Spirit Gym with Paul Chek

If you’re a parent, do you remember one day when you had fun with your kids doing things that weren’t tied down to going on a (rare) yearly vacation or a holiday gathering? Unfortunately, most parents are living the lives of event planners, carting their kids from home to school, birthday parties, recitals, large family gatherings and too many youth sports and hardly anyone is having any fun (or getting much sleep). Do you want to parent your kids in a more holistic, connected way that teaches them how to be their best selves and allows you to live your best life too? Robyn and Victor Robledo, the nomads with a purpose who raised their five kids on the road, will show you how this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Robyn, Victor and their family at the Nomads With a Purpose website and Robyn’s website. Check out their adventures on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. Contact Victor and Robyn via email for information about their services. Timestamps 4:39 Building a business as a couple at age 20 on the fly and figuring it out. 8:11 Victor’s extreme adrenal fatigue and subsequent panic attack changed everything. 16:15 Victor’s collision course with trauma. 20:46 Leaving Southern California to explore the world. 29:24 Two parents and five kids living on the road on about 150 euros ($174) a day. 32:37 Paul’s collision course with seasonal affective disorder. 39:08 There's something amazing about waking up and choosing what you want to do today, not what you have to do. 47:53 Are you so afraid of your kids that they will reject you? 55:12 “There’s no self-growth in me sitting on the sidelines of another soccer game.” 1:04:54 What started as homeschooling eventually became unschooling. 1:13:09 Robyn and Victor raised a family of seven on roughly $4,000 per month while living on the road. 1:32:39 The Five Pillars of healthy living Robyn and Victor have used to build their family. Resources The Road Less Traveled: Why You Shouldn’t Give Up Your Comfy Couch, Hot Showers and Steady Paycheck by Robyn Robledo Gabriela Robledo’s TEDx Talk on How to Find Purpose and Personal Power Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

When many of you were very young, you learned about right versus wrong sitting in Sunday School being taught the Parables of Jesus. Unfortunately, that’s often where the learning stopped… Discover how reviewing the Parables from an adult perspective can be a transformative experience with the help of Sean O’Laoire this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Sean at his Spirits in Spacesuits website. Find him on social media via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Timestamps 8:04 Defining Parables. 9:42 The difference between knowledge and wisdom. 16:21 Jesus: The master of exaggeration. 23:21 The master and the servant motif in Parables. 26:16 The real lesson behind the Prodigal Son Parable. 30:48 The Proverb (ancient words). 48:32 “Every piece that’s necessary is there and every piece that’s there is necessary.” 56:53 The soul. 1:00:32 What’s your personal epistemology? 1:11:00 The Cross according to Rudolf Steiner. 1:21:40 “There is no situation you cannot reconfigure in order to become a deeply spiritual person.” 1:26:10 Solving problems from a deeper meta-perspective. 1:38:54 Religion: The training wheels for spirituality. 1:45:52 Do you live in gratitude? 2:01:10 Sean closes the conversation with a song. Resources Setting God Free: Moving Beyond the Caricature We've Created in Our Own Image by Sean O’Laoire Jesus and Lao Tzu: The Parallel Sayings by Martin Aronson The cockle (weed) Ilya Progogine’s concept of dissipative structures Paul’s podcast conversation with Sayer Ji How to Understand Your Bible by Manly P. Hall Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Does it seem to you as if today’s kids are not as smart and lacking in common sense than previous generations? You’re not imagining things… The current focus on education — treating the human brain like a computer and using artificial intelligence (AI) to feed it knowledge — may be great for sitting in front of a screen playing video games, but not so much on real learning and creativity, the one true superpower every human being has. Educator Dr. Jared Horvath explains why today’s kids are cognitively declining and describes what we can do to reverse that downward trend this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Jared at his LME Global website and on social media sites like Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Instagram. Timestamps 8:05 Pursuing the science of learning. 13:20 “The brain is not a computer, and you are not your brain.” 24:49 Our kids are losing their conceptual natures, and are cognitively declining. 27:56 Humanity’s greatest superpower. 32:32 The three stages of creativity. 