What do you do in a health crisis when all of the allopathic experts you’ve seen have no clue how to heal you?

When faced with extreme health problems and no answers, philosopher, farmer and award-winning author Daniel Firth Griffith took his Mom’s advice — chickens — and became a living example of the many benefits active, holistic approaches provide.

Daniel describes how his wellness transformation went hand-in-hand with a love for farming and storytelling and explains why, in its truest form, myth is a silence with legs, this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Daniel’s work as a storyteller and horse-drawn woodwright at his website, Substack and on social media via Instagram. Check out his growing number of books and writings on his writing/books page or on Amazon (link below). Listen to his Unshod podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get them.

Timestamps

8:15 Could chickens be an effective treatment for degenerative bone disease?

12:35 Have you really tasted a potato?

20:45 Humans are constantly trying to be rooted not unlike a carrot or potato.

31:06 Myth as defined by Daniel.

48:33 The concept of Creator extends far beyond Native American cultures.

55:13 Myth emerges from our bodies.

1:14:20 Sacred harvests with blood and oxygen.

1:22:30 “How do we keep that oral living ecotone alive in a bastardized medium known as the written word?”

1:29:30 The divine feminine.

1:41:21 “Myth provides us a silence with legs.”

1:47:34 Are you connected or disconnected from the world?

1:55:56 A living myth of foraging.

2:05:51 The differences between world sense and world view.

2:14:49 An uncomfortable, paradoxical connection.

2:23:31 The chemical makeup of an animal that doesn’t give you its consent to eat it changes radically and for the worse.

2:27:35 “Mythology presents a paradox of being, because it says be here, but the here is nowhere… it's everywhere.”

2:38:31 Are you a non-consensus human?

Resources

The Plain of Pillars by Daniel Firth Griffith

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Did you know that people can use cannabis as an effective psychedelic without the same health concerns as mushrooms or ayahuasca?

Educator and Coach Ryan Sprague explains the benefits of cannabis as a psychedelic and a tool for growth but only if you understand how to use it this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Ryan and his work on his Highly Optimized website and on social media via Instagram here and here and YouTube. Listen to Ryan’s Highly Optimized podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to them.

For Spirit Gym listeners: Register for Ryan’s free workshop — The Untapped Power of Cannabis Coaching: Harness the Only Legal Psychedelic to Unlock Your Clients’ Full Potential & Transform Their Lives — on Sept. 12 at noon EDT at this link.

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Timestamps

4:15 Cannabis as a psychedelic.

12:03 The “trip” that changed Ryan’s life forever.

16:35 The edibles industry’s dirty secrets may harm you.

25:36 A Thai stick strain.

33:44 Looking for cannabis strains that contain less than 20 percent THC is really hard.

41:56 Cannabis can’t be a personal growth tool unless you understand how to use it.

53:19 The Goldilocks Zone.

59:06 Is using mushrooms and cannabis together a good idea?

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No matter how many resources of great scientific information that are available to us, how little you don’t know about the foods you eat can be the difference between living the good life and one full of sickness.

Dr. Autumn Smith, co-founder of Paleovalley and Wild Pastures, knows this all too well as a once very sick person who healed herself via nutrition (with help from Paul via CD) many years ago.

Autumn shares her life’s continuing food as medicine mission, her recent Ph.D. studies on nutrient densities of meat and her concerns about efficiency over ecology in the food industry this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Autumn’s inspiring journey on YouTube and watch her eight-part ReThink Meat series here. Follow Autumn via social media on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Timestamps

4:07 What people really don’t know about the food they eat.

11:09 Could farm-to-table nutrition in schools be part of our future?

29:03 Our top soil may run out within 60-80 years.

35:40 Dr. Bruce Ames’ triage theory.

43:16 The most common reaction to food sensitivities for pork consumption.

52:31 “We prioritize efficiency over ecology.”

1:01:38 Are synthetic vitamins really good for your health?

