Spirit Gym with Paul Chek

Paul Chek
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May 9, 2023 • 2h 28min

EP 240 — Robb Wolf: The Big Picture

Do you see food as vital nourishment or pieces of intellectual property that rich mega companies exploit on an unsuspecting public? Former research biochemist and two-time bestselling author Robb Wolf discusses the real problems behind fake foods created in a laboratory and the wrong arguments about climate change and ranching in this challenging Living 4D conversation. Learn more about Robb and his work at his website and on social media via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Check out his Healthy Rebellion Radio podcast with Nicki Violetti. For Living 4D listeners: Receive a free sample pack with any purchase of LMNT by going to this website. NO promo code is needed to take advantage of this great offer! TimestampsRobb suggests ways to clean up your diet and begin to eat healthier foods. (4:38)The peanut M&Ms experiment. (7:59)The dogmatic nature of diet books. (13:27)Approaching food as intellectual property. (20:36)Challenging a popular argument that links climate change to raising animals for food. (30:40)Are fake meats really a sustainable option? (37:02)The “ethics” of promoting meat-free/vegetarian diets. (1:03:50)A huge supporter of regenerative farming: The Audubon Society. (1:14:13)The benefits of homeschooling. (1:25:23)Testosterone problems in men. (1:44:53)Steroids. (1:52:19)Living the lives of heretics. (2:15:11)ResourcesThe Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet by Robb WolfWired to Eat by Robb WolfSacred Cow: The Case For (Better) Meatby Diana Rodgers and Robb WolfSacred Cow (documentary)Paul’s Living 4D conversations with Ervin Laszlo, Matt Wallden on The Honest Vegetarian and Fred ProvenzaFind more resources for this episode on our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute/CHEK AcademyZen in the Garden We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
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May 2, 2023 • 3h 19min

EP 239 — James Tunney: Crystallizing Consciousness: The Dangers of Technology to Personal Sovereignty

Does the slow creep of scientocracy into our daily lives keep you up at night wondering and worrying about the future of the planet?Author and painter James Tunney returns to warn us about what could happen in the very near future if we don’t take steps to protect our humanity and sovereignty in this Living 4D conversation. Learn more about James and his written work and art on his website.TimestampsPeople are blind about the amount of freedom they really have. (9:05)Is the human species coming to an end? (17:40)The eternal choice you must make. (20:55)Living in a human zoo. (36:55)Receptivity. (44:27)A death culture. (58:40)The petrification process. (1:12:42)What do the people behind the scenes really want to do with their conscious control of the world? (1:23:00)“If you’re going to worship anything, choose the highest consciousness, not something smaller.” (1:39:36)A litmus test. (1:45:22)Paul’s conversation with Lucifer. (1:51:59)James’ vision of Paul. (2:09:08)Using the crystal state to understand the world in so many ways. (2:23:43)James uncovered the relationship of the crystal light at a deep spiritual level with help from the Jim Henson’s classic film, The Dark Crystal. (2:30:00)The Elon Musk distraction. (2:48:00)“Your real eyes are your spiritual eyes.” (3:09:58)ResourcesPaul’s Living 4D conversations with James in episodes 142 and 163What is Life? by Erwin SchrodingerPlantation of the Automatons: Rule of an Automaticity Loop, Human Entrance to Transhumanism: Machine Merger and The End of Humanity, TechBondAge: Slavery of the Human Spirit, Empire of Scientism: The Dispiriting Conspiracy and Inevitable Tyranny of Scientocracy, The Mystical Accord: Sutras to Suit Our Times, Lines For Spiritual Evolution and The Mystery Of the Trapped Light: Mystical Thoughts in the Dark Age of Scientism by James TunneyH.G. Wells’ short story. The Crystal Egg, narrated on YouTube Find more resources for this episode on our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute/CHEK AcademyZen in the Garden We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
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Apr 25, 2023 • 2h 36min

