Ten Laws with East Forest

HELD was recorded in 2016, in a period of big change, personal mourning, and struggle. I wanted something simple and intimate. I wanted to climb into the music and feel held. I recorded it on a Charles Walter upright piano in my living room in Portland, Oregon. It was the first piano I ever bought. My dog Kaya is on several of the songs, doing her thing in the background. She used to sleep while I...

Marisa Radha Weppner, MA, SEP, is an author, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and teacher blending eastern spirituality with western psychology. She's taught yoga since 2002, specializing in Yoga Psychology, Bhakti Yoga, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and meditation. She also works as a Ketamine Assisted Therapist at Boise Ketamine Clinic. Her book Vinyasa Yoga Made Simple: 27 days of Self Discovery and...

I met Rhys several years ago when we went on a friend backpacking trip in Southern Utah. I had plenty of time sitting around the fire and the waterfront to listen to him recount his terrible personal experience with Lyme disease. He found himself on the edge of despair and was reaching a true crisis. With nowhere left to turn, he considered ending his run on the planet. But after an unexpectedly p...

Go behind the scenes with East Forest as he tells the stories behind the songs from the new album, The Invitation, As We Gathered. EXPERIENCE THE NEW ALBUM: https://too.fm/ryqbo7d   E A S T   F O R E S T - ON TOUR NOW LIVE - https://eastforest.org/tickets Upcoming, 12 AUG 2026 - Hellissandur - Snæfellsnes Peninsula 18 NOV 2026 - Lisboa - São Luiz Teatro Municipal 24 NOV 2026 - München - Ampere 18...

Marisa Radha Weppner, is a versatile teacher, author, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner who bridges the gap between Eastern spirituality and Western psychology. Based in Boise, Idaho, at her studio Sage and the Boise Ketamine Clinic, she specializes in yoga psychology, psychedelic therapy, and community organizing through projects like Treefort Music Fest’s Yogafort. Known for her authentic an...

Marisa Radha Weppner, is a versatile teacher, author, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner who bridges the gap between Eastern spirituality and Western psychology. Based in Boise, Idaho, at her studio Sage and the Boise Ketamine Clinic, she specializes in yoga psychology, psychedelic therapy, and community organizing through projects like Treefort Music Fest’s Yogafort. Known for her authentic an...

Marisa Radha Weppner, MA, SEP, is an author, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and teacher blending eastern spirituality with western psychology. She's taught yoga since 2002, specializing in Yoga Psychology, Bhakti Yoga, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and meditation. She also works as a Ketamine Assisted Therapist at Boise Ketamine Clinic. Her book Vinyasa Yoga Made Simple: 27 days of Self Discovery and...

Parvati Markus is the author of There is No Other (HarperOne, 2025), Dying to Know (Mandala, 2024) Whisper in the Heart: The Ongoing Presence of Neem Karoli Baba (Mandala, 2022) and Love Everyone: The Transcendent Wisdom of Neem Karoli Baba Told Through the Stories of the Westerners Whose Lives He Transformed (HarperOne, 2015). With Radha Baum, she is the co-author of a children’s book, Isabella C...

"For years, Jens Kuross operated in the shadows of the music industry—a talented session musician and songwriter in Los Angeles who eventually retreated to Idaho to become a cabinet maker, convinced that his personal music was destined to remain unheard. Sidelined by the scene and dropped by his management, Kuross believed his musical chapter was closed. The catalyst for his return, and the subseq...

East Forest unpacks the recent U.S. tour in the Northeast and Midwest and gives a behind the scenes look at the mechanics of live music touring. Also he answers the A&Q comments and questions from the tour, along with sharing a improvisation from one of the live show, and it features the voice of Bayo Akomolafe ( https://www.bayoakomolafe.net/ )   E A S T   F O R E S T LIVE - https://eastforest.or...

East Forest discusses the anatomy of his guided meditation approach, as well as some stories from the road on the recent Australia tour. And we can't wait to be on the road with you starting now!  Get your ticket now for the NE and Midwest of the US.  E A S T   F O R E S T LIVE - https://eastforest.org/tickets Upcoming, 06 NOV Kingston, NY 07 NOV Washington, DC 08 NOV Springfield, MA 09 NOV Brookl...

In 2016, Shane's interest in psychedelics led to a sold-out 111-city tour, documented in Psychonautics: A Comic's Exploration of Psychedelics . This evolved into a visually immersive comedy experience created with 20 artists and VJ Michael Strauss, launching as a residency at Area15 in Las Vegas in 2022, followed by a 170-city tour in 2023. His latest project, TRIPS , is a two-part psychedelic com...

