The Examined Life with Bram Levinson

Whether it's money, health, work, family or any other aspect of the human experience, there are "do's and dont's" imposed on us and we end up playing a game whose rules were established by others long ago. This episode is about doing the unthinkable, making new do's and dont's that will set you up to enjoy life instead of just trying to keep your head above water. 

I have always fought against settling for anything that I felt was going to waste my time or was going to result in mediocrity. I'm now reading Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and I'm being reminded why that fight has been a blessing. Check it out in this latest episode!

Many of us know the depth of the bonds we have with our pets, our furry companions. In the past, I would write about one of my dogs once he or she had passed on, and so today I felt compelled to not only talk about the pups I've shared my life with, but to share what Willow has taught me, my dog who is very much alive, well and almost mythical. Check it out :)

Managing the business of life can often keep us blinded from seeing what makes this moment the moment we will look back on as golden. Stop whatever else you are doing and listen to this episode and you'll understand what I mean. 

One of the most helpful tools in life is the ability to witness and observe life occurring as if you are watching a film play out. I practiced this over 48 hours and the result was hilarious (and worth telling you about). Have a listen and enjoy!

With so much going on in the world and in our lives, it's only normal that we try to respond to and resolve everything, right? This episode, delving a little bit deeper into the Bhagavad Gita, discusses why trying to take on everything is as good as taking on nothing at all. Enjoy! 

Seane Corn is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher and speaker, co-founder of Off The Mat Into The World and the author of the new book Revolution of The Soul: Awaken To Love Through Raw Truth, Radical Healing, and Conscious Action. Check out this latest episode in which I talk to Seane about her book, her life and the world we live in. 

There are so many subtle and insidious ways that we are conditioned to not pay attention to the skin we live in. Check out my thoughts on the matter in this latest episode!

Every one of us has a narrative, a story, about ourselves that we identify with and that we stick to, no matter what. This episode looks at the role this life script plays, not only in how we make our way through life, but in how we find meaning, purpose and freedom. 

I have always had an aversion towards commonly accepted avenues or guidelines showing us how anything "should" be done, and the term "best practice" actually leaves me with (imaginary) hives. Why aren't we encouraged to rely and depend on ourselves and what we inherently know? Is it because we don't know we know it? Check it all out in this latest episode.

Doing spiritual work, seeking truth, should not be in opposition to being in perfect harmony with what is, even if what is presents itself as being problematic. There is much to object to in today's world, but that objection cannot supersede finding peace now. After all, there is just this. Check it all out in this latest episode, and let a word to the wise be sufficient - there are a lot of curse...

I have always considered myself to be an emotional person, but not everyone does. What separates those who go by feel versus those who are more reasoning, logical thinkers? Check it out in this latest episode. 

Our relationship to conflict defines how we react and/or respond to life's more challenging moments. This episode looks at how we can approach conflict, internal and external, to bring us closer to spiritual understanding and, ultimately, peace. Enjoy!

I figured it was time for me to share my experience with Yoga throughout my life, to talk about how it found me, what it has meant to me, and the love/hate relationship I've often had with it. So here you go...enjoy!

Why are we so fascinated by other people's lives? And why do we feel the need to talk about their successes and failures, and generally be all up in their business? Is it harmless fun or is there more to gossiping than we are aware of? Check it out in this latest episode.

What does it mean to feel powerful in your life? How are your limiting beliefs about yourself influencing how you live? And what does it take to not feel like you have to change or fix anything about yourself to be of worth and value? Check it all out in this latest episode.

I come to Paros every year, to nourish my soul and give it a place to land, as well as to hold the Yoga & Meditation Vacation. I'm leaving today, and these are the musings I felt compelled to share. Enjoy!

In Eastern scriptures, the word Sutra  translates to  thread , and the totality of the Sutras woven together form a fabric of wisdom to apply to daily life. Years ago, I wrote down some nuggets of wisdom and flippantly called them The Brama Sutras. Although I never published them, I still have them and have dedicated an episode to sharing them. Enjoy!

Comparison is a killer, and a teaching from the Bhagavad Gita explains why. Check it out in this latest episode.

What is your relationship to risk? Are you a risk-taker or risk-averse? And why? This latest episode looks at the relationship we have to risk and why it is so fundamental to finding what we seek from the experience of life.

I'm in Greece and I had some thoughts I wanted to share about what the experience of life could, and should, be. Check it all out in this latest episode.

Veering away from the lecture format of previous posts and closer to the rant format, this episode is going to make you laugh. I promise. And think. But mainly laugh. I just got my back waxed. And I have a lot to say about it. Enjoy.

Am I the only one who has gotten really annoyed by the expression, "You need to learn to love yourself before you can love someone else"? And what does learning to love oneself actually entail? How does one go about it? Listen to my take on it in this latest episode!

We are encouraged to set goals, to keep our eyes on the prize, to achieve the highest of heights as we attempt to manifest our dreams. What few people are discussing is why the goal itself, the fruit of our actions, actually carries far less importance than we give it. Including an essential teaching from Hinduism, this episode is the spiritual nudge in the right direction that every one of us nee...

This episode deals with life, death, and the opportunity we each have to decide how we want to spend the time that we are, truly, blessed with. Morbid talk for some, truly inspirational for others, relevant to all.