Inspire Nation Show with Michael Sandler

If you’ve ever wondered how to get fit, become an athlete, or simply enjoy something for the pure act of doing it, without the need for accomplishment, accolades, or perfection, then do we have the show for you. Last year, right before he retired from public speaking, I had the rare opportunity to interviewed John Bingham, aka The Running Penguin on his career as a back-of-the-pack runner and running journalist on mindfulness, enjoying running for the pure joy of it, and his zen-like approach to athletics and life. A self-proclaimed former smoker, drinker, and fat guy He’s written numerous books on the subject, including confessions from a running penguin, and would call himself an accidental athlete. His humor and attitude toward life are incredibly contagious, and you’ll leave this interview feeling inspired, uplifted and ready to run or take on your day, whether at the front of the pack, or the back. So have fun, enjoy this interview, and above all else, Shine Bright. Inspire Nation Accidental Athlete Topics Include: No matter where we get to, we’re a winner How a former fat guy, smoker, drinker could be writing about running Became a runner’s world columnist – wrote about the FUN he was having How to enjoy the ride, irrespective of the pace Why children have a great time until told they’re not as good as someone else Why kids (and we should) simply play and enjoy the experience for what it is How to re-define success Finding what your best is, and pursuing that as your goal Zen and Motorcycle Riding Zen and Running – something magical about flowing along Setting “reasonable” expectations 700 miles on a motorcycle – not trying to get away from something, not trying to get away from somewhere Spokesperson for the back-of-the-packers, aka the Penguins John has helped change the face of running What it’s like being a back-of-the-pack runner in a marathon Back of the pack is where the interesting people are! Alcoholics Interesting Life Stories Trying to have an honest interaction with the people he’s around Discovering true fellowship What does it mean to be living in the moment? Circus musician and being in the moment, you can’t go back and get a bad note, just keep playing! What is a Warrior Penguin? How to bring your warrior inward vs. outward Definition of word equilibrium – balance between overdoing and underdoing – magic point What is a Runner’s High? Pre-Run or Pre-Event (life) Checklist! Letting go of your expectations “Journey into a healthy lifestyle” – keep that sense of wonder Why the not-so-great days may be better than your great days! Can’t separate what he’s doing from who he is – needs to be integrated into who he is Knowing when to say when – if you’re saying “I’m going to have a miserable day” the importance of choosing not to do it What to be wary of: Easy to substitute one addiction for another Cannot make running (or anything) one more thing we do to ourselves rather than for ourselves. Last words of wisdom before retiring Express as completely as he can the gratitude for the lifestyle he’s been able to enjoy. What brings John the greatest sense of inner peace? Learning to be present for every moment that’s happening! For More Information visit: www.InspireNationShow.com Be Incredible Inspired as You Discover How to Find the Pure Joy in All You Do, Even Working Out & How You Too Can Accidentally Become a Runner, Athlete or Anything You Desire! Inspiration | Motivation | Zen | Business | Career | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Health | Fitness | Running | Happiness | Zen | Joy | Inner-Peace | Self-Help

Today we have a very special Easin’ into the Season meditation to help you leave your early holiday stresses behind. You can do this meditation anytime of the day, even, or especially mid-day when the hectic hustle and bustle of the holiday season almost seems like too much. If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor and please rate and review our show on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews mean the world to us, and greatly help others to find the show. To check our interviews, or hear more meditations from me, or our guests, please visit our Inspire Nation Show, or InspireNationShow.com. I send love. I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. Okay, for this meditation you’re going to want to be sitting down comfortably, or laying down on your back. As always, I’d like you to begin gentle breathing in and out through the nose, all the way down to your belly. Breathe in and out, nice and slow. Now I want you to imagine any potential burdens you may have right now… Relax & Release Your Worries & Concerns During This Stressful Time of the Year - A Perfect Guided Meditation To Gently Float Away in the Bliss & Basque in Inner Peace! Inspiration | Relaxation | Motivation | Serenity | Mindfulness | Healing | Self-Help

