There are three forces working in your life right now, whether you know it or not, and learning to work with them instead of against them might be the most important thing you ever do for your wellbeing.

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"Whatever your attention is on is what you'll become. If you put your attention on your wellness, that is what you will become."

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Description

I have been sitting with a question. What is it that actually holds things together, in the body, in the mind, and in the spirit. I started to notice that gravity feels like the force of the physical world, and love feels like the force that draws us heart to heart. Then it clicked that attention is the mental force that gathers our life into patterns, because what we focus on grows, and what we rehearse becomes familiar.

So I offer you a triangle to contemplate. Spirit at the top, mind on one side, body on the other. Ayurveda connects mind and body. Yoga connects mind and spirit. Tantra connects body and spirit. When you pair that with gravity, attention, and love, you get a practical way to navigate wellness. You can train your body by working with gravity. You can train your mind by directing attention. You can strengthen spirit by receiving and giving love, especially when life gets challenging.

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Show Notes

In This Episode, I explore:

• The three key forces of life: gravity, attention, and love.

• How the "Triangle of Life" connects the body, mind, and spirit.

• The relationship between Ayurveda and the connection of mind and body.

• Why the law of attraction is really about the direction of your attention

• ● I explore yoga as a way of focusing the mind toward spiritual mastery.

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Highlights

🌀 Gravity, attention, and love are not metaphors. They are the actual forces governing your physical, mental, and spiritual life.

🧠 Whatever you put your attention on, you become. Earl Nightingale said it. Ancient wisdom says it. The nervous system proves it.

💛 You can only grieve as deeply as you loved. Loss is not evidence of weakness. It is evidence of how much was there.

🔺 The triangle of life, spirit at the top, mind and body at the base, is a map for understanding yourself more completely.

🌿 Yoga, Ayurveda, and tantra are not separate practices. They are the connective tissue between the three pillars of who you are.

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Reflection Prompt

Which of the three forces—gravity, attention, or love—feels the most out of balance in your life right now, and what is one small way you could "leverage" it today?

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Practice Prompt

Today, pick one physical movement (like sitting down or walking) and one mental task. As you do them, consciously acknowledge the force at work: feel the pull of gravity on your muscles during the movement, and notice where your attention is anchored during the task. Simply observe how these forces feel in your body.

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The arguments I have been having are not with other people. They are with myself. And today I want to talk about what it actually costs us to stay attached to stories that were never ours to carry.

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"The only thing that doesn't cause disease is being attached to the essence of who you are."

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Description

In this episode I get honest about the mental loops I have been caught in. The imaginary arguments, the energetic ties to outcomes, the way I keep framing things in ways that create more suffering than they need to.

I have noticed I can take one moment and turn it into an entire storyline. I can replay a conversation, build an argument in my head, and stay tied to it for hours. Meanwhile, nothing is happening in real time, but my body does not know the difference. My nervous system responds like the fight is still happening.

The yogic tradition has a name for this. Attachment. Not just to things or people, but to ideas, stories, and the particular ways we have learned to frame experience. You can still feel things deeply. But when your peace depends on outcomes, on being right, on making someone feel what they made you feel, that is where suffering takes root. Gravity holds the body. Attention holds the mind. And love holds the spirit. That is where we begin.

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Show Notes

In This Episode, I explore:

• How we create unnecessary stress by winning imaginary arguments in our heads.

• How words only have power when you keep holding them.

• The real difference between letting go and giving up

• What Eleanor Roosevelt's observation about consent and emotional impact still teaches us

• The idea that the body, mind, and spirit are each held together by a different force

• How sharp emotional edges can cut us and the people around us, and what it looks like to soften them

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Highlights

🧠 The Trap of Mental Rehearsal: Why we fight battles in our minds that we’ve already won or lost in reality.

🧘‍♂️ Real freedom starts when you loosen your grip on the story.

🌹 Resilience vs. Judgment: Understanding how we can "fall in shit and come up smelling like a rose" by staying adaptable.

✂️ When you soften your sharp edges, you stop cutting yourself and everyone around you.

❤️ Heart-Centered Stories: Shifting our understanding of life from a mental exercise to a spiritual experience.

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Reflection Prompt

Where in your life are you holding onto a story about a person, a situation, or yourself that is costing you more than it is giving you? And what would it feel like to stay rooted in who you are without needing that story to be resolved first?

