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  • 104. Why Isn’t Everyone Feeling Safe in Their Body? with Dr. Dave Rabin

    104. Why Isn’t Everyone Feeling Safe in Their Body? with Dr. Dave Rabin
    Jan 6 2026
    What if the missing ingredient in healing isn’t effort, insight, or intensity — but safety? In this episode of Why Isn’t Everyone Doing This?, Emily sits down with psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and stress researcher Dr. Dave Rabin for a deep, grounding conversation about trauma, healing, psychedelics, and the nervous system. Dr. Dave explains why the body must feel safe before real transformation can occur, how vulnerability is not a weakness but a biological gateway to healing, and why many modern approaches to growth fail because they bypass the nervous system entirely. Together, they explore the science behind touch, oxytocin, the vagus nerve, and the body’s innate pharmacy — and why regulation, not catharsis, is what allows change to last. This conversation bridges cutting-edge neuroscience with ancient wisdom, reframing healing as a process of listening, softening, and restoring trust in the body. If you’ve been doing the work — meditating, journaling, therapy, breathwork — but still feel tense, guarded, or dysregulated, this episode offers a radically compassionate reframe. In This Episode, We Explore: •Why safety is the foundation of all healing •How the nervous system responds to touch and presence •What “psychedelic” really means (beyond substances) •Why vulnerability is biologically necessary for change •The role of oxytocin, the vagus nerve, and regulation •Ancient medicine meeting modern neuroscience •Learning to trust the body over external metrics Key Moments: 00:00:00 — Why vulnerability is the gateway to healing 00:04:18 — Redefining “psychedelic” through neuroscience 00:09:42 — Why safety must come before transformation 00:15:36 — Touch as the fastest language of the nervous system 00:22:14 — Oxytocin, trust, and the biology of calm 00:29:08 — Why willpower doesn’t heal trauma 00:36:41 — Eastern wisdom finally validated by Western science 00:43:27 — Self-touch, co-regulation, and restoring agency 00:50:12 — Listening to the body vs. outsourcing intuition to devices 00:57:19 — Building safety as a daily practice 01:04:03 — What real integration actually looks like 01:11:22 — Healing as remembering how to feel safe again About Dr. Dave Rabin Dr. Dave Rabin is a board-certified psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and co-founder of Apollo Neuroscience. He has spent over 15 years researching chronic stress, trauma, and non-invasive healing modalities, including MDMA-assisted therapy, touch-based regulation, and nervous system resilience. Website: www.drdave.io Instagram: @drdaverabin Where This Work Continues Level 3 is where regulation becomes lived practice — a mastermind with advanced training, integration, and initiatory work, including a sacred pilgrimage through Greece. Explore Level 3 here: 👉 https://zivameditation.com/pages/nextlevelMore from Emily & Ziva: •Join Ziva Magic: https://zivameditation.com/pages/zivamagic •Learn Ziva Meditation: https://preview.zivameditation.com •Free masterclass: https://learn.zivameditation.com •Get 15% off with promo code WHYTHIS: ⁠https://whythis.zivameditation.com •Follow us on Instagram: @zivameditation •Visit ⁠https://upgradedformulas.com/emily and use code EMILY for 20% off everything at UpgradedFormulas.com These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Products are not intended to, diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare provider if pregnant/nursing, on medication, or have a medical condition.
