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Jonny Miller

Deep dive conversations that celebrate self-experimentation and ask what it means to cultivate embodied wisdom.

Curious Humans with Jonny Miller

I truly believe that CURIOSITY is the birthplace of knowledge and creativity… it’s a gateway to awe & wonder – for the world around us— allowing us to experience the familiar, as if for the first time. It has been called the insight emotion, the key to life-long learning and recent studies have even cited it as the antidote to anxiety & depression.

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If we’re all born with this innate sense of curiosity, why do most of us lose touch with it in our teenage years? I know that in my own life, I felt like my experiences at school nearly crushed many of my interests... And in our productivity obsessed culture I struggle to justify investing time or money into something that doesn’t have a defined outcome... 

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So really this podcast is a personal journey to turn the lens of curiosity back on itself, to find out how courageous humans have dared to take it more seriously and exploring insights that the rest of us can learn from their journeys.

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In Season One you can expect fireside conversations with the TED speaker and poet David Whyte, you’ll learn how astronomy is a lens for understanding yourself with a NASA researcher Kevin Hainline, how Yoga can be a technology for cultivating better humans with Karina Guthrie, and thoughts on curiosity from 12 year old conscious fashion designer Hanalei Swan.

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Each guest will share a beautiful and mind-expanding question for you to take with you on your own adventures hopefully leaving you a little bit more curious than you were before.

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If you like the sound of all this... it would mean a lot to me if you can take 15 seconds to open up whichever app you listen to podcasts on and give Curious Humans a 5 star review and share this trailer with fellow curious humans.
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Teaser ➫ A Manifesto for Curious Humans

Karina Guthrie is a yoga teacher at The Practice with a background in academia studying psychology and philosophy. 

We covered a lot of ground, touching on:

📚 why her parents would confiscate abridged books from her as a child and the book she would love to write one day.

🏫 the story of how she left a career in academia to follow her curiosity in the yoga world

🧘‍♀️ the importance of becoming more Kinaesthetically literate in the 21st century

📖 the difference between knowledge and lived wisdom

❤️ favourite untranslatable words

💫 thoughts on yoga as a spiritual technology for re-connecting us with the 'bigness of the universe’ and all that which takes us beyond ourselves.

❓Listener Question >> “What is the project or creative endeavour that you’ve been putting off – and what might be a way to start it before you feel totally ready?”

You can follow her bombshells of wisdom & thoughtful yogic musings @karina.guthrie on Instagram.

Say hi on Twitter or sign-up for the Curious Humans Newsletter.

Kinaesthetic Literacy & Yoga as a Technology for Cultivating Good Humans with Karina Guthrie

There are maybe a handful to times in your life where you discover a book, that you want to keep by your bedside for the rest of your life. And for me that book is David's ‘Consolations’. It ratcheted open my mind to a whole new perspective on the definitions of words like Ambition, Courage and Heartbreak, that I thought I previously understood.

I’m not sure how to even begin to describe exactly what it is that David does. On paper he's an acclaimed poet, a writer and a philosopher. But to my mind, after having recently spent a magical week with him on the Irish Atlantic coastline, I feel like he's a true elder, with a deep philosophical curiosity and gift for weaving together our inner and outer worlds in what he calls 'the conversational nature of reality’. 

We recorded this conversation, in David's cottage by a roaring fire. You can probably hear how nervous I felt, especially early in the first few minutes. But what I really hope comes across, is the way that David’s voice casts a spell of sorts that puts those listening (myself included) into a state of reverie and complete undiluted attention.

It’s a wide-ranging conversation and towards the end we cover some really interesting ground on the questions he believes we’re living our way into as a society, and how Trump is a representation of everything that is wrong with the masculine picture of an immature boy that has never grown fully into the world. 

❓Listener Question >> "Do you have a favourite poem that you carry with you? How has poetry shaped your life?” Tag @jonnym1ller on Twitter or Instagram.

📝 Show Notes
+ Read the full transcript (with my photos of Ireland) over on Medium

📚 Explore David's work:
+ Follow David on Twitter or Facebook
+ Read 'The Bell & The Blackbird'.
+ Apply for one of David's upcoming walking tours in Ireland, the Lake District, Tuscany & New Zealand
+ Watch David's TED Talk 'A lyrical bridge between past, present and future'
+ Find out everything else David is up to at davidwhyte.com

💌Curious Humans Newsletter
If you’re not already subscribed you can also sign-up for my free monthly curious humans newsletter by going to jonny.life and also get monthly nuggets of brain food that I’ve found in the corners of the internet.

