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Terrain Theory is hosted by Ben Hardy and Mike Merenda, two childhood friends on a journey to tear down the old fear-based germ theory paradigm and usher in a better, brighter approach to health and wellness. Discover interviews with guests from the alternative medicine space and find inspiration in real-life stories of Terrain Transformations. Reclaim agency and discover methods both old and new to improve and optimize your health and your terrain. You are your primary healthcare provider.
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Co-hosts Ben & Mike check in with their respective primary healthcare providers with updates on their physical, emotional, spiritual wellness, latest terrain integrations, nuance, and more. Specifically, they discuss:Adopting a game day mentalityCold plunge milestonesHitting a 2024 goal right on New Year's Eve.Swapping synthetic clothes for organic optionsWhy liver cleanses and enemas may be absolutely necessary...and more!Support Terrain Theory on Patreon! Our recently-launched member pl...
Takota Coen is a Homesteading educator and a regenerative farmer who has been applying Terrain practices with his livestock on his family farm in Alberta, Canada since as far back as the 80s. In this conversation with Takota we discuss:How he defines "homesteading"Integrating voluntaryism into his life on the farmApplying Terrain principles to farming and raising animalsHow he solved his milk cows' mastitis issueWhere German New Medicine comes inWhy right now is the perfect time to homestead....
The Red Pill Friends are Mike Merenda, Jude Roberts, and Brendan Daniel, three prolific songwriters who have come together around their mutual love of folk music, friendship and freedom. In this episode we discuss:Their recent tour of New HampshireCurating audiences vs opening up to allBrendan's new song "Humpty Dumpty"Jude's new song "Election Day"Mike's new song "Make Pretend"...and more!Learn more about the Red Pill Friends on their website and get their album from Bandcamp.Support Terrain...
Jillian Acosta is the founder of The Root Cause Method, a health coach and experienced psychonaut who incorporates psychedelics and plant medicine in her work to help clients free themselves from the deep wounds that keep them stuck in destructive patterns and get to the root cause of their illness.In this conversation with Jillian we discuss:How her own experience with plant medicine unearthed a buried traumaHealing her relationship with foodThe somatic experience as the ultimate guideUsing ...
Our Winter Solstice / Christmas / Holiday tradition continues as we invite illustrator and dear friend Veronica Fannin onto the show for another exploration into the esoteric origins of the many traditions of the season. This year we also brought on musician and dear friend Jude Roberts, who performed an original Christmas song All Among the Evergreens. In this episode we explore:Santa Claus and Magic MushroomsThe Sacred Mushroom and the CrossA re-imagining of a Christmas classic by VernOrigi...
Adam and Josh Bigelsen are the sons of Harvey Bigelsen, M.D., a founding board member of the American Holistic Medical Association and co-author of the Arizona Homeopathic Medical Practice Act. Adam and Josh help run the Bigelsen Academy, an organization devoted to carrying on their father's work and legacy through Terrain education opportunities, courses on the Bigelsen Method, and Holographic Blood Consultations.Dr. Marizelle Arce is a Naturopathic medical doctor who practices as a naturopa...
Dr. Covel McDermot is a plant and soil scientist, an urban ecologist, a sea moss advocate and the founder of The Pineal Room, an ecological-cosmological system that aims to activate the infinite healing light of the spirit-mind-body using natural organic products, eco-therapeutic & eco-spiritual practices. In this conversation with Covel we discuss:Meeting life's challenges with gratitudeHarnessing energy, frequency, and vibrationHow to open portalsThe timelines of the ArchonsWhy we ...
Nick Keene is the owner and manager of the Egremont Barn in Western Massachusetts. He rejoins us for an update on his journey training to be a pourer of Ayahuasca, a potent plant medicine long used by indigenous peoples in South America. In our conversation with Nick we discuss:His last two years training to be a pourer of AyahuascaTrauma and re-traumatizingThe importance of integration post-ceremonyPlant medicine shadow work vs classic Jungian shadow workHow to face the fear of that fir...
Lincoln Crockett is a Washington-based musician and energy healer trained in the Barbara Brennan School of Healing. In this conversation with Lincoln we discuss:Being a musician who discovers energy healingThe particulars of the Barbara Brennan School of HealingThe difference between Reiki and other forms of energy healingHow a typical energy healing session unfoldsThe importance of being alignedHow to apply energy healing principles in your daily life...and more!Learn more about Lincoln at l...
Kim Knight is an empowerment coach and emotional alchemist who assists clients in transforming (or transmuting) their feelings of overwhelm, unhappiness and chronic illness into a natural state of joy and health. In this conversation with Kim we discuss:The chronic conditions that changed the direction of her lifeThe single session that became a turning point in her heath journeyThe power of daily inner smile meditationThe link became emotions and her chronic illness and depressionCommitting ...
