Viral Mindfulness the Podcast
Featured on CNN, viralmindfulness.com, HIV Plus Magazine, The Gay HotSpot, and the cover of Positively Aware—my work as a mindfulness teacher and artist encourages you to discover your spiritual rhythm. I earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Utah in 2003, and a Bachelor of Science from Brigham Young University (1999). During migration from a basement office (with no windows) at Salt Lake Community College’s Health & Wellness Services, I resigned from the traditional clinical world, and moved my practice online in 2012. I live near the ocean in Huntington Beach, California, and enjoy yoga, running trails at the Wetlands, bird watching, live theater & music, and painting. As a spiritual muse, teacher, and musician, you're invited to join my online tribe.
Episodes
July 23, 2025 • 12 mins
Meet the piano piece that’s been with me most of my life.
In this solo episode, I share the story behind Waking Blue. A song I began composing at age 13, long before I had language for who I was becoming. From Beethoven to Salt Lake City, from Ensign Peak to Southern California, this melody carried me through moves, grief, queerness, and awakening.
Waking Blue is a piece about impermanence and memory, about the moment (and years)...
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July 21, 2025 • 33 mins
In this heart-forward installment of Dear Alexander, Blue Feather responds to a soul sibling’s question: What stories do you remember of your dad, Cardell, and what’s helping you now in the midst of grief?
What unfolds is part tribute, part time-travel, and full embodiment of what it means to grieve with depth and beauty. From fire poles and Lake Powell to sleeping beneath stars and sneaking HBO glances in the ‘90s, Alexander shar...
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For years, I’ve carried around a simple little illustration: a kid sitting beside a river, with the words: “Everyone should sit next to a river and listen.”
This 10-minute meditation was recorded during my first morning camping near Redfish Lake, Idaho, beside the Salmon River and under the gaze of the Sawtooth Mountains.
It's green. It's lush. And it's a quiet invitation to make sit happen.
Bring your breath to the banks. Let t...
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July 12, 2025 • 10 mins
Welcome to a 10-minute "Make Sit Happen" meditation recorded in real time on the shores of Redfish Lake, Idaho (my father’s home-state, where I recently scattered some of his ashes).
This is a gentle, contemplative sit, accompanied by the natural music of lake water meeting the shore. The rhythm of the waves invites you into presence, stillness, and breath.
Come take your seat. Let the Sawtooth Mountains hold you. Let the water t...
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July 12, 2025 • 31 mins
🎧 UPDATED AUDIO – Now Ears-Approved!
This re-released version comes with smoothed-out sound for your comfort. The original audio had a few sharp turns (thank you for your grace). This one is tuned to invite you into stillness, memory, and meaning. Same content as previous episode in the feed. Feel free to move right along, to the next episode, if you already heard this episode.
In this deeply personal episode, I take you with me ...
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July 5, 2025 • 28 mins
In this episode of Viral Mindfulness, Alexander Blue Feather invites you along on an intimate pilgrimage through Idaho’s Redfish Lake, a landscape of dark skies, towering saw-toothed mountains, and quiet revelation. Carrying his father’s ashes, Alexander reflects on grief as a deep form of praise—an apprenticeship with sorrow—and shares how letting go of the search for extraordinary signs revealed the power of simply being present....
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June 23, 2025 • 10 mins
In this 10-minute guided meditation, you’re invited to settle into the sound of water and memory. Recorded live on the shore of June Lake Beach, this track features the gentle tide and natural surf—a found-sound meditation bed from the Eastern Sierra’s alpine shoreline.
Let the rhythm of the water carry you inward. Let the hush between waves soften what’s been loud inside you.
This lake held me during the first days of my summer ...
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June 21, 2025 • 55 mins
Alexander Blue Feather takes us deep into the heart of the Eastern Sierras in this rich, reflective, and often hilarious travelogue. Recorded over several days during his solo summer road trip, this episode is an audio journal of wonder and wandering. From chipmunks and cold plunges in June Lake to the tender salt-and-peppering of his father's ashes at June Lake on Father's Day. Come along for unexpected wisdom, campground comparis...
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June 12, 2025 • 18 mins
n this guided meditation, Alexander Blue Feather leads us through a loving-kindness practice inspired by the grief-woven wisdom of Francis Weller. You’ll begin by grounding your body like a tree—rooted, upright, and open—before stepping into a visualization that invites you to face your own suffering with tenderness and compassion.
With each breath, you’ll offer gentle blessings to yourself, then to someone you love, and slowly ou...
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June 11, 2025 • 22 mins
What if progress isn’t the point? What if your soul doesn’t move in a straight line, but in spirals and stillness?