35:30 Why are kids living East Asian countries smarter and more creative than those in America? 50:01 Why teachers don’t have a say in the education process. 58:20 Focusing on proximal goals versus distal goals. 1:09:29 Do you really understand the difference between opinions and knowledge? 1:16:01 AI falsely assumes human thought is best represented in speech. 1:21:00 The reification of education. 1:28:09 When Paul was a child, he dreamed of becoming a bank robber. 1:35:42 The breadth of your knowledge is only as good as the depth of it, which may explain why education is broken. 1:42:32 The importance of mastery. 1:53:07 Is it really cheaper for schools to divest from digital tech for physical education and the arts? 2:02:28 Why it is NOT important for kids to be taught how to use AI. 2:16:01 Jared’s real problem with AI, aside from the fact that it does nothing: Its intellectual heritage is hidden. 2:21:08 The tech outsourcing of basic parenting. Resources The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids’ Learning — And How To Help Them Thrive Again by Dr. Jared Horvath Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Did you know the comic book characters and their stories that are adapted into very successful books, TV shows and movies could teach you as much about myth as the work of Joseph Campbell? Filmmaker and comic book writer B. Earl describes how his deep love for comics, mythology and the Tarot led him on a Fool’s Journey away from doing the safe thing — studying biochemistry — to work on Spider-Man comics, make movies and share the lessons he learned by following the road less traveled this week on Spirit Gym. Discover more about B. Earl on his Weirdbunch Studio website and on Instagram, Substack and LinkedIn. Read his chapter in the book, Depth Psychology, Myth and Artificial Intelligence: Soul and the Machine, edited by Jason Batt and Jonathan Erickson. Check out his crowdfunded Fangbanger: SUPERPOSITION Anthology on Zoop. Timestamps 7:44 “I found my voice and my own ideas through a mixture of mythology and comic books.” 11:09 Whose dream wins out to study biochemistry or telling stories? 17:53 B. Earl’s Hero’s Journey begins with a call from movie producer Larry Cohen. 28:03 The Tarot helps B. Earl achieve sobriety when he needed it. 33:45 The libido as life force energy. 37:46 How do we learn to process, use and embrace the 72 demons of Solomon? 49:13 The commercialization of Hip Hop. 53:35 Comics: The most powerful medium and the additive version of the creative process. 1:00:05 Can you decode the symbolism hiding in plain sight? 1:07:15 How much of your consciousness is tied up in your ego? 1:16:44 The Fool’s Journey. 1:26:40 Different Tarot card decks, different insights. 1:35:00 The forced redundancy of us in AI. 1:41:07 The magic of storytelling that conveys deeper truths and native myths in B. Earl’s Deadly Neighborhood Spider-Man. 1:55:55 Conflict and forgiveness are necessary for us to live and grow. Resources Watch B. Earl talk about The Poetry of Death during the recent Soul and the Machine webinar on the International Society of Mythology website Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

As artificial intelligence (AI) encroaches deeper than ever before into our daily lives, how do we as humans begin to address the greater questions about the soul and what mysteries lie beyond our planet? Technological Philosopher, Mythologist/Futurist and Wizard Jason Batt joins Paul on an exploration of what lies ahead for humans and AI and how the power of myth can light the way this week on Spirit Gym. Check out Jason’s work on his website, the International Society of Mythology and Substack. Find him on social media via Instagram and LinkedIn. For Spirit Gym listeners: Save 15 percent on on these courses Jason teaches with the following promo codes: The Haunted House as PsycheSPIRITGYM15OFFHHThe Long Reach: SF Worldbuilding/ EmpiresSPIRITGYM15OFFLRGods, Heroes and Monsters: An Introduction to Classical MythologySPIRITGYM15OFFGHMTimestamps 7:31 Is Jason a Technological Philosopher, Mythologist/Futurist or a Wizard? 16:25 The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the 100 Year Starship project comes calling on the birth of Jason’s third child. 29:08 Why the Tarot has been around for a long time. 46:17 Momentary gods. 59:35 The danger of mixing myth and religion. 1:08:27 What happens when AI platforms talk to each other? 1:18:12 “Every book of fiction is ourself.” 1:25:59 The greatest profession anyone could have. 1:37:31 The SOUL.md of AI. 1:48:32 The myth of Narcissus is a metaphor for modern times. 1:58:19 To ignore the lessons of myth leaves us vulnerable to the hubris of unchecked innovation and being deceived. Resources Depth Psychology, Myth and Artificial Intelligence: Soul and the Machine by Jason Batt and Jonathan Erickson Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

