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#34 - Taylor Higgins - Rap, Creative Environment & Wisdom
Jul 7, 202100:53:06Tap to summarize"I am feeling that the dreams are trying to figure out exactly what this all means – and these dreams are trying to build up my own self-esteem. And then, the confidence is telling me that maybe the common sense is not exactly what we need. I really feel like my eyes are closed but I’m finally seeing with my soul." Pure love for my brother Taylor: radically honest, non-judgemental, open-minded, open-hearted, compassionate and the list goes on and on and on...life is playing some dope games with us...we traveled together just for a week and although we haven't seen each other for more than a year, the connection is still vibing purely. People are different when they travel, they meet each other on a level that is beyond everything - there is no judgement, there is no fear, there is no narrowness...everything is just so clear. But in Taylor's case, I had the impression that he was always like that...I mean, just listen to him. Pure Essence. Pure Love. Peace Brother! See you soon!
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#33 - Lawrence Huff - Life of a 73 Years Old Prison-Yoga-Teacher
May 10, 202100:45:26Tap to summarizeI met Lawrence in Tegucigalpa, Honduras - a 73 years old human rights activist who is teaching yoga and mindfulness in prisons and juvenile jails around Central America. Some inmates are innocent, some are not, but the thing is that Lawrence is doing remarkable work by means of helping them to find inner peace and therefore stabilizing their mental state, what is needful as fuck (especially for the innocent juvenile inmates) in order to pave their way to a healthy way of life with a positive impact on their environment and to get them truly socially reintegrated. But to do so, you can’t have a green forest unless all the trees are green. You gotta water the whole forest, you can’t just treat some of the trees nice. Anyways, just listen to the podcast and you'll probably appreciate Lawrence's work as much as I do. Only respect for this man!!!
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#31 - Daniel Scobie - Richness, Disconnect To Reconnect & Oddness
May 2, 202100:32:12Tap to summarizeA few hours before recording that episode a guy tried to rob us, but fortunately we had Philadelphia Phil in our squad who wrestled down the thief and also got help from Daniel who tied him with a rope. Being a little bit overtaken by that random situation, Daniel and me still wanted to enjoy the day so we were feeling like recording an episode and yeah, here it is: Daniel aka Mr. Ontario, a super energetic and fervent guy who left his home country Canada for the first time in his life in order to travel through Central America...and man, I tell you, the stoke was real - he was so excited about every little thing, so that he resembled a little child discovering the infinite miracles of the world for the first time. His curious spirit and numerous astonishments regarding ordinary, little things were truly invigorating and uplifting, so that having a good time was guaranteed - wherever he was, he made it his home - and not just for himself but for everybody else being around him, and that's what I appreciated about him the most, but to assure yourselves what I'm talking about, just listen to the episode :)
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#30 - Philipp Pan - Looking For Jack, Dreams & Rejecting Your Diploma
May 1, 202100:15:58Tap to summarizeConcerning my question about the reason for his stay in Guatemala, Philipp said that he came to San Marcos to look for Jack Dawson, the lead character from the renowned movie Titanic - Jack symbolizes a way of natural, authentic living or let's say a simpe life, something that is often found in poverty, something that people with a rich background often look for but just temporarily, for the tendency to return to their cage of familiarity prevails. Why? Because the desire for comfort kills the passion of the soul. Because people only come home from the next field, in front of the next street, tame and quiet in the evening, where the household echoes are still haunted: their life wilts because it breathes its own breath again and again; their shadow extends further in the morning and in the evening than their daily steps. Unlike the majority, Philipp is transforming that temporary stay in Jack-ness into a permanent one, leaving his home by returning home: using his gifted, artisanal skills and basic material to build a fucking beautiful house, furniture and kayaks in San Marcos, embracing natural simplicity in such an astonishing and inspirational way that makes me feel so fucking grateful for getting to know this man and for still being able to follow his personal progress through social media. Philipp literally made himself become living poetry. And the thing that I love the most about him is the fact that he rejected his university diploma – the reason is so fucking wise, but concerning that matter, just check out this episode! Much love!
