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I couldn't be more excited to bring another interview to you on Exploring Mind and Body featuring Dan Millman. One of my favourite authors and guests on the show, this is Dan's 4th's appearance! Which is only fitting given the title of his book we're talking about today.

I always feel grateful to have Dan back on the show and he certainly doesn't disappoint. Another one of my favourite interviews coming at you as Dan talks about the Four Purposes of Life.

Who is Dan Millman?

DAN MILLMAN, a former world champion gymnast, university coach, and college professor, has written 16 books read by millions of readers in 29 languages. Dan’s work includes fiction and nonfiction, two children's books, and a first-draft screenplay for Way of the Peaceful Warrior, released by Universal Pictures in 2007. For three decades he has worked with publishers large and small; represented himself and partnered with top literary agents. Find more about Dan Millman Here.

Show Notes:

Learning Life's Lessons

* if Earth is a school, what courses do we need to pass to graduate?

* Self Worth and how it's different from self confidence

* the practice of Self Discipline

* some of us act without thinking, too many of us think without acting

* Dan's view on money and values

* The Nature of Your Inner World - Lao-Tzu "as soon as you have a thought, laugh at it".

* Confronting Fear - hero's feel the same fear as cowards, they just act differently

Finding Your Career and Calling

* Kevin Kohler's story of his love of Ultimate Frisbee

Discovering Your Life's Path

Attending to this Arising Moment 

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I couldn't be more excited to bring another interview to you on Exploring Mind and Body featuring Dan Millman. One of my favourite authors and guests on the show, this is Dan's 4th's appearance! Which is only fitting given the title of his book we're talking about today.

I always feel grateful to have Dan back on the show and he certainly doesn't disappoint. Another one of my favourite interviews coming at you as Dan talks about the Four Purposes of Life.

Who is Dan Millman?

DAN MILLMAN, a former world champion gymnast, university coach, and college professor, has written 16 books read by millions of readers in 29 languages. Dan’s work includes fiction and nonfiction, two children's books, and a first-draft screenplay for Way of the Peaceful Warrior, released by Universal Pictures in 2007. For three decades he has worked with publishers large and small; represented himself and partnered with top literary agents. Find more about Dan Millman Here.

Show Notes:

Learning Life's Lessons

* if Earth is a school, what courses do we need to pass to graduate?

* Self Worth and how it's different from self confidence

* the practice of Self Discipline

* some of us act without thinking, too many of us think without acting

* Dan's view on money and values

* The Nature of Your Inner World - Lao-Tzu "as soon as you have a thought, laugh at it".

* Confronting Fear - hero's feel the same fear as cowards, they just act differently

Finding Your Career and Calling

* Kevin Kohler's story of his love of Ultimate Frisbee

Discovering Your Life's Path

Attending to this Arising Moment 

***

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I've been 'cell' phoneless for about 6 weeks now. I recently wrote about not using a cell phone and since then lots of people have been asking me 'how its going'. As much as I appreciate the interest, it seems like so many of us have forgotten what life has been like when we didn't have constant 'connection'. It really wasn't that long ago when we didn't have cell phones. When we weren't connected in an instant with a text message and didn't know what all of our Facebook or Twitter 'friends' were doing with the flip of a button.

The truth is I'm loving it, I'm more efficient, more connected (if you could imagine), less interrupted and enjoying not having a cell phone. Which is why I decided to write down 5 tips in 5 minutes on going phoneless.

Top 5 Tips in 5 Minutes 

Mental Clarity

We all know what it's like to have our phone next to our bed, take it to the bathroom with us, pick it up in the middle of the night, first thing in the morning and more times than we can count throughout the day. At least for me, with constant emails and multiple social media notifications my mind was cluttered, I didn't realize how much until I went without a phone for a couple days.

I found myself with less stress not thinking about all the things I have to get done. The Facebook message or comment to answer, the email someone is waiting for a response to and someone else's perspective and opinion when I share my own thoughts.

Without a doubt mental clarity has been the biggest benefit of going phoneless.

Efficient

Without multiple interruptions throughout the day from every aspect possible, it's no question I'm more efficient, get more things done and even have spare time.

Resourceful

There are TONS of ways to contact people, seriously, TONS. I found that out as soon as I didn't turn my phone on (or get a new one) a couple weeks in. Social media, FaceTime, Skype...did you know you can actually call locally for free through gmail?

That's right, the ways to contact and 'stay connected' are unlimited even without a phone.

Talking to Someone

This is becoming more of a lost art, more than we know. Again I didn't notice how little I actually talked to someone on the phone until I had to pick it up and call because I couldn't text. I actually talk to family more, there is less time wasted by calling for 5 minutes instead of being involved in a 25 min text conversation.