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Practice Prompt

Today, when you catch yourself replaying a conflict or rehearsing what you wish you had said, pause. Place one hand on your chest. Take three slow breaths and ask yourself: is this story living in my mind or in my heart? Let the answer guide you. Notice what shifts when you stop trying to fix it and just feel it.

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In this episode, I want to offer a simple reminder. You can recenter yourself, even when life feels heavy.

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“To be well and be free is not anything but recognizing that you already are.”

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Description

There are seasons when life feels like a constant exchange. Your energy for currency, your time for obligations, your attention for survival. Even when nothing is “wrong,” it can still feel like something is always being asked of you. That pressure can quietly pull you away from your center, and before you know it, you feel overwhelmed, scattered, or disconnected from what you actually need.

From a yoga and Ayurveda lens, wellness is less about perfect circumstances and more about your relationship with self. When you return to the center of your world, you start making cleaner choices. You remember that some of the most restorative pleasures are simple and free. A walk, a breath, a quiet moment inward. From that steadiness, the details of your life begin to organize around what is real, what is sustainable, and what helps you feel like you again.

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Show Notes

In This Episode, I explore:

• Why adapting to the world can feel exhausting, even when you are doing “everything right”

• What Rasa means, and why it matters when you feel disconnected

• The difference between chasing relief and building wellness

• Why rich or poor does not automatically equal well or unwell

• What “right relationship with self” looks like in real life

• Simple pleasures that restore you without costing you anything

• Using yoga, movement, rhythm, and routine to return to center

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Highlights

🌿 Your wellness is shaped by your relationship with yourself, not just your circumstances.

🧘‍♂️ Rasa is your essence. The part of you that was curious and alive from the beginning.

🔥 Movement, routine, and rhythm help you reestablish steadiness when life feels chaotic.

🌬️ Some of the most powerful forms of restoration are simple and free.

🏡 When you come back to center, life stops feeling like it is running you.

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Reflection Prompt

Where have I been ignoring my own internal clues about what I need today?

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Practice Prompt

Set a five minute timer today. Sit quietly, breathe slow, and ask yourself one question: What would bring me back to center right now? Then do the simplest version of that.

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We often try to box our experiences into neat compartments, but true healing comes from understanding the natural, cyclical rhythms of life.

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"Grief, in my opinion, is a spiritual strengthening. It is a resistance training in and of itself."

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Description

I’ve been thinking a lot about how we glorify Eastern ideals in the West while the East often looks toward Western lifestyles, creating a constant, cyclical exchange. We have a tendency to want to "biohack" or "spirituality hack" our way out of discomfort, compartmentalizing our healing into boxes with pretty bows rather than seeing the interconnectedness of our suffering and our growth.

Instead of striving to be "holistic" as a reaction to a broken system, I encourage us to look toward Sanatana Dharma—the eternal way—where balance is simply the natural state of the universe. When we align ourselves with these natural rhythms, we can view life's inherent resistance as a force that carries us forward more efficiently, rather than something that tears us down.

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Show Notes

In This Episode, I explore:

The cyclical relationship between Eastern wisdom and Western methodology.

The concept of Sanatana Dharma as "the eternal way" of living.

Why the label "holistic" is often a byproduct of a treatment-oriented culture.

Reframing grief and suffering as spiritual resistance training.

Moving from being a passive recipient of life to an active participant in its flow.

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Highlights

🌀 The Whirlpool Effect: Understanding existence as a series of expanding and contracting eddies.

☯️ Yin and Yang: Recognizing that every state contains a piece of its opposite.

💪 Spiritual Strength: How emotional "burn" eventually leads to adaptation and resilience.

🌊 Natural Rhythms: Moving with the wind of life rather than getting "wind burnt" by resisting it.

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Reflection Prompt

In what areas of your life are you currently feeling "resistance," and how might that resistance be building a specific kind of strength?

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Practice Prompt

Today, when you feel a moment of contraction—a difficult thought or a physical tension—simply pause and acknowledge it as part of a natural cycle, like a breath, without trying to "fix" or "hack" it immediately.

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Where your attention goes, your energy follows, and that simple truth quietly shapes how you experience your life every single day.

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“Where attention goes, energy flows, and what you fill with your attention is what grows in your life.”

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Description

Life has a rhythm, an ebb and flow, and yet so much of our suffering comes from resisting where we are and wishing things were different. When we try to be somewhere else mentally, we drain ourselves of energy and clarity. I share how even small, tedious moments can become exhausting when we fight them instead of meeting them with presence.