EP 238 — Jeff Scult: wRapt in Nature

As you consider the many things you can do to restore the health of Mother Earth, you may be overlooking one important thing… the clothes you wear that are mostly produced by fast fashion methods and made with synthetic materials and toxic chemicals.Jeff Scult has taken the road way less traveled to creating regenerative clothing made from trees!A natural born storyteller, Jeff shares his emotional and spiritual journey that led to creating One Golden Thread, his love for words and why the number 108 is a sacred one in this magical Living 4D conversation."OGT is the first clothes I have put on my body that added energy. I feel like I got Chi'd." Paul Chek, Bio-Harmonist Learn more about Jeff — a lovestyle leader — on his website. Check out One Golden Thread via social media on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.For Living 4D listeners: Save 11% on your order at One Golden Thread with this special link and using the promo code CHEK11 at checkout. For every item purchased, One Golden Thread pledges to plant a tree!Timestamps Jeff’s favorite word: Setu. (5:54)The openness of being weird. (11:16)A life-changing meeting with a Chinese medicine physician. (14:47)Jeff’s life before One Golden Thread as a storyteller. (20:33)Words cast spells. (32:25)Jeff’s original vision for One Golden Thread. (48:34)An infinite loop or a circular one? (1:01:05)This sacred number kept following Jeff in magical places for a decade. (1:11:36)The feel of beech tree fiber. (1:15:29)“What can we do to give back more than it takes to create?” (1:22:04)Thich Nhat Hanh’s 14 Mindfulness Trainings (precepts). (1:41:58)Study biomimicry. (1:52:51)Jeff reads his Ode to a Golden Soul, AKA Fuck Yes. (2:02:46)The problems with fast fashion. (2:12:56)Jeff’s story, The Human Manifesto. (2:23:50)“If you’re not sharing your gifts, you’re being selfish.” (2:32:15)ResourcesKoyaanisqatsi on YouTubeFind more resources for this episode on our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute/CHEK AcademyZen in the Garden We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
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Apr 18, 2023 • 3h 5min

EP 237 — Matthew Zoltan: The Feeling For Healing

If you’re using meditation to heal from emotional pain and thinking your way through it, you may not be getting the results you need.Learn how focusing on your feelings while meditating is the true foundation for stability and healing with Matthew Zoltan in this very deep Living 4D conversation.Learn more about Matthew’s mission on his website and Quiet Retreats and on social media via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.For Living 4D listeners: Download Matthew’s Undo app and receive a free month when purchasing a one-year subscription by using the promo code CHEK123. TimestampsWhy soul is rarely used in Matthew’s teachings. (5:37)A state of pure feeling beyond thinking creates stability and a grounding that allows healing to begin. (12:03)The thought process. (16:06)Can you think your way out of problems? (23:08)We are vulnerable to bad influences when we’re disconnected from our bodies. (36:06)“Not caring is a dangerous thing for our species.” (44:57)Real differences between thinking and feeling. (51:21)Benefits of listening from the inside outward. (1:00:31)“We will never suppress the felt memory.” (1:19:00)Are you a self or a conglomerate of many things? (1:36:17)Matthew’s time as a young Yogi monk full of naïveté. (1:50:54)Matthew’s kind of meditation helps people get inside their bodies, feel their physical sensations and not over-think them. (2:08:47)Sit still, set aside what’s happening inside on a sensory level and see what you’re feeling (not thinking). (2:21:58)“Once you’re traumatized, you’re unable to feel.” (2:36:40)An Undo meditation guided by Matthew. (2:46:26)ResourcesThe work of Paul BruntonPaul’s Living 4D conversation with Zeus YiamouyiannisThe Reflexive Universe by Arthur M. YoungThe Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life by Robert Becker and Gary SeldenNeuralinkFind more resources for this episode on our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute/CHEK AcademyZen in the Garden We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
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Apr 11, 2023 • 2h 50min