When people have a hard time dealing with back pain that keeps them from doing the tasks that make up their day, they rarely think about the health of their core, the locus of their body’s visceral somatic expression. In this very special solocast, Paul shares a wealth of knowledge he’s accumulated for more than a quarter-century about the core and explains why doctors and therapists commonly misdiagnose the origins of back pain and assorted injuries this time on Spirit Gym. This episode is also available as a video on Paul's YouTube channel. To see the graphics he talks about, download the accompanying handout here. After you listen to the podcast, take a few minutes to complete the NLC CHEK Health Index — an official CHEK Institute assessment tool — at this link. Timestamps 3:17 Mapping out your core, the foundation for your arms and legs. 6:42 Why many physicians and therapists misdiagnose core dysfunctions like back pain. 9:00 The CHEK Totem Pole. 15:09 The most unstable part of your body and spine. 25:43 Why it’s common to see hip, knee, ankle and foot injuries originate in the spine and low back. 28:24 How the inner and outer unit muscles work. 37:10 “You cannot fire a cannon from a canoe!” 44:14 The RC Factor. 51:43 Functional exercise and infant development. 1:02:53 The Primal Pattern™ movement system. 1:15:31 One of the most dangerous things you can do in a gym. 1:21:44 The human microbiome. 1:28:33 Without healthy glands and organs, optimal conditioning and strength development cannot happen. 1:48:59 Fear changes everything from your breathing to your muscle tone, posture and hormones. 1:52:53 Achieving balance between the right and left hemispheres of your brain. Resources The filum terminale The Spinal Engine by Serge Gracovetsky (FREE PDF link) How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy (20th Anniversary Edition) Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

While navigating the very narrow habitrail of daily living, it’s very easy to forget there’s an amazing, alluring and mysterious universe all around us that we simply cannot completely quantify (but take very much for granted). Over time, this daily dulling of our imagination can kill our heart, mind and soul, but only if we let it… If you’ve misplaced your sense of wonder and want to reclaim it, join Paul and his very special guest Fred Provenza on an exploration of the cosmos through the world of dreams this week on Spirit Gym. Download Fred’s recent paper, Cosmic Dreaming: Memories of a Moment on Earth, for FREE at this link. Check out Fred’s earlier work on Acres USA at this link. Watch Fred’s recent discussion, Cosmic Dreaming: The Ecology of Food Systems and Human and Environmental Health, with the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine on YouTube. Learn more about the Behavioral Education for Human Animal Vegetation and Ecosystem Management (BEHAVE) program co-founded by Fred at Utah State University at this link. Timestamps 2:21 The conversation begins with prayers. 4:59 What happens when God become an idea instead of a mystery? 14:25 The one lesson all of us need to learn during our time on the planet. 25:38 The book that saved Fred from a life of depression. 31:16 What is consciousness? 37:58 How Fred developed a course on Myth and The Management of Natural Resources. 44:19 The danger of dogmas. 56:57 “You depart from nature when the death you produce no longer feeds or supports life.” 1:08:09 Has the human race become doers at the expense of losing out on feeling alive? 1:11:35 How much do you want to be owned? 1:33:13 The inherent creativity of human beings. 1:38:08 Challenges, opportunities, living in an evolutionary spirit and transcending boundaries. 1:51:36 The importance of studying principles that transcend time and space. Resources The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers Lucid Dying: The New Science of Revolutionizing How We Understand Life and Death by Sam Parnia Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Seeker, scholar and spiritual detective Dr. Joanna Kujawa describes the divine journey that led to her life’s work — exploring the gospel of Mary Magdalene — along with a deeper, better understanding of the Divine Feminine and Goddesses and how that knowledge can change the world this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Joanna’s work on her website and Substack. Find her on social media via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Timestamps 4:42 Why Joanna calls herself a spiritual detective. 10:46 Joanna was told to write her book, Alien Goddess. 21:08 In imaginal space, we can communicate with aliens rather than just listen to them. 29:34 What is a Goddess? 37:09 The differences between Goddesses and Gods. 42:59 Why civilizations suppress the feminine. 56:44 The ongoing struggle between good and evil in the universe. 