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    1 h y 24 m
  • 103. Why Isn’t Everyone Taking a Power Pause? with Neha Ruch

    103. Why Isn’t Everyone Taking a Power Pause? with Neha Ruch
    Dec 30 2025
    What if stepping back wasn’t failure, but strategy? In this episode of Why Isn’t Everyone Doing This?, I sit down with Neha Ruch, founder of Mother Untitled and author of The Power Pause, for one of the most validating conversations I’ve had about ambition, identity, and motherhood. Neha names something so many women feel but rarely have language for: the tension between wanting a meaningful career and wanting to be deeply present with our children, without burning ourselves out or betraying ourselves in the process. She reframes the idea of a “career pause” as an empowered, intentional choice, not a step backward, but a recalibration. We talk about why motherhood has been intellectually and culturally diminished, how internalized capitalism keeps women stuck in guilt loops, and why the most ambitious thing you can sometimes do is choose what matters most right now. This conversation is honest, nuanced, and deeply relieving, especially if you’ve ever felt like you were failing at something when you were actually just listening to your intuition. If you’ve ever felt pulled between ambition and presence… this episode is for you. In this episode, we explore: • Why motherhood has been “dumbed down” culturally • The concept of the Power Pause, and why language matters • How to make intentional choices without shame or guilt • Ambition vs. intuition (and why it doesn’t have to be either/or) • Internalized patriarchy and capitalism in working motherhood • Seasonality, boundaries, and redefining success • Why presence matters more than hours About Neha Ruch Neha Ruch is the founder of Mother Untitled, a leading platform for ambitious women navigating parenthood, and the author of The Power Pause. Her work is reshaping how society understands stay-at-home motherhood, ambition, and identity. Neha has been featured on Oprah, USA Today, and beyond. Where This Work Continues This episode touches on questions we explore more deeply inside Level 3 — how to redefine success, work with seasons instead of against them, and make choices that actually support the life you’re living now. Level 3 focuses on the inner practices that help those choices feel steady and sustainable. Explore Level 3 here: 👉 https://zivameditation.com/pages/nextlevel More from Emily & Ziva: • Join Ziva Magic: zivameditation.com/pages/zivamagic • Learn Ziva Meditation: preview.zivameditation.com • Free masterclass: learn.zivameditation.com • Get 15% off with promo code WHYTHIS: whythis.zivameditation.com • Follow us on Instagram: @zivameditation
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    1 h y 20 m
  • 102. Why Isn’t Everyone Tripping With Their Family? | Lauren Taus

    102. Why Isn’t Everyone Tripping With Their Family? | Lauren Taus
    Dec 23 2025
    What if healing didn’t have to be solitary?What if family — messy, imperfect, deeply conditioned family — could actually be part of the medicine? In this episode of Why Isn’t Everyone Doing This?, I sit down with Lauren Tauss, psychedelic facilitator, teacher, and one of the clearest communicators I know in this space. Lauren has a rare ability to bring humor, rigor, compassion, and responsibility into conversations that are often either sensationalized or sanitized. We talk about why “life itself is psychedelic,” how healing is inherently relational, and what becomes possible when we stop treating transformation as something that happens in isolation. Lauren shares her own deeply personal journey — from anorexia and control to surrender, embodiment, and trust — and how psychedelic-assisted therapy helped rewire her relationship with her body, her family, and life itself. This conversation isn’t about glorifying substances or breaking taboos for shock value. It’s about maturity. Integration. And learning how to say hello to yourself — instead of checking out. If you’ve ever been curious, cautious, skeptical, or quietly fascinated by psychedelic healing… this episode will meet you with intelligence and heart. In this episode, we explore: • Why Lauren says “life is the biggest psychedelic” • The difference between using medicine to say hello vs. goodbye • How relational healing changes family systems • Why shame, addiction, and “drug” culture need a language upgrade • The connection between meditation, surrender, and psychedelic work • Healing body image, control, and fear at the root• What integration actually means (and why it matters more than the experience) Key Moments: 00:00:00 — Why isn’t everyone tripping with their family? 00:03:35 — “Life is the ceremony”: redefining what psychedelic really means 00:06:26 — Hello vs. goodbye: the two reasons people partner with substances 00:07:47 — Compassion over judgment in addiction and numbing 00:09:15 — Lauren’s first ayahuasca experience and healing anorexia 00:12:27 — “It’s time to retire your extra-small life” 00:14:41 — Body as gift: remembering the blessing of being alive 00:15:49 — Why meditation is surrender school (and prepares you for life) Where This Work Continues If this conversation stirred something in you, especially around integration, relationship, or embodiment, you may feel drawn to Level 3. Level 3 is where we focus on building the inner stability, nervous system resilience, and daily practices that allow deep experiences (psychedelic or otherwise) to actually change how you live. Learn more about Level 3 here: 👉 https://zivameditation.com/pages/nextlevel MORE FROM EMILY & ZIVA: More from Emily & Ziva: •Join Ziva Magic: zivameditation.com/pages/zivamagic •Learn Ziva Meditation: preview.zivameditation.com •Free masterclass: learn.zivameditation.com •Get 15% off with promo code WHYTHIS: whythis.zivameditation.com •Follow us on Instagram: @zivameditation •Visit upgradedformulas.com/emily and use code EMILY for 20% off everything at UpgradedFormulas.com These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Products are not intended to, diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare provider if pregnant/nursing, on medication, or have a medical condition.
