Wellness + Wisdom Podcast

Self-love and loving yourself is not a light switch. You can't wake up one morning and go, 'I'm going to love myself today!' You can still try and do that if you want but old programs and subconscious thoughts in the universe are going to bring you contrast and challenge that belief at all times. That's why the beliefs that aren't challenged are the beliefs that never change. - Josh Trent   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST* Wellness Force Radio Episode 383 In this episode, Wellness Force Media Founder and Podcast Host, Josh Trent, is being interviewed by Shanna and Nicole of the NoBS Wellness Podcast. Together we will learn how the power of the breath can move internal mountains, how you can begin your healing journey with Josh's BREATHE: Breath and Wellness Program, and why breathwork can be a good tool if you struggle with other self-care practices; especially meditation.   Why is breathwork such an incredible tool for life transformation?      Discover the science behind conscious-connective breathwork including how it can sustainably transcend your stress to connect the head and the heart.   BREATHE: Breath & Wellness Program Get 50% off of the BREATHE: Breath & Wellness Program with the code PODCAST50   Boost your immunity and calm your mind with freedom from chronic stress in the modern world. A 21 day guided breath and wellness program using ancient wisdom to boost your immunity, calm your mind, and give you freedom from chronic stress in the modern world. Combining special breathwork infused with safe vape cannabidiol, BREATHE gives you everything you need to let go of old weight, de-stress, and build immunity so you can live your best life. In this special (limited time) offer, you will receive: - Lifetime access to BREATHE - Free upgrades to all future training modules - Free additional training modules - Special VIP coupons for safe vape, essential oils, CBD, nootropics and more - Private WF group access   Listen To Episode 383 As Josh Trent Uncovers:   [1:30] Josh's Own Hero's Journey BREATHE: Breath and Wellness Program Cured Nutrition NoBS Wellness Podcast | Episode 51: Self-Love is A Practice & A Choice Josh's background and why he became interested in wellness. What living life well means to mean and why he needed to reprogram all of his past subconscious, mental, and behavior programs to do that. Josh's background growing up in a difficult childhood on government welfare, a mother with bipolar disease, and his dad leaving when he was very young. Why Josh turned to food as he struggled with difficult emotions such as anger, sadness, disappointment, and frustration. The work he has done to reconnect with young Josh to love him, let him know he is loved, and hold him. 032 Gay Hendricks Exploring the Hero's Journey that we all go on at some point and why it's more challenging for some than others. Alan Watts David R. Hawkins Bruce H. Lipton PhD Dr. Joe Dispenza Answering the question, 'What makes people shift and begin to take responsibility for their life?"   [18:00] The Time To Change Is Now Why positive emotions such as self-love, not anger, are what inspire us to change. Where the seed of change was planted in Josh and why it's never a perfect garden for anyone starting their wellness journey. Why feelings are just pointing down to emotion and emotion is really energy in motion that comes from ourselves or the collective unconscious. 129 Gretchen Rubin What the emotional contagion is and why we can catch emotions and feelings from other people but also the collective unconscious. Carl Jung The negative emotions of anger, fear, despair, self-hatred is being spread amongst the collective unconscious. Why we really need to take a deeper look at how we have treated one another in society especially the patriarchy towards women. The unconscious capitalistic model that has been created in society up until now as we're starting to take responsibility for our actions. Tools and hacks that can be helpful as you begin your healing journey. Why we're either in despair or we have the courage to go towards our dream and really what is love. Who you should look to include in your wellness tribe as you move along your journey.   [25:30] Deeper Connection Through Breathwork How to look for someone that you can confide in and how to drop the idea of being perfect. A breathwork exercise to help reveal who you can really trust to help guide you in 2021. How to honor your emotions and why crying is love and is beautiful. Why journaling has been a great way for Nicole to reconnect with her emotions. The fact that the element of self-love is not talked about enough in our modern society and why that needs to change now. Michael Pollan Why self-love isn't a light switch that you can just turn on; it takes practice and time to cultivate in your life. Exploring the fact that the beliefs that aren't challenged are the ones that can never change. What the Be - Do - Have Model is and how to apply that to your life. Why we have to own our sh*t and love it just like you do your partner, mother, father, or sibling. What steps you can take to love where you are without spiritually bypassing the process. The hard truths and lessons Josh has learned about self-love and being comfortable in his body.   [36:00] All We Are Is Love Why vices like partying and drinking call to us because we feel like something is missing and we're trying to fill that gap. Exploring Chinese medicine and why respiratory issues are usually a sign of some grief or depression that is in our lives. Why there's an emotion that's always connected to the physical and feedback loops. What tools Josh recommends for those who are new to exploring self-love. Various forms of breathwork and guided meditations you will find in Josh's breathwork.io program. Why breathwork is actually a good training tool if you struggle to lay still during meditations. What the Default Mode Network is and why breathwork practices will turn it off so we can come back to focused attention and heart connection. Why at the end of the day, all we are is love. Paul Chek | All Is God: Three Part Series The fact that self-love has to be a daily practice of surrender and awareness. Why self-love may not be easy, but it's very simple. Why a monstrosity of a challenge can actually be the Universe forcing you to grow or forcing you to retract. Unpacking why self-love is actually your own choice that is there for you when you are ready. Why you shouldn't force yourself towards any journey unless you truly want to pursue it.   [44:00] Why Breathwork Should Be In Your Life Why Josh created the BREATHE: Breath and Wellness program at breathwork.io and why he believes breathwork is so beneficial for wellness. Temporary stress vs. long-term stress and what leads people to feel this way for an extended amount of time. Unpacking our fight or flight system and why it can be a good thing but we shouldn't allow it to master us. Breaking down the physical aspects of breathwork and how it is used to help the mind and body. Exploring why it feels so good to take a deep, big breath from our diaphragm. 358 Dr. Belisa Vranich The structure of Josh's breathwork.io program and what people can expect from it when they follow it. Charles Duhigg 048 Nir Eyal Why it takes between 21 and 66 days for us to change our behavior and build new habits. What various practices are included at breathwork.io from guided ones that focus on acute stress to cathartic journeys. The two different types of breathing that humans do: Either a box breath or a circular breath. 073 Kute Blackson   [1:00:00] Josh's Top Three Tips For A Journey of Wellbeing Josh's favorite pieces of advice to help guide you on your journey towards wellbeing; no matter where you are at right now. How to take an honest pause and just be real with yourself without judgment or shame of where you are now. Why breathwork is a beautiful start to living a better life and then look for other tools to help you such as journaling, therapy, or group work. How to be extremely mindful of who is in your space including not just people but your phone. 204 Robyn Openshaw Why apathy and despair are the lowest levels of vibration we can be at compared to anger and frustration. How to defeat evil by focusing on the good instead of feeding it with constant negative thoughts and emotions. Civilized Caveman M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show Self-Love Is A Choice   "Self-love is a practice and a choice. Self-love is not something that we can just get inspired to do one day. We can get inspired to start it but it's not a quick switch. The one thing that no one is doing is owning their shit. You have to own it and love it just like you love your partner, your parent, or your sibling. What I've discovered after years of work on this and training is that unless I'm truly living in my body and comfortable in it, no other form of love or healing will come to me. I love where I live in my body because it's all that I have; our bodies are all that any of us actually have." - Josh Trent   Breath Will Lead You To Awareness   "The breath is the only thing that we can be in communion with and we can control. There's nothing in this world that we can be in communion with and control like the breath. We can't beat our own heart, we can't digest our own food; we just can't. We can control what thoughts we indulge in and we can control how we breathe - that's it. If we can breathe then we can choose but if we can't choose then we're probably not breathing. If we're not breathing right then we're a slave to our emotions and then we're a slave to the people that dangle the puppeteer strings in our society but the breath will lead us to awareness." - Josh Trent   The Wellness Journey On Your Terms     "The self-love quotient is a daily practice of surrender and awareness. That sounds super-advanced but it's not; actually, it's really simple but again, it's not easy. The reason why daily practice and awareness are so challenging is because life is very complex and complicated. We might have our whole healing modality planned out for three quarters and have everything listed on a paper and how we're going to heal and love ourselves and then your kid throws up on your lap or your son gets in an accident or you lose a job. Anytime I've ever had a monstrosity of challenge, it's the universe forcing me to grow or retract and there's no shame in that either. You make the change to love yourself in a daily practice of surrender and awareness because you're ready; not when I or anyone else says you're ready." - Josh Trent     Links From Today's Show    BREATHE: Breath and Wellness Program Cured Nutrition NoBS Wellness Podcast | Episode 51: Self-Love is A Practice & A Choice 032 Gay Hendricks Alan Watts David R. Hawkins Bruce H. Lipton PhD Dr. Joe Dispenza 129 Gretchen Rubin Carl Jung Michael Pollan Paul Chek | All Is God: Three Part Series 358 Dr. Belisa Vranich Charles Duhigg 048 Nir Eyal 073 Kute Blackson 204 Robyn Openshaw Civilized Caveman Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   About Josh Trent Josh Trent is the Founder of Wellness Force Media and host of the Wellness Force Podcast. Josh has spent the past 18 years as a trainer, researcher, and facilitator discovering the physical and emotional intelligence for humans to thrive in our modern world. The Wellness Force Mission  is to help humans heal mental, emotional and physical health through podcasts, programs, and a global community that believe in optimizing our potential to live life well. Josh's life is dedicated to supporting humanity coming together as one. After publishing over 400 high-level interviews with some of the most respected minds in the health, wellness, and self-help industries, Josh has been spotlighted in major wellness media outlets such as Onnit, Spartan, SEALFIT, and Paleo f(x). BREATHE: Breath & Wellness Program Josh holds a C.E.S certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and is the creator of the BREATHE, Breath & Wellness Program: A 21 day guided breath and wellness program using ancient wisdom to boost your immunity, calm your mind, and give you freedom from chronic stress in the modern world. Combining special breathing meditations infused with safe vape cannabidiol, BREATHE gives you everything you need to let go of old weight, destress, and build immunity so you can live your best life. Civilized Caveman In 2019 Josh also became the CEO of Civilized Caveman, helping women and men live better through practical tools for wellness, personal development, and paleo-friendly recipes.   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page

When I say, 'Do your inner work,' it's in real life and real-time but it's also taking responsibility for your sovereignty. Have a disciplined breath practice in the morning or maybe have a reflective practice at the end of the day to sit with yourself for ten minutes in stillness and silence to think about it. Ask yourself, 'What could I have done better?', 'Could I have treated people differently?', 'How did I speak to myself today?', and pause so that the likelihood of that playing out in real-time when you’re in a more reactive state is going to be higher. - Stefanos Sifandos   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST* Wellness Force Radio Episode 382 Relational Alchemist, International Speaker and Author, Stefanos Sifandos, returns to explain what all men face on their road to becoming a great man, what happens to our psyche and self-worth if we're focused on comparison, why we go back to old patterns, and how you can be friends with your ego.   What actually is inner work and what does it mean to be a good man?      Join us as Stefanos unpacks the 5 Tactical Virtues for Men: Strength, Courage, Mastery, Honor, and Connectivity.   ORGANIFI: Easy Organic Superfood   Get 20% off of your order with the code WELLNESSFORCE at organifi.com/WELLNESSFORCE   Start the day off right. A delicious Green Juice in the morning is one of the healthiest choices you can make. After that, you’ll see your NEXT healthy choice comes even easier. A healthy lunch is easier. A brisk walk is easier. You start feeling more confident. An afternoon Red Juice provides you with natural energy support, followed by a relaxing cup of Gold before bed. Now it’s so easy. It takes just 3 minutes a day to begin your new life. Start the domino effect in the right direction. Each blend in the Sunrise To Sunset Bundle is loaded with healthy herbs, healing mushrooms and super berries with amazing health benefits. Just mix it and sip it, knowing that you’re fueling your body and your life with the healthy choices that you need the most.   Listen To Episode 382 As Stefanos Sifandos Uncovers:   [1:30] Ways Of Being For Men Stefanos Sifandos 260 Stefanos Sifandos 277 Christine Hassler Exploring what ways of being and virtues men can honor. What has changed for Stefanos and Josh since their last interview including Josh going to be a father in 2021. Who Stefanos is today compared to when he first arrived to the USA from Australia. The choice we have to choose which aspects of ourselves we want to feed and bring to life. Exploring the new level of clarity and self-connection that he has now compared to when he was still in Australia. How he's come to a place of doubting himself less and honoring himself more. Unpacking one of the masculine's sickness: Over-extending as we identify ourselves and our self-worth through utility and usefulness. Why we come back to old patterns and toxic ways of being when we're met with new challenges and obstacles. The unhealthy drive he had to be seen as enough by his father. How other aspects of life can become tainted if we bring them into our personal space.   [15:30] Common Wounds That All Men Face How you have to allow yourself to fully feel and embrace all negative emotions to truly work through and let them go. 332 John Wineland Exploring the common wounds that all men face from childhood and into adulthood including rejection, abandonment, and humiliation. Why men lack ownership and responsibility to see themselves as enough when they turn to others, especially their partners, to give them that feedback. What happens to our psyche and sense of self-worth if all we're focusing on is our competition and doing better than others. Unpacking the different eras of men and masculinity over the last century including the industrial and agricultural revolutions and how that has impacted fathers and their children. The different phases Stefanos went through as a child including being a people-pleaser and a bully because of the sense of unavailability that he felt from his father.   [23:00] The 5 Tactical Virtues For Men Lao Tzu The School Of Life on YouTube How to Become an Adult - The School Of Life Jack Donovan - The Way of Men Unpacking the 5 Tactical Virtues - Strength, Courage, Mastery, Honor, and Stefano's 5th: Connectivity. Diving deep into just how important it is to take ownership and responsibility as a man. How men are disempowering themselves and giving their power away to the world. What the Shadow Way is and why it's about relationships, intimacy plus both giving and receiving love. Exploring what it means to be good at being a man through the 5 Tactical Virtues. How to cultivate emotional strength, spiritual strength, and resiliency to move through difficult times. Excuses Are Not Masculine  Why some men are addicted to complacency and excessive comfort but that doesn't make them a real man. How testing ourselves and meeting new challenges will help reveal who you really are at a man's masculine core.   [32:00] Do Hard Sh*T Every Day Why you should begin challenging yourself every day as part of your daily wellness practice. Where you can begin to integrate Stefanos' words of wisdom into your own inner work. The power of meeting yourself on your journey whenever you meet resistance. What other ways you can challenge yourself besides physical resistance including starting a new business, quitting, or asking someone out on a date. Why there's power even in challenging yourself with little things like taking a new route to work one day; whatever takes you out of your comfort zone. 212 Conner Moore Man Talks Podcast | Stefanos Sifandos – Understanding Masculine & Feminine Dynamics Unpacking the differences between the lower case 't,' upper case 'T' trauma, and even crossovers. How trauma can impact our behaviors, relationships, and personalities. Why exploring our traumas calls for actual, active work. How our past can take over the present moment when we haven't mastered ourselves yet. Viktor Frankl   [43:00] What The Inner Work Actually Is Unpacking what doing the inner work means and why it has to be done in real-time. Examples of active inner work from breathwork and meditation to self-reflection at the end of your day. What came up for Josh during a breathwork session with Stefanos last year including his father-wounding. Exploring what a Father Wound is and why it's something big that comes up for most men during their healing journeys. Closing the gap between the knowing and the doing during the inner work process. How the brain becomes addicted to familiar patterns that keep it safe. Why we're in a constant cycle of giving and receiving love plus why our patterns revolve around that. What threat funnels are and how they're connected to our physical body. The Gottman Institute The benefits of pausing, taking a deep breath, or going for a walk when you need it such as during an argument. Why at least 70% of all communication is actually non-verbal. 183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet The medicine that lies in spending time in nature and placing the palm of your hand over your heart.   [52:00] The Different Stages Of Manhood What reparenting psychology is and how you can apply it to your life to help you be more complete rather than rely on outside factors or relationships to do that for you. Activities that our ancient ancestors did such as hunting and how they can help us become more grounded. The motivation Stefanos had to spend days out in nature to come back to himself and his relationship with the earth. 364 Alison Armstrong Keys to The Kingdom by Alison Armstrong Exploring the different stages of manhood including the Prince Phase when men are deeply integrating and building their kingdom. Why men will naturally go in and out of different manhood stages along their journey and where Stefanos and Josh are currently at. How the current socio-economic circumstances largely around COVID-19 have impacted relationships, mentality, and freedom. Why he didn't feel isolated in nature at all compared to experiencing government lockdowns and the stimulus overload from social media. The recipe to become an embodied man by practicing self-awareness, forgiveness, feeling your emotions, and having difficult conversations. Why some of man's greatest gifts to humanity are their range of emotions, whom they connect with, and how they show up for others. Alan Watts   [1:04:00] Are You In A Comparison Trap? Paul Chek All Is God The ego trap and how it keeps us from being fully grateful for all that we have in our lives. Why we can be stuck on the idea that we will never be enough. The impact of putting our parents up on a pedestal can have on our mindset about ourselves. Why there will always be a middle way during our own journeys and there will never be peace in the world because life is like a pendulum. How the experiences that we have, positive and negative, lead us to perceive the quality of our life. Why we shouldn't be asking the question, "How do I find inner peace?" because it's an allusion. The mindset hijacking that the mass media does by constantly putting out negative headlines each day. Why we get caught in the idea that if we have this and that, then we can stop the war inside of ourselves and will be fulfilled. Exploring the alternate fuel source that won't lead us down a path of continued co-dependency. Why answering the question, "What do I need to feel safe?", can actually be overwhelming for some people. How to bring yourself back into the present moment to help you figure out what you need to feel safe enough.     [1:13:00] Death To The Ego What happens when we find ourselves in an undesirable state of being including spiritual bypassing. How we can keep ourselves from falling prey to the toxic mindset of good vibes only. Why we tend to always stay the course when we've made a decision instead of making changes which is the ultimate ego death. The choice we always have to drop our old identity, ways of thinking, and ways of being but it will come with pain. Why we cannot dissolve the ego and become someone new unless we integrate the shadow work as well. How Josh's stance on Ayahuasca has shifted and why he's no longer an advocate for it. Why you have to do the deep work in a familiar state of consciousness with breathwork and meditation before doing it in unfamiliar states of consciousness using plant medicine and psychedelics. The importance of actually pausing and doing the work instead of relying on the next external factor such as Ayahuasca to heal you. Why Josh had to do a year and a half of PTSD recovery after an Ayahuasca ceremony. Breathe by Stefanos Sifandos 382 Anahata Ananda The power of doing breathwork to alter your state of consciousness instead of trying plant medicine or psychedelics. 345 Zach Bush MD 362 Zach Bush MD How to proceed with caution to ensure that you receive the best care and support from your shaman during a plant medicine ceremony.       [1:23:00] Applying The 3 Stages Of Intelligence Unpacking the first steps a man can take as he begins to apply the three stages of intelligence. Why community and surrounding yourself with other men that support and challenge you are so important to help you grow. The difference between meeting with your community in person compared to a Zoom call and why a digital connection does not have the same energetic response. How fear is being multiplied on fear as government officials are releasing statements such as, "If you have to sing, wear a mask, and don't sing too loud." The mass media narrative right now that wants to divide society when the very thing we need is to be an embodied community. Exploring the choice we have right now: We can feed the fear or do our own research on what's going on. 361 Luke Storey The fact that we humans have been born from bacteria and viruses; we have also survived because of bacteria and viruses. Different thresholds of fear that we all move through and how we can do the inner work and investigate why we are afraid. The personal, emotional struggles he has gone through and what he realized about his negative feelings that has helped him through COVID-19 regulations. Why wearing a face mask and breathing in your own carbon monoxide on a repeated basis is not healthy. 353 Dr. Ben Lynch 344 Leslie Manookian 348 Dr. William Li   1:31:30 Standing Up For Our Health Freedom Breaking down and answering the question: How long will it take until we stand up for our health freedom and rights? Why things will have to get worse before we are no longer complacent with what is happening in our world because of the coronavirus. Where the collective consciousness is right now and why we have to experience more pain to transform and transmute. How our nervous system has been hijacked as we are forced into fear with the COVID-19 slogan, 'Stay Safe.' Why the truth about what is going on with COVID-19 and its agenda is actually very clear when you do the research and look at the data. CV19 Truth Series: Protecting Your Health Freedom Why courage is something that we can never embody unless we actually lean into it and practice it. What he loves and doesn't like about the app, TikTok. Further exploring what it takes to be a good man in today's modern age and why it's up to you to figure that out on your own during your life's journey. Ben Greenfield Boundless by Ben Greenfield Why being present and mindful of your thoughts, actions, and what actually matters to you can bring extraordinary wellness into your life. breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show What Happens When You Give Your Power Away   “We need to do our inner work and it leads back to the 5 Tactical Virtues - Strength, Courage, Mastery, Honor, and Connectivity so that we can achieve sovereign empowerment. We need to take responsibility for ourselves because the moment we say it’s someone else’s responsibility or we blame someone for something like not feeling a particular way or experiencing life in the way that we want to experience life, we disempower ourselves and we give our power away. That does either one of two things; we either retract from the world or we lash out in the world." - Stefanos Sifandos   Navigating The Shadow Way   "The shadow way is about intimacy and relationships. It’s about how you give and receive love. It’s about whether you’re allowing people in and surrendering to that or you are too scared of love because you’re afraid of loss." - Stefanos Sifandos   Do Something That Scares You Every Day     "Do something that scares you every day and I'm not suggesting you go put your life at risk but at what point do you draw the line? We're all going to have to move through different fears and thresholds; some of which are higher than others. I call it the elastic band effect. Your elastic band or tolerance might be longer or shorter in some areas compared to how it is for other people but eventually it will snap. So you want to bring yourself to the place right before it snaps because that's your edge and then peak over. If you have a deep fear of physical contact, for example, that's a great opportunity for you to look into that and what it actually means." - Stefanos Sifandos     Links From Today's Show    The Conscious Warrior Reclaim Your Kingdom Chaos To Clarity Be The Queen Energy Healing Program Conscious Mentorship with Stefanos Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Stefanos Sifandos Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube TikTok LinkedIn Pinterest   About Stefanos Sifandos Stefanos Sifandos has been immersed in deep men’s empowerment work and the exploration of intimate and sacred relationships. Merging the best of eastern and western methodologies and philosophies to promote balance, sacredness and power in life and love.   Using integrative techniques and methods, such as neural-empowerment, Shamanic Praxis, holotropic and biodynamic breath work, trauma release and integration, western psychology, Eastern Mysticism and more, Stefanos has created programs, models and systems to enhance the quality of your life, your intimate relationships and in essence bring you closer to your potential.       What It Means To Be A Good Man     Having also traversed the depths of his own pain, suicidal thoughts and fears profoundly, He has overcome destructive patterns and has faced and overcome multiple ‘ego deaths’. Stefanos understands there is difference between culturally defined masculinity and sacred masculinity. He further explores what it means to be a GOOD man and to be GOOD at being a man in today’s world.   Stef holds degrees in Behavioural Science, Philosophy and a Master Degree in Sustainability & Commerce. He is also qualified in the areas of: Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Psych-K®, Vira Tantric Principles & Masculine Ethos Philosophies (Agama Yoga), Hypnosis, public speaking, Reiki, group facilitation, training & assessment, varied high-intensity training methodologies, physical & psychological conditioning and performance coaching. He also holds extensive experience in the areas of Ayurvedic medicine, life coaching, mindset coaching & holistic health. Stef embodies all of this interconnected wisdom & experience to facilitate authentic & connected leadership development programs globally.   Stefanos' Mission   "My mission is to be a VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS; to assist individuals in actualising the fullness of their potentiality; to relate consciously to each other with authentic love; be a conscious steward of Earth and continue to evolve and expand the entirety of my being – this is my humble gift to humanity and to my own soul".     Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page

Most people are trying to transcend before they learn to ground. The more grounded you become into your purpose or vision, the easier it will be to create the life you want. - Aleks Rybchinskiy   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST* Wellness Force Radio Episode 381 Master CHEK Practitioner and Director of Athletic Programming & Rehabilitation at Primal Fusion, Aleks Rybchinskiy, explores the essence of fatherhood, explains what most people get wrong about men's work and does a deep dive into healing childhood wounds.   How do we live our lives as powerful creators?      Discover what inner work practices will help transform a good man into a great man.  CURED Nutrition Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE It's taken me over a year to find the right hemp and CBD company to introduce to the Wellness Force Community and I could not be more thrilled that it's CURED Nutrition! CURED Nutrition is a movement inspired by nature and grounded in a shared desire to leave a lasting impression on you, our community, and this world. Together, they're a collective of heart-centered human beings who are inviting you – the conscious creatives, dreamers, and healers – to join their family. Learn how CURED hemp and CBD products can enhance your daily wellness routine. Try Cured Today They're Colorado-based organically grown hemp products that have been engineered to transform your approach toward an elevated life. Tap into your inherent potential – your greatest mind-body alignment – and nourish it with the supplements you were designed to thrive on. A greater existence is waiting.   Listen To Episode 381 As Aleks Rybchinskiy Uncovers:   [1:30] The Essence Of Fatherhood Aleks Rybchinskiy CHEK Institute Primal Fusion Programs at Primal Fusion 268 Sara Gustafson CURED Nutrition Organifi What's on top of mind for him since he moved with his family to Texas. How he's gotten back into a routine now that the chaos of moving, his wedding, and setting up their place of work has ended. Unpacking what fatherhood means to him now. What practices help him stay present and conscious as he raises his children. Paul Chek | All Is God: Three Part Series Aleks and Josh's common connection with mentor, Paul Chek. How he has mastered fatherhood and what has shifted for him over the years. Why fatherhood is like nature; he gives to his family without asking for anything in return. The fact that health can never be fully mastered and there's something we're always trying to improve. How being a father has helped him with the inner work and uncovering what he can improve about himself.   [16:00] Healing Childhood Wounds How his childhood growing up in Ukraine and coming to the USA at 4 years old has impacted his life. Differences between work in Ukraine and the USA and how that shifted his parent's focus and ability to be there for him. How being a latchkey kid from a young age created a lot of sadness as he felt like something was missing and he turned to himself when feeling alone. What has been able to heal since becoming a father including the ability to better understand what his father went through for him. The fact that he was dead for several minutes when he was 3 years old from Laryngitis and was saved with a tracheotomy. Why his parents had such a strong need to protect him from any harm after his experience with Laryngitis but Aleks rebelled. The work he does as a Level IV C.H.E.K Practitioner and Director of Athletic Programming & Rehabilitation at Primal Fusion.   [26:30] How To Become A Great Man How our thoughts can turn into emotions and then a physical expression of themselves. Why he discusses his client's childhood and background with them first to understand their emotional intelligence barometer before focusing on the physical. How he helps people find out what their main purpose in life is and what they are destined to do. What specific steps he takes when doing an assessment for a new client and why it can take up to 3 hours or more. Why health is deeper than just the physical body. How we can heal the gaping holes in our physical, mental, and emotional selves. Unpacking how every organ in the body has a physical, mental, and emotional process that it needs to go through. Why it took a lot of violence from playing football for him to figure out how to be calm and balanced.   [47:30] Inner Work For The Modern Man How doing the inner work will help transform you from being a good man to a great man. What people get wrong the most about men's work and what they should know about it. Why many men only focus on improving one area of their lives but they need to look outside of themselves to truly grow. The challenges he has faced in his embodiment to become a great man. Why most people know what they want but don't know what they need. Unique challenges he has faced as a father. Exploring obstacles and experiences that most men go through even if they never become a father. What his family has taught him about being a man and how it varies from household to household. His relationship with his wife, Sara, both at home and at work as she is Primal Fusion's CEO. How his upbringing impacted his relationship with Sara plus how he has grown since they first moved in together. How the universe has shown him what he needs to be doing in life through injury. Why his family has been so helpful in keeping him grounded and not working around the clock all day. His advice for men who want to become a father someday and where they can begin their inner work journey. Why having a detailed idea of what you want in a partner and knowing what you need from them as far as support will help you find them faster.   [1:02:30] Taking Ownership & Responsibility For Your Life The differences between taking ownership and being responsible. Why it's so important to create a lifestyle that is based on your values and from a place of love. How he makes sure that the choices he makes are done for the benefit of his relationships and family. Why it's so important for men to have men's groups and have support from one another during their journeys. What spiritual bypassing is and why people who are doing it won't truly be able to guide others. Exploring the various groups that Aleks has led and how his experience doing it has evolved over the years. How he figures out what he will do to guide an individual from a mentor standpoint based on their needs. The 15 - minute pause practice Josh and his partner, Carrie Michelle, do whenever they feel triggered during a discussion or argument. How not to let your biology and emotions overpower you when you are on edge. Why giving up the idea to move and focusing on what's important, his family, led him and Sara to make their dream home possible.   [1:14:30] What Men Are Actually Seeking In Life Why all men are seeking a sense of grounding to know who they are, to truly feel and experience life, and to have the skills to practice awareness. What inner work and growth examples have helped him the most to lead other men. The importance of doing something from a place of true purpose rather than making money from something. Exploring archetypes, processions, and what your true calling actually is. Why his life journey from being in a relationship with Sara to becoming a personal trainer and studying with Paul Chek didn't make sense but it just felt right. Unpacking the moments that Josh feels triggered him as a leader and how being vulnerable and honest about them has made him better at guiding others. What lessons Aleks has also learned by being a leader in men's groups and why that has been so liberating. Why it's so important for leaders to also do self-reflection from time to time in order to truly help others.   [1:34:30] What It Means To Be Fulfilled The choice we have to be in union and harmony with Spirit or God. Big and small changes he has seen reflected in his own life in 2020. The impact it has on him to see people take their pain out on their family rather than self-reflect and find out where that pain is coming from so they can heal it. How to be a more supportive partner when your loved one really needs to work on themselves. Steps you can take truly take care of yourself to feel fulfilled and whole. Why now's the time to focus on your own self-fulfillment and not someday when you have this or that. The moment things changed for him when he stopped focusing on finding a new home and started focusing on making the best of their situation. Why things will become easier the more you ground yourself in your purpose and get clear with what you really want. Lessons he's learned in life including it takes a lot of responsibility to handle knowledge. The power of giving without wanting or needing in return and just watch what happens in your life. Why awareness is actually wellness. How he sets himself up with a morning routine to balance personal, work, and family life. breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show   Everything You Have Is Enough   "If you take the time to get deep with what you really need, whether you're alone or in a relationship, it creates peace inside of you that you've never felt before and you start realizing that everything you have is enough and everything you don't have is just waiting to show up in your life when you're willing to receive it." - Aleks Rybchinskiy   The Truth About Mastery   "Have I mastered what I'm feeling? How I approach the world? How I relate to the world? How I connect to the world? If the answer is, 'no,' then I just keep trying because that's my ultimate goal. That's the beauty of the world of health and wellness. There is 'mastery' but it can never be mastered because it's always changing." - Aleks Rybchinskiy   How Inner Work Helps Parents Raise Children   "Children are their own separate entities that parents are in charge of until they grow up and hopefully you're guiding them properly so they can relate to the world, contribute to the world, feel happiness, and know how to process their anger and sadness. For me, I've had to take a really hard look at myself to know where I need help so that I can show my children how it's done. Kids don't listen to what you say, they watch what you do and then do that." - Aleks Rybchinskiy     Links From Today's Show  CURED Nutrition Organifi Primal Fusion Programs at Primal Fusion CHEK Institute 268 Sara Gustafson Living 4D Podcast – Sara Gustafson and Aleks Rybchinskiy: The Journey of Relationship EmBodhiment of We Webinar: Relationship Management Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Aleks Rybchinskiy Facebook Instagram YouTube Twitter   About Aleks Rybchinskiy Aleks is a Master CHEK Practitioner and Holistic Therapist with over ten years in the field. As one of the youngest professionals to reach Level IV training at the C.H.E.K. Institute and become part of an elite group of less than 50 practitioners worldwide, he is a seasoned record-breaker having started his life on this earth by defeating the greatest odds, a kind of momentum that has remained a natural part of his path and continues to leave jaws dropped in its wake. Aleks Rybchinskiy combines his unique and incredibly vast knowledge in biomechanics, physiology, anatomy, holistic nutrition, physics and ancient shamanic practices and Jungian psychology for an advanced form of physical programming and clinical therapy rarely experienced under one umbrella. Work With Aleks Aleks is also a speaker and educator teaching workshops and online courses on shoulder rehabilitation, core function, injury prevention, and enhancing physical performance through the balance and optimization of home field energy systems. Aleks works with clients from all ages to address strength & performance, pain, physiological imbalances, holistic healing, conscious transformations and much more. Tribe Of Men Aleks leads his men’s community coaching group, Tribe of Men, weekly in Austin, TX, and is also a speaker and educator teaching workshops and courses on shoulder rehabilitation, core function, and athletic injury prevention & recovery. He is an active member of Gracie Humaitá Jiu Jitsu where he demonstrates the importance of his professional and personal philosophies by improving himself, also, as an athlete through the artful balance of integrity, performance, discipline, body awareness and recovery. Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page

What is a syndemic? We've been told that this virus is a global pandemic but we know that it disproportionately affects people with chronic conditions. So, we have two epidemics meeting and that's what a syndemic is; when you have one epidemic affecting the other one. Without one, the other one is not as severe. - Mike Mutzel   Wellness Force Radio Episode 380 Founder of High Intensity Health, Host of High Intensity Health Radio, Founder of Myoxcience Nutrition. and Author of Belly Fat Effect, Mike Mutzel, returns to share the differences between a pandemic and a syndemic, the truth about "healthy-looking" people getting COVID-19, how to heal and make your immune system strong plus the top three unintended consequences of lockdown.   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST* What the health do we do now in 2021?    Find out why calling the virus a global pandemic is misguided because it's actually a syndemic.   CURED Nutrition Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE It's taken me over a year to find the right hemp and CBD company to introduce to the Wellness Force Community and I could not be more thrilled that it's CURED Nutrition! CURED Nutrition is a movement inspired by nature and grounded in a shared desire to leave a lasting impression on you, our community, and this world. Together, they're a collective of heart-centered human beings who are inviting you – the conscious creatives, dreamers, and healers – to join their family. Learn how CURED hemp and CBD products can enhance your daily wellness routine. Try Cured Today They're Colorado-based organically grown hemp products that have been engineered to transform your approach toward an elevated life. Tap into your inherent potential – your greatest mind-body alignment – and nourish it with the supplements you were designed to thrive on. A greater existence is waiting. Listen To Episode 380 As Mike Mutzel Uncovers:   [1:30] The Syndemic Model CURED Nutrition Mike Mutzel 297 Mike Mutzel High Intensity Health Belly Fat Effect High Intensity Health Radio Myoxcience Nutrition High Intensity Health Courses James Nestor Corona Isn't a Pandemic, It's a Syndemic What turned him away from mainstream medicine and opened his eyes to focus on functional and integrative medicine. PubMed The power of taking control of your own health and during your own research rather than always relying on your doctor. Unpacking what exactly was going on in 2020 and what is now happening in 2021 with CV19. The incredible amount of wealth that has been transferred as the rich got richer in 2020 in an incredibly short span of time. 345 Dr. Zach Bush Exploring the multiple inconsistencies that we are seeing in the media when we look at the actual science and numbers. Why people with multiple chronic conditions are disproportionately affected and more likely to have a big impact from CV19.   [10:30] Making Lifestyle Change Part Of The Narrative The fact that we are not seeing lifestyle change as part of the narrative in the mass media when people need to hear that message from them. What we can do to make greater lifestyle change happen. Looking at the statistics and seeing that 95% of North Americans over the age of 45 have two or more chronic diseases and thus having a much higher chance of a negative outcome with CV19. Why we should be questioning why gyms are being forced to close yet fast-food restaurants can remain open. How else we can be more conscious in our decisions as consumers by not ordering takeout that comes in Styrofoam containers or brands that use single-use plastics such as Amazon. Unpacking what exactly is a Syndemic and why it’s happening.  Simple, easy changes we can make to improve our health such as breathwork, meditation, nature, nutrition, movement, and stress-management practices.   [15:30] The Questions About CV19 We Should Be Asking Asking why vaccines are being tested and tried with young, healthy people that don’t have any chronic conditions. The COVID-19 syndemic is not global: context matters The confusion by design we’re so clearly seeing that is creating more and more division with people. Why many Americans especially those in black and brown communities don't have easy access to real food. The harm that is caused by politicians not making any changes to subsidized crops like corn, sugar, and flour. Unpacking why mainstream medicine has been inefficient and ineffective at managing chronic disease where lifestyle is what really matters. The problem with mainstream medicine using an acute care model to manage chronic conditions.   [26:30] The Top Three Unintended Consequences Of Lockdown 357 Robb Wolf The devastating impact of social isolation as it is linked to our physiology, depression, poor health habits, and substance abuse. Why lockdowns are not good for our blood sugar and are making people more susceptible to severe outcomes. The high risks that are at stake for children from the 2020 lockdowns and pandemic. What quality adjustment life years are and how to maximize them to support our health. Looking closely at the pool of quality-adjusted life years to help us break down the aggregated health model. The negative impact of hand sanitizer and wipes for children as it can change their bacteria and is linked to asthma, allergies, and obesity. Jason Silva from Brain Games   [34:30] Mass Media Mind Control How the mass media is hacking our empathetic state for clicks. What he thinks is really going on with all these narratives from the media to politicians to the big business to impact our choices. How people are merchandising the virus to boost their profits and influence. Carl Jung Jordan Peterson Why we’re so terrified to explore the shadow side of ourselves. Exploring the unconscious capitalistic model that has been created from COVID-19. Comparing the laws of nature and how we’re worshipping science as if it were a God. Unpacking the immense amount of unintended damage that we are doing to the environment. Why fear-mongering is just making it easier to control us rather than empower us to make change happen for our health. The fact that most people who are living in fear of the coronavirus are the ones who lack spirituality or inner peace in their lives.   [43:00] The Real Solutions To Take Back Our Health What solutions are out there to help us fortify our microbiome health and boost our immunity. 7 Immune Boosting Habits Based on Science, Not Hype Why breathwork especially box breathing is a great way to let go of stress and intentionally support the body’s immune system. The Benefits of Breathing Exercises | Wim Hof Method Why breathing through your nose rather than your mouth will help you get much more restorative sleep. The fact that the immune system is very active while we’re sleeping. Other easy ways to fight disease and stay healthy: exercise, go outdoors and get natural sunlight. Why you’re much more likely to get exposed to the virus at McDonald’s than at the gym. The importance of eating low-carb foods full of natural nutrients and staying away from processed meals, snacks, and sugar. Why it’s so important to slow down and be mindful while chewing and eating. How our health is being sacrificed by CDC guidelines including mask-wearing. Why children have the most to lose from 24-hour face mask guidelines. The fact that being exposed to other germs is so important for a child's developing immune system.   [53:30] The Truth About ‘Healthy’ Looking People Getting COVID-19 Why just because a person looks healthy and fit doesn’t necessarily mean they are if they’re eating horrible food, using steroids, over-exercising, and living by poor lifestyle habits. Storynomics: Story-Driven Marketing in the Post-Advertising by Robert Mckee and Thomas Gerace The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell Why we’re seeing so many stories in the news of people who looking healthy suffering from COVID-19. How the media is using fear-mongering tactics to influence people’s actions about staying home and wearing a mask. Questioning what it is about us as a society that we get so hooked on these fear-mongering stories The Bearded Nurse & COVID-19 - Media Says You’re Susceptible, Science Says Otherwise Why there are so many nuances to the stories that the media is pushing on us about people who are sick. The importance of vetting our media and doing our own research when it comes to COVID-19.   [59:30] Exploring The Real Data on COVID-19 Why relying completely on the CDC and seeing them as a ‘God’ figure is not good for our minds. Examples of how science has been wrong including to our health such as nutrition and portion . The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet by Nina Teicholz The fact that yes, scientists, can be bought to push the wrong information onto the public. Why he insists that people start exploring the history of nutrition, government subsidies, and the influence of organizations such as the American Heart Association. Unpacking why science is never settled as we’re constantly learning new things. The randomized study that has been done in Europe on face masks over the summer and the conclusion that it didn’t matter if you wear a face mask or not. Why the math on COVID-19 has been way off and over vamped since the beginning when Fauci said that 2 million people were going to die.   [1:05:30] Healing Ourselves With Nature & Breathwork How we should be approaching the coronavirus with inspired action and recommendation on intentional lifestyle changes. Why he’s been spending lots of time outside in nature with his family during 2020 and why he suggests we all do the same. 333 Dr. Kelly Brogan Exploring the power of breathwork to change your state in just 30 seconds. Relaxation Revolution: The Science and Genetics of Mind Body Healing by Herbert Benson and William Proctor How Josh’s breathwork.io program has helped Mike especially the hyperventilation followed by retention practice. Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender Kindle Edition by David R. Hawkins breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show COVID-19 Guidance That Actually Helps   "If you look at the data, the individuals that are disproportionately affected and have a more likely severe outcome. They have multiple comorbidities and chronic conditions that can be ameliorated and helped with diet and lifestyle change but this has not been part of the narrative which has been really frustrating. So, of course, the government and organizations have been saying that their approach has been all about health and 'staying safe' yet there's really no proactive, preventative measures being communicated from 'the powers that be.' Guidelines from these organization that explain how to support our health from breathwork to optimizing sleep to losing weight to exercise to stress management - none of those things have been prioritized by pretty much anyone until the World Health Organization finally came out to share the data on this in September 2020 that I've been talking about since March 2020." - Mike Mutzel     Why Lockdowns Are Bad For Your Health   "On the individual level, I really think that the biggest unintended harm that we're doing to ourselves is social isolation. We know that social isolation's impact on our health is on par with smoking. I see a lot of depression amongst my clients that is reverberating and causing deleterious health outcomes from weight gain to diabetes. We are tribal creatures and lockdowns are not good for your blood sugar and what is paradoxical is that they are making people more susceptible to severe outcomes. This 'treatment' is increasing the probability that when people are exposed, they're going to suffer more severely from the disease that we're trying to prevent them from getting." - Mike Mutzel      Enough With The Fear-Mongering     "Enough with all of the fear-mongering; we need to empower people because fear-mongering just makes you more controllable and it doesn't empower you to make more intentional decisions about how to improve your health. So, we need to help people shift their attention and realize that they have to start taking care of their health. Start exercising and if you're afraid of being around people - take off your mask and go for a walk. The risk of outdoor exposure transmission is really low. We need to do things to help empower people and wake them up. I feel that the people that are the most scared and the most convinced that they're just going to die from this virus if they ever get exposed to it are the very people that are not meditating or doing any spiritual type of work; they're just believing in what this authoritarian state is telling them to do. The more intentional people can be about their health, the less fear they're going to feel." - Mike Mutzel     Links From Today's Show  CURED Nutrition 297 Mike Mutzel High Intensity Health Myoxcience Nutrition High Intensity Health Radio Belly Fat Effect High Intensity Health Courses Breath Work as a Stress Reduction Tool w/ Josh Trent The Bearded Nurse & COVID-19 - Media Says You’re Susceptible, Science Says Otherwise The COVID-19 syndemic is not global: context matters Medical Definition of Syndemic Intermittent Fasting: Why Fast Time is More Important Than Length Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Mike Mutzel Facebook Instagram Twitter High Intensity Health YouTube   About Mike Mutzel Mike Mutzel has an B.S. in Biology from Western Washington University and an M.S. in Clinical Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport. Mike has completed the Institute for Functional Medicine's (IFM) Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice (AFMCP) and all Advanced Practice Modules (APMs). In April of 2014 Mike published Belly Fat Effect: The Real Secret About How Your Diet, Intestinal Health, and Gut Bacteria Help You Burn Fat. To continue his quest for knowledge Mike attends many Continuing Medical Education (CME) events held by various organizations around the country, learning from top researchers in the field through groups like AACR, ACAM, A4M and IFM. He has currently completed four of six Advanced Practice Modules (APMs) to earn the only board certification in Functional Medicine through IFM. Learn With Mike Mike regularly conducts workshops for health care practitioners, teaching leading-edge science in a concise format that can be utilized by progressive clinicians for the prevention of chronic disease. Often termed Translational Medicine, this bench-to-bedside approach is key to ensure the application of pioneering research and concepts in systems biology a preventative health care setting, optimizing patient outcomes. Mike lives in Kirkland, WA with his wife Deanna Arnill- a Doctor of Chiropractic- with their daughter and two dogs Shasta and Rainier. They enjoy cooking locally grown whole foods and adhere to an active outdoor life of skiing, hiking and biking. Dr. Deanna practices in Bellevue, WA with her twin sister Dr. Pauline Haugen. They can be contacted a bellevuewachiropractic.com   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included. More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page

I'm on a mission to disrupt the fitness industry by leading with empathy first and a better understanding on the mental and emotional side so that people don't view physical transformation as this chore, this punishment that they have to go through because society accepts this belief or this myth that you have to look a certain way to be loved. My hope is that people will wake up and I feel like we can do that by leading with empathy first but empathy with boundaries. - Drew Manning   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST* Wellness Force Radio Episode 379 Keto Diet Expert, Host of the Fit2Fat2Fit Experience Podcast, and Author of the NY Times Best Selling book, Fit2Fat2Fit, Drew Manning, comes back to share how you can be fit after 40, how he's changing the world of the fitness industry with his Back2Fit weight loss approach, how the three arcs of intelligence can help you sustain a healthy lifestyle, and why hitting rock bottom is actually a blessing.   How can empathy, self-love, and reflection help you let go of the old weight?    Discover why losing weight is not the key to happiness but the other way around.   CURED Nutrition Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE It's taken me over a year to find the right hemp and CBD company to introduce to the Wellness Force Community and I could not be more thrilled that it's CURED Nutrition! CURED Nutrition is a movement inspired by nature and grounded in a shared desire to leave a lasting impression on you, our community, and this world. Together, they're a collective of heart-centered human beings who are inviting you – the conscious creatives, dreamers, and healers – to join their family. Learn how CURED hemp and CBD products can enhance your daily wellness routine. Try Cured Today They're Colorado-based organically grown hemp products that have been engineered to transform your approach toward an elevated life. Tap into your inherent potential – your greatest mind-body alignment – and nourish it with the supplements you were designed to thrive on. A greater existence is waiting.   Listen To Episode 379 As Drew Manning Uncovers:   [1:30] What Is Empathy? Drew Manning Fit2Fat2Fit Fit2Fat2Fit by Drew Manning 131 Drew Manning: Discipline, Ketosis, & Emotional Fitness 291 Drew Manning: Lessons Learned From Running 100 Miles To Save Children Fit2Fat2Forty Back2Fit His achievement of running 100 miles in less than 24 hours. Digging into what's going currently going on in Drew's life and what it means to love and respect your physical body. Why he's doing a second round of Fit2Fat2Fit with the goal to gain 75 pounds weight gain after 40 with the focus on empathy. Breaking down what empathy is and why it doesn't necessarily mean becoming codependent and attached to it. Why empathy without boundaries is enablement. 345 Dr. Zach Bush What has been going on in Drew's heart this year with all of the challenges 2020 has brought him specifically with this weight gain. Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown Why this new version of Drew is more honest and open than his previous self. What he's realized about himself and life including just how much harder Fit2Fat2Fit would be mentally, emotionally, and spiritually as he's now more open about his emotions. Why there's so much more to getting healthy than most people realize.   [15:00] Why Losing Weight Isn't The Key To Happiness Why the weight loss journey doesn't automatically give a person happiness; that is something that is achieved through the inner work. How we've been programmed to see weight loss as something that can only be achieved if we look like an Instagram model. The Nutty Professor Trailer Why so many people think they won't be respected or loved unless they lose weight. The fact that we so often turn to outside things like money, materialism, and even our looks to "fix us." His mission to help people operate out of a place of self-love and treat their bodies kindly. The power of respectfully treating our bodies with the focus on care rather than results so that we fall in love with the process. Why he wants people to join him on his Fit2Fat2Forty journey in January to learn how to shift their perception of what it means to be healthy.   [19:00] The Arc Of Intelligence For Wellness What intelligence about wellness he's gathered on his mission to gain weight. Unpacking the biggest prices he has paid during this embodiment of wellness intelligence including the mental and emotional struggles. How he's opened up on social media about the real mental and emotional struggle he's going through during Fit2Fat2Forty to make people more aware of their weight loss journeys. The connection between sleep deprivation and mood and energy. How his Fit2Fat2Forty journey has impacted his daughters and his relationship with his girlfriend. His personal transformation from the first round of Fit2Fat2Fit 10 years ago to now. How COVID-19 is forcing us to take a closer look at our own wellness before we can fix the world's problems. Why there's no such thing as an outside fix for an inside problem when it comes to becoming healthy.   [27:00] How To Let Go Of An Addiction Josh's own addiction with pornography and how Drew helped him with it by introducing him to Kathryn Dixon. Kathryn Dixon Paul Chek | All Is God: Three Part Series Dr. Gabor Maté Drew's own journey with porn addiction and what most people don't realize about their individual addictions. How he has helped people overcome emotional eating through self-awareness and thoughtfully responding in the moment instead of reacting. The steps he took to let go of addiction by reframing and understanding from a heart to heart level by asking himself the deepest, hardest questions. Why self-love isn't a light switch but actually a long journey of looking hard at yourself, your thoughts, and your behaviors. Unpacking how society teaches us multiple, separate ways of healing ourselves but they're actually all connected. How being a dad has helped him focus on becoming the best version of himself so that he can set an example for his daughters.   [36:00] Why Hitting Rock Bottom Is A Blessing Eckhart Tolle His background and childhood growing up in a very religious setting. Why he believes that hitting rock bottom can be such a blessing in disguise. Exploring his own rock bottom and how it led him to such radical change when he left his religion and got a divorce. Loving What Is: How Four Questions Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie What he did to help himself heal over the years after hitting his rock bottom. Why some of us may have to go through multiple rock bottom moments to enforce radical change and help us be open to shifting our perception to let growth happen. How his connection to Spirit and spirituality been tested during his Fit2Fat2Forty journey. What has come up for him now during the pain and the hurt of Fit2Fat2Forty and why he knows he needs time to heal his emotions. Why sometimes we just want to bypass all the pain we're experiencing and fast forward to the good part but we have to sit with every experience to receive its opportunities and heal.   [43:00] A New Way Of Being For Men The struggles that Drew knows he will face in January 2021 as he flips the switch and focuses on getting healthy and fit. Drew's invitation to people to join him as they focusing on their health journey together with Back2Fit. How Drew is helping to change the narrative on what it means to be a man. Why we all need to wake up and care when it comes to our health, relationships, and spirituality because apathy is one of the lowest human emotions. How this new narrative of truth will guide us in 2021. Drew's mission to disrupt the fitness industry by leading with empathy first so that people don't view being healthy as a chore. His words of guidance to those who are feeling defeated about their situation. Why you are worth it to keeping fighting with all that you have faced in 2020. How serving other people, finding your purpose, and having gratitude will bring happiness in your life. Back2Fit. How he would define wellness now with the new knowledge that he has gained since the last time he was on Wellness Force. breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Power Quotes From The Show   Learning To Fall In Love With The Process   "My mission is to help people operate out of a place of self-love instead of self-hate because once you operate from a place of love and self-worth, you will like the way you feel when you eat real food, move it in a way that feels good, treat your body kindly, and you're not doing any of it for the results anymore. The results take a back seat for a minute so that you can learn to fall in love with the process. You do the process because you actually love yourself and you deserve to feel good and feel healthy. Once you flip that switch, you will see the results because you are living a healthy lifestyle that consistently operates from a place of self-love." - Drew Manning   The Emotional Journey To Physical Transformation   "There's really no better way to take care of yourself than to take care of your physical health but you could do any program, diet, or take any supplement out there. That's not what's going to fix what's going on the inside emotionally, right? I will give you those tools to make physical change happen but the biggest thing that has to happen is that mindset shift. That's where people don't really understand or know how to do that because they look at physical transformation as just physical. And, yes, if you break it down, yes, you eat fewer calories, you work out, and that changes your body but it's so much more of an emotional journey for people and that's what derails them because when doing the process gets too hard then they won't see taking care of their health really worth it. Making that shift in perception is really key so that they don't see living a healthy lifestyle as a punishment or a chore to get results and be happy." - Drew Manning     What True Health Success Looks Like     "The biggest thing that I'm trying to do is shift people's perception of what success looks like in the health and fitness industry because we've been programmed to think that success is this body of an Instagram model or this athlete or that celebrity. It's this focus of getting lean, skinny, and 5% body fat; and that once you get there, once you get that body, then all of your problems will go away and you'll be happy. But if you're not fulfilled on the inside first and foremost, I promise you that once you get the body, you're still going to be missing something." - Drew Manning     Links From Today's Show  Fit2Fat2Fit by Drew Manning 131 Drew Manning: Discipline, Ketosis, & Emotional Fitness 291 Drew Manning: Lessons Learned From Running 100 Miles To Save Children Fit2Fat2Forty Back2Fit 345 Dr. Zach Bush Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown The Nutty Professor Trailer Kathryn Dixon Paul Chek | All Is God: Three Part Series Dr. Gabor Maté Eckhart Tolle Loving What Is: How Four Questions Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Fit2Fat2Fit Facebook YouTube Drew Manning Facebook Instagram Twitter   About Drew Manning Health and fitness expert, Drew Manning, is the New York Times best-selling author of Fit2Fat2Fit: The Unexpected Lessons from Gaining and Losing 75 lbs on Purpose and has for years been a leading voice in the burgeoning Keto Diet movement. Drew is also the creator of the A&E Show Fit to Fat to Fit and the host of The Fit2Fat2Fit Experience podcast. With over a million social media followers, Drew continues to transform people's lives all around the world. Known for his straightforward and empathetic fitness and health coaching, Drew has been featured on The Dr. Oz Show, CNN, Good Morning America, The Tonight Show, The View, and MSNBC, among other media outlets. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his daughters, who remind him every day not to take things too seriously.   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page

