The Superhumanize Podcast

03:00 – Joshua shares his background in improvisation, from studying at Chicago’s Second City and Improv Olympic to seeing life itself as one great improv scene.
05:00 – The deeper lessons of improv: fearlessness, cooperation, trust, and group listening. How improvisation re-patterns the nervous system toward openness and receptivity.
07:15 – Improv as “auric yoga”: training the mind and body to say yes to life instead of contracting in fear or resistance.
10:00 – How Joshua structures his workshops: creating safe pods, starting with eye contact and energetic presence before moving into simple, playful exercises.
12:00 – The “Five Things” exercise and how saying “Yes!” to each other builds trust, dopamine, and communal flow.
13:15 – Presence, sensing, and the power of eye gazing as a form of deep human connection.
15:00 – Listening versus sensing: how to perceive what’s beneath the words, tuning into gesture, posture, and subtext.
16:30 – Intuition and embodiment: Joshua describes the connection between gut and face—the physical pathway of intuition and expression.
19:00 – Collaborative play versus competition. How true play is cooperative, not about winning or losing, and how honesty fuels comedy.
21:00 – The “healing trap” of constant self-work and how play offers an equally potent path to personal growth and neural rewiring.
23:00 – The mythic roots of play: how all ritual and culture began with improvisation, even the naming of the stars.
25:30 – A profound healing story: a woman reconnects with her deceased son through an improv exercise.
29:00 – Being comfortable with the unknown—why mystery is essential to play, creativity, and spiritual life.
31:00 – How trauma and shame constrict our field of play and how to reopen through curiosity and gentle re-patterning.
33:00 – The universe itself as playful expansion. Joshua’s mystical insight: even Source says, “I don’t know what I am, I just know that I am.”
35:00 – Finding safe people and spaces to rediscover joy after shutdown or fear.
36:00 – Turning pain into play: how comedy alchemizes density into lightness and laughter.
38:30 – The archetype of the fool, trickster, and sacred clown as vessels for awakening.
40:00 – Laughter as an involuntary, cosmic event that unites awareness and truth.
42:00 – When irreverence becomes distortion: laughing with versus laughing at; comedy as a mirror, not a weapon.
45:00 – Love as a phenomenon beyond words or dogma. Joshua’s reflections on authenticity and openhearted relationships.
50:00 – Sacred brotherhood and the epidemic of male loneliness. How healthy competition and play build true intimacy among men.
54:00 – Laughter as “the shortest distance between two people.” Why improv can foster deeper connection than typical intimacy events.
56:45 – If the world could play one collective improv game: “The Game of Honesty.” Being radically truthful with ourselves as the foundation for collective healing.
59:30 – Saying yes to your truth is not rejection—it’s alignment. When we deny our truth, we create inner and outer paradox.
01:01:00 – How to connect with Joshua and bring his work to your retreat or community.

• Joshua Draper’s Website: joshdraper.me

• Instagram:@truejoshuadraper

• Book:Truth in Comedyby Del Close, Charna Halpern, and Kim “Howard” Johnson

• Second City Improv Conservatory – Chicago

• Improv Olympic (iO Theater) – Chicago

• Craniosacral Therapyresources for understanding gut–face emotional connection

• Dave Chappelle on comedy and paradox

• Victor Borge quote: “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.”

Today we're embarking on a journey that feels deeply personal to me, one that bridges my childhood in New Delhi, India, with the cutting-edge science of human optimization.

From ages four to eight, I lived in India, where I was first exposed to yoga, Ayurveda, and a way of seeing the body not as a machine, but as an intelligent, conscious system in constant dialogue with nature. Those early impressions planted seeds that have shaped my entire approach to health and human potential.

Today, I'm honored to welcome someone who has spent over 40 years building bridges between that ancient Ayurvedic wisdom and modern science, Dr. John Douillard. As a chiropractor, certified Ayurvedic practitioner, and founder of LifeSpa.com, Dr. John has worked alongside Deepak Chopra, trained medical doctors in Ayurvedic medicine, and served as Director of Player Development for the NBA's Brooklyn Nets, where he was the first in the West to apply Ayurvedic principles to elite athletic performance.

He's the author of seven books, including the bestsellers Eat Wheat and Body, Mind, and Sport, and his work explores some of the most fascinating intersections I can imagine: quantum physics and consciousness, the gut-brain axis, seasonal microbiomes, and how practices like nose breathing can literally change our nervous system's relationship to stress.

