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Episodes
Dr. Anne Marie Albano - Anxiety Challenges & Coping Skills for Kids, Teens, and Adults
11 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Anne Marie Albano is a clinical psychologist, an expert on anxiety and mood disorders, and author of "You and Your Anxious Child: Free Your Child ...
Mark Krassner - Meditation for Anxiety During Pregnancy and for New Moms
03 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Fletcher interviews Mark Krassner, Founder of Expectful--a platform that introduces meditation to pregnant women and new moms. Mark’s inspir...
Travis Barton - LA Life Coach Asks “What if Happiness Paid the Bills?”
27 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Barton is a sought-after life coach who shares why it’s important to find your passion and purpose in life. He believes that doing what makes...
David Gelles - New York Times Reporter Shares Meditation Story
20 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
David Gelles is a New York Times reporter and author of "Mindful Work: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out". He started meditating...
Ann Friedman - Podcast Celeb Shares Newbie Meditation Experience
13 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ann Friedman is a journalist, New York Magazine columnist and co-host of a VERY popular podcast Call Your Girlfriend, where she covers politics and po...
Mark Coleman - Silencing the Negative Inner Critic
06 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Coleman, mindfulness teacher and author of "Make Peace with Your Mind," shares how mindfulness and compassion can free us from our inner critic--...
Melli O’Brien - Know Yourself Deeply, Live Your Life Fully
27 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Melli O’Brien is a devoted meditation teacher and practitioner from Australia, known worldwide as Mrs. Mindfulness. Her mission is to help us lead m...
Lodro Rinzler - Meditation, Heartbreak, and Resilience
20 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Lodro Rinzler, author of "Love Hurts" and co-founder of MNDFL Studios in New York shares the universal nature of heartbreak and how it connects us to ...
Emily Fletcher - Your Relationship and Sex Questions Answered
14 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Fletcher, Ziva Meditation founder and Meditation Studio app teacher, shares how meditation helps us to be a more ‘present’ partner in our re...
Valentine’s Day - Chrissy Carter - Relationship Meditations
13 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chrissy Carter, Meditation Studio teacher, offers two favorite meditations from our app Relationship Collection. The first is called Relationship Less...
Ashley Turner - Your Love Questions Answered
07 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley Turner is a meditation and yoga teacher and psychotherapist. On today's episode, she answers our biggest love questions. How does meditation he...
Jerry Colonna - Bringing Your Full Human Potential to the Work You Love
31 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jerry Colonna is an executive coach and the founder of Reboot, where he uses the skills that he learned as a venture capitalist to help entrepreneurs....
Jeffrey Walker - Mindfulness Practices in Leadership, Education, and Philanthropy
24 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey Walker is an accomplished executive, author, and philanthropist with an eclectic background in music, finance, and contemplative practices. He...
Stefanie Goldstein - Meditation and Inspiration for Women’s March
19 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Stefanie Goldstein, mother, psychologist and mindfulness teacher, shares this original meditation and short inspirational message created in honor of ...
Derek Flanzraich - Founder of ‘Greatist’ Shares Leadership Story
17 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Derek Flanzraich started Greatist, a health media company, just after college and 5 years later has over 10 million users a month. We explore what ins...
Agapi Stassinopoulos - Finding Joy Each Day
10 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Agapi Stassinopoulos, author, inspirational speaker, and adored sister of Arianna Huffington, shares how to be more joyful this year with insights and...
Encore - M.J. Ryan - Turning Negative Habits Into Positive Ones
03 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Best selling author and change expert M.J. Ryan shares how to mindfully realize your goals this year. Her book, "Habit Changers", is chock full of ide...
Elisha Goldstein - Year-End Message and Open Heart Meditation
26 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Untangle host Patricia Karpas closes 2016 with her top five personal takeaways from a year of interviews. Elisha Goldstein shares a loving-kindness me...
Michaela Haas - Resilience and Surviving Bad Breaks
20 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Michaela Haas is the author of "Bouncing Forward: Transforming Bad Breaks Into Breakthroughs". She explores how we find healing and resilience after m...
Bob Roth - Transcendental Meditation for Under-Served Populations
12 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, Bob Roth, is one of the top transcendental meditation teachers in the country. He discusses the benefits of a d...
Allan Lokos - Surviving A Plane Crash
04 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Allan Lokos, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of "Through The Flames", shares his story of surviving a plane crash on Christmas Day, 2012. He sh...
Joanne Heyman - Meditation For Leaders
29 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Top executive coach Joanne Heyman integrates the practices of mindfulness and “radical self care” into her work with clients. She’s committed to...
Thanksgiving Meditation - Elisha Goldstein - Gratitude and Reflection
24 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Elisha Goldstein shares a meditation from the Meditation Studio App Happiness Collection. He suggests that we spend a few minutes every day reflecting...
