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Mitra Politi is the Spiritual Director for Rhythmia Life Enhancement Center in Costa Rica. He is an acupuncturist, intuitive healer, and a practitioner of indigenous Colombian healing who also organizes retreats and participates in public speaking and coaching. In this conversation, Mitra relates his own experiences navigating his spiritual awakening journey and shares with our audiences great insights on methods to connect with your most authentic self, the importance of shedding some light on our shadow parts, and his take on religion vs spirituality.

He recently published Insights. Steps to Truth, a collection of poems that reveal the path to light, life, renewal, and the truth at the core of it all.

Available at www.insights-thebook.com, you can connect with Mitra at www.facebook.com/mitrapoliti

Coach, speaker, and self-proclaimed 'bodybuilder yogi' Ben Pakulski talks about his journey becoming a professional bodybuilder and the lessons he learned along the way. In this conversation, we talked about achieving your goals, the mindset necessary to become stronger both physically and mentally, the six things under your control to achieve your desired body.

We also delved into interesting topics such as dry fasting, minimalism, and getting rid of your possessions, and even the reasons for homeschooling your kids.

Check out Ben's life-changing bodybuilding programs at www.benpakulski.com

Complement your weight training with an essential breathwork program. Visit elementalacademy.org/breath to sign up for our 7-day free breathwork course to get started on your breathing journey.

#bodybuilding #podcast

Influencer and Youtuber Victor Oddo shares the details of his spiritual awakening and talks about devoting his life to help those navigate the often overwhelming process of awakening.

In this talk, we cover interesting topics such as his Kundalini awakening, how to integrate a psychedelic experience, and how to follow your intuition. He also discusses his newest projects as he embarks on the journey of writing two books!

Check out Victor's channel for more content on navigating your spiritual awakening

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjerQpCYV_kL-IbQZNVHVPQ/

and check him out on Instagram at @Victor Oddo

Breathwork can be a great practice to accompany you in your awakening process, enroll in our 7-day free breath work course to learn more.

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Dr. Siu is a neuropathic doctor who educates the public about the toxic substances in our environment, she is also a collaborator with the DNA Company which uses the power of functional genomics and DNA testing to reveal how each individuals body interacts with their environment to design a specific health plan to prevent disease and increase performance.

In this chat, we explore the possibilities of DNA testing, the benefits compared to regular blood tests, the ways in which having information about your body can be used to optimize your diet or supplements, as well as the potential uses for this technology.

If you are interested in looking at the different testing available at The DNA Company, check out their site at www.mydnacompany.com/

Dr. Siu also has a private practice where applies she helps patients detoxify from their environment and restore health. Check her site out at enviromedclinic.com

#dna #health

Kyle Kingsbury is a former mixed martial artist, host of The Onnit Podcast, and avid psychonaut. In this conversation, he goes deep into his experience trying out higher doses of psilocybin mushrooms. From the importance of setting an intention, developing a plant medicine practice that works for you, to encountering entities during a high-dose ceremony, and learning from them, the conversation touches on a wealth of information for psychonauts considering taking a higher dose.

Kyle tells his personal experience and references a lot of authors and researches to supplement his understanding of plant medicine. Drawing from his memories, he tells the story of going through a personal hell and the different loops of suffering that the medicine made him go through, ultimately to develop a higher inner understanding and healing.

Make sure to check out Kyle's Podcast at The Onnit, where he interviews brilliant people and explores his topics of interest at www.onnit.com/kyle

Visit elementalacademy.org/breath for a free 7-day breathwork course to start your journey to conscious breathing and improving your overall health

#psychedelics #badtrips

Author Patrick McKeown is an expert on the art of breathing and has extensively researched the health impact of various breathwork techniques. In this interview, he talks about his personal journey dealing with asthma, sleep apnea, and fatigue, and how he transformed his health by becoming aware of his breath and incorporating simple, but powerful techniques such as nose breathing, increasing co2 tolerance, and monitoring factors like the heart rate variability.

In this chat, McKeown goes deep into the science of breathing and what happens in the body when we take that breath of air, from the biomechanics of breathing to the actual molecules and how they interact with our body.

Have you ever wondered what TV antennae have in common with the human body? While it may surprise you, they both need to be grounded to the earth in order to function properly. Clint Ober is an innovator and researcher who stumbled upon this knowledge installing TV antennae. He has applied his knowledge of electricity to the science of grounding the human body to the Earth, with incredible health results that have been corroborated in countless peer-reviewed studies.

In this interview, he tells the story of how seemingly unrelated events took him on a path to discover the power of grounding the body to the Earth, and its effects on inflammation and a myriad of auto-immune illnesses that commonly afflict the modern-day human.

Can a simple act like taking off your shoes and connecting to the Earth twice for about 30 minutes a day have an almost miraculous easing of chronic symptoms? The research says it can, leading Ober and other researchers to tout grounding as "the most important health discovery". Watch the full video to learn how exactly it happens.

Mindset coach Richard Filc tells us the story of his life journey as he started to abuse substances at a young age and struggling with addiction. By overcoming ideas of masculinity and what it means to be self-sufficient, Filc was able to reach out for help and begin his healing journey. Part of that success was me's work, to share and be vulnerable around other men, to learn support, and growth together. Filc now facilitates men groups and is always passionate about different healing modalities and helping other men reach their full potential and enhance their human experience.

The book Richard recommends during the interview is Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch.

If you are curious about joining a men's group, reach out to Richard at @richreflect on Instagram, or join our newsletter at elementalacademy.org where we share activities and future men group's gatherings.

For free breathwork courses, check out elementalacademy.org/breath

#men #healing

Geoff Larden is the co-founder of BoldxCentred, a Toronto-based grassroots community organization that facilitates a variety of community initiatives. A restless adventurer, Geoff has shed many lives on a journey within to get to know himself and his purpose. His travels have taken him to the jungles of Peru where he learned a lot about himself and explored other realms going ever deeper into the practice of plant medicine, guided by respected shamans.

In this intimate conversation, he opens up about struggling with a hyper-masculine attitude that would prevent him from even admitting he had addiction problems. He talks openly about his struggle, his run-ins with the law, and the rocky road out of selling drugs and being addicted, to a complete reinvention and discovery of the self through techniques such as vipassana meditation and plant medicine ceremonies.

To catch up with Geoff, reach out through Facebook as Geoff Larden, or on Instagram @geof_larden

Contrary to popular advice: "think before you speak", speaking coaches Tristan de Montebello and Michael Gendler from ultraspeaking.com have found out that instead of trying to control everything about the delivery of a speech beforehand, it's better to work on your mindset to be able to show up confidently, authentically and spontaneously. In this chat, Tristan talks about his experience building up the confidence to participate in the world championship of public speaking, which would set him and Michael on a path to discover a number of tricks and tools to help people deliver their message in the most impactful way.

Checkout Michael & Tristan website at ultraspeaking.com/gio to learn more about their coaching, or purchase their card game designed to train your brain to be more spontaneous.

Don't forget to check out elementalacademy.org/breath for life-changing breathwork courses, which can also help you with achieving a state of flow more easily.

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