🎵Musical Credits
Thanks so much to the Heinali who generously provided the musical accompaniments.

David Whyte on Courage as a Measure of Our Heartfelt Participation with Life

Leo Babauta is the prolific writer of Zen Habits who is joining me from the distant island of Guam 7,400 miles away. Here are a few tasters for what to expect in this wide-ranging conversation:

😨 How Zen Habits evolved into his mission to help others push into their uncertainty.

👨‍🎓 How Leo unschooled and de-programmed his kids to facilitate their own natural state of curiosity.

🚀 Leo's compelling case for why a fully-optimised life would actually suck and risks being the most controlled boring thing possible.

💪 Developing and training 'radical curiosity' to dive inwards even when you don't like what you're seeing—how to hold the pose when you're entire body wants to shut down and run.

🤼 What he's learned about learning and his no-holds-barred debate with Tim Ferriss on the idea of abandoning goals.

🧘‍♂️ The incredible Zen Habits origin story – his path from being in debt, overweight, a smoker and feeling miserable to escaping debt, gaining a following of over a million readers, publishing books on habit-change, finding joy and even running an ultra-marathon!

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📝 Read the Full Transcript here over on Medium

❓Listener Question >> “How do you feel about the balance between achievement and appreciation?” Tag @jonnym1ller on Twitter or Instagram.

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🙏 Join Leo's new Fearless Academy and support his mission.

👨‍🎓 Learn more about his Sea Change Habit Academy

🖋️ Join over 2 million readers of Leo's Zen Habits

🐦 Find Leo on Twitter @Zen_Habits

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💌Curious Humans Newsletter
If you’re not already subscribed you can also sign-up for my free monthly curious humans newsletter by going to jonny.life and also get monthly nuggets of brain food that I’ve found in the corners of the internet.

🎵Musical Credits
Thanks so much to the Heinali who generously provided the musical accompaniments.

Embracing Uncertainty & Radical Curiosity with Leo Babauta

I sat down with Austin in Portland, Oregon and we dive into some of his experience at the fascinating Wayfinding Academy. Hearing his vulnerable story gave me hope.

We talk about the courage required to step outside the curiosity-crippling traditional system into what he called the 'space between stories' and develop new worldviews. 

I found it inspiring to see the path that he has now found which feels more aligned with the human he aspires to become.

📝Show Notes:

🏫 I thoroughly recommend that you check out Wayfinding Academy in Portland & their manifesto

📷 Follow Austin's creative adventures on Instagram @AustinLouis_

❓Listener Question >> “What subjects might you include in a curriculum that was fit for the future?” Tag @jonnym1ller on Twitter or Instagram.

💌Curious Humans Newsletter >> If you’re not already subscribed you can also sign-up for my free monthly curious humans newsletter by going to jonny.life and also get monthly nuggets of brain food that I’ve found in the corners of the internet.

🎵Musical Credits >> Thanks so much to the Heinali who generously provided the musical accompaniments.

A Rare Glimpse into the Future of Higher Education with Austin Louis

Anna Starkey is a genuine 21st century renaissance woman! In this wide-ranging conversation with dig into:

👨‍🎓 From lecturing on antimatter and working as the 'director of impossible projects' to performing stand-up comedy sketches...

🎙️ producing live arts shows for global cinema and gracing the TED stage with her talk: 'Do Not Press the Big Red Button'... her life is a testament to embracing curiosity as a career path!

👩‍🚀We dive deep into her zig-zag career (which begun with her dream of being an astronaut), the latest research on curiosity as 'the knowledge emotion' and waxing lyrical on her current mission of ushering in a new age of curiosity!

Listener Question >> “What are some of the enemies to curiosity in your life – and how might we nudge others to take it more seriously?”

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Follow Anna on Twitter @annastarkey – find out about more of her work at outofyourmind.london and check out wethecurious.org to learn more about the incredible Bristol-based museum.

