Spirit Gym with Paul Chek
Spirit Gym with Paul Chek is a weekly podcast hosted by holistic health practitioner Paul Chek. The show explores topics such as spirituality, metaphysics, human performance, diet, science, plant medicine, relationships, sexuality, lifestyle, and personal development. Each episode features in-depth conversations with guests, aiming to provide honest and profound insights into life's big questions. The podcast was previously known as Living 4D with Paul Chek before rebranding at episode 300.
Episodes
401 — Nothing Is Missing in Your Life… You're Just Not Seeing It With Dr. John Demartini
At age 13, Dr. John Demartini left home after being told by the “experts” around him that his life would never amount to much. People claimed his physical and learning challenges were too much to overcome…Nearly six decades later, John is living the life none of those “experts” could’ve ever imagined, as a world-renown teacher who helps his students come to a greater understanding of human behavio
400 — Shadow Work Never Ends And That’s Great News With Paul Chek
Have you been running away from your shadow self for so long you no longer remember why?Too many people attempt to escape from their shadow selves out of fear and a lack of understanding that acknowledging their shadow is a structural feature of an individuated psyche and a reservoir of vital energy that can help you grow into the adult you’re meant to be.If you’ve been struggling to find a path f
399 — 272 Emotions and You Probably Only Know 28 of Them With D. Earl Johnston
Imagine you and your teenager are sitting down for a nice meal and she/he asks, “What do you know about depression?” and you’re stumped for an answer.Faced with that question, D. (Doug) Earl Johnston set out to find the answer and, along the way, identified 271 additional and distinct emotional states that formed the basis of his latest book, Choosing Emotions: Thinking with Your Head and Acting w
398 — AI Doesn't Hallucinate — It Makes Crap Up (That Distinction Matters) With Elizabeth Nelson
Once upon a time not so very long ago, artificial intelligence (AI) was a product of speculative science fiction, especially in films from Metropolis to Blade Runner.Today, AI has so infiltrated our daily lives, the thought of not having access to Google or other AI-driven apps on our mobile phones and computers scares the crap out of a lot of people. Paul continues his investigation into AI with
397 — The Shamanic Journey You Never Knew Fasting Could Be With Sean McCormick
Thanks to its recent mainstream popularity, more people are turning to fasting as a means to promote better health and weight loss than ever before, but is it a good one? Fasting can be beneficial for some people but not everyone, and only if they really pay attention to what their bodies are telling them and are working with professionals like Sean McCormick, an expert in the realm of dry fasting
396 — Does Your Personal Cosmology Need Improvement Before a Plant Medicine Ceremony With Mark Gober
If someone asked you about your personal cosmology — who are you, why are you here and what is your role on our planet — what would you tell them? Or, more to the point, could you really answer the question?For best-selling author Mark Gober, it took years for him to understand the huge gap between following a personal cosmology that was nihilistic, random, superficial and meaningless and living a
395 — The Family Who Ditched The Rat Race and Never Looked Back With Robyn and Victor Robledo
If you’re a parent, do you remember one day when you had fun with your kids doing things that weren’t tied down to going on a (rare) yearly vacation or a holiday gathering?Unfortunately, most parents are living the lives of event planners, carting their kids from home to school, birthday parties, recitals, large family gatherings and too many youth sports and hardly anyone is having any fun (or ge
394 — Every Parable Has 3 Levels of Understanding and Most People Are Stuck on Level One With Sean O’Laoire
When many of you were very young, you learned about right versus wrong sitting in Sunday School being taught the Parables of Jesus. Unfortunately, that’s often where the learning stopped…Discover how reviewing the Parables from an adult perspective can be a transformative experience with the help of Sean O’Laoire this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Sean at his Spirits in Spacesuits website. F
393 — Your Kid’s Dropping IQ Is Not An Accident — Here’s the Proof With Dr. Jared Horvath
Does it seem to you as if today’s kids are not as smart and lacking in common sense than previous generations? You’re not imagining things…The current focus on education — treating the human brain like a computer and using artificial intelligence (AI) to feed it knowledge — may be great for sitting in front of a screen playing video games, but not so much on real learning and creativity, the one t
