Even as AI becomes more powerful—and yes, agentic AI included—there’s something I keep thinking about.

AI still needs to be plugged in. You and I don’t.

We walk around every day with an internal energy source that no machine will ever replicate.

Call it life force, electricity, vitality—I’m less interested in the name and more in the fact that most people are barely in touch with it.

And I get it. I wasn’t either—until my own system started lighting up like a power plant gone rogue.

I’ve never discussed this much in public, but my path into energy work began, like many spiritual paths, through suffering. And not the poetic kind.

I’m talking about full-blown panic disorder. The kind that wakes you out of a dead sleep and makes you feel like your body is trying to eject you from this plane of existence.

At the time, it felt like a curse. I recall one of my mentors saying that I’d eventually view this experience as a friend, an ally. I actually wanted to hit her. But she was right.

That intensity—the wild, uncontrollable, nonstop energy that ran through me for years—turned out to be the very thing that opened me to a different kind of intelligence. Not mental, or analytical, but something older and deeper.  Something that didn’t need to be “figured out” so much as felt.

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Let Me Ask You Something

Have you ever experienced an energy surge in your body that felt overwhelming? Or not enough?

 

Have you ever wondered what your own system might be capable of—if you actually knew how to listen to it, work with it, or direct it?

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From Panic to Power

That experience of uncontainable energy didn’t just lead me to seek relief; it also led me to seek a deeper understanding.

I stopped trying to “fix” the panic and instead began to explore what it might mean to work with that energy. To move with it,  listen to it, and let it teach me something deeper than fear.

And that’s when things began to shift.

This exploration became more than personal—it became foundational in how I now work with clients. Not to suppress or analyze energy, but to engage it as a living, responsive intelligence.

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The Disconnection Dilemma

It became increasingly clear to me that many people have no concrete connection to how energy moves through their bodies.

When working with clients on mindfulness, I begin by asking them to focus their attention on the tip of their right thumb. Most clients barely stay with this direction for more than a few seconds, reporting that they feel nothing at all.

But when guided to remain with the sensation—to let go of thought and simply direct awareness to that one point—something starts to shift.

They begin to notice tingling. Maybe warmth. A hum of aliveness.

That’s energy. That’s life force.

And most of us are entirely disconnected from it.

Now, I’m not saying you need to sit in a cave and chant for 10 years. However, I am saying that the pace at which we live—and the technology we surround ourselves with—has us operating more like machines than humans.

We’re losing contact with our own fuel source.

And if AI is moving faster and faster, we will need to slow down and reconnect with what’s already inside us.

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So Let Me Ask Again

If it’s this hard to stay with a thumb for 30 seconds, what else are we running from?

 

How does this restlessness—this impulse to check out when nothing happens right away—show up in our mental health, our relationships, our creativity?

 

What might we find if we learned to stay with ourselves just a little longer?

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Want to reconnect with your own internal energy? Start here.

You don’t need an app, a biohack, or the need to optimize anything.

Simply, try one of these:

• Right-hand thumb: Place all your attention on the tip of your right-hand thumb. Not your thoughts about it—your attention. Stay with it for at least 60 seconds. Notice any temperature, pressure, tingling, or subtle movement

• Humming: Hum a single note for one full breath. Then another. Then another. Pay attention to where in your body the vibration lands. Chest? Face? Skull? Don’t change it—just feel it.

• Slow breathing: Breathe slowly through your nose for two minutes. Eyes closed. Mouth closed. Let your attention rest on the sensation of breath at the nostrils or in the belly—wherever it calls you.

• Gravity scan: Lie on your back and feel your body against the floor. Start with your heels. Then feel your calves, hips, shoulders, and head. Let gravity hold you. Don’t fix. Don’t analyze. Just feel.

No agenda. Just attention.

And now, just reflect:

• What do you notice when you shift from thinking about energy to experiencing it directly?

• What parts of you come alive when you stay a little longer than is comfortable?

• Can you notice the urge to move on before the sensation has fully registered?

• Can you feel when thought kicks in to label, judge, or explain what’s happening?

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Sound Is One Doorway For Connecting to Energy

Sound is one of the simplest and most potent ways to reconnect with your own energy.

It bypasses the intellect, cuts straight through mental noise, and meets your body where it is: vibrating, pulsing, listening.

