Men Talking Mindfulness

Jon and Will discuss their upcoming trip to Costa Rica to participate in a psychedelic therapy retreat... oh, and this'll also be the first time they meet in person!  Jon and Will discuss their intentions, prep, and considerations. 

Announcements:

Next cohort for the Mindfulness and Movement(M2) Experience kicks off December 1st.  To find out more about this program developed by us and our partners at MovementRx, check out https://movement-rx.com/mtm or, join us for one of the upcoming FREE workshops… https://offers.movement-rx.com/mindfulness-movement-workshop-2… the next workshop is Nov 29th at 6pm EST.

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Excited for today’s show… as per usual, it's the standard raw, uncut, and unapologetic… but today is a little different… a special show… because our guests are actually two of our listeners!  Randy Bach and Daryl Roy… two self proclaimed “regular guys” who are now mindfulness practitioners - and from our conversation today, you’ll see what mindfulness has done for them, how they overcame obstacles and continue to run into obstacles with the practice (perfectly normal!) and how mindfulness is for everyone - all genders and sexes, all races, all religions, all ethnicities… everyone… NOT just the yogis, monks, and hippies!

Announcements…

Daryl Roy: After a career in the US Army and Commercial Nuclear Operations, Daryl founded 3D Media, a tech company bringing augmented reality and virtual reality to military and industrial worlds for knowledge retention, increased safety, and effective training. Daryl is married and has 3 children.

Randy Bach: Randy claims to be  “just a small town kid from the Appalachian Mountains of Northeast Tennessee” but he has grown into an amazing man… a solid husband, father, grandfather, veteran, military/veteran spouse and military retiree who never stopped dreaming. Randy feels truly blessed beyond anything he could have ever imagined, from being given a chance to enter the world’s greatest Air Force on a moral character waiver and then going on to achieving the rank of E-9 (Chief Master Sergeant) to finding and marrying his amazing wife and raising 2 daughters and now being blessed with 3 grandkids.  

Lindsay’s Timestamps (via Restream)

0:00:20 Intro

0:01:20 LIVE

0:02:30 Next M2 Experience starts December 1st! https://movement-rx.com/mtm

0:04:30 Welcome to our guests and listeners Daryl and Randy!

0:06:30 Will leads Opening Grounding Practice

0:11:00  Daryl's Mindfulness Journey

0:17:00 Randy's Mindfulness Journey

0:21:30 What drove Randy to find Mindfulness

0:25:00 https://missionsixzero.com/challenge/

0:26:30 What Daryl discovered during the process of healing

0:33:30 Daryl's current practice and why it is so important

0:36:30 How Randy uses simple techniques to ground whenever he needs

0:39:00 A sneak peek at next season's topics

0:44:30 Randy on becoming emotionally aware

0:48:00 How Daryl is learning to deal with guilt

0:57:00 Why you should write yourself a letter

0:58:30 Recognizing how our own practices are affecting those around us

1:04:30 What does it take to stick with the practice?

1:09:30 Jon leads Closing Grounding Practice

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Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE

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.

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JOIN US IN PERSON — Future Events and Retreats.

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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.

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We will be in Charlotte, NC, September 25, 2026 more info HERE: 

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We have a Special show today with Dr Seth Hickerson is back on MTM -   You might remember Dr Seth Hickerson's first Episode at the beginning of this Season #3 where we talked about “Mental Fitness” if you haven’t listened yet - it’s a great one so check it out - or maybe it's time to re-listen to Dr. Seth’s practical wisdom. This is why we love Seth - he makes mindfulness easily digestible. So in this episode Dr Seth will help you understand the important distinction btw “Reacting vs Responding” to life’s circumstances.  

Here’s a quote “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” - that’s from the great Vickor Frankle  So open your mind and ears and get ready to learn some new mindfulness tools that will help enhance your life.    

0:00:20Intro

0:01:20LIVE

0:05:20Introducing Dr. Seth Hickerson

0:08:00Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice

0:12:00Viktor Frankl quote

0:13:16Dr. Hickerson's Story

0:15:30What does it mean to live with mindfulness?

0:19:00What is the "gap" between a stimulus and an action?STEA - Stimulus, Thought, Emotion, Action

0:26:00Everything is in your perceptionExercising your brain is more than reading a book

0:35:00Capitalism survives on negative stimuli0:

47:00How do we start?

