

Men Talking Mindfulness
Jon Macaskill & Will Schneider
Men Talking Mindfulness is dedicated to empowering men to embrace their true selves with bravery and authenticity. Our mission is to guide them on a journey of continual learning, developing self-love, and meaningful living. We work to inspire men to lead lives that they can look back on with pride and to create legacies that align with their deepest values. We are committed to cultivating a space where vulnerability is strength, being yourself is the norm, and where every man can unleash their potential to live a life of exceptional impact and fulfillment.
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Aug 29, 2022 • 1h 11min
Facing Your Fears!
“Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future. It is a product of our imagination, causing us to fear things that do not at present and may not ever exist. That is near insanity Kitai. Do not misunderstand me, danger is very real, but fear is a choice.” - Will Smith as Cypher Raige in the movie After Earth
Welcome back to Men Talking Mindfulness or MTM - thank you for being here with us!
Each week we break down and work to demystify an aspect of mindfulness and make it meaningful to you! This Episode we are going to become more mindful of FEAR - we started talking about this a little last week in our episode with William Branum - this week we are going to learn where fear comes from, what you can do to overcome it and how to use it as a guide to your greatness.
Announcements (Will)
We still have room on our Mindfulness Adventure Retreat in Durango, CO Sept 16-19th included in this retreat is a 4 week post retreat integration program to help you get the most out of the experience allowing you to live more mindfully instead of it just being an idea. Head to www.mentalkingmindfulness/retreat to learn more.
00:00 Facing Your Fears
03:00 Will leads Opening Ground Practice (~2 min)
05:00 Is Fear Good or Bad? How should we deal with it?
09:00 Irrational Fear
12:00 The science of fear
BREATHE: Breathe / Rhythmic / Even / Always / Through / Heart / Everyday
15:00 Forms of Fear (failure, imperfection, etc.)
25:00 Audience Fears (imposter syndrome, rejection, success, etc.)
50:00 Overcoming Fear
1:07:00 Jon leads Closing Practice (~3 min)
Your Hosts:
Will is excited to teach you how to develop self-mastery. From teaching and practicing for the last 19 years, he feels it's a joy to work with long-time practitioners and students that have never tried these practices before or have only dabbled. will@mentalkingmindfulness.com
Jon is a Navy veteran turned mindfulness and meditation teacher. Since ending his 24-year military career in June 2020, Jon is now dedicated to spreading the practices of meditation and mindfulness to help others live happier and more fulfilling lives. jon@mentalkingmindfulness.com
Intro, outro, and trailer by Rich Harris www.linkedin.com/in/47project/Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Aug 22, 2022 • 1h 28min
Let's get NAKED with retired Navy SEAL William Branum
“Failure has been one of the biggest teachers of my life. Failure has taught me lessons and given me experiences that no amount of money could ever buy.” - that’s from our guest on today’s show, William Branum - former Navy SEAL, CEO of 5 SEAL Secrets and Naked Warrior Recovery supplements.
Welcome to Men Talking Mindfulness or MTM where each week we break down and demystify an aspect of mindfulness and make it meaningful to you!
Today, we will be talking with William about the SEAL Secrets, vulnerability, overcoming challenges, and growing and recovering… but first…
Announcements
We still have room on our Mindfulness Adventure Retreat in Durango, CO Sept 16-19th included in this retreat is 4 week post retreat integration program to help you get the most out of the experience allowing you live more mindfully instead of it just being an idea. www.mentalkingmindfulness/retreat
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Guest Bio:
William is a retired Navy SEAL and SEAL Sniper Instructor. He is the founder of Naked Warrior Recovery, a CBD company focusing on ending veteran suicide. He is a public speaker and coach where he shares his 5 SEAL Secrets and draws from his 26 years of experience in the SEAL Teams to train CEOs and other high performers.
From the battlefield to the board room, he teaches leaders how to lead like they are leading a SEAL Team. He focuses on the culture of the organization to help turn employees into Team members.
https://www.5sealsecrets.com/5-seal-secret
https://nw-recovery.com
00:00 Getting NAKED with William Branum
04:00 Introducing William
05:30 It’s Jon’s Birthday - Let’s Get NAKED!
07:00 Will leads Opening Grounding Practice (~2 min)
10:00 William’s journey from NAVY Seal to CEO and beyond
40:00 The Power of Vulnerability
47:00 N = Never Quit
54:00 A = Accept Failure
55:30 K = Kill Mediocrity
1:01:00 E = Expose Your Fears
1:04:00 D = Do the Work
1:10:30 William’s back!