In this poetic reflection, Alexander Blue Feather reads from The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller and Rumi’s The Guest House, exploring the sacred art of self-compassion. You'll hear about grief, letting go of the “muscular agenda” of self-improvement, and why setting a place at the inner table—for sorrow, disapp...
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June 7, 2025 • 30 mins
In this weekend's special edition of Viral Mindfulness, Alexander Blue Feather invites you to step behind the velvet curtain into the sacred glow of Broadway. As CNN broadcasts George Clooney’s "Good Night, and Good Luck" live from the Winter Garden Theatre and the 2025 Tony Awards light up the stage, Alexander reflects on the electric drama—both on and off stage.
From Audra McDonald and Nicole Scherzinger’s showdown to Megan Hilt...
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June 4, 2025 • 34 mins
“Elphaba wasn’t the villain. She was the spellbreaker.”
In this powerful Pride Month episode, Alexander Blue Feather reflects on the moment Wicked became his lifeline. It was June 2003, freshly diagnosed with HIV, newly exiled from the Mormon church, and standing at the edge of a new life. Then Elphaba soared across a Broadway stage, green-skinned and defiant, and something shifted forever.
Now, 22 years later, Alexander returns ...
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June 1, 2025 • 16 mins
Rabbit rabbit! Welcome to June. In this heartfelt kickoff to the month, Alexander Blue Feather invites you into an intimate exploration of quirky traditions, grief rituals, spiritual recommitment, and summertime synchronicity. He shares the folk origins of the “rabbit rabbit” custom, begins a 30-day wake-up challenge guided by spiritual teacher Adyashanti, and reflects on the continued apprenticeship of grief following his father’s...
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April 17, 2025 • 27 mins
In this deeply personal episode of Viral Mindfulness, Alexander Bluefeather shares an intimate reflection on the passing of his father. Recorded in real time as he heads across the desert toward a family gathering and celebration of life, this episode is a raw meditation on grief, memory, sacred moments, and the practice of presence at the threshold of death. Alexander offers stories from his final days with his dad, reads from The...
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February 24, 2025 • 19 mins
In this tender and whimsical episode, Alexander Blue Feather invites you into a weekend of poetry, play, and presence with Harvey Pink Feather. From basement pirate poetry sessions to the gentle rhythms of 'Blossomise' by Simon Armitage, their world unfolds in haikus, laughter, and the quiet magic of shared moments. As winter lingers and spring stirs beneath the surface, this is an offering to hold both—the hush of snow and the pro...
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January 31, 2025 • 28 mins
As winter lingers and the first whispers of spring stir beneath the surface, how do we honor this in-between season? In this episode, Alexander Blue Feather reflects on Imbolc, the Gaelic festival marking the midpoint between winter solstice and spring equinox. He explores the themes of rest, renewal, and the quiet work happening beneath the surface—both in nature and within ourselves. Drawing from Katherine May’s wisdom and his ow...
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January 2, 2025 • 10 mins
Join me in solidarity for a powerful moment of silence. As I approach the final 30 hours of an at-home profound noble silence journey, I’m inviting you to step into your own quiet for just ten minutes.
It all began at 4 AM PT on Monday, December 30, 2024, when the call of an owl—an extraordinary first in my 13 years here—woke me from sleep. These past days of silence have been intense yet illuminating, and I’d love for us to conne...
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December 23, 2024 • 13 mins
Join me for a calming guided meditation where we explore the quiet beauty of winter. Together, we make “sit” happen, creating a space for stillness amid the busyness of life. With the soft glow of a candle and Katherine May’s reflective words as our inspiration, we’ll journey inward to connect with the rhythms of this season. Through grounding practices and mindful breathing, we’ll honor the winter’s lessons of rest, deceleration, ...
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December 22, 2024 • 24 mins
In this reflective holiday episode, Alexander shares a cherished memory from 1985 as a seventh-grader in Salt Lake City, Utah. He recalls performing in a regional production of Scrooge, The Musical, playing several roles, including George, the lovable street urchin. This experience, filled with camaraderie and creativity, left a lasting impression—especially a poignant interaction with a kind, artistic gay man who gifted him a hand...
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December 7, 2024 • 17 mins
In this episode of Viral Mindfulness the Podcast, I invite you into a season of slowing down, reflecting, and reconnecting. From howling at the full moon in Provincetown with Harvey and Nova Rain to embracing the calming metaphor of snail juice, I share stories and insights from my 31 Days of December at-home-retreat. Together, we explore themes of reweaving ourselves, cultivating silence, and resisting the allure of constant digit...
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