Oriya Pollak

You are not addicted to the substance.
You are addicted to a story.

Sober & High: the art of NOT battling your addictions. The foundations to my work.

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Lived experience

Fifteen years studying story. Studying storytelling. Running the ceremonies, and sitting in them.

All of it to find out I was stuck in a story of my own. So I used my own method to get myself out.

I always said I wanted to be the medicine myself.

Two thousand videos later, I finally am.

15 years
studying story
7 years
running ceremonies
2,000+
morning videos

The four addictions

Where you outsourced.

When a relationship goes off, it does not stay quiet. It goes looking for a substitute out there. That is what we call an addiction.

Substances
Approval
Their love
External salvation
remember who you are

Body

Flowing
Health, sleep, presence, vitality.

Off
Smoking, vaping, drinking, no vitality left in the day.

Mind

Flowing
Creativity, identity, decisions.

Off
Waiting to be picked. Anxiety, masks, a career that is not yours.

Spirit

Flowing
The unknown, the mystery, flow.

Off
The next teacher. The next retreat. The next ceremony.

Heart

Flowing
Love, intimacy, community, belonging.

Off
Codependence. Needing to be chosen before you can rest.

What is your go to outsourcing? Do not fix it. Name it, then watch it.

Work with me

I ferry people from one dream to the next.

One season per person. We start with a free reading so you can feel my voice before you decide.

Oriya Pollak teaching his storytelling framework
Free readingby voice note

Tell me what you are stuck with. I will send back a voice note so we can feel each other's vibe. No pitch, no pressure. Keep it under 2 minutes.

Send a voice note

Container

Ongoing support and communication, one season at a time.

Standard rate: $125 / week

Book

Session

Recovery, integration, spirituality, life, love. Bring anything.

Standard rate: $100 / 75 minutes

Book

Money should not be the reason.

Scholarships are available based on need and availability.

Which act are you in

Four acts. You are in one of them.

Which one are you stuck in, avoiding, or endlessly looping?

  1. 01

    Forgetting

    You were born into it. Something is wrong with you, and you believed it.

  2. 02

    Seeking

    You reached outside. Teachers, medicines, jobs, lovers. It worked, for a while.

  3. 03

    Autocorrect

    Life crashed the car. The things you skipped came up.

  4. 04

    Remembering

    You stop looking outside. You take the pen back.

Nothing has gone wrong if you are in act three. That is where the turn happens.

We walk one act a week →

The Studio · on Skool

Meet Your Storyteller.
Every Tuesday. Free.

We discuss the journey of remembering and connect with the Inner Storyteller. Each evening begins with a dharma talk, usually inspired by life as it is happening and by the people in the room, followed by Q&A.

Tuesdays · 8:30 PM ETWhat time is that for me?

How you get in

  1. 01

    Ask for a seat

    Name, email, and a line about what you are working through.

  2. 02

    We talk first

    A short conversation with me. I read every request myself.

  3. 03

    You are in

    I send the link and get you into The Studio for Tuesday.

It is free, and space is limited. The interview is how I protect the room. I record the teaching. I never record you.

Get on the waiting list.

Free. No card. I read every request myself and reply personally. I will not sell your email or data.

Tuesday is the open door. The rest of the month is the practice.

Also inside The Studio

The Twelve Beats of Remembering

Twelve weeks, one beat a night. You write your own story down.

My own method: traditional shamanism crossed with Hollywood story structure.

Recovery Night

Sober & High. The seven foundations, one a week, on a loop.

The Five Relationships

The wide map. Where the story got installed.

The Facilitators

For guides and integration coaches.

Still being built.

I keep the groups small so everyone has room to participate. Scholarships are available when appropriate.

Very High Priest, a memoir by Oriya Pollak

Oriya Live · the letter

Very High Priest.

My story, serialized one scene at a time. Each scene is a beat of the same method I teach.

Coming soon. Grab the free guide at the top and you are on the list for the first scene.

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oriya·live

very high priest. no temple.

I'm not a doctor. In real trouble right now, call someone who can actually be with you. I'll be here after.

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