Hard Left is a political punk band inspired by liberatory leftist movements of the past and present. Our music is a soundtrack for direct action, an invitation to critical thought and a challenge to complacency. We privilege the "we" over the "I" and argue for the centrality of class struggle in our collective battle against neoliberalism, authoritarianism and imperialism. Hard Left believes in the power of art to enlighten as well as entertain, and we strive to do both.

The Live Awake podcast helps bring you back to your grounded center through reflection and guided meditation. 

This podcast lends a new outlook to some of life's hard landscape. Perspective is everything, and by choosing to live awake to all that blooms in front of us we begin to live a more empowered life where joy becomes our natural state of being rather than something we occasionally stumble upon.  Through living awake we become conscious participants in our life’s unfolding.

At the end of each episode you will be guided through a short meditation on the topic at hand to help loosen the spots we can feel victim to. By doing this we come to understand we can choose not our usual, painful unconscious habits but instead to live from a place of grounded awareness, free from suffering.  

Live awake is for all those devoted to their hearts, devoted to the soul behind their ribs that came here to grow and expand, to all those devoted to learning, respecting and honoring the ways they are being called to do so. 

It is a place where one can come to close their eyes and rest a while on their breath, and see all they trouble and toil alongside is truly a gold lined cloud, holding a message of great hope and learning cradled within it.


Lack of Reason is a three piece combo featuring Mark Miller on bass/vocals, Pat O'Neill on guitar/vocals, and Scottie K. on drums/vocals.  

Primarily a fun rock and roll band with influences of The Replacements, Dead Boys and Johnny Cash.

We're a band we play songs

New Album 'Straight Line Was A Lie’ Out Now On ANTI- Records. https://thebeths.ffm.to/straightlinewasalie 

2025 tour dates and tickets: https://thebeths.ffm.to/tour

Elisha Goldstein, PhD is one of the world's preeminent mindfulness teachers, a clinical psychologist, author of numerous books, co-founder of the Center for Mindful Living and Psychotherapy in  Los Angeles and founder of the Mindful Living Collective – the online collaborative nexus of mindfulness and well-being. Dr. Goldstein is also creator of the breakthrough program – Uncover the Power Within and the Course in Mindful Living Professional Teacher Training Program. 

For the last 20 years as a psychologist and mindfulness educator, he has been at the forefront of integrating curriculum and training for Therapists, Educators, Business Professionals, active Military, Parents, and others in the art and science of mindful living. His books include Uncovering Happiness, The Now Effect, A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, and MBSR Everyday. 

In an increasingly fragmented society, he is working to bring people together so they may motivate and inspire one another in far-reaching ways.

Here are a few recents:
Recent Article (case study): https://www.mightynetworks.com/case-studies/mindful-living-collective

Beyond Normal Podcast on managing stress during pandemic (podcast): https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/beyond-normal-podcast-owning-your-stress-response-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic

How to live a more mindful and fulfilling life (blog) - https://www.forbes.com/sites/robdube/2020/05/07/how-to-live-a-mindful-present-and-fulfilling-life/#22e1fa441a10

Short guided meditations from Tricycle: The Buddhist Review

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