From an Ayurvedic and yogic perspective, attention is not neutral. It is creative. When we learn to stay with the present moment, our energy becomes available to us again. This is not about forcing positivity or bypassing feelings. It is about reclaiming your life force by choosing where you place your awareness and learning to resource yourself from the inside out.

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Show Notes

In This Episode, I explore:

• Why resisting the present moment quietly drains your energy

• How attention acts like a spotlight that energizes whatever it touches

• The difference between external distraction and internal nourishment

• Why presence can slow life down and restore clarity

• How small daily choices shape long term wellbeing

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Highlights

• 🧠 Attention is not passive. It actively shapes your experience

• 🔥 Energy follows focus, whether consciously or unconsciously

• 🌱 Being present gives you access to more internal resources

• ❄️ Acceptance does not mean liking the situation, it means starting where you are

• 🧘 Presence is a skill that gets easier with practice

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Reflection Prompt

Where is your attention going most often right now, and is it actually nourishing you?

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Practice Prompt

Today, choose one ordinary task and do it with full presence. Breathe, slow down, and notice when your mind tries to escape. Gently bring it back.

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Sometimes the hardest lesson is realizing that the more tightly we hold, the less space we leave for life to actually work.

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“How many times have you squeezed things so tight that they couldn’t be anything else?”

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Description

I’ve spent much of my life believing that staying ahead meant holding on tighter. Controlling outcomes. Anticipating problems. Preparing for every possible disruption. What I’m realizing now is how often that impulse creates the very tension and limitation I’m trying to avoid.

This episode is about recognizing when effort turns into constriction. When clarity gets replaced by fear. And how practices like yoga and Ayurveda help clear the residue that distorts perception so we can respond instead of react. Life moves. Community moves. Systems move. And when we allow space, things often resolve with far more ease than we expect.

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Show Notes

In This Episode, I explore:

• How control can quietly turn into self sabotage

• Why communication often dissolves problems faster than resistance

• The cost of forcing outcomes before they are ready

• How perception gets distorted under stress and fear

• What yoga and Ayurveda teach us about clarity and flow

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Highlights

• 🌊 Life moves through flow, not force

• 🧠 Tight control clouds perception

• 🤝 Honest communication creates unexpected resolution

• 🪟 Clearing internal residue restores clarity

• 🔓 Space allows growth to happen

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Reflection Prompt

Where in your life are you holding so tightly that there is no room for anything new to emerge?

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Practice Prompt

Today, notice one situation where you feel the urge to control the outcome. Pause, soften your breath, and ask what would happen if you allowed a little more space instead.

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Preparation does not come from worry, it comes from being fully present with what is right in front of you.

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“Worrying will not make you more prepared, but being present will.”

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Description

Life has a way of pulling us into future scenarios that have not happened yet. Weather, responsibility, business, family, and uncertainty can quietly turn our attention away from the present moment. When that happens, we often confuse worry with preparation, believing that thinking harder or stressing more will somehow protect us.

In this conversation, I explore what it actually means to be ready. Preparation is not about obsessing over every possible outcome. It is about being here now, responding to what is real, and trusting that clarity comes from awareness. When we are present, we move with life instead of bracing against it.

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Show Notes

In This Episode, I explore:

• The difference between worry and true preparation

• How anticipation pulls us out of the present moment

• Why presence creates readiness

• What yoga teaches us about responding instead of reacting

• Listening to subtle signals instead of forcing certainty

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Highlights

🧘‍♂️ Worry is not the same as responsibility

❄️ Preparation happens in the present, not the future

🌿 Awareness clears mental clutter

🎾 Presence sharpens response, just like in movement

🕯️ Readiness is a state of being, not overthinking

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Reflection Prompt

Where in your life are you mistaking worry for preparation?

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Practice Prompt

Today, notice one situation where your mind jumps ahead. Gently bring your attention back to what you can actually do right now, and take one clear, grounded action.

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We give power away in subtle ways every day, usually without noticing the moment it happens.

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“Nothing has power over us except that which we give power over us.”

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Description

We often believe that situations, people, or circumstances have power over us, especially when life feels unpredictable or overwhelming. In this episode, I unpack how that belief forms and how it quietly shapes our actions, emotions, and sense of freedom. I talk about how realism rooted in past experience can limit possibility, and how fixation and labeling keep us stuck in cycles that feel impossible to break.

