In this episode, we explore trust not as a concept but as a lived, somatic experience.

Does trust begin as a decision, a sensation, or a surrender?

From blankets and breath to darkness and light, to improv and practice, we follow the subtle thread of what trust feels like — just before it arrives.

📍Chapters

* 00:00 Welcome – What Is Life in Flow?

* 01:15 The Central Question: How Does Trust Emerge?

* 02:07 Word Association Game on "Trust"

* 05:23 Warmth, Blankets & Somatic Memories

* 06:21 Precipice & The Leap of Faith

* 09:04 Slowing Down to Speed Up – Trust as Portal to Flow

* 11:14 Poetic Inquiry: Where Does Trust Begin?

* 14:05 Trust as State, Trait, or Conscious Choice

* 21:01 The Source of Trust & Sustaining the Unknown

* 29:38 Trust in the Mountain: External & Internal Anchors

* 38:53 Improv Comedy & Redefining Failure Through Trust

* 42:09 Wheel of Time, Trusting the River of Life & Surrender

* 47:06 Preparation vs. Control – Letting Trust Lead the Flow

* 49:55 Does Trust Always Lead to Flow?

* 53:35 Closing Reflections – Nature as a Source of Trust

🌱 Key Takeaways

* Trust emerges from a combination of feeling, choice, and state.

* Practicing trust means allowing what wants to emerge — even without knowing what it is.

* Distrust, especially when rooted in personal or cultural history, may be a default — but it can shift through conscious practice.

* Flow and trust are deeply connected, but one doesn’t always guarantee the other.

* Trust isn’t about believing things will go the way we want — it’s about knowing we can sustain whatever happens.

* This podcast itself is an experiment in group trust — in the process, in the field, and in each other.

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Music “Echolocation” by airtone, source: CcMixter

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