Spirit Gym with Paul Chek

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 We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

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 We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

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 our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

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 our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

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 We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

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 We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

 We learn so very much about the inner and outer parts of ourselves and the world from the stories we share with each other.Teacher, author, attorney and martial arts headmaster Jonathan Bluestein returns to Living 4D to explore that very wisdom with Paul in several very potent and timeless fables.Learn more about Jonathan and his work at his Blue Jade Society website and on social media via Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn.TimestampsWhat We Still Have to Offer by Chief Dan George. (Also known as I am a native of North America.) (10:32)The modern ramifications of Chief Dan George’s story for us all. (24:25)The story of how Chuang Tzu celebrated the death of his wife. (32:46)A state of disintegration. (43:00)Days of Pandemic from Exceptional Ideas About Humanity. (59:35)“We are the rescue.” (1:17:14)The influences of architecture living in the Chinese city of Tianjin. (1:22:49)The Bet by Anton Chekhov. (1:34:02)What gives your life meaning? (2:00:09)Cook Ding’s Knife from The Book of Chuang Tzu. (2:10:44)Mastering your craft. (2:15:35)ResourcesProsperism: Limited Capital, Boundless Plenty, Research of Martial Arts, The Martial Arts Teacher and Exceptional Ideas About Humanity  by Jonathan BluesteinThe Book of Chuang Tzu by Martin Palmer and Elizabeth BreuillyFind more resources for this episode on Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Paul explores what love really means, the unique self-medicine that can heal us and why we need more intimacy in our lives (and how to get them) with Dr. Marc Gafni in this Living 4D conversation.Learn more about Marc’s work on his website, where you can register for his free weekly One Mountain, Many Paths program Sundays at 10 a.m. Western Time/1 p.m. Eastern Time. Take Marc’s Unique Self mini-course that’s also free.Check out Marc on many social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin and YouTube.TimestampsLiving in a participatory universe. (11:03)Fighting with the Dalai Lama. (15:33)Deconstructing the field of value. (20:52)A techno-utopia? (32:12)AI. (44:57)Unique self-medicine: The only thing that can heal us. (56:03)“Reality is an outrageous love story.” (1:02:31)A global intimacy disorder. (1:14:14)Become conscious of the third. (1:33:42)Where did value go wrong and how can we reclaim it? (1:47:33)The intimacy revolution. (1:58:42)An Eros equation. (2:09:03)“The God you don’t believe in doesn’t exist.” (2:24:00)All of us are holy and broken hallelujahs. (2:36:55)Who are you? (2:44:05)ResourcesYour Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment, A Return to Eros: The Radical Experience of Being Fully Alive and Soul Prints: Your Path to Fulfillment by Dr. Marc GafniThe Erotic and The Holy: The Kabbalistic Tantra of Hebrew Mysticism by Dr. Marc Gafni (audiobook only)Walden Two by B.F. SkinnerThe Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture by Brian DearLimits to Medicine: Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health by Ivan IllichPaul’s Living 4D conversations with Amy Fournier, Aubrey Marcus, James Carse and Dr. Keith WittFind more resources for this episode on Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

A lot of people use the word Zen as an adjective to describe the meditative calm and peace they feel in the moment, never realizing that it takes decades of work and practice to truly become a master of it.If you’ve been curious about what Zen really means as a practice, you’ll enjoy this week’s meditative Living 4D conversation as Paul welcomes Ann Pirrucello, a longtime professor of philosophy at the University of San Diego and a Roshi (old teacher/old master).Learn more about Anne at the Vista Zen Center and Creative Surf Photography La Jolla. Find her on social media via Instagram.TimestampsThe very early influences by Carl Jung and Simone Weil that led Ann to meditation. (3:32)Ann’s long/not so long journey to becoming a Roshi. (10:19)What Zen training looks like. (22:28)Zen and the use of plant medicines. (31:53)Is Zen a religion or a philosophy? (38:15)One of the best things a Zen teacher can do for you. (54:23)Cultivating non-dual wisdom. (1:02:27)Zen’s interesting relationship with language. (1:18:17)Zen can be destabilizing and not always the right practice for you. (1:26:38)Emptiness = supreme fullness. (1:32:19)Mindfulness: Not a Zen practice. (1:48:40)If you believe practicing Zen can give you special powers, you’re missing the mark. (1:59:50)Seeing things from the side of equality to manage fear in a rapidly changing world. (2:05:00)A Zen koan. (2:09:23)The gentle physicality behind a Zen practice. (2:25:10)Using the keisaku. (2:37:21)“Find your feet.” (2:41:23)ResourcesDokusan or private interviewThe Book of Equanimity: Illuminating Classic Zen Koans by Gerry Shishin Wick and Bernie GlassmanTracking Bodhidharma: A Journey to the Heart of Chinese Culture by Andy FergusonThe Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal RinpocheMahayana BuddhismFour Foundations of MindfulnessThe five hinderancesFind more resources for this episode on our website. Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Interested in exploring new religions far removed from Christianity but don’t know where to begin? Join Paul on a deep dive into Sufism with Mehrdad Noorani, an experienced instructor of Heart Meditation and the Alchemy of Inner Silence whose life mission is bridging the gaps between science and spirituality in this meditative Living 4D conversation. Learn more about Merhdad and his work at his Heart Meditation website including his article on Conscience and Consciousness. Consider joining Mehrdad’s FREE six-month Journey to Inner Peace and Wellbeing class that meets once a month. TimestampsSufism: A path of substantial evolution of the mind, body and soul. (6:14)A balanced evolution. (9:55)Can you take psychedelics and practice Sufism? (13:36)“If you think you want to be a Sufi master, you will never become one.” (26:07)Characteristics of good, sincere teachers. (35:51)A short history of Sufism. (41:10)Women must re-emerge to restore the balance in our world. (55:16)The Sermon. (1:02:15)Heart: The House of God. (1:13:35)Ego. (1:20:57)A matter of time, not place. (1:37:25)Essence. (1:43:32)Listen to your heartbeat in silence and drumming. (1:59:09)Be an objective observer. (2:14:55)Heartbeats. (2:19:55)All tastes the same. (2:36:39)“Sufis and regular people face the same storms, but Sufis should learn from them.” (2:43:02) ResourcesMystic Iran: The Unseen WorldThe Man of Light in Iranian Sufism by Henry CorbinThe Pearl of Sufism and The Teachings of a Sufi Master by Seyed Mostafa AzmayeshThe work of Huston Smith, Plotinus and Toshihiko IzutsuPaul’s Living 4D conversations with Rachel Epstein and Paul LevyThe Man With the Inexplicable Life by OshoThe dafNasreddinFind more resources for this episode on our websThanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesKorrect SPIRITGYMPique LifeCHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.