392 — What Writing Spider-Man Taught Me About the Fool’s Journey With B. Earl
Did you know the comic book characters and their stories that are adapted into very successful books, TV shows and movies could teach you as much about myth as the work of Joseph Campbell?Filmmaker and comic book writer B. Earl describes how his deep love for comics, mythology and the Tarot led him on a Fool’s Journey away from doing the safe thing — studying biochemistry — to work on Spider-Man c
391 — Myth, Soul and the Machine: How Ancient Wisdom Can Ground You in a World Gone Digital with Jason Batt
As artificial intelligence (AI) encroaches deeper than ever before into our daily lives, how do we as humans begin to address the greater questions about the soul and what mysteries lie beyond our planet?Technological Philosopher, Mythologist/Futurist and Wizard Jason Batt joins Paul on an exploration of what lies ahead for humans and AI and how the power of myth can light the way this week on Spi
390 — You Can't Fire a Cannon From a Canoe: The Core Truth Elite Athletes Learn Too Late With Paul Chek
When people have a hard time dealing with back pain that keeps them from doing the tasks that make up their day, they rarely think about the health of their core, the locus of their body’s visceral somatic expression.In this very special solocast, Paul shares a wealth of knowledge he’s accumulated for more than a quarter-century about the core and explains why doctors and therapists commonly misdi
389 — The Deeper Your Questions Get, the Bigger Your Life Becomes With Fred Provenza
While navigating the very narrow habitrail of daily living, it’s very easy to forget there’s an amazing, alluring and mysterious universe all around us that we simply cannot completely quantify (but take very much for granted). Over time, this daily dulling of our imagination can kill our heart, mind and soul, but only if we let it…If you’ve misplaced your sense of wonder and want to reclaim it, j
388 — The Return of the Divine Feminine Isn't Optional Anymore With Dr. Joanna Kujawa
Seeker, scholar and spiritual detective Dr. Joanna Kujawa describes the divine journey that led to her life’s work — exploring the gospel of Mary Magdalene — along with a deeper, better understanding of the Divine Feminine and Goddesses and how that knowledge can change the world this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Joanna’s work on her website. Find her on social media via Facebook, Instagram
387 — What Makes Cannabis Medicine Versus Just Getting High With Ryan Sprague
Cannabis is a plant medicine that can do so much for one’s health when it’s grown properly and used very wisely.Expert and educator Ryan Sprague explores the chemistry behind what makes cannabis work and explains why judging its quality solely on how much THC it contains is a very bad idea this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Ryan and his work on his Highly Optimized website and on social medi
386 — The Ancient Template That's Been Guiding Your Life All Along With Chip Richards
As you know, the Hero’s Journey is one of Paul’s favorite tools to help his clients take on their challenges and begin to evolve into the people they are meant to be.Former Olympic Coach and Leadership Guru Chip Richards joins Paul on a deep dive into the Hero’s Journey and how it can transform lives this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Chip on his website and on social media via YouTube, Inst
385 — Are Your Dreams Trying to Tell You Something You're Missing With Sarah Janes
Do you pay close attention to your dreams or write them off as “mind movies” that have little meaning in your daily life? Author, researcher and curator Sarah Janes explains why dreaming helps us make sense of who we are and how dreams can change your life forever this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Sarah and her work at her website and on social media via Facebook, Instagram, Substack and Yo
384 — Being "Enlightened" Doesn't Matter If You're Still an Asshole With Dr. Nick Dawe, Nathan Siles and Ryan Barraclough
You can say, eat and do all the right things to become a healthier human being and can still get sick if you don’t go deeper into your soul and truly live good health from the inside outward.In this week's tag-team conversation on Spirit Gym between Paul and Dr. Nick Dawe, Nathan Siles and Ryan Barraclough, you’ll discover that some of the best things you can do to achieve greater health are
383 — The Missing Link in Modern Medicine: A Quantum Approach With Dr. Catherine Clinton
Dr. Catherine Clinton shares her journey into the growing field of quantum biology that led to her book, Optimize, that explains how light, water, sound and human energy influence the human body at the cellular level, this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Catherine’s work on her website. Find her on social media via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.Order Catherine’s book, Optimize, and receive m
