

Spirit Gym with Paul Chek
Paul Chek
Get ready for a no-holds-barred exploration of life and why we’re all here. Each week, world-renowned Holistic Health Practitioner Paul Chek and his guests will tackle topics like spirituality and metaphysics, human performance, diet, science, plant medicine, relationships, sexuality, lifestyle, and personal development with a depth and honesty that you won’t find anywhere else. Previously called Living 4D with Paul Chek, the podcast changed name to Spirit Gym with Paul Chek on Episode 300.
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Dec 22, 2020 • 2h 14min
EP 116 — Diane Poole Heller: Attachment Styles and Relationships
Having trouble navigating your relationships with others and healing from traumas in your life? Diane Poole Heller shares her expertise in child and adult attachment styles so you can begin to live a fuller, more loving life in this very connective Living 4D conversation.Learn more about attachment styles by taking this free test on Diane’s website. Access Diane’s five-part video series on attachment styles by texting your phone number to 720.548.2229.Living 4D listeners: Receive a $50 discount on Diane’s DARe Module 1 and 2 online training sessions in 2021 by using the code CHEK50 at checkout.Find Diane via social media on Facebook.A BIG REQUEST: Please review and fill out our Living 4D Podcast survey. Complete it by Jan. 10, 2021 and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win a bundle of products from our awesome sponsors.Show NotesDiane wrestled with deeper questions — differences between necessary and unnecessary suffering and the inhumanity of man — as a child. (8:22)The wound of self-love. (16:14)Secure attachment skills and styles. (25:08)Are you available for a repair attempt? (36:07)Avoidant, insecure, attachment adaptations. (52:00)Even people with avoidant attachment styles need and want to feel connections. (1:06:32)Having a transition ritual is important for avoidant attachment types. (1:14:08)Ambivalent attachment styles: Overfocused on relationships. (1:22:58)Disorganized, disoriented attachment adaptations and the possibility of avoidant and ambivalent extremes. (1:50:07)Healing emotional wounds can affect families seven generations backward and forward. (2:01:13)ResourcesThe development of attachment theory by John Bowlby and Mary AinsworthThe Power of Attachment: How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships and Healing Your Attachment Wounds by Diane Poole HellerThe work of Fritz Perls, George Gurdjieff, Bonnie Badenoch and Mark WolynnMore resources for this episode are available on our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code 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.

Dec 15, 2020 • 1h 47min
EP 115 — Josh Trent: All is God
How’s your relationship with God? Are you at peace with your higher power or still waging war? Paul explores these questions with Josh Trent in this spiritual Living 4D conversation.But this is just the beginning of a three-part conversation about God that continues on Josh’s Wellness Force website. Listen, download or watch part 2 and part 3 at the attached links.Learn more about Josh and Wellness Force via social media at LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.Show NotesThe real goal of a teacher. (11:49)We cannot know God until we recognize we are God and understand the SELF, self and Self. (23:12)How do we know God exists? (34:27)“In the midst of utter chaos in 2020, people are directing a lot of anger at God.” (51:16)Free will and understanding how evil fits in. (1:06:32)God as consciousness and looking into the darkness. (1:16:56)Should we be grateful for evil (as conscious gardening)? (1:25:57)What’s the real meaning of evolution spelled backwards? (1:35:21)COVID-19 reminds us that human civilization is at the state of puberty. (1:45:14)ResourcesThe work of Rudolf Steiner, Barbara Marciniak,Edward Edingerand Amy and Arnold MindellCymaticsThe Ra Material: Law of One by Jim McCarty, Don Elkins and Carla RueckertAn Astrological Mandala: The Cycle of Transformations and Its 360 Symbolic Phases by Dane RudhyarThanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), BiOptimizers (save 10 percent on your purchase by using the code paul10 at checkout), Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK15 at checkout), One Farm CBD Oils (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK at checkout) and Essential Oil Wizardry (save 10 percent on your purchase by using the code living4d at checkout).As an AThanks 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.

