EP 319 — Alexander Karp: Kratom: A Safer Approach For Pain Relief

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 podcast, The Life Stylist Podcast With Luke Storey, on his website. Check him out on social media via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Telegram and Rumble.Sign up for your Spirit Gym podcast membership so you can access members-only extended versions of the podcast along with exclusive Q&A opportunities with Paul. Timestamps3:45 “In the case of my parents, what they didn’t know, they didn’t know.”9:05 Craving a warm blanket of safety but not knowing how to get that from people, Luke turned to drugs.18:02 Do you create chaos for yourself every day?23:13 Developing the witness-observer perspective.28:54 Be present for the feminine storm.36:20 Luke becomes a participant in the cult-like troubled teen industry.42:32 There were survivors, not graduates or alumni of Luke’s days at the Rocky Mountain Academy.50:08 Can there be “good” brainwashing?1:00:13 The contagious nature of trauma.1:15:47 Is our society disempowering men?1:26:37 Creating micro-communities.1:32:18 “We have an opportunity to change the trajectory of the collective.”Resources The work of Plotinus, Dr. Leonard Sax and Steven TylerThe Sacred Art of Listening by Kay LindahlFreedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults and Beliefs by Steven HassanCEDUSynanonFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as BearsAll Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBiOptimizers US and BiOptimizers UK PAUL10Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

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 about Edmund’s work on his website, where you can request a free 15-minute consultation. Join Edmund and Jared Pickard at the Be Human program in February 2025.For Spirit Gym members: Edmund will be holding a very special live Q&A session (to be announced) exclusively for Spirit Gym members. Sign up for a Spirit Gym podcast membership, so you can access members-only extended versions of the podcast along with exclusive Q&A opportunities with Paul and his guests.Timestamps2:50 How Edmund became connected to our planet by teaching kids.8:07 “The onus is on the teacher to have the kids be the curriculum.”13:46 Love is the greatest protection and the solution for any situation.31:40 In the Steiner philosophy of education, the later a child reads, the more capacity she/he has to become a genius.42:02 The act of transformation can happen at any time.49:34 “We have to enliven reading or we are killed by it.”59:27 The god-like nature of issuing grades to students.1:05:29 At the heart level, the lives of kids are solely their own.1:10:44 Do humans have no conception of conception?1:22:15 Elements of conscious conception and birth.1:33:13 Why parents with special needs children leave marriages.1:42:30 The birthing process.1:58:52 Adult men dealing with the child archetype after their child is born.2:08:09 Do you have the discipline and the willingness to be uncomfortable and build a connection with your partner?2:19:02 Building vitality into food through consciousness.2:26:05 Our purpose on planet Earth according to Steiner.2:34:07 Are we regressing toward protectionism?2:46:21 “The right response is love.”ResourcesThe Ra Material: Law of One by Jim McCarty, Don Elkins and Carla RueckertPaul’s Living 4D episode on Lucifer, Christ and AhrimanFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as BearsAll Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBiOptimizers US and BiOptimizers UK PAUL10Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

It’s been a very long time since Kyle Kingsbury, one of Paul’s very best friends, has appeared on the podcast, and there’s good reasons for that.Kyle describes what life has been like since their 2021 conversation, including a move to a farm and learning how to live without fear this week on Spirit Gym.Find out more about Kyle’s work on Gardeners of Eden and Fit for Service websites and on social media via Twitter and Instagram. Enjoy his Kyle Kingsbury podcast on YouTube, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.Sign up for your Spirit Gym podcast membership so you can access members-only extended versions of the podcast along with exclusive Q&A opportunities with Paul.Timestamps 2:47 Kyle’s life shifted as he started working on the farm and living away from Austin.7:50 “My intention in 2020 — even prior to COVID — was to live without fear, but I hadn’t given fear its due respect.”21:02 Find your secret passage to nature in your city.32:31 You can grow more food than you assume on a quarter-acre.44:19 Kyle’s favorite podcast guests.52:13 Homeschooling.1:00:33 Bioavailability versus the