This conversation is going to stretch us, intellectually, spiritually, and practically. So wherever you are right now, take a deep breath through your nose, and let's dive in.

Episode Highlights

02:00 — Introduction: Ariane welcomes Dr. John Douillard and explores what drew him from sports medicine into the world of Ayurveda.

04:00 — The turning point: how meditation transformed his athletic performance and life direction.

06:00 — From Boulder to India: closing his practice to study Ayurveda, meeting Deepak Chopra, and bridging ancient wisdom with modern science.

08:00 — Early resistance in Western medicine and the blind spots of reductionist science.

11:00 — What Ayurveda truly is: the science and truth of life, harmony with circadian rhythms, and the body as an instrument for perceiving subtle energy.

15:00 — Seasonal eating and microbial intelligence: how microbes in soil and food shift with the seasons and why our gut should too.

19:00 — The two-way relationship between soil microbes and gut health.

22:00 — The brain as a digestive organ: gut–brain lymphatic systems and why diaphragmatic breathing is key to mental clarity and immune health.

26:00 — “Stop bubble-wrapping your diet”: why digestive resilience matters more than dietary purity.

29:00 — Scientific studies on wheat, gut diversity, and hormesis: why exposure builds strength.

32:00 — Lessons from Amish children and immunity: the hormetic power of natural exposure.

34:00 — Emotional ama: how unprocessed emotions become toxicity in the body.

35:00 — Ayurvedic psychology, rites of passage, and the art of giving without expectation.

39:00 — Epigenetic effects of love and generosity; how kindness changes our biology.

43:00 — Love, boundaries, and compassion: the difference between kindness and niceness.

47:00 — Biophotons: light emissions from DNA and their role in coherence, intention, and healing.

52:00 — Prayer as “technology”: coherence, intention, and quantum entanglement in healing.

58:00 — Quantum healing, consciousness, and the bridge between field and physiology.

01:03:00 — Placebo as real magic: consciousness reorganizing matter.

01:06:00 — Microbiome evolution, altruism, and how love literally changes our biology.

01:08:00 — Three daily non-negotiables:

 • Morning meditation or prayer for inner–outer silence

 • Diaphragmatic “flossing” to activate lymphatic detox and brain clarity

 • Largest meal at midday for optimal digestion and metabolic rhythm

01:11:00 — Why biohacking and Ayurveda converge on longevity and self-realization.

01:13:00 — Closing reflections: the integration of science and spirit, healing the one to heal the whole.

Resources

Life Spa https://lifespa.com/

BOOKS https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00Q5V6ML4

PODCAST https://lifespa.com/podcast/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dr.douillard

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifespa/

TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@johndouillard

Welcome to The Superhumanize Podcast. I'm your host, Ariane Sommer, and today we're diving into one of the most paradigm-shifting conversations in modern medicine: the metabolic theory of cancer.

For decades, we've been told that cancer is primarily a genetic disease, a matter of unlucky mutations that require aggressive pharmaceutical interventions. But what if that's only part of the story? What if cancer is fundamentally a metabolic disease, a disorder of cellular energy production that we can address through diet, lifestyle, and targeted metabolic therapies?

This isn't fringe science. 

And it's giving patients new hope, and new options, beyond the standard cut, poison, and burn model. Today, I'm thrilled to welcome Dr. Donese Worden to the show. Dr. Worden is a board-certified Naturopathic Medical Doctor, researcher, and global health educator who has dedicated her career to bridging conventional and alternative cancer care. She's collaborated with Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, served as CEO of Care Oncology, and works directly with Dr. Seyfried on metabolic cancer research. She's also the creator of the 7 Pillars of Health framework, a comprehensive approach to resilience that addresses everything from sleep and gut health to spiritual wellbeing.

Dr. Worden's motto is 'Educate, Empower, Enlighten,' and that's exactly what we're going to do today. We'll explore the metabolic theory of cancer, discuss both prevention and treatment strategies, and give you a roadmap for building resilience at every level.

