Welcome to “The Emergent Human” where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living.

Ostrolenk speaks with returning guest Brent Gleeson, a Navy SEAL combat veteran with combat tours to Iraq and Africa. Upon leaving SEAL Team 5, Brent turned his discipline and battlefield lessons to the world of business and has become an award-winning entrepreneur, bestselling author, and acclaimed speaker and consultant on topics ranging from leadership and building high-performance teams to culture and organizational transformation.

Gleeson has recently published a new book - "Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life”, and he begins by detailing two of his own difficult experiences which taught him to embrace the suck. The psychology of mental fortitude and resilience, Gleeson details, are key to a growth mindset. He details how acknowledging obstacles and overcoming adversity can foster successful relationships, and the path towards this entails doing something difficult every day and engaging in 360 reviews. In Gleeson’s experience, the best leaders learn to crave feedback, and they understand the value of making decisions based on a set of values.

To learn more about Brent Gleeson and his work, read his newest book is titled “ Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life”, and visit his websites https://takingpointleadership.com/ and http://www.brentgleesonspeaker.com/.

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Shout out to my colleagues Dan Cerrillo and Chriss Smith at Spartan 7; which is Leading the way in executive protection, tactical and mental readiness training, and continued rehabilitation support for veterans. https://www.spartan7inc.com/.

Today’s show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. Our guest today is Brent Gleeson

We will close out today’s show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Good Wyrd”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZhRgUdHurA&list=PLATF5eWSVEAN4_DXjORbLYaiy34H98HIv&index=2

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living.

Ostrolenk speaks with Alexsys Thompson, MLC, BCC is a best-selling author of the book “The Power of a Graceful Leader: Flow, Integration and Alignment,” a keynote speaker, executive integration coach, and member of the Forbes Coaches Council. Her work is guided by her life’s mission to create safe spaces for souls to show up.

Alexsys shares stories of her own experiences and the experiences of those with whom she’s worked closely; she discusses how these experiences have grown her understanding of graceful leadership. She has found that most leaders know how to lead intellectually, but few now how to lead from a grace-center, the energy force around the heard. She has helped clients discover ways to break negative coping strategies and become more approachable. Alexsys shares the 6 Tents of Graceful Leadership: Integrating: Mind, Body and Soul; Evolving: Alignment of Soul and Self; Transparency: Self and Others; Connecting: Self and Universe; Co-Creating: Innovative; and Compassionately Powerful in All Things. She also offers thoughts on post-conventional living and the balance of evolution and revolution.

To learn more about Alexsys Thompson and her work, visit her websites at www.alexsysthompson.com and https://ubuntuasafehaven.com/, and find her book on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Power-Graceful-Leader-Alexsys-Thompson/dp/1544504985).

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Check out The Arete Collective Mastermind brought to you by Apeiron Zoh. We will be launching our second cohort in July. If you are interested in body/mind and spiritual growth with a great community, it could be a good fit for you https://www.lifeofexcellence.io/main-zoh

Today’s show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/.

We will close out today’s show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living.

Today’s guests are Curt Cronin and Jamie Wheal.

From Navy SEAL Tier One Operator to entrepreneur, Curt has a track record of making the impossible possible. He creates an energetic force field of coherence for teams to drop into flow and high performance. Curt received his MBA at combined programs from the London School of Economics, New York University’s Stern School of Business, and the HEC School of Management in Paris. Curt graduated fifth in his class from the United States Naval Academy and has been awarded two Bronze Star medals for combat valor and three Distinguished Meritorious Service Medals.

Jamie Wheal is the author of Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death In a World That's Lost Its Mind, and the Pulitzer-nominated global bestseller Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work. He is the founder of the Flow Genome Project, an international organization dedicated to the research and training of human performance.

Ostrolenk speaks with Curt and Jamie about the questions they’re seeking to answer through their work, including how we live a life of meaning in an era of increasing uncertainty and how to cultivate a societal transition to a future that works for everyone. Curt offers insight into the collective and community mindset of the military, and how we might bring these lessons to civilian life and business. Jamie offers cathartic techniques and technologies that are open source and support the human transition that can get us to a better space. They also discuss undigested grief, what it does to our capacity to relate to one another, our current state of divergent narratives on global events, and Curt and Jamie’s ten suggestions. To read Jamie’s book, visit https://www.recapturetherapture.com/, and to learn more about their work check out www.flowgenomeproject.com.

