124. Jesse Israel, Founder of The Big Quiet
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 10 August 2020
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
The first time I heard Jesse Israel tell his story inside the Guggenheim at The Big Quiet, I knew I wanted to know more. The second I knew more, I knew I needed to share his story with the hurdlers. Now the brains behind the mass meditation movement, Israel went to NYU and started his career doing something entirely different — heading up a record label. After signing multi-platinum artists like MGMT, the Los Angeles native started battling crippling anxiety and panic attacks. So, he took a step away from the music industry, and eventually found his way into the meditation space.
In episode 124, we chat about his journey between the two, and how he used his experience touring with big bands to concept all that The Big Quiet would become. We also talk about what it was like to host events in some of the country’s most iconic venues (including Madison Square Garden), his best-practice tips for incorporating mediation into your regular routine, and how it felt to go on tour with Oprah (!) at the beginning of this year.
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| 0:00.0 | for us to give ourselves permission to cut back right now instead of lean into more and to give |
| 0:06.0 | ourselves the permission to rest and to find ways to rest if we're able to be in nature to be with |
| 0:11.8 | family if we can I know a lot of us can't right to have meaningful heartfelt conversations |
| 0:17.3 | ideally regularly if we're able to really amping up the self-care is so important |
| 0:23.1 | right now, especially right now. |
| 0:55.2 | Hey, hurdlers. Emily Abadi here bringing you episode 1.24 of hurdle. A wellness-focused podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about everything from their big wins to how they've gotten through some of life's toughest moments. On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with everyone from top athletes to |
| 1:00.9 | aspiring entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions. My mission is simple, |
| 1:06.9 | to inspire you to be your best self, move with intention, and have some fun along the way. |
| 1:14.7 | Today, I am bringing you my conversation with Jesse Israel. He is the founder of the big |
| 1:21.1 | quiet, a mass meditation moment. Now, this hurdle is what I'm really excited about because from the moment I |
| 1:29.6 | first met Jesse, I first heard Jesse speak. I was enamored by him. So much so that I knew I needed |
| 1:38.3 | to bring him on the show. Not just because his voice is obscenely calming and you'll hear that |
| 1:43.6 | in just a little bit, |
| 1:45.0 | but because his passion for what he does gets me excited about life. |
| 1:50.7 | First things first, let's establish what the big quiet is. |
| 1:53.8 | The big quiet up until this year was basically a mass meditation concept that gathers |
| 1:59.0 | thousands of people at a time for large scale moments |
| 2:03.2 | of quiet connection and special performances at some of the coolest, most iconic places in |
| 2:09.5 | the world. Recently, as you can imagine, with everything that has been going on with the pandemic, |
| 2:14.3 | they have pivoted online to bring a lot of their teachings there, |
| 2:17.7 | including an upcoming virtual meditation three-part course that teaches you how to have |
| 2:22.1 | a legit and daily meditation practice. I'll link to that in the show notes. |
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