EP 249 — Kirsti and Mickel Pratt: Becoming a Health Ninja

Spirit Gym with Paul Chek

Paul Chek

Religion & Spirituality, Wellness, Society & Culture, Plant Medicine, Relationships, Alternative Health, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Paul Chek, Spirituality, Sexuality, Holistic Health, Health & Fitness, Personal Development

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 138 minutes

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Summary

For most young couples, the road to better lives is often paved with great intentions, some successes, changes in direction and an awful lot of pain. How do you create a sustainable relationship that lasts through thick, thin, infidelity, thoughts of suicide and American Ninja Warriors?

Meet CHEK Professionals Kirsti and Mickel Pratt, a dynamic couple who have a lot packed a lot of growth and pain in their early thirtysomething lives, but found more love and happiness by turning to basic CHEK principles in this no-holds-barred Living 4D conversation.

Check out Mickel and Kirsti on their website. Follow Kirsti on social media via TikTok and Instagram. Follow Mickel on social media via Instagram.

For Living 4D listeners: Save 20 percent on Kirsti and Mickel’s Self Mastery Membership program at their website where you can also purchase a copy of their cookbook, Healthy Holistic Eats: 40 Organic Whole Food Recipes to Nourish Mind, Body, and Soul.

Timestamps

Kirsti and Mickel met Paul at a Zen in the Garden workshop two years ago. (4:43)
Kirsti transitions from golf and soccer to falling in love with American Ninja Warrior. (10:02)
Mickel’s health journey meant learning how to love himself. (18:45)
Living the fit-sick life on TV catches up with Kirsti away from the cameras. (27:07)
Dual crises in their lives led Mickel and Kirsti to separate. (37:30)
Understanding the real quality of food for your health. (45:37)
Mental illness led Mickel to contemplate suicide, until he started taking responsibility for his health decisions. (56:00)
Implementing CHEK principles in a challenging gym environment. (1:06:45)
How kid athletes flourish physically and emotions with the right coaching. (1:19:32)
Making little changes slowly adds up to big wins. (1:36:30)
Be gentle with yourself. (1:43:30)
Mickel and Kirsti describe their new Self Mastery Membership program. (2:03:25)

Resources

Watch Kirsti (The Machine) compete on season 2 of American Ninja Warrior via YouTube
Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip and Dan Heath
Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Russell Sturgess
The work of Jon-Kabat Zinn and B.F. Skinner

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Transcript

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0:34.2	My big thing is focusing on the little winds and little changes is because I have people who will come in and they want to radically shift their whole life overnight and just completely flip it and change it and when they do that it lasts a week and then they go back to the same old thing and so it's taking the time to change things a little at a time until it literally becomes a habit and when you take it slower that gives you time to notice what beliefs are coming up, what resistance is coming up and you leave that space in your world to be able to look into it and deal with it and figure out where that belief came from. Yeah. And so and then when you celebrate those little wins a
0:39.2	lot of people in my perspective look at I think successful people and they think that it happened overnight or it happened in this one giant jump and it didn't it happened because they showed up over and over and over and over again and so those little wins and focusing on the minor changes.
0:57.0	Welcome to Living 4D with Paul Check. Today Paul welcomes two guests on the show, Kirstie and Michael Pratt.
1:05.0	Michael is a living example of a healthy transformation.
1:08.0	He used to weigh 250 pounds and suffered from depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and had bodily aches and pains all over.
1:16.5	While implementing the six foundation principles he learned through his studies at the Czech Institute,
1:21.7	he rebuilt his body and mind and reconnected to his soul to live the life he loves, pain-free.
1:27.4	He now pursues a career as a holistic practitioner, licensed through the Czech Institute in an effort to help others cultivate better health, more love, happiness and balance in their lives.
1:38.0	Kirstie is a former world-class athlete competing in the sport of American Ninja Warrior and Obstacle Competitions.
1:44.0	She found out as she rose to high success what true health and happiness means
1:49.0	after having a marriage fall apart and suffering from GI issues, back pain, anxiety and depression.
1:55.1	Kusty is now a holistic lifestyle coach level 3 and a Czech practitioner level 2 and she coaches clients
2:01.0	to achieve happiness and health as well as running her self-mastery membership program with her partner Michael.
2:07.0	If you enjoy today's episode, please consider leaving us a five-star rating and a warm review at the top of the show page on Spotify or at the bottom of the
2:15.4	show page if you are listening on Apple Podcast. Your opinions matter and your ratings help us to grow and
2:21.6	help more people to be healthy, find freedom of body and
2:24.6	mind and to live their dreams. A big thank you to our sponsors by
2:28.8	optimizers, Paleovale, Organify and our newest sponsor, Ned.
2:34.1	Their support is essential in producing this podcast and we hope you will show your support
2:38.6	by visiting them online and trying all the amazing products they produce. And now over to Paul, Kursdy and Michael as they talk about becoming a health
2:47.3	Ninja.
2:48.3	Hello everybody, welcome to Living 4D with Paul Check and I have some cool guests for you today. I've been waiting to share for you for quite a while.
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