Spirit Gym with Paul Chek

If you’ve watched the news lately, the pharmaceutical world is beginning to embrace the use of psychedelic medicines as a safer and more effective means to treat deep emotional challenges. That’s the good news… However, are people using these ancestral medicines like allopathic medicines to bypass the deeper work they truly need that can create real pathways to personal growth and lasting healing? Payam, a renowned international master of psychedelic medicines, describes the real and false promises of these medicines and how they can be used wisely to heal the wounded child within all of us this week on Spirit Gym.  Learn more about Payam and his practice at his website [https://www.payam.com/]. For Spirit Gym listeners: Payam is offering a free 30-minute consultation to all Spirit Gym listeners. Complete the form near the bottom of this page [https://www.payam.com/retreat] and mention that you heard him on this podcast to sign up for this special gift. Plus, if you’re already a Spirit Gym member, look for a special Q&A session with Payam soon! Timestamps  3:37 Payam offers an invocation to begin his conversation with Paul. 6:52 A life of suffering and trauma from a very young age was the emotional baseline for Payam. 10:09 The start to becoming a medical doctor is turning off the human heart machine. 13:06 Treating psychedelics like allopathic medicines. 23:47 Healing the thorn in our soul. 32:52 Insight (synthetic) medicines (ketamine, MDMA) versus organic (spirit) medicines (Huachuma [https://www.plantmedicinepeople.com/plants-1/huachuma]). 42:48 The importance of relational safety. 48:10 “All it takes is a kiss to get there.” 51:30 The false promises of plant medicines. 1:02:09 Payam’s recent lesson from the spirits: Cloud people and earth people. 1:19:16 The mark of a great man and his butterfly effect on the world. 1:23:32 The knives that were Payam’s first teachers. 1:32:30 Medicines Payam uses with his clients. 1:40:18 “The question isn’t not why (drug) addiction but why the pain?” 1:51:13 All of us are wounded children… Resources The work of Dr. Gabor Maté [https://drgabormate.com/about/] Paul’s Spirit Gym conversation with Greg Schmaus [https://paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-325-greg-schmaus-the-archetype-wheel/] Reality +: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy [https://amzn.to/3vKlkTh] by David Chalmers The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe [https://amzn.to/3LhJE0R] by Jeremy Lent We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records [https://www.musicfitrecords.com/] 2024 Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley [https://paleovalley.com/chek15] BIOptimizers US [https://bioptimizers.com/spiritgym] and BIOptimizers UK [https://bioptimizers.co.uk/shop] PAUL10 Organifi [https://organifi.com/chek20] CHEK20 Wild Pastures [https://wildpastures.com/paulchek] Korrect [https://korrectlife.com/spiritgym] Pique Life [https://piquelife.com/paulchek] CHEK Institute/Scientific Core Conditioning [https://chek.group/Spirit] We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

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 [https://piquelife.com/paulchek], put a thought into Paul’s brain in their first podcast conversation [https://paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-98-simon-cheng-the-history-and-functional-application-of-teas/] 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 [https://www.facebook.com/pique], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/piquelife/] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@pique].  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 [https://www.webmd.com/balance/what-is-pranayama]! 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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandaka], the sword of Hindu god Vishnu I Ching or book of changes [https://amzn.to/3ZzLDr0] by Richard Wilhelm It Didn’t Start With You [https://amzn.to/2N78q76] by Mark Wolynn The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life [https://amzn.to/3dX6hIa] by Robert Becker and Gary Selden Reality +: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy [https://amzn.to/3vKlkTh] by David Chalmers Autobiography of a Yogi [https://amzn.to/2UhzguU] by Paramahansa Yogananda Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East [https://amzn.to/3k8uu0r] by Baird Spalding Find more resources for this episode on our website. [https://paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/353-why-caffeine-before-meditation-might-be-the-secret-to-clarity-with-simon-cheng/] Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records [https://www.musicfitrecords.com/] 2024 Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley [https://paleovalley.com/chek15] BIOptimizers US [https://bioptimizers.com/spiritgym] and BIOptimizers UK [https://bioptimizers.co.uk/shop] PAUL10 Organifi [https://organifi.com/chek20] CHEK20 Wild Pastures [https://wildpastures.com/paulchek] Korrect [https://korrectlife.com/spiritgym] Pique Life [https://piquelife.com/paulchek] CHEK Institute/Scientific Core Conditioning [https://chek.group/Spirit] We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