Dec 8, 2020 • 2h 14min
EP 114 — Aubrey Marcus: Fit For Service
Once society emerges from COVID-19, what can we do to make our world a better one for all of us?Aubrey Marcus returns to the podcast to talk about his new Fit For Service Fellowship initiative and how we can grow intentional communities that better serve all of us in this very vulnerable Living 4D conversation.Learn more about Aubrey’s work on his website, the Aubrey Marcus Podcast and on social media via Twitter and Instagram.Show NotesWhat does being fit for service really mean? (5:38)Passivity: A lack of purpose and belief in our own power. (22:50)Growing intentional communities. (33:21)Who is Jo Jorgensen? (43:07)What’s the difference-maker — time or energy — that determines what we can really accomplish? (1:05:54)Vulnerability: A deeper commitment to the truth. (1:23:57)What great philosopher said, “If it looks like a duck…?” (1:36:38)The great illusion. (1:44:04)Humanity is in the late stage of puberty. (1:54:22)The songs Aubrey and Paul sing to themselves and each other. (2:10:53)ResourcesDunbar’s numberTribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian JungerLogotherapyJames Carse’s definition of evilHanlon’s razorThe Human Zoo by Desmond MorrisThanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), BiOptimizers (save 10 percent on your purchase by using the code paul10 at checkout), Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK15 at checkout), One Farm CBD Oils (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK at checkout) and Essential Oil Wizardry (save 10 percent on your purchase by using the code living4d at checkout).As an Amazon Associate, we earn commissions from qualifying purchases. 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.

Dec 1, 2020 • 1h 54min
EP 113 — Mikki Willis: The Plandemic and Your Future: What We Can Do Now!
What do you really know about who’s behind the controversial Plandemic documentary series?Mikki Willis discusses his personal journey that led him to create the Plandemic series and explains why we have the power to change the world in this inquisitive Living 4D conversation.Learn more about Mikki’s work with the Elevate Family Project on YouTube, and follow him on social media via Facebook and Instagram.Show NotesCatalysts that pushed Mikki to risk doing the Plandemic documentary series. (5:37)Origins of COVID-19. (13:14)Weaponized morality. (26:05)Shedding old beliefs starts with questioning everything. (34:59)One possible model to make the world work better for all of us. (48:18)The power of bartering our real talents. (1:07:07)Who will save the world? Us. (1:17:44)“We created the internet to understand our connectivity and the potential we have.” (1:26:44)Becoming a better father. (1:37:33)Mikki’s next film. (1:46:06)ResourcesThe Social Dilemma on NetflixMemeticsThe Gaia hypothesisMetaphysical Bible Dictionary by Charles FillmoreOneness vs. the 1% by Vandana and Kartikey ShivaThanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), BiOptimizers (save 10 percent on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout), Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK15 at checkout), One Farm CBD Oils (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK at checkout) and Essential Oil Wizardry (save 10 percent on your purchase by using the code living4d at checkout).As an Amazon Associate, we earn commissions from qualifying purchases 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.

Nov 24, 2020 • 2h 11min
EP 112 — The Women Take Over
What does it mean for a woman to own 2021? How are the challenges different for women compared to their male counterparts?Learn how from the experts at the CHEK Institute — Nicole Devaney, Amy Fournier, Jo Rushton, Ashley Mazurek, Angie Chek and Sara Gustafson — in a panel moderated by Penny Crozier, in this very lively and powerful Living 4D group discussion.Discover much more about the powerful women featured in this episode and links to their work on our website.Show NotesBalance, meditation and time to be feminine, grounded and a better mother. (5:36)“If I think I can own or control anything, which I have in the past, [2021] is about acknowledging the joke’s on me.” (14:43)Balancing our divine masculine and divine feminine is the real journey, regardless of gender. (24:20)“The CHEK system helped me define what Heaven is.” (29:56)The array of challenges women face to pursue their destiny and dreams, including unpaid labor. (34:09)Learning how to change with life by taking care of yourself. (46:58)“One day my partner asked me, ‘Why do you feel like you need to be a super-woman? No one asked you [to do that].’” (55:33)How often do women abandon themselves? (1:04:48)Everything people use from simple tools to pianos and computers are designed and built to average male measurements. (1:17:22)Do you have a to-feel list? (1:24:41)Learn how to practice surrender mindfully by acknowledging and accepting what is even if you don’t like it and can’t change it. (1:30:27)The value of having a mindfulness practice. (1:45:08)“Every breath is a gift, whether I’m in pain or seeing a wedding.” (1:53:47)“Stop feeling like you have to hustle to prove your worth.” (1:57:20)To own 2021, find the courage and relentlessness to be who you are and pursue your dream. (2:03:01)ResourcesThe work of Danielle LaPorteLearn more about our Black Friday sale NOW!Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), BiOptimizers (save on Magnesium Breakthrough and other select products during November at this link), Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK15 at checkout), One Farm CBD Oils (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK at checkout) and 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.

