Spirit Gym with Paul Chek

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How would you feel if everything you knew about the various popular holidays throughout the year were lies manufactured to divert your attention from their very real and sacred meaning? Depending on who you are, that knowledge could be revelatory or very disturbing and controversial… Lara Day explores the not-so-great truth behind the various popular holidays many of us celebrate, how they evolved into opportunities to control you and what you can do to reclaim those sacred practices this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Lara’s work and classes at her website and on social media via Facebook , TikTok and Instagram . For Spirit Gym listeners : Save $100 on a Neurogenic Qigong session with Lara (her unique blend of qigong healing and tension and trauma releasing neurogenic tremor work) by letting her know you listened to this podcast! ( Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days. ) Timestamps 3:27 A new publisher and important additions to Lara’s 13 Sacred Nights Oracle deck. 8:10 “Maybe it’s time to consciously choose how we celebrate our holidays.” 11:17 The four-layer cake of bad changes to our holidays. 23:52 Why do many people get so defensive about their manufactured holiday traditions? 31:18 The trick or treat origins of Halloween. 40:54 Lara and her daughter have created their own Halloween ritual: An altar for celebrating dead relatives and loved ones. 49:11 The origins of Thanksgiving in America, thanks to Sarah Josepha Hale. 56:50 Open your heart with this very simple practice from Paul. 1:02:43 Cooking. 1:10:36 Why was Christmas once outlawed in the 17th century? 1:19:53 “We were worried that if we told them we knew, maybe they'd think there's no point in having Christmas anymore.” 1:24:45 You can reset the Christmas season for your family and celebrate it your way. Resources 13 Sacred Nights Oracle: A Yearly Solstice Tradition by Lara Day Adyashanti Find more resources for this episode on our website . Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors : Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Dec 9

Did anyone ask you to sign a contract that gives your government permission to pay for immoral things you never supported like stockpiling nuclear weapons? Mark Gober explores the many problems with the numerous abstract social contracts you never agreed to and how open-eyed compassion and discernment can light a path to more informed, people-centric decisions this week on Spirit Gym. Find out more about Mark on his website and on social media via Facebook , Instagram , Twitter/X , LinkedIn , YouTube and Telegram . Timestamps 3:13 Before 2020, Mark had less than zero interest in politics. 10:23 Liberty and the non-aggression principle. 13:41 Authority figures. 26:51 A rite of passage at an unconscious level. 30:46 “I think you’re probably right about this, but my life is good the way it is…” 35:18 The connection between liberty and free will. 40:29 Applying near-death experiences to the Golden Rule. 54:33 Statism . 1:07:58 A very different approach to medicine. 1:11:23 Are we living in a Leviathan state ? 1:24:29 A need for compassion and discernment. 1:38:02 The Austrian school of economics theory. 1:50:35 A metaphysical political philosophy. 2:08:33 “I can’t control the outcome of the world but what I can control is my own behavior.” 2:15:07 The earth is an elementary school for young souls. 2:23:19 The Riddler. Resources An End to Upside Down Liberty by Mark Gober Paul’s Spirit Gym conversations with Dr. Christiane Northrup and Anne Helfer Find more resources for this episode on our website . Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors : Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Dec 2

Can you imagine a tool that can be more versatile and useful than a Swiss ball, and one that impresses Paul? Learn about the Oov, a device that helps people check in with their body at a far deeper level with its creators, Daniel Vladeta and Dr. Nick Dawe, this week on Spirit Gym. Check out the Oov at its website and Oov Education . Find the Oov on social media via Facebook and Instagram . Check out Nick’s book, Biotra: An Approach to Healthy Living in a Modern World , on Amazon and Instagram and learn more about his approaches to healthier living on Substack . For listeners in New Zealand and Australia : Save $10 by using the promo code CHEK10 at this link . For listeners in US, Canada and UK , click here to purchase the Oov. To purchase the Oov in all other countries, email info@ooveducation.com . Timestamps 10:37 How Daniel and Nick met in Australia and teamed up to expand the use of the Oov. 23:37 A failure to re-integrate multiple systems throughout the body at the same time means no healing or improvement. 32:47 Did humans evolve from the ocean? 40:04 The (dream-oriented) question about pain you should be asked first by a clinician. 45:05 The relationship you have with your body is an interdependent one, not a dictatorship. 1:02:36 Information overload. 1:13:39 Seeing bodily dysregulation in otherwise healthy young people ages 18-25 at the clinical level. 1:20:46 Could some of these health issues have emerged prior to COVID? 1:31:39 To restore human health, it will take a quantum shift in our thinking to dispel the myth that man knows better than nature. 1:47:21 “In the last five years, the game has changed.” 1:56:21 Does your nervous system need more support? 2:02:55 The Strategies Map. Resources The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis by Elaine Morgan Paul’s Spirit Gym conversation with Thomas Mayer Find more resources for this episode on our website . Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors : Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Nov 25