I always think about kids when a subject like this comes up. What's going to happen to our youth when they aren't able to have a conversation. Do they do job interviews through text messages now?

Focus

Without interruptions, without constant communication, without every notification possible going off, I focus more. Did you know we are actually and literally conditioned to be interrupted. It's true. When I'm in the middle of a project I'd actually stop and look for my phone; if it was next to me I'd look at it without even hearing a notification. This is scary to me and something I'm happy I no longer have to worry about.

In closing 

It's kind of funny when I tell someone I don't have a cell phone, I usually get a blank stare. People literally don't know what to say. Then I get an odd look, which is basically a giant question mark on their face or an awkward laugh.

Most of us couldn't even think about spending the day without our phones, but if you could, just for a moment, you'd realize how important it is to actually call someone, how texting wastes time (along with checking your newsfeed every 6 minutes), how putting down technology for even moments can make you feel FREE not less connected.

And finally, appreciating someone that's standing right in front of you, instead of stopping mid sentence to see what everyone else has to say.

I've been 'cell' phoneless for about 6 weeks now. I recently wrote about not using a cell phone and since then lots of people have been asking me 'how its going'. As much as I appreciate the interest, it seems like so many of us have forgotten what life has been like when we didn't have constant 'connection'. It really wasn't that long ago when we didn't have cell phones. When we weren't connected in an instant with a text message and didn't know what all of our Facebook or Twitter 'friends' were doing with the flip of a button.

The truth is I'm loving it, I'm more efficient, more connected (if you could imagine), less interrupted and enjoying not having a cell phone. Which is why I decided to write down 5 tips in 5 minutes on going phoneless.

Top 5 Tips in 5 Minutes 

Mental Clarity

We all know what it's like to have our phone next to our bed, take it to the bathroom with us, pick it up in the middle of the night, first thing in the morning and more times than we can count throughout the day. At least for me, with constant emails and multiple social media notifications my mind was cluttered, I didn't realize how much until I went without a phone for a couple days.

I found myself with less stress not thinking about all the things I have to get done. The Facebook message or comment to answer, the email someone is waiting for a response to and someone else's perspective and opinion when I share my own thoughts.

Without a doubt mental clarity has been the biggest benefit of going phoneless.

Efficient

Without multiple interruptions throughout the day from every aspect possible, it's no question I'm more efficient, get more things done and even have spare time.

Resourceful

There are TONS of ways to contact people, seriously, TONS. I found that out as soon as I didn't turn my phone on (or get a new one) a couple weeks in. Social media, FaceTime, Skype...did you know you can actually call locally for free through gmail?

That's right, the ways to contact and 'stay connected' are unlimited even without a phone.

Talking to Someone

This is becoming more of a lost art, more than we know. Again I didn't notice how little I actually talked to someone on the phone until I had to pick it up and call because I couldn't text. I actually talk to family more, there is less time wasted by calling for 5 minutes instead of being involved in a 25 min text conversation.

I always think about kids when a subject like this comes up. What's going to happen to our youth when they aren't able to have a conversation. Do they do job interviews through text messages now?

Focus

Without interruptions, without constant communication, without every notification possible going off, I focus more. Did you know we are actually and literally conditioned to be interrupted. It's true. When I'm in the middle of a project I'd actually stop and look for my phone; if it was next to me I'd look at it without even hearing a notification. This is scary to me and something I'm happy I no longer have to worry about.

In closing 

It's kind of funny when I tell someone I don't have a cell phone, I usually get a blank stare. People literally don't know what to say. Then I get an odd look, which is basically a giant question mark on their face or an awkward laugh.

Most of us couldn't even think about spending the day without our phones, but if you could, just for a moment, you'd realize how important it is to actually call someone, how texting wastes time (along with checking your newsfeed every 6 minutes), how putting down technology for even moments can make you feel FREE not less connected.

And finally, appreciating someone that's standing right in front of you, instead of stopping mid sentence to see what everyone else has to say.

In this interview of Exploring Mind and Body I'm talking with Tobin Blake who wrote the book The Healing of Jordan Young. This is a story where Tobin talks about how he helped heal Jordan who is his daughters boyfriend from lymphomic dis-ease.

Who is Tobin Blake:

Tobin Blake, the author of The Power of Stillness and Everyday Meditation, is a longtime student of meditation, healing, and the  mind-body connection. He holds workshops on meditation and

spiritual awakening and lives in Bend, Oregon.

Show Notes:

* Earth school

* how meditation can heal

* what a co-incidence is

* agressive lymphoma

* the body is an extension of what we are

* Visualization healing

* Emotions caused dis-ease flair up

* A course in miracles

* emotional reactions

* Meditation - is not to stop thoughts, it's to disconnect with your thoughts

* don't resist your thoughts - think of them as clouds passing by

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In this interview of Exploring Mind and Body I'm talking with Tobin Blake who wrote the book The Healing of Jordan Young. This is a story where Tobin talks about how he helped heal Jordan who is his daughters boyfriend from lymphomic dis-ease.

