I've got a cracking guest joining me today - Andrew Tracey, the fitness director at Men's Health magazine. But Andrew is no ordinary fitness expert. He's someone who has seamlessly integrated the physical and the spiritual, straddling the worlds of hardcore strength training and deep contemplative practice.

In this conversation, we explore Andrew's unique journey to developing a lifelong, functional approach to fitness, and how he discovered the transformative power of meditation and self-inquiry. Andrew shares insights on cultivating motivation and discipline by aligning with your deepest values, rather than through suffering. He also reveals how his meditation practice has given him critical distance from the mind's stories, allowing compassion to effortlessly bubble up.

Key topics covered:

Developing a lifelong, functional fitness routine
Balancing modern conveniences with physical health needs
The role of discipline, motivation, and aligning with values in fitness
Tracey's meditation and self-inquiry practice
Daily meditation techniques and working with thoughts
Benefits of meditation, including gaining critical distance from the mind
Interconnectedness of physical and mental health
Exploring the nature of consciousness and identity

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