Have you taken a few precious minutes out of your day lately to consider why you are living right here, right now at this time when so much chaos and upheaval is going on our world? If you are here, you have all the potential to become a lightworker and influence the course of the world for the good, just like Sean O’Laoire , this week’s very special guest on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Sean and his work at his Spirits in Spacesuits website . Follow him on social media via Facebook , Instagram and YouTube . Timestamps 10:36 The Hebrew word, radha , explains so many unsolved and unresolved problems on our planet. 20:52 “We're mistaking the mask that God is wearing for who God is.” 28:15 Will the divine in us ever recognize the same thing in others? 36:38 Spirituality has been reduced to religion which has often been reduced to morality. 39:34 Do you know the secret, sacred, divine name God gave you? 45:40 Moving through an alchemical process. 1:02:02 A mirror not only shows us who we are but what we can become. 1:11:34 The mythish way of experiencing the world. 1:25:54 “The love of money is the root of all evil.” 1:33:39 Big differences between signs, symbols and sacraments. 1:41:14 How many American woman are part of the Hatetriarchy ? 1:52:14 The imbalances between technology and morality. 2:02:56 Three versions of the future. 2:10:25 Sean’s five stages of problem-solving. 2:14:06 The Lightworker’s Manifesto. 2:24:20 The mission of lightworkers. 2:31:30 Five levels of compassion. Resources Sean discusses King Arthur and Jesus on the Aubrey Marcus podcast on YouTube The Coming of the Cosmic Christ: The Healing of Mother Earth and the Birth of a Global Renaissance by Matthew Fox Setting God Free: Moving Beyond the Caricature We've Created in Our Own Image by Sean O’Laoire Find more resources for this episode on our website . Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors : Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Nov 18

How many times have you visited your doctor with a health problem like low back pain but have no idea how or why it happened (and neither does your doctor)? Unfortunately, the world of conventional medicine is set up all too well to treat your symptoms, but never to get the root of the problem. In other words, one that favors (and profits) a dysfunctional medical system and not you. In this very special solocast, Paul explains why applying an integrated approach like CHEK Life Process Alchemy to common health problems offers the best, safest and lasting solutions this week on Spirit Gym. Download the CHEK Life Process Alchemy Master Map and the blackboard Paul uses for this episode here . Timestamps 6:53 Can you clearly describe the origin of your health problems to your doctor? 14:22 The goal of CHEK Professionals: Teaching clients how to master their own healing process so they no longer need them. 25:19 Have you been hurt while working out in your gym due to following inaccurate advice? 36:26 The Master Map of the CHEK Life Process Alchemy system. 39:08 A four-step model that can help you overcome a resistance to change and achieve your dream. 47:42 The 4 Doctors. 58:02 Archetypes. 1:10:24 Can you tell the difference between feeling your intuition at work and having a gut instinct? 1:20:40 “Reality is everything that supports your ability to live.” 1:29:11 Think more holistically. 1:37:24 Fire represents your desires/dreams and if you are following your heart. 1:41:47 Pay attention to your body’s many rhythms, including breathing and sleep cycles. 1:49:08 The ECHO system. 1:56:11 Your story gap and inner story. Resources The work of John Berardi and Lao-Tzu Imbibition Ken Wilber’s Four Quadrant system We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors : Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Nov 11

