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Posts Tagged Mindfulness

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August 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 224: Rachel McAlpine

Welcome to episode 224 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]
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April 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Mindfulness at Heart

the mind has a heart of its own the heart don’t mind at all this is the problem for all of us and the solution as well
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Heart, Mind, Mindfulness, Mindfulness at Heart, Poem, Poem: Mindfulness at Heart, Problem, the mind has a heart of its own the heart don’t mind at all this is the problem for all of us and the solution as well, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphée

Jóhann Jóhannsson Orphée Deutsche Grammophon Billed as Jóhannsson’s return to the studio for a solo album, his first in a half-dozen years, Orphée (loosely based on Ovid’s version of the myth of Orpheus) arrives on the back of extensive studio work, Jóhannsson now one of the go-to names for Hollywood movie soundtracks. Prior to his […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ambient, Classical, Contemporary Classical, Hildur Gudnadottir, Iceland, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphée, Meditation, Mindfulness, Movie Soundtracks, Orphée, Score, Soundtrack, Spiritual ·

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September 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Lotta Dann: Mrs D Is Going Within

Mrs D Is Going Within Lotta Dann Allen & Unwin A couple of years ago, three years in fact, I read Lotta Dann’s first book, Mrs D Is Going Without. The cover screamed chick-lit, inside she told her ‘struggle’ with drinking a nice bottle of wine most nights. It felt white and false and privileged […]
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February 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 15 – Leila Adu

For the 15th episode of Sweetman Podcast I got to talk to Leila Adu. Leila’s a friend, I’ve known her for a while, always been proud of her achievements – singing her own commissioned composition for Orchestra Wellington, her solo albums, and knowing she’s out there in the world making music across so many different […]
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