Ben Shen's guest appearances

Ben Shen

Well Aware Podcast

Natural Prodcast

Biet Simkin

Erin Telford

Bess Matassa

Jessica Murnane

Adina Grigore

Sara Auster

Erin Claire Jones

Eric Schmidt

Marissa Vosper

Natalie Kuhn

Brad Moore

KATIE HORWITCH

Jessa Blades

Satsuki Shibuya

Jason Logan

OwlTail

Our conversation with Ben Shen, from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in Jupiter, Florida. Ben and Alison and I talk about enediynes and their use in medicine, how Ben got fascinated with natural products working on terpene chemistry, TSRI's acquisition of the Pfizer strain collection, and our collaborations to sequence that collection, mine genomes, and develop new technology to access natural products. As always, check out the show notes and get transcripts for all of our episodes at http://naturalprodcast.com

Our conversation with Ben Shen, from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in Jupiter, Florida. Ben and Alison and I talk about enediynes and their use in medicine, how Ben got fascinated with natural products working on terpene chemistry, TSRI's acquisition of the Pfizer strain collection, and our collaborations to sequence that collection, mine genomes, and develop new technology to access natural products.  As always, check out the show notes and get transcripts for all of our episodes at <a href="http://naturalprodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://naturalprodcast.com</a>

Natural Prodcast Ep 7 - Ben Shen

When I first met Desiree, I was simultaneously anxious and excited — I was attending my very first moon gathering. She was wearing a loose black dress and a top knot, and had simple tattoos on her forearms, one looked like a delicate outline of a vine. She was quietly confident, she had “that je ne sais quoi” if you will, telling her story to the circle of women who’d gathered around to harness the energy and power of renewal from the blue moon. She spoke firmly with a full, round voice and an accent I couldn’t quite place as she told us about the transformative power of Kundalini yoga and meditation.  We were sitting on the floor a beautiful yoga studio in downtown Manhattan, one with a couple of huge skylights that allowed the glow of the city (or the moon?) to unintrsuively shine through. We had an offering tray for crystals, candles and gold jewelry at the center of the circle — the energy from our chanting and pranayama is supposed to transfer to these material things, allowing them to empower us long after the evening is over.  I learned a ton that night about the aura and suspected that I wasn’t doing enough to activate my own. I was fascinated by the the subtle ways our unconscious thoughts can shift how others perceive us and set an intention to further explore Kundalini. I patted myself on the back for expanding my horizons to try something new and seemingly very foreign topically. . After some “kunda” as the regs call it, I felt giddy — the feeling that everything is going to be OK escalated exponentially. It was a reassuring and uplifting energy I was surprised to find inside myself. These feelings are all in retrospect, though. In the first ten minutes of the episode, I reveal my true thoughts as it was happening, how I was feeling and what exactly we were doing. It’s pretty wild! Thank you Desiree for introducing me to this practice, and for sharing Ben Shen and your quest to expand inner beauty in all women.  In this episode, we discuss: – healing skin issues with a plant-based, entirely natural approach and the difficulties that come with that – her first experience with Kundalini yoga – how to empower yourself from within GLOSSARY &amp; SHOW NOTES Sky Ting Yoga Episode 1 – Alex Sharry Pranayama: Practice of breathing with intention. Kundalini Figures Yogi Bhajan Guru Singh Grandmaster Sung Baek Eckankar Types of Yoga Hatha Ashtanga Bikram Inspiring Kindred Kunda Spirits Amanda Bacon, Found of Moon Juice Taylor Eyewalker, Desiree’s coach Guru Jagat, Founder of Rama-TV in Los Angeles Shiva Rose The 10 Bodies in Kundalini Yoga *physical body *3 mental bodies *6 energy bodies 1. soul body 2. negative mind 3. positive mind 4. neutral mind 5 .physical body 6. arc line 7. aura 8. pranic body 10. radiant body