Today we have a very special show for you, on a very special day. Because today Inspire Nation turns two…two months old that is. Yes, hard as it is to believe, we’re only two months old, and already one of the top-ten self-help shows in the world, with listeners in 116 countries and counting. How in the world did we do it, and reach this rapid success… well, that’s the topic of today’s show! I’ll be interviewing your dependable host Michael Sandler, my loving husband on how in the world we went from zero, to top 10 in just 8 short weeks! That plus why in the world, we’re working 16 hour days, and what it means to be a unicorn! Yes, I said unicorn. Questions/Topics Include: Was Becoming a Radio Show Host Always My Dream? How did we go from the Mindful Running Program to Inspire Nation? Did you rush to get a program started once you moved from Hawaii? What does it mean to have a “fire lit under you’re a**?” How did you take inventory about your passions? Making a love-letter to yourself about what you’re most passionate about. How do you come up with the idea? What does it mean to be in a blender? How did you determine your “avatar”? What’s wrong with the expression “Sell them what they want, give them what they need” Why making a fake persona or turning down the flame doesn’t lead to greatness Why it’s shutting off the tap and why that hurts bad How am I surviving working so many hours? Is it healthy to be working so hard or so many hours? Why are we able to shine? Where are we drawing our energy from? What do we dislike about typical internet marketing, or the marketing we felt we “had” to do in the past? How we’ve let go of perfectionism, persona, and so much more. Why a journey of a thousand miles really begins with a single step For More Information Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com Inspire | Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Business | Career | Health | Self-Help

Today we have a very gentle, healing, soothing, and recharging meditation. It’s one I like to use if I’m not feeling well, sore, anxious when I wake up, or a bit exhausted. In fact, I used it this morning after a late night’s recording session. It helps recharge my body, makes me feel better all over, and I believe even helps boost my immune system. That, and it’s super simple to do. You can of course, do this meditation any time of the day, and I love it just after waking, or immediately before bed. If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor and rate and review our show on iTunes. It’s the #1 way you spread the love, and help others to find the show! That, plus of course, it’s instant great karma points. And who couldn’t use that? To hear more meditations from me, or our guests, please visit our Inspire Nation Show or InspireNationShow.com. I send love. I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. Woo Hoo! Okay, you can do this meditation sitting upright, but I recommend laying down for it if at all possible. As always, I’ll have you begin with some gentle deep breaths, in and out through the nose. Then, as you continue to breathe deep, I want you to imagine being enveloped, or covered, in a blanket of golden heavenly light... A Beautiful Guided Meditation to Help You Relax, Recharge Feel Better & Even Heal – Perfect if you’re exhausted, didn’t sleep well, over-stressed, feel a cold coming on, or have soreness in your body. Inspiration | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Self-Help

This is part II of our 2 month anniversary show on Inspire Nation! Woo Hoo! In this part we’ll dive into all the lessons we’ve learned from daily interviews, and a show that never sleeps. Plus the creative process, creative angst, the extreme importance of mindfulness and efficiency, and why it’s so important to do things your own way. That plus Jordan and The Voice, and why you need to bring out your inner unicorn! Prepare to shine bright! Questions & Topics Include: The beauty of a daily show and learning to let go A daily show is forcing us to: Prioritize Use resources wisely How to reach the most people Hal Elrod of The Miracle Morning mentions an effect, you’ll use whatever time is given to you. Forces greater efficiency Forced Daily progress Working to hone skills before you get assistance Want to be open and new sponges Rather than to have entrenched habits Why moments where we’ve been stuck have taught us the most Why podcasting and interviews has become a giant game of chess. What’s coming next for us Honing Skills Opening Coaching Back Up Writing books based on what we’ve been learning Recurring themes keep coming up Patterns keep coming about The importance of watching our energy levels And why birthday cake and Halloween candy’s out, at least for the moment! What TV show Michael is addicted to What Jordan and The Voice Have to Do with Inspire Nation Why being a tinkerer is so important and helps bring out the divine within us Why we should each try to be our own mystical Unicorn Why it’s so important to do things our own way or let our unicorn-self come out Why sawing off our horn is a really bad idea The difference between getting through life adequately, and letting your horn out so you can shine! Be open and honest to our true selves Importance of being true to who you are For More Information Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com Learn the Secrets Behind the Success of Inspire Nation, Now One of the Top 10 Self-Help Shows Worldwide & How to Apply Them To Your Life & Dreams! Jessica Lee Interviews Michael Sandler | Inspire | Inspiration | Motivation | Business | Career | Health | Law of Attraction | Self-Help