382 — Metamorphosis: Supplements, Spirituality and Peak Performance With Wade Lightheart and Matt Gallant
Unlike insects and amphibians, humans don’t experience what science defines as a physical metamorphosis. Yet, Matt Gallant and Wade Lightheart of BIOptimizers are pushing the boundaries of science, biology, Shamanism and cutting edge neurofeedback technology with their Metamorphosis group to do just that. Explore real human metamorphosis at the ground level with Wade Lightheart and Matt Gallant th
381 — Where Ancient Medicine Meets Modern Mental Health With Maestro Hamilton
Blue Morpho chairman and plant medicine expert Maestro Hamilton Souther believes the war between the light and the dark began very early yet humans have always been distracted by the shiny objects dancing in front of them to do anything to address or deal with it.Maestro Hamilton Souther explores the nature of spiritual development and the steps you need to take to achieve a right relationship bet
380 — The Spiritual Practice Behind the Cleanest Meat You'll Ever Eat With Mansal Denton
It shouldn’t be an original idea that eating is a spiritual act or that where our food comes from makes all the difference in our health because it does. Unfortunately, too few people believe food to be medicine for our bodies and souls although it is...You won’t look at food the same way ever again after listening to Paul’s conversation with sacred hunter Mansal Denton, the mastermind behind wild
379 — Parasites, Nutrition and Conscious Living With Drew Canole
To Drew Canoli, the founder and CEO of Organifi, Paul is far more than a business associate and neighbor in Southern California. Paul is a close friend whose mission — making the world a better, healthier place — mirrors Drew’s vision.Drew picks Paul’s brain on a great many topics, from parasite infections and poop to lifestyle changes for cancer patients, relationships, eating light and so much m
378 — The Number 10: Why 2026 Will Force You to Face the Mirror With Paul Chek
Just because a very chaotic 2025 is coming to an end and a new year is about to begin doesn’t mean you can ignore the personal challenges you’ve managed to sweep under the rug…2026 is the year you’ll face the mirror based on the 10th card of the Tarot, The Wheel of Fortune (the divine mirror of self-reflection), and all of those obstacles will re-appear. What you choose to do — or don’t do — to re
377 — Outrageously Loving Your Way Through the Meta-Crisis With Dr. Marc Gafni
What does love really mean in these postmodern times? Is it merely rejecting the old and embracing the old or something else entirely?Dr. Marc Gafni redefines how quarks and love co-exist seamlessly in the universe and explains why you should be writing your sacred autobiography this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Marc’s work on his website where you can register for his free, live teaching p
376 — Everything You Know About Holidays is a Manufactured Lie With Lara Day
How would you feel if everything you knew about the various popular holidays throughout the year were lies manufactured to divert your attention from their very real and sacred meaning? Depending on who you are, that knowledge could be revelatory or very disturbing and controversial…Lara Day explores the not-so-great truth behind the various popular holidays many of us celebrate, how they evolved
375— The Social Contract You Never Signed Is Destroying Your Freedom With Mark Gober
Did anyone ask you to sign a contract that gives your government permission to pay for immoral things you never supported like stockpiling nuclear weapons?Mark Gober explores the many problems with the numerous abstract social contracts you never agreed to and how open-eyed compassion and discernment can light a path to more informed, people-centric decisions this week on Spirit Gym.Find out more
374 — From Parking Lot Test Failures to Neurological Integration: A New Approach With Daniel Vladeta and Dr. Nick Dawe
Can you imagine a tool that can be more versatile and useful than a Swiss ball, and one that impresses Paul?Learn about the Oov, a device that helps people check in with their body at a far deeper level with its creators, Daniel Vladeta and Dr. Nick Dawe, this week on Spirit Gym.Check out the Oov at its website and Oov Education. Find the Oov on social media via Facebook and Instagram.Check out Ni
373 — From Dust to Divinity: Rediscovering the Spirit in Matter With Sean O’Laoire
Have you taken a few precious minutes out of your day lately to consider why you are living right here, right now at this time when so much chaos and upheaval is going on our world? If you are here, you have all the potential to become a lightworker and influence the course of the world for the good, just like Sean O’Laoire, this week’s very special guest on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Sean and hi