I also explore how yoga and Ayurveda approach healing through awareness rather than force. By developing a consistent practice, we learn to recognize patterns, notice shifts, and respond instead of react. Power is not about control. It is about clarity, steadiness, and remembering that change is always possible when we stop surrendering ourselves to what no longer serves us.

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Show Notes

In This Episode, Nicholas Explores

• How power is given away without conscious choice

• Why attachment to past experiences limits possibility

• The role of labeling and fixation in suffering

• How awareness interrupts mental and emotional cycles

• What yoga and Ayurveda teach about reclaiming sovereignty

• Why consistent practice creates steadiness in uncertain times

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Highlights

• 🧠 Power is not taken from us. It is surrendered.

• 🌱 Awareness is the foundation of healing and choice.

• 🔄 Obsession strengthens the very thing we want to escape.

• 🧘‍♂️ Consistent practice creates a reliable internal reference point.

• 🌊 Steadiness allows life to move without knocking us off course.

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Reflection Prompt

Where in your life might you be giving power to something simply because you have not questioned it yet?

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Practice Prompt

Today, notice one situation that normally pulls you into reaction. Pause, breathe, and ask yourself what choice would return you to steadiness instead of control.

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In this episode, I reflect on imagination, belief, and how the thoughts we carry quietly shape the world we experience.

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“If something couldn’t be a reality, it wouldn’t even be able to be thought of.”

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Description

We live in a manifestational reality, whether we are aware of it or not. What we were shown early in life becomes the software that runs on the hardware of the human mind, shaping how we interpret events, respond to stress, and imagine what is possible for us. Many of us limit ourselves not because opportunity is absent, but because belief quietly tells us what can and cannot happen.

In this episode, I offer a grounded reminder that imagination is not something we outgrow. It is a birthright. When the mind is clear and not gripped by fear or fixation, seeds can be planted and allowed to take root naturally. Through awareness, meditation, and embodied practice, we create the conditions for imagination to become lived experience rather than wishful thinking.

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Show Notes

In This Episode, Nicholas Explores

• Why imagination is not separate from reality

• How early beliefs shape perception and behavior

• The role of attention in manifestation

• Why letting go is often more powerful than control

• How clarity of mind supports meaningful change

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Highlights

• 🎶 Imagination is a human capacity, not a fantasy

• 🌱 Belief acts as the soil that determines what can grow

• 🧠 Thoughts planted without awareness still take root

• 🧘‍♂️ Clarity of mind creates space for possibility

• 🔄 Letting go allows life to organize itself

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Reflection Prompt

Where in your life are you dismissing imagination as unrealistic, and what might change if you treated it as information instead?

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Practice Prompt

Today, notice one recurring thought you carry without questioning it. Pause, breathe, and ask whether it is supporting or limiting what you are allowing to unfold.

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This episode is a reminder that what you did was enough, who you are is enough, and the story you tell yourself about being lazy is usually missing the truth. If you’ve ever judged yourself for slowing down or not doing enough, this episode is an invitation to see motivation differently.

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“If you could have done better, you would have done better.”

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Description

There are seasons in life that feel heavy, confusing, or emotionally charged, and during those times we tend to judge ourselves for slowing down, resting, or not meeting the expectations we think we should. I talk about how this time of year amplifies that pressure, and how quickly we label ourselves as lazy, unmotivated, or failing when in reality we are often doing the best we can with the capacity we have.

From a yogic and Ayurvedic lens, I explore why no one is truly lazy, and how motivation is not a moral issue but a relational one. When we stop degrading our past efforts and start meeting ourselves honestly in the present moment, something shifts. Growth becomes possible again, not through force, but through understanding and gentle engagement with life as it is.

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Show Notes

In This Episode, Nicholas Explores

• Why labeling yourself as lazy is usually inaccurate and harmful

• How capacity changes based on season, stress, and circumstance

• The difference between resting and giving up

• Why motivation comes from engagement, not self judgment

• How compassion creates movement where pressure cannot

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Highlights

• 🌱 You did the best you could with who you were at the time

• 🔄 Motivation grows through participation, not perfection

• 🧠 Rest is not failure, it is information

• 🧘‍♂️ Growth begins when self judgment ends

• 🌿 Enoughness creates space for real change

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Reflection Prompt

Where in your life are you judging yourself for not doing more, instead of honoring what you were capable of in that moment?

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Practice Prompt

Today, notice one moment where you feel the urge to criticize yourself. Pause, breathe, and gently remind yourself, I did the best I could, and that was enough.

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