EP 236 — Jason Pickard: The Abundance Archetype

After achieving amazing things as a hedge fund manager, then using that same deep focus to become healthy on the inside and outside with Paul’s guidance, what’s next for Jason Pickard?Jason returns to Living 4D to share his newest venture, the Abundance Archetype Method course that melds what he learned from Wall Street and the great masters of the heart and soul. Follow Jason on social media via Instagram. For Living 4D listeners: Check out Jason’s website to download his free 8 Keys to Greater Wealth program. Save $500 on his new course, The Abundance Archetype Method, by mentioning Paul’s name to answer this question: How did you hear about The Abundance Archetype? TimestampsAbundance defined. (5:17)Jason’s real gift to the world. (25:00)The best investment you can make. (30:57)What is your competitive edge? (45:27)How would you approach today knowing it was your last one on Earth? (51:39)The art of sailing versus rowing. (1:10:35)The double signal. (1:19:00)“My body is my greatest investment tool.” (1:25:33)An overview of Jason’s new course. (1:42:48)An unspoken physical/mental health crisis on Wall Street. (1:52:01)Is combat yoga an oxymoron? (2:06:56)“This is the synthesis of everything I’ve done in my life.” (2:18:04)An update on Paul’s upcoming Spirit Gym. (2:34:45)ResourcesThe work of Huston Smith, Earl Nightingale and William JamesI Sued the School System on YouTubeThomas Hanna’s red light reflexPaul’s Living 4D conversation with the late James CarseSetting God Free: Moving Beyond the Caricature We’ve Created in Our Own Image by Sean O’LaoireMan’s Search for Meaning by Viktor FranklFlow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiShaping a Personal Myth to Live By by John Yungblut Find more resources for this episode on our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute/CHEK AcademyZen in the Garden We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
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Apr 4, 2023 • 3h 17min

EP 235 — Mae Steigler: Real Food, Real Fast

People who find their way to careers that serve the health of the planet often take the most interesting and unexpected journeys getting there. Meet Mae Steigler, who grew up on an organic farm then took a huge detour after college to work at Big AG dairies before going full circle back to real food and Organifi as its CEO, in this Living 4D podcast. Learn more about Mae via social media on Instagram and LinkedIn.TimestampsMae was a personal trainer wanting to do so much more for more people when she met Organifi co-founder Drew Canole a decade ago. (4:23)“I’m an unconventional CEO of a supplement company because I hardly believe in supplements.” (22:21)The lack of access to ingredients like turmeric shows how companies like Organifi can help people live healthier lives. (38:56)Lifespans versus health spans. (52:00)Mae’s struggles with amenorrhea. (1:03:55)Our unhealthy disconnection with the foods we eat. (1:16:39)What is a natural state? (1:25:19)Bringing back the seasonality to eating foods. (1:40:31)Nourishing your body with food is self-care. (1:46:37)Infobesity affects how we understand health information… or don’t. (2:23:59)Do you take supplements with clarity? (2:32:04)Mae handles the stress of being a corporate officer partly by playing a lot of pickleball. (2:52:40)What’s next for Organifi. (3:02:17)ResourcesAdaptogensThe Metabolic Typing Diet by William Wolcott and Trish FaheyExpecting Better by Emily OsterPaul’s Living 4D conversations with Drew Canole, Dr. Nathan Riley, Fred Provenza, Simon Cheng and Selena DelangreFind more resources for this episode on our website. Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute/CHEK AcademyZen in the Garden We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
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Mar 28, 2023 • 4h 21min