Nov 17, 2020 • 2h 11min
EP 111 — Paul Chek: Own 2021
Are you so stressed out about what’s happened in the world so far this year you’re worried about what may come in 2021?Despite the challenges of 2020, your ability to create a better, healthier world for you and your family in the coming year is well within your reach.Paul shares his insights and wisdom on how you can own 2021 in this inspirational solo Living 4D podcast.Show NotesCorrelations by the numbers. (3:04)What 2020 means numerologically for us. (18:06)Shadow contents in the unconsciousness. (26:53)5: The numerological tipping point. (38:04)Own 2021: Creating happiness. (50:33)Own 2021: Loving yourself. (54:55)The pain of being honest is easier to handle than wearing masks. (1:04:45)Spending time in touch with nature helps us love ourselves better. (1:11:30)Own 2021: Nurturing your power, strength, passion and internal fire. (1:25:26)Own 2021: Becoming more resilient. (1:30:32)Own 2021: Finding the calm to learn from our challenges and mistakes. (1:43:31)Own 2021: Recognizing the roadblocks around you and overcoming them. (1:52:38)Practice the basics to live and love fully. (2:00:18)ResourcesNumerologyThe Hierophant card in TarotOneness vs. the 1% by Vandana and Kartikey ShivaDestructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue With The Dalai Lama by Daniel GolemanThe work of Huston SmithLearn more about our Black Friday sale NOW!Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), BiOptimizers (save on Magnesium Breakthrough and other select products during November at this link), Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK15 at checkout), One Farm CBD Oils (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK at checkout) and Essential Oil Wizardry (save 10 percent on your purchase by using the code living4d at checkout).As an Amazon Associate, we earn commissions from qualifying purchases.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.

Nov 10, 2020 • 3h 6min
EP 110 — Sara Gustafson and Aleks Rybchinskiy: The Journey of Relationship
How’s your relationship going with your loved one in your life? When problems arise, do you run away from conflict or run headlong into the fire in hopes of working on and improving it?Paul explores relationships and blended families with CHEK Practitioners Sara Gustafson and Aleks Rybchinskiy in this loving Living 4D conversation.Learn more about the work Sara and Aleks do with clients at their Primal Fusion website. Discover their work on social media via Facebook and Instagram. Learn about Sara and Aleks individually on Instagram.Just for Living 4D listeners: Save $350 on a Primal Fusion Relationship Mentorship: The Embodhiment of WE at this link and use the code LOVING4D. Plus, register for their free webinar on Strengthening Relationships in Hard Times.Show NotesSara’s ex-husband thought Paul was running a cult. (13:11)The hugging-with-strangers experience. (24:52)Aleks became an even greater teacher for Sara than Paul. (32:12)Aleks’ hard transition from bachelorhood to becoming a father to three girls and feeling very lonely. (53:07)“What’s the best way to eat an elephant? One bite at a time.” (1:06:59)Real communication comes from couples understanding they are fighting problems, not each other, and being more in a we space. (1:17:16)Process language (women) versus outcome language (men). (1:22:36)Roots of an addiction. (1:27:33)Wearing masks, visible and invisible. (1:33:49)The real state of your relationships. (1:41:03)“Loving is easy. Being loved is the hard part.” (1:51:09)Focusing on your dream — things that really matter — pays off. (2:10:39)“The way my environment responds to me is my real report card.” (2:20:26)Enlightenment: Learning forever. (2:29:40)Face your fears and kiss snakes as needed. (2:34:50)Sara wants a wife just for her. (2:58:47)ResourcesThe Human Zoo by Desmond MorrisThe work of David DeidaSara’s Holistic Health and Performance For Women e-courseThanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), BiOptimizers (save on Magnesium Breakthrough and other select products during November at this link), Cymbiotika (save 15 percThanks 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.

