The Groove Guru Podcast

In this episode, I share the story of joining Wishbone Ash and explore what it really takes internally to step into a legacy band. - 🔔 Subscribe for insights: https://www.youtube.com/windsordrums 💡 Check out my Back to Clarity course: https://windsormcgilvray.gumroad.com/l/ksfiq 🎧 Full Groove Guru Podcast episodes: https://www.windsordrums.com/podcast 🥁 Learn to drum (Excelsior Basics): https:...

Join me for a conversation with my dear friend and colleague, Christian McNeill, from a recent episode of her podcast Three Principles Conversations. Together, we explore an understanding that continues to profoundly shape how we experience life — touching on clarity, resilience, wellbeing, and the deeper intelligence behind human experience. — 🎧 Christian McNeill’s podcast: https://www.youtube.c...

Join me as I explore what really happens when you let go of the illusion of control — and why seeing through the myth of personal free will can open the door to clarity, flow, and a far lighter way of being in the world. Through a surprising moment on tour and a fresh look at the nature of thought, we’ll dive into how life moves through us—and how recognising this can dissolve pressure, overthinki...

Join me for some reflections on finding happiness through drumming  —and the deeper realisation that the nature of happiness is actually more readily available than we think. (: - 0:00 Episode Intro 0:59 Discovering Drumming 2:28 The Climb 3:25 The Search for Happiness 4:16 A Profound Realisation 6:09 What Happiness Isn’t 11:00 Happiness as Your Natural State 12:46 A New Perspective on Moods 13:57...

Join me for some reflections on a recent musical experience and what I’m learning about exploring the intelligence of life in a deeper way. (: In this episode of The Groove Guru Podcast, I share what a recent physical injury taught me about healing, music, and the deeper intelligence that moves through all of life. We explore the role of state of mind, awareness, and what happens when we stop push...

Some reflections on the upcoming “Nosferatu” album tour with Hugh Cornwell, 20 years as a Zildjian cymbals artist, and an exploration of happiness. (: — 🎧 Referenced episode: “How I Prepare For Tours as a Professional Musician” podcast: https://youtu.be/yoy9MxaLR1Y — 🔔 Subscribe for insights: https://www.youtube.com/windsordrums 💡 Back to Clarity (new course): https://windsormcgilvray.gumroad.c...

Join me as we explore why what we often think the problem is usually isn't the problem. (: 🔔 Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/windsordrums 💡 Back to Clarity (new course): https://windsormcgilvray.gumroad.com/l/ksfiq 🥁 Learn to drum (Excelsior Basics Course): https://windsordrums.com/excelsiorbasics 🌐 Explore more: https://www.windsordrums.com ✨ 1:1 Coaching: https://ww...

Some reflections and inspired selections from Glastonbury 2025—on music, wisdom, and trusting life to unfold in its own perfect timing! (: 🔔 Subscribe for insights: https://www.youtube.com/windsordrums 💡 Back to Clarity (new course): https://windsormcgilvray.gumroad.com/l/ksfiq 🎧 Full Groove Guru episodes: https://www.windsordrums.com/podcast 🥁 Learn to drum (Excelsior Basics): https://windsor...

Some reflections on how living in beautiful feelings can become our new normal. In this short solocast, I share insights into how peace and clarity aren’t things we need to chase — but something we can return to when we know where to look. If you’re feeling caught in your head or looking for balance, this one’s for you. ––– 🔔 Subscribe for insights: https://www.youtube.com/windsordrums 💡 Back to...

Some reflections from the recent Hugh Cornwell tour I just did—and how beyond who we think we are, there’s something beautiful (and deeply practical) waiting to be seen. Join me for this exploration. 🤍 ––– 🔔 Subscribe for insights: https://www.youtube.com/windsordrums 💡 Back to Clarity (new course): https://windsormcgilvray.gumroad.com/l/ksfiq 🎧 Full Groove Guru episodes: https://www.windsordr...

In this episode, we explore one of the most misunderstood—and most powerful—states available to us: presence. I share how I used to run from presence without realising it, why that’s so common, and how your clarity, creativity, and momentum all come alive when you stop being led by noise—and start living from truth. We’ll explore: Why presence feels scary (and what’s actually happening) How though...

A reflection on how when we let let the light in, we tend to find more of the happiness that we’ve been looking for (: 🔔 Subscribe for more insights: https://www.youtube.com/windsordrums  🎥 Watch full episodes of the Groove Guru Podcast: https://www.windsordrums.com/podcast 🥁 Start drumming with my Excelsior Basics Drumming Course: https://windsordrums.com/courses 🌐 Stay connected with me: htt...

Waking up to the power of thought changes everything—clarity, freedom, and a whole new way of experiencing life! (: 🔔 Subscribe for more insights: https://www.youtube.com/windsordrums  🎥 Watch full episodes of the Groove Guru Podcast: https://www.windsordrums.com/podcast 🥁 Start drumming with my Excelsior Basics Drumming Course: https://windsordrums.com/courses 🌐 Stay connected with me: https:...

