About Podmasana: Global Spirituality, Timeless Wisdom
Welcome to Podmasana, the premier wisdom podcast exploring spirituality, awakening, and enlightenment. Host Brendon Orr blends awareness with deeply human storytelling, connecting global traditions through authentic conversations with authors, scholars, seekers, and practitioners. All depth, no dogma.
This isn't just another spiritual or wisdom podcast. We explore real stories, real wisdom, and real transformation for the journey within. Join us to deepen your spirituality, ignite a personal awakening, and step into true enlightenment. This is your invitation to expand your awareness and discover that enlightenment is not a destination, but a way of being.
Follow and subscribe to awaken, enlighten, wise up, and feel connected to something global and timeless.
Publisher
Podmasana Media | Brendon Orr
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education · religion & spirituality · society & culture
Spirituality of Subtraction From Performance to Presence | Emeline Lambert
In this wisdom podcast, explore spirituality and awakening and discover enlightenment and awareness with former actress Emeline Lambert. Emeline is a former professional ballet dancer and actress (House of the Dragon) whose most dramatic role wasn't on screen—it was the moment she stopped performing altogether. After years of using acting as an escape mechanism from deep psychological pain, a simple observation from an agent's assistant triggered a profound collapse of her ego. This led her to a 10-day Vipassana retreat, where her lifelong mental chatter dissolved permanently.
In this deeply candid conversation, Emeline explores why the spiritual path is about subtraction rather than addition, how suffering acts as a catalyst for awakening, and why collective awareness is now necessary to shift the trajectory of our civilization. Discover the wisdom of dropping the mask and realizing that the truth you seek is already in plain sight.
In this episode, we explore:
How performance and success can become escape mechanisms from true spirituality
Why enlightenment is a process of subtraction, peeling away the layers of the ego to reveal the diamond within
The profound role of suffering and depression as catalysts for mindfulness and deep inner inquiry
How cultivating deep mindfulness reveals the radical truth that "You are it"
Why collective awareness is the next necessary step in human evolution
Recording date: May 20, 2026
7 Oct 2026
Seeking Enlightenment with the Truth Compass | Emeline Lambert
In this preview episode of Podmasana, discover enlightenment and awareness within with Emeline Lambert. In this profound segment, former actress Emeline Lambert explores the root of human suffering: the deep dissatisfaction that arises when we search for truth outside of ourselves. Drawing a brilliant parallel to scientists seeking the underlying laws of nature, she reveals the magnificent illusion of the spiritual seeker. She explains that the profound order, connection, and "truth compass" we long for is not a distant destination to be found, but the very essence of who we are.
Whether you are cultivating mindfulness in your daily life or seeking deeper wisdom on your path, this conversation is a powerful reminder that the truth you are seeking is already in plain sight.
In this episode, we explore:
The paradox of suffering and how deep dissatisfaction acts as a "truth compass"
Why the ego traps us in the illusion of seeking enlightenment outside of ourselves
How cultivating inner awareness and mindfulness reveals that "you are it"
The magnificent, absurd game of searching for what is already in plain sight
30 Sept 2026
Enlightenment & Embodied Healing Wisdom | Dr. Brian Tierney
Explore spirituality and awakening on this wisdom podcast. Discover embodied enlightenment and somatic healing with Dr. Brian Tierney. Dr. Brian Tierney is an integrative therapist, somatic psychologist, and author of the upcoming book Visionary Somatics. He bridges cutting-edge neuroscience with ancient healing wisdom, revealing how trauma, anxiety, and chronic pain are stored in the body. Moving beyond traditional talk therapy, Dr. Tierney explains how nervous system regulation and mindfulness allow us to complete interrupted survival responses and return to a state of flow.
Whether you are navigating complex trauma, exploring masculine vulnerability, or seeking a more grounded approach to executive leadership, this episode challenges the idea of a "transcendent" spirituality. Instead, Dr. Tierney champions an embodied path where true enlightenment is found not by escaping the body, but by fully inhabiting it through philosophies of immanence.
In this episode, we explore:
How trauma lives in the body and why talk therapy alone often falls short.
The difference between transcendent spirituality and the wisdom of embodied, immanent presence.
Navigating the freeze response, complex PTSD, and nervous system dysregulation.
Why mindfulness and vulnerability are essential for healing, leadership, and authentic connection.
The role of men's groups, grieving rituals, and play in clearing the body's "emotional clogs."
Recording date: April 23, 2026
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