This Body Podcast

Welcome to Night Blooming Jasmine! A limited-series podcast exploring the spiritual, emotional, and cultural impact of Twin Peaks and the visionary work of David Lynch. Hosted by Sofia Mella, this season weaves personal narrative, film history, and philosophical reflection into a lyrical tribute to the mystery, beauty, and darkness at the heart of Twin Peaks . Part memoir, part meditation, part po...

Welcome to Night Blooming Jasmine A podcast about Twin Peaks , dreams, and the spiritual imagination. I’m your host, Sofia Mella. The show Twin Peaks came out in 1990, when I was 11 years old, and somehow, I understood it perfectly. The fictional town under the shadow of Laura Palmer’s murder shaped my young mind, and influenced the rest of my life, and thousands of others like me. This is not a r...

We did it Joe! This is the last episode in the Yoga Ethics For Modern Living Series. A journey that began under a democrat and ended in the desert of our collective souls, lolz. Jk, things are looking up! In this episode: A tribute to Oliver & Phoenix and their saltwater pilgrimage <3 - leaving corporate America and following your dharma in real life. Ishvara Pranidhana – the practice of de...

Welcome back, party people. Yoga Ethics for Modern Living returns with Svadyaya , the yogic principle of self-study —a tool for radical self-awareness and a spiritual survival skill for 2025. Explore what it means to just look at yourself : your patterns, your ego, your addictions, your motivations. From avoiding a Whole Foods wine aisle spiral to five minutes of stillness in a hot car, this episo...

Yoga Ethics continues with Tapas, forging strength in the fires of life. Listen as I grapple with the terror of facing life head on through the lens of surrealist cinema. Also, Taurus season is upon us, the women on board Blue Origin humiliate feminists on a universal scale, I stare down the now familiar barrel of middle age, and find comfort in the new Selena Gomez album. JOIN PATREON OR TRY FREE...

As a result of the LA fires, many are going through PTSD, grief, and slow recovery. Now we're left with complicated feelings of loss and survivor's guilt. Using myself as a case study (whilst grieving all the Case Study houses that burnt down in Altadena and the Palisades!) we traverse the singed and smoking landscape of making sense after the fires. This episode is edited. You can find the full e...

JOIN THE PATREON! Get in the ring! Yoga Ethics for Modern Living is back for another round. In this episode we talk finding contentment, or Santosha, the second Niyama in the Yoga Sutras. Like Rihanna sang, it's possible to find love in a hopeless place - within. Like The Dude in the Big Lebowski, we too can abide in Santosha. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subs...

We’re taking out the trash on this episode of Yoga Ethics for Modern Living, as we take a freestyle look at the first Niyama, Saucha, aka Purity. Of mind, of body, of environment.. Lets gooooooo! Mentioned in the episode: Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.40 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sofiamella.substack.com/subscribe

On the bonus we explore the pipeline from mental breakdowns to nazism, the relationship between Bianca Censori, autism, and chemtrails, and I get illegally evicted after a catastrophic fire. Strap in and strap on. ONLY ON PATREON PATREON.COM/THISBODYPODCAST This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sofiamella.substack.com/...

Live from Yucca Valley, CA, it's 2025 in review. Hint: it's terrible! Join me on Patreon Smile though your heart is aching, Smile even though it's breaking, When there are clouds in the sky you'll get by, If you smile through your fear and sorrow, Smile and maybe tomorrow You'll see the sun come shining through for you <3 *Art by Angelique Houtkamp This is a public episode. If you'd like to dis...

*** PATREON TEASER *** Apocalyptic thoughts in Q1, Marianne Faithfull's departure from Planet Mother Fucker, my polyamorous 20s, and the importance of having a full tank of gas. It's your premium content Extra Body Bonus! PATREON.COM/THISBODYPODCAST This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sofiamella.substack.com/subscrib...

God is Change. January has been a meat cleaver to the soul, but I'm alive, and to celebrate, I'm back with another installment of Yoga Ethics for Modern Living. In this episode we explore hoarding, grasping, and how what we try to possess possesses us. Handling the seasons of life has never been harder! May all beings be happy and free, and may suffering belong to no one. Love u! JOIN THE PATREON!...

Recorded in the final hours of life as we knew it in Altadena . PATREON.COM/THISBODYPODCAST The windstorm was upon us, the fire was burning, but we were still waiting for evacuation orders and the end of everything we knew. Also, my final Desert Island Jukebox, featuring Bowie, Lewis, Lymon, Thorne, and The Walker Brothers. A true testiment to the power of music to keep us sane in the scariest of...

