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Spirit Gym with Paul Chek

Spirit Gym with Paul Chek

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Get ready for a no-holds-barred exploration of life and why we’re all here. Each week, world-renowned Holistic Health Practitioner Paul Chek and his guests will tackle topics like spirituality and metaphysics, human performance, diet, science, plant medicine, relationships, sexuality, lifestyle, and personal development with a depth and honesty that you won’t find anywhere else. Previously called Living 4D with Paul Chek, the podcast changed name to Spirit Gym with Paul Chek on Episode 300.

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Spirit Gym with Paul Chek - EP 311 — Mike Salemi: Manhood: A Path To Spiritual Awakening
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09/17/24 • 81 min

Did you know to be a healthy adult male requires a lot of structure, accountability, feedback and quality play time?

Mike Salemi makes his long-awaited return to the podcast to share what’s he’s learned about being a good man, husband and a father, a path made so much easier by the lessons he learned from his own father, this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Mike’s work at his website where you can find out about his Kettlebell and Bulgarian Bag programs and his eight-week Path to Inspired Action coaching program for men. Find out more about Mike’s upcoming Men of Movement Mount Shasta retreat in October here.

Listen to Mike’s podcast, The Path, on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to them. Check out Mike on social media via Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Sign up for our Spirit Gym podcast membership, so you can access members-only extended versions of the podcast along with exclusive Q&A opportunities with Paul.

Timestamps

7:45 The initiation to adulthood and exploring unknown territory.

10:39 How Mike learned to be a man through the actions of his father, an immigrant from Sicily.

14:50 Critical qualities in the development of boys into men.

20:06 Working with barbells at age 14 with a team of men transformed Mike’s life.

31:11 Men crave structure, accountability and feedback.

55:37 “I’m realizing in fatherhood that presence is currency.”

1:00:50 Ruthless responsibility and accountability.

1:05:52 What Mike’s wife, Lauren, has taught him the value of play.

1:14:07 Get in the pool!

Resources

Paul’s previous Living 4D conversations with Mike Salemi in Episodes 32 and 118

The work of Leonard Sax, Krasimir Dunev and Sir Robert McCarrison,

The Hierophant

The Soul of Discipline by Kim John Payne

Find more resources for this episode on our website.
Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears

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Spirit Gym with Paul Chek - EP 62 - James Carse: GOD, Games and Myth
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12/03/19 • 143 min

Some of the best teachers you’ll ever have are the ones who won’t answer your questions right away or at all. The great ones will put the onus back on you to fill in the blanks for yourself.

This week’s Living 4D conversation is a special meeting of wise teachers, as Paul discusses games, GOD and myth with James Carse, Professor Emeritus of history and religion and former Director of Religious Studies at New York University.

Learn more about James, his career and the books he’s written, including the amazing Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility, on his website.

Show Notes

  • For most people, belief is where their thinking stops, unless they possess a deep spiritual curiosity. (8:35)
  • James’ primary challenges as a teacher: Showing his students how ignorant they were about the world while enlarging their sense of mystery. (11:17)
  • The counterintuitive nature of playing games. (23:48)
  • Words have no meaning until/unless you respond to them. (29:42)
  • Deep, difficult intellectual work and everyday physical labor are different forms of play. (36:27)
  • The differences between finite and infinite play. (42:41)
  • “The horizon is a metaphor for the edge of our consciousness that we can’t reach.” (52:46)
  • The overlapping of religions. (59:31)
  • At the center of religion may be an infinite game. (1:03:06)
  • Are finite games essential tools for the development of consciousness, awareness and knowledge? (1:11:58)
  • The differences between political and politics. (1:23:22)
  • “To be the genius of all that we do means to be ultimately responsible for everything we do, by choice.” (1:27:34)
  • James’ definition of the soul. (1:36:06)
  • Why are boundaries so important in a game? (1:40:45)
  • Freud was a bad scientist, but a better mythologist who told stories that made us look at our lives very differently. (1:53:22)
  • “A true myth is, not only, a story that will lead to an infinite number of other stories. It’s a story that creates storytellers as well as explanations.” (1:56:46)
  • “It’s one thing to tell a story that will silence you. It’s another thing to present a silence that will cause you to tell a story.” (2:05:44)

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Spirit Gym with Paul Chek - EP 81 — Dr. Joseph Mercola: Real Dangers to Your Health and Freedom
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04/21/20 • 134 min

Are you having a difficult time finding answers to your health questions that don’t involve drug-based treatments?

