"It has to start first and foremost with a real desire and fascination… I think that the best conversations are born from that burning desire." - Jonny Miller, HEx Podcast #51 If you want to see an example of what happens to those who single-mindedly follow that sense of burning curiosity, then check out Jonny Miller. Jonny, creator of the Curious Humans podcast, is someone who clearly leads by example. His mind is a treasure trove of embodied wisdom, covering a wide range of topics that...

"For me the Ascent is about that. It’s about: wow there are so many areas of this map of my life and reality that I thought were not feasible, not possible, and now I see that if I choose to, I can go there." — Jon Brooks, HEx Dialogues #9 Imagine if Harry never went to Hogwarts… He had the occasional experience of magic, but before he joined a community of witches and wizards, he didn’t even know that he was one.  Having just finished the first round of The Ascent, I can truly say that it...

Is it possible to bring the level of reverence and integrity that we see in traditional plant medicine ceremonies into our own homes? Koen and Sebastian, the team over at Portier Supplies have created a product that is doing exactly this. "Psychedelics deserve a beautiful place in people’s lives, not shoved in a closet, hidden away somewhere’" — Sebastian from Portier Supplies, HEx Podcast #50 There is a lot of shame that many well-intentioned psychedelic users carry around due to...

If you identify as spiritual but not religious, then this one is for you. In our second interview with John Vervaeke, he urges those who have been traversing the spiritual path on their own up until now to come together and join forces: “We need the best wisdom we can come up with. The chances that you’re going to get that on your own are very small.” — John Vervaeke, HEx Podcast #49 What forms as we come together is what John calls, ‘the religion that is not a religion’.  If you...

“We need to have a deep dialogue between science and spirituality.” John Vervaeke, HEx Podcast #48 It’s easy to say that science and spirituality are being summoned to sit down together for a deep conversation — but much harder to actually make this happen without things devolving quickly.   John Vervaeke has taken it upon himself to come in and, not only translate, but provide an entire vocabulary and grammar for both parties to use to allow for deeper understanding and more nuanced...

Have you been struggling to keep a consistent meditation practice? Switching around between different types, trying to find the right one for so long that you eventually forgot why you were even doing it in the first place? This is a common complaint many aspiring meditators face. Without a clear understanding of why we are doing what we are doing and a way to know that we are doing it right, we are destined to fall off track. In comes The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa (John...

Learn more about The Ascent here. ~ In the first podcast I did with Justin, we discussed the secret strategies of super-learners. In the follow up YouTube video we dissected the best ways to get the most from the books that you read. In today's episode, my main question was to find out Justin's origin story. I knew that he had suffered from depression as a teen, and also grew up in South Africa, and was curious how he transformed himself from this state to being a...

It’s not every day you sit down with a shaman to explore their life, beliefs, practices, and opinions. But today, we’re doing just that. We have the pleasure of sitting down to talk to our friend Marie Lou of Infinity Retreats. We have worked with Marie Lou and her partner Anke at our Apotheosis Retreats, and it was Marie Lou and Anke who ran the diet that Jon and I discussed in Episode 28. Marie Lou is a true example of where ‘doing the work’ can take you. Through extensive study, diets,...

The Ascent is the new 8-week online meaningful work mastermind brought to you by HighExistence. The experience is designed for those who have already some understanding of self-improvement and spirituality, and now want to turn their passion into an opportunity to do what they love, get paid for it, and make a dent in the universe. We are bringing together a team of online entrepreneurs and facilitators to walk you through every stage of your own project so you can have the freedom to work...

"Are you the same with your best friend as you are with your boss and your mother and the stranger in the bus stop? Are you the same person in all those scenarios? Because if not, you are dishonest. And that's okay. Because, you wanna know who's definitely a dishonest person? Anyone who says that they're an honest person." — Dan Munro "Losing your job is nothing compared to losing your Self." — Dan Munro Today I sit down and chat with Dan Munro about his new book, The Naked Truth.  Dan...

Down the Rabbit Hole is your weekly injection of wisdom, wonder, and well being sent straight to your inbox from HighExistence. Each email explores ancient and emerging tools, techniques, and teachers to help you live a more meaningful, adventurous, and ecstatic existence. Sign up here.  --- In today's episode, Jon Brooks, Eric Brown, and Mike Slavin discuss how to see through your own blindspots so you can achieve meaningful transformation in areas you were previously avoiding.  Those...

"Craft over status; art over praise." Mike Slavin, HEx Dialogues #6 The core HighExistence team members, Mike Slavin, Eric Brown, and Jon Brooks are back with another roundtable discussion. Lockdown restrictions are easing and it's time to reflect on all the craziness that's been happening in the months prior. Four topics that seemed to interlinked during this prolonged period of social isolation are placed, flow, social skills, and depression. Play is a vital form of expression that...