1:09:47 Good advice from the late Jerry Telle: Eat like you live on a farm.

1:20:23 Autumn worked with Dr. Stephan van Vilet on his study that compared nutrient densities in beef.

1:33:06 Most grass-fed beef we eat in America is produced in China.

Resources

The Dewayne Lee Johnson vs. Monsanto case

Glycine and methionine

Weston A. Price Foundation

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There have been countless arguments throughout millennia among great thinkers and scholars debating what organ in our body really runs the show. Is it the brain that stores our thoughts and information that drives our human spirit or our hearts that not only pump blood throughout our bodies but guide our feelings and emotions?

Rollin McCraty, executive VP and director of research for the HeartMath Institute, describes how our energetic hearts allow us to connect to our deeper selves and the world via a consciousness upgrade this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Rollin’s work at the HeartMath Institute website and on social media via Facebook here and here, YouTube and Instagram. Download a free copy of Science of the Heart: Exploring the Role of the Heart in Human Performance Volume 2 at this link.

Timestamps

4:40 Rollin’s early career in the military (learning missile systems) mirrored Paul’s experience working on helicopters.

11:00 A curious Rollin asks questions his college professors couldn’t be bothered to answer.

18:20 HeartMath founder Doc Lew Childre meets Rollin for the first time.

24:13 A series of transformations.

28:44 The energetic heart and the spiritual heart.

36:16 “Of course, DNA is an antenna.”

43:36 The main message of HeartMath aligns with Rollin’s spiritual philosophy.

52:03 Have you changed your world paradigms lately?

1:07:01 How do you describe coherence?

1:12:05 Heart rate variability: The most reflective measurement of a person’s emotional state.

1:17:52 The vagus nerve connection.

1:28:04 Love as the organizing intelligence that informs our physical reality.

1:31:07 Love as a spectrum of frequencies.

1:42:47 How the heart informs our emotional experiences.

1:46:20 What separates us from our pets.

1:52:33 Water, electromagnetic fields and the human heartbeat.

Resources

Heart Intelligence: Connecting with the Heart’s Intuitive Guidance for Effective Choices and Solutions by Doc Lew Childre, Deborah Rozman, Howard Matin and Rollin McCraty

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Despite what you may have assumed about channeling, it’s not a superpower that a minuscule few can tap into. The ability to channel is a gift you can master any time in your life, but only if you’re willing to do the work.

Cynthia Rivard shares her journey from executive boardrooms and raising four children to following the breadcrumbs to the spiritual space via channeling this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Cynthia and her work and free training resources on her website and social media via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Timestamps

3:20 You can never be too old to wake up, stay open to possibilities and follow the breadcrumbs from Source.

12:35 “All of us have divinity within us.”

20:30 World religions and new age culture have created too many walls between us and the divine.

31:19 Most of our struggles originate from human choices and toxic emotions that are stuck inside us that we must work on.

43:55 Wisdom comes from your connection to Spirit regardless how old or young you are.

54:06 Could you be using technology to hide from the world?

1:01:46 People are afraid to dream because they fear change.

1:16:31 Spiritual marketing and corporate religion.

1:21:29 This kinesiology tool helped Cynthia connect with Spirit and her clairsentience.

1:26:31 Improve your frequency by doing these things.

1:37:55 “Sharing what we know with others is the best way to make an impact.”

1:47:41 Change is coming…

Resources

Hope For a New Era: Turning the Tide, Love and Leadership Through Turbulent Times by Cynthia Rivard

Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Vanessa Lambert

Jesus, Buddha, Krishna and Lao Tzu: The Parallel Sayings by Richard Hooper

Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior by Dr. David Hawkins

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The practice of meditation is a safe and gentle way to liberate you from the noise and rebuild your inner peace and calm.

