Under the Bodhi Tree
128 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn Under the Bodhi Tree, we're blasting off on a journey through the mind! Bodhi will be actively exploring tools that will help us discover a rich and subtle reality. If you've been dying look past the physical and connect to deeper and more fulfilling relationships and experiences, then you made it! Hop on board as we unpack mediation, yoga, spiritual practices, psychedelics, healing modalities and dive into the oasis of our reality!!
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065:Calling Your Bullshit and Living Your Truth W/ Tess Mallet
May 28, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBThis week's episode is next level. I've got Tess on the show and we're getting deep into taking accountability for our emotions and for our lives. We're exploring how we give our power away constantly, ,and when we blame others for our emotional responses, it actually holds us back from living our truth. Tess works in the world of therapy, guiding and holding space for others in a myriad of ways, to empower them to wake the fuck up from the limiting beliefs that imprison us. Through the prac...
065:Calling Your Bullshit and Living Your Truth W/ Tess Mallot
May 28, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBThis week's episode is next level. I've got Tess on the show and we're getting deep into taking accountability for our emotions and for our lives. We're exploring how we give our power away constantly, ,and when we blame others for our emotional responses, it actually holds us back from living our truth. Tess works in the world of therapy, guiding and holding space for others in a myriad of ways, to empower them to wake the fuck up from the limiting beliefs that imprison us. Through the prac...
064: Revealing Truth Through Fasting and Ayuhauasca W Cristina Budia
May 21, 2020 09:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBAyuhuasca and Fasting. Thats what we're getting into this week. I was gonna chat with cris about her incredible pottery and artistic design skills and it looks like the universe wanted something else. Catching cris in the middle of her 10 day fast was such a blessing and synchronicity as we were really able to dive into the nature of the mind when we choose to let go of our idea of "what our body needs" to survive. When we take the time to fast, to deprive ourselves, we can start to take spa...
064: A Journey in Loving and Sexuality Beyond Gender W/ Elis
May 15, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBSexuality. Love. Desire. These words carry so much cultural baggage. These ideas are riddled with "shoulds" "shouldn'ts", with "if i feel this, than it must mean that". What if we could live in a world where we opened up to our deeper truths. Where we gauged our sexual preferences on our bodies desire to share love, rather than our mind desire to fit into a certain box or a norm. This week, Elis and I are deep in conversation about the radical shifts that occur when we surrender into our dee...
063: The 5 Personality Patterns
May 08, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBHave you ever wondered why, in times of distress, you might feel trapped by your reactions? Its like when we get angry or scared, we lose control and our reactions take over. Steven Kessler, in his book "The Five Personality Patterns", has created a model, to help us start to understand and identify these "patterns" of reaction. Once we can start to understand and recognize which pattern, or strategy we've been using for most of our lives, we can start to bring awareness to the moments where...
062: Wait...So What is Reality Anyway?
April 30, 2020 04:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBfor most of my life, I believed that i had a pretty solid grasp on what was going on here on earth. I had a grasp on the spiritual path and what my life was about. As i started asking a lot more questions though, my solid ideas and beliefs started to deteriorate and i began to realize that the foundation aspects of what i thought i knew were completely different than what i thought. This was a powerful realization, that i really i don't know what i think i know. In this place, I feel like li...
061: The 4 Agreements and Everything Inbetween w/ Sally
April 23, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBthis week i have been lucky enough to have a really fun chat with Sally Taylor. We go deep into the world of the principles of "the four agreements". These four agreements are essentially a guide to live life by and consists of four powerful principles. The principles are as such, be impeccable with your word, don't take anything personally, always do your best, don't make assumptions. We see in this episode how fundamental these four ideas are in everything that we do as we interact with th...
060: Non Violent Communcation: Be in your Center
April 17, 2020 03:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBFor most of us, the society we live in, portrays the world as polarized. Something is good or bad, safe or dangerous. When we perceive the world as polarized, we perceive seperateness. I am this, you are that. The more seperate we feel, the more we fear. The more we fear, the more we need to protect ourselves, and on it goes. When we are in this mindset, this mindset of fear, and separation, the way we perceive the world, is augmented. We act based on projections and ideas that we have in ou...
