There is a quiet question many of us are carrying without naming it: Where do I go to be held? In a world that asks us to keep producing and performing, the ancient Greek practice of asylia, a sacred guarantee of safety and soul refuge, feels almost forgotten. This episode is a slow walk back toward it. Host Nazish sits with Dr. Edward Tick, who has spent forty years on the Greek island of Poros learning from its 3,000-year sanctuary tradition. Together they explore what real refuge looks like, why our modern lives feel so spiritually thin, and how anyone, anywhere, can build a small sanctuary inside their own home, their own week, their own inner world. About the Guest:Dr. Edward Tick is a therapeutic mentor, pilgrimage guide, educator, and poet, internationally recognized as a thought leader in cultural and war trauma healing. He is the author of eight books, including The Practice of Dream Healing, Soul Medicine, and his most recent work, Passage to Poros: In the Sanctuary of the Sea God. For four decades he has led pilgrimages to the sacred Greek island of Poros, bringing ancient healing practices to veterans, seekers, and anyone whose soul is asking for refuge. Key Takeaways:Asylia is the original word for sanctuary — an inviolable space of safety, presence, and soul restoration that ancient cultures protected fiercely and our modern world has quietly lost.A city is not a community — being surrounded by people is not the same as being held. Real sanctuary asks for eye contact, shared stories, and slow presence, not crowds.Sanctuary is not just rest, it is reawakening — ancient sanctuaries paired safety with ritual, dream incubation, and spiritual practice so people left changed, not just paused.You can build a sanctuary in your own home — an altar, a quiet room, soulful music, a dream journal by the bed, a screen-free weekend. The sacred does not require a flight.Dream incubation is a practice you can borrow today — write your question, place it under your pillow, pray and meditate before sleep, and watch what the unconscious offers back.Travel as a pilgrim, not a tourist — go with intention, openness, and the willingness to be changed, or you will return exactly the same as you left. Connect With the Guest:Website: https://www.edwardtick.comEmail: dredtik@gmail.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-tick-ph-d-59177111Books: Passage to Poros, The Practice of Dream Healing, Soul Medicine (available on Amazon and through Inner Traditions) Episode Chapters:[00:00] Cold Open — The Island That Has Held the Broken for 3,000 Years [03:30] How a Poet Led Dr. Tick to Poros (approx.) [07:45] Asylia Explained — Why Sanctuary Is a Sacred Right, Not a Luxury (approx.) [13:20] The Modern Loss of Sanctuary, From Crowded Cities to Quiet Desperation (approx.) [18:40] Real Refuge Isn't Rest, It's Restoration (approx.) [23:10] Build Your Own Sanctuary at Home — Altars, Dream Incubation, Soul Time (approx.) [28:00] Closing Reflection — May You Find Your Sanctuary, and May It Find You Back 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 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