Spirit Gym with Paul Chek
Paul Chek
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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May 12, 2026 • 2h 40min
397 — The Shamanic Journey You Never Knew Fasting Could Be With Sean McCormick
Sean McCormick, performance coach and founder of Dry Fast With Friends, blends fasting, floatation, and altered-state work. He recounts early meditation roots and Ramadan beginnings. Conversations cover why he favors dry fasting, how to measure effects with data, detox and intestinal purges, and how a properly run fast can become a shamanic, introspective rite of passage.
May 5, 2026 • 2h 26min
396 — Does Your Personal Cosmology Need Improvement Before a Plant Medicine Ceremony With Mark Gober
Mark Gober, author and consciousness researcher, shares how his spiritual beliefs shifted before trying plant medicine. He recounts an intense ibogaine journey, the decade of inner work that prepared him, and why personal cosmology shapes psychedelic outcomes. The chat covers ancestral trauma, self-betrayal, inner guidance, and how medicines can reconnect you to deeper aspects of self.
Apr 28, 2026 • 2h 33min
395 — The Family Who Ditched The Rat Race and Never Looked Back With Robyn and Victor Robledo
Victor Robledo, a strength and injury coach who recovered from adrenal fatigue, and Robyn Robledo, a parenting coach who raised five kids on the road, share their nomadic life. They talk about leaving the rat race for RV living, long-term low-budget travel, unschooling and giving kids agency. They outline family pillars like health, boundaries, grit, passion, and spirituality.
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Apr 21, 2026 • 2h 5min
394 — Every Parable Has 3 Levels of Understanding and Most People Are Stuck on Level One With Sean O’Laoire
Sean O’Laoire, a priest, mystic and scholar of myth and languages, offers a fresh look at Jesus’ parables. He outlines three levels of meaning and explains how stories move us from knowledge to soul-level wisdom. Topics include the Prodigal Son’s deeper arc, parable translation across cultures, master-servant motifs, and using sacred stories to reframe problems and spiritual practice.
Apr 14, 2026 • 3h 2min
393 — Your Kid’s Dropping IQ Is Not An Accident — Here’s the Proof With Dr. Jared Horvath
Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, neuroscientist and author focused on the science of learning. He argues kids’ cognition is declining as education treats brains like computers. Short segments cover why the brain is not a computer, creativity as problem solving, how tech and schooling decisions harm deep learning, and practical steps parents can take to reverse the trend.
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Apr 7, 2026 • 2h 32min
392 — What Writing Spider-Man Taught Me About the Fool’s Journey With B. Earl
B. Earl, filmmaker and comic-book writer who blends mythology, Tarot and storytelling, shares his Fool’s Journey from expected biochemistry to Spider-Man and film. He talks about Tarot shaping sobriety and ritual, comics as modern myth-making, decoding symbolism in pop culture, integrating shadow parts, and the tension between AI patterns and human wisdom.
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Mar 31, 2026 • 2h 46min
391 — Myth, Soul and the Machine: How Ancient Wisdom Can Ground You in a World Gone Digital with Jason Batt
Jason Batt, technological philosopher and mythologist who studies myths, AI, and the soul. He explores how ancient mythic imagination can help us face AI, space, and modern self-enchantment. Short, provocative conversations about AI as an other, myths as tools for discernment, and why stories and ritual matter in a digital age.
Mar 24, 2026 • 2h 3min
390 — You Can't Fire a Cannon From a Canoe: The Core Truth Elite Athletes Learn Too Late With Paul Chek
A deep dive into how the core anchors movement, protects organs and underpins athletic power. He maps inner versus outer stabilizers and explains why spinal and limb injuries often start in core dysfunction. Topics include force transfer from feet to hands, infant development's role in motor patterns, gut-brain links and why organs, breathing and psychology shape posture and performance.
Mar 17, 2026 • 2h 10min
389 — The Deeper Your Questions Get, the Bigger Your Life Becomes With Fred Provenza
Fred Provenza, a renowned researcher in animal behavior and rangeland science, shares a lifetime of curiosity. He explores mystery, myth, consciousness, and lucid dreaming. Conversations range from humane cycles of life and death to reconnecting with land, creativity, and timeless principles that deepen wonder and purpose.
Mar 9, 2026 • 3h 7min
388 — The Return of the Divine Feminine Isn't Optional Anymore With Dr. Joanna Kujawa
Dr. Joanna Kujawa, scholar and self-described spiritual detective who studies goddess traditions and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene. She explores divine feminine consciousness, imaginal contact with other intelligences, and the risks of AI and transhumanism. Conversations touch on eros, mythic archetypes, suppressed feminine power, and restoring balanced masculine and feminine forces.
