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Tai Chi teacher Hal Mosher discusses his journey in studying Tai Chi, including his time with Robert Smith and his experiences in Taiwan. He shares insights into his conversations with Robert Smith about the CIA and the importance of not trusting everything on TV. Mosher also highlights the evolution of his training methods and the emphasis on song gong and syncing in Tai Chi. He concludes by discussing his book on peng lu ji an and the significance of yielding in the practice of Tai Chi.
In this conversation, Hal Mosher discusses the creation of peng jin and its importance in Tai Chi. He explains that peng jin is not created by specific hand and leg positions, but by the balance of yin and yang in the body. Hal emphasizes the importance of expanding in all directions and maintaining central equilibrium in order to maintain balance and prevent collapse. He also discusses the importance of creating an electromagnetic field in the body and the role of peng jin in healing and uncompressing the joints. Hal explains the importance of the six alignments and the integration of form pieces in Tai Chi practice.
He also discusses the importance of application in Tai Chi and the transition from gross to subtle movements. Hal emphasizes the importance of opening the body and the role of the Earth and Heaven jin in Tai Chi practice. He concludes by discussing the importance of the transition between postures and the combination of loosening exercises and standing practice.
LINKS
https://wisdomwarriortraining.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/halmosher
Amazon book
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Dr. Anthony Feinstein is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto and a neuropsychiatrist. His research and clinical work focus on people with multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury and Conversion Disorder. He has undertaken a number of studies investigating how front-line journalists are affected by their work covering war and man-made and natural disasters. Our discussion focuses on his two books: Moral Courage: 19 Profiles of Investigative Journalists and Mind, Mood, and Memory: The Neurobehavioral Consequences of Multiple Sclerosis… as the subject relates to the mind, the brain and trauma.
#trauma #journalism #multiplesclerosis #themind #thebrain
Discussion Markers
0:00 Introduction
1:02 Research and Interests in the brain, mind, trauma, and frontline journalism
2:50 Fascination with MS and the first MRI
4:53 Hi Depression Rates in MS patients and Frontline Journalists
5:52 Dr. Feinstein’s background in South Africa and Moving to England
6:37 From medicine to psychiatry
8:33 Moral Courage and Moral Injury among frontline journalists
10:59 Authoritarian regimes and controlling the media message
14:55 Harrowing stories of Frontline journalists risking their life to report the story
21:35 Moral Courage as the antidote to moral injury
24:48 Profound quote and discussion
26:28 Moral courage and free will and the media’s responsibility
32:45 Mental health therapy during COVID-19 pandemic
34:13 Multiple Sclerosis, demyelination, brain atrophy and neuroplasticity
45:02 Cannabis pros and cons for MS cognition
49:42 EMDR, Meditation and other therapies
52:47 Accepting repeated trauma as a Frontline Journalists
55:39 Summary and conclusion
Dr. Feinstein’s Links
Amazon Page
Sunnybrook Research Institute
MS Canada
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Josh Paynter and Jack Shaefer are both ordained 22nd generation Daoist Priest in the Quanzhen, Longmen tradition at the Jian Fu Gong on Qingcheng Mountain, and ordained 25th generation Daoist Priest in the Quanzhen, Longmen tradition at the Qingyun Daoguan. Jack and Josh are the Co-abbots of Parting Clouds, a formally recognized as a temple organization by Zhang Mingxin the Abess at the Jian Fu Gong on Qing Cheng Mountain.
0:54 Josh’s Early Exposure to Asian Culture
5:13 The Experience of “Chinese” in America
7:37 Josh’s Early Exposure to Asian Culture
13:59 Issues with Language and Translating Daoist Texts
24:36 Standardization and Exploitation of Daoism
28:51 SanXing – The Three Pure Ones – from 3 to 10,000
32:37 Meaning: Literal, Metaphorical, Doctrinal
37:33 Daoist Movements, Ideas, and Anachronistic Errors
37:54 Many Faces and Practices of Daoism
56:36 Daoist Medicine, TCM, and Talismans
1:08:05 Diagnostic Method of TCM vs. Daoist Medicine
1:19:13 Philippine Orasyon Prayers, Anting-Anting Amulets, Tatang Ilustrisimo
1:21:15 Woo, Real, Placebo, Nocebo
1:25:13 Heart-Mind, Consciousness, Xing, Non-duality
1:35:32 Creating Parting Clouds Daoist Study
1:44:36 Daoist Alter Ritual Texts
LINKS
Website - Parting Clouds Taoist Education
Amazon - Daoist Alter Books
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Lily Sanders is an author, manifestation coach, actress, and changemaker has been impacting hundreds of millions with her expertise on major media TV. Her award-winning book Truth to Triumph continues to transform lives. Lily myth busts the global beliefs about domestic abuse and human trafficking to bring insight, education, and reason to humanize the domestic violence experience and eradicate it.
Lily’s podcast “Beyond the Current Situation” helps listeners create positive lasting change by learning how to go beyond their current situation and thrive, despite it.