Who is Tobin Blake:

Tobin Blake, the author of The Power of Stillness and Everyday Meditation, is a longtime student of meditation, healing, and the  mind-body connection. He holds workshops on meditation and

spiritual awakening and lives in Bend, Oregon.

Show Notes:

* Earth school

* how meditation can heal

* what a co-incidence is

* agressive lymphoma

* the body is an extension of what we are

* Visualization healing

* Emotions caused dis-ease flair up

* A course in miracles

* emotional reactions

* Meditation - is not to stop thoughts, it's to disconnect with your thoughts

* don't resist your thoughts - think of them as clouds passing by

**

Thank you so much for your interest in this show of Exploring Mind and Body, if you haven't done so already please take a moment and leave a quick rating and review of the show in iTunes by clicking below. It will keep us delivering valuable content each week and give others an opportunity to find the show as well.

Click here to subscribe via iTunes (and or leave a rating)

 

I love fermented foods, in fact I have them in some form everyday, usually in the morning. This is a staple in our Monthly Membership Program where we put together a 2 part series to show the importance and benefits of fermented foods.

In this show, in 5 minutes I offer my 5 best tips explaining the benefits of fermented foods and why they should be implimented in some form every single day.

5 Tips in 5 Minutes:

Examples of Fermented Food:

Before I get into adding fermented food to your daily diets I thought it would be beneficial to give you a few examples, which include: Sauerkraut, Kimchi, Miso, Kombucha, Kefir.

Immune System

Our immune system, in large part has much to do with our gut flora, ability to digest and break down foods so they can heal our bodies. If you are having issues with your immune system, meaning you're commonly susceptible to the common cold, flu or any other bugs, viruses or dis-eases on a regular basis, you should consider how healthy your gut is.  Implementing fermented foods will improve your immune sytem in a significant way.

Bowl Movements

We should have bowl movements every single day. I understand this isn't the case for many, which is why it's so important to add fermented foods to our diet. The best time to have a movement is first thing in the morning, this is when our body is relaxed the most and it's the best time to clear out anything that may be still in our system from the day before.

Adding fermented foods to our daily diets and routines will improve our ability to have movements on a consistent basis, flush out toxins and have our entire internal system working as efficiently as possible.

Preparing Your Body for Food

The most important meal of the day, without a doubt, is breakfast. When I first start working with someone I ask them how frequently they eat, when is the first time they eat and so on. It's no shock most of us don't eat in the morning. A coffee, possibly a pastry or nothing until late morning, or early afternoon is a regular occurrence.

When I ask someone that doesn't eat breakfast 'why?', the most common answer is along the lines of 'I just can't eat', 'I can't stomach food when I first get up'. There are two reasons for this. The first reason is, it's not a habit to eat in the morning, we're simply not used to having food in your system that early. Which is nothing more than a habit.

And the second reason is because our body really isn't ready for food, so we need to prepare it properly. This is no different than warming up before a workout. Think about warming up your digestive system before you put food in it. You can try something like lemon water in the morning, or in this case fermented foods to get your gut ready for digestion.

Gain Energy

We've all dealt with the afternoon crash, after lunch with colleagues, where we struggle to get through the rest of the day. The biggest issue here when we put hard to digest foods in our gut is, our body uses tons of energy to digest that food, which is why we want to take a nap shortly after.

This is much the same when we have a big ol steak or giant bowl of pasta late in the evening. Many times we don't sleep well after a meal like this because instead of healing our body as we sleep (which is what is supposed to happen) our body is working hard to digest that food.

By consuming fermented foods, we're actually able to gain energy because our body isn't spending so much of it on the digestion progress.

Lose Weight

Losing weight is another by product or benefit of consuming fermented foods. When we consume foods that are hard to digest or even living foods (raw food) that need help digesting as well,

I love fermented foods, in fact I have them in some form everyday, usually in the morning. This is a staple in our Monthly Membership Program where we put together a 2 part series to show the importance and benefits of fermented foods.

In this show, in 5 minutes I offer my 5 best tips explaining the benefits of fermented foods and why they should be implimented in some form every single day.

5 Tips in 5 Minutes:

Examples of Fermented Food:

Before I get into adding fermented food to your daily diets I thought it would be beneficial to give you a few examples, which include: Sauerkraut, Kimchi, Miso, Kombucha, Kefir.

Immune System

Our immune system, in large part has much to do with our gut flora, ability to digest and break down foods so they can heal our bodies. If you are having issues with your immune system, meaning you're commonly susceptible to the common cold, flu or any other bugs, viruses or dis-eases on a regular basis, you should consider how healthy your gut is.  Implementing fermented foods will improve your immune sytem in a significant way.

