Men Talking Mindfulness

Mindfulness adventure retreat … 

If you’ve always wanted to want to …

… then this retreat is for you  16-19 September… in Beautiful Durango, CO… at the Colorado Trails Ranch… the retreat will be led by Doctor of Physical Therapy, USMC Veteran, and Movement Expert, Dr. Theresa Larson; my Men Talking Mindfulness podcast cohost, one of NYC’s top yoga teachers and mindfulness guru, Will Schneider, and Jon Macaskill, Navy veteran, Men Talking Mindfulness cohost and mindfulness and meditation teacher!  And get this… the all inclusive cost is $2499 but if you book between this info session and August 10, you save $200 or if your organization or group signs up 4 or more folks, it’s $500 off PER PERSON!  SIGN UP TODAY ... HERE'S HOW!  https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat

In 2014 US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet pilot Kegan “SMurF” Gill survived the fastest ejection in the history of Naval Aviation at 695mph. His body was devastated impacting the sound barrier leaving him with a traumatic brain injury, broken arms, legs, shoulder, neck and a wide variety of nerve and blood vessel damage. His parachute disconnect malfunctioned and repeatedly drug him under the icy Atlantic Ocean while he awaited rescue. With lungs full of salt water and severe hypothermia he was rescued by a navy H-60 Seahawk helicopter. 

After over a dozen surgeries, two years of intense rehabilitation and overcoming prescription drug addiction he returned to flying F/A-18E Super Hornets and then had some more dramatic twists to his story. He is now on a continued path to healing via holistic means including the use of psychedelic therapy while he trains and competes in ultra endurance events. 

Retreat Sept 16-19, 2022 Join us, along with Movement Rx Founder, Dr. Theresa Larson, as we escape the chaos of life and enjoy a long weekend in scenic Durango, Colorado. We designed this mindfulness retreat so you can start to rewrite your story and cultivate the joy you’ve been missing. Over these four days, you will learn what you are capable of as we explore through our community experience various methods of mindfulness, movement, and just plain-old fun. Included in this retreat is a Four-Week Post Retreat Integration Program. Where we will all meet virtually for the following four weeks and double-down on the tools you’ve learned and work to weave these practices and insights into your daily life. Sign up and learn more at mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat 

00:30 Ejecting at Mach 1 with Kegan Gill 

01:30 Introducing Kegan Gill 

04:00 Will leads Opening Grounding Meditation (~3 min) 

07:30 Kegan’s journey 

16:00 The incident 

40:00 Physical recovery to mental breakdown 

1:18:30 Getting off the prescription meds 

1:21:30 And finding a new way forward 

1:33:30 Kegan’s current practices 

1:40:30 Kegan’s recs for living a healthy life 

1:47:00 Jon leads Closing Practice (~3 min) 

Operation Surf operationsurf.org 

One More Wave 1mwave.com 

Wake for Warriors wakeforwarriors.org 

Vet Solutions vetsolutions.org 

Heroic Hearts Project heroicheartsproject.org 

Warrior Angels Foundation warriorangelsfoundation.org 

Defenders of Freedom defendersoffreedom.us 

Kegan “SMurF” Gil instagram.com/kegansmurfgill 

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Will is excited to teach you how to develop self-mastery. From teaching and practicing for the last 19 years, he feels it's a joy to work with long-time practitioners and students that have never tried these practices before or have only dabbled. [email protected] 

Jon is a Navy veteran turned mindfulness and meditation teacher. Since ending his 24-year military career in June 2020, Jon is now dedicated to spreading the practices of meditation and mindfulness to help others live happier and more fulfilling lives. [email protected] 

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We are so excited to have with us today 10 times best-selling author Steven Kotler.  Will and I are huge fans and have read several of his books and today we will talk about achieving peak performance, creativity, passion, flow, and altered consciousness!

Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. He is the author of ten bestsellers (out of fourteen books), including The Art of Impossible, The Future is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, Bold and Abundance… and today we will touch on his NEW novel out now, The Devil’s dictionary.  His work has been nominated for two Pulitzer Prizes, translated into over 50 languages, and has appeared in over 100 publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, Wall Street Journal, TIME, and the Harvard Business Review.

