On this episode of the Xian Archive Podcast, Matt is joined by music producer, drummer & DJ Zach Morillo. As the artist ‘ MORiLLO ’, Zach has released three albums, three ep's, and a multitude of singles and remixes on established labels such as Gravitas Recordings, Muti Music, High Vibe Records, Tribal Trap, Hybrid Trap, Simplify, and Play Me Records. As he continues to build his project, Zach’s music has been celebrated by music lovers and DJ's on stages and at festivals around the...

On this episode Matt is joined once again by Michael Phillip, who is a writer, video creator and host of the podcast Third Eye Drops. Michael has released and appeared on hundreds of podcast episodes, melding minds with a wide range of multidisciplinary experts including scientists, artists, philosophers, spiritual teachers, bestselling authors, and viral personalities. He also hosts a YouTube channel where he ‘wonderdips’ into mind melting topics like Jungian Psychology, Psychedelics and...

On this episode Matt sits down with Ken Shombala. Ken discovered during business school in 97’ that his true talent lay elsewhere. This realization led him to training with advanced yogis, Ayurvedic masters and traveling the world practicing both internal and external healing arts. By 25, he stepped in to substitute a class at an elite healing retreat in LA, and within a year, he became the manager of healing arts and classes at The Ashram in Malibu, serving a clientele that included Cindy...

On this episode Matt sits down with Bob Peck. Bob is a festival award-winning filmmaker, author, lawnmower, meditator, and a spiritual student of Christ, Krishna, the Buddha, and Paramahansa Yogananda. With bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies & Radio-TV-Film from the University of Texas, he has made ‘conscious films’—spiritual & advocacy documentaries—since graduating in 2011. He’s also a Kriya Yoga practitioner through KYI and a certified mindfulness & meditation teacher. His...

On this episode Matt sits down with Rob DiTeodoro. Rob is an artist whose mission is simple: to raise people's vibrations through his art. A devoted husband and father of four, Rob draws inspiration from the boundless curiosity and enthusiasm his children have for life and nature. As a former Marine and combat veteran, he brings the discipline and dedication he gained in the military into every aspect of his creative process.     Rob’s artwork is characterized by its playful, uplifting...

On this episode Matt sits down with the man behind electronic music project Baxtak, Aryan Ashoori. Aryan is the founder of the progressive music label Outtallectuals, and is the manager and co-curator of the popular YouTube music channel Shivelight.     Growing up in Iran, Aryan developed a rebellious nature, attending hundreds of metal shows, and later electronic music shows and raves. After attempting to form a band, he eventually landed on creating music as a solo producer. He then began...

For the season 7 premiere of the podcast Matt sits down with Brent Pella. Brent Pella is a stand up comedian and filmmaker whose videos have gained 500M+ views online and was recently named a "Creator to Watch" by the New York Comedy Festival. A graduate of both the full Groundlings and UCB improv/sketch programs, Brent is best known for his digital comedy content that often satirizes American politics and trending social/cultural issues, as well as his viral celebrity impressions of CA...

For the final episode of Season 6 of Xian Archive Matt sits down with Joshua Draper.   Joshua is the former Creative Producer for OPUS Immersive, a former touring comedian and Second City Conservatory graduate. He is also a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, and an early adopter of MiMU Gloves, which are an advanced wearable musical instrument for expressive creation, composition and performance.   During the conversation Joshua shares his journey of becoming a musician, comedian and early...

On this episode of Xian Archive Matt sits down once again with David Redish.   David Redish is an Integration Coach specializing in psychedelic and peak experiences, drawing from a decade of personal exploration in expanded states of consciousness and rites of passage ceremonies. He is currently receiving a Masters Degree in Contemplative Psychotherapy and Buddhist Psychology at Naropa University in Boulder, CO. David's passion has evolved into a fulfilling career guiding others on their...

On this episode of Xian Archive Matt sits down with Artist, Musician & Neo-Shamanic Practitioner Burcs, AKA Light Language. Light Language is an ecstatic fusion of primal rhythms, world instrumentation, and rich deep bass interwoven with healing undertones, ceremonial vocals, and electronic dance vibes. Crafting an innovative original sound, the "Shamanic Bass” and “Primal Bass" genres span a wide variety of styles & tempos. Every song is created with directed intention, often in...

On this episode of Xian Archive Matt sits down with Siri Bahadur Khalsa. Siri has taught yoga using pranayama, kriyas, mantra, meditation and sound therapy to thousands of students over the last three decades in Texas. A long time practitioner of Kundalini Yoga, his practice has developed into a style known as “Yoga in the Garden of Shuniya”, where he directs the focus of the practice on the employment of Shuniya, also known as accessing the Zero Point Field. He also uses mantra and live...

On this episode of Xian Archive Matt is joined by Visionary Artist, Stella Strzyzowska. Stella's paintings explore female forms, psychedelic experiences, and dense provocative visions. She uses art as a way to empower and express the process of internal navigation, creating road maps for the viewer while opening the floor for story telling. Creating art has been a way to unpack and come to terms with her own pain, giving her life purpose in inspiring others through her works. The foundation...