USDA.1:09:24 Making eating sacred.1:13:40 A light conversation.ResourcesPaul’s Living 4D conversations with Zack Bush, Charles Eisenstein, Dr. Nathan Riley, Jamie Wheal, Robb Wolf and Fred ProvenzaSepp Holzer’s Permaculture: A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening by Sepp HolzerDesert or Paradise by Sepp HolzerFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as BearsAll Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBiOptimizers US and BiOptimizers UK PAUL10Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Need a quick refresher course on the principles Paul and CHEK Practitioners all over the world teach? Paul hits the blackboard to cover the Big 6 principles of healthy living this week on Spirit Gym.Timestamps1:51 The Big 6: Three yin (feminine) principles and three yang (masculine) principles.12:03 One love.17:36 Getting clear about your dream.26:34 Thinking and manifestation.28:33 The Grand Canyon test.30:13 Four Doctors core values guide our life choices.42:43 Clearly state your core values.49:05 Fungal and parasite infections.55:18 The four-day rotation diet.1:00:19 Qualities of the soul.1:03:50 Must-haves and must-not-haves.1:09:46 Proper breathing.1:16:46 Primal pattern movements.1:24:34 Are you properly hydrated?1:34:11 Seasonal changes for your health.1:38:21 Five program design factors that help you succeed.1:46:30 Simple ways to slow down the aging process.1:55:46 Three choices.ResourcesThe work of Stanley Krippner, Walter Russell and Charlie FrancisPaul’s Living 4D conversation with John Stewart ReidBeating The Food Giants by Paul StittA Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives by Ruth WinterThe Safe Shoppers Bible by David Steinman and Samuel EpsteinNatural Detoxification: A Practical Encyclopedia by Jacqueline Krohn and Frances TaylorBiochemical Individuality by Roger WilliamsNutrition and Your Mind by George WatsonFood and Behavior: A Natural Connection by Barbara Stitt The Life Stylist Podcast with Luke StoreyThe 1-2-3-4 of Overcoming Addiction, Obesity and DiseaseFind a SpringCymaticsYour Body’s Many Cries for Water by Fereydoon BatmanghelidjThe 20th anniversary edition of How to Eat, Move and Be HealthyFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as BearsAll Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBiOptimizers US and BiOptimizers UK PAUL10Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

If you’ve been looking for safer options for pain relief, kratom — a Southeast Asian plant with at least 40 naturally occurring bioactive alkaloids — has probably popped up in your search results more than once.But, how do can you know the differences in quality, potency and safety between naturally sourced kratom products?Alexander Karp, chief scientific officer for ETHA Natural Botanics, describes his journey to find pain relief with kratom, the perils of an unregulated marketplace and why you should not mute the Pain Teacher this week on Spirit Gym. In the Members section of this podcast, legendary skateboarder Danny Way joins the conversation to share his experiences with kratom as a more effective pain reliever than all the previous ones. For Spirit Gym listeners: Save 15% on Element 115 kratom products developed by Alexander and Danny at Element 115 Botanicals or ETHA Natural Botanicals via the promo code PAUL15. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)Sign up for your Spirit Gym podcast membership, so you can access members-only extended versions of the podcast along with exclusive Q&A opportunities with Paul.Timestamps5:10 Our lifestyles have evolved to be more processed and synthetic at the same time more natural treatment options have become demonized by the allopathic world.14:09 “Kratom and all of the alkaloids are like a symphony orchestra.”16:26 Are you muting the Pain Teacher?29:37 How Alexander became aware of kratom.34:50 “It was out of a personal need that I had severe pain, heard about kratom, tried it and it was a miracle.”40:44 Different alkaloids, different effects in kratom.48:22 The complications of an unregulated market.1:02:07 Taking a low dose of anything doesn’t imply that it isn’t a powerful one.1:17:23 “You don’t want pain to go away 100 percent.”1:24:47 A review of the kratom-based products Alexander’s ETHA Natural Botanicals sells.ResourcesPaul’s Living 4D conversation with Eben BrittonThe work of Dr. Royal Lee and Dr. Chris McCurdyMitragynineFind more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as BearsAll Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBiOptimizers US and BiOptimizers UK PAUL10Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Do you pay attention to what your body’s is telling you during the changing of the season