Recent college grad Selah Copeland (Jerrika Hinton) is being groomed to takeover her mother's accounting business, but after a life-changing weekend away at a yoga retreat, she's considering other options. Centered is an audio drama about finding yourself on and off the mat.
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4 May 2019
Beandrea Wonders What 'Being in Your Body' Means
Is Centered a memoir? What do you hope listeners will take from the show? What's next for the series?
Centered Producer and Sound Designer extraordinaire Hannah Smith interviews Beandrea July about the backstory that lead her to create Centered, including her time spent training to teach yoga at Kripalu Yoga Center and meditating at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. They talk vulnerability, hot tubs, and dig into what it really means to "be in your body" in daily life.
Also Beandrea wants you to know that everyone was fully clothed during the making of Centered and she receives no kickbacks from Piedmont Springs.
Edited and Mixed by Beandrea July
Produced w/ Sound Design by Hannah Smith
Our theme music is by Ganessa James
Full Show Notes
https://centeredpodcast.com/beinginyourbody (https://centeredpodcast.com/?p=346&preview=true)
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4 May 2019
Shavasana Part Four
As the yoga retreat comes to an end, Selah finds herself at a fork in the road.
Centered is a fiction podcast starring Jerrika Hinton.
Created, written, and directed by Beandrea July
Produced, recorded, and mixed by Hannah Smith; Sound Design by Hannah Smith
Our theme music is by Ganessa James
Full Show Notes (https://centeredpodcast.com/shavasanapartfour)
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20 Apr 2019
Shavasana Part Three
As unexpected changes surface for Selah at the yoga retreat, she starts to consider new options.
Centered is a fiction podcast starring Jerrika Hinton (http://www.instagram.com/hellojerrika).
Created, written, and directed: Beandrea July
Produced, recorded, and mixed: Hannah Smith
Sound Design: Hannah Smith
Theme music: Ganessa James
Full show notes
https://centeredpodcast.com/shavasana-part-three-show-notes
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6 Apr 2019
Shavasana Part Two
Episode Description: Selah escapes the city for a weekend yoga retreat.
Centered is a fiction podcast created, written, and directed by Beandrea July
Produced, recorded, and mixed by Hannah Smith. Sound Design by Hannah Smith
Our theme music is by Ganessa James
Poetry by Maleka Fruean (twitter.com/FrueanK)(@FrueanK)
Additional music by Voices on the Verge. "Hunger." Rykodisc & Slow River Records, 2001.
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30 Mar 2019
Bonus: Interview with Jerrika Hinton
A conversation between the star of Centered Jerrika Hinton (@hellojerrika (http://www.instagram.com/hellojerrika)) and the show's writer-director Beandrea July (@beandreadotcom).
Jerrika opens up (http://www.centeredpodcast.com/bonusepisode1) about life in her 20s, how therapy helped her, and why a story about a woman of color on a spiritual journey matters. We also dig deeper into Selah's relationship with her mother Gwen.
Credits
Recorded and produced: Hannah Smith
Edited and mixed: Beandrea July
Theme music: Ganessa James (http://www.ganessajames.com/)
Full Show Notes
www.centeredpodcast.com/bonusepisode1 (http://www.centeredpodcast.com/bonusepisode1)
The next episode of Centered drops Sat, April 5, 2019.
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23 Mar 2019
Shavasana Part One
Episode Description: Recent college grad Selah Copeland bristles against the realities of still living at home with her parents and working in her mother Gwen's accounting business.
Centered is a fiction podcast created, written, and directed by Beandrea July
Produced, recorded, and mixed by Hannah Smith. Sound Design by Hannah Smith
Our theme music is by Ganessa James
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Full Show Notes: http://centeredpodcast.com/shownotesepisodeone
6 Mar 2019
Introducing Centered
Introducing Centered, an audio drama about finding yourself on and off the mat. It stars Jerrika Hinton and premieres Saturday, March 23rd. It was written and directed by Beandrea July and produced by Hannah Smith.
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YouTube views
68,825
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
33 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100
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YouTube
76
Engagement
51
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