1:19:00 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JON!
1:20:00 Jon leads Closing Practice (~2 min)
Your Hosts:
Will is excited to teach you how to develop self-mastery. From teaching and practicing for the last 19 years, he feels it's a joy to work with long-time practitioners and students that have never tried these practices before or have only dabbled. will@mentalkingmindfulness.com
Jon is a Navy veteran turned mindfulness and meditation teacher. Since ending his 24-year military career in June 2020, Jon is now dedicated to spreading the practices of meditation and mindfulness to help others live happier and more fulfilling lives. jon@mentalkingmindfulness.com
Intro, outro, and trailer by Rich Harris www.linkedin.com/in/47project/Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Aug 16, 2022 • 1h 12min
Living with Heartfulness? (with Hyperlite Mountain Gear co-founder and CFO, Dan St. Pierre)
Join Will and Jon as they interview Hyperlite Mountain Gear co-founder and CFO, Dan St. Pierre, to discuss "Heartfulness!" Dan is the co-founder and CFO of Hyperlite Mountain Gear, which is the leader in ultralight backcountry gear.
Under the design philosophy of essentialism, Hyperlite manufactures and sells backpacks, tents, and accessories that are used from the Appalachian Trail to Mt. Everest and about anywhere in between. But Dan was not always in this industry. He graduated from Penn’s Wharton School of Business and spent his twenties working in corporate finance in New York City and Boston. Slowly disheartened by a corporate existence, and hearing the faint calling for adventure. Dan then spent his thirties working seasonally as a waiter, traveling, studying spirituality, and writing. He spent over a year in India practicing yoga, meditation, and heartfulness, and he has written a few million words in the pursuit of spiritual understanding and expanded consciousness.
He then spent his forties starting and building both Hyperlite Mountain Gear and a family while continuing to refine his spiritual practice and understanding. He recently finished a book titled All One: The United Anatomy of Being, (which for full disclosure is not yet published).
Dan YouTube “All One Aware” https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Ll2Tq_3tRJ8_MFlLsE9YA Announcements
Retreat: We have teamed up with MovementRx and Dr. Theresa Larson to put on our Mindfulness Adventure Retreat Sept 16-19th in beautiful Durango, CO at the Colorado Trails Ranch and this includes a follow on 4 week integration program … If you book your retreat before 10 August you get $200 off and if you are part of an organization that books 4 or more, you get $500 off PER PERSON!! We would love for you to join us! To learn more head to - https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat.
Timestamps
00:30 Living with Heartfulness with Dan St. Pierre
04:00 Introducing Dan St. Pierre
07:00 Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice (~4 min)
12:00 Dan’s journey 21:00 What is a “seeker?”
27:00 The separation and unification of energy
33:30 How can Heartfulness help us live better?
38:00 The difference between the mind and the heart
46:00 How does someone get started?
51:30 Love and Fear
1:01:00 Reaching the "Summer" of the Human Existence
1:09:00 Dan leads Closing Practice (~1 min)
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Your Hosts:
Will is excited to teach you how to develop self-mastery. From teaching and practicing for the last 19 years, he feels it's a joy to work with long-time practitioners and students that have never tried these practices before or have only dabbled. will@mentalkingmindfulness.com
Jon is a Navy veteran turned mindfulness and meditation teacher. Since ending his 24-year military career in June 2020, Jon is now dedicated to spreading the practices of meditation and mindfulness to help others live happier and more fulfilling lives. jon@mentalkingmindfulness.com
Intro, outro, and trailer by Rich Harris www.linkedin.com/in/47project/Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Aug 11, 2022 • 52min
Masculinity 2.0, Upgrade #3 The Magic in Magic Mushrooms and Men
Let's talk with former Army Ranger and former McKinsey Consultant turned mindfulness and psychedelic aficionado, Beckley Retreat CEO, Neil Markey. In this episode we will cover magic mushrooms and masculinity...
- the science behind this all
- the benefits
- the SET and SETTING
and how this is all tied together!
More about Beckley Retreats here: https://www.beckleyretreats.com
Our first MTM joint experience with Psychedelics with Neil and Beckley Retreats:
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukE1OFDL46M
Listen here: https://pod.fo/e/fb547
Our second MTM joint experience with Psychedelics with Neil and Beckley Retreats:
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaNirk3e6bU
Listen here: https://pod.fo/e/fd04e
Timestamps
00:00 The Magic in Magic Mushrooms with Neil Markey
05:30 Neil’s Journey
22:30 Neil meets Amanda Fielding
27:00 Professionalism in Psychedelics
32:00 The science!