A lifelong environmentalist and animal rights advocate, Steven is the cofounder of Planet Home, a conference/concert/innovation accelerator focused on solving critical environmental challenges, the cofounder of The Forest + Fire Collective, a network of individuals, organizations and institutions dedicated to ending catastrophic wildfire and restoring forest health to the American West. Alongside his wife, author Joy Nicholson, he is also the co-founder of Rancho de Chihuahua, a hospice care and special needs dog sanctuary.

Find out more about Steven here: https://www.stevenkotler.com

Books:  https://www.stevenkotler.com/books

Announcements

Retreat:  We have our Mindfulness Adventure Retreaet Sept 16-19th -we would love for you to join us to learn more head to - https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat or listen to Jon and I chatting about it on MTM here is that link: https://pod.fo/e/131ab1

MTM Summer Merch Sale going on now with our new Custom Designed SuperMTM Tee Shirt if you would like to see what this is all about head too:  https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/merch

Time Stamps:

00:30 Creativity, Flow, and Altered Consciousness with Steven Kotler

01:30 Join us on our retreat! mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat

02:00 Get your Summer MTM Merch! mentalkingmindfulness.com/merch

03:00 Introducing Steven Kotler

05:00 Will leads Opening Grounding Practice (~2 min)

07:30 Why Steven writes

10:00 How philosophy and psychology have evolved

16:00 Little and Big i’s

20:00 Little and Big Steven

23:00 Fear and goals

31:00 Focus!

34:30 Speed work

36:30 How Steven deals with writer’s block

41:00 Why you should start with something silly

48:00 The process for fiction vs non-fiction

51:00 Getting into flow state

55:00 Steven’s “Zero to Dangerous” Course

58:00 To be or not be in a flow state

1:01:00 Check out Steven’s other interviews

1:03:30 Jon leads Closing Practice (~2 min)

Check out our Awareness-to-action Self Mastery COURSE & COMMUNITY:

12 modules on attention, presence & performance. Work at your own pace plus a community built for Inspiration and connection.

1.  www.focusnowtraining.com/a2a-Course

JOIN US IN PERSON — Future Events and Retreats.

1.  Live in-person event: Warrior Defined.
We will be in Charlotte, NC, September 25, 2026 more info HERE: 

Or mentalkingmindfulness.com

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Join our IN PERSON Retreat NOW ... early bird savings until July 17th!  

Find out more here:  https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat

Join Jon and Will as they interview guest Chad McGehee - Director of Meditation Training at University of Wisconsin and founder of Inner Edge Meditation.  Chad with help us understand how meditation is enhancing athletic performance. 

Announcements (Jon)

Retreat Sept 16-19. 2022

Join us, along with Movement Rx Founder, Dr. Theresa Larson, as we escape the chaos of life and enjoy a long weekend in scenic Durango, Colorado.

We are tired of all the noise too, so we designed this mindfulness retreat so you can start to rewrite your story and cultivate the joy you’ve been missing. Over these four days, you will learn what you are capable of as we explore through our community experience various methods of mindfulness, movement, and just plain-old fun.

By Monday you’ll leave the ranch feeling renewed, invigorated, and equipped with new tools to tackle life’s challenges head-on!

It’s gets better - 

after these incredibly insightful four days, we won’t leave you stranded with all this enthusiasm and new knowledge. To keep your mindful flow growing, included in this retreat is a Four-Week Post Retreat Integration Program. Where we will all meet virtually for the following four weeks and double-down on the tools you’ve learned and work to weave these practices and insights into your daily life. 

Are you ready? 

sign up and learn more at https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat

We only have 17 spots for this retreat so if you snooze you might lose. 

NEW MTM Merch and NEW SuperMTM T-Shirt 

This Sale Starts today July 8th and ends July 29th

Head to Mentalkingmindfulness.com/merch to order your favorite MTM Merch Today! 

This Sale includes - Trucker Hats, Soft Cotton Tees, Tank Top and a Special edition SuperMTM T-shirt with the original superman color scheme with the MTM logo. 

Again Sale ends July 29 -Head to Mentalkingmindfulness.com/merch and order your today! 