059: Holding Space and Reality from the Right Brain
April 09, 2020 09:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBThere are many ways to live life and to view the unfolding of reality. We often assume that our experience of reality is "the right way" or perhaps even the "only way". When we start to open our minds to other perspective, we begin to fully understand just how limited ours is. This week I have Rachel on, and we're exploring the world from a holistic viewpoint. Rachel speaks of the benefits and the magic that life can offer, when we put down our analytical mind and open the gifts of our creat...
058: Qi Gong and Tuning into the Energetic World w/ Luke Anderson
April 02, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBHey all! In Buddhism, there is a strong foundation in the idea that suffering is all around us. Suffering (or discomfort/ unpleasantness) arises from desiring something to be different than how it currently is. Essentially, resisting the present moment. When we get attached to a certain idea, place, person or situation, and it doesn't play out how we want it, this is the seed of disappointment or unpleasantness according to Buddhist thought. While it sounds pretty bleak, there's actually an...
057: A Gift from the Universe Called Carona
March 26, 2020 04:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBIn this time of external uncertainty, how do we come back to center, within ourselves. How can we use this time as a gift from the universe, to slow down, look inward and explore our inner landscape? This weeks episode is for us to open our perspective and taking advantage of this unique and crazy global experience. There is a holiday in Bali called Nyepi, where the entire population takes an entire day of silence, where they stay in their homes and close the airports. The day is march 25th ...
056: Finding Medicine in your Plant Neighborhood
March 19, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBIn a time of globalization and the beautiful movement towards global connectedness, there's a chance that we as a society have missed the opportunity to connect to the local world around us. As we've been expanding, we've overshadowed the importance of staying connected to our roots. This week I have Lily on the show and we dive into the vast world of plants and vegetation that are right outside our homes. We explore the value of learning and developing relationships with this plant kingdom ...
054: The Path to Recovery from Addiction w/ Tim
March 12, 2020 23:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBWhen we start to look at the root motivations behind our behaviors, it starts to become clear that many (if not almost all) humans are looking for the same things. Whether it's connection to self, connection to the world, or connection to a bigger purpose, it seems that connection is an imperative factor to living an adaptive and peaceful life. This week Tim and I deeply converse about his path through addiction and how a lack of that "connection" can lead to external coping mechanisms that ...
054: Exploring the Foundations of Chinese Medicine w/ Sal
March 05, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBChinese medicine is an elegant and fascinating lens in which to view the world. Set on the foundation of yin and yang, of harmony and elemental shifts, the way TCM depicts life, is both poetic and deeply profound. While many of us are familiar with the concept of Chinese medicine as a practice, I find very few people actually dive into the foundation and understanding of what the TCM perspective offers. This week I have Sal on, exploring and playing through her journey into TCM and unavaili...
053: Navigating Shame and Exploring the Emotional Landscape w/ clare
February 27, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBThis weeks episode is AMAZING but also very surreal and trippy. Clare and i sat down to record an episode last week on free diving and found ourselves exploring the experience of shame, mysticism and how we navigate challenging emotional landscapes. It was a fantastic episode, however when i went back to edit it, I found that my microphone is on its way out and the first 25 mins of the podcast weren't salvageable. I got the last 40 mins and there's a ton of gold in it, but wasn't sure what t...
051: Donating a Piece of your Heart and Eggs with Kylee Pucci
February 20, 2020 05:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBHey everyone! This week I have a special guest on, Kylee Pucci, who has introduced me to the vast world of egg donation. Kylee has been on an inspiring and incredible journey through her adventures in egg donation. She has faced herself, given a piece of herself and through that process, created an organization that assists families, women and couples who are struggling to conceive, find the right path for them. In this podcast, what became evident, is Kylee's dedication to love and support...