Lily's Links
Website
Book
Podcast
Instagram
Face Book
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Robert Coons is a resident of Toronto where he teaches Tai Chi, Meditation, and Tea Ceremony. He studied with secular Taoist disciple Hai Yang, and various teachers in China such as Yin Qin (Yang Style Taiji), He Caitong (Taiwan Cha Dao), Yu Jiang (Xin Yi Liu He Quan), and others. He is the author of Internal Elixir Cultivation: The Nature of Daoist Meditation and in 2016 he will give a keynote presentation at the Toronto Tea Festival and hold various events throughout North America and China to facilitate the practice of the arts of Daoism.
0:00 QiGong changed his troubled life, living in Shanghai, China.
9:36 Speaking Mandarin and translating Taoist documents
12:41 Historical categories of Taoist texts
17:33 Difficulty with generational translated Taoist texts
21:35 Taoist influences on Taiji, Wudang myths, Zhang Sanfeng’s mythology
29:39 Original Texts and Cultivation Correction
34:44 Wrong Study and Wrong practice – Avoid the buffet
36:49 Dantien in Taoism vs. Martial Arts and Qigong
44:26 Microcosmic orbit, real or mental construct?
48:39 Do we have a dantien or must we create it?
54:00 Masters and Schools of Taoism
59:13 General Classification and Gates of Neidan Practice and Oral Formulas
1:02:56 Taoist vs Buddhist Qigong and Meditation
1:08:18 Qi Concept, Unani medicine, Scents of flowers
1:17:39 DAO-I Project, Immortality Study, Qigong Project
1:24:44 Chinese Tea Culture
Robert's LinksInternal Elixir Cultuvation
Immortality Study
Qigong Project
Facebook Group
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Dr. Jeff Skolnick is a Psychiatrist in Washington who has been practicing since 1988. Besides neuropsychiatric assessment and treatment, Dr. Skolnick has created a new approach to psychotherapy and advanced ("spiritual") development called the SatoriWest Method. The subject of two books, it has been trialed in two psychiatric facilities with hundreds of patients, getting positive metrics, as well as many enthusiastic testimonials. Dr. Skolnick is a Zen Buddhist meditator (now teacher) of 43-years. He writes lectures and has a company that disseminates that method.
LINKS
SatoriWest Method Website
Jeff’s Amazon Page
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0:00 The Satori West Method: Suffering, Ego, Awakening, BrainShifting
30:05 Point 5 – Crisis and hardship are opportunities for perspective
34:11 Buddha, the brain, and competition for your tunnel vision
37:53 Neuroplasticity, Neurochemistry, and the Satori West Method
40:44 Brain, Mind, Ego, Zen Master Dogen
44:30 Consciousness, the Brain, Physics, Awakening
50:43 Awakening
59:02 Being and Allowing in the Moment – sports, music
1:01:59 Jeff’s fascinating story of why he entered psychiatry and meditation
1:05:04 Mark’s chronic pain and search for changes in consciousness to focus away from it
1:06:02 Changing consciousness, Psychedelics, Changing awareness of your brain, sense of self and non-duality, Mindfulness, Awareness, and Brain Shifting
1:13:38 Transformations, Suffering, and a World in Tunnel Vision
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Robin Young is a global medic who has carried out humanitarian work in Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, Morocco, and other war-torn and food insecure countries around the world. He was a paramedic and taught paramedicine at university level and is a kung-fu master, who has practiced since 1968.
In this podcast we discuss his humanitarian work, the shift in teaching paramedicine from the reality on the street, go deep into Toronto Chinatown martial culture, examine the role of failure in our lives, our convergence into a self-image and divergence from that image as we age, and the concept of life legacy and our primal need to be remembered.
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Robin's Linkswww.paramedicselfdefense.com
https://www.hunggarkungfuguelph.com/about-sifu-robin-young.php
https://www.amazon.com/Self-Defence-Paramedics-Other-Health-Professionals/dp/0991862201
https://www.facebook.com/robin.young.9237
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Fran Sands is an amateur boxing coach and mentor to kids and teens in the Northeast of England. His involvement in amateur boxing began in 1978, when at the age of six he entered his first boxing gym. Over the next 13 years he competed in 60 amateur contests, winning regional titles, reaching national semi-finals and finals, and representing England at Under-19 level. At the age of 23, he moved into a coaching role.
Our conversation became deep at times, as it flowed in and out of topics from boxing instruction to mentoring the youth, to strategies and tactics and how being part of a boxing family and an amateur boxing club impacts lives. I found Fran Sands to be smart, thoughtful, and soulful in his approach and outlook, and I quite enjoyed our conversation. I hope you will, too.
Frans Links:
https://www.myboxingcoach.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@myboxingcoach
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Sifu Deng Ming-Dao is a Chinese American author, artist, philosopher, teacher, and martial artist who, from a young age, has studied Taoist internal arts such as Qigong and Kung-Fu.
He is the author of nearly a dozen books, including Lunar Tao, The Living I Ching, 365 Tao, Scholar Warrior, and Chronicles of Tao. he studied qigong, philosophy, meditation, and internal martial arts for 13 years with Taoist master Kwan Saihung.
Deng Sifu is a graphic designer and fine artist whose work is in several collections, including those of the Brooklyn Museum.
