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Daniel and Eric

Discover "Spirituality with a Twist"! This podcast delves into the real-world applications of various spiritual and philosophical texts, ideas, and practices. We aim to illuminate the potential for self-development and awareness in today's society by examining the relationships we all experience, both consciously and unconsciously. 

Email @ ginandTantra@gmail.com
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Gin And Tantra

Why do so many people feel emotionally flat, disconnected, or joyless even when life looks “successful” on the outside? In this episode, we explore the Chinese Medicine Fire Element, the Heart, and the growing crisis of mediated happiness, burnout, and flat depression in the modern world.The Heart in Chinese Medicine is more than an organ—it is the home of the Shen (spirit), the center of joy, meaning, connection, and emotional coherence. When the Fire Element is balanced, life feels warm, meaningful, inspired, and alive. When it is disturbed, people may feel chronically numb, restless, depressive, over-stimulated, or trapped in external validation and endless striving.We explore:• Why modern happiness often feels empty and unsatisfying• The difference between pleasure, dopamine, and true joy• How “working for infinity” burns out the Heart• Flat depression and emotional numbness through the Fire Element lens• How the Heart protects itself through withdrawal, shutdown, and over-stimulation• What a balanced Heart actually feels like• How real joy returns when Fire is regulated, not exploitedThis conversation bridges Chinese Medicine, psychology, nervous system regulation, somatic experience, modern culture, and spiritual development—offering a deeper understanding of why so many people feel emotionally exhausted in a world obsessed with stimulation and productivity.

Why Modern Happiness Feels Fake (Fire Element Explained)

The Metal element in Chinese MEdicine reveals why humans struggle with grief, fairness, justice, and the craving for righteousness. Yet beneath the surface these noble qualities lies a powerful shadow: structure that can turn into rigidity, discernment becoming judgement and order shifting into propaganda and the pursuit of power for control.Great episode for those looking to explore psychology, spirituality and emotional patterns.

Liberty and Justice For All?

How does your mind actually shape the reality you experience. In this episode we break down the roles of attention, awareness, perception and the hidden patterns that influence the way you think feel and interpret the world. We then discuss how we can use this knowledge to be filtered through meditation and influence you on a deeper level.

How Your Mind Shapes Reality

In this episode we have on friend of the show, Dr. Rory Hiltbrand to discuss Daoist Cosmology, fractals, Daoist Geometric Laws, levels of consciousness, the 4th dimension and the dilation of time.

Daoist Cosmology w/Dr. Rory Hiltbrand

In this episode we have on friend of the show, Dr. Rory Hiltbrand of Four Mountains Clinic once again to discuss, anger, the alchemization of its grip on us, the differences BTW learning and adapting, destruction and creation and more...

Transforming Anger w/Rory Hiltbrand (pt.2)

We introduce the Chinese Medical Concept of how the liver functions in the body and how the body effects the Liver along with the emotional effects it all has on us.

Anger & Your Liver pt 1

How Taoism can help to explain the seeming lack of compassion in our society.

The Compassion Vacuum?

In this episode we discuss toxicities in the culture, inspect relationships, ask if all people are actually equal and if we share the any of the same essence, if all beings deserve the opportunity to pursue love, wisdom, freedom and more...

Body Psychology? pt 2

In this episode we begin our discussion on Traditional Chinese medicine and the Emotional Plague as described by Wilheim Reich, the mind- body psychology and somatization.

Body Psychology?

Unpacking how leaders get control through the work of Dr. Hassan's BITE model. Behavior, Information, Thought and Emotion.

From Influence to Indoctrination

Sameet Kumar, Ph.D., is the clinical psychologist for the Memorial Cancer Institute in Broward County, Florida. He specializes in working with cancer patients and their caregivers. In addition to his training as a psychologist using mindfulness-based therapies, he has also studied with many leading Buddhist and Hindu teachers. He is the author of Grieving Mindfully: A Compassionate and Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss, The Mindful Path Through Worry and Rumination: Letting Go of Anxious and Depressive Thoughts and Mindfulness for Prolonged Grief.

In this last part of our interview, we talk about his work with front line health care workers and his bereavement work with patients which is more prevalent now as death is certainly a mainstay in the news. We also discuss suffering and kindness.

Mortality and Morality, an Interview with Sameet Kumar, PhD., pt 3

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