A BTS look into "Knowing (with a Capital K)" the latest guided meditation by East Forest, as well as the full original recording of the background music "Old Dream" from Lovingly. Knowing (with a Capital K) STREAM https://too.fm/vmbjvyl   EAST FOREST - https://eastforest.org I can't wait to be on the road with you starting in two short weeks!  Get your ticket now from Australia to N. Cali, to the...

East Forest and Marisa Radha Weppner get into a variety of current events to riff on, including, AI Sora, peak content and a lack of shared truth, the rise and fall of Ketamine clinics, Navigating political fireballs like the National Guard in Portland or the trials of Gaza, and much more... EAST FOREST - https://eastforest.org MARISA RADHA WEPPNER - https://marisarahdaweppner.com I can't wait to...

East shares stories and background to the new releases, "My Sweet Lord" and "Seedling" and connects the dots to how we can fortify our inner world.   New Song! - "My Sweet Lord" w/Anadi - LISTEN: https://onerpm.link/my_sweet_lord "Seedling (Live at Columbus Museum of Art)" releases everywhere Sept 19th 2025! w/Jesse Cale and hOm   E A S T   F O R E S T LIVE - https://eastforest.org/tickets Upcomin...

East Forest and Radha return after long pause to share the latest and greatest including a story, or real time realization about an occurrence in 2005 involving Sigur Ros, Trump Tower, and sitting by a fountain that foretold the future. https://marisaradhaweppner.com New Song! - "My Sweet Lord" w/Anadi - LISTEN: https://onerpm.link/my_sweet_lord   E A S T   F O R E S T LIVE - https://eastforest.or...

This guided meditation features new music from a private ceremony recorded in NE Canada near Algonquin Park.   New tour dates added as well - Spirit Rock 10/19 and Ventura, CA coming right up on 9/14!  Grab a ticket ! Check out this full music recording and the forthcoming full " Algonquin Ceremony" exclusively on the Council on Patreon ( https://patreon.com/eastforest ).  The complete version of...

Enjoy this live improvisational recording from the recent East Forest tour. This song is a rendition of "Dive In" that flows into a recording by Ram Dass with a simple and effective method for dealing with chaotic times via the power of our perspective. More info at ramdass.org at eastforest.org .  Thank you!! E A S T   F O R E S T LIVE - https://eastforest.org/tickets Upcoming, 12 SEP Santa Monic...

Please enjoy this sample from a recently released live performance during Psychedelic Science 2025; the full recording is available on the East Forest Council on Patreon . (check it out for free) This week you can catch EF live in Nashville (8/7/25), Atlanta (8/8), Asheville (8/9), Saxapahaw (8/10), and also at the Ram Dass Legacy Retreat in Boone, NC right after that.  Plus, for our California fa...

It's time we share our voices and be the witness.  East Forest discusses the current state of affairs, and with a call to action as shared witness to the happenings, the fire burning our house.  And with a new guided meditation to help you self-resource and connect with your inner light and strength - if you'd like to skip ahead to the meditation, jump to the 30-minute mark in the podcast. Find yo...

Can we share our stories of personal insight and struggle in order to inspire positive change?  What does it mean to react with precision and grace?  This week, East is solo and shares his process and struggles. ______________________________________ E A S T   F O R E S T LIVE - https://eastforest.org/tickets Upcoming, Columbus Art Museum (ensemble improv) 3/21/25  Treefort Music Fest 3/26/25 Esal...

Marisa Radha Weppner is a mom, author, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, DJ, teacher, minister, psychedelic therapist, community organizer, life coach, podcaster, and entrepreneur.  https://www.marisaradhaweppner.com/ ______________________________________ E A S T   F O R E S T LIVE - https://eastforest.org/tickets Upcoming, Columbus Art Museum (ensemble improv) 3/21/25,  Treefort Music Fest 3/26...

Leor has previously worked at the Centre for Psychedelic Research, Imperial College London, under the mentorship of Prof. Robin Carhart-Harris and Prof. David Nutt, in the midst of a so-called psychedelic revolution, supporting the foundational work of a re-emerging research field. RIPPLES is creating and researching collective transformational practices for peacebuilding, sacred activism, collect...

East lays out the creation and tribulations in making and releasing his new six-hour journey guidance album, "Lovingly: A Soundtrack For The Psychedelic Practitioner, vol. III." LISTEN TO THE NEW MUSIC! - LOVINGLY STREAM: https://too.fm/0rqedbo _________________________________________ ***ALBUM RELEASE EVENT - LIVE IN NYC ON FEB 14TH 2025! Catch the "Lovingly" album release show with East Forest l...

Please receive this guided meditation with original music in the background that gives a glimpse into my forthcoming release "Lovingly: A Soundtrack For The Psychedelic Practitioner, vol. III" dropping on Valentine's Day 2025.  May this meditation give you a little break to find center and strength - power is poise.  It's been a powerful week of fire and tumult.  Please accept this small gift of l...