My guest today is Elec Simon. Elec refers to himself as a “host-tainer” - he’s an event emcee and percussionist based in Orlando, FL, combining his passion for rhythm and entertainment. Originally from Ohio, Elec has performed Stomp on Broadway

Episode #18: Life of the Party - How Your Past Shapes You (and Doesn't Define You)

Mar 25th, 2024 1h 10m

On this solo podcast, I’m sharing some stories and moments from my life before I got sober, my “life of the party/party animal/rock star era.” Whilst most people know me now as a pretty chill sober dude that does a bunch of yoga and meditates,

Episode #17: From Newbie Yoga Teacher to Yoga Studio Owner with Rachel Brooks

Feb 26th, 2024 1h 4m

Rachel Brooks is the owner and an instructor at Seeking Space Yoga and Yin Yoga Space in Portland, OR.A Portland-native, Rachel opened Seeking Space Yoga in 2017 as a first time business owner and brand new yoga teacher! She continued to work h

Episode #16: From performing for a crowd of 2 to opening for the Boss with Frank Turner

Feb 12th, 2024 1h

Frank Turner is an English punk and folk singer-songwriter. He began his career as the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, then embarked upon an acoustic-based solo career following the band's split in 2005. He’s been super successful

Episode #15: On the Inside: creative connection for incarcerated women with Nikki Weaver

Jan 29th, 2024 1h 10m

Nikki Weaver is an actress, a yoga teacher, a trained massage therapist, and an art therapist. She leveraged her diverse skill to co-found the Portland Playhouse and she now leads On The Inside, a non-profit supporting incarcerated women throug

Episode #14: From a 1.8 GPA, self-sabotage and hitting rock bottom to a dream life with Zach Azar, RN

Nov 13th, 2023 45m 36s

My guest on today's episode is my dear friend and my housemate, Zacharia Azar. Zach was a paramedic and professional firefighter in New Mexico. He owed his own home and had 2 cars. He had a great life! But then he failed a drug test, was fired

Episode #13: Holding Grudges - Why It Hurts and How to Let Them Go

Oct 16th, 2023 1h 14m

This episode is another solo episode. I wish I could say that I haven’t struggled with holding grudges in the past, but I have! There was a time in my life not too terribly long ago that I held a HUGE grudge. This grudge had a large and shitty

Episode #12: Rock 'n' roll & veganism with Derrick Green, Sepultura

Sep 18th, 2023 47m 43s

Today I am joined by Derrick Green. Derrick is the lead singer of the Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura and co-host of the plant-based travel TV show, Highway To Health.Sepultura is a world famous metal band that’s been around since 1984 - D

Episode #11: How to set powerful intentions to change your life!

Aug 21st, 2023 1h

How does one set intentions? Good question! In this episode, I take you through my journey where I learned how to set powerful intentions that helped me make massive shifts in my life AND I share my step-by-step intention-setting process with

Episode #10: Healing from domestic violence with Day Bibb

Aug 7th, 2023 1h 6m

Day Bibb is the founder of Om Thrive, a nonprofit organization that provides free online yoga classes to survivors of domestic violence. Day is also the founder and CEO of Helen Rose Skincare, which makes handmade, all-natural, eco-friendly sk

Episode #9: Living in the fire and not getting burned (being sober in the music world)

Jul 24th, 2023 1h 4m

In the very first episode of this podcast, I shared a little of my own personal story: “How I went from beer-chugging meathead to sober vegan yoga instructor.” In this episode, I expand on the impact that the party lifestyle that I used to lead

Episode #8: Mormonism, Moms & Sexy Sunday's: with Bonnie Weeks

Jul 3rd, 2023 1h 57m

Bonnie Weeks is a yoga teacher and coach who mentors others on how to amplify their voice. I’ve known Bonnie since 2020 - I took one of her yoga classes that she was running out of her garage and it was like nothing I had ever experienced befo

Episode #7: What Does it Mean to Fail?

Jun 19th, 2023 1h

My last solo episode was on the topic of success, so I thought it would be relevant to follow that one up with the topic of failure. Something I know a thing or two about, being in the music business! In fact, if I believed all the “nos" I've r

Episode #6: Mental Illness and Meditation: with Jonathan Horstmann, Urban Heat

Jun 5th, 2023 1h 4m

Jonathan Horstmann is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and the creative force behind Urban Heat, an American post-punk band from Austin, Texas. Urban Heat had a viral moment on TikTok in 2022, with their single “Have You Ever” bein

Episode #5: What Does Success Look Like on You?

May 22nd, 2023 40m 45s

I often say that happiness and success aren’t off limits to anyone! That happiness and success are truly available to all! But what does that truly mean? How do we define happiness and success?In this episode, I invite to you to reflect on thes

Episode #4: Nakedness & Nests as Art Therapy: with artist Debbie Baxter

May 5th, 2023 1h 57m

Debbie Baxter (she/her) is a mother, artist, fine art photographer, author of NEST, and creator/founder of The Nest Project, Inc, an arts nonprofit. Debbie turns life's pain and challenges into beautiful works of art. In this episode, Debbie s

Episode #3: Is Yoga Only For Rich White People?

Apr 22nd, 2023 1h 7m

Diversity, inclusiveness and accessibility are much needed in the yoga space. As someone who has pretty much always been the only Black man in the yoga studio, it's important that we break down the assumptions and perceptions about what yoga i

Episode #2: Metal, Black Belts & Breathwork: with Crowbar guitarist Matt Brunson

Apr 7th, 2023 50m 22s

It’s our FIRST episode with a guest - and our guest is Matt Brunson, guitarist for the doomy yet groovy, legendary metal band, none which is heavier - CROWBAR!! When I came up with the concept for this podcast early last year, I KNEW that Matt

Episode #1: How I went from beer-chugging meathead to sober vegan yoga instructor

Mar 21st, 2023 1h 9m

What’s up good people! My name is Nick Harris and I'm the host of The Power Of Positivity Podcast. I’ve been blessed to be able to do a lot of things and live a lot of life at my age. I was once a beer-chugging meathead. I would drink 40s alm

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