Hi Reader! ✨ In quantum physics, an electron has two natures. A particle — electron's location at a certain point. And a cloud — a movement within a field. When physicists try to locate where the electron is, they discovered something that we still do not have a full explanation for: The act of looking in a certain direction within a cloud, increases the probability of finding the electron there. The attention of the observer directly affects the observed. This is called the collapse of the...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Good morning Reader! We've been talking about the signals your body reads — and the way those signals shape how you perceive life. Today: breath. 🌬️ Breath is the signal your body reads at the most rudimentary level. You can use it to rev yourself up with energy. Or to calm yourself down when the logical mind has shut off — in a panic attack onset, in emotional flooding, in any moment when your system has shifted into fight or flight. In that state, all energy flows away from your logical,...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Good morning Reader✨ I wanted to share this post I came across on Facebook this morning from Dr. Mark Hyman. Dr. Mark Hyman is a 15x New York Times bestselling author, family physician, and an international leader in Functional Medicine. He said: I had to share this with you because it lands right on top of where we are. Remember the first signal we looked at — thought? 💭 Your thoughts are not just thoughts. They are signals. And your body — down to the cellular level — is always listening....
6 months ago • 1 min read
Happy Wednesday my Friend Reader! Quick reminder of where we are — What builds your perception of reality? Three signals: Thought 💭 Breath 🌬️ Attention ✨ And every single one of them is in YOUR hands. You have real power to rein them all in. 💛 In the last email we started with thought — and the two layers it moves through: Unconscious — the deep patterns we address through meditation. Conscious — the thoughts you can catch in real time. Today, we stay on the conscious layer. And I'm going to...
6 months ago • 2 min read
Good morning Reader! Let me tell you something that might change how you experience the rest of your life. Ready? You are not actually living in reality. You're living in your interpretation of it. And yesterday — we started uncovering what that interpretation is made of. It's made of three signals: Thought 💭 Breath 🌬️ Attention ✨ Your nervous system is not responding to what is actually happening around you. It's responding to these three things. Which means… The way life feels; the way your...
7 months ago • 2 min read
Good morning Reader! Quick question before we dive in — have you been practicing breath suspension while walking to build CO₂ tolerance and with that more sustainable energy and resilience over time? I've been doing it on walks with my dog. And yesterday — nose pinched, holding my breath, counting steps — he suddenly pulled hard on the leash. Tail wagging. Speeding up. Wanting to go his way, not mine. A few months ago, that kind of interruption would have broken me out of the practice...
7 months ago • 2 min read
Good morning Reader, Our in-person handstand workshop begins in 2 days!!!! Dates:April 18 & 25 · May 2 & 9(4 consecutive Saturdays starting this week) Time: 12-2 Location: Playlist Yoga 9407 Montgomery Rd, Montgomery, OH 45242 Tap to Join This is for you if:– You’ve been kicking up to the wall… and are ready to break free– You’re curious about handstands but don’t know where to start– You’re a yoga teacher or fitness enthusiast ready to level up your inversions I won’t say much more — I’ll...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Good morning [FIRST NAME GOES HERE]! Still thinking about it? Statistics on deathbed regrets, famously compiled by palliative care nurse Bronnie Ware, indicate that the top regrets revolve around inauthentic living, work-life imbalance, and the suppression of emotions. A 2018 study supported these findings, noting that people mostly express "ideal-related regrets"—failing to live up to their full potential or pursue their dreams. People don’t regret the things they tried.They regret the...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Good morning Reader! The loop Have you ever felt… like your mind just won’t turn off,like you’re constantly thinking, planning, analyzing —yet still not really moving anywhere? As if you’re stuck in your own head,replaying the same thoughts,trying to figure your way out… but never quite getting there. And before the weekend is even over —laundry done, grocery shopping is finished (if that) —Monday is already back. And you’re left wonderingwhere the time went… only to step right backinto the...
7 months ago • 2 min read