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For anyone who knows me personally, you’ll know that one of my core values is liberty, or, said differently, the ability to be free in all the aspects of my life. To me, freedom is, quite literally, the bridge which allows us to cross into living life on our own terms or have our terms created for us by someone else & their goals & aspirations in life. I don’t see one as necessarily “good” & the other “bad”, however, I know which of those scenarios I consciously choose for myself each day. Freedom is often times the road less traveled & the one which, having lived my life on each of these paths at different times, you are sure to meet more challenges & dark nights of the soul. This being said, I have also found this to be the path that, for me, has allowed me to truly discover who I am, why I am here & feel the ecstasy resulting from the ability to surrender into the flow of life & allow gratitude & love to be the captains of my being. Sharing his time, story & wisdom on the subject of freedom with us today is a man who when I first met, I immediately clicked. I could tell right from the first words we exchanged that he was someone who was giving life his all & was relentless upon reaching his goals & being open enough to share his challenges along the way in order to allow others to realize that freedom is not given, it is taken & we have the opportunity to take it each time we choose to bring our shadow into the light, speak about our challenges & laugh at the devil that is tempting us to give up. He is the creator of the Freedom Builderz platform, which, speaking from personal experience, is a platform which takes the dreams & visions of coaches, facilitators & healers alike & turns them into reality. Him & his team specialize in every single facet of creating online programs, including program buildout, social media template design, funnel creation, marketing strategies, lead generation & much, much more. In addition to this, it is worth mentioning that unlike the other businesses on the market that offer these types of services, he is also a coach & has been specializing in the art of coaching for the past decade, which allows him to be able to talk the talk AND walk the walk in understanding your vision & understanding your position as a coach, facilitator or healer. For any of you who are listening & are looking to take your important work & turn it into a business that gives you the freedom to live life on your own terms, this episode is sure to empower you with the information necessary to do just that.
This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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Within the realm of business, more & more individuals are breaking out of the typical paradigms given to us by society & are combining their mission & soul purpose into the aspect of business in order to create alignment in the areas of physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, material & financial well being. Speaking for myself, I feel this is the change we have desperately needed in a society that in the present day is otherwise known for more diagnoses of anxiety, depression & health challenges than ever before. In my opinion, many of these diagnoses are manifesting as a result of individuals falling into the programming surrounding doing what “makes sense” financially & what is a “safe bet” when it comes to making, rather than creating, a living. Today’s guest is a pioneer in the frontier of integrating mission & soul purpose into the realm of business & is someone I am super stoked to dive into these subjects & more on. He is a plant medicine guide, a breathwork & meditation teacher, an energy work facilitator & is practicing true devotion with regards to ensuring those he works with leave his teachings inner-standing themselves, their true nature & their unique purpose in this world at the highest level possible. In addition, he is also an eternal student of the studies surrounding spirituality, which I am sure that all of you who listen to my podcasts regularly know I am an absolute fanatic for. This episode is sure to leave you feeling empowered, excited for life & in the state of being of a child, ever curious about what mysteries have yet to be discovered within the realm of life as a whole.
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If there is one thing I have noticed within the world at large & more specifically, the realm of plant medicines, it is that we have many elders, but have lost much of the wise elders of the world. In ancient societies & even today in small circles, these wise elders would help the rest of their tribe understand the process of life & in the realm of plant medicines, act as guides that would protect those that were looking to traverse these worlds & allow them to understand the ceremonial aspects that go along with them. The beauty of this is that, as the famous quote states, “how you do anything is how you do everything.” What these wise elders would allow the younger generations to understand & embody is that every single aspect of our lives can be ceremonial in nature & when life is engaged in in this way, life becomes a psychedelic experience in & of itself. Today’s guest on the show is someone who has been doing his part as a wise elder to re-educate the countless coaches & individuals he works with in how to make every aspect of their lives a ceremony & has been a juggernaut in the world of making this process one which is enjoyable & joyous in nature. Not only this, but he is also an extremely skilled shaman & has been a proponent of the responsible, conscious use of plant medicines since far before the explosion of popularity in recent times regarding these medicines. In addition, he is the founder & legendary voice & soul behind the CHEK institute, which has been empowering coaches in the teachings of holistic health & how to understand HOW to learn, rather than the typical approach in modern day educational establishments, which is primarily based on WHAT to learn, for the last 26 years, is the host of the Living 4d podcast, where he showcases in depth, powerful conversations with leading experts in the realms of health, fitness, spirituality, plant medicines & more with the intention of bringing the uncensored truth of the world at large to the people & is someone that I as well as countless others have looked up to as a massive inspiration in our never ending quest of curiosity, child like wonder of the world around us & how to remember our divine nature as god embodied in the human form.