Even a single tone can shift your inner state—if you let it resonate, not just hear it.

Of course, sound is just one doorway.

The field of energy work is vast, and in upcoming newsletters I’ll be sharing more from the living yogic traditions I’ve studied and practiced for decades—tools that are ancient, precise, and surprisingly practical for modern life.

But for now, I want to return to sound—and offer two examples that profoundly shaped my own relationship to energy and vibration.

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A Note on Toning and the Power of Group Practice

Years ago, I took a year-long intensive course at the California Institute of Integral Studies with Grammy-nominated sound healer Silvia Nakkach. That experience changed my relationship with voice, vibration, and what I thought was possible.

We explored everything from sacred chant to soundscapes to toning—but it was the toning that completely rewired something for me.

I’m not a singer. But I love to sing. And with toning, something magical happens. When the mind lets go and the body softens, the sound becomes effortless. It’s like the tone is singing you.

And what happens when this occurs in a group? There’s a resonance field that goes way beyond the sum of its parts.

What’s more, there’s research now showing that toning (especially humming) can increase the production of nitric oxide in the body.

Nitric oxide helps regulate blood flow, supports immune function, and plays a crucial role in intercellular communication within the nervous system. Some studies even suggest it can help reduce inflammation and support overall brain and cardiovascular health.

It’s one of the fastest, simplest ways I know to access your energy system and shift your internal state—no app or interface required.

Want to try it?

Sit comfortably and take a slow breath in.
On the exhale, let out a long, steady tone—any note, no right or wrong.
Then do it again. And again.

Keep the tone soft. No pushing. No performing. Let it ride the breath. Let it come from deep inside the body.

If you stay with it, something subtle may begin to shift.

At some point, the tone may begin to emerge on its own—effortless, continuous, as if it’s singing you.

That’s the moment to linger in.
Not to analyze it. To feel it. Let the sound carry your attention deeper—not toward thought, but toward sensation.

Notice what happens when you let the vibration do the work?

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Spotlight: John Stuart Reid + Cymatics

One of the most fascinating ways to see energy in action is through the work of sound researcher John Stuart Reid.

Reid created the Cymascope, a device that makes sound visible. It works by sending sound frequencies through a thin membrane or surface—sometimes with water, sometimes with fine particles—and revealing the geometric patterns that form in response.

These patterns often resemble mandalas, reminding us that sound doesn’t just move through space—it organizes it.

In other words, energy isn’t random. It has structure. Intelligence. Form.

Some of Reid’s research suggests that specific frequencies might even support healing at the cellular level. This isn’t fringe, it’s grounded in wave physics.

If you’re curious, check out cymascope.com or look up “John Stuart Reid cymatics” on YouTube. The visuals speak for themselves.

And as you explore, consider:

• What, if anything, would you do differently if you knew your body could be impacted by sound? (Imagine how anger or harsh words might affect you… compared to the impact of compassion, resonance, or even silence.)

   

• If sound waves leave your body when you speak, how might they affect the people around you—especially when you’re in a heightened emotional state?

   

• If sound can shape matter… how are your own words and tones shaping your body?

   

• What kind of energy are you sending into the space around you—especially when you’re rushed, reactive, or emotionally charged?

   

• Could this be why words, in ancient times, were called spells?

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What’s Coming Next

Sound gives us one glimpse. But the internal energy system is vast—and this is just the beginning.

In the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing more about:

• Subtle-body practices from the yogic traditions I’ve studied

• How breath, awareness, and intention can unlock creative energy

• Why your “nervous system regulation plan” might be too small

• The difference between sensation, intuition, and reactivity

If you’ve been feeling stuck, depleted, or disconnected…Or if you’ve started to suspect that your real power isn’t coming from your head—You’re not wrong.

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Reflection for the Week

What if your energy isn’t something to “manage” or “hack”—but something alive that’s been waiting for you to notice?

 

What happens when you stop trying to make it happen and just feel what’s already there?

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Closing Invitation

If you’re feeling disconnected, depleted, or like your nervous system is in a constant state of arousal… you’re not alone.

But there’s a reason you’re still here.

And there’s a power in you that doesn’t run on algorithms or updates. Let’s get to know it again.

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