Ep33: Liela Moss (The Duke Spirit) on artistic evolution – dropping the ego and practising for inner peace

<p>Thanks for listening! Visit&nbsp;<a href="http://penfriend.rocks/liela" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://penfriend.rocks/liela</a> for links to Liela's work and collect two free Penfriend songs while you're there. My album pre-order just launched too at <a href="http://penfriend.rocks/newalbum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://penfriend.rocks/newalbum</a> &lt;3</p><p>.</p><p>In this conversation, we discuss learning to give space to other aspects of life as a touring musician, evolving as an artist – letting go of the ego-driven side of being on stage while still being in love with singing and words, the life-changing power of meditation – Liela’s experience of silent Vipassana retreats and how to bring the benefits of meditation into everyday life *and* music making, releasing an album during COVID-19 – the reasons for going ahead and blushing all day long – the day Liela got to sing with Nick Cave.</p><p>-</p><p>All my work is sponsored by The Correspondent's Club, who have been powering the making of new music and podcasts since May 2020. Browse free and paid tiers at&nbsp;<a href="http://penfriend.rocks/join" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://penfriend.rocks/join</a></p><p>.</p><p>If you're interested in trying meditation after listening to this episode, my recommendations were:</p><p>.</p><p>Yoga With Adriene - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=yoga+with+adriene+meditation</p><p>The Mindful Movement - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_mPlZbomAgNzfAUElRL7w </p><p>.</p><p>Until next week... xoxo</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>