The University of Life & Crystal Claire
Thu Feb 05 2026
What if the thing you’re chasing isn’t missing at all — you’re just moving too fast to feel it?
In this candid, wide-ranging conversation, we journey from years of hardcore Ashtanga and professional bodybuilding into radical stillness: long hours of sitting, letting the inner snow globe settle, and learning to live proactively rather than reactively.
We explore the masks we wear to belong, how motivation is really the redirection of desire, and why the most powerful move is often to slow down. We talk about blueprints — the felt map of who you are beneath conditioning — and how to recognise it through simple, practical experiments. Change your environment and you change your energy: wild nature versus dense cities, deep sleep versus wired exhaustion, nourishment versus control. Manifestation becomes resonance, not effort.
Intention infuses everything: food, movement, work, even making the bed. Ritual isn’t lofty or performative — it’s presence with a pulse.
We also bring a fresh lens to relationships through the codes of sacred union: two whole circles meeting, not two halves completing. Self-love becomes tangible — saying no when you mean no, resting before you crash, telling the truth even when your voice shakes. Heartbreak isn’t failure; it’s an opening, if you breathe into it rather than resist it.
This episode is an exploration of surrender, trust, and aligning personal will with something deeper — a way of moving through life with less friction and more grace.
If you’ve felt drained by grind culture, dysregulated by the environments you’re in, or caught in the in-between of identities, this conversation offers a warm, grounded path back to yourself.
Slow down to speed up.
Sit long enough to hear what panic can’t.
And let your life meet you where you actually are.
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If ever you'd like to connect, please don't hesitate to connect via my website www.jamiewhite.com.
I am always open to feedback, reflections, guest / subject recommendations and anything else that might come up.
Thank you for listening, Jamie x
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What if the thing you’re chasing isn’t missing at all — you’re just moving too fast to feel it? In this candid, wide-ranging conversation, we journey from years of hardcore Ashtanga and professional bodybuilding into radical stillness: long hours of sitting, letting the inner snow globe settle, and learning to live proactively rather than reactively. We explore the masks we wear to belong, how motivation is really the redirection of desire, and why the most powerful move is often to slow down. We talk about blueprints — the felt map of who you are beneath conditioning — and how to recognise it through simple, practical experiments. Change your environment and you change your energy: wild nature versus dense cities, deep sleep versus wired exhaustion, nourishment versus control. Manifestation becomes resonance, not effort. Intention infuses everything: food, movement, work, even making the bed. Ritual isn’t lofty or performative — it’s presence with a pulse. We also bring a fresh lens to relationships through the codes of sacred union: two whole circles meeting, not two halves completing. Self-love becomes tangible — saying no when you mean no, resting before you crash, telling the truth even when your voice shakes. Heartbreak isn’t failure; it’s an opening, if you breathe into it rather than resist it. This episode is an exploration of surrender, trust, and aligning personal will with something deeper — a way of moving through life with less friction and more grace. If you’ve felt drained by grind culture, dysregulated by the environments you’re in, or caught in the in-between of identities, this conversation offers a warm, grounded path back to yourself. Slow down to speed up. Sit long enough to hear what panic can’t. And let your life meet you where you actually are. If this resonates, subscribe, share it with someone who needs it, and leave a review to help more people find the show. Support the show If ever you'd like to connect, please don't hesitate to connect via my website www.jamiewhite.com. I am always open to feedback, reflections, guest / subject recommendations and anything else that might come up. Thank you for listening, Jamie x