In this uplifting and deeply human episode of The Gravity Doctors, Dr. Brennan Spiegel (Cedars-Sinai gastroenterologist and author of PULL) and Dr. Lachlan Kent (cognitive scientist and theorist of Mental Gravity) sit down with Harmon Clarke, a patient-turned-researcher whose remarkable recovery story illuminates the future of biogravitational medicine.
From septic shock and 200 days in hospital to yoga teacher, breathwork practitioner, and health researcher, Harmon’s journey embodies resilience, creativity, and the healing power of re-engaging with gravity. Together, they explore how movement, inversions, virtual reality, and breathwork can transform pain and depression into buoyancy and balance — culminating in a spontaneous “Gravity Rap” that captures the spirit of the show.
Core Themes
Gravity as a unifying metaphor for physical and mental health
Movement and inversion therapy for resilience and recovery
Virtual reality and embodied cognition
Tensegrity, balance, and the biomechanics of wellbeing
Patient empowerment and the hero’s journey in healing
Biogravitational medicine as a synthesis of East–West paradigms
00:00 – Welcome and Introductions
01:00 – Facing the Grave
03:00 – Virtual Reality and the Mind–Body Connection
06:00 – Yoga, Breathwork, and Natural Recovery
08:00 – The Science of Inversion and Tensegrity
14:00 – Hospitals and Gravity Intolerance
18:00 – Depression as a Gravitational Condition
24:00 – Cathy Freeman and Gravitational Flow
25:45 – East Meets West
30:00 – Rebalancing Medicine
33:00 – The Simple Tools of Healing
35:00 – Designing the Future of Biogravitational Medicine
38:00 – Generational Health and Modern Comfort
41:00 – The Gravity Rap Finale
Order Brennan's book "Pull" to learn more about how gravity shapes your health in both body and mind via his personal personal website.
Visit Lachlan's website to learn more about his work in mental gravity.
Music by ALLIRA and Visceral Sound
Recording at JTB Studio by David Iskandaryan.
Editing by Dr Karisma Suchak.
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