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The online world privileges sight and hearing while neglecting smell, taste, and touch—and that imbalance may affect us more deeply than we realize.

We spend hours each day working, learning, communicating, and being entertained through screens. But what happens when much of our experience is filtered through only two of our five senses?

In this episode, we explore the profound role our senses play in helping us feel grounded, connected, creative, and fully alive. Drawing from neuroscience, embodied experience, and the chakra system, we'll consider how smell, taste, touch, sight, and hearing each contribute to our well-being—and what may be lost when some of them are underutilized.

From the scent of a pine forest to the warmth of a hug, from the taste of a nourishing meal to the feel of grass beneath your feet, this is an invitation to step out of the head and back into the body.

Because being alive is a full-sensory experience.

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"We can help each other be here."

Somewhere in the world, one person pressed play.

Looking at the map of listeners for this podcast—32 countries, 115 cities—I was struck by how often it comes down to just one person in a place. One listener in Ukraine. One in Morocco. One in Pakistan.

And it made me wonder…
Who are you when you’re listening?
Are you here… or somewhere else?

In a world designed to fragment our attention, presence has become rare—and quietly powerful.

This episode is a return to an earlier meditation, recorded on a quiet spring morning by a pond. What began as a simple walk became a reflection on attention, distraction, and the deeper kind of connection we’re actually looking for.

Maybe, for a few minutes… we can meet there.

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In this episode of Third Eye on the Prize, I reflect on a powerful writing circle about maternal ancestors, the collective feminine, and the difference between nourishment energy and performance energy.

From stress hormones and urgency culture to wealth disparity and the madness of “never enough,” this episode explores imbalance — in our bodies, our relationships, our communities, and our world.

What happens when we’re constantly pushing, striving, chasing?

And what would it look like to feel supported, grounded, present, and nourished instead?

If there’s a topic you’d like me to explore, or something this episode brought up for you, feel free to email me at [email protected]. 

I’d love to hear from you.

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Plastic is everywhere—but how often do we stop to ask where it really comes from?

In this episode of Third Eye on the Prize, we explore the hidden connections among oil, plastic, consumer culture, and the climate crisis.

As renewable energy slowly challenges fossil fuels, another industry is booming: plastic production. What does that mean for our planet, our oceans, and future generations?

Drawing from Beth Gardiner’s new book Plastic Inc., this episode looks at the deeper forces of greed, convenience, denial, and unconsciousness that shape the modern world.

We also ask the spiritual question: how do we respond without falling into despair—or denial?

Walk the middle path.

Keep your third eye on the prize.

Book Mentioned: Plastic Inc. by Beth Gardiner

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Pain and discomfort is part of being alive.
Suffering is something we add.

In this final episode of the 4 Doorways to Presence series, we explore the difference—and why pain, as difficult as it is, can be one of the most powerful ways we wake up.

Sometimes pain is the only thing bigger than the ego’s power to keep renewing itself.

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Beauty is one of the most powerful—and overlooked—doorways to presence.

In this episode, we explore how great works of art can pull us out of the small self into something much larger. When we truly immerse ourselves in music, painting, or performance, the ego softens and we become receptive to the source of creativity.

I share a curated playlist from my YouTube channel, Third Eye on the Prize, called Embodied Artistry—featuring extraordinary performances from artists like the Beatles, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea & Gary Burton, John Batiste, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Hornsby, Eric Clapton, Wynton Marsalis, Oscar Peterson, and Sarah Vaughan.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjGo6MEjTb6B02rteolUlioDv4PscztUp 

These aren’t just great performances—they’re living examples of what it means to be fully embodied in the creative act.

We also explore:

• How beauty can dissolve the ego
• The idea of artists as channels 
• The connection between art, science, and truth
• How openness and humility allow us to access deeper presence

When we meet great art with receptivity, something shifts.

We’re no longer observing—we’re participating.

And in that space, presence reveals itself.

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In this second episode of the 4 Doorways to Presence series, we explore embodiment — the simple but profound act of coming back into the body.

Many of us live mostly in our heads: thinking, planning, worrying, solving problems. Meanwhile, the body quietly holds a powerful key to presence.

Dancers, actors, athletes, and even people facing illness often discover something the rest of us overlook: when awareness moves into the body, something shifts. Tension can soften. Energy can flow. The mind and body begin to work together instead of against each other.

Through meditation, breath awareness, and simple observation, the body becomes more than a physical container — it becomes a doorway.

A doorway to presence.

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Doorways to presence are always available to us.

In this new series, I explore four of them: Intuition, Embodiment, Beauty, and Pain.

Today’s episode focuses on Intuition—what it actually is (and what it isn’t).

Intuition is not emotion. It’s not opinion. It’s not wishful thinking or ego in disguise.

It’s the human capacity to receive subtle but unmistakable guidance from beyond the small self.

In this episode, I share:

• How intuitive messages arrive
• Why they only give us “50%”
• The difference between certainty and completeness
• Why faith is required to act
• And what happens when we ignore that inner knowing

Featuring wisdom from Rabindranath Tagore, we explore the courage it takes to trust the light before it fully appears.

If you’ve ever felt a quiet nudge and wondered whether to follow it—this episode is for you.

Keep your third eye on the prize. Truth is beyond belief.

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How do we stay conscious, compassionate, and psychologically steady when confronted with large, unsettling public stories?

...really sitting with the unknown is so uncomfortable.

In this episode, I reflect on the tension many of us feel between staying informed and becoming overwhelmed — between engagement and mental saturation. Using the ongoing conversation around the Epstein files as a starting point, I explore why uncertainty is so destabilizing, why speculation is so seductive, and why truth, historically, rarely emerges quickly or cleanly.

I also share thoughts on the role of courageous journalism, the patience required for real understanding, and the importance of protecting our own nervous systems in an age of nonstop information.

Referenced in this episode:

Ezra Klein’s conversation with Anand Giridharadas, What the Epstein Files Reveal About How Elite Worlds Work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBnQ6qxoMr8

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How Presence Defuses Emotional Bombs...

You can't let go of something that you're not letting be. 

If you've ever struggled to "just let go," this one is for you.

One ordinary morning, a knock at the door and a sudden scream changed everything.

In this episode, I share a moment with my daughter that revealed something subtle and powerful about emotional escalation - and why "just letting go" so often doesn't work.

This is a reflection on presence, energy, and what becomes possible when we stop resisting what's here long enough to let it be.

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