This is Deng Ming-Dao’s second appearance on Transformations and here we discuss an entirely different set of topics, including: why Daoism, gender identity, the role of a teacher, the ego trap, self-cultivation, acquiring and maintaining skills, jazz, tai chi and why one shouldn’t emulate their teachers, and more.
I hope you enjoy listening to my conversation with Deng Ming Dao as much as I enjoyed having it.
0:00 introduction
4:57 Why Taoism?
8:29 Identifying What’s Natural and a True Purpose
11:18 The Role of a Teacher in Living Traditions
14:01 Mentors, Ego Traps, and Achieving Standards
24:27 Self-Cultivation, Journeys, Destinations, Purpose and Peeking Too Soon
30:05 What is a Practice?
34:03 The Natural Self and Relational Reality
38:34 Acquiring and Maintaining Skills
52:42 A Dip into Jazz and Not Emulating Teachers
1:00:07 Progress and Development of New Skills and Methods
1:05:29 Tai Chi as an Embodied Practice of Taoism
1:08:47 The Parallel Virtue of Painting and Tai Chi
1:12:56 How to Become a Superior Person
1:17:42 Closing Remarks
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Dr. Dale Dugas is an Acupuncture Physician, Chinese herbalist, martial art master, and author. His interest in Asian medicinal practices arose in his early teens and throughout the late 1980s, while he was living in Iwate Prefecture, in Northern Japan. Dale is a much sought-after brewer of Dit Da Jow – the transdermal herbal liniments used for pain and recovery – often associated with kung-fu. Dugas continues his study of Master Tung’s Acupuncture as well as teaching and training in Pukulan Cimande Pusaka Fon Jerng Sanders Pencak Silat. Our discussion focused on recent deaths in the family, pain, cancer treatment, and iron palm training, as well as a breakdown of his book, Fundamental Iron Skills. His nature is unapologetic, his language colorful, and his demeaner, engaging. Enjoy.
#ditdajow #ironpalm #tcm #Chinesemedicine
0:00 Introduction
1:17 Family trials and tribulations
2:30 Mixed Carcinoma Cancer Neck, Herbal Formulas, Massive Weight, Carnivore Diet
5:57 Jook Lum Mantis to Pencak Silat, Eskrima,
10:20 Mom’s dementia and dad needs herbal liniment.
12:31 Gene Chicoine and dit da jow, Shuai Jiao and Master Chang, Liu Yunqiao’s Baji quan
18:30 Power of cross training
20:39 Entre into Chinese medicine, Dolan Sport and Asian World of Martial Arts, Wiley’s AWMA story
28:36 Bounding balls, strong hands
29:26 Silky WAY bulletin board story, South Mantis
33:03 Herbal medicine jar on counter, CinnaCirc medicine – lower blood sugar, increase circulation
42:37 100 years longevity formula
52:54 Dale’s treatment philosophy
55:34 Perception and Education gaps, treating stroke with electro acupuncture
1:04:20 Fundamental Iron Skills – overview of methods, fact vs myth
1:12:01 Wiley Malaysia P’ng Chye Kim Iron Hand
1:13:03 Generating power to Breaking Coconut and green wood
1:17:26 Thrusting hands into beans, Striking sandbags, Manganese and Magnesium oil
1:30:08 Best recommended medium to fill buckets and bags, soaking beans in herbs
1:35:37 TCM metaphors and the problems with woo evangelists, and the meaning of qi
1:38:34 baseline for training iron skills
1:42:56 Dale’s philosophy for living
LINKS
Dr. Dal Dugas Website
Amazon Book Link
Article on Iron Palm Fact v Fiction
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For over 40 years, Stuart Alve Olson has been studying Taoist and Buddhist philosophy and Chinese language while practicing Taoist meditation and ceremony, Qigong, Taijiquan, Praying Mantis Kung Fu, and Internal Alchemy.
He is the founder, director, and head teacher of the Sanctuary of Tao. Born in the year of the White Tiger (1950) in Minnesota, he is an author/translator of nearly 40 works on Taoist Philosophy, Taijiquan, Qigong, and Taoist internal practices. In his late 20s and early 30s, Stuart began learning from teachers such as Chan Master Hsuan Hua, under whom, on Christmas day 1979, he took refuge as a disciple at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. Stuart became the disciple of the renown Tai Chi Master T.T. Liang, and learned under many other notable teachers, including Kung fu and healing master Oei Khong-hwei and Dharma Master Cheng Yi.
In the spring of 1982 through 1984, Stuart undertook a Buddhist bowing pilgrimage, “Nine Steps One Bow,” from the Minnesota Zen Center to the border of Nebraska, traveling along state and county roads during the spring, summer, and autumn months. During the winter months, he stayed at Master Liang’s home and bowed in his garage.
Our discussion went deep into many of these areas, as well as others and, as always, Stuart is the consummate gentleman and scholar.