EP 234 — Hamilton Souther: Plant Medicine Essentials

As more scientific research reveals the benefits of plant medicine, the number of people who would have never considered them is growing by the day.Unfortunately, the curious are taking short cuts to test plant medicines for themselves, and don’t know if what they’re taking is safe (or even the real thing).Explore plant medicine ceremonies with an open mind and heart and how to experience them safely with Hamilton Souther, chairman/founder of Blue Morpho a Peruvian-based company specializing in ayahuasca retreats, in this how-to Living 4D conversation.Discover more about Hamilton via social media on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Check out his Blue Morpho website for more information about in-person plant medicine ceremonies and online experiences, courses and products.TimestampsHamilton’s journey began with a spontaneous awakening. (6:26)The mix of plant medicines Hamilton uses in his Blue Morpho practice. (11:07)The three different offerings Blue Morpho provides. (16:51)Why do you want to do a plant medicine ceremony? (24:11)The big mistakes people make about using plant medicines. (30:02)How to use plant medicines with guidance to retrain your daily life. (35:01)Plant medicines as teachers. (42:05)Exercising your power of choice. (55:06)Micro-moments that help you stay connected. (1:02:16)Using plant medicines as life accelerants. (1:13:14)Recognizing why they’re called plant medicines. (1:27:15)A worst-case scenario that reinforces knowing the sourcing and ingredients of any plant medicines you consider taking. (1:38:17)Some foods don’t mix safely with plant medicines. (1:48:18)Did you know there’s an ayahuasca-safe diet? (1:52:18)Plant medicines have no agendas, but people do. (2:11:49)Don’t mix dark entities and plant medicines! (2:39:02)What to look for in a good plant ceremony leader. (2:43:51)Be clear about your positive intentions for a plant ceremony by taking the Grand Canyon test. (2:51:39)Before a plant medicine ceremony, are you ready to let a part of you die? (3:01:40)What the right dose of a plant medicine for you? (3:11:31)Plant medicine ceremony dos and don’ts with comfort in mind. (3:21:39)What happens after the plant medicine ceremony, including more self-care. (3:43:28)Make no immediate and massive life decisions after a plant medicine ceremony. (3:54:29)ResourcesPaul’s Living 4D conversation with Kyle KingsburyFind more resources for this episode on Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute/CHEK AcademyZen in the Garden We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
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Mar 21, 2023 • 2h 28min

EP 233 — Dr. Edi Bilimoria: The Love Beyond Ideas

What does our world need right now: More intellect or more heart?Dr. Edi Bilimoria makes a great case for a healthy balance of both if humanity wants to survive as he discusses his masterwork, Unfolding Consciousness: Exploring the Living Universe and Intelligent Powers in Nature and Humans, in this Living 4D conversation.Learn more about Edi and his work on his website and on social media via Instagram and Twitter. Watch the Unfolding Consciousness Book Study video series on YouTube. For Living 4D listeners: Save 20 percent on Edi’s four-volume set of Unfolding Consciousness by using the promo code PaulChek23 at checkout. (All American orders for this set will be shipped from Chicago, so no additional shipping costs from the UK!)TimestampsThe huge holes mainstream science and religion can’t address. (7:45)Om. (13:23)An act of love. (21:01)The central message of Edi’s Unfolding Consciousness. (32:17)The body is not the person. (38:32)“Nature is anything but blind or mechanical.” (52:50)“Excessive intellect goes to arrogance while excessive heart goes to gullibility.” (1:02:50)Can you feel love? (1:24:03)“Philosophy provides the grand plan, religion shows the path and science gives us the method.” (1:37:15)How beliefs can be hugely significant but less important. (1:43:16)Disconnecting the heart from the brain. (1:57:24)Viewing life through poetry. (2:05:35)“To realize your greatness, first you have to recognize your littleness.” (2:18:12)ResourcesShaping a Personal Myth to Live By by John YungblutA Search in Secret Egypt by Paul BruntonThe Snake and The Rope: Problems in Western Science Resolved by Occult Science by Dr. Edi BilimoriaSpare by Prince HarryThe Principia: The Authoritative Translation by Sir Issac Newton and I. Bernard CohenScience and the Akashic Field: An Integral Theory of Everything by Ervin LaszloPlymouth BrethrenPaul’s Living 4D conversation with Dr. Ibrahim Karim Find more resources for this episode on Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute/CHEK AcademyZen in the Garden We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
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Mar 14, 2023 • 3h 38min