Episode Highlights

00:00 Welcome + why the “metabolic theory of cancer” matters

02:00 Genetics vs. metabolism: why only ~5% is strictly genetic (and gene expression is modifiable)

03:45 Warburg’s mitochondrial lens; PET scans lighting up because cancer voraciously consumes sugar

06:45 How we veered away historically; incentives that kept oncology gene-centric

09:00 What damages mitochondria today: toxins, antibiotics (without mitigation), chronic stress

10:30 Stress as a metabolic driver; why it keeps glucose high even on a “good” diet

12:30 Ketogenic therapy for cancer: high fat, lower protein (individualized), carbs mainly from veggies

15:00 Measuring correctly: Keto-Mojo, GKI (Glucose-Ketone Index); skip urine strips for accuracy

17:00 Fast stress relief protocols: music-guided entrainment, breath work, active meditation, journaling

20:15 Somatic breath work in practice; rapid emotional release

21:00 Best fats and how Dr. W screens with food-sensitivity testing first

23:15 Keto cycles for prevention: 6-week blocks a couple times per year

24:15 Exercise as mitochondrial medicine: HIIT + resistance for biogenesis and cancer risk reduction

26:00 The KetoPet model: ketogenic diet + HBOT + interval training; lessons for humans

28:15 Starting movement in late-stage cases; meeting people exactly where they are

30:15 “Press–Pulse” strategy: what stays constant vs. what’s pulsed to outsmart tumor adaptation

32:00 Repurposed meds (e.g., metformin, doxycycline) and why many oncologists can’t step outside SOC

33:00 Bridging care: when surgery/chemo/radiation have a role; aiming at cancer stem cells

37:15 Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT): driving O₂ into cells; why it’s pulsed and protocol-specific

39:30 Outcomes Dr. W sees most consistently: better quality of life, often longer survival

41:00 The psychology of prognosis; belief, stress, and manifestation

43:00 The “placebo” as your body’s own pharmacy (parasympathetic healing state)

44:15 Targeting glutamine along with glucose; where evidence stands now (e.g., berberine, exercise, stress)

46:45 The Seven Pillars of Health overview (self-audit)

48:30 Pillar 1 — Sleep: deep/REM, how you feel on waking

49:15 Pillar 2 — Body: strength, composition, loving the skin you’re in

50:00 Pillar 3 — Bowel movements: what healthy actually looks like

51:00 Pillar 4 — Energy: steady all day without relying on stimulants

52:15 Pillar 5 — Mental state: clarity, creativity, recall

53:00 Pillar 6 — Relationships & intimacy: your supportive tribe and embodied connection

53:45 Pillar 7 — Spiritual health: gratitude, serenity, releasing fear of outcomes

58:30 How to connect and learn more from Dr. W

Resources

Dr. Donese Worden — website & newsletter: https://drworden.com/

Otto Warburg — Nobel facts: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1931/warburg/facts/

Book — Cancer as a Metabolic Disease (Thomas N. Seyfried): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118310311

Book — Tripping Over the Truth (Travis Christofferson): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/800908/tripping-over-the-truth-by-travis-christofferson/

Keto-Mojo — GKI calculator & how-to: https://keto-mojo.com/glucose-ketone-index-gki/

Biosense — breath ketone meter: https://mybiosense.com/order.html

Care Oncology — COC Protocol (metabolic oncology): https://careoncology.com/

KetoPet Sanctuary — canine metabolic therapy model: https://ketopet.org/

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society — HBOT overview: https://www.uhms.org/

HBOT scientific overview (open-access): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8465921/

Welcome to another episode of the Superhumanize Podcast,
where we explore the intersection of science, self-healing, and sovereignty. 

I am your host, Ariane Sommer.
And today, we are entering one of the most promising frontiers in regenerative health: stem cell support, not through invasive procedures, but through the intelligence of the body itself. My guest is Ryan Riley, CEO of Stemregen, a company at the forefront of developing plant-based stem cell enhancers that work with your biology, mobilizing your body’s own master repair cells using natural compounds backed by over two decades of research. This is not science fiction. This is clinical science, blending natural ingredients like sea buckthorn, Aloe macroclada, and blue-green algae into a protocol designed to support stem cell release, circulation, and communication.

In our conversation, Ryan and I explore, why stem cells are the body’s innate repair system, how inflammation and microcirculation can block or accelerate healing, and how simple, evidence-backed daily practices can reawaken the body’s regenerative potential. We will also discuss compelling clinical and anecdotal results from early studies,
including breakthroughs in heart function, neurological health, and trauma recovery.

Whether you are navigating chronic illness, exploring new pathways to vitality,
or simply seeking to become a more sovereign steward of your health,
this episode offers insight, direction, and empowerment.