0:00 Introduction
2:12 A Love for His Work, The Taoist Immortal, A Backward Lived Life
11:55 Considering Misfortune and Good Fortune, Hit By A Train In 1988,
16:00 A View on Mortality and So-Called Immortality, Buddhist Suffering and Daoist Appreciation
19:44 A Two-Year Bowing Pilgrimage
45:36 Fish Out of Water and Cultural Appropriation
49:51 T.T. Liang, Minnesota Zen Center, Tai Chi, Losing to Win
1:11:09 Art of Living, Dying Well, Immortality, First World Arrogance, Food and Longevity
1:24:22 Theravada, Mahayana, Celibacy, Vegetarianism
1:27:19 Stuart’s Embrace of Asian Culture
1:30:45 Xu Yun, Hsuan Hua, City of Ten Thousand Buddhas
1:42:38 Mentors and Teachers, Taoist Alchemy, Dao De Jing, Prof. Wu Yi, T.T. Liang
1:45:45 Stuart’s Books In China, Teaching In Indonesia
1:53:58 Remembering Ven. Hsuan Hua, Chanting In China
1:59:26 Do What You Can, Try Your Best
2:01:23 A Dislike for New Age, Limits of Mindfulness
2:06:28 Clean Up Your Retribution
Stuart’s Links
Sanctuary of Tao
Valley Spirit Arts
Amazon Author Page
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In this conversation, Mark V. Wiley and David Kutzik discuss various topics including social media, the impact of technology, the decline of social interaction, and the nature of intelligence. They explore the addictive nature of social media and the control exerted by corporations. They also delve into the role of artificial intelligence and the importance of independent press.
The conversation highlights the social nature of human intelligence and the concept of intelligent agency. Overall, the discussion provides insights into the challenges and implications of living in a highly mediated and technologically driven society.
We explore explores the topics of free will, agency, intelligent agents, ethical agency, political economy, energy sources, climate change, democracy, fascism, tribalism, truth, and the role of media and technology. In this conversation, Dr. David Kutzik discusses the disappearance of journalism and the rise of branding and self-branding. He also shares insights into the development of non-intrusive monitoring technology in gerontology and the challenges of implementing it in the healthcare industry.
Dr. Kutzik highlights the impact of capitalism on healthcare and the need for a shift in business models. Overall, the discussion explores the complexities and limitations of modern healthcare and the importance of critical thinking and ethical practices.
Takeaways
The concept of free will is argued to be an illusion, with agency being the ability to navigate constraints. Corporations and governments are identified as the dominant intelligent agents responsible for the ecological crisis. The need for socialism or a more socialistic future is discussed as a means to address the challenges of the present. The decline of liberal democracy and the rise of fascism are explored, along with the impact of tribalism and echo chambers. The collapse of truth and the role of media and technology in shaping public opinion are examined. The decline of journalism has led to the spread of misinformation and the normalization of public relations as news. The rise of branding and self-branding has created a culture of narcissism and exploitation. Non-intrusive monitoring technology has the potential to improve caregiving and healthcare, but faces barriers in the current capitalistic business environment. The transformation of business models prioritizes profit over delivering quality care, leading to the exploitation of workers and the erosion of trust in healthcare.#sociology #gerontology #Socialism #ArtificalIntelligence #AI #semiotics
O:00 Introduction
1:24 Social Media Mediation, Loneliness, Isolation, Bullying, dissolution of independent press
9:28 Behavioral Infomatics Sensor Technology, Surveillance Capitalism, Edward Snowden
13:35 AI, Machine Learning, Smart Machines
20:10 Intelligence, Information Processing, Collective Intelligence, Personal Agency
34:39 Corporations and Governments are the Dominant Intelligent Agents of the Planet
39:10 Global Socialism or Extinction, Ecological Marxism, Promise of Nuclear Power
48:33 Post Truth Society (48:55 Porpora link), Tribalism, Alternative facts
53:35 Fascism, the Decline of Liberal Democracy, Fake News, Smart Phones
1:04:16 Self-Branding, Identity, and Personal Corporations
1:09:56 AI, Caregiving, Behavioral Science, and New Data
1:21:14 Capitalism, Healthcare, the News, Predatory Lending, Need for a Radical Business Model Transformation
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This podcast is Part 2 of 4 in my discussion with David Verdesi. You can watch Pat 1 here.
David Verdesi had daily mystic vision as a child. At 14, he left home in search of their meaning and travelled all over the world for 30 years, researching and comparing his own experiences with those of 120 mystics, yogis, cave-dwellers, saints and genuine enlightened beings, Siddhas from the mountains and jungles of India and Xian immortals from China and Southeast Asia, the Shamans of Central and South America and Africa, the Mystics of old Europe and the mysterious saints of the northern Steppes of Russia, Tibet and Mongolia. This training and experience have given him a deep understanding of the individuation process, altered states of consciousness to the realization of wholeness. He has produced a three-part video series on his experiences called In Search of Superhumans, and he regularly travels to teach, lecture and mentor others on the path.