Exploring the creative principle behind life—always available to help us create fresh experiences and paint a reality we love. 🎨✨ 🔔 Subscribe for more insights: https://www.youtube.com/windsordrums 🎥 Watch full episodes of the Groove Guru Podcast: https://www.windsordrums.com/podcast 🥁 Start drumming with my Excelsior Basics Drumming Course: https://windsordrums.com/courses 🌐 Stay connected...

Discover how a deeper understanding of the source of your experience can naturally quiet your mind, enhance your clarity, and create a more balanced, fulfilling, and enjoyable life. 🔔 Subscribe for more insights: https://www.youtube.com/windsordrums   🎥 Watch full episodes of the Groove Guru Podcast: https://www.windsordrums.com/podcast 🥁 Start drumming with my Excelsior Basics Drumming Course:...

In this episode, I dive into what I like to call practical wisdom—an approach to navigating the challenges that life inevitably throws our way. 🔔 Subscribe for more insights: https://youtube.com/windsordrums 🎥 Watch full episodes of the Groove Guru Podcast: https://www.windsordrums.com/podcast 🥁 Start drumming with my Excelsior Basics Drumming Course: https://windsordrums.com/courses 🌐 Stay co...

Discover how I naturally healed radial nerve palsy, also known as wrist drop.  This is a journey of love, wisdom, and resilience—proof that healing is always possible when we trust and act on our inner guidance. - 🌟 Join the journey to more joy and clarity! 🔔 Subscribe for more insights: https://youtube.com/windsordrums 🎙️ Explore the Groove Guru Podcast: https://www.windsordrums.com/podcast 🥁...

The happiness you seek is REALLY available now! (: 🔔 Subscribe for more insights: https://youtube.com/windsordrums 🎥 Watch full episodes of the Groove Guru Podcast: https://www.windsordrums.com/podcast 🥁 Start drumming with my Excelsior Basics Drumming Course: https://windsordrums.com/courses 🌐 Stay connected with me: https://www.windsordrums.com ✨ 1:1 Coaching Enquiries: https://www.windsord...

Some thoughts on how problem-solving can be more effortless than you ever thought possible.  This is real and works - enjoy! 🔔 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/windsordrum.. . 🎥 Groove Guru Podcast Full Video Episodes: https://www.windsordrums.com/podcast 🥁 My Excelsior Basics Drumming Course: https://windsordrums.com/courses 🔗 Stay Connected - Visit Windsor's Website: https://w...

In this episode of the Groove Guru Podcast, join me as we explore the essence of doing whatever it takes. 🔔 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/windsordrum.. . 🎥 Groove Guru Podcast Full Video Episodes: https://www.windsordrums.com/podcast 🥁 My Excelsior Basics Drumming Course: https://windsordrums.com/courses 🔗 Stay Connected - Visit Windsor's Website: https://www.windsordrums.com...

In this episode of the Groove Guru Podcast, we dive into how to enjoy life every day and access that special occasion feeling, no matter the time of year!  The key lies in knowing where to look.  Join me as we explore practical tips and insights that can help you feel uplifted and joyful, just like during birthdays and holidays. - 🔔 Subscribe on YouTube: Groove Guru Podcast 🎥 Watch Full Video Ep...

In this episode of the Groove Guru Podcast, we explore how we can cultivate deeper trust in the wisdom within to navigate life’s challenges and recognise that even when things don’t appear to go according to plan, life’s timing is always perfect. 🔔 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/windsordrum.. . 🎥 Groove Guru Podcast Full Video Episodes: https://www.windsordrums.com/podcast 🥁 My...

In this episode of the Groove Guru Podcast, I explore the nature of happiness, where some common blocks to it appear and how we can see beyond them all to find that natural happiness and enjoyment we all have available to us.  Enjoy! Timestamps: 1:13 - Context 4:06 - We’re Born Happy 4:47 - We Lose Touch With Our Happiness 5:21 - Why? - Misunderstanding 6:41 - Where we think happiness is is usuall...

In this episode of the Groove Guru Podcast, I reflect on an article I wrote and explore some implications of how a deeper understanding of how our moment-to-moment experience is created can lead to showing up at and performing at our best whatever we do, and ultimately living with more clarity and psychological freedom grounded in our true nature. Timestamps: (1:01) - Binary code and the human pot...

In episode #21 of The Groove Guru Podcast we explore a lesser travelled paradigm that can uncover deeper levels of resilience, mental health and resourcefulness than previously recognised. Timestamps: (1:00) - A definition of resilience (2:10) - Traditional psychology vs. a new paradigm (4:00) - Realising the true nature of mental health (6:28) - Understanding experience (9:44) - Feelings as as po...