In this week's edition, I cover the weird origins of Kombucha and tie-dye clothing, "ethnic blankets" (like serapes), a new type of yoga called RAGE yoga and magical salamanders called axolotls. You can also read this blog article at: hippiecr

Mushrooms Are Magical: New Age Trends Edition 7

Apr 16th, 2020 13m 51s

In this week's edition, I dive deep into the world of mushrooms. Did you know mushrooms are a superfood that now command a $50 billion industry? And that's not even including the psychedelic kind. Oz gets edumacated on the basics of shrooms, an

You have a limited amount of "weirdness" points to spend (New Age Trends Edition #6)

Apr 7th, 2020 21m 6s

In this week's edition, I cover: Weird points, Birthdays, Sage, Wellness and Church of Satan.You can also read this blog article at: hippiecritical.org/edition-6To get your weekly dose of weird, sign up for my newsletter at: Hippiecritical.or

Does your brain release this psychedelic when you die? (New Age Trends Ed. #5)

Mar 31st, 2020 13m 47s

In this week's edition, I cover: DMT, the Third Eye, Facebook Crackdown, Weird EMF Products and my favorite meditation.You can also read this blog article at: hippiecritical.org/edition-5To get your weekly dose of weird, sign up for my newsle

Can you live off of just sunlight and air? (New Age Newsletter Ed. #4)

Mar 19th, 2020 8m 58s

In this week's edition, I cover: Sungazing, Sunning your butthole, Breatharians, Earthing and Orbit toys.You can also read this blog article at: hippiecritical.org/edition-4To get your weekly dose of weird, sign up for my newsletter at: Hippi

How do you like your water, raw or well-treated? (New Age Newsletter Edition #3)

Mar 10th, 2020 9m 40s

In this week's edition, I cover: Raw Water, Erowid, New Age Statistics, Legal Psychedelics and Stardust.You can also read this blog article at: hippiecritical.org/edition-3To get your weekly dose of weird, sign up for my newsletter at: Hippie

Origin of "Snake Oil Salesmen" - New Age Newsletter Edition #2

Mar 1st, 2020 16m 31s

Welcome to The Hippiecritical, your weekly dose of weird. This is a roundup of interesting gems from the world of the weird, new age and esoteric.Sign up for my newsletters at: Hippiecritical.org/newsletter- - - - - This week, I cover: LSD

New Age Newsletter Edition 1: Ecstatic Dance, Bikram Yoga and Astrology

Feb 27th, 2020 11m 37s

Can you stand 10 days of silent meditation?

Dec 11th, 2019 42m 5s

Before talking to Elize Todd, I've never met anyone who's attended a 10 day silent meditation retreat. So many surprises and delights in Elize's colorful storytelling of her first silent Vipassana meditation retreat in Burma. We dive into what

Benefits of Barefoot Movement with Shoe Entrepreneur, Mountain Chang

Nov 19th, 2019 1h 1m

This episode is packed with interesting nuggets about the benefits and misconceptions about barefoot movement and barefoot shoes. I chat with Mountain Chang, a CPA turned founder of the barefoot shoe company, Carets. Carets makes classy high en

Tantra is Not Just Sex - Interview with Liv Pavlov, Tantra Coach

Nov 5th, 2019 28m 7s

What is tantra, anyway? Is it just a fancy way of saying slow, meditative sex, or is it something much deeper? We answer these questions and more with Liv Pavlov, a sex, intimacy and tantra coach. In this episode, learn...The origins of tan

Sound Healing for Beginners with Cassie Jaravata

Oct 25th, 2019 45m 34s

Cassie Jaravata is a registered nurse, blossoming sound healer, and the force behind The Naturalistic Nurse.In this episode we discuss...What is sound healing?The experience of a sound bathDoes sound or vibrations actually "heal?"Ca

What is Reiki? Chat with Reiki Master and Skeptic, Julia Albain

Oct 14th, 2019 58m 15s

Oz asks Julia Albain, Reiki Master, all sorts of newbie questions about reiki, including...What is reiki and what exactly goes on in a reiki session? How much does reiki cost?What is energy healing and what does energy "work" entail? Wh

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[TRAILER] The Story Behind Hippiecritical's Name

Oct 13th, 2019 8m 27s

Oz monologues about the inspiration for Hippiecritical, which includes...Two reasons for the podcast nameHow looking into "hippie" topics made him think of hippies in a different wayThe possibility of this podcast to spread curiosity, o

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