Dreamers & Doers

Niraj Naik, aka The Renegade Pharmacist, is a former pharmacist who got an autoimmune condition called Ulcerative Colitis and resorted to breathwork to heal, when pharmaceutical drugs failed. He now dedicates his life to spreading the knowledge about breathwork with his own technique, the SOMA breathwork. He makes it fun and science-based for our Western minds and often works with Mindvalley and Wim Hof. In this interview, we discuss: 0’: How he got into breathwork. His story is fascinating 12’01: What breathwork is and different techniques 27’20: The science behind breathwork 44’56: How to integrate it as a daily practice 48’16: Holistic questions around sound healing, nutrition, alternative medicine 1’12’19: Demonstration of his breathwork technique that you can try I did his free webinar and it's really amazing. You can check it out here: https://www.somabreath.com/ He also gives a lot of tips on his website: https://therenegadepharmacist.com/

I met Charlie at Date with Destiny by Tony Robbins a few months ago and he has a lot of experience with self-transcendence, some of which I've shared with him. He is just backed from India where he learned to give a blessing with the Oneness Academy. Here are the questions I was planning to ask: 1. What is self-transcendence? 2. Why does it matter? Practical implications 3. Different ways you can transcend the self If you're interested in experiencing this meditation retreat for yourself, check www.oo.academy and feel free to reach out to him

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Summary: 0': How he got into neuroscience 4'30: What's missing when we try to explain non-cognitive experiences and truth 8'20: His workshop on survival and how working with the nervous system rather than stop at the subconscious level 11'55: Why we need to train our nervous system 18'40: How to tap into nature's intelligence 22'50: How to slow down your heart rate and why it matters 28'24: How breath helps you operating from a place of flow rather than fear Q&A: 31': You can reverse the hijacking of your nervous system by society and how to get your best ideas 38': Can you apply it to performance and fitness Kaushik is back on the show and we’ll discuss survival. Kaushik wanted us to have a more fun and spontaneous conversation than last time so he wanted me not to prepare, which I'm fine with

The concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) is to give citizens a sum of money every month without conditions. Gaspard Koenig has been raising the topic of UBI for a while. That's how I got interested in it. He is a famous French philosopher and founder of the think tank GenerationLibre It has been getting more attention recently with experiments in Alaska, Kenya and in Finland, with proponents such as Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and US presidential candidate Andrew Yang, with more automation and with a widening rich-poor gap. Summary: 0': History and definitions of UBI 6'15: UBI as a human right to abolish poverty. A right to be autonomous. 9'55: What would be reasonable at the moment and how Hillary Clinton considered including UBI in her campaign 13'55: Why it is not obvious that automation will lead to less jobs 17'15: Universal would mean National for now, as the differences between countries are too big 18'26: Why the automation threat on truck drivers is not justified 25'34: The UBI experiment that w

#25 - What is hypnosis about? - Laurent Crémadeils Hypnosis isn't new, but hypnotherapy has become popular lately, especially to deal with addictions. 3 weeks ago, in the North of France, surgeons even performed heart surgery with no anaesthesia but only hypnosis! Hypnosis is interesting to understand how consciousness and our minds work. I met Laurent at a festival and wanted to interview him: 1- What is hypnosis and how it works? 2- How did you get into hypnosis? 3- How can it be useful? 4- Live demo! Laurent will hypnotise me live 5- Q&A (if I'm still able to run it

Stoked to have again Hadelin on the podcast. After creating best-selling online courses, Hadelin has been working on the most advanced AI applications. He is flying on the next day to California for the DataScienceGO Conference 2018 We hear a lot about AI and it’ll be very interesting to see where the technology’s at and the impact it will have in the short term. Here are some questions I had in mind, but come with yours: 1- What do you think was the impact of the courses you created? 2- What are you working on right now and where is AI at? 3- How do you think it will transform the world in the next 10 years? To check his online courses go to https://www.udemy.com/user/hadelin-de-ponteves/ To watch more interviews or listen to the podcast, go to www.unlockt.me/podcast

Do you know that you can mesmerize yourself? Don't believe us? Well time to change your mind !! Antoine Gerlier is the founder of the French meditation app Namatata. After a short experience in finance, Antoine decided to travel the world and to dedicate his life to have a positive and meaningful impact. Here are the questions I intend to ask: 1- How did you get into meditation? 2- Why did you create an app and can you meditate well with an app? 3- Is meditation becoming mainstream? 4- What do you think is the impact of meditation on the world? As usual, feel free to ask your questions during the interview. For more info, visit www.namatata.com

Can you high by breathing nothing else than oxygen? I've met Marja as she was my Yoga teacher at Dharma Shala. She is also a reiki master and now raves about breathwork. Breathwork is something I haven't explored much yet but from Eastern philosophy to the Wim Hof method it is proven to show breathtaking results! (haha!) Some people even say her breathwork was as powerful as an Ayahuasca trip... I'm really excited about this interview! Questions I thought of asking, but come with yours! 1- What is your journey through healing and mindfulness? 2- What got you into breathwork and why do you find it so powerful? 3- Why did you want to teach it? 4- Simple exercises people can practice? For more info visit https://www.yogawithmarja.com/

Willing to do meditation but finding it too hard? Georgia got you a solution. Georgia is a Vedic Meditation teacher. Vedic Meditation, similar to Transcendental Meditation (TM), is one the most popular forms of meditation, thanks to an effortless technique. (FYI TM is the technique used by Oprah Winfrey, Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Tim Ferriss, Ray Dalio,...) Here are my questions, but come with yours! 1- What is your journey towards meditation? 2- How did you make the decision to become a teacher? 3- What are the common myths about meditation and what are the effects? 4- What are the advantages of the Vedic Meditation practice in particular? For more info, check www.gvmeditation.com

Can you combine performance with a hippie lifestyle? Brent definitely does. I met Brent recently at an UNLOCKT acro-yoga event. Brent has been questioning everything about life and is designing his ideal life. Here are the questions I’ll ask: 1- Your background? Why did you want to question life? 2- The pros and cons of minimalism and the van life? 3- What’s your morning routine tips? 4- The impact of psychedelics on your personal growth? 5- What's next for you? He’ll also be at Burning Man every year. If you're going, come and say hi.

