(Episode 68) Demystifying Internal Martial Arts with Brandon Gilbert

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This episode we welcome back previous guest speaker Brandon Gilbert (Episode 58). In the last episode, Brandon shared about medicinal mushrooms and tonic herbs, but today he’s going to share more about his personal cultivation practices, including the ancient practice of Nei Gong.

Meet Brandon Gilbert, Founder of Hyperion Herbs

Brandon Gilbert has been deeply interested in studying Eastern philosophy since the age of 14. A serial entrepreneur, he started his first business in 2006 after going deep in the alternative health field to resolve his own health issues.

Brandon felt motivated to share his views and experiences with a larger audience. He created the YouTube channel HyperionTv.com in 2009, built up a following, then founded Hyperion Herbs in 2010 to share purely potent tonic herbs and make them accessible and easily available like never before.

Brandon has taught many classes and workshops both online and in person on a wide variety of subjects, ranging from alternative health and healing modalities, herbalism, internal arts and Eastern philosophy.

In addition to running Hyperion Herbs and Hyperion TV, Brandon spends and invests many hours every day training internal arts like Qigong, Neigong, Tai Chi, Chuan and various sitting practices.

Introduction to the Internal Martial Arts

In this week’s episode you’ll learn all about the nuances between similar (often mistakenly interchangeable) terms of internal martial arts such as: Qi Gong, Nei Gong, and Tai Chi.

Many of these internal martial arts believe that our spiritual self, qi, is interconnected with the physical body, shen. If you benefit one the other can benefit, and if you degrade one, the other can degrade as well. In this episode you’ll learn how they are similar and how they greatly differ with one another.

Unfortunately, in our modern-day society it’s the norm to always be stressed, to always be in conflict, and to be overstimulated. This creates blockages in your channels, creating physical and mental ailments. If you slow down and practice these internal arts, your body and mind will heal.

Be sure to listen in to hear the warning Brandon gives about jumping head first into these practices. If you jump into these seated practices before cultivating your body health issues can arise. You also may feel spacey or ungrounded as a result.

Often times, when you work on the body, feeling more internally comfortable and at ease in your physiology, your mental problems like anxiety or depression, naturally ease. It’s like your mind taking a sigh of relief, releasing these heavy weights of mental problems.

Minds are stubborn and it can be really challenging to change them. Instead you can use your body to change your mind. It’s very empowering when you do these mindfulness practices through the internal martial arts.

Once you’ve listened, let us know your experience in the comments below!

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(Episode 67) Grounding: The Secret to Longevity

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According to the Chinese luni-solar calendar, Summer began on May 6th in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s important to cool down both physically and energetically at this, as well as if you tend to feel anxious, restless or have inflammation in general. In this episode, you’ll learn how to achieve this by doing a variety of easy daily practices.

Many people think they should exercise vigorously all year round to be healthy, however it is best to live life seasonally. As Dr. Setareh says in this episode to be healthy year round is, “to live with the rhythm of nature.”

Summer is associated with the Fire Element, which can cause us to feel more stimulated, anxious, restless, distractible, and emotional.

To ease these seasonal effects — and if you tend to generally be anxious, restless or have inflammation — it’s important to cool your body down by grounding, rather than by overexerting with vigorous exercise.

There are many ways to ground yourself. A few examples are by practicing qi gong, meditation, yoga, mindfulness, and by being in the moment and not living in the past nor future.

By focusing on the cooling aspects of these practices, you can help anchor the Fire from this season within yourself.

You’ll learn two go-to exercises Dr. Setareh and Salvador recommend for grounding in this episode!

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(Episode 66) Qi Gong for Everyone with Lee Holden

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Welcoming Lee Holden, CEO & Founder of Holden Qi Gong

Lee Holden is the CEO and founder of Holden Qi Gong. He's world renowned for bringing this ancient Chinese practice to the modern world. Holden has led eight successful shows on PBS, reaching millions of people through his warm, interactive approach to movement and healing.

This November, he will appear on Fountain of Youth with Lee Holden, a 13 episode show broadcast on PBS, where he teaches Qi Gong at a variety of scenic locations, including Yosemite, Redwood National Park, and Croatia.

