Men Talking Mindfulness

“It can hurt to go through life with your heart open, but not as much as it does to go through life with your heart closed!” - Dr. James Doty in his powerful book, into the Magic Shop, A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart.  Hello and welcome to Men Talking Mindfulness where each week we work to break down and demystify an aspect of mindfulness and make it meaningful to you!   This week, we are with Nuerosugeon and NYTimes best seller Dr. James Doty and we will be digging into those mysteries of the brain and secrets of the heart! Dr. Doty is a professor on the faculty of the Stanford University where he founded and is the director of the Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) of which His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the founding benefactor. He is also a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist, he’s an Army veteran, an inventor, a philanthropist, and an author and i just found out today, he’s ALSO a podcast host … his book and his podcast are both entitled Into the Magic Shop and the book has received positive reviews from His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ariana Huffington, Rick Hanson, and Deepak Chopra just to name a few!   He’s also got a new book and a mental health app coming out too!  You can find out more about Dr. Doty and all he does at www.jamesrdotymd.com; his book, Into the Magic Shop is available on Amazon and it’s available in multiple languages on his website. And another few bonuses on his site, he’s got the alphabet of the heart compassion beads for sale and he’s even got Ruth’s tricks recorded in audio form for YOU to listen to!   00:00 Into the Magic Shop with Dr. James Doty   02:00 Introducing Dr. James Doty   04:00 Will leads Opening Grounding Practice (~2 min)   06:30 Dr. Doty’s Journey   11:00 Learning mindfulness at a young age   20:00 Don’t be a mindful jerk   31:30 Compassion and kindness are good for your health   46:30 The Alphabet of the Heart   56:30 Dr. Doty 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.

While driving through Colorado and into New Mexico on our their way to picking up their students for MTM's FIRST Mindulness Adventure Retreat, Will and Jon dive into the importance of honoring your word.  We had fun discussing:  What it means to keep your word  How it builds trust or destroys it What it does to all of your relationships including and probably most importantly to yourself.  Are you keeping your word? Enjoy this episode and find out why and how it could change everything for you. IF you chose to honor your word. 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 IG: @willnotfear 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/ IG:@mentalkingmindfulness Mentalkingminfulness.comHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Imposter syndrome, also known as imposter phenomenon or imposterism, is a psychological occurrence in which an individual doubts their skills, talents, or accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a fraud. Let's talk about this, where we've experienced it, and how to overcome it! 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 imposter syndrome. 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.com/retreat to learn more. 00:00 Battling Imposter Syndrome 05:00 Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice (~4 min) 10:00 Defining Imposter Syndrome 13:00 Signs of Imposter Syndrome 22:00 The Imposter Syndrome Cycle 28:00 Famous people experience it too! 39:00 Dealing with our own Imposter Syndrome 46:30 The “Peter Principle” 50:00 How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome 1:08:00 Will 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.

“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.

“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 Do you need help managing your money - Long Financial group is here to help you maximize your money and make it work for you. Head to LongFG.com to set up a call with EJ and his team of expert financial advisers who have been helping their clients for over 25yrs maximize their money. EJ has actually a guest on MTM last season - if you want to  learn more about EJ and his approach to financial Freedom - listening to our “Relieving Financial Stress” episode with him - EJ has been a friend of mine for the last 25+ years - hes a solid guy - and Jon and I wouldn’t be wasting your time if EJ and Long Financial wasn’t one of the best in the business. Head to Longfg.com and set up a free consultation today. 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.

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)  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.

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.

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.

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.

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.