The Spartan Mind Strength Podcast with Tim & Vie: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Wellness

The throat chakra is all about communication and coordination -- Do you listen to your clients or are you too busy talking? -- The Law Enforcement terminology for Feng Shui -- Body language is the oldest form of communication -- The truth is personal, contemporary and relative -- Ayurveda says that everything is grey -- Why Yoga Energy’s Hot Yoga is the best yoga for every one

Why our Kallisto is the best Stand Up Paddle Yoga Board

Are you genuinely interested in what the other person has to say?

In business, should you love what you do? -- Tim tells the story of the creation and demise of a lot of yoga studios -- If you are not willing to embrace all aspects of your business, you are not practicing unconditional love, you are lying to your community and yourself -- Do you know WHY you created your business? -- Identifying your three WHYs allows you to create your niche so you can be of service -- Have you ever considered creating a yoga neighborhood?

The third chakra is about courage, grit and tenacity -- Tim tells another story of back in the day -- creativity alone is not enough to overcome obstacles -- This chakra gave us the courage to stand behind Hot Yin and to take all the heat from the critics -- it is not about competition, it is about focusing at the execution -- negative visualization helps you manage uncertainty and risk, strengthen your gut brain -- Always look forward to bigger problems

When the sacral chakra is working right, the state of flow kicks in -- Meditation can be structured or non-structured --- Non-structured meditation is any repetitive action that helps you get out of your own head, i.e. reduce the prefrontal cortex activity -- The State of Flow is based on modern science -- The goal of the 4% is to get you out of your head head -- If you feel “stuck”, do something completely outside your “normal” -- The beginning of the first ever Stand Up Paddle and Yoga Teacher Tr

Tim is telling a story of “back in the day” -- how the studio ended up owning us and we worked for the studio -- in life and also in business, you can think, you can wait, you can fast -- to succeed in business you must examine your mindset -- muladhara -- what supports your whole existence -- not to be underestimated or belittled -- A strong root gives you the ability to interview your non-clients -- to not take matters personal -- The paradox of the root chakra

There are conflicting opinions about whether the Crown Chakra belongs with the previous 6 chakras or not -- Sahasraara, thousand petals, as in infinite possibilities -- Forcing enlightenment creates unnecessary anger -- All of the 6 chakras have to work properly all of the time in order to keep moving forward in life -- 7th chakra is associated with the Sun -- The color is white -- crystals are Herkimer diamonds, Icelandic spar -- bija mantra is Om -- FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real

The third eye is all about unicorns and perception -- called Ajna in Sanskrit -- means command, perception -- it is NOT the spot in between our eye brows -- it is our thalamus -- relay station for our sensory input -- A story about Ganesha and Mushika -- An Ayurvedic Sommelier is a steward to all of your senses: -- Treat your body like a truck -- Good fat is the best nootropic -- Spartan Yoga -- mantra is kshum -- deep purple -- amethyst -- Moon -- Monday -- The Matrix

Fifth chakra (throat) vishuddha --translates to pure,, thoroughly settled -- location is in the neck, brain stem area, in particular the medulla obloganta -- all about communication / coordination internally and externally -- C1 our atlas supports our universe -- vagus nerve important for coordination between our three brains -- singing -- Gargling -- space element -- color blue -- aqua marine, blue sapphire -- Breathwork with retention -- Neck Stretches -- fasting -- planet Mercury -- mantra hum

The fourth chakra called anahata in Sanskrit means unstruck, referring to the sound that our heart makes that we cannot hear -- keyword is compassion for everyone and everything -- when out of balance causes resentment, apathy, calculated relationships -- very hard to have a healthy heart chakra without a healthy root chakra -- The greek word filoxenia and the heart chakra -- The Vedic system states that we are all connected through the Atman and the jivatman -- Quantum physics calls it entanglement theory

The third chakra, solar plexus, and its sanskrit translation - Think “Mony Mony” by Billy Idol - It is about courage and will power, NOT about power - It can also refer to your gut bacteria (second brain) - Interesting research shows the relationship of Dementia and Parkinson’s to Gut Bacteria - Your third chakra, enteric brain and vagus nerve - Our Breath of Power and Alternate Nostril Breathing strengthen your third chakra - bija mantra, color, crystals, element, planet and the day of the week