Spirit Gym with Paul Chek

How do you react to violence? Do you respond with even more violence or do you take a more loving approach?Kyle Kingsbury, one of Paul’s favorite people in the world, returns to discuss some of his favorite subjects, including meditation, plant medicines, awareness and the quality of time in this psychedelic Living 4D podcast.Learn more about Kyle on his website where you’ll find his latest ebook, Eat With The Kingsbury's Keto Cookbook, and on Instagram.Show NotesImplement new habits and practices deliberately, one at a time. (5:07)“Time is a form of wealth.” (17:18)Is our world experiencing a “psychedelic revival?” (27:41)Your psychedelic playlist. (44:50)“Some of the best meditation experiences you’ll ever experience are in a sauna or cold tub.” (52:52)How Kyle’s mental clarity benefited from following a ketogenic diet. (57:59)To Kyle, there are no “bad trips” on psychedelics. (1:04:42)What would love do when someone is trying to attack you with a shovel? (1:11:10)Is awareness by itself a loving thing? (1:16:33)ResourcesKyle’s podcast conversations with Paul, James Clear, Ramit Sethi, Alex and Allyson Grey, East Forest, Tero Isokauppila, Dr. Peter Attia, Duncan Trussell and Peter CroneAtomic Habits by James ClearThe Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Business and Life by Charles DuhiggThe Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness ResearchJokerMore resources for this episode are available on our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by usingThanks 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.

How does fiber help your body? Can you communicate with people who have died? What can anyone do to change the behavior of every human being living on our planet?Paul shares his insights into these deep questions from listeners and much, much more in this very inquisitive Living 4D podcast.Show NotesThe benefits of fiber in your diet. (3:56)Choosing a career in medicine. (11:13)“Can you get a world of 7 billion people to change their behavior?” (17:57)Using Yogananda’s soulmate’s prayer to find a life partner. (27:52)Tips to look for in good drinking water. (35:19)“Never apply your [diet] dogma to your kids.” (44:08)Death isn’t the end for communicating with loved ones. (53:58)Methods for healing from emotional pain. (1:00:13)Handling spiritual differences maturely in relationships. (1:11:12)ResourcesMissing Links with Gregg Braden on GaiaThe work of Viktor Schauberger, Dr. Peter Levine, Matthew Fox and Dr. Bessel van der KolkThe Water Wizard by Viktor Schauberger and Callum CoatsThe Fourth Phase of Water: Beyond Solid, Liquid and Vapor by Gerald and Ethan PollackFind a Spring.comThe Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America’s Favorite Health Food by Kaayla DanielJesus, Buddha, Krishna and Lao Tzu: The Parallel Sayings by Richard HooperLa Leche LeaguePaul’s Living 4D conversation with Paul Saladino and Matt WalldenPaul’s series on the Fastest Way to Health and Seven A’s of Healing on the CHEK BlogHow to Eat, Move and Be Healthy!Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), One Farm (use the code CHEK to save 15 percent on your purchase at checkout), Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase when you use the code CHEK15 at checkout) and BiOptimizers (save 26 percent on BiOptimizers’ Upgraded Digestion package of products Paul uses by using the code CHEK10 at checkout).As an Amazon AssocThanks 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.

You may be following a path toward enlightenment through mindfulness, but do you have a practice? What does having a practice actually mean?Discover the important differences with Paul and noted mindfulness teacher and neuroscience research consultant Shinzen Young in this very contemplative Living 4D conversation.Learn more about Shinzen’s work at his website and on Twitter.Show NotesThe universally important thing Asia did better than any other part of the world, according to Shinzen. (4:56)The creation of modern science. (10:03)Why the number 4 is significant. (17:11)Looking at a practice from two points of view. (27:50)Comparing ordinary and extraordinary happiness. (34:55)Defining contemplative-based psychospiritual growth. (42:20)Four dimensions of happiness. (50:55)Why Shinzen uses the word practice rather than meditation. (54:37)Concentration, clarity and equanimity. (1:02:32)“Most human beings will not experience extraordinary happiness until the very end of their lives, if then, unless they have a practice.” (1:11:17)The beneficial co-evolution of modern science and contemplative practice is what the mindfulness movement is really about. (1:26:00)How human history could radically change for the better within a century. (1:30:16)Why Shinzen uses the word equanimity. (1:44:58)The four parameters of a mindfulness practice. (1:56:44)ResourcesScience of Enlightenment: How Meditation Works and Break Through Pain by Shinzen Young The work of Richard Feynman, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and Walter RussellMad MenA Brief Tour of Higher Consciousness and Stalking The Wild Pendulum: On the Mechanics of Consciousness by Itzhak BentovUnified MindfulnessBrightmindShannon entropyThanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), One Farm (use the code CHEK to save 15 percent on your purchase at checkout), Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase when you use the code CHEK15 at checkout) and BiOptimizers (save 26 percent on BiOptimizers' Upgraded Digestion package of products Paul uses by using the code CHEK10 at checkThanks 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.

