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Dr. Gerald Pollack is a Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington, internationally recognized scientist and author most well known for his revolutionary studies in the world of water.

His groundbreaking discoveries about water's "fourth phase" and its role in biological systems are challenging conventional wisdom about how our bodies work and opening new frontiers in health and healing.

I was excited to explore this topic with Dr. Pollack because water is quite literally the foundation of life, yet our understanding of it remains surprisingly limited.

His research suggests we may need to fundamentally rethink water's role in human health and biology.

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(00:00) The Revolutionary Understanding of Water
(19:56) Water as an Energy Source
(40:01) Practical Applications for Health
(01:00:01) Exploring Cancer and Water's Role
(01:13:05) Funding and Future Research Directions

Derek Haswell is the co-founder of the award-winning meditation app, Happier , where he spent the better part of a decade producing content with some of the world’s best meditation teachers & scientists — including the Dalai Lama.

He now spends his time as an executive coach — helping leaders drive more impact while becoming more aligned. In this conversation, we explore the difference between the waking up path and healing.

I was excited to explore this topic with Derek because many people, myself included, have experienced the limitations of pursuing either meditation or healing work in isolation.

His perspective on integrating both approaches while staying grounded in joy and authenticity is refreshing and practical.

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(00:00) Awakening Through Pain
(02:57) The Struggles of Meditation
(06:06) Waking Up vs. Healing
(08:55) The Interplay of Healing and Awakening
(12:08) Finding Your Path
(14:49) The Shift in Practice
(18:05) Joy as a Guide
(21:06) Navigating Suffering
(24:08) The Role of Intuition
(26:58) The Power of Presence
(29:50) Integrating Parts Work
(33:06) The Adventure of Inner Work
(35:56) The Dying of the Old Self
(38:57) Emerging Intuition
(42:05) The Dance of Parts and Presence
(44:47) Exploring the Depths of Experience
(51:43) Exploring Sadness and Self-Compassion
(53:49) Connecting with the Inner Child
(57:00) Embracing Unconditional Love
(01:00:03) Integration and Transformation
(01:09:00) Debriefing the Healing Process

Abundance is a word that gets thrown around a lot, but it seems like everyone has a different idea of what it means.

For a lot of people, it means money.

Money is seen as a proxy for other things like time, freedom, and contribution.

I once held this view and now believe it’s a very incomplete perspective.

I was excited to have my friend Sean Clayton to talk about abundance because he has one of the more unique perspectives I’ve come across. Sean is a serial entrepreneur. He is the founder of Myosin and Myosin XYZ, as well the Science of Abundance which teaches people how to integrate ancient wisdom and spirituality to create an abundant life. 

Instead of money, Sean views abundance as the energy that creates all things.

To live an abundant life, you can become aware of how this energy works and its fundamental laws.

Through working with and aligning to these laws, you can create an abundant life. When you go  against them, you simply cycle through repeated patterns that don’t represent the natural way of things which makes life more difficult.

A big influence on Sean’s perspective is the 7 Hermetic principles. These principles attempt to explain the nature of reality, consciousness, and the universe.

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(00:00) Introduction and Background
(00:49) The Evolution of Abundance
(02:26) From Taking to Receiving
(03:26) Knowing Oneself
(09:40) Healing as an Instant State of Worthiness
(13:09) The Power of Self-Awareness
(34:32) Self-Awareness and Holding Space for Healing
(35:25) Embracing Karma and Taking Responsibility
(36:32) Moving Out of Linearity and Shaping Reality
(41:24) Finding Balance and Stillness Within
(45:18) Being Intentional About Energy and Abundance

A lot of people think consciousness work is just a way to feel better. 

With this perspective, the connection between inner work and external results is tenuous. Maybe having a better temperament will make you a better leader or manager and more easily able to avoid burnout, but that’s about it. 

This is an incredibly limited perspective that misses the big picture.

Until you work on your consciousness, you’re mostly just operating life through a set of inherited patterns you didn’t choose.

This would be fine if they were all helpful, but most people’s unconscious patterns are oriented around avoiding harm and using the external world to get love.

So they perceive the world through the narrow lens of their patterns which direct all their activities. 

This is why entrepreneurs raise money before they should, stay in businesses they don’t care about, and pursue opportunities that aren’t actually aligned with the needs of the business.

I was thrilled to meet another entrepreneur who sees this clearly and recognizes the challenges this can create in our current version of capitalism.  

Dave Hersh is serial entrepreneur, founding CEO of Jive (NASD: JIVE), partner at Metamorph Partners, and author of the new book Reignition. 

In this conversation, we discuss how inner transformation can change the trajectory of your career and company.

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Many of the guests I’ve had on the podcast have spoken about the benefits of going deep once you’ve found a spiritual path or tradition that resonates.

The argument is that depth results in more profound transformation than breadth or spiritual window shopping.

In my own experience, I have found this to be true.

