357 — Uncomfortable Truths No One Tells You About Meditation With Michael Holt

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 Michael at his Savage & Saint website and Patreon. Find him on social media via Instagram and YouTube. For Spirit Gym listeners: If you enjoyed Michael’s philosophies, pick up a copy of his ebook, The Savage & Saint Philosophy (plus four bonuses including his Vital Breakthrough Meditation Masterclass), for $5 at this link. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.) Timestamps 2:59 Michael’s profound experience at Paul’s Mandala workshop in 2023. 11:50 Are you cultivating a life that allows you to examine and liberate the repressed emotional residues in your body? 24:09 Inverted hallucinations. 35:20 Today"s world is populated with the most distracted people today it’s ever had. 49:06 “Everything you see is actually you.” 56:48 A good meditation practice is the cultivation of your skills of attention. 1:03:45 The Zen of unconscious competency. 1:07:55 Creating sovereignty through meditation. 1:14:49 The arrogance of humility. 1:27:24 A space of no demand. 1:38:05 The lion’s gaze meditation strategy. 1:59:08 Slow walking. Resources Michael’s conversation about Embodied Wisdom on the Kyle Kingsbury Podcast Find more resources for this episode on our website. Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024 Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute/CHEK Academy We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.