In search of the next miracle “cure,” Big Pharma has become very proficient at developing highly effective and obscenely profitable drugs aimed at treating rare diseases (think $750,000 per year) at the expense of ignoring newer, safer and effective treatments geared to a wider audience. Alex Martinez, CEO and cofounder of Intrinsic Medicine, shares his amazing journey from being a healthcare attorney who witnessed the good, bad and mostly ugly in Big Pharma to revolutionizing how we care for the human microbiome this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Alex’s Intrinsic Medicine company at his website . Find him on social media via LinkedIn . Show Notes 8:47 “The mission was attractive to me.” 12:27 Alex got the education he needed while ground-truthing at the same time. 20:50 Why is Big Pharma’s disproportionate focus on drugs that treat rare diseases? 30:16 Evolutionary biology. 39:07 Alex is a very intelligent vegetable. 44:42 Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) formulated with information molecules. 51:53 The fecal transplant isn’t new science. 1:06:46 Freediving helped Alex look inward toward the microbiome. 1:13:26 “What’s inside of us is all around us.” 1:25:05 The HMOs in breast milk serve as training mechanisms in a baby’s gut. 1:36:05 Is it possible that HMOs could work one day like fecal transplants? 1:44:47 Where do these HMOs originate? 1:50:33 Formulating infant formulas that aren’t inflammatory should be the norm but aren’t. 2:07:29 Creating an ethical regenerative business by integrating humanity into it. 2:12:49 Humans are so good at finding comfort in dis-ease . 2:25:34 Where probiotics went wrong. Resources Bifidobacterium Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Dr. Nathan Riley The Abdominal and Pelvic Brain by Byron Robinson Find more resources for this episode on our website . Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors : Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Nov 4

Several weeks ago, Paul dissected the good and the bad of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from the tech side on Spirit Gym with tech consultant/UX researcher Rachel Miles . A huge question remained unanswered after that conversation: How do we retain our humanity amid the avalanche of AI tech? Venture capitalist, entrepreneur and first-time author Jeff Burninhgam embraces the answer to that very question in his book, The Last Book Written by a Human: Becoming Wise in the Age of AI . Jeff explains why the presence of AI is an important reminder to embrace our humanity and how the beauty in life is not trying to achieve perfection but to relish in its messiness and imperfection this week on Spirit Gym. Read the first chapter of Jeff’s book on his website . Learn more about Jeff on social media via Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Twitter/X , TikTok and Substack . Timestamps 8:01 From traveling the Ganges River to running for governor in Utah. 19:07 One blessing in disguise with AI: Reminding us of our humanity. 23:04 Disruption, reflection, transformation and evolution. 29:46 AI as a human crucible. 36:12 “No amount of education saves anyone from the Hero’s Journey.” 45:00 In the presence of AI, we will need to learn how to fight to stay in human relationships. 51:51 “As our machines become more intelligent, our work as humans is to become wiser.” 1:04:52 The beauty of life is in the mess, the work and the process. 1:12:45 “We are human beings, not human doings.” 1:27:15 The origin of most existential pain in our lives. 1:35:48 Emptiness. 1:43:39 Social media: The baby AI. Resources The Silicon Slopes Paul’s Living 4D podcast on Lucifer-Christ-Ahriman Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors : Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Oct 28

Remember the good ol’ days in elementary school when your teacher introduced you to haiku , a Japanese form of poetry based on syllables, not rhyming? Psychotherapist and author Anne Helfer describes haiku as the rap of expressive writing that unlocks the door to emotions hidden deep inside and leads to even deeper healing. Anne explains how the 5-7-5 formula behind haiku is a simple healing exercise in mindfulness and why more people should follow her Silver Rule this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Anne and her work as a psychotherapist, author and healer on Instagram . Timestamps 6:22 Anne’s maternal abandonment, wounding and emotional neglect. 11:57 Teaching people how to externalize their truths by writing simple, condensed haiku is an exercise of mindfulness. 24:25 Anne’s Silver Rule. 36:04 Learning how to be comfortable without certainty. 40:44 Writing haiku is a practice. 47:37 Why do people live in their left brain? 54:40 Numerology and the structure of haiku. 1:00:07 “Renaissance woman, professional amateur, master of nothing.” 1:14:40 Learn to enjoy the glimmers . 1:25:30 Is it possible to breathe deeply through your womb/pelvis and use that experience to create haiku/mantras of focus, relaxation and calm? 1:38:16 How the Japanese language affects the benefits of using haiku (or not). 1:46:09 The impact high tech has on the world has forced Anne to stop working with kids. 1:50:00 Equanimity. 1:57:28 Interpersonal peace. Resources Healing With Haiku: A Poetic Exploration of Self by Anne Helfer The work of Bashô , Dr. Dan Siegel and Caroline Myss Jeffrey Mishlove ’s conversation with David Whyte on YouTube Alexithymia Paul’s Spirit Gym conversation with Nancy Mellon Find more resources for this episode on our website . Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors : Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.