Meet Pavel Stuchlik, entrepreneur, DJ, and founder of Upper Aeon, who built over 100 OrangeTheory franchises before stepping away to explore the deeper dimensions of human potential. From running a fitness empire to guiding dark retreats and living on prana, Pavel shares how fasting, frequency, and stillness became his path to inner power.
Chapters:
00:00 – From OrangeTheory to Inner Work
01:17 – Lessons from Failure & Redefining Success
04:00 – First Business & Burning Out
08:12 – Building 100+ OrangeTheory Franchises
10:37 – Dark Retreats, Fasting & Conscious Tech
15:40 – Selling OrangeTheory & Starting Over
17:20 – Losing It All & Reinventing Through COVID
19:55 – Purpose-Driven Business & Early Spiritual Roots
22:55 – Merging Ancient Wisdom with Biohacking Tech
25:55 – Darkness Retreats, Frequencies & Finding Clarity
28:10 – Designing Transformational Events Like a Template
29:50 – Building a Purpose-Driven Franchise for Facilitators
32:10 – Life Patterns, Mindset & Healing Through Awareness
35:00 – The 4-Phase System: Wake Up, Clean Up, Power Up, Rest
38:40 – The ME-WE-BE Model & Levels of Consciousness
38:40 – Exploring the Edge: Sundance, Prana & Dark Retreats
41:15 – Breath, Dance, Meditation: The BDM Method
43:40 – Pranic Living & 25 Days Without Food
47:20 – Tech for Consciousness: Apollo, Neurovisor & More
52:30 – Finding Balance: Weekly Fasts, Monthly Resets, Yearly Darkness
Pavel Stuchlik on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pavel.aeon/?hl=en