Joe DiNardo - Meditation and a Love Story
21 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
First-time author Joe DiNardo shares his courageous journey with his late wife Marcia, from cancer diagnosis through death, as told in his new book, "...
Elisha Goldstein - Meditation Questions Answered
15 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Elisha is back on Untangle answering our listeners' Top Five Questions. Learn how to commit to a meditation practice, how to make big life changes, ho...
Richard Miller - Yoga Nidra Heals Trauma
07 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Richard is the founder of the iRest Program, which uses Yoga Nidra as a transformative practice of deep relaxation and meditative inquiry, and is curr...
Leigh Stein - Depression and Love
01 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Leigh Stein dealt with crushing depression for most of her young adult life. Her memoir, "Land Of Enchantment", chronicles her story of depression and...
Colleen Saidman Yee - Yoga For Life
24 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Colleen is a Yoga teacher, studio owner, model, and the author of the book "Yoga For Life". She shares her heart-felt personal story filled with the ...
Cara Bradley - Mental Strength Training
17 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cara Bradley is a Yoga and mindfulness teacher, mental strength coach, and the author of the book “On The Verge: Wake Up, Show Up, and Shine”. Car...
Amy Baglan - Mindful Dating
10 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Baglan is the founder of Meet Mindful, an online dating site where mindful singles connect with one another to find true love. Amy shares why she ...
Jessica Emich - Restaurant Entrepreneur
03 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Emich, with her triplet sisters, runs a restaurant called Shine in Boulder, Colorado. She leads a hectic life as a chef, restaurateur, author,...
Kristin Neff - Why We Need Self-Compassion
26 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin Neff is the author of "Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself", and is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion. She tea...
Tommy Rosen - Yoga and Meditation for Addiction
20 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy Rosen is the founder of Recovery 2.0, an organization that helps people thrive in recovery from addiction. He shares his pioneering work, his o...
Vicki Saunders - Funding Women Entrepreneurs
13 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Vicki Saunders is an author, speaker, and successful entrepreneur who recently founded SheEO, a global collaboration of entrepreneurs who are creating...
Liz Corwin - Fighter Pilot Turns Yogi
06 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Corwin was a young, adventurous US Navy Fighter Pilot who taught herself yoga and meditation to decompress while on the aircraft carrier. In her ...
Charlie Hartwell - The Business of Mindfulness
29 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Hartwell is a unique businessman who blends his passion for personal transformation and positive impact with his work. He is the operating par...
Pandit Dasa - Urban Monk Shares Story
22 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
After 15 years living as an urban monk in NYC, Pandit Dasa answered the call to bring mindfulness to the masses. Using his experience with meditation ...
Meditation - Mountain Strength
22 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
One of our favorite meditations from Meditation Studio: Mountain Strength, by Elisha Goldstein, is a guided visualization that will inspire you to fee...
Ellie Burrows - Founder of New York's Premiere Meditation Studio
16 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Fletcher interviews Ellie Burrows, the founder of MNDFL, one of the first meditation studios in NYC. Ellie tells the story of her journey from f...
Shanti Medina - Healing From An Abusive Mother
08 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When Shanti was five, she developed her own personal form of meditation to help her deal with an abusive mother and a negative home life. She’s now ...
Nikki Myers - Yoga and 12-Step Addiction Recovery
01 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Nikki calls herself “the poster child for an at-risk life.” She’s a recovering addict and a survivor of sexual trauma and domestic violence. Now...
Jesse Israel - From Record Label to Meditation Entrepreneur
25 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Fletcher interviews Jesse Israel, the founder of Medi Club in NYC. Jesse struggled with depression before realizing that he needed to make some ...
Mark Epstein - Buddhism and Psychotherapy
18 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dina Kaplan, founder of The Path, interviews Mark Epstein, a psychiatrist in NYC. Mark shares his personal story and what inspired him to bring the te...
Jennipher Walters - Fit Bottomed Mom Goes Zen
11 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jenn Walters, founder of Fit Bottomed Girls, explains how mindfulness helped her find a healthier way to be fit and happy. Jenn knew her eating disord...
Judson Brewer - Meditation and Your Brain
05 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Judson Brewer talks about using mindfulness to change addictive behaviors. Judson is an addiction psychiatrist, Director of Research for the Center fo...
Parneet Pal - Lifestyle As Medicine
27 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Harvard-trained physician Parneet Pal discusses her efforts to revolutionize healthcare by looking at prevention and lifestyle as medicine. Parneet us...
Chrissy Carter - Trader Turned Yoga and Meditation Teacher
20 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Chrissy Carter describes her journey from her fast-paced finance job to a new path teaching yoga and meditation. She now teaches yoga in NYC and leads...
Sukhraj Gipple - Kundalini Shares How Meditation Heals
13 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sukhraj Kaur Gipple grew up in a family of addiction, until kundalini yoga opened her up to a whole new view of the world. Through music, mantras, and...