Holden has worked closely with celebrity clients, Olympic and professional NHL and NFL athletes, and high profile government officials, including the Bush family, the Minister of Happiness of Dubai and the royal family of Jordan.

Through online and in-person courses, Holden teaches the transformative power of Qi Gong, a science that improves the energy life force of individuals by activating dormant energy through a series of breathing and meditative exercises. Practitioners can see results in as little as seven minutes a day.

Holden's teachings have helped more than 10,000 students meet their goals of healing from injury and disease, slowing the aging process, maximizing energy and feeling better in their bodies.

Lee received his official Qi Gong teaching certification from Master Montauk Chia. He went on to ghostwrite 12 books for Chia, including a bestseller about transforming stress into vitality, thus making this ancient practice accessible and comprehensible for all. Lee has also spent time learning from other Qi Gong masters in Japan, China, and Indonesia, along the way.

Qi Gong is currently the most popular exercise in the world with over 50 million people worldwide practicing Qigong every single day.

Listen in to learn:

  • Lee Holden’s unique journey into this ancient healing art from childhood, to finding his mentor, and to his path to expanding his teachings through PBS to bring Qi Gong practice to thousands of people around the world.

  • All about the ancient practice of Qi Gong, and how just 7 minutes of daily practice can transform your wellbeing.

  • How you can improve your mindset and energy in seconds with “Qi Breaks.”  

  • How to incorporate Qi Gong into your daily life — even with a busy schedule — so you can have more energy, clarity and peace of mind.

  • The relationship between nature and your body and how Qi Gong practice can help you attune to your surroundings and experience nature in a whole new way. 

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(Episodes 64 & 65) The Power of Intention with Ann Cecil-Sterman, Part 1 & 2

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Welcoming Ann Cecil-Sterman, Author of Advanced Acupuncture

Ann Cecil Sterman is the author of three major books, including Advanced Acupuncture, a clinic manual acclaimed as the first and only text with complete protocols for all the channels of acupuncture, a book used often as the sole basis for several online courses presented by many teachers around the world.

Ann works to return acupuncture to its inspiring classical roots, not just to the Han Dynasty writings, but even earlier. She teaches in three continents and offers a twice monthly online chat where practitioners new and established present cases and ask any level of question. She graduated from and then taught for six years at the acupuncture school founded by Dr. Jeffrey Yuen in New York.

During and after her time there for over 20 years, she received thousands of hours of direct transmissions from him in acupuncture, pulse, diagnosis, history, food, herbs, essential oils, stones, qigong and philosophy. In her busy Manhattan practice, which she loves, she specializes in seemingly intractable conditions.

In Part 1, you’ll learn:

  • How time alone in England recently changed Ann’s views of teaching

  • Why, as Ann states: “the greatest enemy to broad thinking and expansion of consciousness is fact.”

  • Why you must raise your courage to question what’s considered true 

  • Great advice for both healthcare practitioners and those of you who simply want more tools for your self-cultivation

  • How you can access a resonance to your essence without needles or tangible tools, simply through the power of intention

  • How Covid lockdowns catalyzed the profession of acupuncture to go into a different direction, and how this change will make the benefits of this practice more accessible to a wider audience 

  • As Salvador states: “We have to learn, especially collectively, to see ourselves well.”

In Part 2, you’ll learn:

  • How to return to a state of joy

  • How your thoughts can get in the way of building healthy mindset and emotions

  • The power you have to align with your destiny

  • Why your Heart-Kidney connection is so important for living out your purpose and experiencing endless possibilities

  • The difference between manifesting and receiving, and how to become more receptive

  • How your emotions (and thoughts) manifest in your body

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(Episodes 62 & 63) Simplify Your Diet to Heal Yourself & the Planet with Andrew Sterman, Part 1 & 2

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Welcoming Andrew Sterman, Author of Welcoming Food

In the first part of this two-part series, you’ll learn:

  • Why and how we need to return back to nature with food

  • Basics of food energetics 

  • How Cold can damage to your gut health 

  • Weak digestion signs and symptoms 

  • Why your supplements may be damaging your gut health

  • Three pillars of designing a diet:

    • Meets individual nutritional needs

    • Meets energetic needs of our health

    • Doesn’t unduly tax the earth itself 

  • Cooking for basic health maintenance vs therapy 

  • Understanding and resolving “food conflicts“

  • Spicy foods and the Scoville scale 

  • Self soothing foods that may be damaging your health 

  • How dehydration can cause illness and why it’s essential to hydrate using food (not just water)

  • Why we need to eat fat and the problems with a low fat diet 

In the second part of this two-part series you’ll learn:

  • The unhealthy strategies we commonly use with food to manage our emotions and the Fire in our lives

  • The importance of simplification

  • Should you eat dessert?

  • What to do after eating to feel better and satiated

  • What it really means to eat with awareness

  • Why counting calories is not a successful strategy

  • What to eat when you have a fever

  • Why it’s essential to be accountable for your ailments

  • Simplified meal ideas

  • Why it’s important to make things easier to digest

  • The harm of engineered food

  • How taste and texture influence nutrition

  • The power of intuition and how it’s is vital to cultivate dietary wellness

  • Why you should start cooking (or cook more often) for yourself

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(Episode 61) Awakening Your Essence: The Enneagram 3 Centers of Intelligence with Hemla Makan Dullabh

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Which area of your body did you feel at home in when you did the meditation with Hemla at [00:14:50], and how did that shift your perspective of yourself?

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Welcoming back Hemla Makan Dullabh, Transformation Catalyst

Hemla Makan Dullabh is a transformation catalyst based in Los Altos, California, and is the founder of Seven Rays Holistic Center, which she established over 20 years ago. As a guide and teacher, she observes and advises, blending together various modalities, helping people connect with their whole being.

As a transformation catalyst, Hemla uses the three centered approach we have three centers of intelligence, and our journey with ourselves is to engage with all three centers connecting with body, mind and heart.

Hemla works with groups and individuals offering classes for corporate wellness and for communities. Hemla overlays her passion for color therapy in all the modalities she offers. Hemla was born in Durban, South Africa, and has been living in California for over ten years. She is an artist, teacher and mother of two boys.

You’ll gain deep wisdom in this episode, including:

  • What the Enneagram Three Centers of Intelligence are and why each person feels at home in a different Center of Intelligence

  • Why we’re so much in our heads as a culture, and what we can do to shift out of that pattern

  • A beautiful meditation guided by Hemla that’ll help you clarify which of the Three Centers of Intelligence you call ‘home’ [00:14:50]

  • How to create balance among your Three Centers of Intelligence

  • How the Enneagram system can help you improve relationship dynamics AND go beyond your personality and social constructs to live life through the true essence of who you are

  • The Heart as your inner observer and how you process emotions according to your Enneatype

  • How your emotional state and how you respond to the world shapes your reality [00:40:00]

Listen to Episode 41 on the Healing Power of Colors and Episode 55 to journey through the Enneagram Personality Types — both beautiful and empowering episodes with Hemla.

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(Episode 60) How to Optimize Your Brain Health with Lance Schuttler

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Welcoming Lance Schuttler, CEO & Founder of Ascent Nutrition

Lance Schuttler graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in Health Science and is the CEO and owner of Ascent Nutrition, a unique holistic nutrition company. 

He is also a Contributing Health and Wellness Writer at The Epoch Times. His work also includes the topics of regenerative agriculture, resource-based economies and quantum technologies. 

He is a facilitator and collaborator of big ideas, visions and projects that spark creative and healing solutions in our world.

A wealth of knowledge is shared in this episode, including:

  • Conscious Farming and why it’s important for our health and the environment and the challenges that are part of our reality 

  • Lance’s path from a small town in Iowa his personal transformation from an experience with a family tragedy that led him to create Ascent Nutrition to impact the health and lives of those suffering 

  • Ways to access the healer within you

  • Neurogenesis, neuroplasticity and brain health 

  • Essence (Jing), Kidneys and brain health 

  • Marine algae and neurological health as it relates to the Liver

  • Saturated vs unsaturated fats and why you need both for brain health

  • Managing inflammation and how it’s more important than lowering cholesterol levels

  • The proper balance between Omega-3 and Omega-6 oils and how getting enough Omega-3s can help reduce systemic inflammation (and no wonder the average American experiences so many health problems related to inflammation).