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    1 h y 31 m
  • 101. Why Isn’t Everyone Seeing the Sacred Geometry That Shapes Reality? with Robert Edward Grant

    101. Why Isn’t Everyone Seeing the Sacred Geometry That Shapes Reality? with Robert Edward Grant
    Dec 16 2025
    This episode is a transmission. Recorded live with a studio audience as part of our pilgrimage preparation, this conversation with Robert Edward Grant is a distilled journey into the mathematics of consciousness, the intelligence encoded in sacred sites, and the way reality reshapes itself through collective coherence. Robert is a true polymath — mathematician, inventor, artist, and explorer of ancient technologies — whose work bridges geometry, music, consciousness, and the mystery traditions. In this conversation, he reveals how pyramids function as mirrors of human awareness, why math may be the original language of God, and how sacred structures were designed to activate future timelines. This isn’t about believing anything new.It’s about remembering what you already know. If you’ve ever felt activated by sacred sites, fascinated by ancient civilizations, or curious about how consciousness actually shapes reality — this episode will land like a remembering. In this episode, we explore: • Why pyramids are mirrors of consciousness, not monuments • How math, music, and geometry encode spiritual intelligence • The role of individuation in divine awareness • How collective coherence creates “Mandela cascades” • Why ancient civilizations were far more advanced than we’ve been taught • How sacred sites communicate across timelines • What it means to bring heaven to earth — literally Key Moments: 00:00:01 — The pyramid as a mirror of consciousness 00:01:06 — Individuation as the universe’s greatest value 00:02:21 — Why sacred sites activate you personally 00:03:36 — Can consciousness build structures through intention? 00:07:20 — Math as the language of God 00:11:08 — The musical notes hidden in pyramid geometry 00:12:53 — How Robert identified two previously unknown pyramids near Giza 00:15:04 — The 15th-century maps that revealed structures hiding in plain sight 00:26:02 — Collective coherence & shifting timelines 00:49:14 — Sacred sites as accelerators of remembrance About Robert Edward Grant Robert Edward Grant is a polymath, mathematician, artist, inventor, and consciousness researcher known for discovering new chambers in the Great Pyramid and identifying previously unknown pyramids on the Giza Plateau. His work bridges ancient wisdom, modern science, geometry, and consciousness studies. Instagram: @robertedwardgrant Website: robertedwardgrant.com Feeling the Call to Go Deeper? Applications are open for the Level 3 Mastermind & Greece Pilgrimage — a high-touch, three-month initiatory container culminating in a sacred journey through Greece, Spring 2026. 👉 Submit your deposit (or join the waitlist): https://zivameditation.com/pages/nextlevel More from Emily & ZIVA: ✨ Join Ziva Magic https://zivameditation.com/pages/zivamagic ✨ Learn Ziva Meditation https://preview.zivameditation.com ✨ Free Masterclass https://learn.zivameditation.com ✨ Get 15% off with promo code WHYTHIS https://whythis.zivameditation.com ✨ Follow on Instagram @zivameditation ✨ Visit Upgraded Formulas and get 20% off with code EMILY https://www.upgradedformulas.com/emily These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare provider if pregnant or nursing, on medication, or with a medical condition.
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    1 h y 15 m
  • 100. Why isn’t everyone returning to ancient ritual? with Isis Indriya

    100. Why isn’t everyone returning to ancient ritual? with Isis Indriya
    Dec 11 2025
    For our 100th episode, we’re bringing you a rare and deeply sacred conversation with ceremonialist, teacher, and ritual artist Isis Indriya — recorded live with the participants of our Egypt pilgrimage container. This wasn’t just an interview; it was a transmission. A remembering. A reorientation back to the technologies, rituals, and embodied wisdom that humans have used for millennia to become living temples. Isis is one of the most devoted students and teachers of Kemet, divination, and ancient ritual arts that I’ve ever known. Her command of lineage — and her humility within it — is breathtaking. In this conversation, she guides us into what it truly means to be in devotion, to walk as a sacred vessel, and to build an inner architecture strong enough to hold the frequencies we’re calling in. If you feel the pull toward Egypt, toward ancient remembrance, or toward rebuilding your own inner temple… this episode will speak directly to that place inside you. In this episode, we explore: · Why devotion is a technology, not a performance · How to build the inner architecture required for mystical work · The difference between ego-based spirituality and lineage-based service · Why ritual, prayer, and offering were central to ancient Egyptian life · How to listen for your assignment — and how to prepare your body for it · How to become a vessel strong enough to carry the frequency you’re seeking Key Moments: 00:00:00 — Opening the space & inviting Isis to pray us in 00:01:05 — What it means to hold wisdom with humility and lineage 00:04:30 — Devotion as a living technology 00:12:44 — Building the “inner temple” as preparation for any spiritual path 00:22:51 — Why ancient Egypt was designed as a multi-layered initiation path 00:41:10 — How to discern between ego desire and true spiritual assignment 00:57:32 — The role of ritual in strengthening the nervous system 01:10:48 — Listening to land, lineage, and your body’s knowing 01:32:20 — What it means to carry Egypt inside you ✨Feeling the call to pilgrimage? Applications are now open for the Greece Mastermind + Pilgrimage (Spring 2026) — a three-month transformational container culminating in a sacred journey through Greece. Submit your refundable deposit to secure your spot to apply: 👉 zivameditation.com/pages/nextlevel MORE FROM EMILY & ZIVA: · Join Ziva Magic: zivameditation.com/pages/zivamagic · Learn Ziva Meditation: preview.zivameditation.com · Free masterclass: learn.zivameditation.com · Get 15% off with promo code WHYTHIS: whythis.zivameditation.com · Follow us on Instagram: @zivameditation · Visit Upgraded Formulas (20% off with code EMILY): upgradedformulas.com/emily These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare provider if pregnant/nursing, on medication, or have a medical condition.
