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Pneuma with Daniel Finneran

Daniel Finneran

Welcome to Pneuma—wellness with depth. I’m Daniel, a PT who believes in strengthening body and soul. Here, we blend practical health tips with timeless wisdom. From the Shake Weight to Shakespeare, Pilates to Platonism, we’ll dive into it all—always with a mission of helping you live more deeply. If you"d like your questions featured on the show (or just want to chat!) send a message to pneuma.finneran@gmail.com. I can"t wait to connect!

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31:12

Walden by Henry David Thoreau | Fall Asleep With Me

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/09/03

An excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's enduring contribution to the great American canon: Walden. Picture yourself nestled in bed, encased in blankets, warmed by the embers of a fading fire. You're in a tiny cottage on the northern banks of Walden Pond, a cool, limpid body of water off whose pristine surface, a chilly breeze is now blowing. The chime of the crickets, the lapping of the waves, the crackling of the fire, (the sound of my voice!)--these are the sounds by which your sleepy ears

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23:12

Wisdom is The Mother of all Good Things: Let us...

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/09/01

Wisdom, according to Cicero, is the "Mother of all good things". Yet, wisdom, this benevolent benefactress, is evasive; she's not only difficult to obtain, but hard to define. Depending on the context, we crown her with the following names: prudence, phronesis, or, best of all, Sophia. In this episode, we'll explore our benevolent mother, Wisdom, in all her various forms; connect Cicero (a Roman statesman who lived in the last century before the birth of Jesus) to holy scripture; and

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30:51

Guided Beach Meditation: The Sea, The Sand, And The...

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/08/24

Join me as we meditate on the beach this fine day! Liberate your feet from those restrictive shoes in which they're cramped, and feel the warm, soft sand dance between your toes. Fix your gaze upon the blue ocean and the thin horizon, of whose imponderable depth and vastness we have only the faintest notion! As you do this, we'll spend some time thinking about the sublime. We'll look to the insight of Edmund Burke, who wrote the book on the subject. Be sure to comment, follow, subscribe,

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38:13

The Bible: Genesis | Fall Asleep with Me

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/08/17

A reading of Genesis from the Hebrew Bible. Fall asleep to the most majestic tale ever told (or sacred truth revealed). IF you succeed in staying awake through this episode (a feat of which only the most caffeinated among you has any real chance!), you'll hear the timeless story of creation; day by day, how the vast cosmos came into being; the earth and all its verdure; the sea and all its fathomless splendor; the birth of man, the molding of his helpmate, woman, and their fatal

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30:55

The Promethean Diet | Eat Like a Titan!

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/08/16

Behold! For those of us who want to eat like Titans, conquer like Olympians, think like philosophers, and thrive like the divine beings we were always meant to be, I introduce, for the first time, the “Promethean Diet”. A diet of which you’ve probably never heard, The Promethean Diet (trademark pending…!) has sustained our species from the very beginning of time, from the earliest dawn of our creation when, with the aid of his bungling brother, Epimetheus, this diet’s namesake formed us

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15:30

Czeslaw Milosz; Unity in Multiplicity; E Pluribus...

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/08/13

After a 10-mile run, join me as I cool down on my spin bike and air my thoughts! This episode covers the idea of "Unity in Multiplicity", a phrase to which the great Polish-American poet, Czeslaw Milosz makes reference. I expound upon this idea, which leads me to think about art, nature, personalities, God, and Parmenides--the Pre-Socratic philosopher to whom Unity, or oneness, was the fundamental truth of all being and life. Be sure to subscribe to this channel and leave a review! Send

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35:05

Works and Days by Hesiod | Fall Asleep with Me

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/08/11

Works and Days, by which restful nights are made all the sweeter. You're going to love this super sleep-inducing tale first told by Hesiod, a Greek poet of the 7th-century BC, who was a contemporary of Homer, an inspiration to Plato, and a hero of mine. IF you succeed in staying awake through this episode (a feat of which only the most caffeinated among you has any real chance!), you'll hear the story of Prometheus' punishment; the creation of Pandora, the first mortal woman to step foot

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23:22

Worldly Possessions: Do You Possess Them? Or Do THEY...

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/08/11

How should we think about our manifold worldly possessions?--the cars, clothes, houses, boats, bags, and countless fancy electronic gadgets by which we’re everywhere surrounded (and, whether we notice their encroachment on us or not, increasingly consumed?) Do we submit to and agree to be enslaved by them? Or, resisting their claim on us, do we fight, renounce, and abstain from them entirely? Perhaps there’s a middle path. In this episode, we’ll explore two ways of dealing with the

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31:36

How to Perfect Your Posture - From Your Toes to Your...

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/08/09

Your complete guide to establishing (and maintaining) an impeccable posture! Listen to this episode, incorporate its tips, and you'll be the envy of the slouching world. This episode has everything you need to know in order to stand in a strong, graceful, poised, and self-confident way. Above all, remember the words of Oscar Wilde: "Style is largely dependent on the way the chin is worn". Wear it well, my friends. Subscribe to this channel and leave a review or a five-star rating! Much

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10:30

Why You Should Grow Into a Child; Jesus’ advice to do...

