Holistic Academy Podcast

What if your anxiety, your patterns in love, your self-doubt, your emotional eating — aren’t personality traits — but outdated narratives your brain learned to repeat? In this episode, we reveal how ancient spiritual traditions and modern neuroscience agree on one radical truth: You are not trapped by your past. You are the author of your identity. And you can pick up the pen. One of the most powe...

On this week’s Holistic Academy Podcast we explore: Narcissism & Emotional Boundaries — How to Protect Your Energy and Mental Health. Blending ancient myth, neuroscience, and practical tools, this episode is clarity for anyone who has felt emotionally manipulated, love-bombed, or trauma bonded. 🌿 3 Core Takeaways (Clear & Practical) 1️⃣ Narcissism is a survival strategy — not confidence. From the...

Are you dating your “Father Wound” or your “Mother Wound”? It’s a tough question, but one we need to ask. In this week’s episode of the Holistic Academy Podcast, we are untangling the labyrinth of the mind to explore Healing the Father & Mother Wound. Here is the truth we uncover in the episode: These wounds aren’t necessarily about your actual parents. They are about your relationship to nurturan...

In this powerful kickoff episode of 2026, we explore how friendship shapes identity, resilience, and even longevity. From Aristotle’s “virtue friendships” to Epicurus’ vision of emotional shelter, the ancients believed we don’t become our best selves alone—we become them together. We then dive into modern psychology and neuroscience, unpacking the concept of the “External Self”—the idea that our i...

Ever feel like your body is just a taxi for your brain? 🚕🧠 You aren’t alone. In this episode, we expose the 400-year-old “mistake” that severed the mind-body connection and reveal how modern science is finally proving the ancients right. Discover why your DNA isn’t your destiny and how you can literally “rewrite” your biology through movement. 🚀 What You’ll Learn: The “Civil War” Inside You: Wh...

We explored: - How ancient civilizations engineered abundance through ritual, environment, and nervous system regulation - Why manifestation isn’t wishful thinking, but neurobiology + behavior - The real science behind “raising your vibration” (hint: it’s your vagus nerve) - Why the body must feel safe before the mind can create - Practical, daily rituals to reprogram scarcity into stability and f...

Where we'll tap into the ancient wisdom of being grateful and travel through time up to modern times and discover the inner healing effects of gratitude! We peel back the layers of history and science to reveal: 🐒 The Primate Origins: How "monkey reciprocity" created the biological blueprint for saying thanks. 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom: Why Roman Stoics like Cicero and Epictetus believed gratitude was th...

Your body is a dance floor and duality is the DJ. In this episode, we break down why every system in your life — emotional, physical, spiritual — runs on opposites working in harmony. We covered: 🌙 Ancient myths ⚡ The Yin/Yang dynamic 💗 Feminine & masculine energies 🧠 Cognitive dissonance 💓 HRV + your vagus nerve 🌊 Flow state & non-duality Spoiler: health isn’t “rest vs. hustle,” or “light v...

That is your brain confusing a text message with a tiger. In Episode 14: Fear Factor, we are talking about how our brains hijack our decisions. We are walking around with ancient hardware in a modern world, and it’s causing us to trade accuracy for speed, ruining our decision-making and our relationships. We discuss: 🧠 The Amygdala Hijack: Why your logic goes offline when you’re stressed. 🏛️ Hist...

Vulnerability isn’t weakness—it’s the engine of growth, connection, and healing. In this Episode, we unravel the science and psychology behind what we hide: * Why we armor up and how masks shape our identity * How vulnerability rewires the brain—reducing stress, calming the amygdala, and boosting resilience * Why authentic sharing (not oversharing) builds real connection * How avoiding feelings tr...

From ancient Ayurvedic and Taoist teachings to modern microbiome science, we explore how our ancestors understood what science is only now proving: * A healthy gut = a happier mind. * Your microbes can literally boost (or drain) your mood. * The colors on your plate can shape your brain chemistry. * And yes… even poo transplants can restore mental clarity (seriously). Tune in to discover: * The 3...

