Tuned Up ☀️

It’s comforting to believe we can control our own reality, but what support systems do we have for when that’s not possible? How and when do we believe in things greater than ourselves, and why does that belief provide comfort to so many people across the world?  In this episode, I dive into  A storytime of my bacterial infectious tenosynovitis alone on an island in Thailand + what this emergency...

With a world increasingly more connected online, how have we become fragmented on the surface? What can we do to open ourselves up to the people around us? How do we overcome the voice in the mind that keeps us closed?  In this episode, I dive into  Why we feel afraid to be alone + what we are really afraid of  The realities of social perception, social fear, and social rejection  How beautiful sm...

What does it mean to live happily, simply, or wholly? Who do we look to for advice when it comes to doing so? The best teachers are not those preaching about wellness, but the ones truly living well. In this episode, I speak with three native Costa Ricans, and we dive into  The meaning of pura vida Advice on inviting pura vida philosophy into your life What to do when things aren’t quote-unquote “...

How can we ever expect to change if we only listen, read, and reflect — instead of do? Unfortunately,  there is no shortcut. You must be in the practice to reap its benefits.  In this episode, I dive into an entry-level 8-minute meditation to land in the body and practice listening to its signals  a brief explanation of why body connection is important   a call to action + the hard truth about mak...

A conversation with Catherine Wetenkamp How can we move through life with the most joy, connection, and freedom as possible? Are spiritual practices meant for everyone? Who is in charge of writing the when, how, and where in the storybook of our lives?  In this episode, Cat and I dive into… What yoga is and how it serves as an entryway into deeper spiritual exploration  The practice of meditation...

How do we know what we know? What does truth mean in an age where external verification takes precedence? How do the things we hold true dictate every way we show up in our lives? In this episode, I dive into… The basics of Western epistemology and its modern manifestations in terms of wellness, personal identity, and joy Eastern concepts of what valid knowledge can be, direct sense perception, an...

Our bodies and minds are regulated and conditioned — set to think and function in certain ways in certain places. Unfortunately, that might not ever change, so, what the fuck can we do? In this episode, I sit down with Kitania, a shake rising facilitator, human design specialist, and badass woman. Together we dive into… Shake rising - what the practice is and the science behind freeform movement ...

What does it mean to be embodied? What does it feel like? And why is it one of the most powerful feelings there is to have? How can we return to our bodies in an environment that constantly regulates, limits, and dictates how we exist within our own physicality?  In this episode, I dive into  The West’s mechanical body logic + how it's conducive to disembodiment  East Asian and Indian ideas of...

What is the distinction between mind and body? Us and nature? Goth style and dressing like Pink-a-licious? The spectrum that difference exists on, is it really a straight line? Or, could it perhaps, be a circle? In this episode, I dive into  The philosophical pioneer of dualism in the West + how his ideas continue to influence us What non-duality is and how it shows up in Indian and East Asian tho...

CHANGE IS HARD! But at the end of the day, it’s our nature to do so.  So, how can we find a conception of impermanence rooted in its beauty, flow, and cyclical form? And why does doing so open up our hearts, arms, and minds? In this episode, I dive into  The view of change and permanence in the West + 5 ways it hinders our day to day lives - Linear change, looking for permanence, fear + disappoint...

What sorts of things do we turn to in order to better our lives? What would happen if instead of turning out to external measures, we tried tuning in? What if what we needed already existed within ourselves, and betterment was simply a rediscovery, opposed to a creating? This is what we’re missing.  In this episode, I dive into  The philosophical bases of Western secular thought & and how they...