353 — Why Caffeine Before Meditation Might Be the Secret to Clarity With Simon Cheng

Over his long career as a practitioner and therapist, Paul has taken such great care in honing and fine-tuning his daily practices that for him to consider changing them is pretty rare. That is, until Simon Cheng, the founder and CEO of Pique Life , put a thought into Paul’s brain in their first podcast conversation more than five years ago about using black teas to support his early morning meditation practice. Discover what Paul learned from Simon that changed his meditation practice for good and why having a daily practice can mean all the difference in feeling fear versus peace of mind this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Simon and Pique Life on social media via Facebook , Instagram and TikTok . Timestamps 7:49 Can drinking tea support a meditation practice? 14:41 “Technically, we’re spiritual kung fu brothers.” 19:40 One of the coolest things about tai chi. 26:25 The one book Simon has given to so many people. 39:39 A pivotal point in Simon’s life that led him to create Pique Life. 51:38 Understanding adversity from a spiritual perspective. 1:03:00 Meditation is only one of many ways to develop your own mindfulness practice. 1:09:25 Don’t mix Pranayamas ! 1:15:00 Can you experience spiritual healing without psychedelic drugs? 1:24:15 A symphony of nature. 1:34:05 The intersection of nature and science combined with Eastern medicinal architecture. Resources Nandaka , the sword of Hindu god Vishnu I Ching or book of changes by Richard Wilhelm It Didn’t Start With You by Mark Wolynn The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life by Robert Becker and Gary Selden Reality +: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy by David Chalmers Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East by Baird Spalding Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024 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.