Choosing a Creator Consciousness allows you to begin to see how our society is so built around a consumer society; we have just been conditioned for this behavior. Whether it's pharmaceutical drugs for any problem that you have in your body; we're conditioned to not listen to our bodies and just take these pills. Drugs, alcohol; you name it. Right now it's everybody with their smartphones; they're so addictive. Every time we give away our attention to these things, these distractions -  we're actually giving our power and energy to them because where our attention goes, our energy flows. - Charles Clay   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST* Wellness Force Radio Episode 378 Men’s Empowerment Coach, Dynamic Speaker, Published Author, Creator of The Laser Focus Method and Founder of M Powered Men’s Group Training and Mastermind, Charles Clay, returns to share why you don't have to struggle to do the inner work, what a soul contract is as well as how to unblock emotional stagnation and come back to energetic sovereignty.   How can we get laser focused and create more than we consume in 2021?     Discover how to gain time freedom, conquer procrastination, and use your energy to become a Conscious Creator.    CURED Nutrition Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE It's taken me over a year to find the right hemp and CBD company to introduce to the Wellness Force Community and I could not be more thrilled that it's CURED Nutrition! CURED Nutrition is a movement inspired by nature and grounded in a shared desire to leave a lasting impression on you, our community, and this world. Together, they're a collective of heart-centered human beings who are inviting you – the conscious creatives, dreamers, and healers – to join their family. Learn how CURED hemp and CBD products can enhance your daily wellness routine. Try Cured Today They're Colorado-based organically grown hemp products that have been engineered to transform your approach toward an elevated life. Tap into your inherent potential – your greatest mind-body alignment – and nourish it with the supplements you were designed to thrive on. A greater existence is waiting.   Listen To Episode 378 As Charles Clay Uncovers:   [1:30] Why You Don't Have To Struggle During The Inner Work Charles Clay 263 Charles Clay The Laser Focus Method M Powered Men’s Group Training and Mastermind CURED Nutrition What has changed for Charles Clay since his last conversation with Josh Trent on Wellness Force. How to get back to our home base which is inner peace. The incredible joy and honor that his new daughter, Sofia, has brought into his life. Common stereotypes of what doing the inner work should look like vs what it actually is for the person doing it. What his specific awareness process is and how it has shifted since becoming a father. The deep underlying anxiety that he had for years and how he became adapted to it until he was ready to start letting it go. Different tactics he tried from self-sabotage to healthy lifestyle choices to let go of his underlying anxiety but it intensified the harder he tried until he welcomed it into his life. The moment he committed himself to start breaking the relationship he had with external substances and how he was able to do that when he started to improve his emotional intelligence.   [18:00] How To Step Into A Creator Consciousness How he was able to step into a creator consciousness over focusing on constantly consuming. Why Josh believes that the 'clean slate' is an illusion and we are imperfect beings on purpose. Charles' system to set yourself up for wins every time you make these agreements with yourself. The power of tapping into the energy and emotions you feel when you crave a habit you want to break like sugar. Why you should always celebrate the little victories even if it's something like 1 day without sugar. Unpacking why self-doubt is really a Protector archetype and why you should give it a persona/character/voice and welcome it into your day. Why the inner work process is actually really simple as you dive into where you are feeling stuck, noticing where that shows up in your body, and then becoming curious about it. The abandonment he felt when his parents divorced and his mother left when he was four years old. How his repressed anger and the belief that he's not good enough was created when his mother left. The moment he was gifted with finally being able to sit with his repressed anger and buried emotions. How physical movement became key for his emotional intelligence practice. Caroline Myss   [35:00] What's In Your Soul Contract? What a soul contract is and how we've attracted different experiences as a part of it. The fact that all of our biggest adversities always lead to something great. How past obstacles can help us maintain a level of calmness, come back home to ourselves, and realize what's actually important. The opportunity we have to no longer allow fear to take control of our mind and body. How we can heal as a collective in 2020. What steps you can take to choose creative consciousness over consumer consciousness. How we've been conditioned as a society just to consume without questioning. Why you're actually giving away your power and energy to these distractions like smartphones, alcohol, and even pharmaceuticals when you rely on them. Unpacking what the motivation trap is and whether or not you are stuck in one. How to tap into your own flow of inspiration.   [45:00] Unblocking Emotional Stagnation & Cleaning Out Karma 368 Bobbi Vogel Exploring stagnant or dense energy and how to unstick yourself from it. Marci Lock Why most men around Charles and Josh's age grew up learning to use only two emotions: anger and frustration. How to take a close look at your coping mechanisms and what is blocking you from creating what you want and tapping into peace. What new journey of creative consciousness will begin once you've completed the Hero's Journey. How to clean out your 3D debris as you address it and let it pass so it no longer holds you down. The power of reversing your karma for future generations. What karma Josh is working on cleaning out and why he is thankful for the opportunity to work on it. How to do a deep trust fall and fully know that you are supported. Uncovering how to bring your awareness to the areas in yourself where you don't feel supported. Why operating from your heart is a win-win situation for all that are involved.   [51:00] Coming Back To Self With Your Energetic Sovereignty Exploring why there is so much spiritual bypassing going on in our world today in both the world of wellness and conscious media. The fact that people with brilliant marketing for their wellness and health services have not actually done the work themselves. What you should look for when seeking out someone for emotional intelligence and spiritual development. Who Charles himself looks for when seeking a new coach to help guide him. Why he always tunes into his intuition and the answers that start showing up to help him with his problem. What wellness practices he does to sharpen his intuition and awareness skills. Unpacking what energetic sovereignty is and how to tap into it to fully embody each and every cell, molecule, and atom of your being. Physical and emotional symptoms that you are giving your life energy away to others. How to come back to your home base after feeling into other people's energies. His process for helping other people come back to their own pillar of home base and intuitive medicine to seek out the answers and clarity they need for their next move. Why you shouldn't ask, 'How can I be peaceful 24/7' but 'How do I become more peaceful,' so that you don't fall into a shame spiral.   [59:00] Creating Heaven On Earth The moment of truth when he consciously chose the path of self-awareness. Unpacking his relationship with his father growing up and how life events lead them to bond and create this space for love. The positive action and focus he and his father took on when they found out that his father had Stage 4 cancer and 2 months to live. What he realized about himself and his father as he helped him live for another two years. The process of giving full permission to let go as his father laid on his deathbed. Why he was called in the past to plant medicine and DMT to experience life outside of the human body. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho What is revealed to us when we witness life and death. How to let go of intellectualizing life and just being present with it. Why it's courageous to step up and ask for help right now if you need it because we're not meant to do it alone. What we can do to create heaven on earth according to Charles: Everything moving forward has to be built on a foundation of what's in the greater good of all living beings including us and Mother Earth; otherwise it will crumble. breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Power Quotes From The Show   A Path For The Golden Age "The whole collective right now with everything that's going on in the world, all this so-called chaos, is all happening for us and you can choose; are you going to keep consuming the fear which is the information that you choose to give your energy and attention? Notice how that feels in your body. I really commend everybody that's showing up and having the courage to dive into some of these emotions and learn what they can from this inner journey right now because that is actually helping heal the collective and amazing things are going to come from this. The whole world right now is on a path for the Golden Age and in order for that transformation to occur, it's going to be uncomfortable at times and we're all experiencing that in our own way." - Charles Clay   Are Mindset Hacks Overrated? "Think about where your attention is going on a daily basis. Are they really going towards what you want to create; this list of ideas and things that you want to bring to the world before you die? How much energy and time are you giving those? How much time are you spending tuning in to allow more of those to flow in? When we come back to that natural state of inner peace, then we're in a receptive mode where we can receive those dreams, inspiration, and amazing ideas from Mother Gaia. Operating from that place is different from having to use a million mindset hacks to motivate yourself to get your butt off the couch and actually do something. Either way will get you there, I just prefer the inspired action approach simply because the quality of energy that I'm creating with is so much more exciting and fun." - Charles Clay     Intuition Is Medicine   "I always tune into my intuition; it's our own medicine that we are all gifted with. Sometimes it's harder to listen to it than others but with your intuition, you can navigate and notice what comes up on your radar. What you want help with, what you are sick of, and what aspect of your life you're ready to change. Then notice as those answers start showing up like puzzle pieces that start filling in. Next, really tune into the intelligence within your body and what feels intuitively expansive and going to help you on your path or is more constrictive and doesn't feel aligned. Really paying attention to those cues from your body can help steer you to the right guides, coaches, and direction on your journey." - Charles Clay     Links From Today's Show  The Laser Focus Method 263 Charles Clay M Powered Men’s Group Training and Mastermind CURED Nutrition Caroline Myss 368 Bobbi Vogel Marci Lock The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho How Death Opens the Masculine Heart Neurokinetic Therapy Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Charles Clay Facebook Instagram    About Charles Clay Charles Clay is a Men’s Empowerment Coach, Dynamic Speaker, Published Author and Founder of  M Powered Men’s Group Training and Mastermind. Years after graduating from WSU with his degree in Kinesiology Charles sustained a devastating back injury while snowboarding, and despite doctors orders to get spinal surgery, he followed his intuition and began his self-healing journey. The immense pain he endured ignited a spiritual awakening and expanded his passion for combining ancient healing practices and eastern philosophy with modern day science and Neurokinetic Therapy to allow for optimal healing and wellness.  After a full recovery from his back injury and feeling stronger than ever Charles has dedicated the last decade of his life to helping men transform pain into purpose with his Roadmap to Self-Healing & Self-Mastery. The M Powered Men’s Group He offers powerful and playful practices for moving through fear, releasing resistance, and stress to activate your zone of genius and build the confidence to share your greatest gifts. His path from tragedy to triumph and extensive training in the healing arts has allowed him to offer a series of high level upgrades to unlock human potential. The M Powered Men’s Group offers a Step-by-step Roadmap to Self-Healing by Detoxing your mind and body from addictive tendencies, distractions and patterned of self-sabotage to turn procrastination into productivity and pain into purpose for a life of Impact and Fulfillment!   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page