051: Authentic Relating w/ Sophia Leone
February 13, 2020 05:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBIf I've learned anything from silent retreats, it's that being alone, while it may appear challenging, is actually quite a simple experience. When I'm hanging out with "me", I always take care of myself exactly how I want. I always make the food I want, I rarely argue with myself and I'm always keen to do what "I" want to do. The challenge starts to come when we add more people to the mix, when we start relating to others. Ram Das says "If you think you're enlightened, go home and spend an e...
050: Creating Ritual and Finding the Sacred
February 08, 2020 08:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBHey loves!! It took me a minute to get this podcast out cause I've been on the move. This week we'll be exploring the idea around the importance of creating rituals in our lives. Ritual provides us a connection to the divine energy that is always surrounding us and when we take a little pause out of our day to acknowledge this, we stay further connected to the magic that lies in each moment. I find the strongest ways for creating ritual are rituals that feel good and resonate with you. Ritu...
042: Navigating Reality When We're Triggered
January 30, 2020 04:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBWe all have experiences, when we're in a conversation with a lover, a parent, or a friend, where someone says something that doesn't land right. A rush of anger, or jealousy or insecurity smashes into us like a tidal wave and we become nearly debilitated as our emotion takes the wheel of our consciousness and we are left at the mercy of the emotion. We say things we don't mean, we retaliate to this perceived threat, and attack back. Many times, as things cool down, we find out that it was a ...
049: Navigating Reality When We're Triggered
January 30, 2020 04:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBWe all have experiences, when we're in a conversation with a lover, a parent, or a friend, where someone says something that doesn't land right. A rush of anger, or jealousy or insecurity smashes into us like a tidal wave and we become nearly debilitated as our emotion takes the wheel of our consciousness and we are left at the mercy of the emotion. We say things we don't mean, we retaliate to this perceived threat, and attack back. Many times, as things cool down, we find out that it was a ...
Embodiment and Water w/ Joao
January 23, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBIve got joao on this week and we're exploring the concept of embodying our practices. Joao has dedicated half of his life to spiritual and physical practices that help us connect to ourselves and others. He is devoted to his passion and to helping others find theirs. We're going deep into the world of water and therapy. Check it out for some awesome insights and playfulness! sending love check out Joao's training at: https://www.basayoga.com/ check out aquahara: https://aguahara.org/en/t...
048: Embodiment and Water w/ Joao
January 23, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBIve got joao on this week and we're exploring the concept of embodying our practices. Joao has dedicated half of his life to spiritual and physical practices that help us connect to ourselves and others. He is devoted to his passion and to helping others find theirs. We're going deep into the world of water and therapy. Check it out for some awesome insights and playfulness! sending love check out Joao's training at: https://www.basayoga.com/ check out aquahara: https://aguahara.org/en/t...
The Yogic Lifestyle and Bringing Health into our Lives W/ Kyle
January 17, 2020 03:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBHow do we start to listen to our bodies and work with our inner wisdom and intuition to guide us in our daily lives? What the first step? Where's the journey lead us to? Ive got Kyle on this week, whose participating with me on an ayurvedic yoga therapy training. This training is like a crash course on keeping the mind body and spirit healthy for ourselves, and for sharing that healing with others. In this weeks podcasts, we talk about some of the powerful downloads we've received from the c...
047: The Yogic Lifestyle and Bringing Health into our Lives W/ Kyle
January 17, 2020 03:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBHow do we start to listen to our bodies and work with our inner wisdom and intuition to guide us in our daily lives? What the first step? Where's the journey lead us to? Ive got Kyle on this week, whose participating with me on an ayurvedic yoga therapy training. This training is like a crash course on keeping the mind body and spirit healthy for ourselves, and for sharing that healing with others. In this weeks podcasts, we talk about some of the powerful downloads we've received from the c...
