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FlowCast #61 | What Can We Learn and Apply To Our Lives From Silent Meditation Retreats?

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The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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The Transcendence of Silent Meditation Retreats | FlowCast #60 with Tony Francis

Tony Francis is a registered massage therapist and flow junkie. He recently attended a virtual 5-day silent meditation retreat and today we go deep on the purpose of meditation retreats in the world we live in today.

1:00 - Welcome Tony Francis to the show

2:00 - Silent meditation retreats and the journey into them

2:30 - What retreat was this?

4:15 - What does mindfulness mean to you?

6:00 - How to visualize the completion of a biking challenge*

7:45 - Seeing a sports psychologist for the first time.

9:00 - What drove Tony to seeing a sports psychologist?

10:00 - How do you deal with getting behind in a tournament situation? *

12:00 - Grit, Mindset, Recovery

16:00 - Too many gurus

17:00 - Sticking to true passions

18:30 - Tennis coach lesson*

21:30 - What's Tony's learning process?

24:30 - Pushing the challenge level for the love of the game *

31:00 - The virtual silent retreat experience

36:30 - 10% Happier with Dan Harris

41:00 - The brain starts ramping up again when the end is near

42:30 - How do you slow the mind from anticipating the end of a meditation or break?

45:30 - We typically wait until we are anxious to go and meditate *

48:00 - Keeping the energy flowing during longer meditations

49:15 - Sitting with anxiety

52:00 - Trade your expectations for appreciation

54:00 - The transformational experience of a silent retreat

59:00 - What will Tony carry away from his silent retreat?

1:01:30 - Could a digital detox serve a similar purpose to a silent retreat for someone not ready to go all in on a retreat?

Resources

The Dharma Centre

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The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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The Fiftieth | FlowCast #50

A random show filled with updates and stories about biohacking.

1:00 - Welcome to Episode 50!

1:40 - Happy 1 Year to Nufas Media and Flow Spa

3:00 - A day in the life of a float centre owner

4:00 - The online ambassador debate

9:15 - Group meditations starting at Flow Spa

14:00 - Making meditation accessible

16:00 - What's coming up for RJ

18:00 - What's the next big thing with Gary Vee?

19:00 - Stealing energy from extroverts

22:00 - People don't know who Tony Robbins is

24:30 - On having human gods

30:00 - We all need help sometimes *

31:00 - What's true to your own heart? *

35:30 - Central Canada's Natural Strongest Man 2020

40:00 - Pilates as prehab -

40:30 - The art of pilates

43:30 - Becoming Boundless

52:30 - Smart Drugs

56:00 - Omega-3s and brain health

1:00:00 - The trouble with biohackers

1:06:00 - The dangers of being woke

1:09:00 - Cold plunge challenge

Resources

6-phase meditation

The Subtle Art - Mark Manson

Strongman - CCNSM Event Page

Sweat Happy Wellness Pilates

Boundless - Ben Greenfield

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Let's Talk Happiness Hacks | FlowCast #45

This episode was recorded on Bell Let's Talk Day, a day focused on raising funds and awareness towards mental health support.

Today we are talking about positivity and go through a unique meditation style that combines a number of different positive psychology tricks into one practice to help you feel grateful in the present moment and work towards your long-term goals.

1:30 - Happy Bell Let's Talk Day

3:00 - The intensity of Let's Talk Day origins

5:00 - Why did Bell get into this?

7:00 - The gloomy ending of January

8:30 - Why Peterborough is a virus-marinating area

9:30 - Cultural perspective of weather

11:00 - Combatting seasonal affective disorder

13:15 - The type of people who listen to podcasts

16:30 - Business is about contributing to others

18:00 - The Code of the Extraordinary Mind

21:15 - Practice compassion

22:00 - Gratitude practice

25:00 - You can feel good about yourself! *

26:30 - Know where you fit and protect your confidence *

30:30 - Forgiveness for resilience

34:30 - It's all about you *

35:30 - You've got to support yourself first *

43:15 - The Blessing

47:45 - The benefit of envisioning a higher power

50:20 - The people who struggle are meant to contribute

53:00 - Going full circle with the positivity practices

1:00:00 - We can do it - getting through the season!

1:01:45 - Do something every day in February for positivity

1:03:45 - The trees withstand all seasons

1:06:15 - Ben Greenfield's unique spirituality

Resources

Joe Rogan - Sober October Recap - Telsi's recommendation for hilarity

Joey Diaz episodes for a laugh

Ash Dykes episode

Practicing Positivity Vlog

The Code of The Extraordinary Mind - Vishen Lakhiani

MindValley

Omvana

Elevate the Globe Podcast

Check out Telsi.flows on Instagram for a yoga challenge throughout February!

Boundless - Ben Greenfield

Subscribe to the FlowCast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-flowcast/id1456647259

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The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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Naturopathic Medicine with Laura Anderson | FlowCast #24

Laura Anderson is a naturopathic doctor in Peterborough who has been able to create a life around the things that she is passionate about. In this wide-ranging conversation we cover Laura’s journey into naturopathic medicine, her take on following your gut to find your true calling, how naturopathic medicine can help you, and simple practices you can implement to make your life better. Let’s dive in!

Show Notes:

6:50 - How Laura overcame her obstacles to switch from the traditional university route into naturopathy

10:10 - Finding your place in school

12:30 - How Laura listens to her gut

16:45 - What is naturopathy?

22:00 - Any type of patient better suited for naturopathy?

23:00 - The Obi Wan of medicine

27:00 - Old modalities becoming validated by science again

29:40 - Air is free

30:30 - Laura’s meditation practice

33:30 - Has Laura found her flow?

34:20 - The timing of flow

37:45 - Gratitude journaling and tips for starting change process in your own life

42:00 - Change your lifestyle long-term

43:30 - Laura’s take on social media

47:50 - Nobody has the perfect life.

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FlowCast #21 | Wim Hof Fundamentals Review

In this episode of the FlowCast, I'm doing the full review of the Wim Hof fundamentals 10-week course.

We'll go over the basic breathing techniques and physical challenges that encompass the Wim Hof Method (WHM). Find out how to gradually improve your breath-hold time by deeply oxygenating your body and how you can increase your tolerance to cold exposure in order to do cold plunges just like the Iceman.

Finally, I cover some of the different reasons you may want to try the Wim Hof Method for yourself and how you can further get involved in the community in Peterborough.

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