SuperFeast Podcast
236 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsWelcome to the SuperFeast Podcast! Join tonic herbalist and health educator Mason Taylor as we explore the magical world of Tonic Herbalism. We will explore the relevance of these ancient herbs and medicinal mushrooms in our modern culture of health to invigorate the body, restore organ health, create badass immunity and bring harmony to the hormones. Want to enhance performance, longevity, energy and radiance? Then dive in with us and learn why tonic herbal adaptogens have been used for millennia for this exact intention. So get ready to activate your SuperHuman health as we deliver this deep tonic herbal philosophy right your eardrums.
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#220 Taoist Internal Practices for Women with Roni Edlund
April 12, 2024 04:28 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBIn this episode of the SuperFeast podcast, Tahnee interviews Roni Edlund, a senior teacher at the Lotus Nei Gong School in Bali and an acupuncturist. Roni shares her journey of being exposed to Taoist internal cultivation practices despite their rarity in Sweden. She discusses feeling a void in her life and how she transitioned from a passion for horse riding to a path of holistic health and well-being. Tune in to learn more about Roni's unique journey and her fascinating experiences in the ...
#219 Heart Perception In Herbalism with Stephanie Hazel
March 11, 2024 13:37 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBIn today's episode, prepare to be transported into the enchanting world of herbalism as Mason sits down with the incredible Stephanie Hazel. Stephanie, a traditional Western herbalist, teacher, and earth lover, brings forth a passion for her craft that is as robust as it is poetic, inviting listeners to explore realms beyond intellectualism and linear thought. Stephanie and Mason embark on a captivating exploration of the sensory landscapes, diving deep into topics that range from heart pe...
#218 Journey To The West with Sibyl & Zoe Coldham
March 04, 2024 13:27 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBSibyl and Zoe Coldham join Mason on the show today, to share about their documentary, Journey To The West, an award-winning film that follows the journey of Chinese medicine into Western culture, exploring the roots of the profession, and the many obstacles it has faced, especially within the realm of consciousness held by mainstream medicine and allopathic thought. Journey to the West navigates between an in-depth exploration of Chinese medicine's struggle for legitimacy and a serene un...
#217 Preconception & Naturopathic Care with Jennifer Ward
February 26, 2024 11:48 - 1 hour - 99.3 MBToday, Tahnee welcomes Naturopath Jennifer Ward of Halsa Health onto the show. Jennifer specialises in women's health, particularly in preconception, pregnancy and postpartum care. The women share a beautiful conversation surrounding preconception, what it is, what it entails, the role diet, lifestyle and stress play in hormonal health and why both women and men need to share the load when it comes to fertility and conception. Throughout their chat, Tahnee and Jennifer explore the intr...
#216 The Blue Zones Uncovered with Dan Sipple & Marcus Pearce
February 19, 2024 14:50 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBMason, and long time SuperFeast friends, Dan Sipple and Marcus Pearce join forces today for an insightful conversation around diet, lifestyle and longevity in the world's Blue Zones, and how the quality of life experienced by the individuals living in these areas is cultivated through joy, community, resilience and pace. The tread that weaves itself so gracefully throughout this conversation is one of unbridled self expression, of the value in allowing ourselves the freedom to include and...
#215 Chinese Medicine; Beyond The Surface with Peter Galle
February 12, 2024 05:52 - 1 hour - 105 MBToday Mason welcomes the remarkable Peter Galle onto the show. Peter is a practitioner of true Classical Chinese medicine, one of many exceptional individuals keeping the practice of this lost healing art present and alive in the current diluted culture of Westernised appropriation. Peter and Mason go deep in this episode, inviting us to acknowledge with gravity, the enormous value the sensory faculties of sight, smell, taste, touch and perception hold in the fruitful practice of healing,...
#214 High Performance Herbalism with Logan Christopher
February 05, 2024 13:09 - 54 minutes - 61.9 MBIn today's episode Mason shares the mic with Logan Christopher founder and CEO of US company Lost Empire Herbs. The gents discuss performance based herbalism, the power of spagyrics and the Taoist approach to health, all the while sharing deep camaraderie around what it's like to grow through an evolving family owned business. Logan takes centre stage as he narrates his personal journey through the herbal landscape, shedding light on the significant role herbs play in bolstering vitality ...