372 — CHEK Life Process Alchemy: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science With Paul Chek
How many times have you visited your doctor with a health problem like low back pain but have no idea how or why it happened (and neither does your doctor)?Unfortunately, the world of conventional medicine is set up all too well to treat your symptoms, but never to get the root of the problem. In other words, one that favors (and profits) a dysfunctional medical system and not you.In this very spe
371 — From Pharma Insider to Microbiome Revolutionary With Alex Martinez
In search of the next miracle “cure,” Big Pharma has become very proficient at developing highly effective and obscenely profitable drugs aimed at treating rare diseases (think $750,000 per year) at the expense of ignoring newer, safer and effective treatments geared to a wider audience.Alex Martinez, CEO and cofounder of Intrinsic Medicine, shares his amazing journey from being a healthcare attor
370 — How to Stay Human When Machines Get Smarter With Jeff Burningham
Several weeks ago, Paul dissected the good and the bad of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from the tech side on Spirit Gym with tech consultant/UX researcher Rachel Miles.A huge question remained unanswered after that conversation: How do we retain our humanity amid the avalanche of AI tech?Venture capitalist, entrepreneur and first-time author Jeff Burninhgam embraces the answer to that very questio
369— 5-7-5: The Simple Poetry Formula That Heals With Anne Helfer
Remember the good ol’ days in elementary school when your teacher introduced you to haiku, a Japanese form of poetry based on syllables, not rhyming?Psychotherapist and author Anne Helfer describes haiku as the rap of expressive writing that unlocks the door to emotions hidden deep inside and leads to even deeper healing.Anne explains how the 5-7-5 formula behind haiku is a simple healing exercise
368 — Organs, Emotions and Pain: The Hidden Connection Doctors Ignore With Matt Sorensen
In this pharmaceutical drug obsessed culture we live in, could you ever imagine a gentler, healthier approach to treating chronic headaches starting with an appendix scar?CHEK Professional Matt Sorensen explains why most health problems like pain originate from dysfunctions to the glands and organs which illustrates why health practitioners need to look for complications from the inside — not the
367 — From Oprah to Outlawed and Refusing to Be Silenced With Dr. Christiane Northrup
There is very little in the practice of holistic health that has escaped the attention of Dr. Christiane Northrup over the past quarter-century. Christiane has experienced the huge highs as a highly successful New York Times best-selling author and a favorite of many (including Oprah Winfrey) to the dark days of COVID when her once-coveted advice was censored and ignored.Fortunately, none of the r
366 — The Dreamlike Nature of Reality: Not Just a Metaphor With Paul Levy
Are you living a robotic, automated life and unable or unwilling to do the work of being truly conscious?With tools like quantum physics at your disposal, you can begin to dissolve the structures and programming that prevent you from achieving your life’s goals and helping others.Paul Levy shares the wonderful things quantum physics can do for you if you’re willing to embrace the dreamlike nature
365 — Is AI the Great Equalizer or the Great Deceiver With Rachel Miles
What you don’t know about artificial intelligence (AI) can really harm you (and your health). Considering there’s so much misinformation everywhere you look and AI is a real thing you can’t avoid, managing your digital footprint is vital… so where do you begin?Tech consultant and UX researcher Rachel Miles returns to dissect the pros and cons of AI and how it can be a valuable tool so long as you
364 — Decode Your Dreams: A Live Step-by-Step Dream Analysis Session With Paul Chek
Ever wonder what those dreams playing out in your head every night while you’re sleeping are telling you? Are dreams merely daily figments of your imagination or, according to Sigmund Freud, windows into desire? Join Paul on a deep exploration and decoding of what dreams may be telling you — if you’re listening and paying attention — with Pablo Echeverria, Nicki Wolfe and Asa Tolan-Powell this wee
363 — COVID Vaccines: A Spiritual Perspective You Haven’t Heard About With Thomas Mayer
Paul has spoken at length about his daily health regimen that has prevented him from missing a day of work for more than 40 years. That is, until one day six months ago when he became sicker and weaker than he ever has in his entire working life…Immediately, Paul recognized some of his symptoms were ones attributed to COVID, but others came in attacks from spiritual entities, including one that pe