Bowl Movements

We should have bowl movements every single day. I understand this isn't the case for many, which is why it's so important to add fermented foods to our diet. The best time to have a movement is first thing in the morning, this is when our body is relaxed the most and it's the best time to clear out anything that may be still in our system from the day before.

Adding fermented foods to our daily diets and routines will improve our ability to have movements on a consistent basis, flush out toxins and have our entire internal system working as efficiently as possible.

Preparing Your Body for Food

The most important meal of the day, without a doubt, is breakfast. When I first start working with someone I ask them how frequently they eat, when is the first time they eat and so on. It's no shock most of us don't eat in the morning. A coffee, possibly a pastry or nothing until late morning, or early afternoon is a regular occurrence.

When I ask someone that doesn't eat breakfast 'why?', the most common answer is along the lines of 'I just can't eat', 'I can't stomach food when I first get up'. There are two reasons for this. The first reason is, it's not a habit to eat in the morning, we're simply not used to having food in your system that early. Which is nothing more than a habit.

And the second reason is because our body really isn't ready for food, so we need to prepare it properly. This is no different than warming up before a workout. Think about warming up your digestive system before you put food in it. You can try something like lemon water in the morning, or in this case fermented foods to get your gut ready for digestion.

Gain Energy

We've all dealt with the afternoon crash, after lunch with colleagues, where we struggle to get through the rest of the day. The biggest issue here when we put hard to digest foods in our gut is, our body uses tons of energy to digest that food, which is why we want to take a nap shortly after.

This is much the same when we have a big ol steak or giant bowl of pasta late in the evening. Many times we don't sleep well after a meal like this because instead of healing our body as we sleep (which is what is supposed to happen) our body is working hard to digest that food.

By consuming fermented foods, we're actually able to gain energy because our body isn't spending so much of it on the digestion progress.

Lose Weight

Losing weight is another by product or benefit of consuming fermented foods. When we consume foods that are hard to digest or even living foods (raw food) that need help digesting as well,

In this show I wanted to talk about something a little different. I'm always looking for new and interesting topics to share with you, so I thought why not bring on an expert in Car Health to talk about Car Health and Tire Safety. The truth of the matter is, most of us drive cars and even more know very little about these cars that we trust every day we get in them.

So I thought, who better to bring on then The Tire Shop owner Aaron Laviolette. who basically grew up in this family business who just happened to celebrate 40 years in business! I've always heard  good things about this local business, in fact as I recently visited the shop and witnessed customer after customer walk in and walk out not only satisfied but surprised at how quickly the service was finished.

Show Notes:

* What it was like growing up in the tire shop sweeping the floors at age 4

* check engine oil, reasons and frequency

* why it's important to have your tires rotated

* check your air filter

* the difference between regular tires and snow tires

* alignment

* mechanical awareness

* getting to know your vehicle

* stopping for assistance

Thank You

It's an absolute pleasure to have the Tire Shop working with us as a sponsor. We so much appreciate their support and what they bring to the community with their family run business.

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Thank you so much for your interest in this show of Exploring Mind and Body, if you haven't done so already please take a moment and leave a quick rating and review of the show in iTunes by clicking below. It will keep us delivering valuable content each week and give others an opportunity to find the show as well.

Click here to subscribe via iTunes (and or leave a rating)

In this show I wanted to talk about something a little different. I'm always looking for new and interesting topics to share with you, so I thought why not bring on an expert in Car Health to talk about Car Health and Tire Safety. The truth of the matter is, most of us drive cars and even more know very little about these cars that we trust every day we get in them.

So I thought, who better to bring on then The Tire Shop owner Aaron Laviolette. who basically grew up in this family business who just happened to celebrate 40 years in business! I've always heard  good things about this local business, in fact as I recently visited the shop and witnessed customer after customer walk in and walk out not only satisfied but surprised at how quickly the service was finished.

Show Notes:

* What it was like growing up in the tire shop sweeping the floors at age 4

* check engine oil, reasons and frequency

* why it's important to have your tires rotated

* check your air filter

* the difference between regular tires and snow tires

* alignment

* mechanical awareness

* getting to know your vehicle

* stopping for assistance

Thank You

It's an absolute pleasure to have the Tire Shop working with us as a sponsor. We so much appreciate their support and what they bring to the community with their family run business.

***

Thank you so much for your interest in this show of Exploring Mind and Body, if you haven't done so already please take a moment and leave a quick rating and review of the show in iTunes by clicking below. It will keep us delivering valuable content each week and give others an opportunity to find the show as well.

Click here to subscribe via iTunes (and or leave a rating)