046: Sacred Geometry and the State of Man w/ Nabeel Khan
January 09, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBLadies and gents, this weeks episode is a sick one. I've got Nabil on and we're truly diving deep into the galactic blueprint of our reality. Nabil, a teacher of sacred geometry and philosopher shares his profound perspective on the current state of spirituality, the connection to science and man's search for a harmonious relationship with the planet. We discuss traditional wisdom and explore ancient paradigms and offer potential and playful perspectives to bring into our modern world. Nabil...
045: Wandering the planet with Tiana
January 02, 2020 05:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBThis weeks episode is a such a beautiful one. I've got Tiana on from last week and we're getting deep into the realm of alternative traveling and nomadic life styles. Tiana has such a free spirit and a fantastic perspective and strategy to her travels which is so inspiring to anyone looking to get out of their routine, day to day life, and start expanding their horizons for growth. In the next hour or so, we discuss practical aspects of being on the road, how to save money while traveling, h...
045: Wandering the planet with Tiana
January 02, 2020 05:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBThis weeks episode is a such a beautiful one. I've got Tiana on from last week and we're getting deep into the realm of alternative traveling and nomadic life styles. Tiana has such a free spirit and a fantastic perspective and strategy to her travels which is so inspiring to anyone looking to get out of their routine, day to day life, and start expanding their horizons for growth. In the next hour or so, we discuss practical aspects of being on the road, how to save money while traveling, h...
044: Being a Guinea Pig, In a Cannabis Study w/ Alaine and Tiana
December 26, 2019 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBThis week's a fun one. Over the past few days, Tiana, Alaine and I have been immersed in a study in a clinical trial for testing the efficacy of cannabis oil. It was a zany and playful week full of forgetfulness. After having been in a controlled environment, we took the time to reflect on the fundamentals of what it means to be healthy. We explore the importance of sunlight, putting your feet on the earth, and nourishing food. This one has some laughs, some beautiful insights, and a couple ...
Meditation Series 005: An Insight in to the Mind
December 23, 2019 05:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBThis meditaiton will take us on a journey through observing the nature of our thoughts. We will dive into the mind and explore the contents, and release anything pulling us out of the present moment. for more meditations check out! http://samkahn90.wixsite.com/divedeep/meditation song by essie jain opening Support the show
Healing the divide between the genders
December 19, 2019 22:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBHey loves! this week ill be sharing about a recent experience i had at burning man. I spent a great deal of my burn this year at a workshop called the "emotathon". This was an incredibly powerful experience that allowed me just a tiny bit of insight into the perspective of a woman in society. I was able to finally grasp, just how little i understood and how little i could understand, but in our (the men's) role (in the workshop), i was able to deepen into witnessing and holding presence wi...
043: Healing the divide between the genders
December 19, 2019 22:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBHey loves! this week ill be sharing about a recent experience i had at burning man. I spent a great deal of my burn this year at a workshop called the "emotathon". This was an incredibly powerful experience that allowed me just a tiny bit of insight into the perspective of a woman in society. I was able to finally grasp, just how little i understood and how little i could understand, but in our (the men's) role (in the workshop), i was able to deepen into witnessing and holding presence wi...
042: Stepping into Source Through Nature; Vision Quests and Bush Walks W/ Tiaan
December 12, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBIf you get anything from this podcast, its to get outside, connect with the planet and plant some trees. Tiaan is on this week, exploring the depth he has received from his time and experience, connecting with the natural world. Through stillness, observation and respect, Tiaan has developed rich and fulfilling relationship with the planet, leading to a deeper connection with himself. We go head on this week into what we can do on our part to surrender to being held by the natural world and ...
