Grant Jones Music, Meditation, and Healing
b'In this episode, Wendy speaks with musician, contemplative, researcher, and activist Grant Jones. Grant is working to develop and implement contemplative and liberatory tools for underserved populations. This conversation covers many topics, including:\\n \\n \\nblending music, psychology, contemplation, and activism;\\n \\nmusic and mindfulness for healing race-based anxiety;\\n \\ncollaborating with Lama Rod Owens, Esperanza Spalding, and others;\\n \\nthe absence of research on black music;\\n \\nmusic medicine vs. music therapy;\\n \\npleasure activism as a form of disruption;\\n \\nbalancing structure and freedom;\\n \\nthe Black Lotus Collective;\\n \\nlinks between psychedelics and meditation;\\n \\npotential benefits and harm of psychedelic treatment, and how race plays in;\\n \\nthe power of music to transcend language and culture;\\n \\nbalancing identity with non-self;\\n \\nand letting go, having fun, and not being too serious.\\nFull show notes and resources'