Have you ever felt there had to be an easier way, that working, striving, and pushing as hard as you can, just isn’t getting you where you really want to go? If so, then do we have the guest for you! His name is Timber Hawkeye, he’s the best-selling author of the Buddhist Boot Camp, an inspiring book to help you shift and improve your life, almost one breath at a time. It’s a fantastic read on Buddhism, but you don’t need to be a Buddhist to enjoy it! Today we’re going to talk about the true meaning of freedom, success, and happiness, or about how we can live more and work less, or at the very least, live more, by worrying less! Timber Hawkeye Topics Include: His History: From Tibetan Buddhism to Zen Looking to move past hierarchy, dogma, and chanting in a foreign language Was looking for something that felt right Travelling from the core of the intentions Had to remind himself taking off robes was taking a step inwards How Buddhist Bootcamp came about Letters over 8 years, a collection of personal insight on simplifying life How the movie Fight Club externalizes the internal conflict we each have. Is about us each being a soldier of peace in the army of love At job co-worker celebrated 30 years at same job. He had been there 10 years and decided he had to leave. Sold everything and moved to Hawaii to simplify. Look within – write down how you’d like to live Ask are you making decisions that bring you closer or farther from where you want to be Realized success means being happy Importance of time in Nature Never saw outdoors Take out whatever ingredient is making your cake bitter. Aloha is not a state you go to, but a state of mind you can bring with you Creating new healthy patterns that help us remain calm no matter what is happening to us. We create our own suffering and are victims of our own choices. It is how you react to life. Making the distinction between feelings and emotions No one can make you feel anything without your consent Sit Happens Shutting off the chatter How do we move past fear? Why the uphill climb to happiness is much better than a lifetime of suffering or pain How to replace anger with gratitude Don’t have to identify with incidents that happen in our lives Talking with the Dalai Lama – All of us dealing with the same thing Self control Compassion Freedom from anger Asks an important question for balance before making any big decision: Is what I’m about to do going to complicate my life, or keep my life simple? Importance of Core Values – write out your core values Thoughts become words and words become actions Just change your actions – go to the core and it will inevitably change how you think and how you think. Focus on your own journey Every day is a good day, some are just better Ted Talk on BuddhistBootCamp.com Last words of Wisdom: Let Go – ease up, just relax, it’s not that important How to Find True Freedom, Success & Happiness In Each Moment, So You Can Shift, Improve & Enjoy Your Life to the Fullest! Inspiration | Motivation | Inner Peace | Business | Career | Spiritual | Spirituality | Buddhism | Religion | Health | Self-Help

Today we have a short, relaxing walk-in-the-woods meditation, inspired, by a recent walk I took myself. It’s fall here in the northeast, and I wanted to share a gentle tromp through the leaves with you to leave you relaxed, refreshed and at ease. If you like this meditation, please leaf us with a HUGE favor, and please rate and review our show on iTunes. It helps our rankings, and helps others to find the show. Thanks so much. And to hear more meditations by me or our guests, visit our inspire nation show or inspirenationshow.com I send love. I send light. And many many blessings your way. Namaste. Alright, are you ready to begin? We’ll have you start by taking some nice, gentle slow breaths, in and out through the nose. Now as you continue to breathe, we’ll go on a very short journey. Feel free to close your eyes so you can travel in your minds eye. We’re going to head out onto a nice gentle trail next to some giant oak. It’s early fall, so the air is crisp, clear, and a perfect 68 degrees... EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY RELAXATION & PURE BLISS OF A GUIDED MEDITATION THROUGH THE WOODS ON A CRISP FALL DAY & LEAVE YOUR WORRIES BEHIND | Michael Sandler | Inspiration | Motivation | Mindfulness | Meditation | Health | Visualization | Inspire | Self-Help

If you’ve ever wanted to reduce stress, feel better, supercharge your health, take control of your weight, sleep better, or simply to quiet your mind, then do we have the show for you!!! Today we’ll be talking with Patrick McKeown, a world leading expert in Breathing, Health, Fitness, and Asthma, and author of the groundbreaking book, The Oxygen Advantage. Now I’m biased, I’ve used Patrick’s techniques for years, and have been blown away by the results. I’ve taught it to my athletes, to everyone I coach, and I even try and include it in my meditations. I’ve found his techniques to be life and well as health transformative. So today we’ll be talking about simple changes in your breath you can make to feel better, reduce stress, supercharge your fitness, eliminate asthma and shortness of breath, help you sleep better, and even to lose weight. Topics Include: How an asthmatic became a world-leader in breathing education Why everyone, from CEO’s to athletes needs to learn about breathing The Oxygen Paradox How to breathe when you’re stressed When we get stressed our breathing gets faster Why a “deep breath” isn’t really a deep breath Why proper breathing at rest is so important The danger of “overbreathing” The Bohr Effect and why it’s so important to ALL of us Why Carbon Dioxide isn’t what we thought it was What is the BOLT – Body Oxygen Level Test How to take your own BOLT test, and why it’s so important Why Noses are for Breathing and Mouths are for Eating Nitric Oxide – the molecule of the year Why Nitric Oxide is so important for the body – an only comes from the nose! Nitric Oxide is also the mechanism for Viagra! Helps with stimulation for men and women as well Why taping your nose at night, may stimulate you for extra-curricular activities in the morning! How Nasal Breathing At Night Stimulates Sex-Drive and Libido in both Men and Women Why baby are obligatory nasal breathers If baby’s become mouth breathers they are at high risk of sudden death syndrome Processed foods may be leading to mouth breathing Why nasal breathing creates perfect faces for kids and babies Affects teeth Changes shape of jaws Affects overall health of child for entire life Dramatically affects sleep of a child (sleep apnea) Link between ADHD and breathing habits Book “Shut your mouth and save your life” by George Caitin Documented Native America traditions Found mothers would close baby’s mouths after breast-feeding Robert Fright – Hyperventilation syndrome – nose removes ¾’s of germs and bacteria from incoming air. How to decongest the nose How to reset the respiratory process in the brain How breath-holding changes your fitness levels How to simulate high-altitude training through breath-holding Why stress & quick breathing makes it difficult to think. How to get more oxygen to the brain Part 2 topics include: A simple exercise to quiet the mind How to use breathing to get your best night’s sleep! How to improve your overall health through changes in the breath How to eliminate asthma by changing how you breath How to lose weight through changes in the breath Plus much, much more! For more info visit: www.InspireNationShow.com Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Health | Meditation | Mindfulness | Self-Help