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    1 h y 45 m
  • 95. Why Isn’t Everyone Accessing Ancient Codes? with Kate Northrup

    95. Why Isn’t Everyone Accessing Ancient Codes? with Kate Northrup
    Dec 10 2025
    If you’ve ever felt pulled toward a sacred place for reasons you can’t explain, this episode will speak to that knowing. Emily sits down with her dear friend Kate Northrup to unravel the pilgrimage to Egypt that stretched her open, challenged every layer of her identity, and initiated her into codes she didn’t even know she was asking for. From Isis and Nephthys to masculine healing to full-body activations inside the temples, this is a story about what happens when ancient lands begin working on you. This isn’t a travel recap. It’s an initiation. In this episode, we explore:How Isis first came into Emily’s lifeWhy Egypt amplifies everything—pleasure, prayer, and clarityThe role Nephthys plays in creation and the unmanifestThe masculine healing that prepared Emily for this journeyWhat unfolded inside the Hathor templeWhy certain codes can only be received through lived experienceHow sacred sites reshape your understanding of purpose Key Moments:[00:01] Egypt’s intensity & the first moments of arrival[02:10] Why Emily felt called to Isis—and to this pilgrimage[05:11] Meeting Nephthys, goddess of the void[09:20] The ceremony that shifted Emily’s entire understanding of creation[14:30] Masculine healing and lineage patterns[18:05] The Hathor temple activation[20:40] The “bananas” moment inside the temples[27:45] How Egypt revealed the next chapter of Emily’s work ​​Guest Links: Follow Kate: @katenorthrup Explore her work: ⁠katenorthrup.com⁠ More from Emily & Ziva: Join Ziva Magic: makemagic.zivameditation.com Learn Ziva Meditation: preview.zivameditation.com Free Masterclass: learn.zivameditation.com Get 15% off with promo code WHYTHIS: whythis.zivameditation.com Follow on Instagram: @zivameditation Visit ⁠upgradedformulas.com/emily⁠ and use code EMILY for 20% off everything at UpgradedFormulas.com. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Products are not intended to, diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare provider if pregnant/nursing, on medication, or have a medical condition.
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    1 h y 11 m
  • 99. Why Isn’t Everyone Remembering the Future? with Matías de Stefano

    99. Why Isn’t Everyone Remembering the Future? with Matías de Stefano
    Dec 9 2025
    This conversation with Matías de Stefano opened our entire pilgrimage container, recorded live with a “studio” audience of the souls who would soon travel with us to Egypt. Before we set foot on the land, Matías offered a transmission on what pilgrimage really is: a remembering of the future we are collectively walking toward. Matías is a “rememberer,” someone who recalls the structure of the universe and the evolution of consciousness across epochs, not as history, but as a map of where humanity is going next. In this session, he explains how Earth’s 26,000-year cycle shapes our awakening, how the temples were built to hold future timelines, and how our bodies act as tuning forks for the planet’s next evolution. Here’s why this matters… this episode articulates what so many people are feeling right now: the acceleration, the intuitive heat, the sense that we’re preparing for something. Matías offers a framework that helps you understand that you’re not remembering the past… you’re remembering the future your soul already chose. In this episode, we explore: Why remembering the future is more accurate than remembering past lives The Earth’s 26,000-year cycle & the timeline we’re entering now Pyramids and temples as structures built to store future consciousness Why sacred sites activate codes you already carry How the Nile mirrors the rising of kundalini in the human body Mythology as messages from our future selves Humanity’s role in bringing heaven to earth Key Moments: [00:00] Earth’s 26,000-year “sentence” & tuning into future timelines [00:07] Your spine as Egypt — consciousness rising through the body [00:12] What remembering actually means (and what it’s not) [00:16] Atlantean technology & preparing for future epochs [00:23] Mythology as a blueprint from beyond this timeline [00:28] The Nile as a map for humanity’s evolutionary trajectory [00:37] How the temples communicate with us now [00:49] Sacred sites as accelerators of remembrance About Matías de Stefano: Conscious educator, gridworker, and rememberer Instagram: @matiasgustavodestefano Learn more: https://matiasdestefano.org ✨ LIVE TRANSMISSION: Become the Temple — Dec 10 at 1pm ET Are you ready to learn how to work with the sacred site energies we discussed in this episode? Before applications open for the Spring 2026 Greece Mastermind + Pilgrimage, Emily is teaching a free live activation called Become the Temple. She’ll reveal the mission behind the pilgrimage, why these mysteries matter now, and how to get involved if you feel the call. Save your free spot → https://zivameditation.com/oracle More from Emily & Ziva: Join Ziva Magic: https://zivameditation.com/pages/zivamagic Learn Ziva Meditation: https://preview.zivameditation.com Free masterclass: https://learn.zivameditation.com 15% off with promo code WHYTHIS: https://whythis.zivameditation.com Follow us on Instagram: @zivameditation 20% off at Upgraded Formulas with code EMILY: https://upgradedformulas.com/emily These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare provider if pregnant/nursing, on medication, or have a medical condition.
