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.

For Spirit Gym listeners: If you enjoyed Michael’s philosophies, pick up a copy of his ebook, The Savage & Saint Philosophy (plus four bonuses including his Vital Breakthrough Meditation Masterclass), for $5 at this link. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)

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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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears

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