38:00 What psychedelics are doing for men
45:00 The Beckley MethodHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Aug 8, 2022 • 1h 13min
Our Rage Within
We all walk around with a mask on... sometimes what is within is pure rage! Let's talk about this - on this episode of Men Talking Mindfulness, Jon and Will talk about their rage within, what causes it, and ways to process and manage it!
Announcements Retreat: We have teamed up with MovementRx and Dr. Theresa Larson to put on our Mindfulness Adventure Retreat Sept 16-19th in beautiful Durango, CO at the Colorado Trails Ranch and this includes a follow on 4 week integration program … If you book your retreat before 10 August you get $200 off and if you are part of an organization that books 4 or more, you get $500 off PER PERSON!! We would love for you to join us! To learn more head to - https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat or listen to Will, Theresa, and myself talking about it on our most recent episode.
Timestamps
00:30 Our Rage Within
04:30 Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice (~4 min)
09:00 Why rage?
12:30 Defining Rage
19:00 Will’s rage in Vipassana
23:00 Commander Macaskill is in the house
27:00 Social Media as a Rage Arena
35:00 How do we deal with rage in a healthy way?
49:30 The role of Pride and Apology
58:00 Loving Kindness Meditation (Metta)
1:00:30 Therapy for rage 1:08:00 Detaching from results
1:10:00 Will leads Closing Practice (~2 min)
Join our Whoop Team - Whoop is a wearable that tracks your biometrics. Join the MTM accountability group with code COMM-7B67F6 Don't have a Whoop? Get a free WHOOP 4.0 and one month free when you join with our link join.whoop.com/FB4633
Your Hosts: Will is excited to teach you how to develop self-mastery. From teaching and practicing for the last 19 years, he feels it's a joy to work with long-time practitioners and students that have never tried these practices before or have only dabbled. will@mentalkingmindfulness.com
Jon is a Navy veteran turned mindfulness and meditation teacher. Since ending his 24-year military career in June 2020, Jon is now dedicated to spreading the practices of meditation and mindfulness to help others live happier and more fulfilling lives. jon@mentalkingmindfulness.com
Intro, outro, and trailer by Rich Harris www.linkedin.com/in/47project/Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Aug 1, 2022 • 1h 52min
Ejecting from a Navy Jet at 695mph, Bleeding Out in Shark Infested Waters, the Rescue Mission, & the Healing Journey Afterwards with Navy...
In 2014 US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet pilot Kegan “SMurF” Gill survived the fastest ejection in the history of Naval Aviation at 695mph. His body was devastated impacting the sound barrier leaving him with a traumatic brain injury, broken arms, legs, shoulder, neck and a wide variety of nerve and blood vessel damage. His parachute disconnect malfunctioned and repeatedly drug him under the icy Atlantic Ocean while he awaited rescue. With lungs full of salt water and severe hypothermia he was rescued by a navy H-60 Seahawk helicopter.
After over a dozen surgeries, two years of intense rehabilitation and overcoming prescription drug addiction he returned to flying F/A-18E Super Hornets and then had some more dramatic twists to his story. He is now on a continued path to healing via holistic means including the use of psychedelic therapy while he trains and competes in ultra endurance events.
