The Sacred Pause
Colin Hudon is the founder of Living Tea and Mountain Gate, a herbalist, acupuncturist, and practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine deeply influenced by Taoism and Zen. After years of study and travel across Asia, he brings ancient traditions to life by guiding tea ceremonies, sourcing wild-grown, old-growth teas, and cultivating somatic wellness and mindfulness through the Way of Tea. Based in high-altitude Telluride, he weaves healing, ritual, and reverence for nature into his work, offering ceremonies, herbal prescriptions, and space for heart-centered awakening.
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EPISODE #025 WITH COLIN HUDON
Ever felt like who you are… is changing?
Like the roles you’ve worn no longer fit the soul you’ve become?
Colin Hudon, tea monk, healer, and co-founder of Living Tea, pours his wisdom with grace as he joins host Jeff Scult for a conversation steeped in stillness, soul, and the sacred unraveling of identity. Together, they sip through themes of surrender, service, and the soft power of letting go.
You’ll journey through:
🌿 The ceremony of tea as a path to presence
🌬️ How breathwork and silence dismantle the need for external validation
💔 The beauty of breaking down what no longer serves
🪞 How real transformation happens not by becoming more—but by becoming less of what you’re not
🌀 The space between stories where truth quietly waits to be felt
Plus, Colin shares 5 things you should do every day.
This isn’t a self-help pep talk. It’s a soul invitation.
To those in transition. To those tired of performing.
To those who sense that the next chapter won’t be written with effort—but with trust.
If you've been searching for stillness beneath the striving—this one's for you.
Press play, and come sit with us in the sacred pause. You may just find the you beneath the doing.
Flow Stamps:
[03:52] - Leaving the Finance World
Colin shares why he left a successful career in finance to pursue a path of deeper purpose and authenticity.
[07:14] - Ayahuasca and the Journey Inward
A powerful turning point: his first experience with ayahuasca in Peru and how it cracked open the question of "Who am I really?"
[10:58] - The Unseen as a Force of Healing
Colin explores how working with energetic and unseen realms can catalyze profound healing and transformation.
[15:10] - Integrating Plant Medicine Into Daily Life
He shares how to bring the sacred into everyday living—applying lessons from ceremony to practical, grounded life.
[21:46] - Building the Temple of the Soul
A metaphor for tending to your internal environment through intentional practice and ritual.
[27:17] - The Power of Devotion in a Distracted World
A reflection on how modern life pulls us away from presence, and why devotion is a radical, anchoring force.
[33:03] - Holding Space for Grief & the Masculine
Colin touches on men, emotional repression, and the sacred act of allowing grief as a path to power.
[39:50] - How Ceremony and Stillness Heal Trauma
He explains how deeply held trauma can unwind through sacred space, silence, and community.
[45:21] - Repatterning the Nervous System Through Breath and Tea
Colin dives into how breathwork and ceremonial tea can help soothe and rewire the nervous system.
[50:40] - What It Means to Truly Listen
A beautiful close: Colin speaks to the spiritual practice of listening—beyond the ears, into the soul.
About JEFFSCULT:
A visionary in fashion, community and consciousness, embodies the essence of transformation. With a background as an Ad Man, storyteller, and five-time entrepreneur, Jeff transitioned from amplifying others' missions to birthing his own in 2016 with One Golden Thread. His multifaceted talents as an intuitive first-time fashion designer, word floet, brand consultant, writer, and igniter converge to create a brand that goes beyond clothing—it's a movement towards authenticity and regeneration.
As the founder, designer, and CEO of One Golden Thread, Jeff's mission is to harmonize fashion and functionality, urging authentic self-expression and purpose-driven living. His innovative approach has earned him recognition, including features in Forbes and invitations to speak on regeneration. Jeff's superpower resides in his ability to follow the thread, revealing the gold that resides inside every human being.
Now, with his podcast "Drops of Gold," Jeff extends his reach even further, guiding listeners along the golden thread towards their highest selves. Through his words, designs, and actions, JEFFSCULT continues to inspire and empower others to embrace their inner light and live boldly, authentically, and goldenly.