362 — What 100 Chickens Taught Me About Healing With Daniel Firth Griffith
What do you do in a health crisis when all of the allopathic experts you’ve seen have no clue how to heal you?When faced with extreme health problems and no answers, philosopher, farmer and award-winning author Daniel Firth Griffith took his Mom’s advice — chickens — and became a living example of the many benefits active, holistic approaches provide.Daniel describes how his wellness transformatio
361 — Why Cannabis Is a Psychedelic With Ryan Sprague
Did you know that people can use cannabis as an effective psychedelic without the same health concerns as mushrooms or ayahuasca?Educator and Coach Ryan Sprague explains the benefits of cannabis as a psychedelic and a tool for growth but only if you understand how to use it this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Ryan and his work on his Highly Optimized website and on social media via Instagram
360 — The Shocking Truth About Nutrient Loss in Food With Dr. Autumn Smith
No matter how many resources of great scientific information that are available to us, how little you don’t know about the foods you eat can be the difference between living the good life and one full of sickness.Dr. Autumn Smith, co-founder of Paleovalley and Wild Pastures, knows this all too well as a once very sick person who healed herself via nutrition (with help from Paul via CD) many years
359 — Why Your Heart — Not Your Brain — is the Real Master With Rollin McCraty
There have been countless arguments throughout millennia among great thinkers and scholars debating what organ in our body really runs the show. Is it the brain that stores our thoughts and information that drives our human spirit or our hearts that not only pump blood throughout our bodies but guide our feelings and emotions?Rollin McCraty, executive VP and director of research for the HeartMath
358 — Channeling is a Skill Anyone Can Learn With Cynthia Rivard
Despite what you may have assumed about channeling, it’s not a superpower that a minuscule few can tap into. The ability to channel is a gift you can master any time in your life, but only if you’re willing to do the work.Cynthia Rivard shares her journey from executive boardrooms and raising four children to following the breadcrumbs to the spiritual space via channeling this week on Spirit Gym.L
357 — Uncomfortable Truths No One Tells You About Meditation With Michael Holt
The practice of meditation is a safe and gentle way to liberate you from the noise and rebuild your inner peace and calm.Yet, it takes a lot of work to master it, and what you may learn about yourself once you get there — depending on how much you’ve stuffed down into your unconscious mind — may be painful…CHEK Practitioner Michael Holt describes some of the uncomfortable truths about meditation t
356 — Geoengineering Isn’t a Conspiracy: It’s Already Here With Matt Landman
You’ve probably heard of chemtrails, those visible white streaks trailing behind planes spewing all sorts of chemical trails into the atmosphere, for a long time.Unfortunately, that’s merely the tip of the literal iceberg these days as plans for even more deliberate climate change interventions under the guise of geoengineering are happening with no guarantee our planet will benefit from them.Gras
355 — A Rattlesnake Bite or the UFC: Which One is More Deadly With Kyle Kingsbury
What’s more dangerous: Surviving the gauntlet of fighters in the UFC and still living in your mother’s house or sustaining a rattlesnake bite in your backyard? Kyle Kingsbury (UFC) and Paul (rattlesnake) trade survival tactics and share practices that will help you break the habit of being yourself this week on Spirit Gym.Check out Kyle and his work on his community page and his Kingsbu website an
354 — Plant Medicines: Magic or Doors to Healing With Payam
If you’ve watched the news lately, the pharmaceutical world is beginning to embrace the use of psychedelic medicines as a safer and more effective means to treat deep emotional challenges. That’s the good news…However, are people using these ancestral medicines like allopathic medicines to bypass the deeper work they truly need that can create real pathways to personal growth and lasting healing?P
353 — Why Caffeine Before Meditation Might Be the Secret to Clarity With Simon Cheng
Over his long career as a practitioner and therapist, Paul has taken such great care in honing and fine-tuning his daily practices that for him to consider changing them is pretty rare.That is, until Simon Cheng, the founder and CEO of Pique Life, put a thought into Paul’s brain in their first podcast conversation more than five years ago about using black teas to support his early morning meditat
