What pushes us to transcend and expand our sense of self? What if the loneliness we all feel is an invitation --- not a wound? In this episode, we explore belonging not as attachment to a group, but as approval, welcome, and space to simply be. From breathwork revelations to Russian banyas, we follow the somatic thread of what it means to feel held by life itself.

📍Chapters

00:00 – Welcome to Life in Flow

04:21 – Somatic Improvisation Game: “Transcendence”

06:40 – Sadness as a Pathway to Love

09:19 – Touching the River of Collective Emotion

12:06 – Going Beyond Your Human Form

16:01 – Transforming Pain Through Generations

20:11 – Transcendence as a Daily Life Practice

21:15 – Transcendence as a Hobby

24:36 – Moments When We Felt Part of Something Greater

31:06 – Belonging to Your Own Timeline

40:17 – The Power of Deep, Unquestionable Approval

53:39 – Can Belonging Be Created on Purpose?

57:58 – Higher Self, Energy Work, and Self-Approval

01:00:16 – Peeling Away Social Conditioning & Becoming Porous

01:11:23 – Being Held by Life, Nature, and Other Humans

01:18:12 – What We’re Taking With Us

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* Yulia Bogdanova

* Polina Khodova

* Irina Mishina

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What roles do we play in our lives, and how do we choose them? Are they imposed on us, and can we escape them? In this conversation we explore social conditioning as both a cage and a mirror — from family expectations to cultural norms, from gender roles to invisible leashes we carry inside. What lies beyond these layers, and how can we return to our essence while still living in society?

📍Chapters

00:00 – Welcome to Life in Flow

01:42 – What shapes us? The unseen force of conditioning

03:11 – The Zoo Game: how environments train us

07:17 – Are we living in invisible cages?

08:33 – Instinct vs. obedience: the “leash effect”

12:52 – When love becomes a role you must perform

16:38 – Family scripts: responsibility, success & pressure

23:25 – The inner check: “Is this actually me?”

25:04 – The motherhood story: desire, biology, or expectation?

29:49 – Identity at the crossroads of culture and biology

37:22 – Beyond roles: touching the essence of who we are

43:57 – Gender and identity: the fluid self beneath the labels

48:42 – Rediscovering the wild self through nature

1:04:57 – You’re always conditioned by something—so what frees you?

1:06:32 – Choosing your way: awareness, fluidity, and self-trust

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* Yulia Bogdanova

* Polina Khodova

* Irina Mishina

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We can’t live in flow without other people. Meaning — like flow — is relational. In this episode, we follow the threads of resonance, exchange, reflection, and even conflict, as they weave into the ways we occupy space in one another’s being. From family ties to fleeting encounters, we explore how relationships shape us, challenge us, and help us flow.

📍Chapters

00:00 – Welcome to Life in Flow

12:26 – Losing Meaning by Defining It

15:44 – Resonance as the Heart of Connection

20:21 – Diffusion: When We Occupy Each Other

33:13 – The Wall of Pretending vs. Realness

41:40 – Imperfection, Repair, and Growth

47:29 – Painful Reflections in Relationships

48:52 – Why Conflict Creates Meaningful Bonds

51:26 – Can Harmony Exist Without Conflict?

59:55 – Healthy Conflict as Growth Engine

1:01:05 – Linking vs. Merging (Dan Siegel)

1:03:05 – Penetration as a Metaphor for Meaningful Depth

1:05:26 – The Felt Sense of Meaningfulness

1:17:19 – Group Flow and Belonging to More

1:25:30 – When “Meaningful” Isn’t: Family & Re-Negotiation

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* Yulia Bogdanova

* Polina Khodova

* Irina Mishina

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Is there a creator? A plan? A cosmic player pulling the strings? In this episode, we don’t try to answer the big questions — we live them. We share myths, stories, and raw reflections on the origins of the world, consciousness, and the energies we trust when we let go of control. What if life itself is God — curious, creative, and always in flow?

📍Chapters

0:00 – Welcome to Life in Flow

1:47 – Today’s Big Question: Who Created the World?

2:20 – Trust, Surrender, and the Flow of Life

3:54 – Fireplace Game: Our Myth of Origin

14:21 –  What creation stories do we tell ourselves?

18:40 – The Big Bang: Self-Awareness Multiplying

20:06 – Gaia as Living Creator: Earth’s Experiments with Life

23:33 – Interconnectedness of Rocks, Plants, and Humans

25:05 – Walking Plants and the Spark of Life

26:51 – Consciousness vs. Matter: Which Came First?

29:01 – Is There a God? Definitions, Doubts & Beliefs

30:19 – Nature, Time, and the Creative Flow of Gaia

36:53 – Energy, Frequency, and the Greater Intelligence

41:16 – Observers, IFS, and Non-Human Perspectives

44:08 – Stardust and Human Origins

46:07 – Life as God: The Self-Organizing System

50:51 – Guardian Angels, Higher Self, and Spiritual Guides

59:03 – Surrendering Control: Who Do We Trust?