  • Difference between Omega 3 and Omega 6 essential fatty acids and food sources and dosages for each

  • How your blood sugar affects your metabolism of essential fatty acids (EFAs)

  • Supplementing with Ascent Nutrition algae oil, a cost effective and environmentally friendly supplement to replace seafood for vegans — water extracted, hexane-free, without seed oils. 

  • Is DHA more important than DNA? [40:12]

  • The #1 reason to reduce takeout and eating at restaurants to improve your health 

  • How the use of DHA can be helpful for the treatment of ADHD

  • How fat affects your emotional stability

  • The best way to add supplements to your diet (and some cautions)

  • One of the best & most unique supplements to support & strengthen your immune system

You’ll want to revisit Episode #45 of The Natural Healing Podcast as a reference to our discussion on adapting to change and how to alleviate Wind symptoms with essential fatty acids (EFAs).

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(Episode 58) Medicinal Mushrooms & Tonic Herbs for Health and Longevity Brandon Gilbert

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Welcoming Brandon Gilbert, Founder of Hyperion Herbs

In today’s episode, we’re welcoming Brandon Gilbert, the Founder of our favorite herbal tonic extract company, Hyperion Herbs.

Brandon Gilbert has been deeply interested in studying Eastern philosophy since the age of 14.

A serial entrepreneur, He started his first business in 2006.

After going deep in the alternative health field to resolve his own health issues, he felt motivated to share his views and experiences with a larger audience.

He created the YouTube channel HyperionTv.com in 2009, built up a following and then launched Hyperion Herbs in 2010. After the profound effect tonic herbs had on my life, He founded Hyperion Herbs to share purely potent tonic herbs and make them accessible and easily available like never before.

Brandon has taught many classes and workshops, both online and in person, on wide variety of subjects ranging from alternative health and healing modalities, herbalism, internal arts, and Eastern philosophy.

In addition to running Hyperion Herbs and Hyperion TV, Brandon spends & invests many hours per day training internal arts like Qigong, Neigong, Taijichuan, and various sitting practices.

Brandon’s unique and unexpected journey began from a small town in Indiana to teaching unexpectedly.

Reishi Mushrooms as a Beacon to Discover Your Life Path

According to Classical Chinese Medicine, Reishi mushroom is considered the #1 superior herb, and is therefore very important for self-cultivation. It is said that the spirit of the mushroom can call you onto your life path, though it requires work in advance. Brandon’s experience with Reishi mushroom affirms this, and helps us realize the importance of following guidance.

Brandon only follows what he’s passionate about and sells products he truly believes in.

He started a business with no entrepreneurial experience, no family history or mentors.

Started elixir bar in Louisville in 2006 with superfoods and tonic herbs.

In 2008-2009 as the internet started picking up with Facebook and Google, Brandon saw the opportunity to come out of brick and mortar business. After freelancing for a while, he made a big decision to quit teaching yoga, break up with a girlfriend and move all at once.

He then started his YouTube channel before launching Hyperion Herbs in 2010.

Today Brandon sources specialty herbal extracts through Hyperion Herbs.

What Sets Apart Hyperion Herbs Medicinal Mushroom Extracts

The unique attribute of Brandon’s herbal extract company is that he independently tests each and every product he considers buying. He asks: does it do what it’s supposed to do? He then Examines the personality and properties of the herbs as well to evaluate whether it translates as an extract.

Many companies that sell medicinal mushrooms today focus on the beta glucan content of the mushroom. Beta glucans are essentially sugar compounds that may support the immune system to fight infection and disease and while important, they are often mistakenly seen as most important thing about the mushroom.

Brandon believes however that the energetics of the mushrooms can have more value than the chemistry of the herbs and the metrics associated with the herbs. This is mostly because metrics are imperfect for herbs and natural products.