#213 Orgasmic Birth & Mothering with Yolande Norris-Clarke
January 29, 2024 12:14 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBTahnee speaks with the phenomenal Yolande Norris Clarke. Yolande is a birth liberation activist, birth-witness, spell-breaker, way-shower, childbirth educator, midwifery teacher, and mother of 9 (soon to be 10) beautiful children. In this juicy episode with Tahnee, Yolande shares her birth stories and the powerful insights she's gained both working and being in the free birth space. The women speak to the growing awareness and education surrounding free birth, sharing thought-provoking d...
#212 Phytoplankton: Superfood Of The Sea with Mark Pages
December 04, 2023 12:02 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBPhytality founder Mark Pages, joins Mason for an illuminating conversation around the profound health promoting benefits of marine phytoplankton and other plant based sources of omega-3. The pair discuss the history and resurgence of marine phytoplankton as a life giving superfood, its primordial origins, and its potential as a sustainable dietary replacement for other more commercialised, processed and anti-environment sources such as those derived from fish and krill oils. Mark and Mason...
#211 Failing Forward with Lola Berry
November 27, 2023 12:59 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBMason welcomes nutritionist, author, actor, podcaster, yoga teacher and public figure, Lola Berry, on to the show today, for a grounded and insightful chat on the art of failure, and how to repurpose the energy behind adversity and loss into the creation of something beautiful, purposeful, and close to your heart. Having ventured into the world of acting from the tender age of 18, Lola is no stranger to rejection. Anyone who operates within an industry where the stakes are high and the fa...
#210 Trauma & The Feminine Experience with Kimberly Ann Johnson
November 20, 2023 01:54 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBTahnee sits down with the formidable and incredibly inspiring, Kimberly Ann Johnson, for a raw and potent chat about the feminine experience. The women explore the role of archetypal rites of passage; birth, menarche, menopause, death, and the unique, nuanced and powerful technology that female physiology inherently embodies. Informed by her work as a Sexological Bodyworker, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, author, yoga teacher, mother and postpartum advocate, Kimberly speaks with tru...
#209 Tonic Herbalism & Taoist Practice For The Family Culture with Mason Taylor on The Melissa Ambrosini Show
November 13, 2023 02:15 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBIn today's episode Mason takes the guest seat and sits down to chat with Melissa Ambrosini on her #1 rated podcast; The Melissa Ambrosini Show Melissa is a multiple bestselling author, keynote and TEDx speaker, and queen of mastering your Mean Girl. In this explorative and thought provoking conversation, Mason shares the download on Taoist tonic herbalism, conscious conception/birth, how to incorporate SuperFeast herbs into your daily life/family culture, the signature China sourcing t...
#208 Reviving Classical Acupuncture with Ann Cecil-Sterman
November 06, 2023 02:32 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBWe're in for a real treat today as we welcome author and doctor of classical Chinese Medicine, Ann Cecil-Sterman, on to the show. Ann is a passionate participant in the revival and preservation of the classical teaching's of acupuncture. In a societal landscape where this incredibly rich and time-honoured craft is continually being dried out and robbed of its innate magic and energetic intelligence, Ann's work is profoundly needed. Speaking to us of the emergence and history of acupunctur...
#207 Sexuality & Endogenous Psychedelics with Dr Jenny Martin Part 2
October 30, 2023 12:21 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBMason is joined by Dr Jenny Martin for the second instalment of their conversation exploring the connection between sexuality, altered states of consciousness, and endogenous psychedelics. In today's segment Dr Jenny takes us further into the cervix and its role in female pleasure, highlighting that women, by design, are innately wired to experience mystical states of consciousness through sex. Dr Jenny take us on a wild ride into subtle realms that the body exists in and is a part of, tr...
#206 Finding Joy, Authenticity, and Renewed Purpose with Jinti Fell
October 23, 2023 13:21 - 1 hour - 74 MBIn today’s episode, Mason is joined by SuperFeast's longtime friend and ally, Jinti Fell, for a heartfelt and candid conversation about her journey as entrepreneur, online personality and content creator. Together, they explore the ups and downs, the challenges, and the transformative moments that shaped her path. Jinti's story offers valuable insights into the complexities of online identity and the pursuit of authenticity in the online space. Jinti takes us back to 2016, when she first ...
#205 Sexuality & Endogenous Psychedelics with Dr Jenny Martin Part 1
October 16, 2023 12:09 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBToday on the show Mason is joined by Dr Jenny Martin to share a thought-provoking conversation around sexuality, the body's ability to manufacture DMT and other endogenous psychedelics, religion's influence on our relationship to sex, pleasure and wellbeing, and so much more! With a doctorate in psychology and a vast field of knowledge in the areas of female sexuality, consciousness, neuroscience, neuroplasticity, mind-body medicine, and the heart/brain connection, Dr. Jenny knows, from th...