I met Olivia at an ecstatic dance party and she has a lot of great stories to share. Olivia is a Life & Wellness Mentor, Yoga Coach, Yoga Teacher and the only Siddha Yoga practitioner in Australia. She spent some time with the Dalai Lama back in the 90s. She used her yoga and Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice to meet and forgive the person who murdered her father

Will you go to South America without a phone? Paddy just done it during three months. Paddy is a great friend and was a very early supporter of Unlockt. He did the early version of the challenge and the time management program. He decided to go for a 3-month trip to South America, because why not. On top of it, he wanted to do the whole experience without a phone and with a very limited access to tech. He just came back a few days ago. We live in an over-connected world, which has a lot of benefits but also comes with its share of risks. We will discuss: 1- Why he wanted to travel without a phone? 2- Some of the experiences and human interactions he had there 3- The pros and cons of disconnecting 4- How he is going to integrate this experience in his everyday life

Do you want to beat your fear ?? I met Frank at his wellness centre in Sydney called PIVOT. When it comes to Peak Performance and Flow Science, Frank Cuiuli is a leading practitioner. What he does is pretty unique so hard to categorise. ► About Frank Cuiuli Frank has been tested in combat and business. Having competed as a professional martial artist at elite levels, and building companies in the competitive High Tech sector, Frank brings 20+ years of acquired wisdom and successes. As a NeuroPhysics Therapist, Frank works with individuals to resolve issues, both Physical and Emotional that are getting in the way of peoples success. http://www.pivotme.com.au/

Are you suck into a corporate job and live the 9 to 5 city life? Do you feel that doesn't make much sense? Sigrid was also in this position. I met Sigrid recently at a meditation gathering by Matt Ringrose and she is amazing. She started her mindfulness journey as a yoga and meditation teacher and was quickly receiving requests for self-empowering coaching. Sigrid mainly helps other women to love and empowers themselves. Come with your questions and here are a few things we intend to discuss: 1. Her journey towards coaching self-empowerment 2. The impact of meditation and yoga in her journey 3. What prevents people from loving themselves? 4. Especially, what holds women back in our societies? 5. Tips & technique for self-love

I met James McDonald in the plane to go to Date With Destiny Cairns, Australia 2018. Was it random? Probably not. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James is a beast! He works for #tonyrobbins and has his side business as a network marketer. He took full ownership of his life and we'll talk law of attraction, meditation and mindset. It'll be a pretty amazing chat. He actually inspired me to start Isagenix. Here are the topics, we'll cover a lot: 1. His journey. How he got to work for Tony Robbins? 2. On his road towards financial freedom with Isagenix 3. Serving yourself to serve others 4. How he uses the law of attraction 5. His meditation and other rituals Knowing James, expect it to be quite a freestyle.

For the 14th episode of the podcast, I'm interviewing Kietah Martens-Shaw that I met through OneWave Kietah is the founder of B.OKideas, which is a movement to promote happiness and offers a box with little things that you can offer to the people you care about. Really cool concept. Kietah has a really interesting story and we are going to discuss: 1. Your journey and how you came to create the B.OK Buddy Community? 2. What is your conception of happiness? 3. Practical tips to be a little bit happier? |||About Kietah Martens-Shaw ||| Keitah is the founder of B.OKideas and living in Sydney, Australia. She is an advocate for Mental Health, Happiness and Social Brands and I practise what she preaches with her love for the outdoors, surfing and growing/learning. Check out B.OKideas website for more information about the gifting movement and how you can get on board with the trend of helping others :) http://www.bokideas.com/

At 28, Bertrand is already a serial entrepreneur. He founded a company called Touch Payments, that allowed people to buy online with a credit. He got acquired and is now part of the management team of the company that bought them, Harmoney. Bertrand also loves adventure and has been working for a few months while going around Australia on his motorbike. Here is what we'll discuss, but as usual come with your questions! 1. How did you get into entrepreneurship? 2. Was it hard? The pros & cons 3. Pursuing your passion vs being opportunistic? 4. Why did you decide to sell? 5. The importance of adventure and travels and how it affected your work 6. What's the big plan? |||About Bertrand De Oliveira||| Bertrand is an Adventure seeker passionate about solving meaningful problems with technology. He is not afraid to aim big and is ready to enjoy any extreme adventure that comes his way. He is currently building an efficient banking platform to empower people financially.

I'm so excited to have Kaushik on the show. He is one of the most interesting persons I ever met. Don't miss out and some with your questions! He has a PhD in neuroscience, trained his nervous system to not react to stress and wrote his book in a state of flow while staying 3 months in a cave. 5:02 How did Kaushik went to neuroscience? 12:56 How did you train your neural system to respond appropriately to stress? 17:12 what do you think about the wim hof ? 29:02 Can we tell us more about the reptile brain?

No guest this week, I'll interview myself :p I was at Date with Destiny by Tony Robbins 2 weeks ago and a few of you were curious about my learnings and my experience there.