Stacy Sims is the founder of City Silence and Mindful Music Moments (citysilence.org).
If you don't have time now to listen to everything, feel free to to skip ahead to where the meditation begins at 44:30 and then come back later for the conversation. Stacy reads an essay called Bird Rock from "The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have" by Mark Nepo.
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Troy Bronsink is the founder and director of The Hive - A Center for Contemplation, Art & Action. The Hive is a nonprofit located in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Our secret sauce is outfitting people to take up daily practice through 6-8 week peer to peer groups and through events with luminaries in the Arts, Yoga, Community, Spirituality, and more. Check out our website at cincyhive.org for more info on how to get involved. If you have any recommendations or are interested in advertising on the podcast, please send emails to troy@cincyhive.org.
The music is by Troy Bronsink.
From the Hive is produced by Joey Taylor.