to winter, apart from buying holiday gifts nobody really needs, watching football and eating bad food that isn’t good for you?Lara J. Day explains why we must pay far more attention to the seasons from a health perspective and describes the real benefits of observing the winter solstice this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Lara’s work at her 13 Holy Nights website and on social media via Facebook and Instagram.For Spirit Gym listeners: Spirit Gym listeners receive a 15 percent discount on Lara’s 13 Holy Nights Oracle Deck by using the promo code PAUL15 at her website while supplies last! (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)Sign up for your Spirit Gym podcast membership, so you can access members-only extended versions of the podcast along with exclusive Q&A opportunities with Paul. Timestamps5:09 The wounded healer.8:35 Neurogenic Qigong.12:50 Lara developed her 13 Holy Nights practice based on something far deeper during the winter solstice than compulsive shopping.25:41 “The pause is so valuable but, in our culture, we steamroll over it in many ways.”38:37 Peacocks and synchronicity.48:15 Lara’s guiding and loving principle.55:36 A 13-day practice.1:03:19 Pay attention to what you’re receiving.1:08:02 Don’t strangle the mystery.1:17:55 Don’t abandon your traditions.1:21:44 You can’t be allergic to oracle decks.ResourcesPaul’s Spirit Gym conversation with Letao WangPaul’s Living 4D conversations with Dr. James Wanless and Edmund KnightonFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as BearsAll Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBiOptimizers US and BiOptimizers UK PAUL10Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Do you ever think about the downstream implications and ethics involved in relying so deeply every day on technology? If you haven’t given it much thought, have you tried — and failed — to accomplish the simple act of telling time with a conventional clock or doing math without a calculator lately?Learn how some forms of technologies don’t make our lives better, safer and healthier with design and tech consultant Rachel Miles this week on Spirit Gym.Find out more about Rachel and her work at her Renaissance Rachel website, her company Grounded Insights and on social media via Instagram and Facebook.Sign up for your Spirit Gym podcast membership, so you can access members-only extended versions of the podcast along with exclusive Q&A opportunities with Paul.Timestamps6:02 Techno-solutionism.7:36 Creating technology is a uniquely human skill.9:41 Technology that removes our connection to the self or other.21:54 Can you tell time with a conventional clock or watch?31:14 The disposability and consumption of tech devices that harms us and the world.49:01 Finding the right mix of technology in our lives is a big challenge, especially for families.59:06 How much of our freedoms and personal data are we giving up freely to Big Brother daily?1:03:30 “How are we thinking about our intention when we use technology?”1:11:41 Are you using technology to help you solve problems or distract you from living life?ResourcesDanica Patrick talks to Gregg Braden about The Future of Humanity on YouTubePaul’s video on The Danger of Living in Two Realities on YouTubeReality +: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy by David ChalmersPaul’s Living 4D podcast on Lucifer, Christ and AhrimanTamagotchiPaul’s Living 4D conversation with Ben GreenfieldPaul’s Spirit Gym conversation with Mike SalemiFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as BearsAll Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBiOptimizers US and BiOptimizers UK PAUL10Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

What is a life lesson that keeps repeating itself in your life really mean? Why does evil exist? What is the veracity of channeled communications?Back by VERY POPULAR DEMAND, Paul tackles a new batch of questions from listeners in his latest Q&A session this week on Spirit Gym. (Check out his most recent Spirit Gym Q&A session in Episode 310.)Sign up for your Spirit Gym podcast membership, so you can access members-only extended versions of the podcast along with exclusive Q&A opportunities with Paul.Timestamps1:17 Examine a challenging life lesson that keeps showing up in your life.10:47 I’m new to your work and feel a little overwhelmed, so where do I start?17:26 I have a client with a fungal infection…31:37 Why does evil exist?45:37 What does Paul believe about channeled material like the Ra Material?1:04:25 What’s the difference between a soulmate and a boyfriend/girlfriend?ResourcesPaul’s Living 4D Evolve podcast series starting with Evolve Yourself PhysicallyHealing Fungal and Parasite