The Way Forward with Alec Zeck

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If you think you know everything about water and how hydration works, think again.

Contrary to popular belief, hydration isn’t about how much you drink… It’s about how water functions inside the body. Most people focus on intake while missing the form water needs to support energy, clarity, and resilience at the cellular level. That’s why many feel foggy or depleted despite constantly drinking. Liquid water alone doesn’t create hydration. Ancestral cultures understood this long before measuring ounces. Desert peoples stayed hydrated well before modern plumbing existed.

In this episode, I talk with Erin Sojourner, Chief Strategic Officer at Spring Aqua with decades of experience in regenerative agriculture, and Gina Bria, an anthropologist and founder of the Hydration Foundation who studies hydration across cultures and ecosystems. Their work bridges structured water science, living systems, and real-world applications—from soil and food to human energy.

Together, we dismantle hydration myths, discuss fourth phase water, and challenge the assumption that more drinking is always better.

This conversation replaces hydration confusion with a functional model of how water creates energy.

You’ll Learn:

[00:00] Introduction
[08:14] What does true hydration really look like?
[16:53] The three ways water functions beyond being a simple material substance
[21:22] The reason we are walking around still feeling so dehydrated, regardless of how much water we drink
[26:27] The limitations of reverse osmosis and distilled water, and what chia seeds can help with
[42:43] Why trace minerals in water are essential even with nutrient-dense food
[57:05] The biomimicry technology behind Spring Aqua's system
[01:15:56] Erin’s path from first customer to joining the company
[01:27:40] The upcoming agricultural device
[01:31:23] How water operates at subatomic wave levels
[01:37:43] Why humans are 99% water molecularly and how hydration expands perception
[01:47:41] Gina's vision for a water-based economy

Resources Mentioned:

Quench by Gina Bria | Book or Audiobook
How to Grow Water — It’s Not Only Blue, It’s Green by Gina Bria | TEDx Talk
The Gnosis and the Law by Tellis S. Papastavro Book
Electrons, The Building Blocks of the Universe and the Elemental Kingdom by Werner and Annette Schroeder | Book

Discover more from:

Spring Aqua | Website
Hydration Foundation | Website
Hydration Foundation | Instagram
Erin Sojourner | Substack

Find more from Alec:

Alec Zeck | Instagram
Alec Zeck | X
The Way Forward | Instagram

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Did you know your health issues might depend on your biofield?

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jason Yuan, a physician and practitioner working at the intersection of holistic health, energy healing, and consciousness research. The conversation centers on why chronic conditions often persist when health is treated as purely physical and what becomes possible when the human biofield is taken seriously.

Health is approached here as an interaction between the body, emotional patterns, belief systems, and awareness itself. We examine how modalities like acupuncture, hands-off energy healing, and biofield-based practices point toward the same underlying principle: coherence matters.

Placebo and nocebo effects expose a familiar pattern: real-world results consistently outpacing institutional validation. If you’re interested in biofield science, mind body connection, and healing at the root, this episode is worth your time.

You’ll Learn:

[00:00] Introduction
[06:28] Pranic healing combined with acupuncture produces 90% success rates
[14:19] Defining the biofield and how it acts as your body's blueprint
[21:31] The latest biofield research and why belief matters in healing outcomes
[36:48] Dr. Yuan's healing journey: removing energetic blocks, addressing limiting beliefs, and the role of character in consciousness evolution
[40:04] Detecting energetic congestion, the solar plexus role in self-worth and chronic disease, and consciousness as the foundation
[48:27] How emotional purging works, whether trauma is stored in beliefs or tissues, and the role of entities in healing
[59:12] Dr. Yuan's spiritual awakening through third eye meditation
[01:05:40] Daily self-reflection practices for maintaining energetic balance
[01:13:44] Joe Dispenza's coherence healing research group
[01:20:13] The power of consciousness to shape reality, social media's influence, and the Maharishi Effect
[01:32:28] Manifestation, attachment, and the importance of giving what you want to receive
[01:37:46] The role of intuition in pranic healing and how sensitivity develops with energetic cleanliness

Related The Way Forward Episodes:

Tuning the Zodiac & Balancing Through Sound featuring Eileen McKusick | YouTube
Thought, Light & The Liquid Language of God with Veda Austin | YouTube

Resources Mentioned:

Biofield Definition: Consciousness & Healing Initiative | Website
A Breakthrough in Scientific Research: Meditation's Impact on Immunity by Dr. Joe Dispenza | Website
The Secret of Light by Walter Russell | Book
A Big Picture Theory of Everything by Tom Campbell | Website

Find more from Dr. Jason:

Dr. Jason Yuan | Instagram
Consciousness Cartographer | Substack

Find more from Alec:

Alec Zeck | Instagram
Alec Zeck | X
The Way Forward | Instagram

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Feng shui asks a simple question most people never consider: is your space supporting the life you want to live?

I’ve spent years questioning the hidden systems shaping our health and freedom, and this conversation with Danijela Saponjic opened a door most people never think to walk through. Feng shui, environmental health, and energy flow quietly influence your nervous system, your relationships, and your ability to create a life that actually feels aligned.

