1 Giant Mind Podcast With Jonni Pollard

What does it mean to be a real man in today's world? This profound conversation between spiritual teacher Jonni and his wife Carla cuts through cultural confusion to reveal the essence of authentic masculinity.Carla opens with raw honesty about her past relationships with men who looked the part—tall, strong, financially successful—yet consistently disappointed her when emotional depth and accountability were required. "I'd given up on my definition of a man being possible to find," she confesses, describing how these experiences steadily eroded her expectations of what men could truly offer.Jonni frames these common relationship patterns through a compassionate therapeutic lens, explaining that many men reach their "ceiling" when relationships require self-reflection. Rather than confronting their wounds and feelings of inadequacy, they retreat to activities that distract and soothe. The root cause? Our culture's complete lack of meaningful rites of passage that help boys d

Caught in the dance between remembering and forgetting who you truly are? This profound conversation reveals a liberating truth: you haven't forgotten anything at all. What feels like forgetting is actually ignoring – a temporary turning away from the divine nature you already know exists within you.1 Giant Mind is evolving!! Check out Jonni's new project Ritam Studio.With hundreds of hours of courses and knowledge content to take you ever deeper into understanding and supporting your growth & evolution. Stacks of movement classes with Carla Dimattina to strengthen and align so everything can flow.Try for free today head to ritam.studio

Witnessing consciousness transforms our relationship with ourselves and others in ways mindfulness practices only hint at. Unlike deliberate attention practices, true witnessing emerges spontaneously when we make contact with our deeper nature – pure consciousness itself.1 Giant Mind is evolving!! Check out Jonni's new project Ritam Studio.With hundreds of hours of courses and knowledge content to take you ever deeper into understanding and supporting your growth & evolution. Stacks of movement classes with Carla Dimattina to strengthen and align so everything can flow.Try for free today head to ritam.studio

Feeling like your meditation practice has lost its spark? You're not alone. After years of consistent practice, many meditators encounter a mysterious plateau where the once-transformative experience becomes mechanical and seemingly lifeless. This conversation dives deep into the phenomenon of meditation staleness and offers a refreshingly practical path forward.1 Giant Mind is evolving!! Check out Jonni's new project Ritam Studio.With hundreds of hours of courses and knowledge content to take you ever deeper into understanding and supporting your growth & evolution. Stacks of movement classes with Carla Dimattina to strengthen and align so everything can flow.Try for free today head to ritam.studio

We explore the journey beyond conventional forgiveness to a deeper understanding of compassion and healing. Discovering that true liberation comes not from pardoning others but from recognizing the divine nature within everyone – even those who have hurt us.1 Giant Mind is evolving!! Check out Jonni's new project Ritam Studio.With hundreds of hours of courses and knowledge content to take you ever deeper into understanding and supporting your growth & evolution. Stacks of movement classes with Carla Dimattina to strengthen and align so everything can flow.Try for free today head to ritam.studio

Jonni Pollard and Carla DiMattina introduce their new venture, Ritam Studio, which combines Jonni's meditation expertise in "Veda Therapy" with Carla's holistic physiotherapy approach "Chain Movement" to create a powerful system for transformation and healing.1 Giant Mind is evolving!! Check out Jonni's new project Ritam Studio.With hundreds of hours of courses and knowledge content to take you ever deeper into understanding and supporting your growth & evolution. Stacks of movement classes with Carla Dimattina to strengthen and align so everything can flow.Try for free today head to ritam.studio

We explore whether it's possible to raise children in our modern world without trauma and how belonging is essential to human wellbeing. The conversation delves into the shift from communal living to isolated households and offers insights on cultivating resilience, community, and human connection in an increasingly disconnected world.1 Giant Mind is evolving!! Check out Jonni's new project Ritam Studio.With hundreds of hours of courses and knowledge content to take you ever deeper into understanding and supporting your growth & evolution. Stacks of movement classes with Carla Dimattina to strengthen and align so everything can flow.Try for free today head to ritam.studio

Pain is inevitable in life but suffering is optional and largely self-created. Suffering occurs when we feel trapped in narratives about our pain, believing we're victims rather than recognizing our capacity to overcome challenges.If you're finding yourself stuck in recurring patterns that feel too painful to address, please get help looking at them. What you're carrying is far worse than what you'll experience by processing it, and you're losing precious time that could be spent in joy.1 Giant Mind is evolving!! Check out Jonni's new project Ritam Studio.With hundreds of hours of courses and knowledge content to take you ever deeper into understanding and supporting your growth & evolution. Stacks of movement classes with Carla Dimattina to strengthen and align so everything can flow.Try for free today head to ritam.studio

We explore how to be of service without being taken advantage of through understanding our inherent value and setting compassionate boundaries. When we resolve our need for external validation and recognize our worth, service flows naturally from a place of abundance rather than depletion.1 Giant Mind is evolving!! Check out Jonni's new project Ritam Studio.With hundreds of hours of courses and knowledge content to take you ever deeper into understanding and supporting your growth & evolution. Stacks of movement classes with Carla Dimattina to strengthen and align so everything can flow.Try for free today head to ritam.studio

What we label as PTSD is actually a condition experienced by nearly everyone, with most people suffering from both past and present traumatic stress in our chaotic world. True mental health—the freedom to actualize our deepest desires—is declining as people feel increasingly overwhelmed, anxious, and unable to self-actualize in today's environment.1 Giant Mind is evolving!! Check out Jonni's new project Ritam Studio.With hundreds of hours of courses and knowledge content to take you ever deeper into understanding and supporting your growth & evolution. Stacks of movement classes with Carla Dimattina to strengthen and align so everything can flow.Try for free today head to ritam.studio

Is it our role to educate others or is it enough to maintain our own patch?For more information- 1giantmind.com 

Andrew asks for a perspective on the push-pull relationship between spiritual life and modern tech.For more information- 1giantmind.com 

How do we find that universal compassion for the most terrible violations of our humanity?1 Giant Mind is evolving!! Check out Jonni's new project Ritam Studio.With hundreds of hours of courses and knowledge content to take you ever deeper into understanding and supporting your growth & evolution. Stacks of movement classes with Carla Dimattina to strengthen and align so everything can flow.Try for free today head to ritam.studio

Laura asks Jonni for a perspective on if we should be bringing kids into the world or not.For more information- 1giantmind.com 

Nida asks jonni how can we no be in a hurry for the  shift that we are collectively experiencing right now to be over?For more information- 1giantmind.com 

Nida asks the question, if there intelligence of Nature has orchestrated all that is in the universe, why does it require our participation? For more information- 1giantmind.com 

Stel asks Jonni to go a bit deeper on the element of fire (Agni) and how to deepen our relationship with it.For more information- 1giantmind.com 

Mattie asks the question about when action becomes inaction.For more information- 1giantmind.com 

Lise asks how do we increase awareness of the subtle aspects of our experience.For more information- 1giantmind.com 

Niko asks Jonni to explain the difference between trust and knowing and the value of investigating the relationship between the two. For more information- 1giantmind.com