Episode Highlights

• Ryan Riley shares his journey from tech entrepreneur to wellness innovator, bridging science and holistic health.
• The role of stem cells in the body’s natural repair system and how their circulation declines with age.
• How natural botanicals like blue-green algae, aloe, and goji berry can support stem cell mobilization.
• Early studies showing promise in conditions like heart disease and Parkinson’s when stem cell activation is supported.
• Ryan’s personal experiences with endurance sports and how stem cell support aided recovery and performance.
• The integration of mindset, belief, and emotional health in physical healing.
• Why bridging naturopathic and allopathic medicine could be the future of healthcare.
• The importance of shifting from reactive to proactive care in supporting longevity.

Resources

• StemRegen – https://stemregen.co
• Christian Drapeau (stem cell scientist) on TikTok & Instagram – search “Christian Drapeau”
• Ryan Riley’s work with StemRegen – https://stemregen.co

SOCIAL MEDIA

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@stemregen

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stemregen/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/STEMREGENOfficial/

X https://x.com/stemregen

Welcome to the Superhumanize Podcast, where ancient wisdom meets cutting-edge science, and we remember that magic is not fantasy, it’s our forgotten birthright. I'm your host, Ariane Sommer.

Throughout my global journey, from my childhood in Sierra Leone to the boardrooms of wellness enterprises, I’ve witnessed the profound cost of our disconnection from our own innate wisdom. We've traded our intuitive knowing for external validation, our natural rhythms for artificial timelines, our deep feminine wisdom for surface-level productivity.

But what if I told you there's a way back? A way to speak the language of the universe itself and to reclaim the word 'witch' for what it truly means: wise.

My guest today is Mia Magik. You might know her as the spiritual fairy godmother whose Sacred Rage Ritual went viral on TikTok, giving millions of women permission to feel what they've been told to suppress for centuries.

Mia is also the bestselling author of "IntuWitchin: Learn to Speak the Language of the Universe and Reclaim Your Inner Magik," and I've had the privilege of reading her upcoming book "Witchual," which transforms ordinary moments into profound spiritual practice through what she calls attention plus intention.

She's the founder of Witch School, has led transformational retreats in castles throughout Scotland and France, and has coached everyone from tech leaders to professional athletes to remember their supernatural abilities.

Here's what moves me most about Mia's work: she's reclaiming the truth that our disconnection from nature is the root of our modern suffering, and that remembering our magical nature isn't just personal healing, it’s planetary medicine.

So join me as we explore what it means to live a fearlessly authentic life, to embrace both the light and dark feminine within us, and to discover that the magic you seek is not somewhere out there, it’s already within you, waiting to be remembered.

Episode Highlights:

• Magic is not fantasy but a forgotten birthright we can reclaim.
• Mia’s viral Sacred Rage Ritual gave millions of women permission to express emotions long suppressed.
• The deeper meaning of the word “witch” as wise, and how reclaiming it empowers authenticity.
• How attention plus intention can transform ordinary moments into profound spiritual practice.
• Reconnecting with nature as the antidote to modern disconnection and suffering.
• Living a fearlessly authentic life by embracing both the light and dark feminine within us.
• Remembering that the magic we seek is not external, but already alive within.

Resources mentioned:

• Mia Magik — Learn to Speak the Language of the Universe and Reclaim Your Inner Magic (book) — https://miamagik.com
• Witchel (upcoming book by Mia Magik) — https://miamagik.com/books
• Witch School — https://miamagik.com/witch-school

Today I invite you into a conversation that hums with ancient codes and sacred math. My guest is Kaitlyn Kaerhart, bestselling author and renowned numerologist, mystic, musician, and teacher of cosmic pattern. Her work is a bridge between disciplines and dimensions, blending music, mathematics and mysticism, science and soul.

What you are about to hear is a chance to remember who you are, through the lens of numbers and archetypes.

Whether you are familiar with numerology or encountering it for the first time, I invite you to listen not only with your mind, but with your field. Your resonance. You are the cosmic code.

Episode highlights:

01:24 – Blending music, mathematics, mysticism, and soul: discovering the cosmic code that connects us all.

01:57 – Remembering who we are through numbers and archetypes.

02:56 – How numerology reveals patterns that shape our lives.

03:44 – Kaitlyn shares her journey into numerology and cosmic patterns.

05:14 – Understanding the deeper truths about identity and purpose through numbers.