Yet, it takes a lot of work to master it, and what you may learn about yourself once you get there — depending on how much you’ve stuffed down into your unconscious mind — may be painful…

CHEK Practitioner Michael Holt describes some of the uncomfortable truths about meditation that no one will tell you unless/until you do the work this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Michael at his Savage & Saint website and Patreon. Find him on social media via Instagram and YouTube.

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Timestamps

2:59 Michael’s profound experience at Paul’s Mandala workshop in 2023.

11:50 Are you cultivating a life that allows you to examine and liberate the repressed emotional residues in your body?

24:09 Inverted hallucinations.

35:20 Today's world is populated with the most distracted people today it’s ever had.

49:06 “Everything you see is actually you.”

56:48 A good meditation practice is the cultivation of your skills of attention.

1:03:45 The Zen of unconscious competency.

1:07:55 Creating sovereignty through meditation.

1:14:49 The arrogance of humility.

1:27:24 A space of no demand.

1:38:05 The lion’s gaze meditation strategy.

1:59:08 Slow walking.

Resources

Michael’s conversation about Embodied Wisdom on the Kyle Kingsbury Podcast

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You’ve probably heard of chemtrails, those visible white streaks trailing behind planes spewing all sorts of chemical trails into the atmosphere, for a long time.

Unfortunately, that’s merely the tip of the literal iceberg these days as plans for even more deliberate climate change interventions under the guise of geoengineering are happening with no guarantee our planet will benefit from them.

Grassroots activist Matt Landman shares what he’s learned about the dangers of geoengineering as well as 5G and electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation this week on Spirit Gym.

Watch part 1 of FrankenSkies, The Documentary on the FrankenSkies website or on YouTube. Learn more about Matt and his work at his Actual Activists website and on social media via Facebook. Watch his Waking Up With Matt podcast at this website.

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Timestamps

7:16 Matt’s introduction to chemtrails and weather engineering on a farm.

13:30 Matt’s life trajectory changed for good when he lived next to a smart meter.

29:03 The chemical components of chemtrails.

35:11 Authority as truth or truth as authority.

43:32 What’s in minds of people and governmental entities who support chemtrails along with whistleblowers?

52:42 Is glyphosate used in chemtrails (and vaccines)?

1:02:24 What can people do to stop this chemical invasion?

1:14:16 “Their endgame is bypassing karma.”

1:26:23 Will the pervasiveness of AI require us to prove we’re human?

1:36:00 A divine plan exists.

1:48:36 Our ability to go within is what will help us see all of the lies and win the war.

1:56:26 “There’s no stopping the evolution of consciousness.”

2:01:40 A spiritual crisis.

Resources

Loose Change by Dylan Avery on YouTube

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What’s more dangerous: Surviving the gauntlet of fighters in the UFC and still living in your mother’s house or sustaining a rattlesnake bite in your backyard?

Kyle Kingsbury (UFC) and Paul (rattlesnake) trade survival tactics and share practices that will help you break the habit of being yourself this week on Spirit Gym.

Check out Kyle and his work on his community page and his Kingsbu website and on social media via Instagram and Twitter/X.

For Spirit Gym listeners: Learn more about Kyle’s newest venture — The Rising Retreat — and save $500 by using the promo code CHEK10 when you sign up! (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)

Timestamps

2:55 Paul’s very close encounter with a rattlesnake in his water charger.

11:58 Kyle’s participation in a class-action lawsuit against the UFC.

25:35 What Kyle learned while working with Aubrey Marcus on the Fit For Service program.

43:48 Learning practices that will help you break the habit of being yourself.

1:00:17 “Give me a sign…”

1:11:03 The connection piece.

1:22:02 The book that changed everything for Kyle.

1:39:08 “The function of a broken heart is to let your love pour out…”

Resources

The Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act

Walking With Bears: On Bridges to Earth’s New Era by Dr. Will Taegel

Thomas Hanna’s Green and Red Light responses

Paul’s Spirit Gym conversations with Julie Dean Richards, Dr. Alexis Cowan and John Churchill

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