Spirit Gym with Paul Chek

Bonding with nature is a powerful thing, especially for those who use hunting to get in touch with the deepest parts of their souls.Mansal Denton describes the process of sacred hunting he teaches and how to harness the power of nature for your spiritual benefit, whether you want to hunt or not, in this very primal Living 4D conversation.Learn more about Mansal at his Sacred Hunting website and on social media via Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.For Living 4D listeners: If you’re interested in participating in a sacred hunt, receive a $250 discount when you enroll by mentioning that you heard about it on Living 4D.Show NotesMansal’s rite of passage into manhood came in prison. (5:54)What sacred ritual means to Mansal. (10:54)Sexual abstinence and hunting. (19:44)The act of sacrifice. (27:34)The importance of myth in our lives. (36:00)Could going to prison be its own rite of passage? (58:31)“Nature is the ultimate embodiment of the feminine.” (1:10:14)The act of hunting evokes a practice of death medicine. (1:14:09)How can you save the planet without processing the grief you feel? (1:22:53)What’s your relationship with death? (1:33:27) Any disconnects we have with fundamental parts of ourselves are revealed in very unhealthy ways. (1:41:45)Ways to get in touch with your primal nature without hunting. (1:46:09)You don’t have to take the life of an animal in a hunt to tap into your wisdom. (1:55:01)Women can get a lot out of the practice of hunting. (2:08:51)Do you really know how to slow down? (2:16:53)The cosmic ancestors of a place. (2:28:20)Sacred walks with others in nature. (2:38:19)No AR-style weapons needed for sacred hunting. (2:55:22)The most important relationships a hunter has: God, nature, your self and, most importantly, the animal. (2:59:23)ResourcesMansal on the Kyle Kingsbury PodcastKill BillBoys Adrift by Leonard SaxSand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson YunkaportaPaul’s Living 4D conversation with James CarseThe work of Shane McDermottMore resources for this episode are available on our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors: CHEK Academy, Cymbiotika (save 15 percThanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesPique LifeCHEK InstituteWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

If you haven’t noticed lately, housing has become unaffordable at about the same time in America that our environment has become dirtier and unhealthy. How do we move forward as a society with these very formidable obstacles standing in our way?Architect Michael Reynolds shares how he has perfected the Earthship concept that uses natural and repurposed materials to build ecologically sustainable dwellings to make the world a safer and nicer place in this very homey Living 4D conversation.For Living 4D listeners: Save 10 percent on Earthside Academy program sessions by mentioning the Living 4D with Paul Chek podcast when you sign up.Learn more Michael’s work at his Earthship Global website and on social media via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.Show NotesEarthships: Vessels that sail on the seas of tomorrow. (3:02)“I want to make a life available for people so they are happy and secure, and it makes the world safer and nicer for me.” (20:53)Your best defense for the world that surrounds you. (25:51)Architects follow their own dogmas too. (35:12)Michael’s cautionary dream about human nature. (47:43)What people really thirst for. (54:36)Making mistakes helps you evolve. (1:06:47)A very popular t-shirt Michael sells. (1:11:52)The best complement Michael has received about his Earthships. (1:22:59)The trap of modernism. (1:33:33)“You have to learn to die before you die.” (1:45:26)Maneuverability. (1:50:20)How do you create a movement? (1:57:12)The manufactured American dream: An unreachable myth that’s never enough for some people. (2:07:09)ResourcesGarbage WarriorSurfers Against SewageThe work of Edgar MitchellMaslow’s Hierarchy of NeedsThanks to our awesome sponsors: CHEK Academy, 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) and Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK15 at checkout).We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesPique LifeCHEK InstituteWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

How you communicate with your pet on a daily basis often says a lot about how evolved you are as a human being. Pets have their own ways of communicating their needs, if their human companions are really paying attention.Learn why the alpha hierarchy is so important in any relationship with your pet and how dogs really communicate with their human companions from canine behaviorist Sasha Armstrong in this Living 4D conversation. (Don’t miss Paul’s electrifying experience with a shock collar!)Check out Sasha’s work on her Canine State of Mind website and on social media via Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.For Living 4D listeners: Sign up for Sasha’s new course, The Embodied Alpha Masterclass, and save 30 percent when you use the promo code paulchek30 at checkout time. Show NotesDogs were the original teachers for humans. (5:25)Working with the behaviors of a dog begins with educating his/her human companion. (11:43)How dogs benefit from being with humans. (13:10)The alpha male hierarchy between dogs and humans. (20:08)What happens when there's a lack of an alpha hierarchy in families and canines. (32:59)Most dogs eat biologically inappropriate, dead foods. (49:12)What combinations of animals can you raise safely in the same home? (1:04:03)Treating dogs as status symbols, not with real care. (1:12:19)“Dogs have needs, not wants or desires.” (1:16:19)Working with veterinarians. (1:24:04)How codependency plays out between dogs and owners. (1:31:27)Dogs speak energy, not English. (1:40:00)Treating undesirable behaviors from your dog with this magical technique. (1:59:17)Shock collar at max 1 Paul 0. (2:04:24)Resetting your dog’s behavior in public. (2:11:49)What Paul would do if one of his dogs talked to him. (2:29:56)ResourcesAnthropomorphismThe work of Dr. Barbara RoyalThe Forever Dog by Rodney Habib and Dr. Karen Shaw BeckerThe Royal Treatment: A Natural Approach to Wildly Healthy Pets by Dr. Barbara RoyalSoylent GreenThanks to our awesome sponsors: CHEK Academy, 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 Organifi Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesPique LifeCHEK InstituteWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Join this enlightening conversation where a Catholic priest discusses mythology versus history, a third way between extremes, and the importance of laughter in spirituality. Explore the idea of prophesying to prevent the future, the touch of the Master's Hand, mental health in religion, and Sean's belief in reincarnation.