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/08/07

In this episode of “Jog Your Mind”, I share with you the strange, stimulating, and, above all, unscripted thoughts by which my little brain is filled while running. Immediately upon finishing my run, I hop on my spin bike, turn on my microphone, and record those very thoughts for your listening pleasure. In this episode, we cover the wonders of childhood; the Biblical exhortation that we become as children; Nietzsche’s three stages of spiritual development, ending in childhood; how to

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41:02

Faust by Goethe | Fall Asleep With Me

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/08/06

“In the deep heart of man, care builds her nest,Over secret woes she broodeth there,Sleepless she rocks herself and scareth joy and rest”Listen to this episode, and un-build care's brooding, scary nest. Quiet your cares, silence your worries, and enjoy a blissful night of sleep. Be sure to subscribe to this channel, leave a 5-star rating, and send me a flattering review in the morning! Sweet dreams.

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13:27

Perfect Happiness; Sublime Felicity; The Eternal; God...

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/08/05

In this inaugural episode of “Jog Your Mind”, I share with you the strange, stimulating, and, above all, unscripted thoughts by which my little brain is filled while running. Immediately upon finishing my run, I hop on my spin bike, turn on my microphone, and record those very thoughts for your listening pleasure. In this episode, we cover perfect happiness; sublime felicity; whether or not you’ve ever experienced such a thing; what you’d be willing to sacrifice to live in that bliss

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34:21

Sun Yourself Like a Cynic - A Philosopher's Guide to...

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/08/02

My advice to you this summer: Sun yourself like a Cynic! That's right--like a Cynic! Diogenes the Dog, founder of the Cynic school of philosophy, liked nothing better than to bask all day in the sun. Perhaps he didn't know that, by so doing, he was generating vitamin D, increasing his testosterone, heightening his serotonin, setting his Circadian clock, and extending his life. He just knew how to live best--how to live simply and in accordance with nature (an idea on which the Stoics

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37:16

Sybil by Benjamin Disraeli | Fall Asleep With Me

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/08/01

The second episode of my "Sleep Story" series, with which I hope to facilitate your transition to sleep. In this episode, I read to you an excerpt from Benjamin Disraeli's "Sybil". In it, we meet the titular character, Sybil, as she meditates on the deep, unbridgeable chasm in English society--the gap between the landed and landless, the rich and poor, the conquerors and oppressed--just before encountering the sympathetic aristocrat, Charles Egremont. Listen as long as you can. Hopefully,

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45:03

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen | Fall Asleep With Me

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/07/27

#sleep #bedtimestories #calm #relaxation #books “Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.”This was the first recorded episode of my "Sleep Story" series, with which I hoped, and continue to hope, to facilitate your transition to sleep. In this episode, I read to you an excerpt from Jane Austen's finest work,

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39:25

“An Honest Heart and a Knowing Head” | Lessons from...

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/07/22

Venerated for his authorship of the Declaration of Independence, detested for his refusal, not only during, but after his life to emancipate his slaves, Thomas Jefferson inhabits, in the minds of many, an ambivalent place. He certainly does in mine. That said, I urge you to reserve your judgment on a man from whom, all these years later, so much good advice and practical wisdom can still be gathered, especially if you've not yet thoroughly perused his written work (of which, as it

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22:41

In The Garden Of Life, Sow Great Thoughts. A Great...

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/07/21

“Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Can a simple thought truly influence your destiny? Can a state of mind, so easily adopted, really make you into the person whom you want to be? Join me on this episode as we explore the power of thoughts and how they, more than anything else, help to determine your destiny. Check out my latest work, Finneran's Wake

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23:38

Do You Want a Transcendent Experience? (For Free?!)...

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/07/17

I grant you, it all sounds a little bit too "hippie" and "green", too earthy and primitive for you, my civilized and sophisticated listener, but you'll be absolutely AMAZED by how transcendent it can be to simply examine, admire, and celebrate a tree--that marvel of nature by which, almost everywhere you look, you're quietly surrounded (and, if you'll notice, made to feel quite small). Appreciating a tree, silly though it sounds, is a powerful way to practice mindfulness, to become

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40:44

Your Complete Guide to Sleep: From Sunrise to Sunset,...

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/06/17

“O sleep! O gentle sleep! Nature’s soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, that thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down and steep my senses in forgetfulness?” - Shakespeare Let’s reacquaint ourselves with gentle sleep. Let’s return to Nature’s soft nurse, into whose cozy bosom we hasten when the night is near. Beginning at sunrise, ending at bedtime, this episode will give you simple tips to have a great night’s sleep. Sweet dreams! Subscribe and leave a 5-star rating! Visit my sister

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20:00

Shhhhh...For When You Awake In The Middle Of The...

Pneuma with Daniel Finneran ·

2022/06/10

Upon allllllll the rest of the world, it seems, sleep has been bestowed. Under the soft, caressing weight of warm covers, everyone's at peace. None stirs, none moves, none frets. All have retired to that blissful realm of dreams. From you, and you alone, this welcome gift's withheld. To you alone is the slumberous gate to heaven barred. No longer. I will lead you through it. I will guide you back to sleep. By you, I'm bidden, but unbothered. I join you anytime, at any hour, wherever you

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