literal or metaphorical calm beneath all the chaos”
“I have lived my life around on and underwater on purpose because the beach is the most medicinal, enlightening place for me.”
“just exploring that dance of moving forward and back it's really what longboarding is all about”.
“We really value flexibility both dave and I get time in the water almost every day and that's a real priority for us for each person to have time, be out of mind be out of human space and just be in our body's for a little while”
Links
Lauren Lindnsey King (TheseaKin) Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/theseakin/?hl=enThe Water People Podcast
https://waterpeoplepodcast.com/
Follow Ash Grunwald on Instagram here
https://www.instagram.com/ashgrunwald/?hl=en
Ash Grunwald Website/Show Dates
Earth Bottles - use promo code ASHLOVESME
Listen to Ash's latest album 'Mojo' here
Harry James Angus from the Cat Empire - Vocal technique and the art of allowing
Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald
04/15/19 • 61 min
I’m lucky enough to call Mr Harry James Angus a really good friend, he’s the twin front man of The Cat Empire and a phenomenal solo artist as well. He has done so many amazing things in music and we are so lucky to have him on the show today. Harry really opens up and shares some of his struggles with being in a very popular ‘party band’ where you are expected to ‘put on a show’. He gives us real insight into what that’s really like as well as so much more.
Here's what we chatted about:
- Living in the Northern Rivers and having a place to come home to
- We go into detail about the role of practice as a musician
- Vocal technique and the art of allowing things to flow
- Is there another road and a deeper way to find self expression
- Confidence on stage as a performer vs a truthful performance
- What success means to Harry
- Writing, mixing and cannibalising songs
- Relying on old tricks and learning how to get out of your own way
Some of our favourite quotes from this episode.
“For me, practice the last few years has been all inclusive” its’ been sitting down at the piano, singing and working on my attitude in others things as well”
“You think you have to try so hard to make the music happen and really the deepest and most powerful music is actually effortless” ....and all your effort is just a blockage getting in the way of a river of music that is always way”
“I just feel like we are crying out for performers who can find the ‘still small voice“
“I’ve gotten to this place where I’m unravelled and I’ve got to build myself back up again into something different and even stronger”
Links
Harry James Angus New Album - Struggle with Glory
https://www.harryjamesangus.com.au/strugglewithglory
The Cat Empire
https://thecatempire.com/
The Cat Empire - Stolen Diamonds
https://open.spotify.com/album/5rBBzpcqb4eyNRKbqHOQev
Follow Ash Grunwald on Instagram here
https://www.instagram.com/ashgrunwald/?hl=en
Ash Grunwald Website/Show Dates
https://www.ashgrunwald.com/
Earth Bottles - use promo code ASHLOVESME
https://earthbottles.com.au/
Listen to Ash's album 'NOW' here
NOW by Ash Grunwald
This was such an uplifting soulful conversation! Hope you enjoy it and would love for you to reach out and start a conversation with us on Instagram here.
And as always if you love this chat take a photo or screenshot and share it on socials with your key takaway.
The life changing power of the breath with Joe Knight
Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald
02/16/21 • 44 min
Imagine seeing a giant wave about on top of you but instead of freaking out you laugh, safe in the knowledge that you're done your training and you're going to be fine.
Today on soulfull conversations we have @mrjoeknight of one ocean international.
We discuss Watermanship, Apnea training and the power of the breath to transform your life!
The return of a surfing icon, Brendan 'Margo' Margieson, emerging from the darkness to find healing in ocean.
Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald
01/11/21 • 45 min
Brendan "Margo" Margieson changed surfing forever with his progressive powerful style. He was the first superstar freesurfer. Maining he didn't have to go in comps to be sponsored. He just had to ripp and be Margo. And that he did... he was voted by his peers to be the best surfer in the world at one point.
I want to thank Margo from the bottom of my heart for really opening up in this most Soulful of Conversations. Some of the subjects we cover here we're not the easiest to talk about.
If you know nothing about surfing but have found yourself in a dark place you will get a lot out of this. Thanks again Margz!
To see some amazing Margo turns updated regularly check out @margomargs
Ziggy Alberts: Part 1 - Creating Positive Changes
Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald
03/13/19 • 29 min
Welcome back to Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald. Today I’m chatting with Ziggy Alberts who is just nearing the end of his 34 show tour of Australia and New Zealand. This young dude is just ‘ripping’ at life right now. At just 24 he is an absolute leader for his generation, an amazing songwriter, musician, environmentalist and incredible surfer!
Here's what we chatted about:
- Travelling the world, touring life and reassessing your goals.
- The Value of coming together to listen to live music regardless of your background and having an anchor point of a higher purpose through music.
- Meditation
- Your internal conversation is THE most important thing.
- The evolution of the music industry
- Social media and the multigenerational challenge we face with dependency issues related to social media
Some of our favourite quotes from this Ziggy Alberts in this episode.
“It is a beautiful thing, those mistakes that happen when you are on stage... it makes the whole situation a little more humane and when you relax it becomes this really powerful moment together for myself and the crowd”
“We are faced with one of the most addictive and unregulated pieces of technology that we have access to from a really young age”
“If we can use social media for learning, for connecting people, for addressing issues, if you can do all that, and then click out, we potentially as a generation have the opportunity to address dependency [on our devices]....We can make good of it or let it consume us”
“You can be on stage in front of however many people....but If you don’t have a good internal conversation with yourself or relationships with your family and friends it means nothing.”
Links
Ziggy Alberts Website
https://ziggyalberts.com/
Ziggy Alberts YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8iLtnWhdGPEqv6dgva65Q
Follow Ziggy Alberts on Instagram Here
https://instagram.com/ziggyalberts
Follow Ash Grunwald on Instagram here
https://www.instagram.com/ashgrunwald/?hl=en
Ash Grunwald Website/Show Dates
Earth Bottles - use promo code ASHLOVESME
Listen to Ash's album 'NOW' here
This was such an uplifting soulful conversation! Hope you enjoy it and would love for you to reach out and start a conversation with us on Instagram here.
And as always if you love this chat take a photo or screenshot and share it on socials with your key takaway.
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How many episodes does Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald have?
Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald currently has 29 episodes available.
What topics does Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald cover?
The podcast is about Meditation, Society & Culture, Music, Podcasts, Blues and Philosophy.
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The episode title 'The return of a surfing icon, Brendan 'Margo' Margieson, emerging from the darkness to find healing in ocean.' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald?
The average episode length on Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald is 47 minutes.
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Episodes of Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald are typically released every 19 days.
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The first episode of Soulful Conversations with Ash Grunwald was released on Feb 19, 2019.
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