NOTE: Before listening, view the model here: http://www.fourgamestheory.com — — — When I first saw a visual depiction of the 4Game model I was floored. Instantaneously, all of the studying I had done across everything from metaphysics to productivity systems sorted itself into a coherent narrative, a structure where everything fit together. Immediately I knew I wanted to explore this further. To my surprise, there was very little information available! As the trophic cascade of mental...

What would your life be like if you woke up every day, ready to unleash yourself on the world? What would our world be like if our aging elders were comfortable and full of healthy vitality? What gets in the way of us expressing our immense potential? For many of us, our energy levels, mental clarity, and physiological health are the first obstacle we need to tackle. But the health field is complex, dynamic, and getting to the roots of the matter is paramount. Today we're cutting through...

Watch interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/TI2dA0M1cfk Today, Eric Brown and I sit down and speak to Dominic Milton Trott, the author of The Drug User's Bible. Here are some words from Dominic that really convey the mission behind his book: "The first casualty of war is truth, and the war on drugs is no different. This book is a step to counter this destructive situation. People Are Dying. They are dying because of ignorance: because unremitting propaganda is denying them essential...

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Jules Evans appeared on the podcast last time to discuss his two previous books: Philosophy For Life And Other Dangerous Situations and The Art of Losing Control. In that episode, we talked at length about the benefits of Stoicism, and also where reason-based philosophical frameworks might be lacking if one wishes to experience a rich, integrated human life. We dove into topics like meditation, eastern philosophy, and psychedelics as useful additions in our psychological toolkit. When I...

To learn more about Richard "Shaky" Shore, Check out the Shake, Rattle, and Roll podcast on Youtube and Spotify --- Today's episode is a very special one for me. I sit down and speak to Richard "Shaky" Shore, Brazilian JiuJitsu black belt, head coach and owner of Shore Mixed Martial Arts (SMMA), and host of the Shake, Rattle, and Roll podcast, where Richard interviews British sporting icons and rising stars, primarily in the MMA scene. What Richard has achieved with SMMA is nothing short...

We're releasing an Accelerated Learning course shortly. If you want to learn more, head over to: https://highexistence.com/learnfast/ — — — After going through the traditional medical paradigm, looking for a solution to treat his debilitating OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) – both medications and therapy were failing him. Left with no viable options, he turned to an unexpected ally — magic mushrooms. Adam's citizen science work with psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic...

Sign up here to get early access to The Accelerated Learning Experience with Justin Noppe: https://highexistence.com/learnfast/ To watch the video version of this interview visit: https://youtu.be/Mggo7ayRIdY -- In my first conversation with learning expert Justin Noppé we spent a couple hours going over the ultimate skill... learning. Learning how to learn gives you a meta skill that can be applied to any activity you want to master, from cooking to web development and design to martial...

This is an article from Justin Noppé. We're opening the doors to our accelerated learning course with Justin soon. Add yourself to the early access list here. What does living in alignment really look like? How do you define the goals, virtues, and morals that will guide your life? And how do you act them out in your daily life? This is just one of the many topics we explore today on the latest HighExistence Dialogues – with learning expert Justin Noppé with us. We explore the systems...

What would life be like if we could transcend the ordinary? Now this journey isn’t for the faint of heart. This is a Hero’s Journey of cataclysmic proportions. Undoing, overriding, and re-learning decades of distilled and conditioned socio-cultural programming is no small feat. But on the other side awaits beauty, wonder, and experiences far beyond our present imagining. This is why HighExistence came into being. To serve as a portal, through which the initiates pass, into a world of...

East Forest is a man of many talents. Composer, explorer, facilitator, innovator, digital shaman — the list goes on. Many of us know him through the music he produces, the experiences he’s crafted, or for the meditations and retreats that he hosts. He recently burst back into the spotlight with his latest album release ‘Ram Dass’ — a collaboration project he did with the renowned spiritual teacher himself. It was one of the last public projects that Ram Dass undertook before his passing. ...

Watch the video of this interview here. Patrick McKeown is the author of the acclaimed The Oxygen Advantage. I was first recommended this book by my friend and mentor Justin Noppé to help with my breathing during Brazilian jiu-jitsu. The book blew my mind. I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about topics like health, fitness, anxiety, and stress... But there was so much highly useful information in this book, I knew I had to started putting the ideas into practice immediately. Then...

“We appear to be heading for a level of existence that is beyond our ability to even imagine: the universe is being recalled; we are going home.” — Bob Frissell Bob Frissell came into my reality in quite a fitting fashion: By synchronicity. I was in a bookstore called Myopic Books in Chicago, perusing the esoteric and occult section. A book caught my eye. It was called, Nothing in This Book is True, But It's Exactly How Things Are. I grabbed the book and began to page through it. In the...