In this episode, Mindie sits down with Grammy Award-winning producer, composer, and author Barry Goldstein for a rich conversation about music as a tool for healing, heart coherence, creative flow, and energetic management. Barry shares his unlikely journey (from house music and hip hop in the Bronx, to winning a Grammy with Les Paul, to pioneering the use of music and sound as medicine) and offers deeply practical wisdom for entrepreneurs looking to protect their energy and bring their biggest visions into the world.

Episode Highlights

• From the Bronx to the Grammy stage — Barry grew up with a love of music planted by his mother at the piano, learned guitar in the '70s (sporting what he calls "the Jaffer," a Jewish Afro), and eventually won a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental working alongside Les Paul, the inventor of the electric guitar.
• Burnout led to breakthrough — After achieving success in club music and hip hop production, Barry hit a wall. Determined to reconnect with the joy of music, he set his metronome to 60 BPM and began composing long, unstructured soundscapes, unknowingly pioneering what we now understand as heart coherence music.
• The science of sound and heart coherence — Barry breaks down how music at 60 BPM can synchronize your heart rate, slow your breathing, and produce smooth, orderly heart rhythms (the very definition of heart coherence) while simultaneously shifting the brain into alpha and theta waves associated with creativity and flow state.
• Music as energetic management — Barry reframes music not just as art or medicine, but as a tool for scheduling and protecting your energy throughout the day. He lays out a simple "three meals a day" approach: an activating song in the morning, a mid-day reset during your energy dip, and 60 BPM music in the evening to wind down and unlock insight before sleep.
• Creativity belongs to everyone — Barry makes the case that creativity isn't reserved for artists. Every interaction, every moment of connection, ripples outward in ways we can't always see. He encourages listeners to carve out even five minutes a day for their vision and watch momentum build.
• Embrace the edge — Barry's closing message to entrepreneurs on the precipice of something new: the edge is exactly where you want to be. Whether it leads to a fall or to soaring, the gift is in being there at all, alive to possibility and in motion on your HeartPath.

In this episode of The Lucra Podcast, Mindie sits down with Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, a board-certified cardiologist and Functional medicine physician who blends conventional medicine with spiritual insight.

After years of practicing in a system that prioritizes metrics over meaning, Dr. Sanjay shares what led him to step away from traditional medicine and redefine what it means to truly heal—starting with himself.

🫀 In this heartfelt and powerful conversation, we discuss:

• Why Sanjay left his career as a hospital-based cardiologist to reclaim his soul
• Why healing requires presence, integration, and inner listening
• How he now supports patients through a mind-body-spirit lens

In this episode of The Lucra Podcast, Mindie sits down with Hannah Chapman, founder of X² Wealth Planning and host of The Expansive CEO podcast, to talk about her unique approach to values-aligned wealth creation—grounded in Human Design, nervous system awareness, and heart-centered leadership.

Hannah shares her story of leaving the traditional finance world behind and building a business that supports her energy, creativity, and purpose—not just her productivity.

🎯 In this episode, we discuss:

• How Hannah incorporates Human Design into her financial planning practice
• What it means to run a business in a way that’s truly regulated and resourced
• The deconditioning process from hustle culture and toxic financial systems
• How she supports other entrepreneurs in crafting expansive wealth strategies

This is a powerful conversation for anyone ready to build wealth on their own terms—with a business that aligns with who they really are.