Jack Panda Speaks

When was the last time you cried remembering a moment or experience of the past? I did this morning as a dear friend reminded me of our Vipassana Retreat experience we shared together. Today I share a little about my week in silence, a monk who derobed after 10 years to teach what he had learnt to his western brothers and sisters, AnthonyMarkwell.com, the two pillars of buddhism that impacted my life for the better: impersonality and impermanence, how much I love crying and why I encourage others to cry as much as they laugh.

Are you sensitive or intolerant to one or more food items? Today in my "Daily Audio Vlog" I talk about how allergies have sky rocketed in the last couple of decades, digestive food enzymes, gut microbiome diversity, anti-biotics growing up, the sterile environments we live in, obsessive compulsive cleansing of the gut, the fear of bacteria and germs, getting your feet in the mud and adding some shit back into your life for health.

How often do you tell yourself you should spend less time on your phone and then do the opposite? Today in my "Daily Audio Vlog" I talk about how I am split between reconnecting with the old world and uploading myself to the new world, my reflection of Gemini Man the movie, how emotions could be left behind, people chipping themselves for convenience and denial of what's clearly happening.

How often have you given up on a commitment because you feel stuck? Today in my "Daily Audio Vlog" I talk about finding novelty within sameness, Jordan Peterson's Lobster metaphor, how winning and losing affect our serotonin levels, how posture can change our mood, my losing trayectory and high standards, tackling procrastination, and the power of thoughts and affirmations.

Are you the first one to put up a fight or the pacific one who would rather step away? Today I talk about how youtubers are becoming boxers, how men or masculinity is drawn instinctively towards fighting, how our morality deprives us of these instincts, fear of losing control in animal mode, the potential benefits of embracing fight in a safe space, and slowing down to savour life.

Do you worry about privacy whilst willingly upload personal content to the internet on a daily basis? Today in my "Daily Audio Vlog" I ramble on about the potential dark side of facebook, how it exploits and rewires our psychology, the smart grid of inter connectivity, how it is easier to just focus on the positive aspects of this technological transition, the illusion of opting out and acceptance.

Ever feel like you are drifting in life without a goal? Today in my "Daily Audio Vlog" I talk about my addiction to change and travel, how without short or long term goals it is impossible to be driven, how the privileged life makes it easier to lose focus, pushing through stagnancy, how today's abundance is so forgiving, and the difference between choosing to commit and having to commit.

How often do you hide your thoughts or feelings out of fear of creating disharmony in your environment? Today in my "Daily Audio Vlog" I share my release of frustration this morning after stubbing my toe, how it created temporary disharmony with my partner, how often we manipulate the way we show up in life because of fear, my story as a people pleaser, how the truth is always the best outcome, how important it is to integrate our shadow gradually over time, and how otherwise it can present itself in the most destructive and uncontrollable manners.

Have you ever been called out on social media for expressing your personal thoughts or opinions? Today on my Daily Audio Vlog I talk about Generation Z, the call out culture on social media, how people are starting to over-measure what and how they say things out of fear, the overprotection of kids in childhood present today, how the lack of adversity hightens sensitivity, the concept of anti fragility and singularity when it comes to time: days of the week, seasons and past/future.

Have you ever considered how our natural postures have been lost through domestication? Today I talk about my squatting integration process in Asia, why I could never go back to sitting on a toilet seat, "Tony Riddle" - a natural life stylist, walking and running barefoot, how shoes are deforming and compromising how feet and physiology as a whole, the sensory deprivation that takes place within the human zoo, and the arising trend of re-wilding oneself.