This episode goes far beyond aesthetics or surface-level decluttering. We get into how your home functions as a living interface between your body, your mind, and the world around you. We talk about why ancient systems understood holistic health as incomplete without addressing space, how conscious living begins at home, and why ignoring your environment keeps you fighting the same internal battles on repeat.

If you care about sovereignty, healing, and building a life that supports rather than drains you, this conversation will challenge how you see your bedroom, kitchen, office, and the land you live on. This is about reclaiming agency by understanding the structures you exist inside every day, and learning how to make them work for you instead of against you.

You’ll Learn:

[00:00] Introduction
[07:13] Space is the forgotten fourth health pillar of ancient traditions
[12:57] The universal feng shui basics that work across all home types
[19:01] How to declutter with children in the house
[35:55] Counteracting feng shui challenges in existing homes
[45:37] How the five feng shui elements connect to cardinal directions
[01:07:00] The story of how every glass desk in an office led to total business collapse within 24 hours
[01:12:08] How do you feng shui an apartment when surrounded by other people's energy?
[01:35:58] Why decorating against your geography creates energetic breaks that sabotage manifestation
[01:41:24] Why rectangular spaces provide the necessary structure for manifesting, while domes keep you circling
[01:52:26] Why feng shui is a living philosophy of presence and reverence, not a decorating technique

Just starting out with Feng Shui and energy work? Explore three free ways to begin — gentle, practical, and easy to try today.

Download Palaces of Life
Try the Butterfly Meditation
Get the 7 Simple Feng Shui Tips eBook

Start where you feel curious.

Find more from Danijela:

Danijela | Website
Unfolding Space | Space Activation Certification

Find more from Alec:

Alec Zeck | Instagram
Alec Zeck | X
The Way Forward | Instagram

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This podcast is made possible by our listeners and viewers.
If this show has brought you value, you can support it by becoming a member of The Way Forward, our platform designed to help you find the health and freedom community (people, practitioners, schools, farms, and more) near you.
Your membership directly supports the podcast and the work we do: https://www.thewayfwrd.com/join

Turn online alignment into an offline community — join us at TheWayFwrd.com to connect with like-minded people near you.

When did we decide women’s bodies couldn’t be trusted to give birth?

Childbirth is often the first place we’re taught to override intuition in favor of authority. In this episode, I speak with Dr. Nathan Riley about how modern systems shape pregnancy and birth — not just medically, but psychologically and culturally.

This conversation isn’t about rebellion or nostalgia. It’s about responsibility, trust, and what happens when we’re trained to hand those over.

We talk about natural birth, home birth, and the power of doing less instead of more. C-section rates keep climbing and fear is introduced early through institutional rituals. Education, compliance, and credentialed authority train us to outsource knowing, especially during pregnancy and birth. From midwifery to birth trauma, from holistic health to reclaiming responsibility, this conversation connects dots most people never think to question.

If you’re interested in birth sovereignty, health sovereignty, and the deeper implications of how humans enter the world, this episode will challenge you. Not with ideology, but with lived experience and uncomfortable clarity.

You’ll Learn:

[00:00] Introduction
[04:07] Meeting Dr. Stu Fishbein at a breech delivery talk and the home birth that changed everything
[13:53] Why compulsory education conditions us to trust credentials over critical thinking and clinical experience
[27:53] The alternative health movement is still rooted in materialism
[39:01] The overuse of the word physiology when being directed towards childbirth
[52:35] Where the alternative health space is getting it wrong
[01:06:53] How asking about your own birth transforms your ability to hold space and trust intuition during labor
[01:16:40] Induction risks depend on your provider and why most inductions aren't medically necessary
[01:29:14] The HPV and cervical cancer story
[02:02:03] The graphic reality of circumcision
[02:22:10] Why midwives should be the default for prenatal care
[02:50:55] The nuanced case for free birth, the problems with rebirth certifications, and why "birth educator" replaced "midwife"

Related The Way Forward Episodes:

Rethinking DNA: Examining the Evidence with Dr. Tom Cowan | YouTube
The Heart is Not a Pump: Vortexes, Blood Flow & The Seat of the Soul with Dr. Stephen Hussey | YouTube
The Great Birth Revival: Birth Certificates, Circumcision, Postpartum & More with Veda Ray | YouTube
Flipping Birth Upside Down with Eyla Cuenca | YouTube

Resources Mentioned:

The Secret Life of the Unborn Child: Dr. Thomas Verny on the Embodied Mind, Epigenetics, and Transgenerational Healing | Podcast
50 Human Studies, in Utero, Conducted in Modern China, Indicate Extreme Risk for Prenatal Ultrasound by Jim West | Book or Audiobook

Learn more from Dr. Nathan Riley:

Born Free Method | Website
Beloved Holistics | Website
2026 Born Free Twins-Breech Gathering | Website

Find more from Alec:

Alec Zeck | Instagram
Alec Zeck | X
The Way Forward | Instagram

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