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.

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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

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1Filmmaker Ben Stewart 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 and social media via Instagram. Watch his series Psychedelica and Limitless on Gaia. Take the first steps to tell your own stories on film by checking out Ben’s The Soul of Filmmaking program.

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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.

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

Inception

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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, 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. Schedule a free 15-minute consultation with Nancy here.

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 and Prometheus.

1:43:40 Einstein and fairy tales.

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 by Nancy Mellon

The Cycle of the Year by Rudolf Steiner

Healing Forces in the Word and Its Rhythms by Heinz Müeller (free access via Internet Archive)

An Outline of Occult Science by Rudolf Steiner

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