Retreat Sept 16-19, 2022 Join us, along with Movement Rx Founder, Dr. Theresa Larson, as we escape the chaos of life and enjoy a long weekend in scenic Durango, Colorado. We designed this mindfulness retreat so you can start to rewrite your story and cultivate the joy you’ve been missing. Over these four days, you will learn what you are capable of as we explore through our community experience various methods of mindfulness, movement, and just plain-old fun. Included in this retreat is a Four-Week Post Retreat Integration Program. Where we will all meet virtually for the following four weeks and double-down on the tools you’ve learned and work to weave these practices and insights into your daily life. Sign up and learn more at mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat
00:30 Ejecting at Mach 1 with Kegan Gill
01:30 Introducing Kegan Gill
04:00 Will leads Opening Grounding Meditation (~3 min)
07:30 Kegan’s journey
16:00 The incident
40:00 Physical recovery to mental breakdown
1:18:30 Getting off the prescription meds
1:21:30 And finding a new way forward
1:33:30 Kegan’s current practices
1:40:30 Kegan’s recs for living a healthy life
1:47:00 Jon leads Closing Practice (~3 min)
Operation Surf operationsurf.org
One More Wave 1mwave.com
Wake for Warriors wakeforwarriors.org
Vet Solutions vetsolutions.org
Heroic Hearts Project heroicheartsproject.org
Warrior Angels Foundation warriorangelsfoundation.org
Defenders of Freedom defendersoffreedom.us
Kegan “SMurF” Gil instagram.com/kegansmurfgill
Join our Whoop Team - Whoop is a wearable that tracks your biometrics. Join the MTM accountability group with code COMM-7B67F6 Don't have a Whoop? Get a free WHOOP 4.0 and one month free when you join with our link join.whoop.com/FB4633
Your Hosts:
Will is excited to teach you how to develop self-mastery. From teaching and practicing for the last 19 years, he feels it's a joy to work with long-time practitioners and students that have never tried these practices before or have only dabbled. will@mentalkingmindfulness.com
Jon is a Navy veteran turned mindfulness and meditation teacher. Since ending his 24-year military career in June 2020, Jon is now dedicated to spreading the practices of meditation and mindfulness to help others live happier and more fulfilling lives. jon@mentalkingmindfulness.com
Intro, outro, and trailer by Rich Harris www.linkedin.com/in/47project/Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Jul 26, 2022 • 1h 7min
Author Steven Kotler: Creativity, Flow, and Altering Consciousness
We are so excited to have with us today 10 times best-selling author Steven Kotler. Will and I are huge fans and have read several of his books and today we will talk about achieving peak performance, creativity, passion, flow, and altered consciousness!
Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. He is the author of ten bestsellers (out of fourteen books), including The Art of Impossible, The Future is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, Bold and Abundance… and today we will touch on his NEW novel out now, The Devil’s dictionary. His work has been nominated for two Pulitzer Prizes, translated into over 50 languages, and has appeared in over 100 publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, Wall Street Journal, TIME, and the Harvard Business Review.
A lifelong environmentalist and animal rights advocate, Steven is the cofounder of Planet Home, a conference/concert/innovation accelerator focused on solving critical environmental challenges, the cofounder of The Forest + Fire Collective, a network of individuals, organizations and institutions dedicated to ending catastrophic wildfire and restoring forest health to the American West. Alongside his wife, author Joy Nicholson, he is also the co-founder of Rancho de Chihuahua, a hospice care and special needs dog sanctuary.
Find out more about Steven here: https://www.stevenkotler.com
Books: https://www.stevenkotler.com/books
Announcements
Retreat: We have our Mindfulness Adventure Retreaet Sept 16-19th -we would love for you to join us to learn more head to - https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat or listen to Jon and I chatting about it on MTM here is that link: https://pod.fo/e/131ab1
MTM Summer Merch Sale going on now with our new Custom Designed SuperMTM Tee Shirt if you would like to see what this is all about head too: https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/merch
Time Stamps:
00:30 Creativity, Flow, and Altered Consciousness with Steven Kotler
01:30 Join us on our retreat! mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat
02:00 Get your Summer MTM Merch! mentalkingmindfulness.com/merch
03:00 Introducing Steven Kotler
05:00 Will leads Opening Grounding Practice (~2 min)
07:30 Why Steven writes
10:00 How philosophy and psychology have evolved
16:00 Little and Big i’s
20:00 Little and Big Steven
23:00 Fear and goals
31:00 Focus!
34:30 Speed work
36:30 How Steven deals with writer’s block
41:00 Why you should start with something silly
48:00 The process for fiction vs non-fiction
51:00 Getting into flow state
55:00 Steven’s “Zero to Dangerous” Course
58:00 To be or not be in a flow state
1:01:00 Check out Steven’s other interviews
1:03:30 Jon leads Closing Practice (~2 min)Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Jul 12, 2022 • 1h 2min
How Mindfulness Enhances Athletic Performance!
Join Jon and Will as they interview guest Chad McGehee - Director of Meditation Training at University of Wisconsin and founder of Inner Edge Meditation. Chad with help us understand how meditation is enhancing athletic performance.
Twitter @mcgeheechad
Instagram @chadmcgehee
https://inneredgemeditation.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chad.mcgehee
LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/in/chad-mcgehee-59591b56
Announcements (Jon)
Retreat Sept 16-19. 2022
Join us, along with Movement Rx Founder, Dr. Theresa Larson, as we escape the chaos of life and enjoy a long weekend in scenic Durango, Colorado.
