Did you know to be a healthy adult male requires a lot of structure, accountability, feedback and quality play time?

Mike Salemi makes his long-awaited return to the podcast to share what’s he’s learned about being a good man, husband and a father, a path made so much easier by the lessons he learned from his own father, this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Mike’s work at his website where you can find out about his Kettlebell and Bulgarian Bag programs and his eight-week Path to Inspired Action coaching program for men. Find out more about Mike’s upcoming Men of Movement Mount Shasta retreat in October here.

Listen to Mike’s podcast, The Path, on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to them. Check out Mike on social media via Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

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Timestamps

7:45 The initiation to adulthood and exploring unknown territory.

10:39 How Mike learned to be a man through the actions of his father, an immigrant from Sicily.

14:50 Critical qualities in the development of boys into men.

20:06 Working with barbells at age 14 with a team of men transformed Mike’s life.

31:11 Men crave structure, accountability and feedback.

55:37 “I’m realizing in fatherhood that presence is currency.”

1:00:50 Ruthless responsibility and accountability.

1:05:52 What Mike’s wife, Lauren, has taught him the value of play.

1:14:07 Get in the pool!

Resources

Paul’s previous Living 4D conversations with Mike Salemi in Episodes 32 and 118

The work of Leonard Sax, Krasimir Dunev and Sir Robert McCarrison,

The Hierophant

The Soul of Discipline by Kim John Payne

Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip and Dan Heath

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Are you using the best learning style for you? Do you have an intimate relationship with your soul? How do you release trauma from your body and begin to heal? Have any tips on how to speed up a recovery from knee surgery? Are you ready for change?

Paul tackles these questions from listeners and many more in his latest Q&A session this week on Spirit Gym.

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Timestamps

1:17 Intellectual knowledge versus applied knowledge: Do you know enough?

5:37 Do you have a kinesthetic learning style?

8:32 What does spirituality mean to you?

13:39 Do you have an intimate relationship with your Soul and Source?

22:03 Can you really coach your family members to better physical and mental health?

27:44 Is it important for you to work out even while doing a physically demanding job?

35:33 How do I restart abdominal training after surgery?

41:03 How can I speed up a very slow recovery from knee surgery?

49:41 What tips do you recommend to get more sleep?

55:00 Do you recommend breath work for healing trauma?

1:00:11 How do I solve problems with trauma and begin to release it?

1:05:29 What do you recommend to improve my memory?

1:15:36 What is the difference between destiny and manifesting something to happen?

1:18:54 When is someone ready to change?

Resources

The Religious Case Against Belief by James Carse

Abdominoplasty

It Didn’t Start With You by Mark Wolynn

The work of Rupert Sheldrake

Paul’s Living 4D Evolve series including Evolve Your Career

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Are you projecting your emotional problems onto your dog?

Canine behaviorist Sasha Armstrong describes the process of educating dogs versus training them and explains why being a conscious observer can help you heal your relationship with your them this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Sasha’s work on her Canine State of Mind website and on social media via Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

For Spirit Gym listeners: Receive a 30 percent discount on Sasha’s Embodied Alpha Masterclass by using the promo code paulchek30 at checkout. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)

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Timestamps

5:45 The goat dynamic transformed the animal collective at the Rainbow House.

11:01 Do you treat your dog like a therapist or a spouse?

21:21 “Saying dogs don’t need alphas is like believing kids don’t need parents.”

27:53 The differences between educating and training your dog.

36:47 Becoming a conscious observer can heal relationships with your dog and other humans.

43:26 Animals have a right-brain view of the world.

50:51 Use your emotional maturity and do NOT unload your problems onto your dog.

59:04 Support your dog by meeting their emotional needs.

1:05:04 If you’ve had a bad day, be the conscious observer your dog needs you to be and chill with them.

1:10:43 Dogs don’t understand the physics of stacking big rocks.

Resources

Peaceful Dog Mastery by Sasha Armstrong

The work of Dr. Alfred Adler and Dr. Arnold Mindell

Paul’s Living 4D conversations with Dr. Mark Gafni and Dr. Ibrahim Karim

Men Are From Mars, Woman Are From Venus by John Gray

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