GURU or PETTY TYRANT? Who's Your Most Powerful Teacher?

Send us a text to let us know how this episode impacted you. When the night sky goes dark, possibility expands. We explore the new moon as a powerful pattern interrupt and share a grounded framework to move from vague wishing to deliberate creation. The conversation starts with the cosmic mechanics—why the moon’s disappearance matters—and quickly turns practical: how to use reflection, ritual, and simple sensory cues to give your intentions a place to root. We walk through a step-by-step pr...

Send us a text to let us know how this episode impacted you. If you're listening to this episode... it might be a full moon. Join davidji & Elizabeth Winkler for a deep dive into how you can harness the power of the cosmos and weave it into this very moment - for healing, for connection, and for all aspects of your life. Ever notice certain weekends feel louder—like emotions, memories, and old stories all rise at once? We lean into that surge and unpack why the full moon can be bot...

Send us a text to let us know how this episode impacted you. What if health isn’t the absence of disease, but the presence of balance you can actually feel? We dive into Ayurveda’s timeless map of the five elements—space, air, fire, water, earth—and show how they shape your unique constitution, or dosha: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. With stories, humor, and real-life examples, we connect ancient insights to everyday choices like travel routines, sleep timing, and how you build the right team at w...

Send us a text to let us know how this episode impacted you. A sunrise canoe in Hawaii cracked something open for us. A guide looked a boat full of strangers in the eye and said, “Use your shit,” and it landed like a bell. From that moment, we trace how pretending to be fine starves our growth, why shame hoards our evolution, and how vulnerability becomes the bridge from isolation to intimacy. We name the quiet performances we all run to protect what hurts and offer a clear framework to shif...

Send us a text to let us know how this episode impacted you. What if the bravest kind of love is the one that knows how it ends—and chooses it anyway? We open our hearts to the animals who share our homes and our inner lives, asking why we invite a goodbye into the story and discovering how pets return the favor by teaching presence, trust, and unconditional love. From Peaches, the seventeen‑year‑old “Buddha princess,” to a campus‑famous therapy dog named Ralph, this conversation moves throu...