Hi Everyone, Michael Sandler here, your host on Inspire Nation. Today we have a very special relaxing meditation from our guest Patrick McKeown, author of the amazing new book, The Oyxgen Advantage. This meditation can be done in the morning or at night, and has great long-term benefits if done on a regular basis. If you enjoy this meditation, please do us a favor and rate and review our show on iTunes, it’s the #1 way to send your love, and help others to find it as well! To hear Patrick’s interview, or more meditations from me or our guests, please visit our inspire nation show, or inspirenationshow.com. I send love. I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. A beautiful soothing meditation to put your body, mind & soul at ease. Helps relax & rewire the body for greater focus, patience & inner peace throughout your day, plus melts stress away. Patrick McKeown, Author of Oxygen Advantage. Inspiration | Motivation | Mindfulness | Breathing | Spiritual | Spirituality | Health | Healing | Self-Help

This is part two of our fascinating interview with Patrick McKeown, a world-renowned expert in the field of breathing, and the best-selling author of The Oxygen Advantage. In part two we’ll look at more of the incredible benefits of changing your breath, and how to begin. We’ll cover relaxation, rewiring the mind for less stress and anxiety, how to get a better night’s sleep, eliminate sleep apnea, increase focus and reduce adhd systems, and for athletes or those looking to get in better shape, look at the performance, health, and fitness benefits from simple changes to your breath. Yes, you can literally boost your VO2. And yes, it can help you loose weight too! That plus how you can reduce or eliminate asthma in both kids and adults, by changing the way we breathe. This is one power-packed interview, so let’s dive right in and shine bright. Topics Include: When you’re stressed you breathe quickly and can’t get oxygen to the brain So you can’t think Gives us an exercise to rewire the body so we can cope with stress much better. Repeating for just a few short weeks makes structural changes in the brain In 3-4 minutes can take someone from a flight or flight response to a rest and relax response – from sympathetic to parasympathetic This exercise helps reduce snoring – helps reduce sleep apnea Focusing on air shortage anchors mind on the breath – aka silences mind May be better than many meditation techniques because almost automatically quiets the mind Nasal Breathing for Improving Sleep Quality Humans were meant to breathe through nose Only 4 animals breathe through mouth, but are still nasal breathers Farm animals only breathe through mouth when they are very sick Athletes are missing the most important part of training Oxygen is sexy Everyday breathing affects your fitness and affects your sport The performance benefits of working on the breath More enjoyment Improved performance Can improve VO2 Max Improved Economy Reduce exercise induced asthma Reduce stress on the heart Lower heart rate Less inflammation Less injuries Asthma and over-breathing How asthma is curable if we get the breathing under control For parents with kids with asthma Watch your child breathing Is the mouth open? Do they snore? Are they holding their breath? Are they changing positions in sleep (obstructive sleep apnea) Huge link between sleep disorders and ADHD For adults with Asthma Pay attention to the breath Lower the breathing rate, lower the body weight When you change breathing, weight loss occurs Eat more when stressed Eat less when unstressed When using the breath you reduce stress, and reduce appetite High altitude individuals are thinner Wrap-up – why everyone should look at their breath Learn how to boost your fitness, performance & sex drive, dramatically improve your sleep, health & well-being, plus reduce weight, quiet your mind & even improve asthma, all by changing how you breathe! Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Meditation | Breathing | Health | Asthma | Endurance | Weight Loss | Sleep Apnea