Dr. Joseph Mercola describes the many ways Google and other entities are chipping away at our personal freedoms and manipulating what we see and read on the Internet in this Living 4D podcast.

Learn more about Dr. Mercola’s work at his website and on social media via YouTube and Twitter. Download a free report on blood flow restriction training on his website.
Show Notes

  • Dr. Mercola’s website has been around longer than Google. (3:00)
  • Ask any health question on Google and you’ll get results from websites owned by ad agencies. (13:31)
  • The products Google uses to track you. (19:52)
  • Could COVID-19 have been bioengineered? (30:46)
  • Statins: The most popular and profitable drugs ever made. (47:54)
  • Drug companies buy influence through medical journals. (49:52)
  • Be cautious about using Wi-Fi enabled devices like Alexa. (1:05:56)
  • Re-enforcing people’s biases through technology. (1:15:00)
  • Losing personal freedoms. (1:22:24)
  • Could tinnitus be connected to EMF exposure? (1:31:30)
  • Alternatives to get rid of Google in your life. (1:34:51)
  • How a VPN (virtual private network) works. (1:42:26)
  • Time-restricted eating. (1:46:06)
  • The benefits of NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide). (1:56:17)
  • Dr. Mercola’s favorite supplement. (2:04:46)

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Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), One Farm (use the code CHEK to save 15 percent on your purchase at checkout) and Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase when you use the code CHEK15 a

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Spirit Gym with Paul Chek - EP 187 — Jason Leister: Creating Freedom
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05/03/22 • 174 min

What does it mean to be truly free?

Jason Leister describes his previous life as a Straight A Sheep, how he learned to be the creator of his own life and how he helps people discover what true freedom means in this liberating Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Jason and his work at FreedomWorks at his website and subscribe to his Sovereign Business Journal here.

For Living 4D listeners: Learn more about working with Jason and save $150 at this link by using the code CHEK150.

Show Notes

  • Jason defines freedom. (4:59)
  • How powerful are we? (13:37)
  • Is freedom achieved or expressed? (23:28)
  • “Fear is not an appropriate color.” (39:08)
  • A private contract association: A protected space outside the normal world. (48:40)
  • Being free sounds good but it’s not convenient or attractive. (54:21)
  • Why laws apply: You consent to them. (1:02:45)
  • What does U.S. citizenship mean? (1:16:59)
  • Who is behind it all? (1:22:51)
  • A VIP ticket to the shadow work seminar of the millennium. (1:37:18)
  • Handling fear and growing up. (1:50:02)
  • How to be a health provider through a private contract association. (2:01:16)
  • Defending yourself in court within a private contract association. (2:10:52)
  • How a birth certificate changes legal relationships with your kids. (2:15:25)
  • Paul experiences an emotional "moment." (2:21:29)
  • Two situations in which people would consider private contract associations. (2:37:46)

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Thanks to our awesome sponsors: CHEK Institute/IMS 1 Online, Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), BiOptimizers (save an extra 10 percent on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout), Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK15 at checkout) and Airestech (save 15 percent on any purchase you make by using

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Spirit Gym with Paul Chek - EP 102 — Wade Lightheart: Piercing Your Illusions
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09/15/20 • 124 min

How do you work with the illusions in your life so that you can live the life of your dreams?

Wade Lightheart returns to describe how to pierce the veil of illusions in your life in this very revealing and real Living 4D conversation.

For Living 4D listeners: Save 10 percent on BiOptimizers’ Magnesium Breakthrough at this link.

Learn more about Wade and BiOptimizers via social media on Facebook.

Show Notes

  • “What kind of love would God give?” (6:49)
  • Are you too embedded in the illusion? (15:25)
  • Everyone has a bit of Avatar in them. (32:37)
  • Living in an algorithmic prison. (51:40)
  • How do you deal with your illusions? (1:08:35)
  • What is your dream and what does it take to be THAT person? (1:21:02)
  • Are you able to create emptiness for any amount of time, or do you try to fill it with something? (1:27:29)
  • What is your body telling you about illusions? (1:43:52)
  • The obstacles in front of us are our pathways and opportunities for growth. (1:51:25)

Resources

Paul is now accepting applications to the CHEK Academy. Click here to apply today!

Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), BiOptimizers (save 10 percent on your purchase by using the code paul10 at checkout), Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK15 at checkout), One Farm CBD Oils (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK at checkout) and Essential Oil Wizardry (save 10 percent on your purchase by using the code living4d at checkout).
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Do you believe in the study of psychic phenomena known as parapsychology?