💌Curious Humans Newsletter
If you’re not already subscribed you can also sign-up for my free monthly curious humans newsletter by going to jonny.life and also get monthly nuggets of brain food that I’ve found in the corners of the internet.

🎵Musical Credits
Thanks so much to the Heinali who generously provided the musical accompaniments.

Chasing Curiosity as a Career Path with Anna Starkey

🌳 Dan has worked with some of the most innovative and inspiring brands, kickstarted a global movement to reconnect kids with nature, founded and built a global creative generosity network and guest lectures on Co-Creating the Emerging Future. 

🎧 Oh and he’s also a former club DJ, as well as a trail running surf-loving dad! I was so grateful for the long walks and meandering conversations we shared in Portugal, Dan’s enthusiasm for life is contagious and he’s someone who believes in the extraordinary possibilities for the future 🌎 

❓ Listener Question: What are some of your favourite ways to 'Rewild Yourself'?

Find out more about Dan on his website: danburgess.earth or say hi on Twitter @dansolos. 

💌Curious Humans Newsletter
If you’re not already subscribed you can also sign-up for my free monthly curious humans newsletter by going to jonny.life and also get monthly nuggets of brain food that I’ve found in the corners of the internet.

🎵Musical Credits
Thanks so much to the Heinali who generously provided the musical accompaniments.

Rewilding Ourselves on Spaceship Earth with Dan Burgess

Joel Levey was one of the first pioneers of mindfulness training back in the 70s, along with his partner Michelle, they worked with Google and NASA and co-designed a secret 'Jedi Warrior' program for the US elite special forces... in this conversation we touch on:

🤔His thoughts on how to be curious in the face of suffering.

👤 Why he chose to embark on a year of silence with his partner Michelle.
 
🙏 Advice that received from the His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

❓Listener Question >> “How could you bring more mindful moments into your daily routine?” 

Joel Levey is respected for being among the very first professionals to introduce the principles and practices of mindfulness and mind-fitness training, interpersonal neurobiology, collective wisdom, deep systems thinking, and contemplative science into mainstream business, medicine, high-education, sports, and government arenas – having begun this work in the 70s.

Learn more about the Levey's work at: http://wisdomatwork.com
Explore their upcoming Learning Expedition: http://learningexpedition.work/

Insights from a Year in Silence, Designing the 'Jedi Warrior Program' & Advice from the Dalai Lama with Joel Levey

🏄‍♂️Fergal Smith is a big-wave surfer and pioneering farmer, two words that don't often go in the same sentence. 

👨‍🌾He juggles his time between growing veg and paddling into 30ft slabs of Atlantic ocean swells! I spent a couple of days helping out at Moy Hill, getting my hands in the soil and helping the team fill their 90x veg boxes to be sent out that week.

🌳 What I hope comes across in the conversation is Ferg's eloquent sincerity, the courage that it took and his vision to inspire a new generation of 'growers' and planting seeds for future generations (they’ve already planted 18,000 trees!)

❓Listener Question >> “What are some ways that you've found to reconnect with the food you eat?"

Learn more about the Moy Hill project and how you can get involved at moyhillfarm.com or follow their growing adventures on Instagram @moyhillfarm.

Be notified about new episodes and receive the Curious Humans newsletter here >> jonny.life

The Big Wave Surfer Planting Seeds for Future Generations

Our future is in good hands... it's the 'grown-ups' that have the catching up to do!

📷 Follow Hanalei on Instagram @Hanaleiswan

👚 Check out her conscious fashion designs at http://hanaleiswan.com

💌Be notified about new episodes and receive the Curious Humans newsletter here >> jonny.life

Life Lessons from 12 year Old Conscious Fashion Entrepreneur Hanalei Swan

Anne-Laure is an ex-Googler, a talented writer and part-time neuroscience student. We bounce around between topics that resonated with me personally including: time anxiety, why we don't tend to take curiosity seriously as adults, a powerful technique for personal growth she's developed called 'Mindframing' and her recent decision to leave Google in order to go back to study neuroscience at Kings in London.

Find Anne-Laure on Twitter, read her articles on Ness Labs or sign-up for her Maker Mind newsletter.

Cultivating Curiosity, Self-Authorship & Mindframing with Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Cultivating Curiosity, Self-Authorship & Mindframing with Anne-Laure Le Cunff

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