1Filmmaker Ben Stewart [https://paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-13-ben-stewart-beyond-the-veil-of-deception/] describes the tactics mass media uses to bend your mind to their will and how you can turn the tables by living your own myths and stories and embracing the badassery of being human by learning how to use the tools the fat cats use for good, this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Ben’s work on his website [https://www.benjosephstewart.com/] and social media via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/benjosephstewart/]. Watch his series Psychedelica [https://www.gaia.com/series/psychedelica] and Limitless [https://www.gaia.com/series/limitless] on Gaia. Take the first steps to tell your own stories on film by checking out Ben’s The Soul of Filmmaking program [https://www.souloffilm.com/]. For Spirit Gym Listeners: Spirit Gym listeners can save an additional $100 on top of a $500 early discount for signing up for Ben’s The Soul of Filmmaking program [https://www.souloffilm.com/] when you select Spirit Gym With Paul Chek in the How did you hear about us? box at checkout. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.) Timestamps 9:59 Storytelling: The oldest technology known to man. 20:01 The obvious answer and the new myth that can solve the world’s problems. 32:04 Neurocinematics [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurocinema]. 41:40 Did you know your smartphone may be a military-grade weapon aimed at your brainstem? 52:46 Embrace the badassery of being human and don’t hyper-focus on the negative applications of technology. 1:02:56 How can we trust the messenger in the age of the influencer? 1:15:55 The only difference between art and propaganda. 1:21:42 Ben’s evolution from poet to singer-songwriter and, finally, filmmaker. 1:33:14 Synergies between myth and story. 1:40:13 In this age of AI, rapidly advancing technologies and dumbfounded people, we must write our new mythology right now! 1:45:53 Myth calls on us to locate, understand and engage the self on a new level. 2:00:57 To the change the world, you must actively engage with the consensus of opinions or you’ll be ignored and misunderstood. 2:18:09 The use of story to promote propaganda. Resources Land of the Free [https://youtu.be/SW6C557IzQE?si=kseZrgA_og9-BLYc] Inception [https://amzn.to/3SP2QZx] Find more resources for this episode on our website [https://paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/352-how-storytelling-became-the-most-dangerous-weapon-on-earth-with-ben-stewart/]. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records [https://www.musicfitrecords.com/] 2024  Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley [https://paleovalley.com/chek15] BIOptimizers US [https://bioptimizers.com/spiritgym] and BIOptimizers UK [https://bioptimizers.co.uk/shop] PAUL10 Organifi [https://organifi.com/chek20] CHEK20 Wild Pastures [https://wildpastures.com/paulchek] Korrect [https://korrectlife.com/spiritgym] Pique Life [https://piquelife.com/paulchek] CHEK Institute/Scientific Core Conditioning [https://chek.group/Spirit] We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

The stories we tell each other and ourselves have a very profound effect on our ability to sooth, heal and nurture ourselves. Nancy Mellon, a pioneer in healing and therapeutic storytelling and author of the landmark book, Body Eloquence: The Power of Myth to Awaken the Body’s Energies [https://amzn.to/4jqhnpz], shares her life lessons, the moment she discovered Rudolf Steiner and how myth plays a critical role in our lives this week on Spirit Gym. Find out more about Nancy and her work at her Healing Story website [https://www.healingstory.com/about]. Schedule a free 15-minute consultation with Nancy here [https://www.healingstory.com/contact]. Timestamps 2:12 Paul’s all-time, top-three book for health, healing and centering yourself. 10:09 Nancy experiences Rudolf Steiner for the first time. 21:14 How Nancy was inspired to write Body Eloquence. 26:00 An opening in Nancy’s heart one spring morning. 37:16 A case study symbolizing the power of story and art. 51:33 An old definition of inspiration: The breath of God. 1:09:31 Paul’s first encounter with Rudolf Steiner. 1:21:39 Imagination is in danger of being electrocuted. 1:36:09 Nancy’s favorite myths: Demeter and Persephone [https://fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/learn-with-us/the-story-of-demeter-and-persephone] and Prometheus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus]. 