352 — Storytelling: The Most Dangerous Weapon on Earth With Ben Stewart
1Filmmaker Ben Stewart describes the tactics mass media uses to bend your mind to their will and how you can turn the tables by living your own myths and stories and embracing the badassery of being human by learning how to use the tools the fat cats use for good, this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Ben’s work on his website and social media via Instagram. Watch his series Psychedelica and Li
351 — How Storytelling Heals the Soul With Nancy Mellon
The stories we tell each other and ourselves have a very profound effect on our ability to sooth, heal and nurture ourselves.Nancy Mellon, a pioneer in healing and therapeutic storytelling and author of the landmark book, Body Eloquence: The Power of Myth to Awaken the Body’s Energies, shares her life lessons, the moment she discovered Rudolf Steiner and how myth plays a critical role in our lives
350 — What If Your Bank Account Mirrors Your Inner Life With Jason Pickard
Do you believe your life is following a predetermined path that limits who you are, what you can earn and how you live your life, yet you want more?Jason Pickard, a former hedge fund manager and Paul’s best friend in the world, describes the kind of mindset you will need to connect to the far greater whole in order to achieve the life of your dreams, earn the money you need to make it a reality an
349 — Think You Understand Bitcoin? You Probably Don’t With Joe Bryan
Remember the beginnings of the Internet in the consumer world more than 30 years ago? Times have changed exponentially from the early days when you could only connect to the World Wide Web on a very bulky home computer via telephone land lines, “surfing” speeds were a crawl and Amazon wasn’t the fastest or cheapest way to buy a book! Whether you interact with the Internet daily or not, you can’t d
348 — God Is Just Blowing Smoke? Why the Word 'God' Misses the Mark With Jeffrey Armstrong
Have you ever had a deep conversation about a topic as personal as your beliefs about God, only to be told you didn’t understand what you were talking about fully, and that all you knew about God was blowing smoke? Vedic scholar, poet and Sanskrit master Jeffrey Armstrong returns to the podcast for a spirited conversation with Paul about Higher Powers, practices versus beliefs and nondualism this
347 — The Essential Alchemy of Man and Woman With Julie Dean Richards
As modern culture claims it strives for equality between the sexes, why does our society feel more unequal than ever, especially for women?This inequality many of us feel stems from the existing patriarchal stranglehold on society that often leaves women competing with men for the very same things, yet feeling unfulfilled emotionally, mentally, spiritually and sexually.How can we begin to change t
346 — Why Most Science Isn’t Actually Scientific With Alec Zeck
Confused by the daily deluge of medical studies in the news that are often built on faulty science, yet imply great harm to your health?Researcher, podcaster and former Army captain Alec Zeck joins Paul in a wide-ranging conversation about the serious lack of critical thinking and reasoning skills whenever science, health and medicine are discussed this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Alec an
345 — How a Thread of Myth Could Be The Missing Link in Your Healing with Letao Wang
Have you ever considered how the power of myth can make an impact on your life? Did you know it can affect your ability to grow, evolve and love?Spiritual counselor and Tarot master Letao Wang demonstrates how myth and astrology permeate our very existence with the help of CHEK Practitioners Sasha Andrious and Allen Simkovich this week on Spirit Gym. Plus, Paul shares his valuable insights with Al
344 — From Cancelled to Cooking for Change: Pete Evans’ Comeback Story
Have you experienced being cancelled by friends, family and people you work with for saying the "wrong" thing?World famous chef, author and speaker Pete Evans returns from several years of social hibernation to talk about his latest adventures — writing a new cookbook (Healthy Food for Healthy Kids) with help from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and opening a wellness retreat — this week on Spirit
EP 343 — Mary Buckingham: Exploring the Human Spirit-self
How would it feel to wake up one morning to feel totally transformed in a heightened state of awareness and receiving downloads of quantum information? Would you feel frightened by those new abilities or empowered that you were starting to figure out who you really are?Mary Buckingham shares her growth as a master in the field of frequency calibration and how it helped her to reclaim her youthful,
EP 342 — Aaron Abke: The Law of One
