Terrain Theory

Stephen Hardy is an author and retired professor of kinesiology/history who has devoted his retirement years to learning about grief and grieving, having lost two sons within two decades. In this conversation with Stephen we discuss: Worden's Four Tasks of Mourning Two books on grief that everyone should read The new science of post traumatic growth The 3 Ps that connect many faiths and relig...

Co-hosts Ben & Mike check in with their respective primary healthcare providers on progress with appreciation to integration and their journeys towards impeccable terrains. Specifically, they discuss: Ben's 8-day water fast The near-miracle healing that occurred Finding crystal clarity and focus Opening a channel to the Creator Long overdue trauma healing ...and more. Terrain Theory episo...

Nick Keene is the owner and manager of the Egremont Barn in Western Massachusetts. He is currently training to be a pourer of Ayahuasca for others, a somewhat long and mysterious process with no handbook or dogma to guide him along the way.  In our conversation with Nick we discuss: his first Ayahuasca ceremony the diets required to train as a pourer his work with Rupert Sheldrake the healing powe...

Dr. Grayson Dart is a classically trained medical doctor who stepped outside the medical system to find answers to an autoimmune disease he struggled with for much of his life. He has since devoted his life and practice to helping clients use natural healing – that is, the body’s own healing properties – to overcome all sorts of health challenges. In our conversation with Dr. Grayson we discuss: h...

Matt Roeske is the co-founder of Cultivate Elevate and a passionate researcher of old world knowledge and technology. He is an advocate for nutrient dense superfoods and ancient holistic remedies. In our conversation with Matt we discuss: how a simple device of wood and copper can increase crop yields why you need more pyramids in your life switching to linen and ditching LED bulbs defining aether...

Amandha Vollmer is an eclectic practitioner of over 20 years, trained in Naturopathic Medicine & Veterinary Homeopathy. She creates all-natural remedies with the wisdom of nature and wrote the book Healing with DMSO . In our conversation with Amandha we discuss: how to achieve optimal health exposure to (and protection against) geoengineering the healing potential of DMSO the insanity of the C...

Elizabeth Vernon is a beekeeper, an activist, and a maker of small batch, functional, wild crafted herbal remedies and skin care products. She is the founder of Queen Bees Farmacy and a prominent figure in the fight to preserve the religious exemption for New Jersey. In our conversation with Elizabeth we discuss: Her experience with endometriosis and opioids at 16 years old The accident that left...

As promised, this is the FULL & UNEDITED "Healers & Growers" panel discussion from the Main Stage of the Hoot Music Festival at the Ashokan Center in upstate NY, which took place on Saturday, August 27. The panel included Tom Cowan, Will Padilla-Brown, Danny Parrott, Kelly Crine, and Covel McDermott. They spoke to a hillside of festival attendees about the challenges of making fo...

Dr. Rob Williams is the co-founder of Peak Flow, a breath organization that uses a holistic approach to respiratory training and peak performance. Dr. Williams is a certified Level 1 Wim Hof Method instructor, Buteyko Institute breath coach, Oxygen Advantage (OA) instructor, and certified BEMER representative. In our conversation with Dr. Williams we discuss: Why the vast majority of humans on the...

Dr. Andrew Kaufman is a natural healing consultant, a forensic psychiatrist, and one the leading figures challenging the fraudulent pseudoscience at the heart of germ theory. He is the filmmaker behind the documentary Terrain , a contributor and signatory of the now-famous Virus Challenge and the founder of True Medicine University. In our conversation with Dr. Kaufman we discuss: The evidence sup...

Dr. Covel McDermot is a plant and soil scientist, an urban ecologist, a sea moss advocate and the founder of The Pineal Room, an ecological-cosmological system that aims to activate the infinite healing light of the spirit-mind-body using natural organic products, eco-therapeutic & eco-spiritual practices. In our conversation with Covel we discuss: Why we need to collectively raise our ecologi...

On Saturday, August 27, podcast co-host Ben Hardy moderated a panel discussion on the Main Stage of the Hoot Musical Festival in upstate NY which included Will Padilla-Brown, Danny Parrott, Tom Cowan, Kelly Crine, and Covel McDermott. The panel was called "Healers & Growers" and focused on the intersections of food, medicine, health, and community. In this episode we highlight some o...