You’ve heard Paul talk a lot about the work of Ken Wilber and how it has influenced his life and career as a teacher and healer. Dr. Keith Witt returns the podcast to discuss the state of American life in the post COVID-19 era and how we can begin to heal and grow by embracing more integrative approaches inspired by Wilber and others in this mindful Living 4D conversation.Learn more about Keith’s work at his website where you can enroll in his FREE Art and Science of Relationships course which includes a copy of his book, The Attuned Family, and 12 weeks of videos full of spiritual, personal and relationship tips for a great life.Show NotesAmerican industry keeps people just healthy enough to be dependent on them. (9:52)Human behavior falls into two categories: Solutions or drama. (14:57)The dialectic of progress. (22:37)Everyone has this superpower. (30:02)A volatile mix of politics, emotional challenges and personality disorders. (41:11)Dos and don’ts with guns. (55:37)The lack of cognitive dissonance creates so much unnecessary suffering. (1:05:07)Do you learn through trauma or resilience? (1:16:18)How shadow work helps at an individual, unconscious level. (1:28:36)Authoritative versus authoritarian parenting. (1:47:06)Do kids need a little shame in their lives? (1:53:04)Recognizing your child’s inner wisdom. (2:02:03)Life inside the Four Quadrants, according to Ken Wilber. (2:06:50)The value of working with spirit guides. (2:19:11)A preview of Keith’s next book. (2:23:53)Do these mindfulness practices along with Keith. (2:30:46)Resources The work of Suzanne Cook-Grueter, Robert Kagan, Alex Grey and Dr. Dan SiegelMattias Desmet discusses mass-formation psychosis on YouTubeLisa Miller discusses her book The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life on YouTubeBeena Sharma describes Polarity Wisdom on YouTubeThe Gift of Shame by Dr. Keith WittMore resources for this episode are available on our website. Thanks to our awesome sponsors: CHEK Academy, Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK15 at cThanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesPique LifeCHEK InstituteWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

How can we live in good health if grocers and suppliers sell foods full of chemicals and pesticides?Permaculture expert Jim Gale explains some easy ways to grow whole foods in your yard in this nourishing Living 4D conversation.Learn more about Jim and his work at Food Forest Abundance and on social media via Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.For Living 4D listeners: Save 5 percent on a consultation or a customized food forest design with Jim and his team at his website by using the code PAULCHEK when you check out.Show Notes“ADD is my most precious gift.” (5:22)Energy and permanence separate permaculture from traditional agriculture. (14:34)There’s been a shortage of nutrient- and energy-dense foods for decades. (25:19)Part of Jim’s mission: Wiping out the three levels of BS about growing food. (37:04)Sweet potatoes: A prolific whole food you can grow very easily. (50:12)Repurpose seed from the organic foods you eat to grow your own foods. (57:11)Water quality suggestions for growing foods. (1:04:20)The scale of emotions in growing foods. (1:18:03)The definition of permaculture. (1:38:41)ResourcesCreating Abundance in Your Backyard with Jim and Del Bigtree on YouTubeThe work of Bill Mollison and Victor HugoPaul’s Living 4D conversations with Autumn Smith, Michael Judd, JP Sears, Dolf Zantinge, Dr. Ibrahim Karim and Doreya KarimFarmers of Forty Centuries: Organic Farming in China, Korea and Japan by F.H. KingFind A SpringBlueprint for Immortality by Harold Saxton BurrThanks to our awesome sponsors: CHEK Academy, Organifi (save 20 percent on yThanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesPique LifeCHEK InstituteWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Are you discovering what you learned in old school, traditional schools hasn’t served you in life for a long time?Embrace the importance of your core values over what society tells you and learn why it’s so very hard to do that with author and counter-cultural philosopher Charles Eisenstein in this deep Living 4D conversation. Find out more Charles and his work at his website where you can listen to his A New and Ancient Story Podcast. Find him on social media via Substack, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Show Notes “A lot of what I do today is a rebellion against my education.” (3:21)Do core values really guide your life? (9:48)Who do you trust? (14:05)Death avoidance or death postponement? (27:02)A very ancient pattern. (38:52)The mythological transition in Charles’ work. (55:36)The paradise of control. (1:04:17)WAIT = Why Am I Talking. (1:15:17)Our distorted filtering system. (1:23:42)“The ego resists real spiritual practices.” (1:34:11)Ecocide. (1:46:05)“Reality is relationship.” (1:58:06)Why it’s so hard to be a chief. (2:02:06)An archetype of the true coach. (2:16:30)“The future I fear most is one where humanity persists despite having destroyed the planet.” (2:30:28)“We are living in a miracle.” (2:43:48)ResourcesThe Coronation: Essays From The COVID Moment and Climate: A New Story by Charles EisensteinThe work of René Girard, Gigi Coyle and Walter RussellCharles’ essays The Coronation, The Rehearsal is Over and Mob Morality and the UnvaxxedUbuntu: I am because you are.Charles’ recent appearance on the Kyle Kingsbury Podcast More resources for this episode are available on our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors: CHEK Academy, Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesPique LifeCHEK InstituteWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

