#88. Awakening through Detachment, Transcending Self-Doubt, and Living Barefoot Culture — Yoshua Greenfield

12/06/21 • 79 min

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"So I'm very symbolic in nature and I'm aware that I'm creating these ideas and these stories to navigate life in a way. But the more I tune in and listen, the more things become obvious. For me, I don't make choices anymore. Choices are illusions. Like we think we were choosing between two things, but once the thing that we're supposed to do becomes clear, the other thing wasn't even really an option. But if you're turning into what you really want and what you really need, well then there is no choice. The other thing is just like the illusion hiding." - Yoshua Greenfield

This week’s guest, Yoshua Greenfield, is one of the most fascinating people we’ve ever met.

A talented musician, author, home cook, nature-lover, and bare-foot advocate, Yoshua comes with a wide range of important stories and lessons.

He is well-known in the YouTube community for his prior role in the food show, “Brothers Green”, as well as his current project, “You Enjoy Life”, which examines what it truly means to be and feel alive through food, music, natural movement, and connection.

In this week’s episode, Yoshua recounts his journey of transitioning from a Brooklyn-based professional musician to a Colorado-living barefoot advocate. He reflects on his experience running his first barefoot marathon in the Colorado Mountains, as well as the many physical, mental, and spiritual benefits of living barefoot.

Yoshua also shares some powerful practices for overcoming self-doubt, developing self-awareness, and deepening in relationship with Mother Nature.

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Show Notes:

Yoshua’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzr-PyKUTPosDadxqMHtoTw

Yoshua’s Website: https://www.youenjoylife.us/

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This week’s guest, Yoshua Greenfield, is one of the most fascinating people we’ve ever met.

A talented musician, author, home cook, nature-lover, and bare-foot advocate, Yoshua comes with a wide range of important stories and lessons.

Yoshua also shares some powerful practices for overcoming self-doubt, developing self-awareness, and deepening in relationship with Mother Nature.

Altruistic Support:

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/discovermore

Show Notes:

Yoshua’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzr-PyKUTPosDadxqMHtoTw

Yoshua’s Website: https://www.youenjoylife.us/

For More

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#87. Discovering Forgiveness & Life’s Lessons through The Healing Power of Curiosity — Bob Choat, Ph.D.

"It’s really important that you have a meeting with the Self, the Undiscovered Self, that’s always been there. Come into that and embrace that person and, how can you two work together to propel yourselves in unleashing that part of you while relinquishing that weaker part of you that no longer serves you? Bring that out and you'll see yourself how much happier, much more fulfilled, in whatever you do." - Bob Choat, Ph.D.

This week, we continue our conversation with Dr. Bob Choat.

Dr. Choat is one of the most impressive & widely-experienced people we’ve ever met.

A former Marine Veteran, Bob has worked extensively in physical fitness and martial arts— earning him a 5th-degree black belt in Kenpo and senior instructor status in Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Kali, and Kali-Silat.

He also holds a Ph.D. in neuropsychology, as well as certifications in NLP, executive coaching, and Peak Performance Mindset.

In last week’s episode, Bob shares a bit of his background, as well as some of his biggest tips towards effective learning & decision-making, so we recommend starting there.

This week, we discuss one of our favorite topics - the healing power of curiosity.

Bob tells a powerful story of his father’s upbringing & passing. Despite a violent upbringing & strained relationship, Bob leaned into curiosity to uncover his father's past and, ultimately, forgave his father just two days before his passing.

You’ll also hear about Bob’s childhood— living in Okenowa learning martial arts, and eventually, the US.

We hope you enjoy this episode of Discover More, with us and Bob Choat.

Show Notes:

Bob’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobchoat/

Bob Choat’s Website: https://bobchoat.com/

Mind Hack Academy: https://mindhackacademy.tv/

The School of Transformation Podcast: https://theschooloftransformation.com/

STORROR Parkour YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StorrorBlog

“The Fifth Discipline” by Peter Senge: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000SEIFKK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

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#89. Tapping into Life, the Healing Power of Music & Interconnectedness of All Things — Yoshua Greenfield

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"Which brings me to the most important thing in my life, which is really music. And that was the first thing that showed me that there is a type of communication that you can experience with other people that is beyond words. That's a feeling. And it's in that resonance that there's this beautiful magic that happened because you're not trying to relate through the mind and the intellect but you're resonating on a certain feeling.” - Yoshua Greenfield

This week, we continue our conversation with Yoshua Greenfield.

Yoshua is a talented musician, author, home cook, nature-lover, and bare-foot advocate.

This week’s episode is part two of our interview, and we examine Yoshua’s philosophy around relationships. Whether living in a relationship with nature, self, or other humans, it’s important to look through the lens of resonance— that is, the felt sense of energetic connection; what feels right.

We go on to discuss music and Yoshua’s journey as a musician. His released album, You and The Everybody Band, aims to facilitate connection through shared musical experiences & improvisation.

He also teaches clients to sing through a unique vocal opening process. He shares several powerful stories which beautifully illustrate this voice-activation process, as well as the healing power of music and the importance of staying open to what life has to offer.

Stay tuned until the end to hear an incredible piece of music performed by Yoshua.

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Show Notes:

Yoshua’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzr-PyKUTPosDadxqMHtoTw

Yoshua’s Website: https://www.youenjoylife.us/

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