Is it possible to find joy and peace amid great uncertainty, even a crisis as precarious and worldwide as the COVID-19 pandemic?In his latest solo Living 4D podcast, Paul shares the same proven tools he uses every day to handle the challenges of life that can be very handy when navigating uncertainty in your life too.Show NotesGet a better handle on a crisis by looking at the bigger picture. (3:27)The law of impermanence versus the rigidity of perfection. (10:11)“It is the illusion that we don't know that leads to questions that are essentially what makes mind happen.” (25:53)Being unconscious means being unaware of the world around you. (34:33)With this extra time on your hands, how are you using it? (43:07)Spiritual teachers have done their shadow work… are you doing yours? (52:55)The symbolic meanings of 2020. (57:20)Doing an honest, meditative exercise. (1:02:50)Three dimensions of freedom as expressions of love. (1:12:11)Exerting your own agency. (1:22:29)Balancing the tension of the opposites. (1:30:32)Tools you can use to help you navigate a crisis. (1:33:43)Transforming pain into freedom through art. (1:52:18)ResourcesA History of God: The 4,000 Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam by Karen Armstrong How the Crusades Changed History from The Great Courses The Three Dimensions of Freedom by Billy BraggPaul’s vlog on Your COVID-19/Coronavirus Protection PlanGreenMedinfoThe six degrees of separation theoryHolding the Tension of Opposites by Marion WoodmanPrayer is Good Medicine, Be Careful What Your Pray For, You Might Just Get It and The Power of Prayer by Larry DosseyThe Red Book: A Reader’s Edition by Carl JungThe Future of Life by Edward O. WilsonPaul’s Living 4D conversations with Greg Schmaus, Ervin Laszlo, James Carse and Amit GoswamiThe Creation of Consciousness: Jung’s Myth For Modern Man by Edward EdingerThe Religious Case Against Belief 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.

Join two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Ervin Laszlo, founder of general evolution theory, as he explores humanity's disconnect from nature and the need for oneness. He discusses how curiosity shapes our lives and the consequences of a synthetic world, highlighting that almost all diseases stem from a lack of connection. With James Phelps, they emphasize the importance of re-evaluating beliefs and how crises can catalyze change. Together, they advocate for a holistic lifestyle that prioritizes health, cooperation, and a deeper connection with the natural world.

Are you having a difficult time finding answers to your health questions that don’t involve drug-based treatments?Dr. Joseph Mercola describes the many ways Google and other entities are chipping away at our personal freedoms and manipulating what we see and read on the Internet in this Living 4D podcast.Learn more about Dr. Mercola’s work at his website and on social media via YouTube and Twitter. Download a free report on blood flow restriction training on his website.Show NotesDr. Mercola’s website has been around longer than Google. (3:00)Ask any health question on Google and you’ll get results from websites owned by ad agencies. (13:31)The products Google uses to track you. (19:52)Could COVID-19 have been bioengineered? (30:46)Statins: The most popular and profitable drugs ever made. (47:54)Drug companies buy influence through medical journals. (49:52)Be cautious about using Wi-Fi enabled devices like Alexa. (1:05:56)Re-enforcing people’s biases through technology. (1:15:00)Losing personal freedoms. (1:22:24)Could tinnitus be connected to EMF exposure? (1:31:30)Alternatives to get rid of Google in your life. (1:34:51)How a VPN (virtual private network) works. (1:42:26)Time-restricted eating. (1:46:06)The benefits of NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide). (1:56:17)Dr. Mercola’s favorite supplement. (2:04:46)ResourcesEMF*D by Dr. Joseph MercolaThe Creepy LineDr. Mercola’s YouTube conversations with Dr. Francis Boyle and Dr. Robert EpsteinThe Truth About The Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It by Marcia AngellThe Faraday cageThe Brave web browserNorton VPNThe Science of FastingPellagraOwning Your Own Shadow: Understanding The Dark Side of Psyche by Robert JohnsonThanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), One Farm (use tThanks 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.

With medicinal marijuana now a very real and legal thing, how do you make the best choices for your health? HerbaBuena founder Alicia Rose explains how to choose the best strain for you, why vaping isn’t a healthy choice and the sexual benefits of cannabis in this very aromatic Living 4D conversation.Learn more about Alicia and HerbaBuena at her website and on Facebook and Instagram.Show NotesWomen like Alicia feel guided to find their own legacies by working with plant medicines in the cannabis industry. (5:48)Cannabis: The mother of all adaptogens. (12:16)Alcohol vs. plant medicines. (15:55)Good health and homeostasis must be in place first before cannabis can used as a helpful tool. (28:57)Why people often and wrongly blame plant medicines. (33:08)Distillate: The “corn syrup” of the cannabis industry. (46:17)THC detox is a real thing. (1:02:43)Why do many people wince when they taste a cannabis tincture? (1:13:50)Store your cannabis as you would your wines. (1:24:57)The differences between hemp- and cannabis-derived CBD. (1:33:05)Alicia communicates with plants, even in their seed form. (1:43:44)The benefits of cannabis as a sleep aid. (1:56:09)Are there concerns for pregnant woman and kids related to cannabis? (2:01:10)Higher THC percentages in cannabis can affect you. (2:03:42)Is it possible to have a psychological dependence on cannabis? (2:06:55)The toxins in vape pens. (2:09:03)The benefits of cannabis as an anti-inflammatory and helping with auto-immune disorders and menstrual cramps. (2:21:36)Sexuality and cannabis. (2:26:16)Identifying the best strain of cannabis for you. (2:33:16)ResourcesMatt Wallden’s FC20 podcast with Monica GaglianoThe Diet Cure and The Mood Cure by Julia RossAlicia’s interview in the SF WeeklyThe Scented Ape: The Biology and Culture of Human Odour by D. Michael StoddartStalking The Wild Pendulum: On the Mechanics of Consciousness by Itzhak BentovStreams of Wisdom by Dustin DiPerna and Ken WilburBiochemical Individuality by Roger WilliamsScience in Agriculture: Advanced Methods For Sustainable Farming by Arden AndersonThe Healing Herb: A HoThanks 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.

How can anyone struggling with a mental health condition like obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) find relief safely and effectively while avoiding drugs altogether?CHEK Practitioner Greg Schmaus describes how OCD became the greatest spiritual teacher in his life in this very healing Living 4D conversation.For Living 4D listeners, Greg is offering a 20 percent discount on a one-hour phone or Skype consultation. To learn more about the services Greg provides, check out his website and follow him on Instagram.Show NotesPaul helped Greg understand that OCD was one of the greatest gifts he ever received. (5:26)An emergency surgery during Greg’s second semester as a NCAA Division I athlete marked the beginning of his five-year downward slide. (11:43)How the trauma of OCD differs from other forms of mental illness. (17:42)Linking multiple personalities, attention deficit hyperactivity syndrome (ADHD) and attachment syndromes. (24:23)The misuse of psychedelics can lead to schizophrenia. (29:00)A traditionally diagnosed mental health condition may be evidence of deeper psychic abilities. (35:08)Your genes and mental illness. (42:01)The gut-brain connection. (50:33)Social media pushback = a dopamine hit. (1:04:43)The CHEK approach: Allowing Greg’s OCD to work almost like a teacher or spirit guide. (1:18:48)Power animal work stimulates the imagination and brings out one’s inner child. (1:25:20)Stretching, mobilizations and breathing gave Greg “more room” to do the mental/emotional work associated with OCD. (1:31:53)Sleep: The number one medicine for the body. (1:42:59)Greg’s food challenges with OCD. (1:46:07)The quality of water and the way you breathe are critical to your cognitive health. (1:53:44)Sacred time: Meeting the needs of your mind and body. (2:02:54)Getting clear about God can help mental health issues begin to lose their hold on you. (2:08:22)Using electronic devices is just a passive way of becoming numb and unconscious. (2:15:52)Having OCD and a strong work ethic went hand-in-hand in making Greg burn out on golf. (2:24:48)The positive and negative sides of the addict archetype. (2:31:28)Rather than getting rid of his OCD, Greg realized he had to let go of any need to change it. (2:39:21)“For me, OCD was the greatest spiritual teacher I’ve ever had.” (2:50:01)ResourcesThe work of Alan Watts, Alex Grey and Angeles ArrienThe Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life by Robert Becker and Gary SeldenSomatics: Reawakening the Mind’s Control of Movement, Flexibility and Health by Thomas HannaMore resources for this episode are available 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.

Do you take the time you need regularly to really think about the deeper mysteries in life, like what being truly conscious means or how God plays a role in everyone’s lives whether you believe or not?Paul discusses the bigger picture — the forces of good and evil, the power of plant medicines as teachers and where gifted people come from — with author, Earth activist and biodynamic organic farmer David Wolfe in this wide-ranging and interplanetary Living 4D episode.Learn more about David’s work on his website and his non-profit The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation. Look for him on social media via Facebook and Instagram.Show NotesAs a young child, David did “renegade planting” of pine trees in neighborhood yards. (6:36)David was the “black sheep” of his family. (10:29)Rudolf Steiner’s Ahrimanic Deception. (21:51)The importance of vibration and material substances in our lives. (30:26)The X Factor of reality. (45:04)Paul does the Tony Robbins firewalk. (53:28)Teachers reincarnated as plant medicines. (1:06:01)When does someone really need plant medicines? (1:11:47)How plant medicines amplify reality. (1:25:21)Art therapy: An alternative to plant medicines. (1:30:24)Cracking the love code. (1:43:18)The complex components of mental illness. (1:55:01)A fear of death. (2:03:21)Successful people who are engaged in their lives write things down. (2:09:16)Does entertaining possibilities — being open to the mystery — feel better than following more rigid belief systems? (2:19:43)Could great athletes and prodigies come from dimensions other than our own to teach us things? (2:30:13)The purpose of crystals. (2:37:01)Mother Nature’s bigger plan. (2:46:43)Meditation: One of the biggest lessons David learned to sit with problems and make better decisions. (2:50:59)Irrational numbers vs. imaginary numbers. (3:00:01)The important interface between subtle energy fields and your health. (3:07:08)ResourcesAnatomy of the Psyche by Edward EdingerThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe study of TheosophySpace, Time and Self by F. Norman PearsonPaul Schatz’s kinematic inversion principleMore resources for this episode are available on our website.As an Amazon AssociatThanks 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.

Is it possible wearing a bra can harm a woman’s health to the point that it makes her more vulnerable to breast cancer?Medical anthropologist Sydney Singer talks to Paul about the link between breast cancer and wearing bras and his battles with conventional medicine in this Living 4D episode.For more information about Sydney’s work, check out his International Bra Free Study and Bras and Breast Cancer websites and his Facebook page, Free The Boobies.Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase when you use the code CHEK15 at checkout) and One Farm (use the code CHEK to save 15 percent on your purchase at checkout).Show NotesA fateful encounter on a remote island jump-started Sydney’s exploration into the bras-breast cancer connection. (7:22)The psychological side that reinforces the use of bras: Feeling the need to be “acceptable” in public. (13:21)Why do images in anatomy and physical therapy textbooks depict woman wearing bras? (20:56)At one time, breast cancer was called nun’s disease. (27:19)The concept of light elastic forces. (35:43)When women get rid of their bras, their breasts become less congested and lighter. (48:01)Wearing a sports bra during certain activities can help, so long as you take it off afterward. (58:53)The pros and cons of thermography. (1:05:56)How medicine views lymphatics is changing. (1:17:02)Should bras have warning labels on them? (1:26:40)One of Sydney’s dreams: People consulting with a medical anthropologist before their doctor. (1:34:03)“Humans are not rational. They rationalize.” (1:55:43)Did you know the American Cancer Society sells bras? (2:03:29)The synthetic materials bras are made of and the chemicals used to clean them can be a problem. (2:20:22)Young girls wearing training bras could have serious health issues later on. (2:32:30)ResourcesDressed to Kill: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras, Get it Off! Understanding the Cause of Breast Pain, Cysts and Cancer and Get It Up! Revealing the Simple Surprising Lifestyle that Causes Migraines, Alzheimer’s, Stroke, Glaucoma, Sleep Apnea, Impotence and More by Sydney Singer and Soma GrismaijerThe work of Dr. Robert MendelsohnTyranny of the Bra by Fred HardingOccupational Biomechanics byThanks 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.