FlowCast #17 | This Breath Technique Can Induce Flow and Creativity
In this podcast episode we recap RJ’s strongman competition from last weekend and then dive right into specific breath techniques that can be used to get you into a deep state of creativity and flow.
Don’t just take our word for it; listen to this podcast episode and then try it out for yourself.
Show Notes
2:00 - strongman competition highlights and getting into flow in competition.
4:00 - what’s so magical about Wim Hof method?
5:00 - Wim Hof method and breathing techniques prior to big lifts.
10:00 - Animal Flow Announcement from Telsi
13:30 - technique for integrating both hemispheres of the brain (you’ll want to watch this on video)
16:30 - Wim Hof Fundamentals course and who is the Iceman?
21:45 - Breathwork and fat loss
24:30 - Getting started with Wim Hof Method
28:24 - Wim Hof method for creativity
35:00 - Can video games help to mitigate the effects of PTSD?
43:00 - Don’t need drugs to have a good trip
45:00 - Immune system and Wim Hof Method
49:00 Breathing and Endurance
55:00 - Maintaining an alkaline state during endurance exercise
FlowCast #16 | Peterborough's Strongman, Breath Work, and Animal Flow
This week’s podcast episode we got updates on the upcoming strongman competition happening in Peterborough, how the House Fitness breath workshop went and Telsi’s new Animal Flow coaching coming soon to Peterborough!
Mentioned In This Podcast:
FlowCast #15 | Josh Chessman - Breathing and Sensory Deprivation Racing
Show Notes:
7:00 - LL24h - The original sensory deprivation race.
12:40 - Upcoming breath workshop at House Fitness
26:00 - The Wim Hof Method
30:00 - The Pillars of Health Revisited (See FlowCast ep. 14 for more on this)
40:15 - How to incorporate more breath work into your life
44:40 - When mouth breathing is ok
48:00 - Blue light and blue light blocking glasses
54:50 - New Sensory Deprived Race Josh is training for
106:00 - Finding Josh’s Flow
Mentioned in this episode:
LL24h - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpxPoeDAmBI
FlowCast # 14 | Favourite Recovery Methods
Show Notes:
2:45 - Telsi’s 2 favourite steps to recovery
3:40 - What recovery methods do researchers recommend?
5:30 - How much sleep do NBA players get? (Including Lebron’s typical daily sleep time)
6:00 - Professional athletes sleep before important games and competitions
8:30 - Nutrition the day of versus the day before a game or competition
11:45 - Book recommendation - Good To Go
21:20 - Is Animal Flow good for recovery?
26:00 - Recovery of the mind
30:20 - Sleep before competitions revisited
34:20 - Counter-intuitive effects of recovery for sports like powerlifting
35:10 - Busy Mind = Busy Body
37:40 - Nature for de-stressing.
Books mentioned in this episode:
FlowCast #13 | Digital Minimalism
This episode is a BIG DEAL.
Technology is taking control of our lives and leaving us feeling exhausted and lacking control due to its addictive nature and the issues with compulsive use.
In this episode we breakdown:
what is digital minimalism
how compulsive technology use is leading us to feel more lonely and anxious
what impact technology and social media has on flow
how to create a philosophy of technology use
how to be a digital minimalist while running a business
what the heck are EMFs and why should we care?
Additional Resources from this Podcast:
Digital Minimalism - Cal Newport
Reclaiming Conversation - Sherry Turkle
Growing Up Tethered - Sherry Turkle
The Four-Hour Workweek - Tim Ferriss
Forest App - available on Android and iOS
How To Configure Your iPhone To Work For You, Not Against You - This comprehensive guide is fantastic for implementing digital minimalism on an iPhone. It’ll take you over an hour to read through so you know it’s the real deal.
FlowCast #13 Teaser - What Gary Vee Thinks About Digital Minimalism
Gary Vee thinks that social media is a positive across the board for kids and their abilities to communicate. I think he’s wrong and he’s wrong for using his platform to spread misinformation on topics he just wants to create a soundbite for.
FlowCast #12 | Q&A - Float Tanks and the Darkside of Flow States
You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got Answers
Show Notes (and rough time stamps):
5:00 - How long is a float?
6:50 - Are you in the float tank the whole time?
7:20 - What do you do in the float tank?
11:30 - Boredom and the cure for boredom
15:30 - Expectations of a float
16:10 - What if you can’t float?