When I first met Desiree, I was simultaneously anxious and excited — I was attending my very first moon gathering. She was wearing a loose black dress and a top knot, and had simple tattoos on her forearms, one looked like a delicate outline of a vine. She was quietly confident, she had “that je ne sais quoi” if you will, telling her story to the circle of women who’d gathered around to harness the energy and power of renewal from the blue moon. She spoke firmly with a full, round voice and an accent I couldn’t quite place as she told us about the transformative power of Kundalini yoga and meditation. We were sitting on the floor a beautiful yoga studio in downtown Manhattan, one with a couple of huge skylights that allowed the glow of the city (or the moon?) to unintrsuively shine through. We had an offering tray for crystals, candles and gold jewelry at the center of the circle — the energy from our chanting and pranayama is supposed to transfer to these material things, allowing them to empower us long after the evening is over. <a href="http://www.well-aware.co/wp-content/uploads/benshen2.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> I learned a ton that night about the aura and suspected that I wasn’t doing enough to activate my own. I was fascinated by the the subtle ways our unconscious thoughts can shift how others perceive us and set an intention to further explore Kundalini. I patted myself on the back for expanding my horizons to try something new and seemingly very foreign topically. . After some “kunda” as the regs call it, I felt giddy — the feeling that everything is going to be OK escalated exponentially. It was a reassuring and uplifting energy I was surprised to find inside myself. These feelings are all in retrospect, though. In the first ten minutes of the episode, I reveal my true thoughts as it was happening, how I was feeling and what exactly we were doing. It’s pretty wild! Thank you Desiree for introducing me to this practice, and for sharing Ben Shen and your quest to expand inner beauty in all women. <a href="http://www.well-aware.co/wp-content/uploads/benshen3.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> In this episode, we discuss: – healing skin issues with a plant-based, entirely natural approach and the difficulties that come with that – her first experience with Kundalini yoga – how to empower yourself from within GLOSSARY &amp; SHOW NOTES <a href="http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74709X1524664&amp;xs=1&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skytingyoga.com%2F&amp;sref=rss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sky Ting Yoga</a> <a href="http://www.well-aware.co/well-aware-show-001-alex-sharry-of-y7-yoga/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 1 – Alex Sharry</a> Pranayama: Practice of breathing with intention. Kundalini Figures <a href="http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74709X1524664&amp;xs=1&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yogibhajan.org%2Fmain%2F&amp;sref=rss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yogi Bhajan</a> <a href="http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74709X1524664&amp;xs=1&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gurusingh.com%2F&amp;sref=rss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Guru Singh</a> <a href="http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74709X1524664&amp;xs=1&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fusksf.org%2Fgrandmaster-jiang-jing-sung-baek%2F&amp;sref=rss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Grandmaster Sung Baek</a> <a href="http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74709X1524664&amp;xs=1&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eckankar.org%2FFAQ%2F&amp;sref=rss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Eckankar</a> Types of Yoga <a href="http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74709X1524664&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHatha_yoga&amp;sref=rss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Hatha</a> <a href="http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74709X1524664&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAshtanga_vinyasa_yoga&amp;sref=rss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ashtanga</a> <a href="http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74709X1524664&amp;xs=1&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bikramyoga.com%2F&amp;sref=rss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bikram</a> Inspiring Kindred Kunda Spirits Amanda Bacon, Found of <a href="http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74709X1524664&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moonjuiceshop.com%2F&amp;sref=rss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Moon Juice</a> <a href="http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74709X1524664&amp;xs=1&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyewalkerelements.com%2Fabout.html&amp;sref=rss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Taylor Eyewalker</a>, Desiree’s coach Guru Jagat, Founder of <a href="http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74709X1524664&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Frama-tv.com%2F&amp;sref=rss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rama-TV</a> in Los Angeles <a href="http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74709X1524664&amp;xs=1&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelocalrose.com%2F&amp;sref=rss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Shiva Rose</a> The 10 Bodies in Kundalini Yoga *physical body *3 mental bodies *6 energy bodies 1. soul body 2. negative mind 3. positive mind 4. neutral mind 5 .physical body 6. arc line 7. aura 8. pranic body 10. radiant body

WELL / AWARE Show 008: Finding Inner Beauty With Ben Shen