Most of us treat sleep like an afterthought — something we'll get to when everything else is done. Alison Anandi Francis spent 15 years paying the price for that mistake, battling chronic insomnia while running a successful business and holding it together on the outside while quietly falling apart within.

What she found in a yoga ashram in India — specifically through the breath — became the foundation for Sleepology by Anandi®, her root-cause methodology that integrates Ayurveda, breathwork, yoga and modern sleep science into a complete system for lasting rest.

In this episode we go deep on why high performers can't switch off, what your nervous system actually needs to power down, and why tactical sleep fixes almost always fail. Anandi breaks down her personal wind-down routine, what HRV tracking reveals about your lifestyle, the truth about sleeping pills, and the single most important shift you can make starting tonight.

If you're exhausted, wired, or waking up at 3am — this one's for you.

Guest: Alison Anandi Francis | thesleepguru.co.uk Book: Breathe Better Sleep Better

Topics: insomnia, Ayurveda, breathwork, nervous system, sleep science, HRV, circadian rhythm, yoga nidra, Sleepology, holistic health, entrepreneur burnout

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Together, they explore conscious dance as therapy, the witness state, ego and identity, masculine and feminine balance, the loss of initiation in modern culture, and the deep human longing for wholeness, belonging, and transformation.

In this episode of Odyssey & Alchemy, Martin Prihoda speaks with Boysen Hodgson about men’s work, emotional healing, shame, anger, authenticity, and the healing power of brotherhood. Boysen reflects on the early experiences that shaped his view of masculinity, the cost of living behind a mask, and how men’s groups helped him move from performance into honesty, connection, and purpose.

They explore modern masculinity, men’s mental health, hidden emotional burdens, initiation, vulnerability, and why so many men need spaces where they can finally tell the truth about what they carry. The conversation also touches on The Mankind Project, healing shame, spiritual growth, relationships, and what it means to be a man in an age of disconnection.

• Boysen Hodgson
• The Mankind Project
• men’s work
• masculinity
• authentic masculinity
• men’s mental health
• emotional healing
• shame healing
• men’s groups
• brotherhood
• vulnerability in men
• modern masculinity
• male initiation
• anger and shame
• personal growth for men