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Chris Grosso The Indie Spiritualist

Chris Grosso The Indie Spiritualist

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Chris Grosso is a public speaker, writer, musician, recovery coach, and author of several books, including Indie Spiritualist, Everything Mind, Dead Set On Living, and Necessary Death. His work blends raw honesty with deep spiritual insight, offering readers and listeners a down-to-earth approach to healing and growth. Chris has contributed to Revolver Magazine, FANGORIA, and Huffington Post, and has spoken at major events like Wanderlust Festival, Yoga Journal Conference, Kripalu, Sun Valley Wellness Festival, the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, and more.

Chris’s passion for helping others extends beyond writing and speaking—he’s also a recovery coach with Make It Mean Something Coaching, a service offered through Action Creates Change LLC. He works with teens and adults navigating mental health struggles, addiction, and life transitions, offering personalized guidance that empowers clients to find meaning in their challenges and reclaim their lives.

From leading groups in detox centers and rehabs to youth centers and yoga studios, Chris has spent years on the front lines of healing, helping individuals move beyond suffering and into transformation. His dedication to fostering connection and resilience earned him a place as a member of the Evolutionary Leaders.

The Indie Spiritualist podcast brings raw truth and real talk, featuring interviews with musicians, artists, spiritual teachers, skateboarders, and actors. It’s an open invitation to explore life’s messiness and meaning—no pretense, no fluff, just real conversations with real people.

Stay connected with Chris Grosso on Instagram and Facebook for more updates, insights, and ragged truth-telling.

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  • Ep. 138 - Punk Rock, Ego and the God Shaped Hole With Ray Cappo

    Ep. 138 - Punk Rock, Ego and the God Shaped Hole With Ray Cappo
    Jun 17 2025

    Blending together hardcore punk and spirituality, Ray Cappo inspires listeners to deflate the ego and serve something bigger than themselves.

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    This time on The Indie Spiritualist, Chris and Ray delve into:

    • The powerful intersection between hardcore punk and spirituality
    • Living on the fringes of society
    • How the hands of God can touch anybody, even in the most unexpected places
    • The beginning of Ray’s spiritual path and being inspired by Harley Flanagan of hardcore punk pioneers Cro-Mags
    • Shifting inward: moving beyond the senses and the mind into subtle awareness
    • From chaos to calm: being in Samadhi rather than emotional turmoil
    • Kirtan and serving something bigger than ourselves instead of being the center of attention
    • The presence of ego even in yogic and spiritual communities
    • Finding oneness and connection with all beings, beyond outer labels
    • Letting go of idolizing people or things and reserving reverence for the divine
    • Considering how being in the spotlight can inflate the ego if one does not offer praise back to God and surrender
    • Recognizing rock bottom as a spiritual turning point and a hidden blessing

    "Nothing else will fit in that God shaped hole. If you make your spouse your God, or your dog your God, your house your God, that God is always going to let you down." –Ray Cappo

    About Ray Cappo:

    As a teen in the 80s, Ray Cappo founded the hardcore punk band Youth of Today, which championed the principles of clean living, vegetarianism, and self-control. After experiencing a spiritual awakening in India, he formed a new band, Shelter, devoted to spreading a message of hope through spiritual connection. Ray currently leads yoga retreats, trainings, and kirtans at his Supersoul Farm retreat center in Upstate New York, as well as annual pilgrimages to India. He is the co-founder and co-host of Wisdom of the Sages, a daily yoga podcast that has been ranked #1 on Apple for podcasts about spirituality. Check out Ray’s recently released memoir, From Punk to Monk.

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  • Ep. 137 - Being Held by Space with Lama Rod Owens