#204 Rewilding The Beauty Industry with Montana Lower
October 09, 2023 12:56 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBTahnee takes the mic in today's special episode as she welcomes Montana Lower, founder of holistic skincare company Bluem, on the show. Tahnee and Montana share a beautiful discourse around the raw nature of mothering, what it's like to be a mother and business owner/CEO, greenwashing in the beauty industry, using nature as medicine, trusting your body's inherent wisdom and letting your intuition guide the way. The women recount their journeys into motherhood, championing pregnancy an...
#203 Only Living People Die with Stephen Jenkinson
October 02, 2023 16:27 - 1 hour - 65 MBToday Tahnee sits down with Stephen Jenkinson, author, storyteller, musician, and culture activist, for a very real and very potent conversation around living, dying, and what it takes to embrace the fragility and asymmetry of life. Influenced by a diversity of life experience and his work in death centred care, Stephen holds deep reverence for the art of living, a journey that is synonymous with loss. As an advocate for embodying death within the experience of life, Stephen asks us t...
#202 Ditching Diet Culture with Jessica Cox
September 25, 2023 12:15 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBNutritionist Jessica Cox joins Mason for an illuminating conversation around the topics of holistic health, diet culture and the connection between food, mood and gut health. With a shared passion for the healing potential that medicinal mushrooms and tonic herbs provide, Jessica and Mason joyously jam out, sharing the simple yet delicious ways these beautiful plant allies can be consumed through the daily diet while covering where they're positioned in a more clinical diagnostic setting. ...
#201 Conscientious Parenting with Mason & Tahnee Taylor Part 2
September 18, 2023 12:07 - 1 hour - 62 MBBack for part two of their chat on conscientious parenting, Mason and Tahnee come together today to expand their discourse into the area of the conscious and subconscious mind, exploring how ingrained patterns of thinking and behaving influence our ability to show up for our children and partners in the ways we desire, highlighting that awareness and presence are ultimately at the crux of all these things. Tahnee speaks to the RIE parenting method and the work of Magda Gerber and Janet La...
#200 Conscientious Parenting Part 1 with Mason & Tahnee Taylor
September 04, 2023 13:45 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBMason and Tahnee Taylor come together today in celebration of our 200th episode for a special conversation on one of our most requested areas of interest; conscious parenting. The pair prefer the term "conscientious engaged parenting", highlighting how they endeavour to use awareness as a tool in their approach to family culture and raising their two children, Aiya and Leo. It is lovely to have Mason and Tahnee sharing the mic to shed light on their very human, and very humble take on co...
#199 Yoni Power & Embodied Sexuality with Rosie Rees
August 21, 2023 01:24 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBMason is joined on the show today by the magnificent Rosie Rees. Rosie is a leader and pioneer in the field of sexual wellness, and and activist and advocate for the feminine form and its vast array of power and prowess. Rosie champions women of every age and expression to embrace their bodies and reclaim their right to body sovereignty and pleasure. This chat has been a long time coming and it is truly such a gift to have Rosie here with us sharing her special flavour of magic. Throughout...
#198 Herbal Allies In Leadership with Laura Howarth
August 07, 2023 14:31 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBToday Mason welcomes Laura Howarth of Happy Herbs Co on the show for an insightful conversation around holistic business, using herbs as allies, staying in alignment with the vision and allowing the intention of the intuitive heart to lead. Having been in each others orbit for the past 7 or so years through Happy High Herbs; the former incarnation of Happy Herbs Co, Laura and Mason share history in the herbal space. Recalling fond memories of times past when SuperFeast was operating out o...
#197 Vedic Healing with Dylan Smith
July 24, 2023 11:49 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBDylan Smith of Vital Veda joins Mason on the show today for an expansive conversation around the Vedic sciences, and how to use the natural lores on which these were founded to formulate your life from a place of flow rather than friction. Dylan is certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and holistic health educator who uses the vast depth and breadth of his knowledge to help, to heal and to teach. Drawn to the craft through his own initiating experiences of Panchakarma, Dylan's path is one of we...
