Free Your Inner Guru

Free Your Inner Guru


Latest Episodes

Brad Warner: Letters to a Dead Friend About Zen
July 02, 2020

Brad Warner and Free Your Inner Guru host Laura Tucker talk about Letters to a Dead Friend About Zen and the dangers of pushing for a spiritual breakthrough before you are ready. Brad Warner is a Soto Zen priest,

Charles Wilson: Music is Medicine
June 19, 2020

Charles Wilson is a pianist and composer who believes music is medicine. Artist and composer Charles Wilson plays the piano and tours at the highest levels of the music industry.  He has worked with Justin Timberlake, Rhianna, John Mayer,

Nafissa Shireen: Believe and See Our Common Humanity
June 10, 2020

Nafissa Shireen is an Income Growth Mentor and Coach, the owner of Believe & See Ranch, and the host of Living Forward TV on YouTube. I invited Nafissa on to pick her brain about why British Columbia has had a less dramatic experience of the COVID 19 ...

Where Can We Use Our Power For Good?
June 03, 2020

Listen. Empathize. Amplify. In this episode, host Laura Tucker shares her point of view on racism, the role of shame in suppression, and how we can all use our power of influence for good. - Mentioned in this episode: -

Jill Castle: Nourishing Tomorrow’s Leaders
May 20, 2020

Jill Castle says every child, from toddler to teen, wants some level of autonomy and agency. She says it’s all very normal, but it can throw parents for a loop.  It’s difficult for parents to know in their heart that they are struggling,

Why “Pandemic Pivot” Makes Me Want To Throw Up
May 06, 2020

The expression "pandemic pivot" is making me nauseous. Especially when it's used in marketing. - Apparently I'm not alone on this one. - How we use our words says a lot about us, literally, figuratively, and spiritually.

James Victore: Feck Perfuction! Embrace Creative Leadership
April 08, 2020

James Victore is a MoMA artist, designer, and author of Feck Perfuction - Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life. James Victore joins Laura to explore his book Feck Perfection and creativity as an essential leadership skill in our suddenly changed w...

Connection in the Time of Coronavirus
March 31, 2020

Have you been feeling disconnected in this time of physical isolation? - We can be physically isolated and still use one of our superpowers - creativity - to connect with others in new ways.  In this unprecedented time of physical isolation,

Dr Stuart Eisendrath: When Antidepressants Aren’t Enough
January 29, 2020

Dr Stuart Eisendrath is the author of When Antidepressants Aren’t Enough: Harnessing the Power of Mindfulness to Alleviate Depression and the founding director of the University of California San Francisco Depression Center.

Feeling Bored? Time to Dig Deeper and Play Bigger
January 22, 2020

Feeling bored is an opportunity to look within and make a shift. - "I'm bored!" - It's tempting blame outside factors like the season or the weather when we're feeling stuck or restless.   In this week's episode,