07:17 – How language and media shape our understanding of ourselves.

09:01 – Breaking through systemic erasure of feminine wisdom and knowledge.

13:21 – The difference between broken systems vs. individuals: why we aren’t broken.

16:19 – Patriarchal conditioning and the erasure of women’s pleasure and power.

22:33 – The energetic and spiritual dimension of full self-expression.

28:41 – The relational costs of imbalance and disconnection.

30:10 – What it means to be “literate” in our cosmic and embodied codes.

32:35 – Transformational effects when men and women embrace numerology and cosmic awareness.

33:45 – Practical steps for reclaiming inner truth and aligning with higher purpose.

38:50 – Dispelling myths and embracing tools for self-discovery.

43:24 – Cultural narratives, conditioning, and reclaiming authentic empowerment.

46:34 – Overcoming shame and learning to fully embrace one’s path.

49:49 – What true equality and partnership look like through a cosmic lens.

50:29 – Closing reflections: your body and soul are built for alignment, empowerment, and joy.

52:19 – Kaitlyn’s invitation to remember who we truly are and where to connect with her work.

Resources:

WEBSITE

https://www.kaerhart.com/

BOOK

https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Cosmic-Code-Numerology-ebook/dp/B088D28DPF

SOCIALS

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/kaerhart/

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/c/kaitlynkaerhart

X

https://x.com/kaerhart

TikTok

https://www.tiktok.com/@UC8N8-bys6MW7lMya_NYLU2A

There are conversations we avoid, not because they are meaningless, but because they are too meaningful. Death is one of those conversations.
And yet, as today’s guest so gently and powerfully reminds us, speaking of death is not morbid. It is liberating.

My guest is Johanna Lunn, a multi-award-winning filmmaker, producer, and the visionary behind the When You Die Project.
Through her deeply moving trilogy of films, including In the Realm of Death & Dreaming, Saying Goodbye, and Architecture of Death, she has opened space for a cultural dialogue we desperately need, one that begins at the end, but does not end there.

In this episode, we speak of what it means to prepare for death,
why Swedish Death Cleaning is not about minimalism, but about legacy, and how near-death experiences, deathbed visions, and liminal dreams might not be fantasy, but memory.

As someone who lost my father this year and as someone who lives at the intersection of healthspan, longevity, and the search for meaning, I feel this conversation in my bones.
Because what we avoid holds power over us.
But what we name, we can walk with.

So I invite you now into this sacred conversation: soft, subversive, and filled with grace.

Episode highlights:

07:45 Johanna’s early encounters with profound loss and the silence that followed

11:00 Grief as an untold story — how broken hearts can create art, movements, and meaning

14:00 A pivotal moment at the bedside: discovering that dying can be held in love

16:30 Storytelling as a bridge to “death literacy”

17:15 What it means to die consciously — from Swedish death cleaning to life review

23:15 How preparing for death can also deepen how we live

24:15 Near-death experiences and deathbed visions as memories, not fantasies

27:00 Why NDEs feel “realer than real” and what they reveal about consciousness

33:15 Signs, synchronicities, and the continued presence of loved ones

35:15 Opening family conversations about dying across generations

38:00 The “architecture of death” — the rooms, passageways, and mystery of the final months

42:30 Terminal lucidity, the “pickup team,” and traveling language of the dying

47:15 How families change as a loved one dies — why part of us also dies with them

49:00 If death had a message for our hyper-busy world: let go

Death is not the opposite of life, but part of its wholeness. In a culture that hurries past loss, this episode teaches us how to recover the forgotten language of dying and grieving — showing us how remembering death can teach us to live more fully.

Resources mentioned:

• When You Die Project — https://whenyoudie.org
• In the Realm of Death and Dreaming (Film by Johanna Lunn) — https://whenyoudie.org
• Saying Goodbye (Film by Johanna Lunn) — https://whenyoudie.org
• The Architecture of Death (Film by Johanna Lunn) — https://whenyoudie.org
• Barbara Karnes, RN — https://bkbooks.com
• Division of Perceptual Studies (University of Virginia) — https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies
• International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) — https://iands.org
• Dean Radin, PhD — Institute of Noetic Sciences — https://noetic.org

LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/johannajlunn

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/whenyoudiecommunity

X https://x.com/whenyoudie_org

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/whenyoudie_org/

Welcome to Superhumanize, where we explore the edges of human potential, and the systems, seen and unseen, that shape our lives.