Dr. Jimani Blackwell is a  dentist based in New Orleans who spent 10 years practicing traditional dentistry before transitioning to a holistic approach. In our conversation with Dr. Blackwell we discuss: How holistic dentistry differs from traditional dentistry What a typical first-time patient experience looks like Why the tooth is really an organ The mouth-body connection and why it matters The...

Kylee Zeck was just a teenager when she received her first diagnosis for autoimmune disease. She would later be diagnosed with multiple – often seemingly conflicting – illnesses, including rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue disorder, and lupus.  She was prescribed numerous medications to address symptoms, which led to a downward spiral. Kylee shares her transformation from illness to health u...

Isabel Friend is a water ambassador, a hydration biohacker, and an international speaker.  She is the President of The American Water Trust and a self-described "aqua sapien," committed to spreading information, inspiration and integration of recent research and ancient wisdom into the true nature of water, the source of life. In our conversation with Isabel we discuss: Why 100% of the p...

Sarah Kleiner (aka Carnivore Yogi) is a certified nutrition coach, quantum health coach, and circadian educator who spent 20 years addicted to a multitude of drugs to manage mental health challenges. In our conversation with Sarah we discuss: How she used a carnivore diet to kick her addiction and improve her health The challenges of coming off benzodiazepines Raising a vaccine-injured child How s...

Marlon Azurdia is a former CrossFit Games athlete, a holistic lifestyle and nutrition coach, and a self-proclaimed alchemist. He's the owner of SouthSide Strength Club and a permaculture practitioner living in Vancouver, BC. In our conversation with Marlon we discuss: What it means to be a modern-day alchemist The origin and meaning of "phitlosophy" Experiential wisdom The red flag...

Dolf Zantinge is an entrepreneur with a background in fiber optics, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence. His career took a 90 degree turn when he delved into the world of electromagnetic frequencies and their effects of biological systems. This led him into photonics, physiology, light, and WATER. In this conversation with Dolf we discuss: Water's capacity to store information The...

Veda Austin is an internationally-known water researcher who has devoted her life to documenting and sharing evidence of water's innate intelligence, creativity, and consciousness. Her crystallographic photos capturing water in its "state of creation" ignite wonder and curiosity and truly must be seen to be believed. In our conversation with Veda with discuss: How organ meats in a P...

Chris Merenda is a professional musician/songwriter and co-host Mike Merenda's younger brother. In this episode Chris we cover: Getting diagnosed with MS Using nutrition and lifestyle changes to heal from MS His experience on the Keto diet Fostering, adopting, and parenting an autistic child Songwriting and the creative process Learn more about Chris at chrismerenda.com and thewhiskeytreaty.c...

Alison Sinatra is a yoga instructor, a breathwork facilitator, and an organizer of women's retreats in the Hudson Valley area of upstate New York. Mike first got to know her by attending her yoga classes, but they reconnected this winter when Alison organized a community bus trip down to DC for the Defeat the Mandates rally. In our conversation with Alison we cover: Prayer and spirituality Ho...

Mike Wallach and DJ Leslie are the filmmakers behind The Viral Delusion , a five-part documentary series exposing the tragic pseudoscience that serves as the foundation of virology and led to the global calamity of the past two years. In this conversation with Mike and DJ we cover: The genesis for the making of the film Their process for selecting interview subjects A look back at the AIDS decepti...

One part transformation story, one part paean to the mighty honey bee. Paula Carnell was a well-known artist based in England when, in 2008, she fell ill from Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder which confined her to bed and wheelchair. With little hope offered from conventional medicine, she turned to herbs, clean water, and plant-based minerals and achieved a full recovery seven...

Steve Hart is a sound healer and owner of Riffs Yoga Studio in San Diego, California. In this conversation with Steve we cover: How a sound healing session works The instruments Steve uses in his sessions Some of the testimonials he has received from session participants The one testimonial that stands out the most Living a live of non-judgment and raised vibration Ways to incorporate sound healin...

Dawn Lester & David Parker are authors of "What Really Makes You Ill; Why Everything You Thought You Knew About Disease is Wrong". They spent over 10 years researching – and ultimately debunking – germ theory, and provide an evidence-based alternative for the true cause of illness. In this episode we discuss the research that led them to conclude virology has never proved that viruse...