Spirit Gym 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 forward, Paul shares the benefits of shadow work and explains why doing it consistently over a l...

Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2026

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 with Your Heart. Doug shares what he learned about the amazing array of emotions all of us feel a...

Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2026

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 able assistance from author, Silicon Valley survivor and depth psychologist Elizabeth Nels...

Transcribed - Published: 19 May 2026

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. Paul and Sean discuss the real world pros and cons of fasting and how a session of fastin...

Transcribed - Published: 12 May 2026

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 an intentional one that embraces Spirit and the divine in all of us. A decade passed before...

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2026

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 getting much sleep). Do you want to parent your kids in a more holistic, connected way that teache...

Transcribed - Published: 28 April 2026

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. Find him on social media via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Timestamps 8:04 Defining Par...

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2026

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 true superpower every human being has. Educator Dr. Jared Horvath explains why today’s kids are c...

Published: 14 April 2026

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 comics, make movies and share the lessons he learned by following the road less traveled this wee...

Transcribed - Published: 7 April 2026

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 Spirit Gym. Check out Jason’s work on his website, the International Society of Mythology and Subst...

Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2026

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 misdiagnose the origins of back pain and assorted injuries this time on Spirit Gym. This episode is a...

Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2026

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, join Paul and his very special guest Fred Provenza on an exploration of the cosmos through the wo...

Transcribed - Published: 17 March 2026

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 and YouTube. Read her books Alien Goddess: UFOs, AI and the Goddesses of Ascension and The...

Transcribed - Published: 9 March 2026

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 media via Instagram here and here and YouTube. Listen to Ryan’s Highly Optimized podcast on Apple P...

Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2026

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, Instagram and Facebook. For Spirit Gym listeners: Chip is offering listeners a special discou...

Transcribed - Published: 24 February 2026

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 YouTube. For Spirit Gym listeners: Save £70/80 euros/$97 on Sarah’s 9-week Dream Hieroglyphs...

Transcribed - Published: 17 February 2026

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 completely free and why finding the middle path really matters. Check out Biotra: An Approach to Heal...

Transcribed - Published: 10 February 2026

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 more than $400 in free bonuses, including her Quantum Biology Masterclass and her Unlocking Your...

Transcribed - Published: 3 February 2026

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 this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about the work Wade and Matt do at BiOptimizers via socia...

Transcribed - Published: 27 January 2026

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 between you and the universe this week on Spirit Gym. Check out Maestro Hamilton’s work on his Blue...

Transcribed - Published: 20 January 2026

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, animal-based food producer Real Provisions, this week on Spirit Gym. Check out Mansal on his R...

Transcribed - Published: 13 January 2026

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 more this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Drew and his work on his Permission Granted websit...

Transcribed - Published: 6 January 2026

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 resolve these challenges may determine the fragile difference between taking control of your life ...

Transcribed - Published: 30 December 2025

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 program Sundays at 10 a.m. Western Time/1 p.m. Eastern Time and receive Chapters 1-4 of his book...

Transcribed - Published: 23 December 2025

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 into opportunities to control you and what you can do to reclaim those sacred practices this wee...

Transcribed - Published: 16 December 2025

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 about Mark on his website and on social media via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, You...

Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2025

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 Nick’s book, Biotra: An Approach to Healthy Living in a Modern World, on Amazon and Instagram an...

Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2025

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 his work at his Spirits in Spacesuits website. Follow him on social media via Facebook, Inst...

Transcribed - Published: 25 November 2025

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 special solocast, Paul explains why applying an integrated approach like CHEK Life Process Alchemy...

Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2025

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 attorney who witnessed the good, bad and mostly ugly in Big Pharma to revolutionizing how we care for...

Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2025

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 question in his book, The Last Book Written by a Human: Becoming Wise in the Age of AI. Jeff explains ...

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2025

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 in mindfulness and why more people should follow her Silver Rule this week on Spirit Gym. Lear...

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2025

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 outside — this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Matt at his HealHub website. Check out his T...

Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2025

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 recent pushback has silenced Dr. Christiane Northrup who describes a plandemic gone bad and...

Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2025

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 of reality this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Paul’s work at his Awaken in the Dream web...

Transcribed - Published: 7 October 2025

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 use it properly this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Rachel and her expertise in AI and oth...

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2025

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 week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Nicki and Asa on Instagram. Check out Pablo on his websit...

Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2025

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 penetrated his body for the very first time. Paul shares his spiritual experiences with author, re...

Transcribed - Published: 16 September 2025

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 transformation went hand-in-hand with a love for farming and storytelling and explains why, in its truest fo...

Transcribed - Published: 9 September 2025

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 here and here and YouTube. Listen to Ryan’s Highly Optimized podcast on Apple Podcasts or where...

Transcribed - Published: 2 September 2025

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 ago. Autumn shares her life’s continuing food as medicine mission, her recent Ph.D. studies on n...

Transcribed - Published: 26 August 2025

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 Institute, describes how our energetic hearts allow us to connect to our deeper selves and the w...

Transcribed - Published: 19 August 2025

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. Learn more about Cynthia and her work and free training resources on her website and social medi...

Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2025

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 that no one will tell you unless/until you do the work this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about...

Transcribed - Published: 5 August 2025

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. Grassroots activist Matt Landman shares what he’s learned about the dangers of geoengineering as we...

Transcribed - Published: 29 July 2025

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 and on social media via Instagram and Twitter/X. For Spirit Gym listeners: Learn more about ...

Transcribed - Published: 22 July 2025

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? Payam, a renowned international master of psychedelic medicines, describes the real and false pr...

Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2025

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 meditation practice. Discover what Paul learned from Simon that changed his meditation practice for goo...

Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2025

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 Limitless on Gaia. Take the first steps to tell your own stories on film by checking out Ben’s The...

Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2025

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 this week on Spirit Gym. Find out more about Nancy and her work at her Healing Story website. S...

Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2025