EP 232 — Josh Tyler: Manhood in Process

What does being a real and good man really mean? Your mileage will definitely vary significantly depending on who you’re listening to…To answer this thorny question and many more, Paul explores manhood with former MMA fighter, father, adventurer and Savage Gentleman Josh Tyler.Josh describes the wide gulf between men and boys and explains why leaning heavily on curiosity and learning from your mistakes matters in this gentlemanly Living 4D conversation.Follow Josh on social media via Instagram on his MMA page or Savage Gentleman page. Check out his Savage Gentleman podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud or wherever you listen to them.For Living 4D listeners: Save 10 percent on any gear you purchase at Josh’s Savage Gentleman website by using the promo code chek10 at checkout.TimestampsIs there a war against masculinity? (8:45)Find the edges, push the envelope and ask better questions. (14:19)From wrestling to MMA and the journey, not the destination. (16:45)What getting into a fistfight with another human can teach you. (20:17)“My true drive to compete and pursue all these things actually comes from just being curious.” (26:07)The origins of Savage Gentleman. (40:57)Men just need to do, then learn from their mistakes. (48:55)Josh doesn’t love the alpha male concept. (1:02:36)Do you recognize and appreciate being in the presence of someone better than you at a thing? (1:21:08)Taking the sacred and making it profane. (1:38:06)Differences between men and boys. (1:45:57)A society perpetuating an extended male childhood. (2:06:19)Weaving illusions attracts illusions. (2:21:42)The process of stripping down a man to his spirit to discover who he really is. (2:29:11)Who do men ask for help? (2:36:35)Being present and paying attention. (2:43:07)What is the compass in your life? (2:52:52)Make that choice and love your ability to poop. (3:07:12)Intelligently managing personal hurt/discomfort versus personal harm. (3:12:46)What is Savage Gentleman? (3:22:12)Josh’s two-word tip for navigating manhood: Gain experience. (3:31:06)ResourcesBoys Adrift by Leonard SaxA simulacrumThe work of Mahatma Gandhi Find more resources for this episode on our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute/CHEK AcademyZen in the Garden We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
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Mar 7, 2023 • 1h 57min

EP 231 — Autumn Smith: Food, Farming, Meat and Your Future

Dueling experts in the world of processed foods have long preached the benefits of soy protein and fake meats but forgot to tell you that fake isn’t necessarily the safest, healthiest or best environmental choice…Discover the healthy differences between fake foods and sustainable and organic ones from certified eating psychology coach and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner Paleovalley’s Autumn Smith in this meaty Living 4D conversation.For Living 4D listeners: Sign up for Wild Pastures at this special link and receive a 20 percent off for life discount, save $15 on your first order and get free shipping!TimestampsWho really controls our food supply? (8:10)Working against nature instead of working with it. (15:58)Meat/diet rules decreed by Seventh-day Adventists. (30:55)Protein leverage hypothesis. (46:33)Where do you get your nutrients? (56:08)Manure mismanagement. (1:07:15)Regenerative agriculture. (1:11:08)Carbon comparisons between conventional beef and grassfed beef. (1:21:10)What you can do to take more control of your food. (1:34:12)Why Autumn launched Wild Pastures. (1:46:42)ResourcesBionutrient Food AssociationPriority Micronutrient Density in Foods published in Frontiers of NutritionConcentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO)If the entire US went vegan, it’d be a public health disaster on QuartzHumusSoil4ClimateThe work of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, Belinda Fettke, Procter & Gamble, Ancel Keys, Dr. Bill Schindler, Ehrenfried Pfeiffer and Dr. Stephan Van VlietFind more resources for this episode on our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute/CHEK AcademyZen in the Garden We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

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