Infections: The Absolute EssentialsPaul’s Living 4D podcast on Lucifer, Christ and AhrimanPaul’s Spirit Gym conversation with Dr. Andrew KaufmanAubrey Marcus’ conversation on Astounding Mysteries of the Self and Universe with Nassim Haramein on YouTubeThe Ra Material: Law of One by Jim McCarty, Don Elkins and Carla RueckertThe work of David Wilcock, Paul Selig and Arnold PatentSeth, Abraham, Bashar: All That You See is Yourself by Richard GentleAn interview on the Law of One with Jim McCarty on YouTubeFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as BearsAll Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBiOptimizers US and BiOptimizers UK PAUL10Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

What would you call someone who is a very creative person with questions and not consuming reality the way it was told to them? Some would call that person normal, while others would perceive them as weird while a select few in the medical “health” community would label them mentally ill.Sarah Elkhaldy describes her journey from being declared mentally ill by “experts” to learning who she really is — a gifted mystic and spiritual teacher skilled in the esoteric arts — and shares why alchemy is synonymous to awakening this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Sarah and her work on her website (where you can find out more about her Spiritual Retreat in Sedona in January 2025). Find her on social media via Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Rumble.Timestamps2:55 Exploring George Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way.4:51 A Shamanic initiation.13:03 Navigating the astral jungle as a Silver Surfer who turns bad experiences into positive ones.23:14 Working through a core wound (trauma).32:25 “We as a human race are utterly possessed.”43:38 Sarah’s next step for growth.58:28 Helena Blavatsky versus Osho.1:04:22 “Esoterica was not kind to homosexuality, which is poetic justice, now that I'm here being a torch-bearer of esoterica.”1:08:49 Sarah’s model for reality: Organic and synthetic.1:13:50 What is weird?1:21:17 Healing: A large theme in this age.1:36:02 “There’s no way to divide alchemy from awakening.”1:41:50 If you truly understand alchemy, you’ll see it everywhere.ResourcesSarah’s appearance on Mark Wooding’s Before Skool podcast on YouTubeThe Fourth Way by P.D. OuspenskyUnholy Hungers: Encountering the Psychic Vampires in Ourselves and Others by Barbara HortPaul’s Living 4D podcast on Lucifer-Christ-AhrimanPaul’s Living 4D conversations with James Hollis and Paul LevyFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as BearsAll Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBiOptimizers US and BiOptimizers UK PAUL10Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Once upon a time, CHEK Professional Jason Christoff was a self-described “typical, soulless North American meatbag” whose life was affected severely like many others by mind viruses largely broadcasted daily by the mainstream media and governments to exert a powerful form of mind control.Jason explains what mind control really is in today’s world and describes the CHEK-based steps you can take to achieve real freedom this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Jason’s work on his website where you can review the many courses on reprogramming and re-education classes on his website. Check out Jason’s Psychology of Freedom podcast here or wherever you listen to your podcasts.For Spirit Gym listeners: Jason is offering Spirit Gym listeners FREE access to his 10 Hidden Secrets of Media and Government Mind Control program. Email Jason at [email protected] and mention that you heard him on Spirit Gym to receive access. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)Timestamps11:29 Memetic mind viruses and mind control.24:01 “They can make us do absolutely anything, and they know how to take away our self-confidence.”33:59 The history of mind control.45:14 The five major categories of the self-saboteur.59:01 “The answer to the pain is inside the pain.”1:05:46 The danger of isms.ResourcesJason’s presentation during a recent U.S. Senate roundtable on YouTubeGeorge Land’s TED Talk on The Failure of Success on YouTubeSarah Westall’s conversation with Dave Hodges on the Fringe Radio NetworkPaul’s Living 4D conversations with JP Sears, Jane Buxton, James Carse and Fred ProvenzaThe Rape of the Mind: The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide and Brainwashing by Joost A.M. MeerlooThe Social Network on NetflixFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as BearsAll Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBiOptimizers US and BiOptimizers UK PAUL10Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.