The King Within: Modern Masculinity and the Sovereign Man 145: How Kyle Kingsbury Tapped into Ancient Wisdom to Overcome Modern Parenting Challenges
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"I'm always a thought away from being with spirit," says Kyle Kingsbury, former UFC fighter, Director of Human Optimization at Onnit, and father, who joins The King Within podcast to reveal how becoming a parent, confronting hardship, and working with plant medicine have radically reshaped his journey. From communing with the soul of his son before birth in visionary ceremony, to building a life rooted in intention and connection on his Texas farm, Kyle Kingsbury opens up about the transformation from high-performance athlete to devoted papa and seeker of deeper truths.
He discusses the impact of dropping old beliefs about work, masculinity, and legacy, sharing how practices like meditation, ayahuasca, and conscious partnership have helped him break family patterns of anger, deepen emotional resilience, and model spiritual ownership for his children. Kyle Kingsbury details the essential shift from pursuing success to cultivating presence, and why regenerationâof land, family, and spiritâis now his guiding force.
Tune into this episode of The King Within to discover how radical honesty, relentless self-inquiry, and spiritual devotion can transform your relationship with self, family, and the world.
5 Key Takeaways
- Prioritize presence with your familyâditch the busywork that drains you and invest your best energy in your loved ones.
- Embrace essentialismâruthlessly cut out non-essentials so you can focus on what truly matters and say "no" without guilt.
- If youâre in conflict, take radical ownership of your triggersârespond, donât react, and use open-hearted communication to grow together.
- Hold your dreams as if theyâve already happenedâcultivate gratitude, abundance, and clarity through practices like meditation and visualization.
- Seek and nurture a daily connection to your higher sourceâwhether through meditation, prayer, or nature, let it anchor your purpose and parenting.
Memorable Quotes
"I could recognize that I was committing to things that werenât making me better at my job, and they were pulling away from all the parts that actually matter in life. From there, I started to shift. I said no for the first time to people who werenât used to hearing no."
"If I can leave that for my kids or show them the doorway for them to walk through on their own and make that connection for themselves, that connection to Source is the single most important thing they can have."
"Can I experience those feelings in meditation and hold that vibration? The more I can hold that, the more this dream that I want to make manifest actually comes to being."
Connect with Kyle
Website: https://kingsbu.com/
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylekingsbu/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kylekingsburypodcast
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/48np1CmAhgejG9lWz4zzmG
Resources Mentioned
Essentialism by Greg McKeown - https://amzn.to/4pJFVxL
Hold On to Your Kids by Gabor Maté & Gordon Neufeld - https://amzn.to/4pFDdZT
The Soul of Discipline by Kim John Payne - https://amzn.to/4pLgpYV
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert Moore & Douglas Gillette - https://amzn.to/4jc7CNe
Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz - https://amzn.to/3MG85eh
Dissolving Illusions by Suzanne Humphries & Roman Bystrianyk - https://amzn.to/4iZsLdg
Vax-Unvax: Let the Science Speak by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. & Brian Hooker PhD - https://amzn.to/3KG7aKm
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - https://amzn.to/4p3Lrdn
The Second Coming of Christ by Paramahansa Yogananda - https://amzn.to/3Y0LA6o
Krishna Talks to Arjuna/God Talks with Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita by Paramahansa Yogananda - https://amzn.to/3VLWgl6
Fit For Service - https://fitforservice.com/
Onnit - https://www.onnit.com/
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