Happy New Year! Enjoy this FREE PATREON BONUS Guru Jagat flapped onto the Kundalini yoga scene in LA like a bat out of hell, and then all of a sudden, she was dead at 41. Breath of Fire is a tale of sexual misconduct, financial malfeasance, and the hubris of a meglomaniac. Let's gooooo!! FIND THE REST AT PATREON.COM/THISBODYPODCAST I'll be back with Yoga Ethics for Modern Living next time xxx This...

Merry Crisis, Happy Chrysler, It's Christmas. Let's watch TV. Guru Jagat flapped onto the Kundalini yoga scene in LA like a bat out of hell, and then all of a sudden, she was dead at 41. Breath of Fire is a tale of sexual misconduct, financial malfeasance, and the hubris of a meglomaniac. Let's gooooo!! Full episode available on PATREON!! PATREON.COM/THISBODYPODCAST This is a public episode. If yo...

NEW POD ALERT! Limited Series : LUIGI'S BOOK CLUB! Luigi Mangione rated The Lorax 5 stars on Goodreads. The first children’s book to address capitalism and ecological disaster, it was distressing in the 70s. Fifty years on, and we’re still waiting for the world to change. Is this why Luigi took matters into his own hands? To get Luigi's Book Club straight to the vein, subscribe here! This is a pub...

Become the master of your domain! The rubber hits the road in episode 4 of Yoga Ethics for Modern Living, where we explore sexual agency through the lens of the Yama, Brahmacharya, non excess. Also, the American healthcare system is criminal, Syria is liberated, and Brad Pitt is a dickhead. This holiday season, give yourself the gift of a Patreon membership , or gift one to a friend <3 Next on...

The third installment in the Yoga Ethics For Modern Living series, this episode explores the third Yama, Asteya, non stealing, through the lens of Kendrick's beef with Drake, colonization, and conducting oneself with a bit of damn dignity for once. Mentioned in the episode: The Yamas & Niyamas by Deborah Adele This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...

What even is truth these days? Explore the second Yama in the Yoga Ethics For Modern Living series through the actions of Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Joan Didion, through the lens of instagram filters, and the lie of being a "nice person". Truth hurts, but it hurts so good. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sofiamella.s...

It's been a hell week, and I wouldn't blame you if you had 8 doobies to the face right now. Escape with me to Patreon, where I explore the Towers in Watts, learn of the murderous bed-hopping antics of the Womack brothers, and discover the idiosyncrasies of Gen Z icon navel piercing revivalist Addison Rae. Join the Patreon for the full experience This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss t...

Jeeeeezus, here we fkn go again. My post-election de-brief. Join the Patreon <3 Email the pod : thisbodypodcast@gmail.com Follow on IG @this_body_podcast This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sofiamella.substack.com/subscribe

High off the Dodgers winning the World Series, I'm popping up to offer my thoughts and prayers as we prepare for the storm that is almost upon us. Just remember your ABCs - Always Be Cool. And eat cats for every meal. DODGERS RULE!!! FREE YOGA NIDRA on Patreon Join Patreon email the pod // thisbodypodcast@gmail.com follow @sofiaforever @this_body_podcast This is a public episode. If you'd like to...

Babes, it's time to get serious about being an ethical human! Come with me as I visit the touchstones of yogic philosophy in this new series on The Yamas & Niyamas. Will your karma be ruined if you spray the ants in your bathtub? If you practice long enough, can you go invisible? Will meditation lead to levitation? Let's find out together! Starting at the beginning with Ahimsa, non-harming. Le...

The full moon rose, my car broke down, and a certain kink took me to hell. It's Hollywood Babylon as Kanye tries to bang his mother-in-law, and I make plans to launch a yoga ethics series, coming soon! Hopes and Prayers, Sofia xxx Join the Patreon! Patreon.com/thisbodypodcast This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sofia...

Get nude with me for a skinny dip in the ocean tides of an American Icon. To celebrate the wedding of Lana Del Rey to the swamplands of Louisiana, I thought I'd play you my favorite songs from this peerless modern classic. She'll be remembered after it's all over. Here's Lana Del Radio. FULL EPISDOE ON PATREON.COM/THISBODYPODCAST Join at the $4 tier and receive 2 bonus episodes a month and help su...