If not, you won’t be a skeptic for long, as Paul explores these realms and much more with Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove, host of the very popular New Thinking Allowed series on YouTube in this astral Living 4D conversation.

Follow Jeffrey on social media via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and discuss his New Thinking Allowed series on LinkedIn and Discord.

Show Notes

  • At first, Jeffrey was a skeptic of mysticism as a University of Wisconsin student. (7:20)
  • A vivid dream ignited Jeffrey’s new direction. (9:40)
  • How Jeffrey earned the only degree ever awarded in parapsychology by a major American university (University of California, Berkeley) in 1980. (13:48)
  • An unhappy childhood can be a catalyst for spontaneous psychic experiences. (30:20)
  • The quest for personal power (scientific and religious) often overcomes Shamanistic perspectives. (36:22)
  • Defining empirical science. (52:33)
  • The two major categories of parapsychological phenomena. (55:10)
  • Carl Jung vs Rudolf Steiner. (1:09:34)
  • The sheep-goat effect. (1:16:43)
  • “When I hear people tell me they know who the evil one is, I have three words for them: Look inside yourself.” (1:34:15)
  • Jeffrey’s simple dictum: Be present, moment by moment. (1:58:11)
  • The story of Ted Owens, the Psychokinesis (PK) Man. (2:04:05)
  • The always moving boundary between the conscious and unconscious mind. (2:18:52)
  • Can the mind exist “outside” the brain? (2:29:35)
  • Differences between the soul and the spirit. (2:48:34)

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More resources for this episode are available on our website.

Paul is now accepting applications to the CHEK Academy. Click here to apply today!

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Spirit Gym with Paul Chek - EP 219 — Darryl Schoon: Docking At the Mothership
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12/13/22 • 183 min

During this holiday season, are you finding your mind drifting to what’s to come in the New Year, especially with so much uncertainty in the world right now?

Take a magical carpet ride with Darryl Schoon, whose work spans the realms of economics, metaphysics and spirituality, as he explains why getting in touch with our inner selves matters so much and how approaching life as a bit of a fox and a hedgehog can help you stay prepared for what’s to come in this amazing Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Darryl’s work at his website. Save 15 percent on his new book, Docking at the Mothership, at Amazon throughout December.
Show Notes

  • All of us are victims of our own judgements without knowing it. (12:47)
  • Approaching life as a fox, a hedgehog or a bit of both. (20:23)
  • “Each of us is where we are because that’s where we’re supposed to be, not where we want to be.” (29:59)
  • “This isn’t it.” (41:41)
  • Darryl predicted the subprime economic disaster of 2008 way before it happened. (47:28)
  • “Will a future that never happens determine what I do today?” (1:04:50)
  • “Everything you think is correct...” (1:14:43)
  • “Each one of us is loved in ways we cannot imagine.” (1:27:38)
  • Appreciating the magnificence of life. (1:33:42)
  • “Luck is love’s reflection shining in your path.” (1:39:18)
  • The higher self and the limited self. (1:45:09)
  • Be open to the unexpected. (1:56:43)
  • Do you put God in a box? (2:04:01)
  • Capitalism is circulating credit and debt, not free markets. (2:12:56)
  • Darryl’s daily prayer for the past five years. (2:27:59)
  • Do you love humanity but hate people? (2:34:50)
  • The Aquarian age is coming... (2:44:23)
  • A ship of fools. (2:57:05)

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Thanks to our awesome sponsors: CHEK Institute/PT 3.0, Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout),

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Spirit Gym with Paul Chek - EP 83 — Paul Chek: Creating Stability in Times of Crisis
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05/05/20 • 119 min

Is it possible to find joy and peace amid great uncertainty, even a crisis as precarious and worldwide as the COVID-19 pandemic?

