A Show of Hearts

This episode is with Neil Gumenick, a Five Element Acupuncturist and student of JR Worsley. Neil is the founder of the Institute for Classical 5 Element Acupuncture and the author of Classical Five Element Acupuncture: The Spirits and Healing Power of the Points. In this episode, you’ll hear about how Neil went from being a police officer to being an acupuncturist and what the common thread is between the two. You’ll also hear him speak about the difference between body, mind and spirit imba

Max ZT is a world-renowned hammered dulcimer player who lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Priya Darshini (from a previous episode). NPR referred to Max as the Jimi Hendrix of hammered dulcimer. Max’s plays mesmerizing music—weaving Indian, African, and Celtic traditions into music that is both medicine and meditation. In this episode you’ll hear Max talk about discovering the hammered dulcimer as a small child, learning how to play it, and eventually living in first Senegal and then India, where

Having a hard time with the state of the world? Listen to this powerful Kirtan (traditional Indian call-and-response mantra chanting) led by host, life coach and singer Rosemary Pritzker, with tabla (drum) player and vocalist Fernando Subirats. Rosemary, deeply rooted in Tibetan Buddhism since childhood (her mother is an ordained Lama), brings this wisdom into the Kirtan alongside traditional Sanskrit/Hindu chanting and English prayers, offering a well-rounded, immersive experience. You will be

Fed up with the patriarchy? In this episode of A Show of Hearts, host Rosemary Pritzker dives into the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Green Tara, who is a beloved deity revered as the great mother. Doing this practice not only shows reverence for her but helps us to cultivate the divine feminine energy in ourselves and to recognize it all around us. Rosemary shares how she came to the practice 19 years ago in Montana, what it has offered her over the years, how she’s turned to it in times of need,

In this solo episode of A Show of Hearts, host Rosemary Pritzker dives into the subject of compassion: how to cultivate it for ourselves and others and what compassion and having an open heart means in today’s world. She shares her interpretations of the Buddhist concept of the Four Immeasurables: Lovingkindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy and Equanimity. Rosemary shares her own stories and recounts stories about compassion passed down from her teacher (a Tibetan Buddhist Lama). Then she leads

Priya Darshini is a Brooklyn based singer, athlete and philanthropist. In this episode of A Show of Hearts, Priya discusses her experience growing up in India, how she and her family began taking care of pediatric cancer patients and how she became the first Indian woman to complete the Himalayan 100 Mile Ultra Marathon. Listen to her and host Rosemary talk about having the courage to follow your heart and pursue your passions without sacrificing practicality and about how they believe music is