We are tired of all the noise too, so we designed this mindfulness retreat so you can start to rewrite your story and cultivate the joy you’ve been missing. Over these four days, you will learn what you are capable of as we explore through our community experience various methods of mindfulness, movement, and just plain-old fun.
By Monday you’ll leave the ranch feeling renewed, invigorated, and equipped with new tools to tackle life’s challenges head-on!
It’s gets better -
after these incredibly insightful four days, we won’t leave you stranded with all this enthusiasm and new knowledge. To keep your mindful flow growing, included in this retreat is a Four-Week Post Retreat Integration Program. Where we will all meet virtually for the following four weeks and double-down on the tools you’ve learned and work to weave these practices and insights into your daily life.
Are you ready?
sign up and learn more at https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat
We only have 17 spots for this retreat so if you snooze you might lose.
NEW MTM Merch and NEW SuperMTM T-Shirt
This Sale Starts today July 8th and ends July 29th
Head to Mentalkingmindfulness.com/merch to order your favorite MTM Merch Today!
This Sale includes - Trucker Hats, Soft Cotton Tees, Tank Top and a Special edition SuperMTM T-shirt with the original superman color scheme with the MTM logo.
Again Sale ends July 29 -Head to Mentalkingmindfulness.com/merch and order your today!
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Jul 5, 2022 • 57min
Dude, Where's My Car!?
Jon had his car stolen!? Let's discuss how mindfulness not only helped him keep a cool head but also how it helped him get it back! WHAT!?!?
00:30 Welcome to Season 5! We’re back!
01:00 Here’s what to expect this season
03:30 MTM Retreat! Join us in September - mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat
06:00 We got merch! (starting July 8th) mentalkingmindfulness.com/merch
09:00 Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice (~5 min)
14:00 The benefits of breathing exercises
19:00 The case of the stolen Bumblebee
27:30 How mindfulness helped Jon respond instead of react
35:00 The ripple effect of Jon’s actions
39:00 We are so excited about this retreat!
43:00 Support Jon in his latest challenge and do some good! warriorrising.org/armyvnavy2022
53:00 Will leads Closing Practice (~ min)
Announcements (Jon)
Retreat Sept 16-19. 2022
Join us, along with Movement Rx Founder, Dr. Theresa Larson, as we escape the chaos of life and enjoy a long weekend in scenic Durango, Colorado.
We are tired of all the noise too, so we designed this mindfulness retreat so you can start to rewrite your story and cultivate the joy you’ve been missing. Over these four days, you will learn what you are capable of as we explore through our community experience various methods of mindfulness, movement, and just plain-old fun.
By Monday you’ll leave the ranch feeling renewed, invigorated, and equipped with new tools to tackle life’s challenges head-on!
It’s gets better -
after these incredibly insightful four days, we won’t leave you stranded with all this enthusiasm and new knowledge. To keep your mindful flow growing, included in this retreat is a Four-Week Post Retreat Integration Program. Where we will all meet virtually for the following four weeks and double-down on the tools you’ve learned and work to weave these practices and insights into your daily life.
Are you ready?
sign up and learn more at https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat
We only have 17 spots for this retreat so if you snooze you might lose.
NEW MTM Merch and NEW SuperMTM T-Shirt
This Sale Starts today July 8th and ends July 29th
Head to Mentalkingmindfulness.com/merch to order your favorite MTM Merch Today!
This Sale includes - Trucker Hats, Soft Cotton Tees, Tank Top and a Special edition SuperMTM T-shirt with the original superman color scheme with the MTM logo.
Again Sale ends July 29 -Head to Mentalkingmindfulness.com/merch and order your today!
Dude, Where's My Car? is a 2000 American stoner comedy film directed by Danny Leiner. The film stars Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott as two best friends who find themselves unable to remember where they parked their vehicle after a night of recklessness. Supporting cast members include Kristy Swanson, Jennifer Garner, and Marla Sokoloff. Though the film was panned by most critics, it was a box office success and has managed to achieve a cult status, partially from frequent airings on cable television. The film's title became a minor pop culture saying, and was commonly reworked in various pop cultural contexts during the 2000s.
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Jun 16, 2022 • 4min
The Lost Files - Episode IV - Stress Triggers
We dug up some lost files where Will was solo BEFORE Men Talking Mindfulness was a thing! Check it out - short and sweet - to the point! Here's episode #4 - Stress TriggersHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.