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What if peace isn’t a finish line but a muscle you train, one breath at a time? Robin sits down with Raye Lynn—teacher, studio owner, intuitive—to map a life shaped by meditation, yoga, and listening closely to that quiet inner nudge. From a fidgety seven-year-old learning to sit still in 1968, to sensing the Enron storm before it broke, to owning beloved studios and guiding hundreds, Raye Lynn shows how simple practices can reroute a lifetime.

We unpack what beginners truly need: start where you are, speak to your teacher, and seek alignment that works for your body. Expect real benefits—better sleep, calmer focus, fewer injuries—without chasing contortionist shapes. Raye Lynn reframes meditation as dropping beneath thoughts rather than forcing silence, using a vivid ocean metaphor to help anyone find the depth beneath surface noise. For those carrying anxiety, grief, or burnout, her specialty, Yoga Nidra, becomes a transformative reset: a guided glide into the edge of sleep where the nervous system unwinds and intentions finally stick.

Raye Lynn also opens the door to her tarot practice. The cards are a starting point, but the goal is your agency: seeing weather patterns in your life, spotting doors opening and closing, and choosing with clarity. We talk ethics, boundaries, and cadence, so guidance supports growth without dependency. Along the way, we return to community—the people who hold you when you can’t stand—and the truth that asking for help can be its own kind of strength.

If you’re curious about Yoga Nidra, meditation, or a grounded reading, Raye Lynn offers virtual sessions and visits Houston monthly with restorative and sound bath collaborations. Subscribe for more conversations like this, share with a friend who needs a gentle nudge toward calm, and leave a review to help others find the show. Your breath is a good place to begin.

Schedule with Raye Lynn: awakeningpresence.raye@gmail.com

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Body Mind & Soul bookings: bmshouston.com, 713-993-0550

Yoga Institute Clear Lake workshops: https://www.yogainstituteclearlake.com/workshops , 281-333-1646

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Margo Stutts Toombs invites YOU to her "Organ-ic Variety Show"

December 21, 2025 at 2:30p-4:45p

Free access to Aurora Chapel- 800Aurora St. 77008

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Four voices trade ghost stories, queer horror, and cultural myths to ask what fear is really for. We swap jokes about cursed jars and rapture beds, then get serious about real danger, empathy, and how horror mirrors power and identity.

• ghost encounters as energy, memory, and suggestion
• Mr Aikman’s attic warning and childhood intuition
• consciousness beyond the body and tech’s mind fetishes
• evolution, otherness, and the roots of monster myths
• horror reframed by queer and BIPOC creators
• voodoo, charms, and culture without appropriation
• Langoliers on a foggy highway terror
• school lockdown drill stress and release
• gremlins, rules, and moral fables in cinema
• UFOs, multiverses, and living ghost towns
• upcoming live art and anti‑fascist events in Houston

Ghost stories are easy; the hard part is asking what they say about us. We kick things off with a hallway lamp that flips on by itself and a polite ghost named Mr. Aikman guarding an attic, then spiral into how memory, energy, and culture make “hauntings” feel true. From a grandmother staring down a figure at the foot of the bed to a cursed coin purse designed so something missing can never be found, we weigh belief against brain science and ask whether consciousness might reach beyond the body into a shared field the living sometimes stumble into.

That curiosity pulls us straight into horror’s engine room. We talk evolution, otherness, and the uncanny—how old fears about difference created modern monsters—and why queer and BIPOC creators are rewriting the rules. Get Out turns suburbia into a trap. The Bride of Frankenstein turns the “monster” into an innocent. Pan’s Labyrinth makes fascism the true terror. Along the way, we swap unhinged folklore: a hex-breaking jar that absolutely should not have been dropped, the “rapture bed” that mysteriously vanished, and the eternal question of when it’s finally safe to feed a gremlin. We laugh because laughter releases the body after it locks up, whether it’s The Langoliers on a fog-choked highway or a real school lockdown alarm that was—no kidding—triggered when someone sat on the button.

Horror thrives where we can’t say things out loud. It lets us talk about power, identity, and harm without naming names. It also reminds us that the scariest threats aren’t ghosts; they’re people who write rules, close doors, and decide whose fear counts. We close by teeing up UFOs, multiverses, and the Great Plains’ “living ghost towns,” where missile silos and abandoned plants feel like postcards from a future we’d better understand fast.

If this conversation hit a nerve, follow and share the show with a friend who loves smart, strange stories. Leave a review to help others find us, and tell us, what’s the one horror scene you can’t shake—and why?

November 22nd, it is the third unprecedented show. 7 p.m. at Aurora Chapel. That’s 800 Aurora Street in Houston, Texas. $10 at the door, but nobody’s turned away. Look up Fall of Freedom and if you’re local to Houston, check out Aurora Chapel

Margo Stutts Toombs invites YOU to her "Organ-ic Variety Show"

December 21, 2025 at 2:30p-4:45p

Free access to Aurora Chapel- 800Aurora St. 77008

For more information see: https://www.margostuttstoombs.com/

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A simple door knock turned into one of our most energizing conversations as Judge Steve Duble stepped inside and unpacked how a local court can make justice easier to reach. We go beyond slogans and get into the nuts and bolts: eviction diversion that starts before anyone steps into a courtroom, hybrid hearings that reduce missed appearances, and clear ability-to-pay policies that stop flat fines from crushing low-wage workers.

Steve walks us through the grants he’s secured—bringing dedicated eviction-diversion staff, funding a public resource center with computers and printers, and installing a legal service kiosk that connects people to a live lawyer, not a bot. We explore debt lawsuits too, where resold credit and payday claims now dominate civil dockets. His court hosts a pilot with South Texas College of Law to provide on-the-spot representation, plus a partnership with Houston Volunteer Lawyers that helps tenants and property managers craft practical, fair agreements. It’s real, measurable access to justice: fewer defaults, more solutions, and outcomes that fit the facts.

We also dig into inclusion and transparency. From forms available in English and Spanish, to interpreter planning and Vietnamese language toggles, the court meets people where they are. Steve’s team collaborates with national groups like the National Center for State Courts and Pew to test, measure, and publish what works, pushing for open data dashboards the public can trust. He shares ballot timing, precinct coverage, and why JP races—often near the bottom of your ballot—shape daily life more than you think. As the first openly gay JP in Harris County, Steve values representation, but he makes his case with results: accessible courts, fair fines, and practical help that protects jobs and homes.

If you care about eviction prevention, debt defense, court innovation, and equal access, this conversation is a blueprint you can use and share. Listen now, then subscribe, leave a review, and tell a friend who needs help navigating the courts. Your vote and your voice can turn these ideas into everyday justice.

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