1:03:56 The reason Joanna became a spiritual detective and seeker: The Gospel of Mary Magdalene. 1:18:27 “A teacher may fall, but their teachings that were passed to you are still there.” 1:25:47 “There’s immense power in the feminine eros, and I think that’s why they are afraid of us.” 1:29:18 AI, posthumanism and transhumanism. 1:49:21 Do you have an overwhelming feeling right now that something is missing in your life? 1:56:15 Why matriarchy and patriarchy have their limitations: We need both in our lives. 2:04:42 “The only place that you can find the divine is within you and in nature.” 2:15:27 Men do not know how to address and embody their own Divine Masculinity. 2:36:11 The equal importance of Mary Magdalene and Jesus who embodied the Divine Feminine and Masculine as examples for all of us. 2:44:14 Eros: The creative power of the universe. 2:50:16 Baba Yaga insisted on being included at the end of Joanna's latest book. Resources Alien Goddess: UFOs, AI and the Goddesses of Ascension by Dr. Joanna Kujawa The Other Goddess by Dr. Joanna Kujawa Joanna’s conversation with Jeffrey Mishlove on New Thinking Allowed on YouTube Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Cannabis is a plant medicine that can do so much for one’s health when it’s grown properly and used very wisely. Expert and educator Ryan Sprague explores the chemistry behind what makes cannabis work and explains why judging its quality solely on how much THC it contains is a very bad idea this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Ryan and his work on his Highly Optimized website and on social media via Instagram here and here and YouTube. Listen to Ryan’s Highly Optimized podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to them. For Spirit Gym listeners: The Sacred Smoke Collective is a private membership association where you can shop for its organic tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) offerings. Save 10 percent on any purchase at this website and a mystery gift by using the promo code paulchek at this link. Also, sign up for the Sacred Smoke Collective’s affiliate program at this link. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.) Timestamps 4:44 How a highly optimized human uses cannabis wisely and as one of many tools. 10:00 Do Drugs Have Religious Import? by Huston Smith from The Journal of Philosophy. 21:28 Practice the Daoist not too much, not too little philosophy. 32:34 Psychedelics are meant to be challenging by design. 51:09 Why Ryan believes cannabis and hemp are the people’s plants. 1:05:26 “Cannabis is a medicine that works on one regulatory system that happens to deal with 80-plus different conditions and purposes.” 1:13:22 Could cannabis treat epilepsy? 1:27:42 How much THC do you realiy need in your cannabis? 1:34:18 Foods that help with endocannabinoid production besides cannabis. Resources Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality by R. Gordon Wasson (FREE PDF link) Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

As you know, the Hero’s Journey is one of Paul’s favorite tools to help his clients take on their challenges and begin to evolve into the people they are meant to be. Former Olympic Coach and Leadership Guru Chip Richards joins Paul on a deep dive into the Hero’s Journey and how it can transform lives this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Chip on his website and on social media via YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. For Spirit Gym listeners: Chip is offering listeners a special discount to join him on a Heart of Leadership retreat, such as the upcoming trip to Tonga to swim with humpback whales, or to be part of the Heart of Leadership 12-month mentorship program. For more details and dates, reach out to Chip on his website and mention you heard him on Spirit Gym. Timestamps 3:18 The Shero’s Journey. 6:09 Chip’s long ago meetup with Paul in Australia that changed the story arc of his Australian Olympic Ski team. 10:19 Parallel influences across oceans. 26:16 Being mythed. 32:01 The twisting, winding path of personal chaos is there to help us discover the divine essence within. 41:06 Chip’s first call to adventure as an elite athlete. 51:51 Paul has experienced the Hero’s Journey many times. 1:07:06 “Who we really are is not the programming.” 1:18:16 Tests and allies. 1:27:39 A true commitment. 1:34:10 What happens during the Hero’s Journey when everything falls apart? 1:39:03 Nature bathing surrounded by whales that allows people to let go and just be. 1:56:39 “One of the things that makes [Paul’s] work so special: You are living the myth we’re talking about right now.” 2:05:55 The elixir: The deeper answer that reveals why you went on this journey and become the embodied expression of that knowledge. 2:15:48 The Hero’s Journey: A journey from concept to experience. 2:26:13 Tests that Chip and Paul are facing. 