#025 The Sacred Pause 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 feltPlus, 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.Drops of Gold Website | ⁠⁠Drops of Gold Instagram | Jeff Scult InstagramThis episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠One Golden Thread⁠⁠⁠, the eco-chic regenerative fashion brand founded by Jeff Scult. As a special offering for Drops of Gold listeners, receive 22% off your first purchase with - dropsofgoldThis episode is also brought to you by Living Tea. https://www.livingtea.net/ - Use discount code: GOLDENTHREAD - 15% off first orderLiving Tea shares the rituals of tea for a more mindful, meaningful, and healthy life.--⁠⁠⁠Drops of Gold⁠⁠⁠ is the NOW podcast hosted and threaded by Jeff Scult, devoted to reminding us how to release stuck stories, embrace life, and reveal our most expressive, authentic selves. Gratitudes:To One Golden Thread for powering the pod, to co-producers Mark Shapiro, Josh Robertson, and Victory for bringing it to life, Kat Benzova for her stunning guest portraits, and special thanks to artist Taib for featuring his electrifying new track Departures as the Drops of Gold title song. And infinite love to you, for your curiosity and commitment to living in your highest vibrational truth. Aho, here we grow. We are designed to be reminded, we are already golden inside. I’m Jeff Scult, Wishing you a radically yes f*ck yes day, AseBioColin 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 .