#196 Ayurveda & An Inside-Out Approach to Living with Myra Lewin
July 10, 2023 20:38 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBWe're delighted to welcome Myra Lewin of Hale Pule back on the show today to share her insightful dialogue in the realms of Ayurveda, yoga and business with Mason. Myra was first on the show back in February 2020, a moment in time we all look back on now with a pivotal understanding. Back then Myra spoke with Tahnee about the foundational aspects of yoga and Ayurveda and how these tools can be used to create harmony in one's body and life. Today Myra connects with Mason about the impor...
#195 Embodiment & Trauma with Dr Mario Alam
June 26, 2023 15:09 - 59 minutes - 68.3 MBThe wonderful Dr Mario Alam joins Mason on the show today to share a genuine and open hearted conversation centred on the nature of empathy and connectivity, and how these elements are innately wired into our universal humanity. Mason and Mario traverse the somatic and cerebral landscapes as they explore how unresolved trauma at both the childhood and multigenerational level can interfere with our inherent capacity to confidently feel, rather than think our way through life. Mario highli...
#194 Jing; The Pilot Light Of Potential with Mason Taylor
June 12, 2023 14:13 - 36 minutes - 41.8 MBIn celebration of #30daysofJING; our annual soiree into the depths of Kidney Water and Jing Essence - the primordial lifeblood of our very existence - we're taking a trip down memory lane, showcasing an episode from the archives (EP#166), in which Mason, our favourite larrikin and main herbal man, passionately explores why something as simple as including Jing herbs into your daily diet, consecutively for 30 days, can create life changing results. In our modern landscape of living we're su...
#193 Cold Therapy & Breath Work with Benjamin Berry
May 29, 2023 13:07 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBBenjamin Berry or Your Mate Benny as he's fondly known, joins Mason on the podcast today to chat about the medicinal value of functional breath work and cold therapy. Benny came into the global spotlight at the time of the infamous flooding that decimated much of the Northern Rivers landscape in 2022. As a civilian on the ground responding to the needs of his community, Benny's presence began permeating the wider populace via a series of Instagram posts calling for stronger government inte...
#192 Chiropractic Care & The Power Of The 5 Elements with Dr Aisha Ahmed
May 15, 2023 23:31 - 57 minutes - 65.8 MBChiropractor Dr Aisha Ahmed joins Mason on today's show. Aisha is an incredibly well-studied and accomplished individual with 20 years of experience working across many healing modalities. Aisha has always been drawn to caring for others and began her journey in the industry at the age of 15 working alongside her father in his medical clinic. With a deep reverence for the power of hands-on adjustment and a passion for the holistic approach, along with a myriad of tools in her practitio...
#191 The Path Of The Wounded Healer with Dr. Jimi Wollumbin
May 08, 2023 13:31 - 55 minutes - 63.6 MBToday we welcome back the poetic and exquisitely wonderful Dr. Jimi Wollumbin, one of our beloved local medicine men and regular SuperFeast podcast guests. From the first few minutes of this conversation Jimi does what Jimi does best and dissolves the armouring around our collective heart as he eloquently speaks to the harrowing yet beautifully humbling path of the healer. The wounded one within all of us, that through necessity, is given no other choice but to be a student of its lived ex...
#190 Alchemystic Fungi with Bryan & Mikaela
May 01, 2023 14:53 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBMikaela and Bryan of Alchemystic Fungi join Mason today for an explorative conversation around the multidimensional nature of the mycelial world. Connected through their shared passion and reverence for mother nature and her plant queendom, Mason, Mikaela and Bryan dive deep into the unifying and medicinal role fungi play on the planet, placing a spotlight on the plethora of functional applications it can have, especially as a remedy to the industrial impacts of our time. Whether it's...
#189 The Future Of Psychedelic Assisted Therapies with Tania De Jong
April 24, 2023 14:15 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBTania De Jong from Mind Medicine Australia joins Mason for another inspiring and informative conversation on the topic of psychedelic assisted therapies. In the time since Tania was last on the show, the TGA, Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration, made the monumental decision to reduce the scheduling of MDMA and psilocybin, two key allies in the successful treatment of drug resistant mental health conditions. The ruling to reschedule these compounds from Schedule 9 Prohibited Sub...
#188 Your Human Design with Kohta Mitamura
April 17, 2023 15:07 - 1 hour - 105 MBKohta Mitamura joins Mason for a deep dive into the guiding principles of Human Design. Speaking graciously to technology's influence on the rise of individualisation, Kohta shares his insights on how the principles of Human Design can enable individuals to harness their unique genius and apply that knowledge to create communities that transcend the moralistic world views often imposed on them by birth. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of both permaculture farming and Human Design, Kohta...
