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J. Brown Yoga Talks

Pamela Tanner Boll - “A Small Good Thing”

J. Brown Yoga Talks

J. Brown

Yoga, Health & Fitness, Yogateacher, Alternative Health, Yogaindustry, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.4696 Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2016

⏱️ 41 minutes

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J talks with Pamela Tanner Boll, award winning producer and director of the documentary films A Small Good Thing and Who Does She Think She Is? They discuss her earlier work and formative times in life that shaped the themes running through her movies, including the pressing issues addressed in her recent work that spoke to J deeply and inspired their conversation. They touch on the difference between holding space vs fighting for it, the challenges of making a living as an artist, and the importance of being curious, not furious.

 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Okay, hello. Welcome to Yoga Talks podcast. My name's Jay Brown. Thanks a lot for listening.

0:17.9

We had a week off how's everybody

0:20.9

I hope your summer's going good

0:23.4

the weather's been nice here in New York

0:27.4

and I've been doing some summer stuff

0:30.4

trying to

0:32.4

implement some of the things that I've been talking about

0:36.6

in terms of, you know,

0:39.4

prioritizing time and being more present with my family, not overworking as much.

0:47.6

Did some of that yesterday. I went to Coney Island.

0:51.2

I don't know if you guys have ever been to Coney Island.

0:57.6

Sometimes it lives in our nostalgia more than reality. I mean, I remember being there as a boy with my dad and eating like fries

1:05.1

and grape soda from Nathan's. So I felt, you know, I feel like compelled to take my daughters there. I live here.

1:13.6

Last couple times, though, I have to admit, it was more work and frustration and annoyance than

1:20.5

it was fun. I was a little bit dreading, having to go, but it ended up being a great time the weather was super nice

1:29.0

and i had fun i genuinely had a good time it's a fun place if you can catch yourself in the right

1:38.2

mood and i was in the right mood and part of the reason i was in that mood, I think, is because of this podcast,

1:46.7

once again, I feel like I have occasion to express some special thanks to the listeners.

1:53.0

Those of you who were with me last time know I was in a very raw state, and I didn't censor

1:58.9

myself at all. I just told you everything and the response was quite

2:06.5

overwhelming so many people sent me notes and a lot of folks made donations.

2:19.5

And it really lifted me up.

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