
Robert Ellis on present consciousness, getting back to having fun, and perceptions.
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Robert Ellis is a singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who has put out 6 albums both self-released and on New West Records, and having worked on records by Jamestown Revival, White Denim, Khruangbin, Nicole Atkins and others. We chat about the many benefits of mindfulness and being in the present moment, using adversity and tough times to return to having fun creating, parenting and perceptions, sobriety, and just saying f*ck it let's try something new!
Links:
- Robert Ellis
- Niles City Sound
- Sam Harris
- Loch Kelly
- Rabbi Hillel (Hillel the Elder)
- Ep 10 - Joe Pug
- "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" - Robert M. Persig
- Sheryl Crow doc
- "Effortless Mastery" - Kenny Werner
- Cognitive Behavioral Theory
- Tara Brach
- Ep 12 - Leyla McCalla
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All music written, performed, and produced by Aaron Shafer-Haiss.
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