On this episode of Xian Archive Matt is joined by GLO. Singer, Songwriter and Producer GLO is known for her creative melodies, angelic harmonies and powerful vocal mantras. Introduced to poetry in her high school English class and activated to sing through her time in church, she brings a dynamic range of experience and influence into every song. Born & raised in the Bay Area and growing up in SoCal has influenced her diverse musical expression. Her music fuses and draws inspiration from...

On this episode Matt sits down with Hohm. Hohm is a music producer, sound healer and multi-instrumentalist that creates both downtempo bass and uplifting house music. His music is hard-hitting, dreamy, and euphoric all at the same time. He is known for how he combines deep, heavy, bass with meditative soundscapes that take listeners on a dynamic journey.       During the conversation Hohm tells the story of coming to the spiritual path through a series of plant medicine experiences, and...

On this episode Matt sits down with Timofey “Tima” Trofimenkov. Tima is an entrepreneur, an artist and an apprentice of Shipibo medicine path. Native to a small arctic village in northern Kamchatka peninsula, Russia. Growing up, Tima lived mostly off the resources of the land, fostering a profound bond with nature. In his formative years, nature not only supplied food and medicine but also became an integral part of his being, inspiration and source of wonder and freedom.       In subsequent...

On this episode Matt sits down with B. Louis. B. Louis is a singer/songwriter and sound healer whose mission is to share and channel his voice to the world. Healing music became his mission when he realized the healing effects people were having just in one session, with a combination of his own exploration with sacred plant medicines. He believes that by combining intentional music with meditation and self-reflection, we can begin the healing process with our own willingness to simply go...

On this episode Matt sits down with Hamilton Morris. Hamilton is an American journalist, documentarian, and scientific researcher. He is the creator and director of the television series Hamilton's Pharmacopeia, in which he investigates the chemistry, history, and cultural impact of various psychoactive drugs. Morris frequently consults with media on the subject of psychoactive drugs and conducts pharmacological research at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia with an emphasis on the...

On this episode Matt sits down with Gurudhan Khalsa. Gurudhan has been practicing and teaching Kundalini yoga since 1971. Based in Austin since 2013, Gurudhan has taught yoga in major cities like New York City from 1971 to 1997 and in Los Angeles from 1998 to 2012. His emphasis is placed on explaining the physiological effects of Kundalini energy based on ancient Chinese traditional energy meridian lines and points as well as how breath technology effects our nerves and glands. His Kundalini...

On this episode Matt is joined by Hakan Hisim. Hakan is a visionary artist who is inspired by trans-dimensional linguistics, esoteric literature, the occult, out-of-body experiences, dimensional travel and the akashic records. Hakan recently completed his magnum opus, The Universal Transmissions Codex, which is a collection of his many visionary works exploring xenolinguistics (extraterrestrial language) and the glyphs, shapes and symbols that psychonauts often report seeing during...

On this episode Matt is joined by Matt Edwards, better known as Watashi. Watashi is a musician, songwriter, producer and DJ currently based in Austin, Texas. Inspired by his experiences growing up in Japan, his music features an array of Eastern textures as well as ethnic instruments from cultures across the globe. To Watashi, genres are only restraints on creative sonic expression - and composing uplifting, thought provoking music that pushes boundaries & resonates universally is the...

On this episode Matt is joined once again by Michael Phillip, who is a writer, video creator and host of the podcast Third Eye Drops. Michael has released and appeared on hundreds of podcast episodes, melding minds with a wide range of multidisciplinary experts including scientists, artists, philosophers, spiritual teachers, bestselling authors, and viral personalities. He also hosts a YouTube channel where he ‘wonderdips’ into mind melting topics like Jungian Psychology, Psychedelics and...

On this episode Matt sits down with Dhruv Singh Khalsa. Dhruv (RYT-500 eRYT-200) has been teaching Kundalini Yoga for a decade + after coming to the practice in 2010. He received his first 200hr certification in 2012 from Yoga-Yoga in Austin TX where he was taught by Mehtab & Gurukaram Benton, and Siri Bahadur Singh Khalsa. He has gone on to achieve training in Vedic Astrology, Sound Therapy, and Ayurveda. He has spent the last 10 years sharing the transformative teachings of yoga and...

On this episode Matt sits down once again with Erick Godsey. Erick earned a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor in 2012. His postgraduate study included Evolutionary, Behavioral, and Jungian Psychology. He's the host of The Myths That Make Us podcast, and one of the founding coaches of Fit For Service, specializing in helping people understand and cultivate their psyches.     During the conversation Matt and Erick share the story of...

On the premiere of Season 6 of Xian Archive, Matt is joined by JW Ross. JW is a life-long innovator and investor who is the Founder and CEO of Botanic Tonics (@botanictonics), which is the company behind the popular Kava-based tonic, Feel Free. He has an inspiring story of reaching financial success, but battling with addiction to the point of needing inpatient treatment, after which he discovered the plant medicine Kava, which scratched his itch to relax and be social, without all of the...