All cattle are grass-fed and spend about 80% of their life on pasture eating forage and grass which is their species-specific diet and helps maximize the nutritional profile of the meat. But then probably 98 to 99% of the cattle are then sent to a feedlot during the last few months of their lives where they're fed predominantly nothing but genetically modified corn and soy. So, the label, ‘grass-fed' isn't lying to you because the cattle are grass-fed but then they leave out the part where it has been grain-finished. A person will trust that label thinking they're buying a nutritionally superior product but most of the time they're not. – Eugene Trufkin   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST* Wellness Force Radio Episode 377 Owner of Trufkin Athletics, Author of the Anti-Factory Farm Shopping Guide, and CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3, Eugene Trufkin, explains the food industry's confusion by design strategies, how to make conscious food choices even in a food desert, how to look at food labels especially for grass-fed meat and poultry, and how growing high quality-grown food can actually heal the planet.   Why is it so hard to find healthy food even when you want it?   Discover the real truth of the food industry when it comes to their connection to pharmaceuticals, labels such as "Product of the USA," and their organic certification process.   CURED Nutrition Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE It's taken me over a year to find the right hemp and CBD company to introduce to the Wellness Force Community and I could not be more thrilled that it's CURED Nutrition! CURED Nutrition is a movement inspired by nature and grounded in a shared desire to leave a lasting impression on you, our community, and this world. Together, they're a collective of heart-centered human beings who are inviting you – the conscious creatives, dreamers, and healers – to join their family. Learn how CURED hemp and CBD products can enhance your daily wellness routine. Try Cured Today They're Colorado-based organically grown hemp products that have been engineered to transform your approach toward an elevated life. Tap into your inherent potential – your greatest mind-body alignment – and nourish it with the supplements you were designed to thrive on. A greater existence is waiting. Listen To Episode 377 As Eugene Trufkin Uncovers:   [1:30] How Accurate Are Grass-Fed Food Labels? Eugene Trufkin Trufkin Athletics Anti-Factory Farm Shopping Guide CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Paul Chek | All Is God: Three Part Series His life in Ukraine before coming to the USA with his family. How we can heal ourselves by healing the planet. What sparked his interest in biodynamic farming and health. NUTRITION: The Dirt Facts -MUST KNOW INFORMATION! P.1 How he was first introduced to Paul Chek who has been on Wellness Force many times. Why it's almost near impossible to find high-quality food in the US for the majority of people. The deceiving claims behind food labels including "grass-fed" beef. Hidden truths about grass-fed meat and the fact that almost all cows are grass-fed until the last few months of their life when they're grain-finished. 5 Bar Beef Examples of other poor lifestyle factors from exercise to sleep to emotional wellbeing that can take a toll on our health. What do beef labels actually mean?: Free-range, pastured, organic, all-natural etc. that can be so confusing. 357 Robb Wolf Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat   [19:00] Confusion By Design Within The Food Industry The biggest takeaways from his book, Anti-Factory Farm Shopping Guide, including how to make conscious food choices. Why farmers aren't just competing with other national brands anymore but international as well. What you should know about food labeled: Product of the USA. The hidden truth behind most products labeled, 'organic,' and factory farms. Unpacking the confusion by design created within the food industry. Why there's a strict organic certification process for soil but not for beef. Which companies and organizations actually do the organic certification process for beef but we're mostly just trusting what these companies tell us. Joel Salatin - Polyface Farm American Grassfed Association First steps you should take towards making healthier, more conscious food purchases. How you can learn about food operations yourself by volunteering to work on site. Frank Fitzpatrick   [28:30] Eating Healthy In A Food Desert What sources you can turn to if you live in a food desert. How to get a really good deal on your grass-fed meat orders. Why you should consider bulk ordering grass-fed meat instead of taking the time to drive to a store that has it. The fact that sometimes you also have to be wary about the food you're buying from smaller farmers. Why it's so important that farmers do rotational grazing to ensure their land maintains its own food source and minerals in the soil. What chickens and turkeys should actually be fed because they're actually omnivores meanwhile the common problem we see with them being grain-fed. Sprouts Farmers Market The real difference in prices he has seen from those who buy from the higher end Sprouts Farmers Market and supermarkets. Why people who eat organic tend to spend less money overall on non-essential goods compared to those who eat out a lot or shop less consciously. How to stop spending thousands of dollars a year on a lower quality of life. Jator Pierre   [42:30] Food Is Information For The Body Shawn Stevenson Why food is information for our body. The laws of nature and why we're totally ignoring her when we eat processed food that is making us sick. What starts to happen to our physiology if we start to eat foods that aren't helping us stay healthy. The problems that vegetarians run into when they eat fruits and vegetables that have been grown with chemicals and other poor farming practices. Teri Cochrane How the poor farming practice of confined animal operations will lead to confined animal operations from three variables. The fact that all pesticides today are systemic so they get embedded in the flesh of the fruits and vegetables which we can't even wash off. How chemical testing and approval of agriculture works in the US. What most people don't know about the pesticides and chemicals used in the agriculture industry. The Myths of Safe Pesticides by André Leu Hydroponics: What it is and the fact that the USA is the only country to certify it as USDA organic. The problem with using hydroponics and genetic selection in agriculture practices. Why the color of the carrots you buy actually matters for the number of nutrients it contains. 348 Dr. William Li   [55:00] Why Practices For Raising Chicken Are More Deceiving Than For Beef The truth about free-range chicken in the farming industry. How short the farming cycle of chickens actually is. Just how confined chickens really are, from those that lay eggs to the ones we eat, when when we look at the actual dimensions. What vegetarian-fed actually means and why it's a dead giveaway that the chickens are confined while alive. 365 Dr. Paul Saladino What people should specifically be on the lookout for when purchasing chicken meat or eggs. Happy Hens   [1:02:00] How To Be More Food Conscious Exploring why it's so important to be food conscious not just for ourselves but to set an example for others as well. Why good mental and physical health are the keys to help you create what you want in life. The harsh truth that babies that are born in urban US environments today have about 200 different trace amounts of chemicals in their bodies. Earl Butz Eat Wild | Getting Wild Nutrition from Modern Food Poisoning Our Children: The Parent's Guide to the Myths of Safe Pesticides by André Leu Breaking down the myth that there are safe pesticides. Sources you can turn to in your mission to help your family stay safe and healthy. How we self-sabotage our health through poor lifestyle and unconscious food choices. Why most of us fall into these lifestory gaps that lead us to make poor health choices. How an unhealthy mindset is created when we become unattached to our core values breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community     Power Quotes From The Show Where Is Our Meat Actually Coming From?   "In a competitive market, a lot of these ranchers now have international as well as local competitors because 90% of the beef sold in the US comes from overseas. You may even find products in Trader Joe's that are sourced from 5 different countries. They may say, "Product of the USA," but here's the thing with that claim; I can buy carcasses from Mexico, import them into California, cut them up and process them into packaging here and then legally claim them as "Product of the USA" because it's been processed in the USA." - Eugene Trufkin   The Truth About Organic Label Claims   "What organic beef basically means, for the most part, is the product comes from a factory-farmed operation where they feed the cows nothing but organic grains but even that's questionable these days because a lot of it is coming from corrupted brokers from overseas like Ukraine and Turkey. The grain is literally the only difference between just a factory farm operation where they would feed them genetically modified corn and soy. So, even if you buy something with a USDA Organic label claim, although it may be fed with grains, you don't even know if those grains are organic." - Eugene Trufkin       Why Is It So Hard To Eat Healthy?     "My book, Anti-Factory Farm Shopping Guide, is for people who want to make better conscious food choices but the whole point of the book is to show readers just how difficult it has become. I run into people in the holistic health circles who are trying to optimize their health physically and mentally yet you still see them running into these mistakes constantly. People are buying a product, trusting the label or the claims, and just buying it for years and years on end thinking they're getting the maximum nutrition profile from that food group but they're simply not. My research on this started because I just wanted to buy some healthy eggs and it was incredibly impossible just to find something so simple and basic." - Eugene Trufkin   Links From Today's Show  CURED Nutrition Trufkin Athletics Anti-Factory Farm Shopping Guide CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Paul Chek | All Is God: Three Part Serie NUTRITION: The Dirt Facts -MUST KNOW INFORMATION! P.1 5 Bar Beef 357 Robb Wolf Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat Joel Salatin - Polyface Farm American Grassfed Association Frank Fitzpatrick Sprouts Farmers Market Jator Pierre Shawn Stevenson Teri Cochrane The Myths of Safe Pesticides by André Leu 348 Dr. William Li 365 Dr. Paul Saladino Happy Hens Earl Butz Eat Wild | Getting Wild Nutrition from Modern Food Poisoning Our Children: The Parent's Guide to the Myths of Safe Pesticides by André Leu Show Notes Episode 67 – Eugene Trufkin: The Anti-Factory Farm Shopping Guide Exposing Bogus Food Labeling With Eugene Trufkin The labels said ‘organic.’ But these massive imports of corn and soybeans weren’t Beating the Food Giants by Paul A. Stitt Weston A. Price Foundation Everything You Need to Know About Whole Foods Free-Range Chicken Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Eugene Trufkin Instagram  Facebook YouTube Twitter   About Eugene Trufkin Owner of Trufkin Athletics, Eugene Trufkin is a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3, OC Fat Loss Trainer, and Author of "Laws of Aesthetics" and “Anti-Factory Farm Shopping Guide”. He is dedicated to helping those that are interested in off-grid living, biodynamic farming, mental/physical health, a minimalist lifestyle, and exploring.     About The Anti-Factory Farm Shopping Guide This comprehensive video series and book is meant for anyone who is interested in transitioning from factory-farmed food to organic and hopefully, one day, biodynamic – but at the same time feels confused by all the labels, and even whether organic food is any better than factory-farmed food. With entertaining illustrations, videos, and very light reading, the "Anti-Factory Farm Shopping Guide" covers the following topics: -Differences between caged, cage-free, free-range, and pasture-raised meats and eggs -How to easily identify genetically-modified foods -Why factory-farmed meats cause inflammation -The myth of safe pesticides -Differences between factory-farmed, organic, and biodynamic fruits and vegetables -Why seeing “vegetarian feed” on a label is actually a bad thing, even if it’s organic -Importance of staying away from farmed fish -How to source quality water and supplements And much more. To enhance learning and make it all as simple as possible, this book comes with free video instructions and other extended learning materials. Eugene's intention is for you to spend less time reading and more time taking action. Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page

When you look at movement via energy centers in the body, you're not only utilizing it to create awareness but also breath, pumping, and to get stagnant energy to move. When we're sitting down all day, especially if your posture is poor, you're physically and emotionally going to be more likely to be stagnant. Any exercise is medicine and with more or less good technique, there's really no bad exercise; there's only wrongly prescribed exercise. If you understand some movement principles, any movement can be an energizing activity. - Mike Salemi   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST* Wellness Force Radio Episode 376 World-Renowned Human Performance Presenter, Division 1 Strength & Conditioning Coach, Kambo Facilitator, and Creator of the digital Kettlebell Lifestyle program, Mike Salemi, unpacks the concept of movement as medicine, how to cultivate body awareness, his advice for starting a brand new fitness program, and how our physical health impacts our emotional, spiritual, and mental wellbeing.   Get 15% off of Kettlebell Lifestyle with the code“WELLNESSFORCE” at wellnessforce.com/KETTLEBELL   How can cultivating movement awareness help us heal?   Listen as Mike shares why movement is medicine, the power of trusting the wellness journey, and how breathwork strengthens both the mind and body.   CURED Nutrition Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE It's taken me over a year to find the right hemp and CBD company to introduce to the Wellness Force Community and I could not be more thrilled that it's CURED Nutrition! CURED Nutrition is a movement inspired by nature and grounded in a shared desire to leave a lasting impression on you, our community, and this world. Together, they're a collective of heart-centered human beings who are inviting you – the conscious creatives, dreamers, and healers – to join their family. Learn how CURED hemp and CBD products can enhance your daily wellness routine. Try Cured Today They're Colorado-based organically grown hemp products that have been engineered to transform your approach toward an elevated life. Tap into your inherent potential – your greatest mind-body alignment – and nourish it with the supplements you were designed to thrive on. A greater existence is waiting.   Listen To Episode 376 As Mike Salemi Uncovers:   [1:30] Movement Is Medicine Mike Salemi 274 Mike Salemi Kettlebell Lifestyle What's new for Mike since he last came on Wellness Force for episode 274 - The Journey To Strength. Why it seems like more and more wellness leaders are leaving California for Texas. The impact of COVID-19 on his professional coaching career as he's had to pivot and adapt with it. How he's brought his kettlebell programs including his latest, Kettlebell Lifestyle, to people online in 2020. Why we're at a time where we need movement as medicine more than ever in our world. Paul Chek | All Is God: Three Part Series His experience working with and studying from experts and masters of their craft like Paul Chek. What his program, Kettlebell Lifestyle, will teach you as you continue to practice it. The importance of learning the principles of our body's physiology and utilizing that knowledge to help us use movement as medicine. 086 Mark Divine   [14:00] Cultivating Body Awareness What advice he can give to someone beginning a new fitness program and how to cultivate greater body awareness. Why you will learn so much about yourself, your mind, and what you're capable of when you push your body and you are a lot stronger than you think you are. The various rites of passage that exist in other parts of the world that call for great athletic ability yet we lack this in the US. Why most people stay in a competitive phase for their workouts like P90X or CrossFit but you have to constantly ramp up to that level of fitness which can take its toll on the body. Breaking down the four phases of the Kettlebell Lifestyle. What most people don't know about the kettlebell swing including why it's not a good movement for everyone to start off with. The power of micro-movements to build up to macro movements. Why awareness is the biggest factor in and outside of the gym that will create the prerequisites for change anywhere.   [21:00] How Breathwork Strengthens The Body And Mind How physical movements can also help our emotional wellbeing. breathwork.io How improved breathwork can lead to greater posture and physical movement. 358 Dr. Belisa Vranich His morning routine to help you warm and open up the body first thing when you wake. Why the spine is everything to him when training and strengthening the body. How just his 10 minute morning routine can be a total game-changer for anyone from workout beginners to people with big fitness goals. Why movement is so much more than building our muscle mass but also acts as a form of medicine to heal us. Soltara Healing Center Ayahuasca Retreats In Costa Rica 212 Conner Moore Why our emotional and physical health is more likely to be stagnant the more we sit all day and especially if our posture is poor. His intention practice go-to when working out especially during pushing and pulling exercises.   [30:00] Staying True To Your Heart's Intention Real-time feedback on emotional health he has received from people in 20+ countries on his Kettlebell Lifestyle program. The importance of taking any fitness program including Kettlebell Lifestyle and making it individualized for you and your wellness journey. Why micro-movements and stretches have so many beautiful benefits especially when we're intentional with them. What motivates him to continue to do this great work for the health and wellness community. Master The Kettlebell 306 Dr. Nick Berry Labels people place on Mike and what they soon realize after talking to him or listening to what he has to say about wellness. The fact that we're all evolving especially if we're aligned with our heart. What his experience has been like serving Kambo in ceremony and why it's been such an honor for him.   [44:00] Is Kettlebell Right For You? Unpacking who is right for kettlebell movements and what to know before you begin one. How he designed his Kettlebell Lifestyle program to help people know where to start and guide them along the process. Why he designed the program for someone who has had very little to no resistance or kettlebell training. How you can tweak the Kettlebell Lifestyle program to fit your needs and ability. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg Mckeown Kettlebell Lifestyles Master group How he's been able to connect with people from all over the world with his program. Who else is a part of helping guide you during the Kettlebell Lifestyle program other than just Mike as Course Contributors. What most people get wrong about using kettlebells and what he wants them to know. Why even just mentally preparing yourself to approach the weight of the kettlebell with respect is an important practice.   [1:01:00] Trusting The Wellness Process The importance of just trusting the process, being patient, having an open mind, and giving your all to a fitness program. How being in lockdown has greatly impacted people's fitness and health goals because they couldn't go to the gym. Why starting over with a clean slate can be scary but it's also something beautiful and such a blessing throughout your life and health journey. His three greatest core values in life which also act as his guiding posts: Freedom, Health, and Service. The intention he has to help people create more freedom during their mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical journeys. How his definition of wellness has changed since he was last on Wellness Force. breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show Step Up Your Fitness Game With Posture & Breathwork   "The Kettlebell Lifestyle program isn't just a reflection of how I teach but of my life. So, every single morning there's a new routine you do that's under 10 minutes long that incorporates what I call core temperature warm-ups to prepare the body and then we move directly to a few mobility exercises primarily focused on the spine. For me, the spine is a priority over everything when it comes to training. Then from there, we do typically two to four breathing exercises and you're done. Depending on where you are at in your wellness journey just doing the 10 minute morning routine changes the game for some people."  - Mike Salemi   Why Awareness Is The No. 1 Catalyst For Change   "A kettlebell swing is not by any means the first place I would start someone. So often times I have to tell someone to focus on where they are at and re-establish from there with good positioning. Honestly, the number one thing as it relates to coaching movement in the gym and outside are micro movements. Micro movements create macro movements. The ability to just make these small fine attunements in awareness is the biggest thing in and out of the gym that is going to create the prerequisites for change." - Mike Salemi   How Emotion Impacts The Physical Body     "Just how someone is feeling will impact their posture. Honestly, there may be no amount of rows or static wall leans for the neck posture if you're not dealing with some of the things in your life or are not aware of them and what are closing down your heart center. It's going to be hard to open up or at least maintain that position when you're unconscious. Looking at the emotional components, from there it's about opening up what's in the front of the body and starting to strengthen from an endurance perspective everything that's on the body." - Mike Salemi   Links From Today's Show  274 Mike Salemi Kettlebell Lifestyle Paul Chek | All Is God: Three Part Series 086 Mark Divine 358 Dr. Belisa Vranich Soltara Healing Center Ayahuasca Retreats In Costa Rica 212 Conner Moore Master The Kettlebell 306 Dr. Nick Berry Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg Mckeown Kettlebell Lifestyles Master group Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Mike Salemi Facebook Instagram YouTube  Twitter   About Mike Salemi Mike Salemi specializes in human performance and is a sought after international presenter in the field of health and fitness.   Mike has a diverse background in strength and conditioning and has competed over the course of 15+ years at an elite level in Powerlifting and Kettlebell Sport. Through his own path of resolving sport-related injuries, Mike understands the importance of integrating the body, mind, and spirit as a means to foster high performance for the long term. His motivation is to help athletes, fitness professionals, and coaches discover their own potential from the inside-out.   Mike's Coaching Journey   Professionally, Mike has served as a Division 1 strength and conditioning coach for Santa Clara University, as well as been the trainer to elite athletes across a wide range of sports.   His focus is teaching educational workshops, certifications, and creating programs on unconventional training that build more balance athletes.   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page

When your intuition is actually at odds with or goes against your current belief system, that's a really great checkpoint. Intuition should be completely free and removed from any of your beliefs, patterns, and perception of what you're even seeing. Instinct is more aligned with that emotional response with survival. Going with your gut is that survival instinct. Instinct, to me, has a much more specific architecture than intuition which doesn't really follow any set structure.  - Bizzie Gold   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST*   Wellness Force Radio Episode 375 Founder of The Break Method, Author of The Self Study workbook, and Host of The Modern Good Podcast, Bizzie Gold, explains how to break free from the puppet masters, the real root of rewiring the subconscious mind, how we can build the world we want to live in, and how to work with your triggers so that you come from a place of love and not fear.   Get 15% off of The Break Method and any of Bizzie's other courses at wellnessforce.com/BIZZIE and with the code WELLNESS15.   How can you tell when it's time to tap into your intuition or instinct?     Discover why intuition and instinct are not the same, how to not get stuck in your thought loops, and the permission slip you can give yourself to let go of that war.   ION*Biome Gut Health *Get 15% off of your ION*Biome order with the code JOSH1KS  ION*Gut Health is a gut-strengthening, brain-boosting mineral supplement sourced from 60-million-year-old soil that naturally supports microbiome balance. The active ingredient, Terrahydrite®, has been shown to support the integrity of tight junctions in the gut lining, even in the face of damage from toxins such as glyphosate. ION*Gut Health goes beyond other supplements to support your wellbeing at a foundational level. By laying that foundation with ION*Gut Health, you aren’t just supplementing; you're supporting. Keeping Your Gut Healthy It’s a critical barrier to keep strong so that a vibrant microbiome can flourish. Good health depends entirely on gut health because a lot more than digestion happens in the gut. It’s also where proper immune system function begins and the majority of our neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, are created. Say yes to ION*Gut Health and you are saying yes to optimal gut-brain connectivity and feel-good transmissions, protection from the toxins we face every day in our air, water, and food, immune function, digestive wellness, and supported gluten tolerance. *Discount code cannot be applied to subscription orders   Listen To Episode 375 As Bizzie Gold Uncovers:   [1:30] We Are Spiritual Technology Bizzie Gold The Break Method The Modern Good Podcast The Self Study workbook Unpacking what The Break Method is and her journey from over the last decade. The obstacles she has faced as the CEO and Founder of several companies as they grew more and more. Her team's goal to draw in more men to The Break Method to help them along their journey towards self-discovery. Why she considers humans to be spiritual technology or an organic computer. 312 Kevin Kelly What's really going on as our minds are under attack with the mainstream media creating chaos and confusion in 2020. Why fear during the COVID-19 pandemic isn't just about the virus but also about life and if things will ever go back to being normal. How the brain functions to keep us safe including rewiring our thought patterns. What happens to us when we're constantly safe or at peace and don't explore what we're afraid of or try new things. The Croods Trailer   [18:30] Welcoming In The Triggered Experience To Break Patterns Inside Out trailer What steps you can take if you're feeling triggered by fear or the unknown. The Break Method's process of actually putting you through triggering environments to rewire your brain's response in the exact moment. Small Foot trailer How to cut out the bullshit from your own story and start to realize that the way our brain's pattern wants us to perceive information is not only extremely objectively but incredibly subjective. What steps people in power have taken to groom and prime people to make them believe they have 'perceived' freedom and choice. How the people in power have, over time, had to ability to control the metanarrative and make us believe that we have a choice when it's actually a perceived choice. Questions we can start asking ourselves to gain back control of our thoughts, beliefs, and choices. Why she loves being triggered and exploring different opinions to help her grow and be more conscious.   [27:00] Breaking Free From The Puppet Masters How she's able to hear different opinions without getting upset about them by having so much compassion and empathy for how mind controlled they have been. What steps we can take to discuss different opinions without triggering the other person by being kind to them, fully listening to their side, and being open with positive body language. Unpacking ow we can perceive the same story from different perceptions but they can change if we hear another version of it over and over again. How different people and organizations from our family to the school system and religious organizations shape us in their form and we follow along because we want to be loved and accepted. Projections of physical, mental, and emotional health and behaviors that have been brought unto us by our families. The projection society tells us from how to act, look, and what to do in order to be accepted by all. How we can pivot our mindset, behaviors, and beliefs once we're aware of our puppet masters. Childhood patterns that she has inherited and developed from her family. 361 Luke Storey   [43:00] Letting Go Of Outside Narratives To Create Your Truth The trauma she went through as she almost died and her daughter, Sarai. died during a home childbirth before being resuscitated 20 minutes later and now having cerebral palsy. How she pushed back to live her own reality and help her daughter do all of these incredible things despite what doctors would say about her cerebral palsy. The deep depression that followed Bizzie's partner and Sarai's biological father which then led to his suicide. The blame that Bizzie's partner put on her for wanting to have a home childbirth and the impact that had on her health. How those past experiences helped Bizzie grow to where she is today. How to cognitively hold your own, hold your own truth, and fight back against those who tell you otherwise. Homebirth Complications Resulted in Cerebral Palsy: Sarai’s Story   [52:30] How We Fall Victim To The Mass Media Caroline Myss Wim Hof Why so many people like Bizzie and other healers such as Wim Hoff have gone through their own incredible thresholds to come to where they are today. 332 John Wineland The power of serving from your wound, not your victim's story. How mass media right now is created to make us see these stories from the victims' lenses. The two sides of how mass media affects us and comparing one set of patterns where the person is less likely to fall for metanarratives and the other that is highly susceptible to fall into victimhood. Dolores Cannon Facing Fear, Feeding Courage with Mark Divine   [58:00] Social Programming Of The Feminine And Masculine Selves Breaking down why an emotional response is masculine and not feminine. The difference between feminine and masculine energies and why she sees them as water and fire. Why our body automatically responds the way it does with feelings of sadness, jealousy, and anger with no lag time between the stimulus and our response. Examples of social programming including the forced idea that women are so emotional. How to tap into your masculine and feminine energetics depending on what's going on in the background. The key differences between instinct and intuition. Why it's so important to do the work to remove your fear patterns to trust that the intuition you're feeling is true intuition. How the masculine and feminine selves play different roles with intuition and intention.   [1:07:30] Why Instinct And Intuition Are Not The Same The fact that when your intuition goes against your beliefs, that's an excellent checkpoint. 366 Mark Wolynn What sensations and guidance we feel with instinct compared to intuition. Why we don't want to demonize instinct because there's a lot that we can learn from it and it can have a positive ripple effect in the world. How the brain taps into our instinct to help keep us safe every day of our lives. Why instinct helps us create healthy boundaries to protect us from harm. How we can apply logic to rewire the brain when we're not actually in dangerous situations. Viktor Frankl   [1:14:30] Unstick Yourself From Emotional Healing What to avoid so that you do not get stuck in the process of healing. Her message to people who are self-help junkies. Why people find themselves in perpetual cycles of healing instead of becoming healed. How to allow yourself to move on from awareness and begin to the embodiment process of healing during your wellness journey. Their process of teaching people not only to address conscious decision making but to actually tangibly rewire their subconscious along the way. What self-trust actually is and how you can cultivate that in your life. Why the real work happens when you do it yourself without any codependency. How you can change the world by changing the way you react to people that you don't even know in day to day situations. The importance of being responsible and 100% committed to reparenting yourself. How The Break Method will help guide you along your journey to self-mastery. breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community     Power Quotes From The Show The Right Approach To Rewiring The Brain   "So, what's important to remember is no. 1 - your brain is there to keep you safe. When we look out at the macro vs. micro-scale, the macro scale is really capitalizing on our brain's survival instinct right now. Our brain is going to learn all of its pattern of survival really in early childhood and we're then going to see the world, experience, and consume information really only from that pattern until we've done something to intentionally rewire the pattern. Even for the people who feel like they've done a lot of "work," that work doesn't follow a structure or actually navigate from awareness all the way through to action and then rewiring. They find awareness of certain things but there isn't actually a strategy to biologically repair those patterns. I know healing for a lot of people wants to feel like this fluid, timeless very yin type of energy but that's not actually how the brain needs to be rewired." - Bizzie Gold   Breaking False Beliefs & Patterns   "When you learn how to essentially cut out the bullshit from your own story, you start to realize that the way your brain pattern wants you to perceive information is not only not objectively true but it's incredibly subjective and it is completely tainted and co-mingled with every pattern that you've ever carried with you in life. If you can peel away these layers, you can actually start to see what the truth is without being primed toward a specific opinion or viewpoint." - Bizzie Gold     Cultivating Self-Trust     "Oftentimes we see that when a child has the ability to authentically be themselves and if that is somehow perceived to be at odds with how "we do things in the family" or how your religion is supposed to make you be, that child often gets negative feedback or feeling rejection for things that just feel inherently to be themselves. So, then the child learns to shut that down because they think that being themselves is not safe and they reflexively become a people pleaser or try to hide. There is so much of that prevalent in our society and then again is capitalized by these larger structures." - Bizzie Gold     Links From Today's Show  The Break Method The Modern Good Podcast The Self Study workbook 312 Kevin Kelly The Croods trailer Inside Out trailer Small Foot trailer 361 Luke Storey Homebirth Complications Resulted in Cerebral Palsy: Sarai’s Story Caroline Myss Wim Hof 332 John Wineland Dolores Cannon Facing Fear, Feeding Courage with Mark Divine 366 Mark Wolynn Viktor Frankl Are You Embodying Your TRUE Soul Identity? Rewire Your Emotional Response System in 16 Weeks Communication Without The Fight HIGHLY Conscious Wheel Of Wellbeing Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Bizzie Gold Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube   About Bizzie Gold Dubbed "the millennial voice of personal development," Bizzie Gold infuses her teaching and speaking engagements with the core belief that we should build the world we want to live in - not just complain about it.     INDUSTRY DISRUPTIVE SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR With 5 global brands held be her successful Buti Inc. parent company, this mom of 2 knows how to shake up an industry and carve an innovative path with laser-focus.       CEO X FOUNDER X TEACHER X MOTHER   A testament to the millennial mindset, Gold grew 5 global brands by bootstrapping, staying to true to her vision and not allowing the fear of disrupting a 9 Billion dollar industry get in her head. This multifaceted-mama travels the world speaking, teaching and inspiring the masses to BUILD the world they want to live in - not just complain about it. When Gold isn't speaking in front of a packed house or appearing on TV, she can be found in the kitchen cooking up paleo-friendly meals for her family or helping her 7 year old daughter Sarai achieve her goal to be the world's first special needs supermodel.   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page