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Why Pursue Spirituality and for Whom
6:15 Suffering – Trauma, Disempowerment, desperately looking for love
8:46 Carl Jung, Spirituality is not found in visualizations, but in making unconscious conscious
11:15 Buddha’s 1st Noble Truth is “Realization of Suffering.” The Beginning of Spiritual Awakening is realization of your own suffering / pain, the Core of your psychic identity is what propels you, Destroy the narcissistic identity, the truth shall set you free
15:24 Buddha’s Universal, Psychological Truths and Influence of World Religions
18:13 Making the “Why” of Your Pursuit Conscious, Shedding all the Spiritual Trappings
21:05 Spirituality as an Escape, Narcissistic Fantasy of Power
24:01 Free Will, Self-Fulfilling Prophesies, Epigenetic Memories
27:42 Examine Yourself to Reveal Truth
33:37 Abrahamic Religions, the Maharishi, Gandi, and the modern Guru,
40:22 Masters, Gurus, and Spiritual Fantasy Projections
44:55 Authentic Spirituality, Inner Whispers, Reconnecting with Our True Selves
56:40 Spiritual Thread, Anchor Practices, Reclaiming Sovereignty and Sense of Self
1:00:21 Discerning Who is Hearing the Voices, Silent Stillness
1:02:56 Consciousness and the problem of the mind and brain
1:07:20 Spiritual Root, Look at Your Mind, Not This Not That
1:10:28 Spiritual Fabrications About Food, Drink, Smoking, and Sex
1:16:15 Spirituality vs the Alternative
1:18:52 Obstacles to Higher Consciousness, Psychedelics, Fantasy of Power
1:21:45 Content of Experience is NOT Spirituality
1:23:21 Spirituality is Not Found in Ancient Scripture
1:26:37 Closing Comments
Visit his website https://davidverdesi.com/
https://core.live/luminaries/david-verdesi
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Dr. Vijayendra Pratap, a student of Swami Kuvalayananda, is the Founder/Director of SKY Foundation, President of the Yoga Research Society, Director of the Yoga program at the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and author of A Teacher’s Guide to Beginning Yoga, Yoga Vision, Secrets of Hatha Vidya, Stories Retold, Yoga of Gheranda, and Yoga of Goraksa. Dr. Pratap earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Applied Psychology, University of Bombay, and was a member of the Board of Editors of Yoga Mimamsa, the international quarterly of yoga research, from 1966 to 1990.
He has presented papers and conducted workshops at various conferences and institutions including the World Conference of Scientific Yoga, New Delhi; the XXth International Congress of Psychology, Tokyo; the Biofeedback Research Society Conference, Colorado; the International Yoga and Meditation Congresses, Chicago; the Third World Congress of Yoga, Sao Paulo; the Pan American Commission for Yoga, Sao Paulo; the Unity in Yoga Conference, Tamiment; the 19th Himalayan Institute Congress, Honesdale; the University of New Mexico School of Medicine; Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia; the lnstituto Psicosomatica E Yoga, Torino; the Yoga for Peace Conference, Jerusalem; and the Yoga Research Society Conferences (from 1975–present), Philadelphia.
Watch the Video Podcast here.
0:00 Introduction
1:26 Scientific Study of Yoga – Swami Kuvalayananda
5:05 Swami Kuvalayananda’s Books and Message of Yoga
7:06 Brain Waves and Muscle Potentials While Sitting, Lying, and In Asana
8:37 Measuring God under hypnosis with Max Collie
11:38 Studying with Swamiji and noting his lectures
14:11 New Projects, A Call for Assistance
15:17 Hectic Journey to USA in 1971 to Spread Yoga
23:33 Swami Rama, and Extraordinary Swamis
28:36 Immortal Swamis Babaji, Devraha Baba
30:45 Sai Baba, Kundalini Shaktipat, Baba Muktananda
34:38 Lab Testing of a Mind-Reading Swami
40:44 Jesus in India, Sutras of Patanjali
55:34 Pranayama, Air Patterns, and the Brain
59:46 Congestion, Dairy in India vs. USA
1:03:00 Skyland, SKY Foundation, Yoga Research Society,
1:06:55 Garland of Letters Bookshop
1:12:51 40 years of Yoga Research Society and Medical Yoga Conferences
1:17:30 Everything from Nothing
1:18:56 Yoga’s Deeper Meanings
LINKS:
Sky Foundation
Yoga Research Society
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David Verdesi had daily mystic vision as a child. At 14, he left home in search of their meaning and travelled all over the world for 30 years, researching and comparing his own experiences with those of 120 mystics, yogis, cave-dwellers, saints and genuine enlightened beings, Siddhas from the mountains and jungles of India and Xian immortals from China and Southeast Asia, the Shamans of Central and South America and Africa, the Mystics of old Europe and the mysterious saints of the northern Steppes of Russia, Tibet and Mongolia. This training and experience have given him a deep understanding of the individuation process, altered states of consciousness to the realization of wholeness. He has produced a three-part video series on his experiences called In Search of Superhumans, and he regularly travels to teach, lecture and mentor others on the path.
This podcast is Part 1 of a 4-part discussion with David Verdesi.
0:00 Introduction
2:09 Visions in Early Life, Visions, Voices of God
6:38 Introduction to a Chinese family and Culture
8:32 Searching for Inner Power Secrets and Super Humans
9:50 First Arts and Practices, A Wake-Up Call, Powers vs Spirituality
18:16 Subconscious Correlations Between Cultivation and Becoming a Better Human Being
19:18 Traditions of Inner Power, Achievement of Fa Gong, and Disappointment
22:02 Mis-association of Extraordinary Skill, Spirituality, and Being a Good Person
30:37 Examining Stories of Your Personal Spiritual Narrative
35:39 Christian mysticism, Levitation, and Making Peace with Abrahamic Religion
41:26 The Person is at the Center of Spirituality, Not Something Outside Him/herself, Face Your Demons, Priest and Monk Scandals, Broken Twisted People
45:35 Repressed Sexuality, Celibacy, Seminal Retention, and the Tantric Guru who Ejaculates Twice per Day
55:14 Instant, Slow or Never: The Problem with Cultivation
1:02:15 Monasteries, Monks and Why so Few Reach Their Spiritual Goal
1:06:53 Identity and Personality: The Problem Defining “Spirituality” and What You are Really Seeking
1:11:33 David’s Message and Thought Exercise, Avoiding Spiritual Projection, Changing Definitions and Tools
1:19:55 Good Training and Teachers, the Power and Necessity of Clarification
David Verdesi Website
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Dr. Douglas V. Porpora is a professor of sociology in the Department of Culture and Communication at Drexel University. His books include How Holocausts Happen: The United States in Central America, Landscapes of the Soul: The Loss of Moral Meaning in American Life, Post-Ethical Society: The Iraq War, Abu Ghraib, and the Moral Failure of the Secular, and Reconstructing Sociology: The Critical Realist Approach. Dr. Douglas Porpora is a very interdisciplinary scholar who, in addition to sociology, has also published in philosophy. His research interests range widely, but in communication, he is generally interested in how people converse and argue, especially politically and morally. Dr. Porpora’s ultimate concerns are with people’s larger meanings and values and how these intersect with politics and matters of social justice.
#IsraelHamasWar #middleeastwar #SocialJustice #god #religion #spirituality #Maga #donaldtrump #criticalrealism #truth #sociologicaltheory
0:00 Introduction
2:07 assessing Social Stability
5:30 Maga Movement, Neo-Liberalism, Knowledge Workers, and Truth
9:36 Moral Relativism, Nation Worship and Idolatry, Tribalism, Christian Nationalism
16:51 Morality, Belief in God, and Religious Tribalism
20:32 Israel, Hamas, Palestine, and the United States
26:16 America, Capitalism, and War, and Fake News
29:11 Post-Ethical Society, Prudential Concerns, Moral Courage, Indifference
36:56 God, Religion, and the Divine Signal
40:50 Martial Arts and Spirituality
44:24 Moral Meaning, Belief in God, Religious Orthopraxy
49:43 Religious Disorganization
53:21 Human Destiny and the Universe
54:53 Critical Realism, Truth, and Truth Judgements
58:47 From Argumentative Family to Study of Discourse
1:02:17 Porpora’s Search for Truth in Philosophy and the Social Sciences
1:11:50 Revenge of the Nerd
1:13:56 Some Sage Advice
Dr. Porpora’s University Page
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Dr. Robert Chuckrow (born in 1936) received his Doctorate in Experimental Physics from NYU, and has taught physics at NYU, The Cooper Union, Fieldston, and other schools for over four decades. Since 1970, he has studied Taiji, Qigong, and other movement and healing arts under masters such as Cheng Man-Ching, William C.C. Chen, Elaine Summers, Alice Holtman, Harvey I. Sober, Kevin Harrington, and Sam Chin (Fan-Siong). Robert has taught Taiji extensively, is certified as a master teacher of Kinetic Awareness® and has authored six books.
#Taiji #Taichi #qigong #chikung #neijing #neigong #chengmanching #yangchenfu #williamchen #internalpower #martialpower
0:00 Introduction
1:42 Long and deep contemplation of movements and principles, persistence, how physics solves problems.
6:13 Explaining in short and clear sentences means you have come to understand.
8:36 How the child delayed reader and writer becomes a PhD and author.
10:05 Is Qi (Chi) real? Does it really move the body?
13:00 Qi’s biological and physiological basis. Cellular force and nerve impulses. How our cells can communicate, even around the world.
18:51 Qi and the particle/wave duality.
22:27 Role of background nerve impulses in moving, sending Qi. Neural electricity. Qi and qigong.
30:38 Nei Jin defined and explained, vs. strength, Cheng Man Ching, Jin v. Li, neijin and fajin
33:37 Taiji (Tai Chi), QiGong (Chi Kung), NeiGong (Nei Kung) and Meditation.
35:31 Training under Chang Man Ching. Teachers v. Masters, other teachers and their teachings
40:00 Secret Teaching, cryptic sayings, and lost understanding of internal training knowledge
44:29 Traditional martial arts, combat arts, and self-discovery
46:36 Song, Fa Jin, and Cherng Man Ching’s writings on root and expansive force
52:35 Dong and Dang, and a 100 yr old physics model, breaking habits of movement – DEMONSTRATION
1:00:26 The wrist is the second waist – Demonstration.
1:04:22 Tucking in the tailbone vs retaining its natural S-curve, Ideokinesis, Andre Bernard, looking inside someone’s mind – DEMONSTRATION - and Ninjitsu
1:11:53 Subtext and the problem with humanity today
1:14:56 The correct internal state and how to cultivate it.
1:18:57 What makes a good Taiji practitioner.
1:21:06 Robert Chuckrow’s life Transformation through Taiji, meditation, spiritual teachings, healing, ninjitsu, how learning how the mind works 1:24:52 conclusion
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Bob Clark has dedicated his life to protecting Americans and developing himself to the highest levels. Our discussion landed on Bob's transformative experience growing up with a father who taught him wrestling, boxing and karate, joining the NAVY, becomes a police officer, after 911 serving in an infantry reconnaissance platoon in Iraq, then returning to law enforcement, and his over four decades of martial arts and combat sports training, competing, and coaching world champions.
#Navy #LawEnforcement #DefensiveTactics #IraqWar #Sambo #MMA #JiuJitsu #Philadelphia #Hapkido
0:00 Introduction
1:04 Loving and living in the violent world
2:07 Violent crime, deaths, and advanced medical care
6:00 Violence and lawlessness now is worse than during the crack epidemic, hit and runs
11:16 How to fix the problem
13:26 Bob joins the Navy, ocean rescues, control techniques in water
20:23 Boxing, wrestling and karate training with dad
23:12 Introduction to a lifetime study of Hapkido
24:52 Boxing and kickboxing in the Navy, Unnamed American teacher with great skill
27:49 Techniques must be clean to reality, thoughts on karate tournaments, pro wrestling
29:49 Open fighting in Fisher’s Park, Olney, share and exchange – Norman Smith, Ozzy Wright,
34:21 Training with heart, speed, power, conditioning separates winners and losers
36:30 NE Philly CLF sparring, Jook Lum
39:56 Philadelphia martial arts - Onofre Escorpizo, Herminio Binas, Sun Te Su, Lee Chong Suh, Teruyuki Okazaki, Jae Chul Shin, Takahiko Ishikawa
44:35 Bob becomes a military Operations Specialist and Operation Earnest Will during Iran/Iraq War
46:35 Becomes a Philly Cop in 1989. Germantown, Mt. Airy, Chestnut Hill. How Law Enforcement has changed
49:21 Law enforcement defensive tactics 1980s through today, pressure points, wrist locks, - don’t work in street when perp has adrenalin dump. Funny story of Bob withstanding pp in demo, official law enforcement training vs private training
54:17 Sad Reality – Law Enforcement tactics training based on liability not life-saving skills
59:52 Bob’ defensive tactics systems, and why it’s less jiu-jitsu, more judo
1:06:59 Sambo – old Soviet Union Military Fighting, now 3 systems, MMA champions today are mostly combat sambo guys
1:12:11 No person is ever unarmed when fighting with a police officer
1:19:04 Bobs still involved in World Hapkido Federation and Sambo as National Team Coach, largest combat sports event in the world
1:23:41 Modern combat sports and traditional martial arts have something to offer, can enhance each other. What about Shuai Jiao?
1:27:39 Bob competes in indigenous belt wrestling in “the Stans.”, amazing how many sports and arts we don’t know about
1:35:40 Bob re-enrolls in the military after 911. Pennsylvania National Guard 56 Striker Brigade, Modern Army Combative program, training and application
1:41:59 Bob returns to being a cop, retires in 2018 to teach law enforcement defensive tactics instructor for state of PA – self-defense, combat martial arts, situational combat
1:46:20 The WISDOM of Bob’s TRANSFORMATIONS
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It's impossible to pin Lori O’Connell down to a single title. Her interests and inclinations have taken her across the map, both figuratively and literally. She has, however, settled into a few roles that combine her natural talents and trained skills. In our discussion Lori shared her transformative experiences in fencing, jiu-jitsu, living in Japan, mountain climbing and hiking, doing stunt work for film and television, building her home, and more.
#LoriOConnell #Stunts #jujitsu #hiking #fma
0:00 Along comes a bear.
0:13 Opening
0:26 Introduction
1:21 From Ottawa to Japan to Vancouver and back to Ottawa
1:38 Moved to Japan for martial arts and to teach English
3:18 Early interest in martial arts. From Dance classes to foil and saber Fencing, then a lifetime in Can-Ryu Jiu-Jitsu. Gender non-conforming
8:05 Move to Vancouver in 2003, opening a Jiu-Jitsu dojo, getting into the film industry.
11:53 stunt work in the entertainment industry for Disney, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Supernatural, The Umbrella Academy, Gen V, and many more, cool stunts, Inner Demon.