2:34:15 Protecting the hives with very simple devotion. 2:48:14 How to use the Hero’s Journey as a self-reflection/self-realization tool. Resources The Seed of Dreams by Chip Richards Writing the Story Within by Chip Richards The Varroa mite Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Do you pay close attention to your dreams or write them off as “mind movies” that have little meaning in your daily life? Author, researcher and curator Sarah Janes explains why dreaming helps us make sense of who we are and how dreams can change your life forever this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Sarah and her work at her website and on social media via Facebook, Instagram, Substack and YouTube. For Spirit Gym listeners: Save £70/80 euros/$97 on Sarah’s 9-week Dream Hieroglyphs course at this link. Also, save £150/173 euros/$204 on Sarah’s Dreams of Elefis dream retreat in Greece Sept. 16-25. Just include Paul’s name when contacting Sarah via email. Timestamps 3:59 Sarah’s 1-year dream drought sparked her deep interest in researching it. 9:18 Sarah’s lecture series featuring her super niche interests that interested her and her friends. 15:15 Dreaming: A process we go through at night to make sense of ourselves in space and time. 29:12 “I came from pure whiteness, and that’s where I will go when I die.” 43:21 Aphantasia. 50:16 Returning to your original divine blueprint. 56:29 Has your life changed completely after having a dream? 1:03:11 After going to Istanbul, Sarah realizes she’s been there before… in her dreams. 1:13:31 It isn’t unusual for people to be surrogates who dream for others. 1:27:37 The process of remembering dreams when writing them. 1:38:09 “Hieroglyphics will start appearing in your dreams as soon as you start drawing and painting them.” 1:44:06 Sarah and Paul identify hidden symbols in a painting Paul’s brother drew a year before he died. 1:55:12 Gardening: The most useful and divine thing anyone can do. 2:10:44 “Dreaming is the beginning of the idea of the afterlife and the eternal soul.” 2:13:32 Incubation: A magical practice with a goal of cultivating an interaction with the deceased or a divine entity. Resources Initiation Into Dream Mysteries by Sarah Janes Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and John Tenniel Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

You can say, eat and do all the right things to become a healthier human being and can still get sick if you don’t go deeper into your soul and truly live good health from the inside outward. In this week's tag-team conversation on Spirit Gym between Paul and Dr. Nick Dawe, Nathan Siles and Ryan Barraclough, you’ll discover that some of the best things you can do to achieve greater health are completely free and why finding the middle path really matters. Check out Biotra: An Approach to Healthy Living in a Modern World, the book written by Nick, Ryan and Nathan, on Amazon, the Biotra website and Instagram. Find out more about Nathan at Biospectral Systems and Instagram. Learn more about Nick’s approaches to healthier living on Substack. Check our Ryan’s work at his website and the Embodied Man Institute. For Spirit Gym listeners: Save 15 percent on Biospectral Blue Light Blocking Glasses at Nathan’s Biospectral Systems website by using the code SPIRITGYM when you checkout. Timestamps 5:56 “You can be as healthy as you want, but if you hate yourself, you’re [not healthy].” 10:57 Natural intelligence versus artificial intelligence. 22:20 Nick’s passion — exploring and understanding the deepest codes of how human movement originates — mirrors what led Paul to the development of CHEK Totem Pole and his Primal Pattern™ movement system. 34:23 Nathan’s mission with Biotra: Illuminating the invisible and explaining to the modern world why chronic diseases and many athletic injuries are happening that surprise people. 41:18 Why do healthy people become sick? 53:32 Helping people find the middle path. 1:05:31 The core principle of Biotra: The gentle weaving of biophysics, biomechanics and psycho-spirituality. 1:11:37 Biophysics: How life moves energy and information. Resources Nick’s first Spirit Gym conversation with Paul Nathan’s Biophysical Foundations Course Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Dr. Catherine Clinton shares her journey into the growing field of quantum biology that led to her book, Optimize, that explains how light, water, sound and human energy influence the human body at the cellular level, this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Catherine’s work on her website. Find her on social media via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Order Catherine’s book, Optimize, and receive more than $400 in free bonuses, including her Quantum Biology Masterclass and her Unlocking Your Quantum Biology course at this link. Timestamps 6:51 Catherine’s introduction to natural medicine. 