Most likely, your internal body clock might be out of sync. In this episode of “The Holistic Academy,” join us as we dive into the Nobel Prize-winning science of our circadian rhythms. Discover how modern life—from late-night screens to badly timed meals—creates “metabolic chaos” that drains your energy and keeps you from your best. Learn to reclaim your health by aligning with the earth’s natural...

We’ll uncover how money evolved from physical exchange to energetic resonance, and how our beliefs, emotions, and mindset shape our financial reality. Drawing from philosophy, neuroscience, and metaphysics, this episode bridges practical financial wisdom with quantum principles of abundance. We’ll explore: - The true origins of money — from cattle to coins to code. - Why money is a shared illusion...

From ancient awakenings to modern mindfulness, we trace how humanity has taken sudden, nonlinear leaps in consciousness — from survival to meaning, from faith to reason, from separation to unity. Today, we reveal how you can create your own quantum leap — by shifting your energy, raising your vibration, and aligning mind, heart, and body into higher coherence. Discover: ⚛️ How science and spiritua...

“Our bodies are not just vessels — they are living archives, holding echoes of emotions, experiences, and ancestral stories.” In this Episode 8 of The Holistic Academy 25 Podcast, we journey through ancient wisdom, modern science, and the language of the body to uncover how emotions are stored, inherited, and released. This episode will change the way you think about healing. Key Ideas Shared: 🧬...

From ancient Egypt and Greece to India, China, and modern neuroscience, discover how our understanding of sleep has evolved from divine visions and dream temples to circadian rhythms and REM cycles. 🌙 We’ll explore how ancient wisdom and cutting-edge science converge to reveal sleep as far more than rest — it’s renewal, healing, and connection to the deepest layers of body, mind, and spirit. 🕯️ T...

Fasting is more than just skipping meals. It’s a practice woven into human history—spanning spirituality, philosophy, medicine, and now modern science. In this episode, we’ll uncover how abstinence has shaped cultures, inspired great thinkers, and is now transforming the way we approach health and longevity. Here’s what we’ll explore together: - Ancient practices — how Egyptian priests and Hippocr...

This week, we journey across history — from ancient temples to modern science labs — exploring how intuition and the shadow shape human thought and experience. We explore: 🌑 What the shadow really is — from Freud’s repressed drives to Jung’s hidden potential. 🔮 Why intuition is your inner compass, guiding you when life feels dark or uncertain. 📚 A journey from ancient temples to modern neurosci...

From ancient civilizations that saw nature itself as alive and aware, to Greek philosophy, to modern neuroscience and holistic practices, this conversation invites you to reflect on your own awareness and its connection to the world around you. ✨ What you’ll discover in this episode: - Cosmic Consciousness in Ancient Cultures — how Mesopotamia and Egypt understood nature, gods, and awareness as o...

From ancient traditions and neuroscience to the risks and rewards of technology, we explore how creativity has always shaped culture—and how it’s evolving in today’s AI-powered world. You’ll discover: - How creativity connects to our emotions, identity, and flow states. - The role of the brain’s networks in sparking imagination. - The balance between using AI as a tool vs. losing our authentic voi...

What if the greatest discoveries in history had never happened… because no one dared to ask why? No electricity ⚡ No airplanes ✈️ No internet 🌍 No medicine 💊 That tiny word—why—has shaped civilizations. In our latest episode of The Holistic Academy 2025, we explore how curiosity transforms health, science, and life itself. 🚀 🔍 Here’s what we cover: The fascinating history of curiosity — from...

We are Amy Still and David Ortega, the founders of the Holistic Academy 2025, a new movement in education designed to reimagine the way we understand wellness, science, and human potential. Our values are Rooted in health, psychology, and philosophy, synthesising ancient wisdom and modern science, we have come together with one shared Vision: "To guide a new generation into a deeper, more connecte...