#187 A Plant Based Approach That Works with James Newbury & Matt Legge
April 10, 2023 12:56 - 1 hour - 82 MBToday Mason explores the world of plant based nutrition and performance with crossfit legend James Newbury and ATP Science co-founder and naturopath Matt Legge. The episode opens with an introduction to Phyba, James and Matt's new plant based protein powder, leading us down into a wonderful and very nuanced rabbit hole that exposes the cutting edge thinking and technology utilised to develop it. Throughout this conversation the gents speak passionately on a vast area of topics including e...
#186 Yi, Bringing Spirit into Matter with Stephanie Nosco
April 03, 2023 12:45 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBStephanie Nosco joins Mason for another instalment of our Five Element seasonal series. Today we're exploring the Earth Element and Yi; the Spirit of the Spleen. In this insightful conversation Stephanie shares the simple lifestyle measures we can take to nourish our Earth Element and allow our Yi to express freely. The Spleen/Earth Element corresponds to the practical magic of our daily toil, when harnessed with intention and care, this is the energy that allows us to anchor our vision...
#185 Shen, The Heart Compass and Fire Element with Stephanie Nosco
February 01, 2023 22:52 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MB"The whole point of the Shen is to be our compass on earth, not to fly back up to heaven, because the Shen will do that. But it's really, can I call the Shen down and have the Shen and it's rhythm inform my life?" Oh, heavenly Shen! The ultimate expression of true intelligence and Joy, the bridge between heaven and heart, where wisdom lives and love reigns supreme. As we sit in the balmy heat of the hottest (and last) month of Summer- the Heart Fire element, we want to take a moment to ...
Entering The Imaginal Realms with Stephen Harrod Buhner
December 14, 2022 16:17 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBIn this special interview Mason shares a deep conversation with one of his greatest inspirations in work and in life, Stephen Harrod Buhner. Stephen's work in herbalism, heart perception, plant medicine, earth poetry, Lyme's disease, bacterial intelligence and more, has reignited the journey's of many into the indescribable "imaginal" realm that plant enthusiasts, artists and adventures throughout time have known well. In this chat Stephen invites us to reach beyond the reductionistic ...
#184 2022 SuperFeast Podcast Wrap Up
November 01, 2022 00:50 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBWelcome to the podcast wrap-up episode for 2022- Although the year still has a few months to go, we're taking a brief hiatus to recharge, revamp and upgrade our beloved podcast on multiple levels. It's been a stellar year of rich conversations for everyone contributing and tuning in. Mason and Tahnee continued to push and explore the edges of many topics within the realms of Taoism, tonic herbalism vitality, and sovereignty of body-mind-spirit. These episodes then give life to conversation...
#183 Sleep Quality, Breathing & Child Development with Cole Clayton
October 24, 2022 23:20 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBToday on the podcast, Mason is joined by Osteopath and long-time friend Cole Clayton. Cole is a unique and brilliant osteopath with a specialised interest in breathing and paediatric cranio-facial growth. He is also the creator of Baseline Breathing- an education programme for those wanting to journey into understanding the practical application of breathing physiology and breathing techniques. As someone who grew up suffering from undiagnosed sleep-disordered breathing, Cole is passionat...
#182 Regenerative Culture and The Female Cycle with Velan Cadden
October 17, 2022 14:48 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBVelan Cadden is a movement devotee and has taught in the field of human transformation for nearly two decades. Through his work, he explores the limits, edges, and boundaries of the human experience. The opportunity to listen to Velan speak about quality and presence in practice and the ever-evolving dialogue between the feminine, masculine, and the cycles of nature is an opportunity to expand the soul. In dialogue with Mason, Velan joins us on the podcast delivering potent truths that enc...
#181 Moving Towards Destiny with Harmony with Marcus Pearce
October 10, 2022 15:56 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBToday's podcast guest Marcus Pearce is passionately devoted to helping others live fully charged lives with optimised effectiveness. A wellness coach, mentor, podcaster (100 Not Out podcast) and author of Your Exceptional Life- Marcus's work is ultimately about leaving a legacy of impact through inspiring others to their lives with complete activation and purpose. In conversation with Mason, Marcus shares his potent wisdom cultivated from years of experience as a wellness coach and intervi...