Meditation Series 004: Deep Compassion and Inner Child Meditation
December 09, 2019 05:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBThis meditation will allow us to connect in and develop our relationship with our inner child, as well as other important beings in our life. We will invite deep compassion for our selves and for those around us through this heart opening and peace inspiring meditation get ready for a lot of love and peacefulness! with love bonzai songs: Shiva Rae, Alex Theory ajna Ólafur Arnalds Þú Ert Jörðin Support the show
041: Looking Rage in the Eye and Integrating our Challenging Emotions Head on
December 05, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBIn a fantastic show this week, I have Tommy on, exploring his experience and journey working with his rage and anger. Through his powerful metamorphosis, Tommy is stepping into a deep role of modeling and inspiring others through his relationship with the shadow within him. In our western lives, we have very few, if any, role models to give us permission and examples of how to process challenging emotions, in a safe and held container, without judgement. We are often shamed for our emotions,...
040: Thumb Life- Hitchhiking France to Vietnam w/ daniel shachory
November 28, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBHey all! This week I have Daniel on the show, and we're exploring his current full on experience hitchhiking across Europe and Asia. In mainstream, western society, a fear response is often linked to the idea of hitching rides. When we think about putting our safety in the hands of strangers, many of us experience a great deal of resistance. Most of what we hear on the media in regards to hitchhiking is negative and unfortunately most of us don't have close friends and family who invest in ...
039: Love Languages and How we can Learn to Love Deeply
November 21, 2019 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBThis week we'll be exploring Gary Chapman's "The Five Love Languages". In this 20ish minute talk, ill be giving a light overview of the framework as an intro to considering and deepening into what our love language might be and how it may be effecting our relationships. I've found over and over the benefit of this lens on love and relating and i highly recommend the super easy read, or at the very least, doing the quiz or observing yourself to find out in what "language" you naturally give a...
Meditation Series 003: Exploring Emotions in the Body
November 18, 2019 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBOn a daily basis we experience a multitude of emotions. Due to our busy and stimulating lives, we often dont have time to sit down and unpack these experiences in the body. Whether or not we have that time, these emotions still effect us, they often motivate our behavior or signal a deeper desire or insecurity. When we take a moment to start observing, welcoming and even just noticing these sensations and how they effect the body and mind, we can move through them and utilize them in a much ...
038: The World of Astrology and the Human Mind
November 14, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBIn this exciting time in history, we as a human race seem to be at somewhat of a crux between destroying our planet and falling into separation, and pulling ourselves out of this potential darkness and restoring the Garden of Eden that we have the honor of living in. In this time, it feels paramount that we welcome as many tools as we can to help us rise up and live with integrity, love and compassion. This week I have Alaine Simone on the show discussing the powerful tool of astrology and h...
036: An exploration of Psilocybin as an agent of insight, a teacher and elder with James Jesso
October 31, 2019 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBThe psychedelic experience for many, can act as a whirlwind experience, pulling us out of the comfort of our familiar reality and offering an altered view of ourselves and the nature of the world around us. Due to the expansive and ineffable nature of these substances, it would serve most to invest time into creating intentionality around interacting with plant medicines. Writer, lecturer, podcaster and philosophical psychonaut, James Jesso, as a strong member in the psychedelic community, e...
037: Creating Spaces for Healing, Our Roles as Therapists and The Journey of Teaching Yoga With Gabs
October 31, 2019 04:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBIf you've ever entered into the world of the healing arts; massage, yoga, meditation, therapy of any kind and the medicinal world, you'll love this conversation. Gabs and I sit down this week and explore the challenges that come up in the role of the therapist or facilitator that many of us feel. We explore potential holes in the current framework in our society in regards to giving away our own bodies healing agency. We talk about taking accountability for your body and health, and what tha...
035: Creating a Culture of Consent
October 24, 2019 04:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBWhat is consent and how do we make a culture of creating and honoring boundaries in our society? These are the questions we'll address today. I truly believe that consent is the foundation of strong healing relationships. When we ask for what we want, and allow space for our friends and partners to do what feels right for them, we can start to see the quality of experiences that we share with others increases dramatically. When we can trust that someone is with us because the WANT to be, and...