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    1 h y 32 m
  • 98. Turn Up The Dial on Your Own Divinity with Layla Martin | Priestess Pilgrimage Part 3: Re-Release

    98. Turn Up The Dial on Your Own Divinity with Layla Martin | Priestess Pilgrimage Part 3: Re-Release
    Dec 4 2025
    We’re continuing the Priestess Pilgrimage re-release series with one of my favorite conversations I’ve ever had — recorded in a tiny pink hotel room in Athens with my best friend, the brilliant and beloved Layla Martin. In Part 3, we travel through Crete, one of the last known matriarchal societies on Earth. Layla and I explore what happens when feminine spiritual authority isn’t erased but honored — and how cultures change when women and men hold power side-by-side. We dive into the serpent priestesses of ancient Crete, the origins of Kundalini, the hidden role caves played in feminine rites, and what it means to turn up the dial on your own divinity in a grounded, embodied way. We also share the very human, very messy, hilariously sacred moments inside the cave ceremony — a reminder that sometimes the divine arrives with sweat, fear, laughter, and tourists stumbling through your initiation. If you’ve ever felt the pull toward ancient feminine wisdom or sensed there’s more to your own divinity than you’ve been taught… this episode is a homecoming. In this episode, we explore: • Ancient Crete & what true feminine leadership looked like • Why high priestesses held political, spiritual, and cultural authority • The serpent priestesses & how Kundalini was encoded in art • How caves became temples for birth, fertility, sexuality & magic • Using psychedelics intentionally to awaken—not escape • Preparing your body and nervous system for spiritual expansion • The real, messy moments behind mystical experiences Key Moments: [00:01:13] Returning from Crete & why this leg of the pilgrimage mattered [00:03:59] The soul memory that called Emily & Layla to Crete [00:04:47] Gnosis: the ancient queendom run by priestesses [00:07:21] Minoan matriarchy & serpent priestess symbolism [00:22:39] Entering the cave — the womb of the earth [00:28:11] Sacred sexuality & psychedelics as pathways to the divine [00:30:27] The cave initiation: fear, clearing & cosmic humor [00:36:03] Preparing your body for spiritual expansion [00:52:21] Mystical states without substances [01:00:08] Meditation as the foundation for integration About Layla Martin: Founder of the VITA Method, Tantra teacher, and internationally respected guide in sexual, emotional, and spiritual awakening. Instagram: @thelaylamartin • laylamartin.com ✨ Join the Upcoming Pilgrimage to Greece — Spring 2026 If this conversation stirs something ancient in you… listen to it. A refundable deposit secures your spot to apply for Emily’s next Greece Mastermind + Pilgrimage. Learn More: zivameditation.com/pages/nextlevel MORE FROM EMILY & ZIVA: Join Ziva Magic: zivameditation.com/pages/zivamagic Learn Ziva Meditation: preview.zivameditation.com Free masterclass: learn.zivameditation.com Get 15% off with promo code WHYTHIS: whythis.zivameditation.com Follow us on Instagram: @zivameditation Visit upgradedformulas.com/emily and use code EMILY for 20% off everything at UpgradedFormulas.com These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare provider if pregnant/nursing, on medication, or have a medical condition.
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    1 h y 5 m