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Andrew Holecek: Stop, Drop, and Be Held in the Dark May 26, 2026

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What if the most transformative practice available to us requires nothing but complete darkness? Tami Simon speaks with interdisciplinary scholar and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner Andrew Holecek—author of Total Eclipse of the Mind—about the ancient practice of dark retreat: what happens to the mind when all light is removed, why it's been called "meditation times a thousand," and how to bring its power into everyday life.

This conversation offers genuine transmission—not just concepts about awakening, but the palpable presence of realized teachers exploring the growing edge of spiritual understanding together. Originally aired on Sounds True One.

This episode is sponsored by Omega Institute, a global gathering hub for lifelong learning and spiritual exploration. Located in upstate New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley, Omega offers weekend workshops, special events, rest and rejuvenation retreats, professional trainings, online learning, and more. Discover what calls to you at eomega.org/true.

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nico and devon hase: Buddhist Volcanoes In Love May 19, 2026

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What does a lasting spiritual partnership actually look like—behind closed doors? Tami Simon speaks with nico and devon hase—married Buddhist teachers and co-authors of the new Sounds True book This Messy, Gorgeous Love: A Buddhist Guide to Lasting Partnership—about why real intimacy requires the willingness to be a little volcanic, a lot forgiving, and always, beautifully finding your balance rather than holding it.

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Phenomena: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing [Takeover] May 12, 2026

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What happens when a cancer research institution invites energy healers into the laboratory? In this special feed takeover, Insights at the Edge presents the debut episode of Phenomena: The Science and Stories of Energy Healing—a new six-part Sounds True podcast hosted by Ivy Ross. In this episode, you’ll learn about astonishing research from MD Anderson Cancer Center and the story of one patient whose surgeon saw something they had never seen before. More info at phenomenahealing.com.

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Geneen Roth: It’s Not About Your Mother—Finding Love, Finally May 07, 2026

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After decades of therapy, retreats, and every healing modality available, Geneen Roth discovered that her fraught relationship with her 97-year-old mother wasn't actually about her mother. Tami Simon speaks with the bestselling author of Women, Food, and God about her new book Love Finally—and the six-step process that transformed her most painful wound into her most unexpected liberation.

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Zabie Yamasaki: What the Nervous System Often Needs Is LESS May 05, 2026

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Your body has been sending the signals. You've just been too busy to listen. Tami Simon speaks with Zabie Yamasaki—founder of Transcending Trauma through Yoga and author of Protect Your Energy—about nervous system regulation, somatic boundaries, and why the most powerful act of resistance in troubled times isn't pushing harder. It's learning, finally, how to rest.

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Michael Singer, Tony Robbins, Sage Robbins: Wisdom Untethered Apr 30, 2026

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What if the answer to every question life throws at you comes down to a single practice? Tami Simon speaks with Michael Singer—beloved author of The Untethered Soul—alongside Tony and Sage Robbins to celebrate the release of Wisdom Untethered: The Time for Questions. Together they explore letting go, the nature of intuition, the highest form of prayer, and how to honor the irreplaceable miracle of this moment.

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Richard Davidson & Cortland Dahl: “Flourishing Is Contagious, and It’s Easier Than You Think” Apr 28, 2026

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What if flourishing isn't something you have to achieve, but something you were born to do? Tami Simon speaks with neuroscientist Richard Davidson and contemplative scientist Cortland Dahl, authors of Born to Flourish: How New Science and Ancient Wisdom Reveal a Simple Path to Thriving, about four trainable skills—awareness, connection, insight, and purpose—that can transform your wellbeing in as little as five minutes a day.

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Richard Schwartz and Tamala Floyd: Healing Across Generations: IFS + Ancestral Wisdom Apr 23, 2026

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What if the pain you've carried your whole life didn't begin with you? Tami Simon speaks with Richard Schwartz—founder of Internal Family Systems—and psychotherapist and IFS lead trainer Tamala Floyd, author of Listening: When Parts Speak, about the intersection of IFS and ancestral wisdom, and how healing legacy burdens can liberate not only ourselves, but the generations that come after us.

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Banafsheh Sayyad: Being 100 Percent Present and 100 Percent Fully Gone Apr 21, 2026

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What does it mean to be fully here and fully surrendered at the same time? Tami Simon speaks with Banafsheh Sayyad—master Iranian sacred dancer, choreographer, transformational teacher, and founder of Dance of Oneness—about whirling as a spiritual practice, the marriage of discipline and surrender, embodied healing through movement, and how presence itself can become a form of devotion and resistance.

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Tian Dayton: If You Grew Up with Addicts, Healing Is a Discipline Apr 14, 2026

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Are the patterns you formed surviving a chaotic childhood still running your life today? Tami Simon speaks with Dr. Tian Dayton—trauma expert, psychodramatist, and author of Growing Up with Addiction—about how addiction doesn't just happen to one person, it happens to the whole family, and why healing the wounds it leaves behind requires more than insight. It requires discipline.

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