Today’s conversation is a deeply personal and profoundly scientific journey. I am honored to welcome Martha Carlin, citizen scientist, entrepreneur, systems thinker, and founder of BiotiQuest. When her husband John was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2002, Martha didn’t just become a caregiver. She became a force of research, uncovering unexpected connections between the gut microbiome, neurodegeneration, and the modern toxic landscape.

In this conversation, we speak of grief and love, and also bacteria and frequency. We speak of supplements, and also of synchronicity. We map systems, from spreadsheets to stool samples, and explore how shifting the internal terrain may be one of the most powerful levers for healing our minds and bodies.

This episode is an invitation to listen not only with the mind, but with the gut.

Episode Highlights:

01:20 Martha shares her husband’s Parkinson’s diagnosis and how it led her to become a citizen scientist.

03:40 Early signs of Parkinson’s and the devastating diagnosis.

05:20 How Martha’s systems background shaped her research approach.

06:50 Discovering the microbiome as the “general ledger” of the body.

09:20 The impact of organophosphates (glyphosate and other chemicals) on the body.

13:20 Why Martha would eliminate organophosphates if she had a magic wand.

14:50 How electromagnetic fields disrupt microbial balance and health.

17:20 Healing potentials of light and frequency-based therapies.

20:20 What stool samples reveal about chronic disease and hidden toxins.

23:00 The role of endotoxin in Parkinson’s and other chronic illnesses.

26:20 Emotional trauma, grief, and ancestral memory in the gut.

29:30 Chronic constipation and emotional holding patterns in Parkinson’s patients.

33:00 Gut health, mitochondria, and nutrient uptake.

36:00 How red light therapy and fasting affect mitochondria.

37:50 Development of Sugar Shift probiotic and its impact on Parkinson’s and metabolic health.

42:00 Results of clinical trials: gut restoration, lowered endotoxins, and improved blood sugar.

44:00 Perfect Peace probiotic and its effects on stress and calmness.

47:00 Where to find BioCollective products and special audience discount.

48:40 Martha’s closing message: hope, transformation, and the power of self-education.

49:40 Ariane’s reflection on interconnectedness, ecosystems, and healing.

Resources mentioned:

Book: Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox — https://www.amazon.com/dp/0786867642

Book: Missing Microbes by Dr. Martin Blaser — https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250069260

The BioCollective — https://thebiocollective.com

BiotiQuest Probiotics (Sugar Shift, Perfect Peace, and more) — https://biotiquest.com

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk — https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143127748

Resolve Parkinson’s Docuseries — https://resolveparkinsons.org

Subscribe to the podcast at https://superhumanize.com

There are some guests who carry presence before they speak a single word, who feel like a quiet force, more frequency than form. Michelle Argyris is one of those guests.

You may know her as an actress, a healer, a guide in the wellness space. But there is something deeper about her being, a truth that does not perform, but pulses. Michelle is someone who walked through her own fire, through collapse and came out the other side.

Michelle is the Founder of Windtuition, a trauma informed somatic breath work faciliatator, Reiki Master, sound-healer, psychic medium and energetic intuitive. 

Today’s conversation is not about fixing. It is about feeling. It is about sovereignty, embodiment, and what it takes to rewire a life from the breath up.

We speak about intimacy and discernment and about the unseen currents that shape our becoming. We also touch on AI as a mirror of consciousness, the soul of entrepreneurship, and what it means to walk through the world as a moving prayer.

This is a conversation and also an invitation to healing and connecting with our most authentic purpose and Self.

Episode highlights:

04:00 From performing outwardly to reaching inward: the sacred interruption that changed her path

07:00 The trap of external validation and discovering acceptance within

10:00 Main character energy vs. shared human roles — reframing identity through Disney archetypes

13:00 Villains, the dark feminine, and shame as hidden currents in women’s lives

16:00 Embodiment, sensuality, and the life force within

18:00 A night of the dark soul in Egypt and the revelation of polarity

20:00 The desire to be seen: survival instinct, witch wound, and the difference between performance and presence

23:00 Breathwork as a gateway into authenticity, freedom, and embodied intelligence

27:00 Breathwork as an alternative to sacred medicines: the breath that speaks back

29:00 Wind Tuition — the meaning behind Michelle’s healing platform and its offerings