10:48 Psychoneuroimmunology. 19:25 Quantum biology: Waves that hold energy and information. 27:21 The electrical capacity of the human body and how pain emerges. 34:19 pH balance and a positive charge in the body. 48:04 What is the source of electrical currents in nature and humans? 57:08 The fascia as a liquid crystalline semiconductor that can create its own charge. 1:08:39 When Catherine went all in on quantum biology. 1:15:59 Nurturing a relationship with the natural world is one of the most overlooked ways to elevate our health. 1:26:17 “We don’t end at the barriers of our skin.” 1:32:32 Tantra and the Nada Bindu point. 1:41:07 The physical receiver. 1:47:08 “Use your heart to feel what you know.” 1:53:26 Water: The bridge for frequency information. 2:03:16 “Awe is medicine.” 2:11:04 Digging deeper into the mitochondria. 2:27:47 Did you know each of us can communicate with the universe via infrared light transmission? Resources What is Life? by Erwin Schrodinger Water, The Cradle of Life via its Coherent Quantum Frequencies by Hans Geesink, Dirk Mejier and Igor Jerman (free PDF) Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) Electric Body, Electric Health by Eileen McKusick Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Unlike insects and amphibians, humans don’t experience what science defines as a physical metamorphosis. Yet, Matt Gallant and Wade Lightheart of BIOptimizers are pushing the boundaries of science, biology, Shamanism and cutting edge neurofeedback technology with their Metamorphosis group to do just that. Explore real human metamorphosis at the ground level with Wade Lightheart and Matt Gallant this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about the work Wade and Matt do at BiOptimizers via social media on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. For Spirit Gym listeners: BIOptimizers’ Year New You sale features up to 26 percent on select products and bundles. Plus, check out select bundles for up to 45 percent at this link and use the promo code PAUL15 promo code to get the best deals possible. Also, check out The BIOptimizers Nutrition Coach Program and save 15 percent at this link. The Metamorphosis program mentioned during the podcast is brain training which will be available for people to join. The best way to inquire about being a part of it is to email mailto:support@bioptimizers.com. Timestamps 6:21 Maintaining trust relationships that are karmically clean. 13:12 A $2 million investment on clinical trials. 25:50 The Metamorphosis protocol. 32:00 What’s your best wave? 41:17 Heart breathing. 49:55 Gnosticism. 55:23 Fighting with the beginner’s mind. 1:02:23 A passion project. 1:08:15 “Feedback is the most powerful transformational force anybody can have in their life.” 1:11:26 A simple way to get into a hypnagogic state (with practice). 1:19:38 Maximum transformation, minimum time. 1:30:01 This process isn’t cheap to do, but the results are obvious and transformational. Resources The Division Bell by Pink Floyd The work of Dr. James Hardt Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Blue Morpho chairman and plant medicine expert Maestro Hamilton Souther believes the war between the light and the dark began very early yet humans have always been distracted by the shiny objects dancing in front of them to do anything to address or deal with it. Maestro Hamilton Souther explores the nature of spiritual development and the steps you need to take to achieve a right relationship between you and the universe this week on Spirit Gym. Check out Maestro Hamilton’s work on his Blue Morpho website and on Instagram. For Spirit Gym listeners: Receive a $2,000 discount on Maestro Hamilton’s Transform Your Life Through the Wisdom of Plant Medicines 8-week, online program which includes more than $12,000 in bonuses from the CHEK Institute and Blue Morpho at this link. Timestamps 8:09 Did you know one of the most powerful plant medicines is also a very common house plant in the U.S.? 11:31 The war between the light and dark. 33:09 The nature of spiritual development demands that we go deeper into inner discovery. 37:19 Are we living in a medicine culture or a drug culture? 44:13 The plague of western health problems like obesity is spreading to the Amazon. 56:39 A plant medicine reset. 1:12:06 “People don’t understand the power of their choice.” 1:18:17 Are you ready to trust the universe? 1:27:10 The law of unintended consequences. 1:34:59 “Choose your teachers wisely.” 1:46:29 Embrace and absorb the now and the future because both hold more opportunities than the past. 1:53:50 Are you in an aligned/right relationship with everything in the universe? Resources Echinopsis pachanoi (also known as wachuma, San Pedro and huachuma) Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda Infinite Potential: The Life and Ideas of David Bohm on YouTube Herb Alpert Is… on YouTube Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