What makes Brandon’s selection unique and with integrity is that he tries everything he wants to sell before making it available. As he says: “I only sell it because I like it and take it myself.”

Warnings and Cautions with Medicinal Mushrooms

Although medicinal mushrooms are a potent source of plant medicine, they are not for everyone.

Medicinal mushrooms should not be taken by anyone experiencing an acute condition, including colds, flus and Covid. It’s also important to be cautious taking these mushrooms, and any tonic herbs, if you have an underlying or chronic condition.

Mushrooms are becoming very trendy and while it’s great to be enthusiastic, it’s essential to be cautious with tonic herbs, which essentially boost the body’s Qi and therefore increase the Yang Qi of the body, which can create heat and exacerbate acute conditions.

When you want to work with tonic herbs, it’s important to start with very small amounts.

Tonic herbs and medicinal mushrooms can also be difficult to digest, so starting with small amounts is especially important if you have a weak digestive system.

Another way to be cautious is not to take them daily, and again, be especially cautious with anything acute including colds, flus and any type of inflammation.

Lion’s Mane: An Important Mushroom for Memory and Focus

Lion’s Mane is an important medicinal mushroom that stimulates brain nerve growth factor — important for cognition and nervous system function.

This is one type of mushroom where it’s important to note the presence of other factors besides beta glucans.

While beta glucans work on the immune system, they don’t work on nervous system function. This is another reason why beta glucans can’t be the deciding factor in selecting mushrooms — it neglects the energetics, personality and spirit of each mushroom.

Lion’s Mane from Hyperion Herbs focus on the compounds that target mental focus and cognition, as well as nervous system stabilization.

This mushroom can also be helpful to prevent Type 3 Diabetes, which is now recognized as a type of Alzheimer’s — since sugar accumulation leads to fungus that can build up in the brain as well. 

Medicinal Mushrooms tone your immune system to deal with dampness — this fungus treats fungus (like treats like) but not a raw mushroom! Instead, a raw extract of the mushroom to be taken at a very low dose.

Cordyceps: The Endurance Mushroom

In Chinese Medicine, Cordyceps supports the Lungs and Kidneys, as does Reishi, but Cordyceps is more effective as a Qi tonic whereas Reishi mushroom is more calming.

Cordyceps is best taken in the morning whereas Reishi can be taken at night to help you sleep.

Cordyceps can help increase blood oxygen levels.

In Chinese Medicine, the Lungs govern Qi circulation and the Kidneys grasp Qi which allows the Qi to circulate more deeply and deepen your breathing.

Reishi mushroom and Cordyceps both help with elevation sickness.

Both of these mushrooms are considered to be Qi tonics.

Qi tonics should only be taken if you’re healthy but also make sure to start with very low doses (1/8-1/4 teaspoon of extract) to protect your digestion, especially if you’re sensitive.

A formula that’s important to remember is Nutrition = Food + Digestion.

You have to be able to absorb what you’re ingesting, whether you’re ingesting food or herbs.

Extracts are concentrates of herbs and plants, so their even stronger and more concentrated.

A question many people ask these days is whether you should put mushrooms in your coffee? According to Brandon, mushroom coffee is fine if that’s what it takes to take the mushrooms.

Gynostemma: A Balanced Adaptogenic Tea

Gynostemma is a unique tea that also functions as an adaptogen. While it looks a lot like green tea, gynostemma does not contain caffeine, and is very mild and balancing. In fact, it’s one of the most diverse and effective adaptogens.

Adaptogens help you adapt to stress and regulate functions in your body.

Gynostemma is a powerful yet gentle adaptogen that can help bring balance to many of the functions in your body, which makes it an excellent introduction to tonic herbs for the highly sensitive.

Green tea is high in caffeine and cold in nature whereas Gynostemma is very adaptive, neutral and balancing.

Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha is a more popular adaptogen. Hyperion Herbs has this adaptogen available as a spagyric.

However, Gynostemma is superior as an introduction to tonic herbs. It keeps inflammation down and systems regulated.

Let us know your questions about any of the topics discussed in this episode in the comments below!

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