Nov 3, 2020 • 3h 17min
EP 109 — Cale Schultz: Stuntman, A Life in the Movies
How do stuntpeople make fight scenes in action films look so real?Veteran stuntman Cale Schultz shares his journey from studying electrical engineering to working on major action films from John Wick to Birds of Prey in this cinematic Living 4D conversation.Learn more about Cale and his work as manager/director at 87Eleven Action Design and his IMDB page. Find him on social media via Instagram.Show NotesCale’s most recognizable role and his favorite fight scene in the first John Wick film. (4:14)“I still have a little bit of the Incredible Hulk inside me, but as I’m growing and learning that takes way more energy.” (12:25)Is a new Highlander series coming? (25:14)Cale earned a degree in electrical engineering at Penn State, and never imagined having a film career. (31:21)The universe tells Cale to make a change, and he finally listens... (41:42)Chad Stahelski pushed Cale to learn judo at 35. (49:46)The real philosophy behind stunt work: Rehearse it repeatedly, so it’s safe as the stunt can be and it looks awesome. (1:04:58)“Stunt work is more like a dance than a fight.” (1:10:29)Some actors like Keanu Reeves put in the time to create authenticity to the physical demands of action films, but others don’t. (1:24:00)Cale appreciates the simplicity of living while working on Logan in Chama, N.M. (1:31:32)Cale finished his work on The Matrix 4 just before the COVID-19 shutdown in California. (1:43:58)Share all of your beliefs openly and make the best life choices. (2:04:36)Cale’s dilemma about working in the film industry. (2:31:28)Will CGI replace human actors in films? (2:36:23)Bringing good martial arts choreography to American films. (2:43:46)Product placements help films like Atomic Blonde get made. (2:45:06)The streaming movement. (2:52:44)A gym anywhere in the world is Cale’s happy place. (3:03:14)ResourcesThe work of Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman and Robbie MaddisonUncanny valley theoryMore resources for this episode are available on our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), BiOThanks 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.

Oct 27, 2020 • 1h 53min
EP 108 — White Eagle Medicine Woman: The Heartbeat of The World Is Yours
How does anyone find their path to become a Shaman?White Eagle Medicine Woman describes her spiritual and physical journey — it’s an amazing one — and the true power of a drum in this harmonizing Living 4D conversation.Look for excerpts from White Eagle’s music throughout this episode!Just for Living 4D listeners, receive a free 1-hour audio and PDF outline, 10 Messages From Your Soul, to help you clarify your purpose in life by really hearing your soul’s true calling.Learn more about White Eagle’s work at The Whirling Rainbow Foundation and the Grandmother Drum International Peace Project and on Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram. Show NotesThe Wizard of Oz: White Eagle’s favorite Shamanic story. (6:55)White Eagle was way over her head in the beginning and didn’t feel qualified to do Shamanic work. (13:01)The human journey versus the spiritual journey. (23:49)Once you have that moment of awareness, you can’t un-have it. (30:01)Utopia versus peace versus harmony. (39:07)Power of the drum. (42:57)Different drums, different purposes. (52:59)White Eagle’s painful journey to become a Shaman. (58:12)White Eagle lived her own 21 days to change your life program. (1:12:07)Being a Shaman versus a medicine man or woman. (1:19:50)A global menopause. (1:30:27)Our spiritual purpose. (1:36:52)Love is always for-giving and forgiveness. (1:44:51)ResourcesGrandmother Drum: Awakening the Global HeartSolfeggio frequenciesSonglines of the SoulTime of the Sixth Sun seriesPaul is now accepting applications to the CHEK Academy. Click here to apply today!Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), BiOptimizers (get a free bottle of Masssymes by hitting this link), Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by 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.

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Oct 20, 2020 • 3h 1min
EP 107 — Walt Thornhill: Awakening to The Electric Universe
Paul Chek talks to Walt Thornhill, Chief Science Advisor for the Thunderbolts Project, about evidence-based science, the history of the solar system being wrong, plasma dynamics, defining the ether, and how the mind and consciousness work in the Electric Universe. They also discuss interpreting the book of Genesis, gravity, the SAFIRE Project, and how our theories about geology, astronomy, biology, and culture will change when we understand the past.