18:00 - What if you get stuck in the float tank - addressing claustrophobia
20:45 - Floating when you can’t relax
20:20 - Suggested places to start before floating
28:15 - The downsides of flow
36:12 - Flow takes grit
39:00 - What you resist persists
FlowCast #11 | Finding Our Flow
Show Notes and Rough Locations:
- The Addictiveness of Flow (14:10)
- RJ’s discovery of Flow and Strongman (15:50)
- Telsi’s journey into flow through dance and gymnastics (21:00)
- There is no straight path to Flow (27:00)
- Finding belonging in life and in school (33:20)
- Telsi’s career as a personal trainer (35:30)
- Animal Flow coaching (44:00)
- Finding and Identifying Flow for yourself (55:00)
(Meditation) FlowCast | Beginner Meditation for Stress Relief
This is a basic beginner meditation which is great for quickly relieving stress. Use this if you are new to meditation or experienced and looking for a new perspective or refresher on the basics of mindfulness meditation.
(Bonus) FlowCast #10.1 - Radio Interview with Peterborough's Strongman
This bonus episode is a radio conversation I recently had on Mercier and Friends about the upcoming strongman competition being held in Peterborough.
FlowCast #10 | Building Integrity
How do you build integrity?
This episode tackles a challenging question and for some, it may seem like a dose of tough love. It’s packed full of good advice though so I hope you enjoy it!
What is integrity and how do you define your limits in order to live with more integrity in your life?
Some of the points we tackle throughout this episode include:
• How does becoming more self aware lead to integrity?
• What does Seneca have to do with integrity and self-awareness?
• Why Yoda is the embodiment of our integrity episode.
• How our problem with being constantly tethered is leading to a lack of self-awareness.
• What do your emotions and vulnerability have to say about integrity?
• How to bounce back from failure.
• How does integrity lead to flow?
• Being precise with your language and using affirmations.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Letters from a Stoic - Senca
Grit - Angela Duckworth
Mindset - Carol Dweck
The Obstacle Is The Way - Ryan Holiday
How To Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big - Scott Adams
FlowCast #9 | Spring Cleaning and Declutter Your Mind
On this episode we talk:
• Spring cleaning tips and the one and only Marie Kondo
• Why cleaning is messy
• Decluttering your life for more flow and creativity
• What are micro-meditations and how just one breath can change your day.
Be sure to share this episode with friends and family who are currently going through spring cleaning!
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FlowCast #8 | Student Stress-busting Strategies
This episode of the FlowCast is the first episode with co-host Telsi and we talk about the different techniques we used as students to stay stress-free during exams.
In this episode we also talk about several different stress-reducing breathing techniques that anyone can use to reset and refresh themselves at any point during the day when feeling overwhelmed.
Find out what nature has to do with student well-being and how to maximize your productivity during study sessions. I think that this episode is full of great advice that anyone can combat stress with - not just students.
FlowCast #7 | Mallory Graham - Digital Marketing as a Minimalist
In this episode I tried out a new podcasting setup but also happened to be doing it at a time where there were some brief instances of background noise. I apologize for this and will work on smoothing out our quiet place for podcasting.
Show Notes (time stamps may have gotten a little off track):
8:20 - Where Mallory’s passions lie
16:00 - Where small businesses should start with online marketing
19:00 - Digital Marketing Strategy - what’s the point of a post?
21:30 - Mallory’s thoughts on “Document don’t Create”
24:00 - What’s your competitive advantage?
26:30 - Micro-content - how much is too much?
31:20 - Are you just afraid to post something?
35:30 - Picking your platforms
38:30 - Digital Minimalism
43:00 - Being Present and going all in
44:30 - Followers vs. follower count and Instagram tactics
Books Mentioned:
Digital Marketing Strategy - Mallory Graham
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook - Gary Vaynerchuk
Crushing It! - Gary Vaynerchuk
Crush It - Gary Vaynerchuk
Digital Minimalism- Cal Newport
Atomic Habits - James Clear
FlowCast #5 | World Sleep Day
This is the audio accompaniment for the blog post this week. If you prefer audio, you’re in the right place! If you want to read the blog post, click over here to check it out.
FlowCast #4 | Does An Hour of Floating Really Equal Six Hours of Sleep?
This episode tackles the recent statement that’s been floating around about one hour in a float tank being equivalent to six hours of sleep.
Find out more about where the line should be drawn on making extreme statements like this.
You can also read the blog post here if you prefer a text-based summary.
FlowCast #3 | What is Flow? Book Summary of “Flow”
What is the flow state and how do you achieve it? This episode covers the research and details behind the flow state as is outlined in the book Flow by the scientist who pioneered the research and term flow itself.