#180 The Spirit and Energy of Liver Wood with Stephanie Nosco
October 03, 2022 16:29 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBToday Stephanie expands this journey, taking us more specifically into the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of the Liver Wood season- the visionary spirit of Hun and the onward and upward energy of the Liver Organ System and Wood Element. These seasonal podcasts are a beautiful way to connect with our internal landscape and observe nature and the energetics of each Element as we move through them. Stephanie discusses the underlying theme of Liver Wood season being one of renewa...
#179 The Yin and Yang of Hot and Cold Therapy with Dr Marc Cohen
September 26, 2022 13:52 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBMarc Cohen is a doctor that focuses on prevention and keeping people well. A registered medical doctor with a PhD in TCM, Dr Marc has been practising and paving the way for progressive integrative medicine for over three decades. A professor, researcher and contributor to the fields of nutrition, herbal medicine, acupuncture, yoga, meditation, detoxification, bathing, water quality, saunas, hot springs, and elite athletic performance- he is a true gift to the wellness industry. Today Dr Ma...
#178 Spring Detox: Eliminate Toxicity in the Body with Daniel Reid
September 19, 2022 15:12 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBThe season of Spring-Liver-Wood is a time of release and replenishment- it is the optimal season for cleansing (particularly the Liver Gallbladder organ system) and eliminating the accumulation of toxicities we've allowed to edge their way into our lives. Today Mason chats with best-selling author and renowned expert on Chinese medicine/philosophy and Taoist longevity- Daniel Reid, about Taoist protocols for the prevention and treatment of toxic buildup and why he considers stress to be t...
#177 The Taoist Map To Brain Health with Mason and Sophia
September 13, 2022 01:34 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBToday, in conversation with Sophia, Mason speaks to the subject of brain health, touching on the western perspective and expanding into the more holistic and conceptual Taoist lens- a perspective more geared towards long-term brain health. The modern mind certainly has to work for its peace and solitude. Pervasive technology, busy schedules, high-stress lifestyles and poor sleep habits put the average brain under substantial pressure. Which poses the question- What are you doing to protec...
#176 Improve Your Sleep and Know Your Chronotype with Olivia Arezzolo
September 05, 2022 13:55 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBSleep- a naturally recurring altered state of consciousness in which all our vital systems get restored, and our psyche unfurls. The timing of our sleep depends on hormonal signals from the circadian clock- the circadian clock synchronises with solar time (light). Naturally, when our circadian clock shifts out of rhythm-sleep quality and overall vitality will be affected. However, as we will learn in today's episode with Australia's leading sleep expert Olivia Arezzolo- it is also the psycho...
#175 The Six Thieves of Taoism with Mason Taylor
August 22, 2022 14:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBOn the podcast today, we travel beyond the system of tonic herbalism through the gateway of philosophy to explore the revered wisdom teachings that underpin Taoism: A nature-based way of living that ultimately seeks to cultivate harmony within the mind and body. Many people desire a sense of harmony to be resolved within their life and restored within themselves. But how do we bring ourselves back to centre when the Ying and The Yang are out of balance? Today, Mason delves into the Taoist ...
#174 Gua Sha: Become Your Own Healer with Mason Taylor
August 15, 2022 14:46 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB"This is probably the first time we've talked about the San Jiao meridian- the invisible Yang Organ System. The San Jiao is responsible for the transportation of fluids through the body. It's responsible for the functional relationship between various Organs involved with fluid metabolism and metabolism in general. It's between the Lungs, Spleen, Kidneys, Small Intestine, and Bladder, and it's paired with the pericardium. It helps the body transport lymphatic fluid and prevents toxic build u...
#173 The Pursuit Of Beauty Through the Taoist Lens with Mason
August 08, 2022 15:30 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBToday on the podcast, we're talking about Beauty-in particular, beauty as it is understood and pursued through the Taoist lens. The Taoist embodiment of beauty could simply be summed up through the understanding that internal harmony is the key to external radiant beauty, and the preservation of youth. As within, so without. Our radiance- the quality of our skin, hair, eyes, nails, and how we hold ourselves physically, is an insightful indicator of our internal organ health. But what ar...
#172 Skip Resting in Winter At Your Peril with Mason and Tahnee
August 02, 2022 02:56 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBAs we enter the last month of Winter here in the Southern Hemisphere, it's very tempting to daydream about the sweet Spring air and warmer weather that awaits us. However, as we will learn in today's Winter podcast, this last month of Winter is critical to how we show up in Spring, Summer, and beyond. So as much as you can- REST, sleep, nurture and nourish yourself in these last days before spring arrives... Reflection, restoration, rest- through these Winter practices, we are able to acce...