FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home

We're back and are enjoying summer in the Pacific Northwest. We discuss the deep psychic change it has been to move into a home after nearly a decade on the road and explore the question of what it means to truly belong to a place. We share an update on the future for Dorothy, our beloved truck camper.

[Repost] Our friends and long time listeners Kelly and Lou take over the podcast this week and interview us. It was a lot of fun (and a little strange) to be on the other side of the mic for a change!

[Repost] Alasdair and Julie-Roxane explore the concept of upper limiting and how after moving to Guatemala they've recently struggled to accept some of the good things coming their way.

[Repost] Sitting is the core activity of most meditation practices, yet very little time is spent talking about exactly how we should sit.

Today, we bring Will Johnson, author of The Posture of Meditation, on the show to discuss why our posture might be the most important part of meditation, connecting to our somatic experience, what happens when we channel the force of gravity instead of resist it, the relationship between meditation and plant medicines, and so (so!) much more.

Tune in for a mind-blowing and insightful conversation with a genuinely inspiring elder!

[Repost] Alasdair and Julie-Roxane discuss Jeff Goins' book, The Art of Work, and how they think about work these days.

[Repost] JR and Alasdair discuss birth control. JR shares her story going off birth control, why she did it and how the process went and Alasdair and her share what they use now to prevent pregnancy, as well as their thoughts on hormones, birth control and the power that comes with knowledge and self-awareness.

[Repost] Alasdair and Julie-Roxane explore the Brother's Grimm fairy tale of Little Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty) and what it can teach us about personal transformation.

[Repost] Anita is a force to be reckoned with. She began her business career at eight after she sold her first banana to a gringo on the streets of San Pedro and she's never looked back. In her early twenties she walked away from a life that had no place for her in it, becoming a single mother and an outcast. Anita shares her journey through adversity and how it has made her who she is today: a successful female role model who's mission is to improve the very community that once shunned her. Both uplifting and heartbreaking, her story gives a window into what it was like to grow up as a Mayan woman in a small town in Guatemala. Its a story you don't want to miss.

[Repost] Alasdair and Julie-Roxane share the second part of their “how we met” story. They explore their vision of love and how they think about their relationship.

[Repost] Alasdair and Julie-Roxane reminisce about their travels and how their journeys intertwined when Alasdair asked Julie-Roxane if she was Costa Rican in a chai shop in India.