1:01:46 – Final Reflections on Interconnectedness and Flow

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* Yulia Bogdanova

* Polina Khodova

* Irina Mishina

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What happens when we shift our state out of the ordinary? Life gets unstuck, that’s what. In this episode, we explore trance as a natural, necessary part of human experience — a doorway into creativity, healing, intimacy, and meaning. From jazz concerts to cold water plunges, we reflect on how trance touches our lives more often than we think — and how we might consciously welcome it in.

📍Chapters

0:00 – Welcome to Life in Flow

1:15 – Why Trance? Setting the Stage

4:27 – The Nectar Game: Stories Begin

5:17 – Gods, Nectar, and Energy Currents

6:54 – Birds, Flowers & Everyday Nectar

8:27 – Mango Nectar & Wim Hof Adventures

12:36 – The Mother's Nectar 

14:59 – Trance & Nectar: Etymology Unveiled

17:44 – Defining Trance States Together

24:55 – Why We Seek Trance

33:32 – Trance as Beauty & Breath of Fresh Air

37:15 – Reading, Travel, and Everyday Trance

46:13 – Trust, Allowing, and Healthy Altered States

54:14 – Love, Sex, and Orgasm as Trance States

56:38 – Connection with Nature & Extreme Sports

1:01:44 – How We Enter Trance: Practices & Rituals

1:06:26 – Takeaways: Reclaiming Trance for Everyday Life

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* Yulia Bogdanova

* Polina Khodova

* Irina Mishina

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What if the world isn’t just scenery — but a conscious participant in our lives? What might shift if we stopped acting like we’re the only ones in the room — and started co-creating with the world?

📍Chapters

0:00 – Welcome to Life in Flow

1:20 – What Do We Mean by Intuition?

3:32 – The “First Sense” Intuition Game

6:05 – Human Design & the Body’s Yes

8:15 – When Willpower Overrides Intuition

9:20 – The Pull: How Intuition Feels in the Body

10:42 – Everyday Intuition: Shopping, Pots & Garden Clues

17:15 – Intuition & Action: Act Now or Wait?

18:24 – Intuition or Avoidance? How to Tell the Difference

23:19 – Expansion vs Contraction: Embodied Signals

30:39 – Reading the Field: Plants & Patterns of Life

33:25 – Micro-Divination: Books, Lines & Random Clues

42:58 – Tools for Trusting Intuition

1:06:50 – Collective Intuition: When the Group Knows

1:10:30 – Instinct vs Intuition

1:18:00 – Closing Reflections: Living a Life Guided by Intuition

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* Yulia Bogdanova

* Polina Khodova

* Irina Mishina

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What if the world isn’t just scenery — but a conscious participant in our lives? What might shift if we stopped acting like we’re the only ones in the room — and started co-creating with the world?

📍Chapters

* 0:00 – Welcome to Life in Flow

* 2:06 – The “Dangerous” Question: Is the World Alive?

* 5:25 – Forest Grandfather & the Mushroom Gift

* 11:31 – Fairy Tales, Magic & Growing Up Rational

* 13:05 – Neznaika & the Beginner’s Mind

* 20:30 – What Does It Mean for the World to Be Alive?

* 23:00 – The World as Actor with Its Own Agency

* 25:00 – Trees, Rocks & Stones with a Billion-Year Agenda

* 31:20 – Frequencies, Energy & Data as Aliveness

* 35:45 – Talking to Objects: Cars, Computers & More

* 44:35 – Listening to the Bluff & Roots

* 47:23 – Nonverbal Dialogue with Birds

* 50:54 – Before & After: Living as if the World Is Alive

* 56:24 – Sigh of Relief: Surrender & Co-Creation with Life

* 1:06:47 – Closing Reflections: Rocks, Play & Flow

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* Yulia Bogdanova

* Polina Khodova

* Irina Mishina

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In this episode of Life in Flow, we invite you into our exploration of connection.

We begin with a simple game: telling short, sensory stories about connection. What emerges ranges from the gaze of a dog, to the sprouting of chickweed, to the memory of becoming one with a tree in India.

As you listen, you’ll hear us explore different qualities of connection:

* the presence we feel in our bodies

* the resonance that happens between people

* the unseen energetic field that holds it all together

We also touch on disconnection—what it feels like to lose access, why filtering matters, and how sometimes stepping back is just as important as tuning in.

We’d be delighted to hear from you. If something lands, or you have a story to share. Or you’d like to connect.

Thanks for being here. Till next time!

Let it flow,

Polina, Irina, and Yulya

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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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Is “life in flow” the same as “flow in life”? In this episode, we explore the nuanced dance between fleeting states of flow and the fine-tuned, ongoing relationship with life itself. Through stories of synchronicity and deep dives into surrender, challenges, and free will, we reflect on what it means for us to live in flow — even when the flow state is not there.

📍Chapters

* 00:00 Welcome to Life and Flow Podcast

* 01:08 Exploring Life in Flow

* 05:34 The Game of Synchronicity

* 11:06 Personal Stories of Synchronicity

* 19:59 Defining Flow and Life in Flow

* 23:01 Challenges and Flow

* 29:31 Agency in Flow

* 37:07 The Dance of Life and Flow

* 44:55 Free Will and Flow

* 01:00:32 Distinguishing Life in Flow and Flow in Life

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* Yulia Bogdanova

* Polina Khodova

* Irina Mishina