Cult & Culture Podcast Episode 39 feat. Jamie Lee and Nam Chanterwyn + Bonus sound bowl performance
In Episode 39 of the Cult and Culture Podcast, Luke and Justin interview two of their yoga instructors, Jamie Lee and Nam Chanterwyn. Both of these teachers have a unique style to instructing, as well as interesting approaches to life that, in many ways, tie into the concepts of being in a band. Luke and Justin wanted to take this episode to focus on a different point of view that may challenge what many assume when they think of yoga, as they both practice it regularly themselves. They talk about working with the body donation program and being a licensed funeral director (Jamie), teaching yoga full time at 22 classes a week (Nam), horror movies, the frustration and ego of practicing yoga, cultural appropriation and acting with intentionality rather than out of habit, and the Prison Yoga Project. They discuss the parallels between having confidence in performing music and instructing yoga, ad libbing and gaining creativity from that, accessibility and the communities that emerge. Additionally, there is an added sound bowl performance at the end, wherein instructor/musician Oak Jackson uses traditional sound bowls connected to Earthquaker Device pedals to create a cosmic, experimental sound not typically associated with the instrument.