Show Notes:
(3:40) Ryan Asks Paul about how he first got interested in the idea of plant medicines.
(7:20) Paul talks about being introduced to DMT
(14:00) Paul talks about growing up
(23:09) Paul asks about the setting and the dosage.
(24:07) Paul talks about his experiences with LSD
(26:57) Paul talks about carrying an “entity” with him
(37:07) Paul talks about what can go wrong in a ceremony
(39:37) Ryan talks about setting intentions
(40:57) Paul gives his answer as to what REALLY is going on here.
(50:27) Paul talks about WHY we’re here
(53:02) Paul talks about the evolving soul.
(56:37) Paul talks about entering different realms
(60:07) Paul talks about Love
(66:52) Paul talks about Kung FU
(68:07) Paul talks about compassion
(78:11) Ryan asks Paul what he thinks humanity needs in order to evolve.
(89:56) Paul talks about how he sees the world
(96:26) Paul talks about religious systems
(98:09) Paul speaks about the point of plant medicines
(104:56) Pauls advice for someone seeking to try psychedelics for the first time.
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There is a big reason that breathwork is becoming such a hot topic right now as the collective of human beings begin remembering their true power. As many ancient traditions have spoken about since the dawn of time, breath is life. It is our connection to the infinite source of spirit within each of us & allows anyone, regardless of age, gender, location or status to tap into this life force energy & allow it to positively affect their lives in numerous ways. That being said, there are endless videos, tutorials & resources available these days that in many cases, do more harm than good with regards to technique & application of what breathwork is right for a certain time or situation. Today’s guest on the show is an expert in the realm of breathwork & is teaching the art of breath in a very different & unique way than you may have heard of or practiced previously. His newest creation, Inflaux, is a breathwork certification that seeks to empower those looking to teach breathwork with the tools & resources to do so in a way that ensures each client they work with can walk away with a clear understanding of how to maximize the results of breathwork in their lives to allow them freedom & autonomy in their minds, bodies & spirits!
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More & more often as of late, I am having the pleasure of meeting individuals who are clearly on their path to inner-standing themselves & are open to the idea that they don’t know anything, but rather are eternal students in the art of curiosity. When we see children, the reason they are able to feel their emotions & move through the energies of life in a way that us adults often have trouble with us, in a big part, due to the fact that they are yet to be confined to what they “know” & are instead simply enjoying the experience of life in all its facets. Today’s guest on the show is a man who is on an ever expanding quest to break free of the barriers of mental conditioning & is embarking on the journey of doing the same in the clients lives he works with. Not only this, but he is a recent graduate of the “Connect With Cannabis” program that I have co created with my business partner Alex. He is someone who is open minded, has a zest for life & has a deep passion for helping others in their experience of being alive. Throughout this episode, we will be showcasing his journey, his evolution, his tips on living a balanced & healthy lifestyle & the advice he has for people that are beginning to open up to curiosity & let go of what they “know” in place of picking up presence, deeper connection to the world around them & a returning to the unity between the mind, body & spirit as one omniscient unit.
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Along my journey throughout this life, I am continually amazed at the people I meet & the opportunity within each of them to see myself mirrored back to me. Those of us that learn to lead with our hearts then have the ability to act as battery chargers for the world around us & the best part of this is that EVERYONE has this ability within, yet only certain people choose to dive in to the often times challenging process within of reaching this state of coherence between the mind, heart & spirit. Today’s guest on the show is someone that as soon as I met, allowed my heart to expand & we immediately sent each other a multitude of voice notes as if we had known each other in a previous lifetime & were simply picking up where we left off. He is a juggernaut in the health & science spaces, holding a bachelors in health & science, is an amazing coach who helps his clients get out of their heads & into the lives of their dreams, is the host of the Break Plateaus podcast, which I recently had the opportunity to co create magic with him on, is a master of the art of marketing & is an avid lover of nature & the earths elements, specifically within the realm of the freedom he attains when surfing & being one with the element of water.