32:00 Resonance, coherence, and shifting reality

34:00 Working with Robert Edward Grant, the Architect, and AI as a spiritual mirror

42:00 Embodied wisdom vs. spiritual bypassing — why healing requires being in the body

46:00 The edge of becoming: surrender, trust, and healing in relationship with the divine masculine

51:00 She Code — Michelle’s 8-week online playground for women

53:00 Upcoming retreats and where to connect with Michelle

Resources mentioned:

She Code https://www.windtuitionwellness.com/shecode

Wind Tuition Wellness: https://www.windtuitionwellness.com

Robert Edward Grant: https://robertedwardgrant.com

Book mentioned: Our Symphony of Selves by James Fadiman – https://www.symphonyofselves.com

Upcoming retreat in Sedona (October): https://www.windtuitionwellness.com/retreats

Michelle Argyris Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelleargyris

Guest's social handles:

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Much gratitude and love.

Yours,

Ariane

My guest today is a woman who listens to stone the way others listen to music, hearing the layered rhythms, ancient memory, and hidden messages beneath our feet.

Dr. Marcia Bjornerud is a structural geologist, writer, and professor at Lawrence University whose work explores the physics of earthquakes, the architecture of mountains, and the deep time story of our living planet. She is the author of several beloved books for popular audiences, including Reading the Rocks, Timefulness, Geopedia, and most recently, Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks, which won the 2025 John Burroughs Medal for Natural History Writing.

In today’s conversation, we explore Earth as an animate, dynamic system, one that has been reinventing itself for over 4 billion years, leaving records of her great experiments in stone. We dive into Marcia’s life’s work of decoding that record and into her belief that rocks are not inert, they are narrators of Earth’s evolving story. Marcia invites us to understand the language of stone, to foster a “geo-centric” worldview that reconnects us with the rhythms and relationships of this planet, and to step into a deeper kinship with the Earth as home.

We also speak about her travels to remote parts of the world, such as Svalbard, Norway, her reflections on the Anthropocene, how thinking like a geologist can help save the world, and what she may have learned from Indigenous wisdom traditions in her dialogue with land and rock.

This is a conversation about time, transformation, and the quiet, enduring truths that live in stone.

Episode Highlights:

02:30 – Dr. Bjornerud’s early fascination with rocks from glacial deposits in Wisconsin.

04:00 – Structuring her latest book Turning to Stone around autobiographical chapters, each linked to a specific rock.

06:00 – Defining the term "timefulness" and how seeing in geologic time alters our perception of the present.

07:30 – Rocks as palimpsests: ancient stories overwritten but still traceable.

08:45 – Rocks as verbs, not nouns: dynamic participants in Earth's ongoing transformation.

10:30 – Witnessing the radical evolution of geoscience: from fixed continents to dynamic tectonics and complex climate models.

13:00 – Paradigm shifts: from denying catastrophes to accepting extinction events like the one that ended the dinosaurs.

16:00 – Ice age floods and possible global correlations to catastrophic water events.

18:00 – Reflections on flat-earthers, epistemology, and failures in science education.

20:30 – Dr. Bjornerud’s spiritual and emotional connection with rocks and their silent companionship.

22:30 – Working in rapidly changing Arctic landscapes and observing real-time geology in motion.

24:00 – The language of stone: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks as dialects.

26:00 – What would change if Western culture viewed the Earth as animate rather than mechanical?

29:00 – Critiquing techno-optimism and misplaced hubris in dreams of colonizing Mars.

32:00 – Hidden infrastructures of rock: aquifers, basalt weathering, and climate regulation.

35:00 – Collaborating with Indigenous scientists and tribal legal teams to protect ecosystems.

38:00 – Thinking like a geologist: embracing humility, interconnectedness, and a long-term perspective.

40:00 – Letting go of narcissism and rediscovering our place in Earth’s continuum.

42:00 – Why colonizing Mars is scientifically implausible and ethically evasive.

45:00 – Message for the seventh generation: the Earth abides—if we listen.

47:00 – Closing reflection: stone as story, Earth as ancestor, and ourselves as part of a resilient and sacred cycle of becoming.

Resources mentioned:

Books by Dr. Marcia Bjornerud

Turning to Stone – https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781324093494

Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World – https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780691202631

Reading the Rocks – https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780465009335

Geopedia – https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780691217109

Lawrence University Faculty Page – https://www.lawrence.edu/offices/faculty/marcia-bjornerud

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