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EPISODE · Jul 1, 2015 · 34 MIN

#10: ‘There Was Erykah Badu Playing’, with guest Lauren Ash

from Open Ended · host Cher Vincent and James T. Green

This week, our special guest is Lauren Ash, creative director of Black Girl in Om. We discuss how she created a community of spiritual goddesses using yoga, defending ourselves from technology anxiety, and finding inner peace through close friendships and self-care. In the aftershow, we discuss new music from Stephen Bruner aka Thundercat, the writings of Laura Helen Winn, and a mouth-watering quinoa breakfast dish. Sponsors Basecamp: When you use Basecamp to run projects, people know what to do, people know where things are, and you stay on top of everything all the time. Thanks to the Chicago Podcast Cooperative for hooking up our sponsorships, you can learn more at ChicagoPodcastCoop.com. Like what you hear? Give a one time donation at openended.fm/donate or support us starting at a dollar a month on Patreon at patreon.com/openended. Intro Janelle Monae - Yoga; 2015 Conversation Notes The Studio of James T. Green Karaoke at Cafe Mustache Lauren Ash Yoga West Lafayette, IN Anxiety Triggers Black Girl in Om Instagram Tumblr Twitter Facebook Social Media Anxiety Coach.me Plus Size Yoga Yoga Stretches Airplane Mask Instructions Open Call: The Aftershow Lauren Quinoa Scramble Cher Thundercat’s new EP: The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam - “Them Changes” James The newsletter of Laura Helen Winn. Subscribe here and view the archive.

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This week, our special guest is Lauren Ash, creative director of Black Girl in Om. We discuss how she created a community of spiritual goddesses using yoga, defending ourselves from technology anxiety, and finding inner peace through close friendships and self-care. In the aftershow, we discuss new music from Stephen Bruner aka Thundercat, the writings of Laura Helen Winn, and a mouth-watering quinoa breakfast dish.

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