In this episode Jim and Duane talk to Mandy Capehart, she is the author of Restorative Grief. As well as an amazing grief coach, and, a Mom. We got to sit and chat with her about her book and grief in general and it was quite good. Both in seei

The Unusual Buddha Podcast with guest Gary Sanders

Jul 18th, 2021 1h 17m

In this episode Jim sits down with Gary Sanders who is the teacher at the heart of Boundlessheartdharma.com. He's a Dharma teacher, recovery advocate, and, down to earth person. We talk a bit about his path to Buddhism, addiction recovery, self

The greatest podcast episode ever, a tribute

Jun 7th, 2021 46m 24s

There are times while recording this podcast I have sat back and thought wow this is possibly the best episode ever. Duane Toops, new member of The Unusual Buddha and creator behind duanetoops.com, had that moment on June 6th 2021... then I rea

The Miracles We Notice

Apr 27th, 2021 8m 41s

Duane Toops' latest piece The Miracles We Notice Duane working his killer voice over skills and reading his latest piece available herehttps://theunusualbuddha.com/2021/04/25/the-miracles-we-notice/Duane is an artist, poet, and, writer who

Jesse Armas of Humans are Divine

Apr 14th, 2021 15m 40s

Jesse Armas is the first of many teachers we plan to feature here on The Unusual Buddha Podcast. He's a self proclaimed gender queer human and religious detester. With his unique style he may not have hit your radar at this stage. He lays out h

Bonus

Stories - by Duane Toops

Mar 26th, 2021 9m 50s

This episode is a bonus and is an audio version of a piece called a bit about Duane. This is your chance to learn a bit about our newest member in his own words. Enjoy!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a po

The Unusual Buddha Podcast with guest Daniel Scharpenburg

Mar 19th, 2021 1h 11m

In this episode I interview Zen/Chaan teacher, author, and, all round interesting meditation teacher, Daniel Scharpenburg. We talked about the Zen/Chaan tradition, charging for meditation instruction, and, his latest book! If you're interes

The Unusual Buddha Podcast w. guest Kevin Ellerton

Jan 16th, 2021 1h 45m

Meet Kevin Ellerton of Meditation Magazine. This was an awesome, super informal, conversation with a visionary in the spirituality genre. He has been really shaking things up and featuring amazing teachers in the meditation community. Names li

1 Hour Meditation Class

Dec 28th, 2020 1h 21m

This is a video from a live session I did on Facebook on 12/27/2020. In this one I lay out a nice little basis of knowledge so that we all start from a similar starting point. This is meant to be super practical and straight forward session.

The Unusual Buddha Podcast, Guest Gregg Eisenberg

Dec 25th, 2020 1h 35m

In this episode Nelli D and I sit down and talk to author, singer, song-writer, and stand-up philosopher, Gregg Eisenberg. We talk about his new book Letting Go is all We have to Hold On To and the inspirations behind behind it. From his ear

An Unusual Process and Path

Sep 26th, 2020 1h 7m

In this episode we interview artist, poet, podcaster, Duane Toops. He is an amazing artist who is currently working in the medium of collage and black out poetry. His work ranges any where from somber and understated to bright and vibrant, all

The Unusual Buddha Podcast w. Guest Icon, Stacy Berman. Pt 2

Jun 11th, 2020 44m 7s

Here we rap up an amazing conversation with the iconic Stacy Berman here she goes into some detail about medicine journeying and some of her processes in it. She also shares her 1st personal experience. Don't miss this one. Don't forget to chec

The Unusual Buddha Podcast w. guest Stacy Berman Guest Pt 1

May 28th, 2020 36m 54s

Our first guest as a dynamic duo! In this one we sit down with Natural Medicine Doctor, Reiki Master, Icon, Stacy Berman. She talks to us on a range of topics including psychedelics in your practice, misconceptions in holistic medicine, and,

Inner Circle Session 2 Compassion

May 13th, 2020 30m 30s

This is our second Inner Circle Session, where we talk to our Inner Circle Patrons from our Patreon page. In this one Taylor, our patron, and Jim, our founder discuss compassion for ourselves and others. Nelli D was unable to make this one as s

Inner Circle Session 1

Apr 7th, 2020 36m 16s

Taylor is one of our Inner Circle Patrons, she responded pretty quickly when we announced the date for our the Inner Circle Exclusive and informal meditation session. She was maybe half as excited as we were. So here we are again, humbly learni

Meet Nelli D

Mar 26th, 2020 43m 54s

Finally, we have a podcast episode featuring the Canadian counter part to The Unusual Buddha, Nelli D. She discusses her path as a hedgewitch and how meditation ties into it. We also give our hot takes on monetization of spiritual courses. Let

Meditation for the Rest of Us

Nov 27th, 2019 15m 2s

This is audio from Jim's first meditation. You can literally hear the fear in his voice. What a great experience and opportunity. In this one Jim taught a meditation 101 style class. We talked about posture, hand placement, and, had the "eyes o

The Unusual Buddha Interviews Heidi Camuti

May 22nd, 2019 53m 17s

In this podcast exclusive Jim Martin, founder of The Unusual Buddha, interviews Heidi Camuti, once an ABC producer turned yoga instructor and meditation teacher. An interesting person with an interesting perspective. We talk about her transit

Loving-Kindness, A How-to

May 5th, 2019 8m 17s

This is the audio version of a video we made for our the students in our course. This is the 3rd of the 4 styles we're covering. Loving Kindness creates compassion and empathy specifically for people you don't know well and even those you don

Unusual Conversations, Emotions as related to Ego, a roundtable

Apr 14th, 2019 31m 2s

This a round table discussion with Zen vlogger and podcaster Duane Toops, Dana Gornall, a driving force at The Tattooed Buddha, and, Nelly and Jim of The Unusual Buddha. Here we have open discussion about emotions as related to ego. Duane is

Serenity Meditation with Jim Martin of The Unusual Buddha

Apr 9th, 2019 19m 55s

This is audio from a video I recently made for a course I'm working on called Meditation, Doing the Work. We gave our patrons the opportunity to kick the tires first on this one. This course has been a dream of mine for some time. It will be

Bonus

Mindful Monday, 5 Minutes of Mindfulness, Upon Waking

Mar 25th, 2019 6m 54s

In this one Jim lays out a mindfulness body scan exercise in less than 5 minutes. Enjoy--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theunusua

The Unusual Buddha Interviews Scott Tusa

Feb 22nd, 2019 1h 13m

In this episode we interview Scott Tusa. He is an outstanding teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, out of Brooklyn, with a unique perspective on the Dharma. We cover lineage, student teacher responsibilities, and, we discuss Scott's 9 y

Where the Mind Goes When We Meditate

Feb 10th, 2019 14m 30s

Here we discuss meditation and where the mind goes, how to direct it and avoid the alleys it may lead to. This one is informative but not overly technical.Enjoy--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.

The Unusual Buddha Interviews artist Chris Malidore

Jan 20th, 2019 48m 41s

Latest episode of The Unusual Buddha. In this one we interview Illustrator and avid meditator Chris Malidore. Look for him at artisticways.com and to support his work through patreon.com/cmalidore.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: