The CLS Experience with Craig Siegel

In this bonus transmission, Craig Siegel explores why strategies alone can’t create lasting expansion when your identity is still rooted in fear, guilt, or the need to stay familiar. He introduces the “capacity gap,” the distance between what you consciously desire and what you’re currently able to receive, hold, sustain, and steward. Your desires reveal where you want to go, but your patterns reveal what you’re currently available for. Craig challenges you to stop asking only what you need to learn and start asking what you need to release and return to within yourself. Because sometimes what looks like bad luck is really an unconscious pull toward what feels familiar. The next level isn’t always about doing more. It’s about becoming someone who can hold more without sabotaging it.0:18 Why Strategy Isn’t Working00:54 Release What’s Blocking Your Expansion01:39 Understanding the Capacity Gap02:08 The Difference Between Desire and Capacity05:29 Your Patterns Reveal What You Can HoldEarly Bird Tickets now available for our April 2027 Event, CLS: Emanation HERE:Check out The Command Room HERE: To join our community click here.➤ To connect with Craig Siegel follow Craig on Instagram➤ Order a copy of my new book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and business strategies to elevate your day, text (917) 634-3796➤ INSTAGRAM➤ FACEBOOK➤ TIKTOK➤ YOUTUBE➤ WEBSITE➤ LINKEDIN➤ X

In this powerful conversation, Craig sits down with entrepreneur Anne Mahlum to unpack the mindset, leadership, and relentless commitment to growth behind building [solidcore] into a multimillion dollar fitness brand. Anne shares how her journey began with Back on My Feet, a nonprofit using running and community to help people experiencing homelessness rebuild self belief and self sufficiency, and how that experience shaped her approach to entrepreneurship. She reveals the importance of setting high standards, protecting culture, and creating authentic community, while navigating lawsuits, early business setbacks, private equity, and the uncertainty of COVID. Anne also opens up about the decisions that helped her scale the business, negotiate her $100 million exit, and share millions with employees. Beyond the financial success, she reflects on knowing when to walk away, redefining fulfillment after a major exit, and choosing a life that prioritizes motherhood, purpose, and new possibilities. This is a conversation about building something meaningful, leading with conviction, and having the courage to choose growth over regret.0:23 Anne Mahlum's Journey From Nonprofit to Entrepreneurship17:56 Leadership, Culture, and the Power of High Standards30:51 Turning Adversity Into a Competitive Advantage36:11 Scaling Solidcore, Navigating COVID, and Securing the Exit47:58 Life After $100 Million and Choosing What Matters MostCheck out Anne on Instagram HERE:Check out Anne HERE:Early Bird Tickets now available for our April 2027 Event, CLS: Emanation HERE:To join our community click here.➤ Order a copy of Craig's book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and wisdom to elevate your life, text (917) 634-3796➤ INSTAGRAM➤ FACEBOOK➤ TIKTOK➤ YOUTUBE➤ WEBSITE➤ LINKEDIN➤ X

In this short bonus transmission, Craig explores why the next level of expansion sometimes begins with subtraction. He challenges the idea that growth always means doing more, explaining the difference between acceleration and expansion, and why increasing your capacity may require letting go of what no longer aligns. Whether it’s narrowing your focus, reducing commitments, changing relationships, or serving fewer people more deeply, subtraction can create the space needed for something greater to emerge. Craig also tackles the myth of readiness, asking what we’re really waiting for before we take the next step. More confidence? More certainty? Less fear? He reminds us that fear is a natural part of meaningful growth and that confidence isn’t a prerequisite for action. It’s what action creates. When you move, you build evidence, strengthen self trust, and develop the confidence to keep going. Your next level may not require you to do more. It may require you to release what’s holding you back and start before you feel ready.0:18 Subtraction Before Expansion01:48 Stop Waiting to Feel Ready02:04 The Myth of Readiness03:14 Fear Is Part of Meaningful Growth03:46 Action Builds ConfidenceEarly Bird Tickets now available for our April 2027 Event, CLS: Emanation HERE:Check out The Command Room HERE: To join our community click here.➤ To connect with Craig Siegel follow Craig on Instagram➤ Order a copy of my new book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and business strategies to elevate your day, text (917) 634-3796➤ INSTAGRAM➤ FACEBOOK➤ TIKTOK➤ YOUTUBE➤ WEBSITE➤ LINKEDIN➤ X

In this powerful and deeply moving conversation, Craig welcomes back New York Times bestselling author and therapist Dr. Laura Berman to explore somatic grief healing, spirituality, and how love continues after loss. Drawing from the devastating loss of her 16 year old son Sammy, Laura shares how her journey through unimaginable pain transformed her understanding of grief and led her to embrace somatic work, therapy, yoga, and spiritual practices. Together, they unpack why grief cannot always be resolved through intellectual understanding alone, why we must learn to feel rather than manage our emotions, and how guilt, anger, and family dynamics can shape the healing process. Laura also explores the idea of continuing bonds with loved ones, raising our frequency, and allowing ourselves to experience joy without feeling that we're leaving someone behind. This is a conversation about learning to live alongside grief without losing our connection to love, and discovering how opening ourselves to the full depth of our pain can make us more present, less fearful, and more alive.02:05 The Connection Between Grief and Embodied Presence04:56 What Traditional Grief Support Often Misses18:47 Losing Sammy and the Journey Into Healing31:39 Feel It to Heal It: Making Space for Grief44:40 Releasing Guilt and Learning to Love Without FearCheck out Dr. Laura on Instagram HERE:Check out Dr. Laura HERE:Check out Dr. Laura's Book HERE:Early Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE:To join our community click here.➤ Order a copy of Craig's book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and wisdom to elevate your life, text (917) 634-3796➤ INSTAGRAM➤ FACEBOOK➤ TIKTOK➤ YOUTUBE➤ WEBSITE➤ LINKEDIN➤ X

In this short Minisode, Craig challenges us to stop thinking small and recognize that our expansion impacts more than just ourselves. He unpacks why playing small is often fear disguised as humility, and how stepping into our gifts requires us to raise our standards, take responsibility, and let go of the excuses that keep us comfortable. Craig asks us to consider who misses out when we suppress our potential, negotiate with our greatness, or pretend we don’t want what we truly desire. Drawing on Kabbalah, he explores desire as a sacred vessel and a soul level assignment, reminding us that minimizing what we’re called to become can create a deeper sense of disconnection. The world doesn’t need our perfection. It needs our willingness to expand, honor our desires, and become who we’re here to be.0:18 The Hidden Cost of Thinking Small01:59 When Fear Disguises Itself as Humility03:00 Why Your Expansion Impacts Others03:35 Stop Negotiating With Your Greatness04:36 Desire as a Sacred VesselEarly Bird Tickets now available for our April 2027 Event, CLS: Emanation HERE:Check out The Command Room HERE: To join our community click here.➤ To connect with Craig Siegel follow Craig on Instagram➤ Order a copy of my new book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and business strategies to elevate your day, text (917) 634-3796➤ INSTAGRAM➤ FACEBOOK➤ TIKTOK➤ YOUTUBE➤ WEBSITE➤ LINKEDIN➤ X

In this powerful conversation, Craig welcomes Master Mingtong Gu, founder of the Chi Center and the Southwest Sanctuary for Embodied Wisdom, and author of Coming Home to Embodied Awakening. Master Gu shares how childhood hardship, illness, and trauma led him to discover the profound connection between mind and body, ultimately guiding him to Wisdom Healing Qigong and the teachings of Dr. Pang Ming. Together, they explore how our perception of healing can limit what we believe is possible, why so many of us are living from the neck up, and how constant thinking and distraction disconnect us from the wisdom of our bodies. Master Gu guides a brief embodied meditation and explains how qigong helps shift us from contraction into openness, reconnecting us with energy, presence, and a deeper sense of wholeness. In a world increasingly shaped by AI and digital experiences, they reflect on what makes human presence uniquely powerful and why coming home to the body may be one of the most important practices of our time.0:55 Meet Master Mingtong Gu and His Path to Awakening10:22 Rethinking Healing and the Limits of Our Perception22:01 Living From the Neck Up and Reconnecting With the Body39:03 Human Presence in the Age of AI48:24 Wisdom Healing Qigong and the Practice of Coming HomeCheck out Master Gu's Book HERE:Check out Master Gu HERE:For a free chapter of Master Gu’s book, Coming Home to Embodied Awakening visit HEREEarly Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE:To join our community click here.➤ Order a copy of Craig's book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and wisdom to elevate your life, text (917) 634-3796➤ INSTAGRAM➤ FACEBOOK➤ TIKTOK➤ YOUTUBE➤ WEBSITE➤ LINKEDIN➤ X

In this bonus Minisode, Craig explores why subtraction isn’t about losing more, but about refining what remains. He unpacks how unfinished conversations, unmade decisions, and misaligned relationships can quietly drain energy and scatter our power, and why truth tends to simplify while ego complicates. Craig dives into discernment as a skill we can develop by learning to recognize what aligns with truth rather than fear, and shares how difficult conversations approached with heart can create immediate relief and better outcomes than expected. As we move toward the next level, he challenges us to examine what we’re still holding onto that no longer fits who we’re becoming, reminding us that expansion often requires grief, release, and the courage to let go.0:18 Energy Drains and the Power of Subtraction01:27 Truth Simplifies, Ego Complicates02:05 Developing Discernment02:48 Letting Go to Reach the Next Level03:41 Expansion vs. AttachmentEarly Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE:Check out The Command Room HERE: To join our community click here.➤ To connect with Craig Siegel follow Craig on Instagram➤ Order a copy of my new book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and business strategies to elevate your day, text (917) 634-3796➤ INSTAGRAM➤ FACEBOOK➤ TIKTOK➤ YOUTUBE➤ WEBSITE➤ LINKEDIN➤ X

In this powerful episode of The CLS Experience, Craig welcomes back - biohacking pioneer Dave Asprey for a wide ranging conversation on energy, consciousness, longevity, and the future of human optimization. Dave shares what’s next in his journey, including his work with Danger Coffee, and explains why he sees biohacking as a gateway to deeper consciousness and a more intentional relationship with reality. They explore sleep quality, cognitive enhancement, nicotine, peptides, nervous system regulation, HRV training, and the emerging technologies that could shape the future of human performance. Dave also shares his perspective on allocating energy effectively, the importance of building strong foundations before pursuing advanced interventions, and how expanding consciousness can change the way we experience our lives and our mission.0:44 Meet Dave Asprey and His New Chapter09:02 Biohacking as a Gateway to Consciousness21:03 Sleep, Blue Light, and Cognitive Enhancement30:31 Nicotine, Peptides, and Personalized Optimization49:09 Nervous System Training and the Future of BiohackingCheck out Dave on Instagram HERE:Check out Dave HERE:Dave's Next Conference HERE:Early Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE:To join our community click here.➤ Order a copy of Craig's book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and wisdom to elevate your life, text (917) 634-3796➤ INSTAGRAM➤ FACEBOOK➤ TIKTOK➤ YOUTUBE➤ WEBSITE➤ LINKEDIN➤ X

In this minisode, Craig explores why letting go can feel so difficult, especially when we confuse familiarity with alignment. He breaks down how old habits, relationships, environments, identities, and emotional attachments can quietly overcrowd our energy and make clarity harder to access. Craig shares why some of his biggest breakthroughs came through subtraction rather than addition, and how creating space through silence, solitude, and simplicity can reveal what’s actually true. He also explores how busyness can become a form of emotional avoidance, why fragmented energy can stall momentum in business, and how small tolerations can reveal deeper misalignment. The invitation is simple: identify what you’re tolerating, release what no longer aligns, and create the space for what’s next.0:19 Familiarity vs. Alignment01:34 Clarity Through Subtraction02:36 Why Silence Beats Busy03:03 Simplicity Creates Momentum04:03 The Cost of TolerationsEarly Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE:Check out The Command Room HERE: To join our community click here.➤ To connect with Craig Siegel follow Craig on Instagram➤ Order a copy of my new book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and business strategies to elevate your day, text (917) 634-3796➤ INSTAGRAM➤ FACEBOOK➤ TIKTOK➤ YOUTUBE➤ WEBSITE➤ LINKEDIN➤ X

In this episode of The CLS Experience, Craig sits down with somatic experiencing practitioner and Relational Somatics Institute founder Lauren Zoeller to explore the language of the nervous system and how it shapes our relationship with money, visibility, relationships, leadership, and growth. Lauren breaks down the difference between healthy activation and perceived threat, sharing how nervous system patterns can influence everything from intimacy to financial behaviors. They explore why someone can create significant wealth through hustle while still not feeling safe enough to receive or keep it, leading to patterns like overgiving, discounting, overspending, and avoidance. Lauren also explains the window of tolerance, the connection between safety and presence, why peace can sometimes feel unfamiliar to people accustomed to chaos, and how building nervous system capacity can create more space for receiving, deeper intimacy, and sustainable expansion.04:01 Why Wealth Can Feel Unsafe13:56 What Safety Actually Feels Like20:35 Healthy Activation vs. Threat26:02 Expanding Your Window of ToleranceCheck out Lauren on Instagram HERE:Check out Lauren HERE:Early Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE:To join our community click here.➤ Order a copy of Craig's book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and wisdom to elevate your life, text (917) 634-3796➤ INSTAGRAM➤ FACEBOOK➤ TIKTOK➤ YOUTUBE➤ WEBSITE➤ LINKEDIN➤ X