At the end of every Terrain Theory episode, we ask our guests the same question:

What are your non-negotiables, the daily habits you do to tend to your terrain?

In this special year-end episode, we revisit some of the most compelling answers from 2025. Across disciplines and perspectives, our guests reflect on rhythm and circadian health, movement in nature, nutrition and species-appropriate eating, discipline and simplicity, stillness and nervous-system regulation, and the role of joy in maintaining coherence.

Rather than offering a single prescription, these conversations reveal a shared principle: health emerges when we stop forcing the body and start aligning with the rhythms of the natural world.

As we close out the year and look ahead to 2026, this episode invites you to reflect on your own non-negotiables...and what it truly means to live in alignment.

Episodes highlighted:

Episode 178: Dr. Shamini Jain on biofield science, energy pathways, and creativity as a non-negotiable: https://www.terraintheory.net/blogs/podcast/episode-178-dr-shamini-jain-on-biofield-science-energy-pathways-and-creativity-as-a-non-negotiable

Episode 186: Light, Water, and the Quantum Terrain: Circadian Health and Applied Quantum Biology with Nikko Kennedy: https://www.terraintheory.net/blogs/podcast/episode-186-light-water-and-the-quantum-terrain-circadian-health-and-applied-quantum-biology-with-nikko-kennedy

Episode 175: Jon Burras on fascia, Chi, and the New Anatomy: https://www.terraintheory.net/blogs/podcast/episode-175-jon-burras-on-fascia-chi-and-the-new-anatomy

Episode 188: When the “Healthiest Diet” Makes You Sick: Mucus, Natural Hygiene, and Species-Appropriate Eating with Mariah Manazza: https://www.terraintheory.net/blogs/podcast/episode-188-when-the-healthiest-diet-makes-you-sick-mucus-natural-hygiene-and-species-appropriate-eating-with-mariah-manazza

Episode 190: Defying Today’s Diet Wars: Natural Hygiene, Carnivore Counterpoints, and Lifelong Vitality with Mark Huberman: https://www.terraintheory.net/blogs/podcast/ep-190-defying-today-s-diet-wars-natural-hygiene-carnivore-counterpoints-and-lifelong-vitality-with-mark-huberman

Episode 182: Scott Berman on darkness as healer, shedding masks, and the anatomy of a dark retreat: https://www.terraintheory.net/blogs/podcast/episode-182-scott-berman-on-darkness-as-healer-shedding-masks-and-the-anatomy-of-a-dark-retreat

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