In his latest solo Living 4D podcast, Paul shares the same proven tools he uses every day to handle the challenges of life that can be very handy when navigating uncertainty in your life too.
Show Notes

  • Get a better handle on a crisis by looking at the bigger picture. (3:27)
  • The law of impermanence versus the rigidity of perfection. (10:11)
  • “It is the illusion that we don't know that leads to questions that are essentially what makes mind happen.” (25:53)
  • Being unconscious means being unaware of the world around you. (34:33)
  • With this extra time on your hands, how are you using it? (43:07)
  • Spiritual teachers have done their shadow work... are you doing yours? (52:55)
  • The symbolic meanings of 2020. (57:20)
  • Doing an honest, meditative exercise. (1:02:50)
  • Three dimensions of freedom as expressions of love. (1:12:11)
  • Exerting your own agency. (1:22:29)
  • Balancing the tension of the opposites. (1:30:32)
  • Tools you can use to help you navigate a crisis. (1:33:43)
  • Transforming pain into freedom through art. (1:52:18)

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Spirit Gym with Paul Chek - EP 77 — Sydney Singer: Your Bra May Be Killing You
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03/24/20 • 164 min

Is it possible wearing a bra can harm a woman’s health to the point that it makes her more vulnerable to breast cancer?

Medical anthropologist Sydney Singer talks to Paul about the link between breast cancer and wearing bras and his battles with conventional medicine in this Living 4D episode.

For more information about Sydney’s work, check out his International Bra Free Study and Bras and Breast Cancer websites and his Facebook page, Free The Boobies.
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Show Notes

  • A fateful encounter on a remote island jump-started Sydney’s exploration into the bras-breast cancer connection. (7:22)
  • The psychological side that reinforces the use of bras: Feeling the need to be “acceptable” in public. (13:21)
  • Why do images in anatomy and physical therapy textbooks depict woman wearing bras? (20:56)
  • At one time, breast cancer was called nun’s disease. (27:19)
  • The concept of light elastic forces. (35:43)
  • When women get rid of their bras, their breasts become less congested and lighter. (48:01)
  • Wearing a sports bra during certain activities can help, so long as you take it off afterward. (58:53)
  • The pros and cons of thermography. (1:05:56)
  • How medicine views lymphatics is changing. (1:17:02)
  • Should bras have warning labels on them? (1:26:40)
  • One of Sydney’s dreams: People consulting with a medical anthropologist before their doctor. (1:34:03)
  • “Humans are not rational. They rationalize.” (1:55:43)
  • Did you know the American Cancer Society sells bras? (2:03:29)
  • The synthetic materials bras are made of and the chemicals used to clean them can be a problem. (2:20:22)
  • Young girls wearing training bras could have serious health issues later on. (2:32:30)

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People get so fixated about the kinds of foods they eat — spanning the wide gulf from veganism all the way to keto-centered diets — they often forget that what’s good for their health today may not be their best choice tomorrow.

No single diet fits all people every day of their lives, a message you’ll hear loud and clear and often as Paul talks to Wade Lightheart and Matt Gallant of BiOptimizers about their new book, The Ultimate Nutrition Bible, in this delicious Living 4D conversation.

For Living 4D listeners: Buy The Ultimate Nutrition Bible by written by Matt and Wade on Amazon or go deeper and order a special discounted bundle that includes the book, the Ultimate Nutrition Course, a custom-made app to support you and six additional ebooks at this link. Be sure to save 10 percent on all BiOptimizers products at this link by using the promo code PAUL10 at checkout. (Special offers from Living 4D guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)

Learn more about the work Wade and Matt do at BiOptimizers via social media on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

Timestamps

  • It’s almost impossible — even if you get the best food in the world — to get all of the micronutrients you need.” (9:18)
  • Nutrigenomics. (11:44)
  • Is it possible to eat like a flexitarian? (18:53)
  • The trial and error of life as a bodybuilder and vegetarian. (26:43)
  • Do you have a cult relationship with your diet? (29:54)
  • The five stages of digestion. (42:24)
  • A healthier microbiome. (58:09)
  • The hardest challenge for athletes and bodybuilders. (1:05:05)
  • A theory that explains what kills very sedentary people. (1:11:32)
  • The disease of confusion. (1:28:40)
  • An overview of The Ultimate Nutrition Bible. (1:40:24)
  • “What's right for you right now may not be what's right for you in the future.” (1:50:43)

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How many episodes does Spirit Gym with Paul Chek have?

Spirit Gym with Paul Chek currently has 323 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Society & Culture, Spirituality, Metaphysics, Personal Development, Holistic Health, Religion & Spirituality, Wellness, Podcasts, Relationships, Philosophy and Sexuality.

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The episode title 'EP 311 — Mike Salemi: Manhood: A Path To Spiritual Awakening' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Spirit Gym with Paul Chek is 142 minutes.

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The first episode of Spirit Gym with Paul Chek was released on Dec 20, 2018.

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