"Soulmates are a problematic concept. You have to lower your expectations a little bit because society has given us all these expectations of what the perfect partner is like which are impossible for anyone to meet. It's better to find someone that you can both grow into soulmates over time and look at them from that perspective. Search for someone that you can finally be yourself around without any fear, retribution, or shame. Someone who celebrates who you are is going to want to be with you and you're going to want to be with them." - Roger Nygard Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST* Wellness Force Radio Episode 374 Film director and producer of several productions including the documentary, The Truth About Marriage, Roger Nygard, shares what makes relationships work, how to increase your chances of finding a soulmate, why polyamory is sacred for some couples, how and when to have difficult conversations plus the concept of The Gottman Institute's Four Horsemen and ultimate relationship deal-breakers.   What makes us happy in relationships? Why do relationships fail?     Join us as Roger shares the best tools to help keep your relationship alive, how to handle conflict better, and the No. 1 piece of relationship advice.   CURED Nutrition Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE It's taken me over a year to find the right hemp and CBD company to introduce to the Wellness Force Community and I could not be more thrilled that it's CURED Nutrition! CURED Nutrition is a movement inspired by nature and grounded in a shared desire to leave a lasting impression on you, our community, and this world. Together, they're a collective of heart-centered human beings who are inviting you – the conscious creatives, dreamers, and healers – to join their family. Learn how CURED hemp and CBD products can enhance your daily wellness routine. Try Cured Today They're Colorado-based organically grown hemp products that have been engineered to transform your approach toward an elevated life. Tap into your inherent potential – your greatest mind-body alignment – and nourish it with the supplements you were designed to thrive on. A greater existence is waiting.   Listen To Episode 374 As Roger Nygard Uncovers:   [1:30] The Secret To Happiness Roger Nygard The Truth about Marriage: All the Relationship Secrets Nobody Tells You by Roger Nygard The Truth About Marriage Film Exploring what it means to be with someone emotionally, physically, and spiritually. The quest for finding our soulmate and the journey it leads us on. When his curiosity for the truth about marriage and finding a soulmate started. Why the first few years of our life are crucial in our personal development but that doesn't have to mean we're held back from making choices later on in life. Unpacking the number one secret for happiness in relationships: Accepting who and what you are and doing the same for your partner. Why so many people in relationships become frustrated because they cannot reach expectations and ideals that we, society, our parents, and even our friends have set for ourselves. How the human species has become out of sync with who we are at our core. Exploring the positive experiences that happened during his childhood that have impacted his filmography career. Unpacking what the key to success actually is and what it isn't.   [15:30] Why Are Relationships So Difficult? The Nature Of Existence Julia Sweeney Why happiness is a side effect of having a purpose in life, not a goal. Unpacking the science behind why we're the happiest when we're in the present moment. How expressing ourselves creatively every day will build upon our joy. Exploring the big question: Why are relationships so difficult? Why the obstacles we find in relationships really aren't our fault. Examples of what we can do right now to change and make our relationships stronger. Why we, especially men, are such horrible listeners. The fact that sometimes our partners don't want us to give them solutions, they just want us to listen to what they're going through and be supportive. Why the masculine brain is wired to only handle 30 minutes per day of an emotional conversation before "flooding" or feelings of overwhelm happen. Drs. John and Julie Gottman 046 Dr. John Gray How men can recharge their batteries with quality alone time and then reconnect with their partner. The Truth: Sex, Love, Commitment, and the Puzzle of the Male Mind by Neil Strauss   [26:30] How To Attract A Mate Why he chose to have Neil Strauss be a key part of his movie, The Truth About Marriage. The fact that we never stop growing and maturing. Why humans will always be complex creatures and there will always be something new to learn about our partner. How he chose the couples and singles for his documentary in order to really show the lesson he wanted to teach. What has changed in the lives of the people he interviewed including Don Blanquito who went from being very single to getting married and having a child. Which gems Josh has taken from The Truth About Marriage and applied to his own relationship. How you can communicate better in your relationships and stop trying to be a mind reader. Why premarital counseling is an excellent form of therapy to increase your relationship's happiness and longevity. The guideline, Personal Priorities Checklist, that he includes in the back of his book for you to go through with your partner to get to a mutual priorities checklist.   [34:30] Why Relationships Fail The Gottmans Institute: The Four Horsemen: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling 302 Mark Groves 366 Mark Wolynn How The Gottman Institute is able to predict if a couple will stay together or not. Unpacking The Gottman's Four Horsemen: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling. The big question to ask yourself about your relationship: Do you and your partner hold contempt for one another? Why, for every negative reaction with your partner, you must have 5 positives to make up for it. The power of being vulnerable with your partner instead of trying to make up for things with materialistic items. Joe Rogan & Chris Ryan on Open Relationships The formula for cultivating passion in your relationship especially if you've been together for a long period of time. How getting back to your masculine or feminine polarities will help rekindle a relationship. Why we're wired to reduce our passion especially physical intimacy in long-term relationships as compassion increases so we can raise children but it doesn't have to stay that way. Unpacking how to be present with your masculinity or femininity. How cell phones are hurting our relationships and how we can be more present with our partners.     [43:30] Can A Polyamorous Relationship Work? Why it's so important to be open with your partner about your needs in the relationship. The devastating impact of being in a relationship where the other person makes you feel ashamed of yourself. What he's learned from spending time with a polyamorous couple during the making of The Truth About Marriage. Why the polyamorous couple in his film was so successful with each other because they were 100% open with one another. Exploring why everything we do is in the name of either love or fear. Why Josh feels triggered by the idea of a polyamorous relationship after his past experiences and not being able to accept and forgive the mistakes he has made. What Roger's views on polygamy and polyamorous relationships are now after the filming of the movie compared to before. The sacred respect that does exist for people in a polyamorous relationship. What the practice of "capitalization" is in a relationship and how you can use it to support your partner.   [50:30] Do You Value Your Partner Enough? Breaking down the unintended consequences of technology striving forward in the name of progress. Why one of the Gottman's Horsemen, Contempt, is such a deal-breaker for many relationships. How to get out of your Contempt rut by actively participating in the relationship in a positive way and valuing what your partner has to say or offer. The history of marriage and why it was based on other reasons such as survival, transaction, or resources until 160 years ago. Why the Disney fairytale relationship is the absolute bullshit story. Unpacking what real love even is including both Roger's and Josh's definitions of it. The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley Dr. Pat Allen The power of valuing your partner's different strengths rather than criticizing them for their weaknesses.   [55:30] How To Have A Difficult Conversation & Handle Conflict Better How we can learn to handle conflict better in relationships with constructive discussions. Why men hate being ambushed about things their partner wants to discuss with them and it's better to schedule important conversations. The importance of removing the word, "should," from your vocabulary when speaking with your partner. How to end every conflict to make the conversation so much better for both of you. The immediate downfall in conversation when someone says, "You always do this." Why you should choose "I" over "you" and talk about your feelings rather than putting the other person down. Why there will almost always be someone in a relationship who is more logical and the other more emotional. Exploring the value in simply just acknowledging that your partner is hurting and offering how to help them.   [1:06:30] How To Keep Your Relationship Alive Tools that we can use to help reset our nervous system and get into these states of clarity. The importance of honoring active intention in your relationship now and in the future so that it doesn't deteriorate. Why it can be so scary to show who you truly are in a relationship especially if you lack self-love. His take on couples therapy and why he believes it should be mandatory for everybody from Day 1 of a relationship. What work you can do to increase your chances of finding your soulmate. Why it's so important to be 100% yourself around your partner. Examples of inner work that you can do to reveal to yourself who you are at your core. Ep. 205: How Breathwork Clears Anxiety and Stress, with Josh Trent of Wellness Force Radio Why you have to know what it is that you want before you actually begin doing the inner work. Roger's personal relationship struggles and what he's doing to work on himself. The #1 relationship advice you should be following in 2020: Ban criticism and don't focus on "fixing" your relationship until we get back to normal because we're not seeing things in a normal way while in lockdown. breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community     Power Quotes From The Show   The No. 1 Relationship Deal -Breaker "The Gottmans are able to predict with 90% accuracy whether or not couples will stay together and how happy they will be just after watching them for five minutes based primarily on one thing they're looking for: the existence of contempt from either partner because that shows that you're not a team. Contempt is such a deal-breaker because if your partner doesn't value you or your opinion then you don't feel like you or the relationship are valued. You start to feel like an object or that the relationship is transactional; you're not in it together. It's the togetherness that leads couples to last and seeing themselves as a unit or a duo." - Roger Nygard    Why Are You Really In This Relationship? "You need to get out of the contempt rut and be actively participating in the relationship in a positive way and valuing what your partner has to say or offer. If you don't value that person, why are you partners with them? That's the existential question of relationships. What are you getting out of the deal? A lot of people are together transactionally; they're in it for other reasons than for valuing each other as a human: money, resources, staying alive. That's what most of human history was. This idea of getting married for love is only 160 years old." - Roger Nygard      Why Do Religious Couples Actually Last?   "One of the things that all experts agree on is that if you're someone who is thinking of getting married right now, the best thing you can do to increase your chances for longevity and happiness in a relationship is premarital counseling to enter the relationship with a better understanding of the rules of the game. Most people don't do this and experts have found that religious couples tend to do better than non-religious couples in marriage. It's not because they're religious; it's because they're forced to do premarital counseling by their religion so they get a better understanding of each other. Do you know everything about your partner? You'll never know everything but you should know some basic things especially the core values that you both hold." - Roger Nygard      Links From Today's Show  The Truth About Marriage Film The Truth about Marriage: All the Relationship Secrets Nobody Tells You by Roger Nygard The Nature Of Existence Julia Sweeney Drs. John and Julie Gottman 046 Dr. John Gray The Truth: Sex, Love, Commitment, and the Puzzle of the Male Mind by Neil Strauss The Gottmans Institute: The Four Horsemen: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling 302 Mark Groves 366 Mark Wolynn Joe Rogan & Chris Ryan on Open Relationships The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley Dr. Pat Allen Ep. 205: How Breathwork Clears Anxiety and Stress, with Josh Trent of Wellness Force Radio Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Roger Nygard Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn YouTube   About Roger Nygard "The Truth About Marriage” tracks down the experts and discovers surprising scientific facts behind what makes happy relationships work, and what we can do to increase our chances of finding a soulmate.   Roger Nygard is perhaps best known for his acclaimed documentary Trekkies, about the most obsessive fans in the Universe. Nygard’s previous documentary, The Nature of Existence, addressed the impossible subject of the world’s philosophies, religions, and belief systems. Nygard has also directed television series such as “The Office” and “The Bernie Mac Show.” His work as a film editor includes “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The League,” and Emmy-nominated episodes of “Who Is America?” and “VEEP” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Nygard has made several other award-winning films, including the car-salesman cult-film, Suckers, and a a profile of UFO fanatics, Six Days in Roswell, and now the documentary The Truth About Marriage, accompanied by The Truth About Marriage book. Currently he is co-producing and editing “The Comedy Store,” a documentary about the comedians who came though this world-famous LA club.   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. 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