Welcome to The Inner Frontier: Edition #2 I'm thrilled to share one of the more impactful conversations that I've had in recent memory. Joe Hudson is a world-renowned executive coach who works with tech leaders like Sam Altman of OpenAI. His philosophies and ideas have been highly influential in my life and the work I do in the world. I hope you enjoy watching this conversation as much as I appreciated having it! ~ Jonny p.s. what do you think of the newsletter format? Feel free to reply with...
27 days ago • 2 min read
// INNER FRONTIER HQ Welcome to The Inner Frontier: Edition #1 7 years ago, I hit publish on the first Curious Humans Newsletter, and today — hundreds of issues and 72 podcast episodes later — the project comes to a close. The Curious Humans project was born from my obsession with the question of why, as kids, most of us were immensely curious, what was it that suppressed this as we grew older, and how might we go about reclaiming this as adults. It's hard to overstate how much I learnt and...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
NOTE FROM JONNY — Hello Curious Human 👋 I'm writing this update from the redwoods of NorCal, where Kelly and I are taking a moment to catch our breath after a whirlwind few weeks on the road... (From exploring consciousness research at Edge Esmeralda, visiting the UK and doing a podcast tour in Austin, to preparing for our upcoming breathwork retreat, and soon relocating our family to Costa Rica... phew!) I'm also stoked to share a project (see below), teaming up with Holstee, whose ethos...
3 months ago • 2 min read
"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them." – Henry David Thoreau NOTE FROM JONNY — Hello Curious Human 👋 I have three things to share with you today: 🎙️ Exploring Embodied Leadership: a deep dive podcast conversation exploring the new paradigm of somatic-based leadership and the cost of chronic performance zones with Franzi Gonder. 👨🎨 Creative Mastermind: My wife, Kelly, is launching a 6-month embodied...
6 months ago • 3 min read
— THE PROLIFIC CREATOR — [Podcast] Focusing on What Matters Most with Nat Eliason In this episode, I’m speaking with a friend, author, entrepreneur & prolific writer Nat Eliason. "The proof you can do hard things is one of the most powerful gifts you can give yourself."— Nat Eliason The timing of this conversation was interesting as we recorded it shortly before the US elections, after which the crypto markets shot back into the mainstream. You’ll hear about the intense emotional...
7 months ago • 1 min read
EXPAND YOUR CAPACITY — [Live Cohort] Enrollment Doors Open for Nervous System Mastery Cohort #7 Nervous System Mastery is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 7th cohort kicks off on March 10, and applications are officially open as of today. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's...
8 months ago • 2 min read
HAPPY NEW YEAR — Greetings Curious Human 👋 Welcome to Issue #95! I'm keeping things brief today as my wife and I are about to leave for a vacation to Nosara, Costa Rica, to host our own self-guided partnership retreat‚ and explore a tropical corner of the world I've heard so many great things about. I hope the first six days of 2025 have been treating you well, and wish you all the best with whatever intentions you're stepping toward this year. Stay Curious Out There, Jonny p.s. early-bird...
9 months ago • 2 min read
Illustration by Blaze Syka PERSONAL UPDATE FROM JONNY — Hello Curious Human 👋 Welcome to Issue #94 Gosh, it feels like a long time since I've written a newsletter. Oh well better late than never, here's what's been alive in my world lately: 🌲 Moving to Santa Cruz — after wrapping up the Nervous System Mastery cohort, we packed all our worldly belongings into a U-haul and drove to California. The hypothesis is based on the desire to live in a nature-saturated landscape where the redwoods meet...
9 months ago • 3 min read
Illustration by Blaze Syka NOTE FROM JONNY — Hello Curious Human 👋 Welcome to Issue #93! Plenty of updates from the Curious Humans HQ — I've been making progress on an exciting iOS app that we'll be launching soon, Kelly and I may have found a new rental house in Santa Cruz to move into in November (walking distance from a world-class surf break!), and we'll also be hosting our first breathwork retreat later this year in California. Exciting times! This week, I'm sharing a fantastic video...
about 1 year ago • 4 min read