However, I know there are other people out there that have a different perspective and received a tremendous amount of benefit from a more broad exploration.

Today’s guest is Kyle Kowalski, the founder of Sloww. Sloww is creating the web’s deepest guide to the world’s wisdom through an interdisciplinary study across diverse yet interconnected disciplines. 

Kyle describes himself as a synthesizer. He has spent the last few years studying a tremendous amount of spiritual teachers and teachings with the goal of getting to the core essence of what they all point to.

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In software development there’s a popular idea that there are 10X engineers. 

A 10x engineer is capable of producing the impact of 10 engineers.

In my consciousness journey, I’ve realized there are 10X healers.

These people are capable of facilitating exceptional transformation and healing.

Although I believe we are always the ones doing the healing, it does seem like certain beings have an outsized capacity to help us.

Today’s guest Michael Leberknight is someone I consider a 10x healer. He has helped create some profound shifts in my life and I wanted to have him on the show to discuss the healing arts.

Michael’s healing journey began at what he calls a magic school.

Traditionally, mystery (or magic) schools have been places dedicated to the study and practice of esoteric teachings that are often kept outside the public eye. They’ve existed throughout history across various cultures and typically emphasize the development of consciousness, spiritual awakening, and metaphysical concepts.

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I love hosting a podcast.

It’s an amazing way to explore interesting topics and learn from the wisdom of others.

A lot of these conversations provide information about emerging topics like subtle energy, the nature of reality, or self healing.

As interesting as these are, I’ll be the first to admit they can be a bit disconnected from the things that most people struggle with on a day to day basis. Challenges like changing habits, finding new friends, and being kind to yourself.

Today’s conversation is an exploration of the REAL with my dear friend Alex Hardy. 

Alex and I are kindred spirits. We both chased the tech entrepreneurship dream and fast living New York City lifestyle only to be underwhelmed by where it all led. 

After selling his last startup to Docusign, Alex turned his attention inward to find deeper meaning and fulfillment. He’s spent the past few years exploring many facets of self discovery that have resulted in major transformations. With these inner shifts, his life has had to shift too which can be incredibly challenging. 

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Major shifts in consciousness can turn your life upside down.

Once the veil has been lifted from your eyes, you can’t unsee something.

Katie Deming was a leading radiation oncologist (cancer doctor) who for all intensive purposes was at the top of her field. 

She studied at Duke, practiced for 16 years, and spent many years as leader in the broader healthcare system designing cancer programs in the Northwestern United States. 

In 2020, her life shifted in a dramatic way when she had a shared death experience (SDE).

I had never heard of an SDE until connecting with Katie, but apparently it can be more common for people in the healthcare field. 

A shared death experience is a phenomenon where a person who is not dying reports experiencing some aspects of the death process along with a person who is actually dying.

In our conversation, Katie shares what happened during this experience and how it changed her in ways she never anticipated.

She realized that she could no longer practice western oncology (cancer treatment) and that the western medical system had many things wrong.

This is a pretty big deal considering she had spent many years studying, establishing herself, and creating a certain lifestyle. Her decision created lots of dramatic upheaval that we discuss in our conversation.

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The conversation explores the backstory of ODYSSEY, the first legal psilocybin retreat center in the United States, and the personal journeys of Gabe and Aaron in entering the field of mental health and psychedelics.

It delves into the legislative landscape, the challenges of state-by-state legalization, and the limitations and opportunities within the current framework. The discussion also addresses the role of conventional mental health practitioners in facilitating psychedelic experiences and the unique considerations involved.

The conversation explores the intersection of Western therapeutic frameworks and psychedelic facilitation, highlighting the shift from directive to non-directive methods. It delves into the clash of paradigms between traditional medical training and psychedelic facilitation, emphasizing the importance of space, time, and integration in the psychedelic experience.

The discussion also touches on the excitement and potential of the emerging psychedelic industry.

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Let’s face it. There’ a lot of A.I. doom and gloom right now.

This is especially the case in some spiritual circles. 

On Youtube, I see all these people talk about how we are entering a man vs. machine war, or other types of metaphysical warfare. 

I haven’t really spent much time looking into these things and I’m sure there’s degrees of truth to the concerns. 

My immediate reaction when I see this type of rhetoric is that it reflects the pattern of polarized thinking.

Polarizing thinking is when you look at things from a black vs. white, good vs. bad, or right vs. wrong perspective. This constrains your vision from seeing a more complete, big-picture perspective and keeps you in separation. 

I am excited to learn about what A.I. is enabling that seems supportive for humanity, alongside the legitimate concerns that warrant action.

I recently got a chance to sit down with Maverick Kuhn, one of the co-founders of Thyself.ai. Thyself.ai is an AI voice assistant that guides you through emotional work like internal family systems (IFS). Instead of having to wait to talk to a therapist every other week, you can use the app to guide you through IFS on demand.

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