It shouldn’t be an original idea that eating is a spiritual act or that where our food comes from makes all the difference in our health because it does. Unfortunately, too few people believe food to be medicine for our bodies and souls although it is... You won’t look at food the same way ever again after listening to Paul’s conversation with sacred hunter Mansal Denton, the mastermind behind wild, animal-based food producer Real Provisions, this week on Spirit Gym. Check out Mansal on his Real Provisions website and at his Sacred Hunting website. Find him on social media via Instagram here and here. Read his essays on Substack. For Spirit Gym listeners: Spend more than $100 on Mansal’s Real Provisions products and receive a free bag of Wild Axis Deer Venison Chips and free shipping at this link when you use the promo code CHEK at checkout. Timestamps 6:51 Mansal’s new spiritual tradition. 14:11 Matthew 25:40. 20:11 “What we do to nature, we do to ourselves.” 33:17 Eating is a spiritual act. 47:12 The most loving, intimate way to walk through this world. 58:40 Spirituality: A progressive connection to a larger whole. 1:09:42 “Food is the one thing that resonates with me.” 1:15:40 The problematic history of axis deer (chital) in Hawaii that led to Real Provisions. 1:21:38 The infestation of Asian carp in Illinois and American shad in Oregon and Washington. 1:33:28 Do cows possess embodied wisdom? 1:41:42 Food as medicine. 1:51:54 Comparing the nutrients in muscle meats to organ meats. 2:00:32 The weird dynamic that favors muscle meats over organ meats. 2:12:06 Intuition or instinct? 2:18:28 Preparation and ingredient/nutrient differences between Real Provisions jerky and popular store brands. 2:26:08 How much is too much? Resources Maximus the Confessor Nutrition and Your Mind by George Watson Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

To Drew Canoli, the founder and CEO of Organifi, Paul is far more than a business associate and neighbor in Southern California. Paul is a close friend whose mission — making the world a better, healthier place — mirrors Drew’s vision. Drew picks Paul’s brain on a great many topics, from parasite infections and poop to lifestyle changes for cancer patients, relationships, eating light and so much more this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Drew and his work on his Permission Granted website and social media via Facebook, Instagram and his FitLifeTV channel on YouTube. Listen to his Drew and You podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to them. Timestamps 3:08 The number one reason people come into contact with parasites. 9:23 The most common kind of parasite infection. 19:32 How much poop should you be excreting from your body every day? 28:30 Inflammation, parasite infections and your muscle health. 38:03 It’s not good for your health to do perpetual parasite cleanses due to the life cycle of the parasite. 41:32 What lifestyle changes would Paul recommend to a cancer patient? 48:43 “I was a man-child until I had my own.” 1:00:16 Being in a relationship is the real dojo. 1:13:43 A new electrolyte product from Organifi. 1:22:50 Sun gazing. 1:30:42 When eating foods, you’re eating light. 1:43:16 Is the Comet 3l/ATLAS something more? 2:03:06 Killing the ego is an idea shared by confused people. Resources Spirit of the Cimarron Healing With Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford You Be You: Detox Your Life, Crush Your Limitations and Own Your Awesome by Drew Canole Healing Fungal and Parasite Infections: The Absolute Essentials Paul’s Fastest Way to Health series on YouTube Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Just because a very chaotic 2025 is coming to an end and a new year is about to begin doesn’t mean you can ignore the personal challenges you’ve managed to sweep under the rug… 2026 is the year you’ll face the mirror based on the 10th card of the Tarot, The Wheel of Fortune (the divine mirror of self-reflection), and all of those obstacles will re-appear. What you choose to do — or don’t do — to resolve these challenges may determine the fragile difference between taking control of your life or being controlled by others. Paul shares his 2026 forecast including a roadmap for your spiritual survival this week on Spirit Gym. For Spirit Gym listeners: To get the most out of Paul’s 2026 solocast, we encourage you to watch it on his YouTube channel. Also, you can access a PDF of his extensive resources for this episode here. Timestamps 4:03 Looking back at 2025. 8:16 Donald Trump or Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Who do you trust more? 15:17 The myth of Narcissus and its connection to artificial intelligence. 22:28 Understanding archetypes. 25:24 Exploring GOD. 31:51 God dreams myth, the story that tells itself. 