Check out our Awareness-to-action Self Mastery COURSE & COMMUNITY:

12 modules on attention, presence & performance. Work at your own pace plus a community built for Inspiration and connection.

1.  www.focusnowtraining.com/a2a-Course

JOIN US IN PERSON — Future Events and Retreats.

1.  Live in-person event: Warrior Defined.
We will be in Charlotte, NC, September 25, 2026 more info HERE: 

Or mentalkingmindfulness.com

GET MORE FROM MTM:

Text MTM to 33777 — free weekly newsletter

1.  Subscribe: mentalkingmindfulness.com

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Produced by Robert Lopez | https://www.cratesaudio.com/

Jon had his car stolen!?  Let's discuss how mindfulness not only helped him keep a cool head but also how it helped him get it back!  WHAT!?!?

00:30 Welcome to Season 5! We’re back! 

01:00 Here’s what to expect this season 

03:30 MTM Retreat! Join us in September - mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat 

06:00 We got merch! (starting July 8th) mentalkingmindfulness.com/merch 

09:00 Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice (~5 min) 

14:00 The benefits of breathing exercises 

19:00 The case of the stolen Bumblebee 

27:30 How mindfulness helped Jon respond instead of react 

35:00 The ripple effect of Jon’s actions 

39:00 We are so excited about this retreat! 

43:00 Support Jon in his latest challenge and do some good! warriorrising.org/armyvnavy2022 

53:00 Will leads Closing Practice (~ min)

Announcements (Jon)

Retreat Sept 16-19. 2022

Join us, along with Movement Rx Founder, Dr. Theresa Larson, as we escape the chaos of life and enjoy a long weekend in scenic Durango, Colorado.

We are tired of all the noise too, so we designed this mindfulness retreat so you can start to rewrite your story and cultivate the joy you’ve been missing. Over these four days, you will learn what you are capable of as we explore through our community experience various methods of mindfulness, movement, and just plain-old fun.

By Monday you’ll leave the ranch feeling renewed, invigorated, and equipped with new tools to tackle life’s challenges head-on!

It’s gets better -

after these incredibly insightful four days, we won’t leave you stranded with all this enthusiasm and new knowledge. To keep your mindful flow growing, included in this retreat is a Four-Week Post Retreat Integration Program. Where we will all meet virtually for the following four weeks and double-down on the tools you’ve learned and work to weave these practices and insights into your daily life.

Are you ready?

sign up and learn more at https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat

We only have 17 spots for this retreat so if you snooze you might lose.

NEW MTM Merch and NEW SuperMTM T-Shirt

This Sale Starts today July 8th and ends July 29th

Head to Mentalkingmindfulness.com/merch to order your favorite MTM Merch Today!

This Sale includes - Trucker Hats, Soft Cotton Tees, Tank Top and a Special edition SuperMTM T-shirt with the original superman color scheme with the MTM logo.

Again Sale ends July 29 -Head to Mentalkingmindfulness.com/merch and order your today!

Dude, Where's My Car? is a 2000 American stoner comedy film directed by Danny Leiner. The film stars Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott as two best friends who find themselves unable to remember where they parked their vehicle after a night of recklessness. Supporting cast members include Kristy Swanson, Jennifer Garner, and Marla Sokoloff. Though the film was panned by most critics, it was a box office success and has managed to achieve a cult status, partially from frequent airings on cable television. The film's title became a minor pop culture saying, and was commonly reworked in various pop cultural contexts during the 2000s.

Check out our Awareness-to-action Self Mastery COURSE & COMMUNITY:

12 modules on attention, presence & performance. Work at your own pace plus a community built for Inspiration and connection.

1.  www.focusnowtraining.com/a2a-Course

JOIN US IN PERSON — Future Events and Retreats.

1.  Live in-person event: Warrior Defined.
We will be in Charlotte, NC, September 25, 2026 more info HERE: 

Or mentalkingmindfulness.com

GET MORE FROM MTM:

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Produced by Robert Lopez | https://www.cratesaudio.com/

Are you in control of your tech or is your tech in control of you?

This is Will when he didn't even have a beard!  Check it out... in video format if you're able (on Spotify or YouTube).  This is from an old Facebook live video Will did after his FIRST Vipassana retreat!