14:47 Bullying, fighting spirit, martial arts
16:14 Backcountry camping adventures, solo backcountry camping, no water source,
23:23 Perils of solo camping and hiking - Gigi Wu and Aaron Ralston
25:36 Solo packing gets Lori in touch with her soul… No Water, mosquitos, and a BEAR
30:40 Dreams and meditation
32:13 Lori’s new martial art drills-based practice and teaching methods
39:50 Jump Rope analogy drilling for timing and pressure referencing, ditching uniforms and belts
45:01 Filipino martial arts influences, reasons and needs for rank, goals and structure in teaching methods, passion
47:35 Lori’s love and passion for teaching the arts vs. teaching for money with dirty mats,
49:48 Lori’s book, When the Fight Goes to the Ground, cooking is a passion, Nerf wars
52:40 Cold water swimming, stunt work, Wim Hoff vs. AIDA Breathing technique, free diving
1:00:54 Physiological process behind Lori’s cold water breathing method
1:03:04 Lori and Chris are building their home, Lori becomes a Life Coach, Air BnB Nature Retreat.
1:06:34 Lori does stunts, a full body burn, and a harrowing free dive stunt for Netflix series “Breathe,”
1:11:59 Why no stunt is too scary for Lori to do these days, her desire to do “Star Trek”
1:14:55 Restita DeJesus invites Lori to teach at PAMA and National Women’s Martial Arts Association, where Lori meets her idol, Cat Woman stunt’s Kathy Long.
LORI'S LINKS Face Book Page - https://www.facebook.com/lorioco
Website - https://www.lorioconnell.com/
Stunt Reel - https://vimeo.com/837198779
Film Short - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2DmMPCCCDY
Book - https://www.amazon.com/When-Fight-Goes-Ground-Self-Defense/dp/0804842531
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lorioco/
Blog - https://feednflow.com/blog/post/a-frosty-winter-embrace-my-first-cold-water-immersion-on-ice?fbclid=IwAR1-Q8_kXQJy3M7srt6eJyf-3D2_38_f05vGR9Xnj6IE1vB-PazPmXFiLlA
Free Dive Stunt on "Breathe" - https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChHxdk3DFLm/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D&fbclid=IwAR3TyCnDp_PnGqdrOJuUAqz7c8BuSJPo_h2Iy52PZ7sb4dq193fGPuzOCFA
Solo Hiking Post- https://feednflow.com/blog/post/solo-hiking-the-cape-scott-north-coast-trail-a-wilderness-experience-of-increasing-adversity-part-1?fbclid=IwAR0s3RivUzON7ac_51co0rjbJvPU1Z2GO3tV2tij1CPL5QhFUf27nk_kLq0
Gigi Wu's story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=8rRMVK1EpDU3QpEs&v=Uu-Z1S-5zc0&feature=youtu.be
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“Super Dan” Anderson is the founder of American Freestyle Karate, a uniquely American martial art as well as the author of the bestselling book, American Freestyle Karate: A Guide to Sparring, which has been in print for 40 years. He has a 10th Degree Black Belt in Karate, a 6th Degree Black Belt (Senior Master) in Filipino Modern Arnis, and an 9th Degree Black Belt in MA80 System Arnis He is a 4-time national karate champion and world champion, having won over 70 Grand Titles! He has taught all over the world as well as authored/produced over 50 books and DVDs. Our in-depth discussion touched on five essential transformations in Dan's life: Karate, Arnis, Scientology, Family, Writing.
0:00 Dan is Stoked
1:00 Dan mentions the breadth of transformations and Mark Wiley's interests, and how much of what we do does not earn us a living
5:01 What triggered Dan's live-long interest in martial arts, James Coburn, Bruce Lee
8:55 Dan's first lessons with Lorne Christensen, fails at baseball and drawing, heroes Chuck Norris, Skipper Mullins, Joe Lewis
15:04 Mark Wiley and Dan Anderson are mutual fans, when they met, and how they became friends
18:59 "Super Dan" Anderson was the Mohammed Ali of Karate. Jeff Smith, Bill Wallace, Arnis with Wiley at midnight, training with Remy Presas
22:58 Dan wrote the classic book, American Freestyle Karate, Desensitization drills, wanting dad's love and to be like him... Scientology helps him break the hold on beer.
29:02 The Desensitization drill explained, subconscious fighting fears and their triggers, how to see and recognize motion
37:02 Recognition is faster than analytical analysis, pay attention to the opponent, Musashi's "Void", Tatang Ilustrisimo and Remy Presas
44:01 Mark V. Wiley shares the time he was jumped by a pack of guys, and Dan tells when he was punched in the face on the bus
48:23 What it is about martial arts that made Dan a "lifer"
53:59 What keep Dan going, American Freestyle Karate, then and now
1:00:05 Dan on 1970s freestyle and point karate, written vs ring rules, and why he never competed in kickboxing.
1:06:10 Introduction to Modern Arnis and Remy Presas by Fred King, power of "the flow"
1:11:08 The joy is in the movement.
1:14:11 How the principles of Scientology spoke to Dan, and why
1:19:40 Spirituality in life and martial arts
1:26:08 Martial arts and commitment to his Family
1:35:17 Dan transforms into a full-time writer of books, comes out of retirement in 2017 (age 65) to fight in 18-30 karate division.
Dan Anderson's Website https://danandersonkarate.com/
Dan Anderson's Amazon Page https://www.amazon.com/stores/Dan-Anderson/author/B000API886?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
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