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Today’s show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/.

We will close out today’s show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living.

Ostrolenk speaks with Cara Bradley, a leading authority of mental fitness who has led thousands through her signature strategies to work and play in flow. She shares body-based trainings with Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and premiere college sports teams. Her work focuses on building awareness of body-mind states, regulating the nervous system and priming the gut-brain connection for optimal wellbeing and performance.

Cara discusses her early experiences of mind-body connection and her fascination with human potential. She details the exercises one can undertake to wake up, show up, and shine, and she highlights how these practices can positively affect relationships and daily activities. Cara also discusses what it means to be present, and the importance of treating oneself with love and kindness.

Cara is the author of On The Verge: Wake Up, Show Up, and Shine, founder of the award-winning Verge Yoga Center, and host of the On The Verge podcast. www.carabradley.net. To learn more about Cara and her work, and explore how you can work with her, visit her website.

In other short updates:

Check out The Arete Collective Mastermind brought to you by Apeiron Zoh.. We will be launching our second cohort in July. If you are interested in body/mind and spiritual growth with a great community, it could be a good fit for you https://www.lifeofexcellence.io/main-zoh.

Today’s show is brought to you by Somatic Psychotherapy Today https://somaticpsychotherapytoday.com/.

We will close out today’s show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living.

Ostrolenk speaks with Vicki Starr. Vicki devoted herself to her family and her career. She also participated in multiple physical challenges including marathons, six Ironman races, the Boston Marathon, Ultramarathon and SEALFIT's 20X. At 45 years old as an empty nester and not finding the depth of meaning in her physical challenges, she began a spiritual path of self-discovery.

Vicki chronicles the life experiences that led her to the path she’s on now, including the loss of her father, understanding her own trauma versus generational trauma, and the power she found in breathwork. Through her work, Vicki seeks to serve women, tapping into what lights their souls on fire. Vicki is offering a Soul Journey Retreat in Costa Rica from November 11-16. To learn more about this retreat and to explore opportunities to work with Vicki one on one, visit her website at https://hotforholistics.com/.

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Shout out to Will Brink and his new coffee booster called “Alpha Joe”. It has creatine for its neuroprotective properties as well as cocoa. I am enjoying it and have been experimenting with it for a few weeks now. It goes great with my Misha’s coffee. Check it out at https://secure.alphajoecoffee.com/alphajoe-coffee-booster44921902?page_hash=home

Today’s show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/.

We will close out today’s show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Savoring Samsara” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKYdI19XKJY.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human" where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living.

Today’s podcast format differs from most on our show and is a dialogue between Ostrolenk and Michelle James, CEO of The Center for Creative Emergence, and a Creative Emergence Coach. Ostrolenk and James discuss:

- How James brought improv and integral theater into a salon space

- The Integral Theory and Spiral Dynamics

- SEALFIT

- The idea of Emergence and its importance to both Ostrolenk and James

- Stability versus progress and, relatedly, security versus safety

- Different types of birth

- The value of group work when serving as a leader and when engaging as a participant

Tune in again soon to hear more conversations between James and Ostrolenk.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living.

Ostrolenk speaks with Pilar Geroseemo, an award-winning health journalist, pioneering social explorer, and author of a new book, “The Healthy Deviant: A Rule-Breaker’s Guide to Being Healthy in an Unhealthy World.” She is best known for her work as founding editor of Experience Life magazine, and also served as top health editor for The Huffington Post and as visiting faculty for the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Today, Pilar co-hosts a top-rated podcast called The Living Experiment and teaches online courses through her digital learning platform, Healthy Deviant Academy.

Pilar discusses societal expectations and how her own experience with such at a younger age drove her to be less happy and less healthy. Gaining inspiration to change her experience, she learned the importance of experimenting with one’s comfort zone, developing practices that keep one aware, and the value of taking a break. Pilar notes that it is statistically more likely that a person is unhealthy than it is that they are healthy. She expresses hope for the possibility of creating a better way of living on this planet.

To learn more about Pilar’s book and the courses that she teaches, visit her website www.healthydeviant.com. You can get a free book preview and take the "Are You a Healthy Deviant?" quiz there.

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Shout out to my friend Dr Melissa Peterson author of “Codes of Longevity: Learn from 20+ of Today's Leading Health Experts How to Unlock Your Potential to Look, Feel and Live Life Optimized to 120 and Beyond https://codesoflongevity.com/ for having me speak at her Longevity conference on my transpartisan work.