35:00 Paul’s favorite myth of origin. 43:04 Humans cannot perceive anything without archetypes. 49:14 Higher mind and lower mind. 59:35 Essential archetypes for life and meaning. 1:08:02 The Wheel of Fortune (Tarot card 10). 1:15:11 The objective psyche. 1:26:56 Archetypal images. 1:32:36 The local and non-local mind. 1:38:09 The numerology of 2026. 1:46:14 10: The end of one cycle and the beginning of another. 1:55:53 Looking at 2026 from a Tarot perspective (the Royal Road). 2:10:18 “The most important aspects of what the Tarot is teaching us happen in the first 10 cards.” 2:21:04 10 as a number field. 2:30:38 Will you make it to 2027? 2:41:14 The meaning of fire. 2:48:34 “The journey through the Tarot archetypes and all spiritual development is really just a journey from the head to the heart.” 2:57:53 What riddles are the Sphinx confronting us with in 2026? 3:01:55 Climbing the Accountability Ladder. 3:11:07 Recognize the Mystery. 3:16:09 Here’s your homework assignment. Resources The International Society of Mythology Paul’s Spirit Gym conversation with Federico Faggin Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

What does love really mean in these postmodern times? Is it merely rejecting the old and embracing the old or something else entirely? Dr. Marc Gafni redefines how quarks and love co-exist seamlessly in the universe and explains why you should be writing your sacred autobiography this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Marc’s work on his website where you can register for his free, weekly Evolutionary Sensemaking program Sundays at 10 a.m. Western Time/1 p.m. Eastern Time and receive Chapters 1-4 of his book, Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment, for free. Take Marc’s Unique Self mini-course that’s also free. Download Marc’s free audiobook, The Erotic and The Holy, at this link. Also, check out Marc’s work on the Office For the Future and the Center For World Philosophy and Religion. Find Marc on many social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube, TikTok and Substack. Timestamps 4:20 Marc has proposed a public conversation with Prof. Yuval Noah Harari about his undermining of the very fabric of the cosmos. 11:44 What’s wrong with social media — the first wave of AI — hijacking your attention? 20:51 “Literally, there are love notes exchanged between the quarks.” 25:41 The need for a new world religion, as a context for our diversity. 29:33 Uniqueness — a first principle and value — is not an act of separation. 38:20 “Information is meaning and value.” 50:18 The four meanings of amen. 1:10:39 The ultimate postmodern question about love. Resources The Evolution of Love From Quarks to Culture: The Rise of Evolutionary Relationships in Response to the Meta-Crisis by Dr. Marc Gafni 1984: 75th Anniversary by George Orwell Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

How would you feel if everything you knew about the various popular holidays throughout the year were lies manufactured to divert your attention from their very real and sacred meaning? Depending on who you are, that knowledge could be revelatory or very disturbing and controversial… Lara Day explores the not-so-great truth behind the various popular holidays many of us celebrate, how they evolved into opportunities to control you and what you can do to reclaim those sacred practices this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Lara’s work and classes at her website and on social media via Facebook, TikTok and Instagram. For Spirit Gym listeners: Save $100 on a Neurogenic Qigong session with Lara (her unique blend of qigong healing and tension and trauma releasing neurogenic tremor work) by letting her know you listened to this podcast! (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.) Timestamps 3:27 A new publisher and important additions to Lara’s 13 Sacred Nights Oracle deck. 8:10 “Maybe it’s time to consciously choose how we celebrate our holidays.” 11:17 The four-layer cake of bad changes to our holidays. 23:52 Why do many people get so defensive about their manufactured holiday traditions? 31:18 The trick or treat origins of Halloween. 40:54 Lara and her daughter have created their own Halloween ritual: An altar for celebrating dead relatives and loved ones. 49:11 The origins of Thanksgiving in America, thanks to Sarah Josepha Hale. 56:50 Open your heart with this very simple practice from Paul. 1:02:43 Cooking. 1:10:36 Why was Christmas once outlawed in the 17th century? 1:19:53 “We were worried that if we told them we knew, maybe they'd think there's no point in having Christmas anymore.” 1:24:45 You can reset the Christmas season for your family and celebrate it your way. Resources 13 Sacred Nights Oracle: A Yearly Solstice Tradition by Lara Day Adyashanti Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.