David Smart 
These last four years, I’ve kept a daily meditation practice inspired by my first vipassana meditation course in 2016. Here, I’ll discuss my personal experience with the technique, some important hindrances to manage on your path, and more recently, how I’m overcoming these hindrances by opening up to new ways of thinking and being. I … Read more
Brian Johnson (@brianmovement) is an exercise physiologist, integral philosopher, and the owner/teacher of The Movement Standard, a movement school teaching principles inspired by Ido Portal. In this podcast episode, we explore Brian’s path of self-development, his interest and growth in body/health/nutrition, and the legendary origin story of The Movement Standard located here in the heart … Read more
Mark England (@markengland2020) is the founder of Procabulary and Enlifted Athletes, online programs designed to improve our language to reduce suffering, achieve personal goals, and strengthen our connection to ourselves and others. This podcast is about the power of words. Words shape our stories, identities, realities and ultimately, our destinations. May we think/speak/write them wisely. … Read more
“Words inform the world in which we inhabit. Words create our stories. Stories create our reality. Reality creates our destiny.” — Mark England Words are near and dear to my heart because they intersect three of my life’s greatest passions: storytelling, meditation and communication. I believe the study of words is critical to my development … Read more
As I’ve become increasingly interested in communication, I’m paying more attention to how I speak, write and listen, the words I use and the questions I ask. It feels like communication is at the heart of all my conflict and connection to others—that 99% of conflict is the result of unclear, vague, soft and closed … Read more
I’m willing to share with you the list of my favorite thru-hiking gear. Do not take this gesture lightly. To share the contents of a backpack is to forge together two souls in the fires of eternal love. Okay, maybe that was a bit intense. But I can guarentee this list will allow you to … Read more
I recently completed an 8-day water fast. No food, tea, coffee, or supplements. Just water. In this post, I’ll share with you the why and the results. Warning: This content is not advice. I do not recommend unsupervised fasting and take no responsibility for your decision-making. Okay, now that that’s over, let’s begin. 🙂 Why … Read more
It is April of 2015, in the days leading up to a 2,650-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, when something called Vipassana is brought to my attention by my college fraternity brother and soon-to-be hiking partner, Bradley. He begins to explain these ten-day meditation retreats. My eyebrow raises. I think of meditation as a … Read more
You’ve reached a point in your life where you’re looking for change. You wish to create space for something new. Maybe a big decision looms but you aren’t sure what to do. Maybe you‘re a meditator and you’ve become too dependent on formal retreat centers and wish to regain your independence and sit outside in … Read more
Repeat after me. PHASE I: Creation 1. Creativity flows from me easily and feeling stuck is temporary. I go through phases of creation and absorption. Each are necessary to the artistic process And I accept myself in either phase. I listen and observe, I speak and perform. Everything I do is art, And it flows … Read more