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Throughout the often times tumultuous journey of life, we are faced with challenges that allow us, if chosen to be felt, moved through & learned from, to rise to the occasion of our fullest potential as human beings. Even though these times can force us to find the calm within the metaphorical storm of our lives & can be challenging in endless different ways, these ARE the times that give us the highest highs & allow us to truly feel ALIVE while in this experience we call life. How we each move through our challenges gives us each the opportunity to act as the artist of our life, molding our own rituals, routines & methods to navigate these waters & reach land having danced & successfully navigated the storm by our resilient faith in ourselves, our destinies & the process of life as a whole. Today’s guest on the show is a man who not only is an artist in the forms of movement, coaching, men’s work & being able to navigate the waters of challenge, such as addiction, with grace & ease, but he is also someone who is deeply passionate & purpose driven regarding raising the collective consciousness of humanity & doing his part in being a guiding light for those individuals who, similar to ships in a storm, are looking for land & are in need of a guide to help lead them to shore to regroup & ensure they are ready for any other challenges the ocean of life gifts them in their journey of self discovery & self actualization.
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When I think about one of the absolute best ways to move energy, engage in the practice of health & shift your physiological state into one that is flooded with neurotransmitters such as dopamine & seratonin, no methodology comes to mind & heart quicker than that of movement. Movement allows our emotions to act as what they truly are, energy in motion. Through our movements, we can create a masterpiece of self love that transcends any of the lower vibrational states we may be feeling before we begin & in this regard, it truly is a human super power. Today’s guest on the show is an expert in not just movement, but being able to create art out of his movement with his perfect balance of structure & going with the flow. He is a master instructor of Movnat, which is a practice based on moving in the primal, natural ways that humans have interacted with since the dawn of time in order to create harmony in all planes of movement within the physical body, is an all star content creator, having created products such as his Movement Life app, which has helped over 5000 high performers build an athletic physique, reduce chronic pain & move better for increased performance & quality of life all in the comfort of their own homes & on their own schedules & is an individual who’s passion for human body optimization is infectious & inspiring to all of those that are fortunate enough to work with him & call him their friend & family.
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When it comes to the word “success”, nothing matters more than our mindset. Mindset is the reason that certain wealthy people feel poor, certain poor people feel rich, certain successful people feel like failures & certain people who are down on their luck believe it’s all going to turn around tomorrow. The reason this matters so much is because the mind is similar to a computer & just like a computer, many times our minds can become constricted by “malware”, or patterns/programs that run amuck & lead us to otherwise depressed/deflated states of being. Today’s guest is an expert & coach in the realms of mindset, business consulting, real estate, is the host of the construct your life podcast, where he speaks to all of the above mentioned topics & how the listeners can up-level their revenue to expand their life & is the co host behind the Brain Dump Podcast, where he & Anthony Vicino speak to the Psychology of Success, have thoughtful conversations & eat, breathe & sleep entrepreneurship.
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When it comes to the subject of life, I firmly believe that our purpose here as human beings is to transform ourselves into the best versions of ourselves possible. The challenge I have seen within the realm of transformation the most is people acting from a place of distaste for themselves. They jump into a transformative process because they “don’t” want to be who they are anymore, rather than looking at who they “do” want to become & what will be possible in their lives for them when they become the best version of themselves. This is why I am SUCH a proponent of getting coaches/mentors to help with this process. Today’s guest is a master of the art of transformation, specifically within the realm of health & body transformation for men. He is a doctor of occupational therapy, a holistic health coach specializing in the art of transformation & is leading the way in helping busy, high performing men in experiencing the overall revolution that is possible in their lives when they commit to transforming their health, body & self image as a whole through his unique coaching process. This episode is absolutely packed with gems of wisdom & is designed to allow you to understand his process & receive some amazing takeaways that you can begin implementing into your life today for self empowerment.
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