Today’s show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/.

We will close out today’s show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Good Wyrd” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZhRgUdHurA&list=PLATF5eWSVEAN4_DXjORbLYaiy34H98HIv&index=2

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living.

Today I speak with Mansal Denton "Little Beaver," the founder of Sacred Hunting, host of the Mansal Denton Podcast, and the subject of an upcoming documentary BELOW THE DROP, which explores our relationship to life and death through hunting.

Feeling insecure in early life, he chased a woman to Europe, which led him to prison. Struggling with shame and confusion of what it meant to be a man, he found his calling with the sacred art of hunting. He now desires to share this practice with more men. Mansal details hunting as a connection with nature, how he began leading hunts as a sacred practice, the process of engaging in a sacred hunt, and the healing and transformation he has observed from participants.

To learn more about Mansal’s work and participating in a sacred hunt, visit www.sacredhunting.com.

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Shout to my friend Erwan Le Corre founder of MovNat for his new breath work retreat. June 7-11 2021 (only 5 spots left!) November 29 -December 3 2021. Yelapa, Mexico https://www.naturalmovement.com/holdyourbreathretreat?utm_source=MovNat%C2%AE+True+Nature%E2%84%A2+News&utm_campaign=6499fa3d8e-Newsletter+-+05%2F06%2F21&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e4dca9b1e-6499fa3d8e-380152881&mc_cid=6499fa3d8e&mc_eid=9635a41c02.

Today’s show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/.

We will close out today’s show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Savoring Samsara” www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKYdI19XKJY.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living.

Today I speak with Wendy Taylor, a career coach who helps each client identify their unique gifts and value proposition and find a job where they can express their full potential and be well rewarded for it. Wendy brings a rare combination of experience to her practice. She has deep knowledge of human development through every stage of development into adulthood and knows how to guide her clients in developing the specific mindset, traits, and skills needed to succeed in the jobs that will best express their potential.

Wendy speaks about career resilience and her experience in helping clients achieve it. She details the importance of the overlap between great teaching, great parenting, and great management, and how it’s key to know her clients mind-body-spirit practices. People often come to Wendy when they are ready for the next step in their career, and she takes a holistic approach to helping them find a career that fits for their whole life.

To learn more about Wendy and her work, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendytaylor/

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Shout out to my friend Dr Melissa Peterson and her new book “Codes of Longevity: Learn from 20+ of Today's Leading Health Experts How to Unlock Your Potential to Look, Feel and Live Life Optimized to 120 and Beyond https://codesoflongevity.com/

Today’s show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/.

We will close out today’s show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

Welcome to The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living.

Today I speak with Dr. Melissa Petersen, an expert in thriving, and a best-selling author, speaker, and thought leader in epigenetics and precision longevity. Dr. Petersen is also the host of the Igniting Limitless Podcast, an advisor to Heads Up Health Technologies, and the founder of the Human Flourishing Institute.

Her clinical training and background include a Licensed Doctor of Chiropractic & Epigenetic Human Performance Success Coach, with a Board Certification in Holistic Health and a Masters in Wellness Leadership and Performance. Pair this with her past fitness and television career in the world of professional wrestling and you get a powerhouse that is on a mission to uplift, inspire and ignite people around the globe to express greater states of health, wellbeing and human flourishing for generations to come.

Dr. Petersen discusses the human body and her study of it, her personal experience with her mind-body connection, and the value of giving your body time to heal and recuperate. She also discusses trauma and the role of reclaiming one’s power. She also details the importance of setting clear intentions and viewing your actions as feedback towards that intention. Dr. Petersen also discusses her work in longevity, which is about thriving at every stage, and what we can do individually and collectively to support our longevity.

To discover what is possible for you or to learn more about Dr. Melissa and the ways to connect, visit www.DocMelissa.com and check out her book at www.CodesofLongevity.com.

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Check out Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health. Their mission is to support and promote human potential from the very beginning of life by providing global education to professionals and families about emerging evidence in prenatal and perinatal science and birth psychology that babies are conscious and aware and have their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences before, during, and after birth. Learn more at https://birthpsychology.com.

Today’s show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/.

We will close out today’s show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Savoring Samsara”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKYdI19XKJY