    Ep. 137 - Being Held by Space with Lama Rod Owens
    May 8 2025
    Teaching us to relax back into being held by spaciousness, Lama Rod Owens discusses the forces that help us remember real love, awakened freedom, and who we truly are. In this episode of the Indie Spiritualist Podcast, Chris and Lama Rod explore:The practice and embodiment of real love as revolutionaryTranscending violence and harm and the yearning for all to be freeHolding brokenheartedness with a lot of care and viewing it as a teaching Continued practice even as an awakened being Returning to a space of fluidity and opennessRiding the middle line between form and emptiness Cultivating a stronger relationship with Earth, even in an urban environment Mystical breakthroughs and navigating mental health through the lens of spirituality Getting distracted by euphoria / believing we are hyper-special instead of taking spiritual experiences as an opportunity to connect more deeply with humanity Meditative experiences that can be found in daily life and in our pre-existing hobbiesAllowing space for Western medicine when it is needed Untangling the notion that we have to like something or someone in order to love Returning agency back to community and the enduring spiritual traditions that will aid in our survival This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp & Dharma Seed:Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.Join Krishna Das, the most well-known voice of Bhakti chanting (Kirtan) in the West, and David Nichtern - a senior Buddhist teacher, founder of Dharma Moon, guitarist in Krishna Das’ band, and producer of several of his albums - for a warm and engaging conversation about these two paths, their shared roots, and how they intersect in contemporary spiritual practice. Learn more about this FREE online gathering - THE HEART & MIND OF PRACTICE: BUDDHISM & BHAKTIAbout Lama Rod Owens:Lama Rod Owens is a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. An international influencer with a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School with a focus on the intersection of social change, identity, and spiritual practice. Author of Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger and co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation, his teachings center on freedom, self-expression, and radical self-care. Highly sought after for talks, retreats, and workshops, his mission is to show you how to heal and free yourself. A leading voice in a new generation of Buddhist teachers with over 11 years of experience, Lama Rod is highly respected among his peers and the communities that he serves. From these intersections, he creates a platform that’s very natural, engaging, and inclusive. Check out Lama Rod’s most recent publication, The New Saints, and his podcast on the Be Here Now Network, The Spirit Underground.For current offerings and programs, click here.“Is it taking you out of this moment, out of relationship with others around you? Are you having thoughts of being special and extraordinary? Is it helping you to be more human, or is it leading you towards this idealized state that seems to take you out of the messiness of humanity? I think that the real spiritual breakthrough brings us deeper into the experience of being human, of empathy." – Lama Rod OwensSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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  • Ep. 136 - Wetiko: Understanding Our Collective Malady with Paul Levy

    Ep. 136 - Wetiko: Understanding Our Collective Malady with Paul Levy
    Apr 8 2025

    Paul Levy, a pioneer in spiritual emergence, chats with Chris Grosso about the concept of Wetiko and healing our collective malady.

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    In this episode, Chris and Paul explore:

    • The diagnosis of our collective malady and defining Wetiko
    • Waking up through the darkness
    • Life as a collective dream we are all manifesting
    • The mind virus we are all suffering from and what it can reveal to us
    • The primary importance of the psyche in creating world events
    • Accessing our divine inheritance and divine power
    • Psychologist and Dream Analyst Carl Jung’s exploration of Wetiko
    • The danger of turning a blind eye to our shadows
    • Quantum physics as a dreaming phenomena
    • Shedding light into our unconscious mind
    • Compassion as the ultimate dissolver of Wetiko

    About Paul Levy:

    Paul Levy is an author, speaker, and facilitator who describes himself as “a wounded healer in private practice, assisting others who are also awakening to the dreamlike nature of reality.” Paul brilliantly synthesizes wisdom streams from quantum physics, Carl Jung, Buddhism, alchemy, shamanism, Kabbalah, mystical Christianity, and the work of science fiction author Philip K. Dick. He has been a Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for over 35 years, was the coordinator for the Portland Padmasambhava Buddhist Center, and is the founder of the “Awakening in the Dream Community.” Paul’s books include The Quantum Revelation: A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality, Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil, and Awakened By Darkness. Learn more about Paul on his website.

    "Wetiko is a Native American term but every spiritual tradition talks about it, just in different languages. This is the diagnosis. We've made a huge breakthrough. There's been a diagnosis of what's at the bottom of our collective malady. We're in the middle of a collective psychosis of titanic proportions, that is what Wetiko is.” – Paul Levy

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Chris's amazing book, The Indie Spiritualist brought me here. I started reading that little by little - usually no more than a chapter, sometimes just a page or two at a time - in a state of absolute desperation.
When the sunrise brings nothing but the realization I'd added another night to yet another bender, Chris's no bullshit, realistically honest approach to his long journey through addiction and recovery has helped inspire me to take even the smallest steps towards reducing harm... Even if I just wait a little longer before my next fix, or find my Narcan before getting high, I know it's progress that's worth doing.
Someday I'll actually finish his book, but in the meantime I'm excited to start exploring this podcast. 💜🪬🕉️💚

Listening to the pod cause I loved Indie Spiritualist

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