The world has changed a lot and so has JP Sears since his first appearance on Living 4D more than three years ago!JP shares what he’s learned about speaking truth, real freedom, changing his opinions about guns and what Pottenger’s cats has to do with it in this very personal Living 4D conversation.Learn more about JP and his work on his website and his Awaken With JP podcast. Follow him on social media via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.Show Notes JP’s new mission: Freedom. (6:20)“Without a spiritual understanding and context, it’s very easy to lose one’s sanity with what’s going on.” (26:09)Speak your truth and risk being deplatformed online. (31:31)Pottenger’s cats: Does this classic study foreshadow what’s going on today? (44:26)“Giving up your freedom is the most dangerous thing you’ll ever experience.” (50:56)JP on guns. (59:39)Define evil. (1:18:04)Are you triggered by tyrants? (1:27:18)A mythical transition. (1:33:38)The importance of principles. (1:45:35)ResourcesBhagavad Gita (in English) by Hari ChetanPottenger’s Cats: A Study in Nutrition by Francis PottengerThe work of Tim KennedyThe U.S. invasion of GrenadaJP Sears on Tucker Carlson TodayThe Religious Case Against Belief by James Carse Thanks to our awesome sponsors: CHEK Academy, 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), Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout) and Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout).We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesPique LifeCHEK InstituteWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

How did the world get to where it is RIGHT NOW with so much health disinformation?Dr. Andrew Kaufman explains why we got here and what we can do to build a better, safer, smarter and healthier world in this deductive Living 4D conversation.Sign up for Andrew’s free newsletter and request a private consultation at his website and check out his True Medicine Library and his Terrain: The Workshops. Connect with him on social media via Rumble, Facebook and Telegram.Show NotesAndrew was already a medical detective before becoming a doctor of psychiatry. (4:05)What’s really going on? (23:29)Use recognized standards. (38:18)People have lost their connection with nature, God, truth and each other. (48:45)Andrew’s take on the renewed interest with psychedelics. (55:00)What’s behind COVID-19 vaccines? (1:12:22)Why virology is a pseudoscience. (1:26:04)Are sexually transmitted diseases actually spread that way? (1:38:47)“There’s no clear evidence that recipients from these injections actually make the spike protein.” (1:50:48)Live your values every day. (1:56:46)ResourcesThe work of David Icke, G. Edward Griffin, Peter McCullough, Marcel Vogel, Judy Mikovits and Dr. Sam BaileyThe MK-Ultra programDNA: Pirates of the Sacred Spiral by Leonard HorowitzThe Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi KleinWhat Really Makes You Ill? Why Everything You Thought You Knew About Disease is Wrong by Dawn Lester and David ParkerChristine Massey on Wise TraditionsPaul’s Living 4D conversation with Tom CowanThanks to our awesome sponsors: CHEK Academy, Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK15 at checkout), 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 Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesPique LifeCHEK InstituteWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Emily Abbott, former elite CrossFit athlete turned pelvic and sexual health practitioner, guides women toward womb care, embodiment, and sexual healing. She recounts shifting from hyper-masculine performance to deep self-commitment. Conversations cover ayahuasca awakenings, the Heroine’s Journey, vagus-cervix connections, pelvic anatomy, practical self-pleasure practices, and how reclaiming pleasure transforms relationships and creativity.