On the eve of elections here in the United States, co-hosts Ben & Mike break down the argument for opting out and choosing not to vote, using a selection of philosophy, comedy, and music through which to view this topic. In this conversation they discuss:Discourse on Voluntary Servitude by Étienne de La BoétieWhy I Don't Vote by George CarlinFree State of Mind by The MammalsSupport Terrain Theory on Patreon! Our recently-launched member platform gives you access to a ton of free & exc...
Zowe Smith is a former medical coder who has blown the whistle on the crimes against humanity that were committed in hospitals during the height of the COVID experience. She is the author of The Covid Code: My Life in the Thrill Kill Medical Cult. In this conversation with Zowe we discuss:How her job as a medical coder granted her a unique perspectiveThe lie of hospitals overrun with early patientsHow lockdowns put hospitals in dire financial straightsThe fatal nature of the COVID treatment p...
1Elizabeth Wells is a trained naturopath and nutritionist who has performed over 300 liver flushes. She has taken the Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush protocol outlined by Andreas Moritz and brought it into the 21st century, adding variations and adjusting for advances in our understanding of how the body works. In this conversation with Elizabeth we discuss:The serious health challenges that led her to her first liver flushThe drastic changes that multiple flushes can have on an individual...
Stephanie Joyce is a biofield tuning practitioner who joined us to share her remarkable Terrain Transformation that began at age five when she experience her first of what would become a lifetime of seizures and an exploration into the body electric. In this conversation with Stephanie we discuss:Her first seizure and diagnosisThe side effects of the early medicationsThe progression of her condition into the later yearsDiscovering biofield tuningThe first sessions that changed her life...and ...
Mark Gober is the author of An End to Upside Down Thinking (2018), which won the IPPY award for best science book of the year. He is also the author of An End to Upside Down Living (2020), An End to Upside Down Liberty (2021), An End to Upside Down Contact (2022), An End to the Upside Down Reset (2023), An End to Upside Down Medicine (2023), and An End to Upside Down Cosmos (2024). He is also the host of the podcast Where Is My Mind?In this conversation with Mark we discuss:The most compellin...
Eileen McKusick is the founder of Biofield Tuning, a sound therapy methodology that uses tuning forks to interact with the body’s electro-magnetic system to locate, diminish, and ultimately resolve the dissonances that can exist within that system. She is the author of Tuning the Human Biofield and Electric Body, Electric Health. In this conversation with Eileen we discuss:The nature of the human biofieldWhat a typical biofield tuning session looks likeThe scientific research exploring the bi...
Steven Young is a Master of Science and Theoretical Physicist (PhD) turned Alchemist by way of shamanic experiences and de-indoctrination. He is the author of A Fool's Wisdom: Science Conspiracies & The Secret Art of Alchemy, the creator of Hedflux, and the progenitor of Audio Alchemy: the Hermetic approach to music production. In this conversation with Steven we discuss:How a trained theoretical physicist came to reject theoretical physics and the very foundations of scienceThe direct op...
Co-hosts Ben & Mike recount their respective experiences completing the 7-day Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush, inspired by Andreas Moritz and his book by the same title. In this episode they discuss:The symptoms and signs that you may need to do this flushThe ease and low expense of conducting the flushWhat to expect during the preparation phaseThe importance of cleansing the colon before and afterThe "seeing is believing" results of the actual flush...and more!Support Terrain Theory ...
Judy Kemecsei is a cleansing coach, Ayurvedic practitioner and a medical researcher who worked very closely with the late, great Andreas Moritz. Moritz was a German-born practitioner of Ayurveda, iridology, shiatsu, and vibrational medicine. He’s been described as a medical intuitive; he was also an artist and a prolific writer, having published a number of books that were WAY ahead of their time, with titles like “Cancer is Not a Disease – It’s a Healing Mechanism” and “Heal Yourself with Su...
Taylor Howe is the co-owner of Rocky Mountain Pilates and Yoga in Lafayette CO. Her adoption into the Lakota people and discovery of the Red Road punctuates a journey through alcoholism, addiction, and eating disorder that began at the age of 13. She currently lives in a farmhouse with her husband, her mother, and her daughter Lily as well as five rescue dogs and two rescue bunnies. She is 21 years sober.In this conversation with Taylor we discuss:How her first experiences with alcohol were "...
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Fascinating podcast
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amazing episode....thanks so much
I didn't know you were a Vermonter! I'd love to meet fellow Green Mountainers who practice TT.