Meditation Series: 002: Deep Tree Wisdom, Grounding Meditation
October 21, 2019 04:00 - 12 minutes - 8.36 MBHey all! This meditation is a super nice one that dives deep into the wisdom of the forest around us. We will use this guided visualization to bring to offer a perspective shift for our lives. By embodying the essence of the forest around us, we can tap into the always available wisdom of the trees, and bring integrate it into our daily lives. Enjoy this grounding meditation to settle the nervous system! May the presence of trees that surround us, inspire us into deeper wisdom Song: Deep T...
034: Exploring the universe of NASA and our planet with Jonathan King
October 17, 2019 04:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBThis week I have Jon aka "handshake" on the show. being a good friend, coupled with working for NASA, I had to pick his brain and hear his perspectives on the planet, on our affect on the planet, and the deeper world that he sees through his scientific mind. We explore viewpoints on reality and how we can create a sustainable way for humanity to keep living with the earth. It is now that we have time to act, and Jon's realism and positive energy helps give me hope, that at least our beautifu...
033: Diving into negotiation and expanding our win-win capacity
October 10, 2019 04:00 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MBWe are all faced with decisions in our day to day. To make our best decisions and find our highest path, negiotiation can come in to play as a powerful tool. As we negotaite, we can learn to see into what our actual desires are and what motivates us in what we want in life. Most of us, through negotiation view a compromise as a sufficient option. This week I'd like to invite you to entertain the idea that we can aim for, and arrive to win-win solutions through many if not all of our negotiat...
Meditation Series: 001: "Sleepcast"
October 07, 2019 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.55 MBSO im trying out something new, lets see how it goes, one or two Monday's a month, im going to try and put up a meditation on spotify to make it easier to listen to! This meditation is a 13 minute sleep cast, a meditation to help bring you some grounding as you slumber off into your nights sleep. Whether you're trying to implement some meditation into your life, or just want some good ole sleep, this one will be a good start! This one is without any accompanying music! Enjoy :) Support the...
032: Diving into the nuance of language with Arianne
October 07, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBThe tool of language has become an integral part of our human experience as we relate to one another day to day. While it can be a fantastic resource to connect to others, and express ourselves, we can see that language can be quite limiting. With a deeper understanding of language, we can gather use the subtleties to represent our truth and our physical experience to the best of our abilities and as we peer into the languages of other cultures, we can start to see their cultural perspective...
031: An alternative way to find you purpose in this crazy world
September 19, 2019 04:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBOver the past few years, I've had countless conversations with old and new friends, family members, and even people sitting next to me on the bus. In many of these conversations, the topic of finding your place in the world, pops up. Time and time again, I find that so many people, as a result of our societal model, feel an overwhelming amount of stress, related to feeling like they "need to find the perfect job" or they have to "know" what they want to do with their lives. The current model...
030: Birth and Death W/ Jordan
September 12, 2019 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBBirth and Death are two shared experiences that connect every human being. In many ways, in western culture, we have removed the sacredness and wisdom from these two experiences as we have have sterilized the environments that they take place in, and we continually neglect welcoming them into our every day. When we expand our awareness and definitions of what birth and death are, we see that they occur from moment to moment every day. As one moment dies, another is born, as a tree is burnt d...
029: The Magic of Burning Man w/ guest Jake Miller
September 08, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBHey all! This week I've got Jake Miller on with me as we decompress from our magical journey together at burning man. As the experiences had at burning man each year reach the main stream ear (no rhyme intended), I find that the power and vastness of the gathering becomes diluted to, "isn't burning man that place where everyone goes to take drugs, have sex and party?". While these aspects are present at the burn, it has become increasingly important for me to share the vastness of what burni...
028: Models of Love and the importance of freedom and boundaries in relationships
September 06, 2019 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBThis weeks episode, we explore models of love, relationships and creating boundaries. We explore the balance between unconditional love, while still being firm with boundaries, and we look at the importance of this information in navigating our relationships. We are constantly relating in our day to day life. Whether it's a short conversation with the cashier, or a complex and multi dimensional relationship with a long term partner, the way we communicate and behave effects every interaction...