This podcast isn’t simply about intellectual discussions (although we like those). What we’re playing with is the creation of a shared field that goes far beyond the mental. We experiment with attuning to what is emerging in this field at each moment, so that the conversation itself becomes a group flow experience.
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What if kindness is not what we think it is and not as simple as we assume? In this episode, we explore kindness as a frequency, an energy that exists beyond individual acts. Through personal stories of unexpected offerings, an elderly couple's help on the streets of Palo Alto, and ancient Inuit wisdom about gifts, we unpack why kindness creates resistance, whether true selflessness is possible, and how social structures muddy our relationship with this seemingly simple concept. Along the way, we discover that kindness might begin not with giving to others, but with learning to receive and to be kind to ourselves.
🕐Chapters
00:00 — Intro
01:15 — Welcome: Exploring Kindness
07:50 — The Kindness Soup: Words and Associations
13:05 — What Is Kindness?
20:30 — Kindness as a Frequency
24:41 — Selfless or Selfish Kindness?
27:06 — A Man and a Mouse: Act or Imprint?
35:04 — The Dance of Giving and Receiving
42:44 — What Do You Have to Give in Return?
49:10 — Reciprocity and Paying It Forward
52:57 — Inuit Wisdom: "Gifts Make Slaves"
01:01:44 — Kindness Begins with Self-Kindness
01:06:33 — Learning Kindness from the More-Than-Human World
01:12:34 — What Drives Selfless Acts?
01:17:00 — Practicing Non-Reciprocity
01:21:43 — Transparency in Giving
01:25:48 — Closing Reflections
01:39:55 — Outro
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Music “Echolocation” by airtone, source: CcMixter
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Polina Khodova (http://coachingbypolina.com)
Irina Mishina (https://www.instagram.com/new.eon.shift.eng/)
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28 Aug 2026
How do we stop bracing?
You can belong somewhere and still feel your jaw clench, your shoulders turn to wood, your system scanning for threat. In this episode, we map the somatic anatomy of bracing — the automatic tension the nervous system builds before anything bad has even happened — and ask a question that surprised us all: is belonging about safety, or more is involved?
📍Chapters
00:00 — Intro
01:15 — Welcome: What Is Bracing?
05:26 — Mapping Bracing in the Body
24:19 — What Does Safety Feel Like?
29:51 — What Allows Relaxation Around Others?
43:57 — Seagulls Mirroring Collective Bracing
47:08 — Does Belonging Need Safety?
01:04:58 — Aggression and the Creativity of Life
01:13:22 — Fishing for Safety
01:18:13 — Coherence vs Safety
01:22:48 — Relationships of Constant Bracing
01:26:46 — Chronic Bracing vs Being Alive
01:28:12 — What Is Normal?
01:34:01 — Coherence of Belonging
01:35:31 — Psychology vs Experience
01:38:30 — Closing Reflections
01:52:09 — Outro
💌 Resources used under Creative Common license:
Music “Echolocation” by airtone, source: CcMixter
Find us here:
Life in Flow Podcast (https://lifeinflowgroup.substack.com/podcast)
Yulia Bogdanova (https://yuliabogdanova.substack.com/about)
Polina Khodova (http://coachingbypolina.com)
Irina Mishina (https://www.instagram.com/new.eon.shift.eng/)
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23 Jul 2026
What is our relationship with “No”?
What happens inside us when we hear the word "no"? In this episode, we get ourselves pulled into the conversation about what "no" actually does to us. Through exploring different ways of saying the word itself, through personal stories of cold calling, closed family doors, and the relief of giving something up, we discover that "no" is far more than a word. It's a vibration that lands differently in every nervous system, shaped by gender, history, and the stories we carry. Sometimes it shuts us down. Sometimes it sets us free.
Previous episodes of this series:
I vs We: Who Wins?
How Do We Converge Generatively?
Is There Free Will?
📍Chapters
00:00 — Intro
01:15 — Welcome to the question of "No"
9:58 — Masks On: Saying "No" to the visual
11:12 — The Game: The vibrations of "No"
14:43 — The Game: If "No" were a...
23:08 — A bombardment of "No"
31:54 — Do women feel "No" differently?
45:46 — Do we live in the world of No’s?
50:00 — A lifetime of closed doors
59:33 — Creative ways of overcoming a “No”
1:07:19 — When saying "No" sets you free
1:18:38 — The many functions of "No"
1:26:09 — The "No" we say to ourselves
1:29:14 — Closing reflections
1:37:24 — Outro
💌 Resources used under Creative Common license:
Music “Echolocation” by airtone, source: CcMixter
Find us here:
Life in Flow Podcast (https://lifeinflowgroup.substack.com/podcast)
Yulia Bogdanova (https://yuliabogdanova.substack.com/about)
Polina Khodova (http://coachingbypolina.com)
Irina Mishina (https://www.instagram.com/new.eon.shift.eng/)
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