1:12:30Dr. Hickerson leads Closing Grounding Practice

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Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE #mindfulness #fitness #physicalfitness #meditation #health #wellness #wellbeing #strength #navyseals #usmc

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

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Jon and Will sit down with Josh Duntz to talk all things Cold Immersion.  Josh spent 10 years in Navy EOD community before transitioning into the startup world. He is the cofounder of Stasis - a holistic health education and training platform and recently joined the partnership team at Shift - a career advancement company for military members past and present. Outside of work he enjoys reading, podcasts, and long distance running and is an expert on cold water immersion therapy.   We learn a lot more about Josh and Cold Immersion in this episode.  

Check out the links below for more information:  

Josh on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaduntz/ 

Stasis online:  https://www.stasis.life  

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Time Stamps: 

0:00:32 Intro

0:01:32 LIVE

0:02:32 MTM Merch! mentalkingmindfulness.com/merch

0:03:42 Introducing Josh Duntz

0:04:42 Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice

0:07:12 Josh's Story

0:09:42 Josh's First Time

0:11:57 Jon's First Time was not pleasant

0:13:12 The benefits of cold exposure can vary greatly

0:15:32 How Josh uses cold immersion for ultra-running

0:16:57 The science keeps coming!

0:22:12 How do you start with cold immersion?

0:24:42 The team shares their personal cold therapy stories

0:33:57 You're Hot Then You're Cold

0:37:12 Feel the cold, feel the (fat) burn

0:38:27 Is there an ideal cold temp?

0:41:57 More advice on how to start cold therapy

0:44:42 Things to be aware of

0:46:12 We're keeping an eye on Stanford's Studies

0:47:12 Just keep breathing, just keep breathing . . .

0:52:12 Will leads Closing Breathing Practice

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Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE  #mindfulness #fitness #physicalfitness #meditation #health #wellness #wellbeing #strength #navyseals #usmc

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.

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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.

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We will be in Charlotte, NC, September 25, 2026 more info HERE: 

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We’ve got a great show ahead of us. Today we are going to learn about Physical fitness from our guest, our sister from another mister, Dr Theresa Larson - why physical fitness is important, what are some best practices, what exercise does for our minds and bodies… that mind body connection…  and also what happens if we neglect our bodies and don’t remain active. So Get ready more great wisdom coming your way!

Dr. Theresa Larson (aka “Dr. T”) has become one of the healthcare and fitness world’s most sought after experts on movement health. Dr. Larson earned her doctorate in physical therapy from the University of Saint Augustine in San Diego, CA. A former Marine Corps Engineer Officer and Combat Veteran, Theresa also played professional softball in Italy as well as semi-professional softball in the United States, was an All- American Division I softball player at Villanova University, as well as a former Body-for-Life Champion.

That all said, much like Will is family to me, so is Theresa… she’s a Woman on a mission, living life in the NOW, mother of 2 beautiful boys, wife to Per, adventurer, and someone who loves space and quiet.

Dr. Theresa Larson on IG @drtheresalarson; FB @movementrx or @drtheresalarsondpt; LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtheresalarson/

MovmentRx: Movement-rx.com

0:00:20 Intro

0:01:20 LIVE

0:02:20 Movement Rx M2 Experience movement-rx.com/mtm

0:03:30 MTM Merch mentalkingmindulness.com/merch

0:04:45 Introducing Dr. Theresa Larson

0:07:00 Will leads Opening Grounding Practice

0:11:00 Dr. T's Story

0:17:30 Why moement and physical fitness?

0:21:00 How much movement is enough?

0:22:45 Dr. T's prescription for movement

0:29:00 MTM does Squats with Dr. T

0:32:00 Squats are one of the ultimate movements

0:35:00 Movememnt as Miracle-Gro for the brain

0:39:30 Why is Mindfulness important for Movement?

0:43:30 Will loves yoga because of the mind-body connection

0:46:00 The movement journey may start with stillness

0:57:00 Stillness

1:00:00 Office Posture is THE WORST

1:05:00 MTM Posture Check and Stretch Break

1:09:00 Mindfulness in the Gym

1:15:00 Not all movement has to be a "workout" and it's still valid

1:19:30 The key talking points

1:23:00 Dr. T leads the Closing Grounding Practice

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Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE

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.

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We will be in Charlotte, NC, September 25, 2026 more info HERE: 

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