Ariel Garten - Muse Founder on Meditation and Science
06 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Fletcher interviews Ariel Garten, founder of Muse. Muse is a brain-sensing headband that can give you accurate, real-time feedback on what’s h...
Shamash Alidina - Mindfulness For Dummies
30 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Fletcher sits down with Shamash Alidina, one of the UK’s leading mindfulness teachers, and the author of "Mindfulness for Dummies". Shamash ta...
Koshin and Chodo - Zen Monks Tell All
23 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Koshin Paley Ellison and Chodo Campbell, two Zen Buddhist practitioners in Manhattan, talk about what led them to their meditation practice, their wor...
James Fox - Meditation in Prisons
16 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
James Fox is the founder of the Prison Yoga Project, an organization that teaches yoga and meditation inside prisons. He works with prisoners who've b...
Michael Apollo - Getting Started with Meditation
09 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Apollo talks about Buddhism, mindfulness at work, and how to get started with your own meditation practice. Michael is an educator at the Univ...
Latham Thomas - Meditation for Fertility and Pregnancy
02 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Fletcher sits down with Latham Thomas to talk about meditation, pregnancy, and how new moms can be more mindful and compassionate to themselves....
Wendy Stern - Healing Grief
25 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Wendy Stern talks about how meditation helped her to overcome her grief after losing her first child at just nine months old. Wendy is the Executive D...
Rebecca Dreyfus and Elena Brower - Filmmaker and Yogi Connect
18 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Fletcher sits down with Rebecca Dreyfus and Elena Brower to talk about their film project, "On Meditation". In the series, Rebecca and Elena con...
Alexa Silvaggio - Young Yogi and Anorexia
11 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Alexa Silvaggio talks about her struggles with anorexia and how meditation and yoga helped her transition to a happier, healthier life. She is a yoga ...
Sharon Salzberg - Overcoming Personal Suffering
04 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Fletcher sits down with Sharon Salzberg. Sharon tells her personal story and talks about the power of meditation, including how she used meditat...
Daniella R - Healing from Depression
28 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Fletcher interviews Daniella, a former student of hers. Daniella struggled with depression, thyroid issues, and a number of other mental and phy...
George Mumford - Mindfulness and Athletes
21 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
George Mumford talks about his book, "The Mindful Athlete", mindfulness, and passing on his lessons of meditation to the next generation of young bask...
Julie Campilio - Fifth Graders with Anxiety
15 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Campilio is joined by two of her students, Tessa and Catherine, who are here to talk about the power that yoga has in helping young kids deal wi...
Elisha Goldstein - Uncovering Happiness
07 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D., talks about using meditation to find happiness, reduce stress, and regulate the emotional ups and downs that many of us strug...
Cathi Peterson - Meditation to Survive Cancer Treatment
29 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cathi Peterson speaks with Emily Fletcher to share her story: what it felt like to be diagnosed with cancer, and how she used meditation to help her m...
Lodro Rinzler - Buddhism for Love and Heartbreak
23 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Lodro Rinzler sat down with Emily Fletcher to share his story. Lodro is a practitioner and teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and the founder o...
Amy Kurtz - Overcoming Illness with Meditation
16 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
At the age of 25, Amy Kurtz was hit with a “perfect storm” of health issues: celiac disease, thyroid disorder, parasite infections--and worse. Med...
Susan Piver - Open Heart Meditation
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Piver, is the best-selling author of "How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life" and eight other books on meditation and Buddhism. The experienced m...
Dan Harris - ABC News Reporter Overcomes Anxiety
02 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Harris is an ABC News Anchor and the author of "10% Happier" and his latest book, "Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics." He’s funny and honest, and ...
Stephen Batchelor - Meditation and the Skeptical Buddhist
26 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Batchelor is a contemporary Buddhist teacher and author, best known for his agnostic and controversial approach to Buddhism. He's known as a s...
Lisa Wimberger - When Lightning Strikes
26 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
At the age of 15, Lisa Wimberger suffered a trauma that changed her life. After years of blackouts and seizures, Lisa combined meditation and neurosci...
Dina Kaplan - Founder of PATH Overcomes Anxiety
19 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In 2014, Dina Kaplan took a hiatus from her type-a, workaholic life to travel the world. When she came back, she launched The Path: a startup that br...
Lois Shannon - Mom Shares Her OCD Story
19 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Despite a successful career as a high-powered executive--holding jobs with Bain & Company and Apple--Lois Shannon always felt that something was m...
Justin Kaliszewski - My First Silent Retreat
10 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A self-labeled former meat-head and amateur cage fighter, Justin Kaliszewski attended his first Vipassana, a ten-day silent retreat, last summer. In t...
Emily Fletcher - Broadway Actress Turned Meditation Teacher
10 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The talented and creative Emily Fletcher is a former Broadway actress who began suffering from insomnia, anxiety, and graying hair at the age of 26. A...