1:43:40 Einstein and fairy tales [https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2013/12/einsteins-folklore/]. 1:52:52 “The best healers are the wounded healers.” 2:01:10 Breath: An important element of storytelling. 2:13:38 “Every good story should be strange and miraculous.” 2:32:22 “The heart is the best guide for finding our real selves.” Resources Healing Storytelling: The Art of Imagination and Storytelling for Personal Growth [https://amzn.to/4kOnogW] by Nancy Mellon The Cycle of the Year [https://amzn.to/4mNn9V9] by Rudolf Steiner Healing Forces in the Word and Its Rhythms by Heinz Müeller (free access via Internet Archive [https://archive.org/details/healingforcesinw0000mull]) An Outline of Occult Science [https://amzn.to/4lcTzH5] by Rudolf Steiner Find more resources for this episode on our website [https://paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/351-how-storytelling-heals-the-soul-with-nancy-mellon/]. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records [https://www.musicfitrecords.com/] 2024 Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley [https://paleovalley.com/chek15] BIOptimizers US [https://bioptimizers.com/spiritgym] and BIOptimizers UK [https://bioptimizers.co.uk/shop] PAUL10 Organifi [https://organifi.com/chek20] CHEK20 Wild Pastures [https://wildpastures.com/paulchek] Korrect [https://korrectlife.com/spiritgym] Pique Life [https://piquelife.com/paulchek] CHEK Institute/Scientific Core Conditioning [https://chek.group/Spirit] We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Do you believe your life is following a predetermined path that limits who you are, what you can earn and how you live your life, yet you want more? Jason Pickard [https://paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-334-jason-pickard-interviews-paul-why-we-are-all-here/], a former hedge fund manager and Paul’s best friend in the world, describes the kind of mindset you will need to connect to the far greater whole in order to achieve the life of your dreams, earn the money you need to make it a reality and recognize why mastery is the key building block for doing just that this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Jason and his work on his website [https://www.jasonpickard.org/]. Follow him on social media via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/jasonpickardofficial/]. For Spirit Gym listeners: Check out Jason’s website to download his free 8 Keys to Greater Wealth and Well-Being [https://www.jasonpickard.org/resource] process. Save $500 on his Abundance Archetype [https://www.jasonpickard.org/] course by mentioning Paul Chek in the How Did You Hear About Us box. Timestamps 6:57 What is the greater whole? 21:17 “Separating wealth from spirit is just a belief in a false idol.” 29:28 Simple reasons why the 4 Doctors are so relevant for the corporate world. 46:37 People struggle with I’ll be happy when… 54:38 Mastery is the key building block and our birthright. 1:04:31 Have you experienced a eureka moment lately? 1:21:11 The one common denominator for mastery. 1:29:05 “Every time you live life in the pursuit of mastery, you are becoming a very bright light in the darkness.” 1:38:01 Experiencing and understanding your body symptoms can make you a better investor. 1:50:59 Awareness is our greatest asset. 2:01:35 Practical spirituality. 2:11:15 Is unconscious programming getting in the way of you living and loving life? 2:23:55 “In a lot of ways, the answer we’re looking for is us.” 2:32:40 You are the ultimate intangible. Resources The work of Huston Smith [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huston_Smith], Thomas Hanna [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Louis_Hanna], William C.C. Chen [https://www.williamccchen.com/] and Plotinus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plotinus] Paul’s Living 4D podcast on Lucifer, Christ and Ahriman [https://paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/ep-250-paul-chek-lucifer-christ-ahriman-our-future-is-now/] Manjushri [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjushri] Find more resources for this episode on our website [https://paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/350-what-if-your-bank-account-mirrors-your-inner-life-with-jason-pickard/]. We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.  Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records [https://www.musicfitrecords.com/] 2024 Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley [https://paleovalley.com/chek15] BIOptimizers US [https://bioptimizers.com/spiritgym] and BIOptimizers UK [https://bioptimizers.co.uk/shop] PAUL10 Organifi [https://organifi.com/chek20] CHEK20 Wild Pastures [https://wildpastures.com/paulchek] Korrect [https://korrectlife.com/spiritgym] Pique Life [https://piquelife.com/paulchek] CHEK Institute/Scientific Core Conditioning [https://chek.group/Spirit] We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.