Why people call religion organized?Depending on where you go, a spiritual leader will lead you to feel something — it could be fire and brimstone fear or insincere feelings of piety — all the while avoiding the hard questions and truths that gnaw on your soul.As an evangelical pastor’s son, Aaron Abke knew that organized world all too well and tried to live that prescribed life for a very short ti
EP 341 — John Churchill: The Evolution of Consciousness
Our world is way long overdue for a sacred revolution!Teacher, Druid and psychologist John Churchill joins Paul on a deep exploration of human development and explains why a sacred revolution must take place to reclaim and transform our planet this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about John’s work and upcoming courses at his Planetary Dharma website. Find him on social media via Instagram.For Spirit
EP 340 — Dr. Jacob Israel Liberman: Vision and Holism
Is it possible to correct your vision to a perfect state merely after meditating?Just the possibility of it sounds fantastic but very true, as Dr. Jacob Israel Liberman shares how a single session of meditation led to 20/20 vision and a far greater awareness of being able to see what’s invisible to most people (due to their conditioning) this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Jacob’s work and co
EP 339 — Dr. Alexis Cowan: Light, a Deeper Look
Sunlight is such an important part of our natural lives and health, so why do we spend much of our waking days hiding indoors from it?Light biology researcher and truthteller Dr. Alexis Cowan separates real facts from the science-fiction we’ve been forced to swallow for far too long and explains why it’s so harmful for our bodies to be bathed by “junk light” and so much more this week on Spirit Gy
EP 338 — Dr. Enolia Foti: African Shaman
You’ve been existing unhappily in the toxic world of corporate America for a long time and the downsizing has begun. Fear is all you know, and you can be cut out of that world at a moment’s notice.What would you do?When faced with that question, Dr. Enolia Foti took an amazing journey to connect with her African and Native American roots through working with a string of amazing teachers.Enolia des
EP 337 — Kacie Kinzer and Tom Gerhardt: Vaporizing Nature For Well-Being
For countless CHEK Institute students and podcast listeners, their first exposure to vaporizing has come from Paul sharing his spiritual practices with plants and herbs.Knowing that good vaporizing starts and ends with the right plant and herb blends grown organically and made with love and respect for nature, what’s Paul’s go-to source to formulate the perfect Volcano?Kacie Kinzer and Tom Gerhard
EP 336 — David Lorimer: As Above So Below…
Looking for science news that focuses on consciousness, spirituality and true healing can be hard for the average consumer to find unless you’re Paul (who knows where to look for it).Meet David Lorimer, program director and global ambassador of the fact-finding Scientific and Medical Network, editor of its companion publication Paradigm Explorer and the author of many books.David joins Paul for a
EP 335 — Russell Sturgess: Tarot For Progressive Enlightenment
What does enlightenment really mean to you?For some, it can conjure up images of sitting in silence with monks in an ashram for days on end in prayer. For people like Paul and Russell Sturgess, however, the path to enlightenment means something much deeper, more realistic and illuminating at a soul level.Paul and Russell explore progressive enlightenment by way of the Major Arcana of the Tarot thi
EP 334 — Jason Pickard Interviews Paul: Why We Are All Here
Paul has talked a lot about Spirit Gym for most of the past year, but not about how and why he created this life-changing program.Jason Pickard — Paul’s best friend and best student — interviews Paul about the methodology behind Spirit Gym, why it’s important to know the difference between theory and real practice and recognize the most dangerous thing a student can say in this very special episod
EP 333 — Federico Faggin: Reality, Consciousness and Our Future?
After developing the first commercially-produced microprocessor for Intel more than a half-century ago, physicist and engineer Federico Faggin has seen it all in the world of computing.That is, until Federico spent many years working on creating a conscious computing experience before concluding such a thing was impossible.Federico shares his journey from creating some of the world’s first micropr
EP 332 — Sean O’Laoire: Finding Self and Soul Today
What can we do on a spiritual level to change the trajectory of our world to a much more loving place?Paul compares notes with Sean O’Laoire about the anatomy of the self and how that works with the tiny laptops in our heads this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Sean and his work at his Spirits in Spacesuits website where you can learn more about his What in God’s Name is Christ Consciousness?
