What is time, really? A ticking clock? A river we drift down? A spiral? A construct?

In this episode, we peer into time’s many layers — from Einstein’s spacetime and time warps in myth, to the way memory, movement, and meaning shape our experience of it.

We explore time not just as something to measure, but something to feel: elastic, personal, nonlinear. A force that both carries us forward and pulls us back.

Tune in for a journey through time’s hidden dimensions — the scientific, symbolic, and poetic.

Every cell in your body carries an ancient story — one written in the spiral of your DNA. This episode explores the biology and poetry of genetic memory: how your body holds not just your blueprint, but echoes of your lineage, your ancestors, and the Earth itself. What invisible histories live within you? What are you carrying that you cannot see?

Rainbows 🌈 witnessing one feels like a sudden, unexpected gift ~ we exclaim with joy, excitedly point them out to those around us, and linger in their beauty for as long as we can. Their presence brings such AWE and presence, even to the most mundane moments.

But something you might not know about rainbows ~ no two people ever see the same rainbow, even if you're standing right next to each other! Rainbows, which made of tiny droplets of water that bend and refract light, can only be seen when the sun, the rain, and the observer are in perfect alignment.

In this episode of Tiny Portals, we explore the physics and poetry of rainbows ~ and dive deeper into the symbols and wisdom that these wonderful spectrums of light hold.

In this episode of Tiny Portals, we follow the wind — that wild, invisible force that touches everything, yet belongs nowhere.

We explore wind as both a scientific phenomenon and a symbol of movement, freedom, and longing.

What can we learn from something that’s always in motion? How do we balance our desire to roam with our longing for home?

In this episode of Tiny Portals, we explore the mysterious wisdom of mushrooms and the mycelial networks that connect entire ecosystems.

We journey into the world beneath our feet ~ where death becomes nourishment ~ where forests are held in a communal, living net ~ where fungi demonstrate a kind of “silent intelligence” — making decisions, responding to their environment, and remembering what they’ve encountered before.

This episode invites us to consider intelligence in new forms… and to trust the unseen support networks of life.

In this episode of Tiny Portals, we explore the quiet power of reflection through the science and symbolism of moonlight. From the lunar surface’s soft glow to the mysterious beauty of earthshine, we consider what it means to be radiant without needing to shine from within.

This episode is a meditation on receivership, feminine power, and the cycles of visibility and rest. A reminder that we are not less when we are soft, not broken when we wane. Like the Moon, we are always whole — even when we’re only partly seen.

Let this be an invitation to welcome the light, rather than chase it.

Beneath the waves, far below the sunlit surface, lies a world of mystery — the deep ocean. In this episode of Tiny Portals, we journey into these dark underwater depths, where light cannot reach, yet life still flourishes in astonishing ways. From massive underwater mountain ranges to the life that blossoms without the sun, this episode explores what it means to thrive in the unseen. We reflect on the deep sea as both a physical and metaphorical realm — a place of resilience, regeneration, and hidden intelligence. A reminder that just because something is not visible, doesn’t mean it’s not alive, valuable, or sacred.

This episode roots into the quiet wisdom of ancient trees, the elders of our planet. We explore their grounding strength, their spiritual significance across Indigenous cultures, and the way they hold stories for us to access, across centuries. This episode is a reflection on stillness, presence, and what it means to hold wisdom without words.

What lives in the silence, in the pause, in the vastness between stars? This episode is an exploration into the mystery and potential that lives in the space between stars ~ in the stillness that we so often overlook. It is a reminder that there is so much beauty to behold, in the spaces we cannot see.

Step through the very first portal. In this opening episode, Aaliyah shares the heart behind Tiny Portals — a quiet space to explore awe, wonder, and the mysteries that shape our existence. Each week, we’ll explore a single idea, image, or question… a tiny portal into something vast. Each Tiny Portal is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and remember the beauty of being alive.