EP 331 — Daniel Solomons and Shawn Wells: Life — Beyond Caffeine
For most people, caffeine is their first drug of choice, and a very legal one used in everything from energy drinks and coffee to products you wouldn’t expect (think protein bars and over-the-counter pain relievers).That over-reliance on caffeine to provide a daily boost in energy and alertness often comes at a high cost, especially if you’re addicted to it (which many people are) or metabolize it
EP 330 — Tom Cronin: Life — A Spiritual Approach
The benefits of meditation as a means to improve your mental health and physical health are all well known. So, have you ever thought about what could happen to our world if everyone devoted a few minutes each day to meditation? Tom Cronin describes how deeply meditation could change how humans relate to the world, all of its many problems and each other this week on this FULL-LENGTH episode of Sp
EP 329 — Daniel Roytas: Are You Being Experimented On?
In the aftermath of COVID, many people have begun to question the validity of germ theory, a theory that disease is caused by tiny organisms traveling through the air then invading and sickening the body. How could such a long-accepted theory about human health be wrong?Daniel Roytas, author of the book Can You Catch a Cold?, describes his mission to correct the origins of dis-ease on a broad scal
EP 328 — Edmund Knighton: Becoming a Free Thinker and Truly Human
To become a free thinker and truly human, it takes a lot of hard work to hone your own thinking style, discover your spiritual truth and drill deep down into your soul on your own. But, where do you begin on this transformational journey, and how do you know if you’re making progress?Clinical psychologist and Anthroposophy scholar Edmund Knighton returns to explore the philosophies of Rudolf Stein
EP 327 — Mark Gober: An End to Upside Down Everything!
Have you been feeling the world we live in has been a bit upside down and up for grabs, especially during the COVID pandemic and its aftermath?Mark Gober, author of the Upside Down series of books, describes his non-stop journey to rethink the world’s many paradigms and explore the nature of reality this week on Spirit Gym.Find out more about Mark’s work on his website and on social media via Face
EP 326 — Paul Chek: How to Thrive in 2025
Are you ready for 2025 and the challenges ahead? Paul reviews the chaos that was 2024 and shares his vision for the coming year based on numerology and the symbology of Tarot card number 9 this week on Spirit Gym.And, if that’s not enough wisdom for you, our very special guest Julie Dean Richards, an attorney and an expert in astrology, numerology and the Tarot, offers a forecast full of change fo
EP 325 — Greg Schmaus: The Archetype Wheel: How to Know and Grow Thyself
Despite all that Paul has shared on the podcast about archetypes, are you still stuck on figuring out which ones represent your life accurately? And, are you fooling yourself into believing that you’re a specific archetype that doesn’t fit the daily reality of your life?CHEK Professional Greg Schmaus returns for a second conversation about his archetypes, this time unveiling his Archetype Wheel an
EP 324 — Jake Takiff: Farming: Our Path to Health and Freedom
Is the extent of your interest in agriculture merely how much you pay for the foods you buy at the grocery store?Regenerative farming expert Jake Takiff describes a far different way of viewing agriculture — a deep, abiding relationship for the soil and all of the organisms that live on it — this week on Spirit Gym.Watch the progress on Jake’s regenerative farm on social media via Instagram and Yo
EP 323 — Luke Storey: Riding The Dragon of Life
Adversity and tragedy are one-two punches that often break a human being right down to the very core of her/his being, especially when he/she is young.Luke Storey describes how he survived his addictions and a cult meant to “reform” him, then found his way to healing through the process of surrender this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Luke, browse his favorite products and listen to his podca
EP 322 — Edmund Knighton: Steiner on Children, Parenting and Education
Nearly a century after his death, the work of Rudolf Steiner has influenced educational systems so deeply that Waldorf schools have become one of the largest independent school movements in the world. Clinical psychologist and Anthroposophy scholar Edmund Knighton explores parenting challenges, growing smart kids the Waldorf way and how he was meant to teach kids this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more