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#29 - Aleksander Zielinski - Life of a Spiritual Healer
May 1, 202100:55:21Tap to summarizeThis is probably one of the weirdest and most entertaining episodes I've ever recorded - back in the days I've been spending three weeks in a hippie village, San Marcos, Guatemala, where I had the opportunity to meet the epitome of "unusual, nonstandard people" and man, what should I say? That was an experience - a rollercoaster ride between light-heartedness, confusion, overburdening, "WTF"-moments, curiosity and the willingness to understand - I have to admit that although I haven't admitted it back then, that I've been judging a lot because...imagine yourself, sitting in a hostel, having dinner and all of a sudden people are starting to tweet collectively like birds...more and more people are doing it except you and two other guys, so that you're finding yourself in a moment of complete what-the-fuck-ness....but on the other hand I've been also having unbelievably deep and beautiful conversations about life, literally feeling the incredible open-mindedness, empathy and non-judging spirit of my interlocutors that made me question my personal judgements - I mean, come on, who am I to judge anyways? The same with Aleks in this episode: he used words like "the intergalactic council", but also explained his genuine intention wanting to heal people, to make them happier in a pretty reasonable manner, stating that "the most important thing about healing is if you want to heal, you need to want to change – because doing the things the same way you’ve always been doing is what created your problems in the first place." I guess everyone would agree with Aleks, right? Moreover, he does reiki healing - a healing discipline that gets more and more attention because it simply works - something that is somehow hard to understand with the rational mind because he is basically just holding his hands above your body, channeling energy and healing your "problem". In the end, judging someone else means revealing an unhealed part of yourself. So, if you judge somebody ask yourself: “What is this person reflecting back to me that I don’t like about myself?” & “What is this person reflecting back to me that I have disowned within myself?”
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#28 - Stefan Soler - Football, Bolton Wanderers, Giving It A Try & Passion
Apr 25, 202100:18:45Tap to summarizeAt the age 16 Stefan experienced something that sounds like THE DREAM of every young football enthusiast: playing probably the best game ever for your local team (in Australia), being spotted by a scout of a renowned English football club and, together with his best friend who also played the game of his life, getting invited to their academy in England for 6 months... Man, I just love listening to this episode over and over again, because Stefan truly appreciates that unique experience - gratitude overload - listening to him just gives me peace, it gives me so much peace! "The biggest thing with football: no matter if I am on the lowest stage of my life or the happiest…anything - as soon as you go on the soccer field or you’re with your team, it’s like nothing else matters except that moment on the field. Football is more than just a sport for me, it’s my release. It can let you are who you are on the field. No questions, no nothing." - Stefan Soler
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#27 - Dusty Grey - Energy, Entitlement, Drugs & Consciousness
Apr 21, 202100:56:14Tap to summarizeNo word, no sentence, no book, no picture, no video, not even a typical jovan-like praise and glorification, nothing, for real - nothing, nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing can describe what an incredible impact Dusty had on me and how much he means to me! Infinite gratitude for this unique connection, just infinite gratitude! #coolesthumanalive
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#26 - Lola Jin - Life of a well-traveled teacher
Apr 20, 202100:40:17Tap to summarizeHi. That's Lola, a teacher, but not just a casual teacher - Lola is a fucking amazing, well-traveled teacher who simply knows what she's doing and I'm glad that she shared a lot of valuable stuff in this episode (what's kinda remarkable because the few days we were hanging out together we were just talking pure light-hearted shit hahaha). For real, Steff...ehm, I mean Lola, is not the kind of teacher that just gives a kid a text book and says: “Ok, work through this page.” She's the one that gets them excited about the topics because that’s what it’s simply all about. She considers that her job is to support the kids through their unique learning process, it’s not to pull them through it – it’s to guide them and show them their way and hope that they follow it. In the end she's not teaching anything - she is just helping her students to explore themselves :)
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#25 - Matt Woods - Guatemalan Dogs, Pleasant Solitude, Decisions & Mentors
Apr 18, 202100:50:47Tap to summarizeI was celebrating christmas with some hostel employees, eating delicious food and enjoying the silence of the jungle around the village Lanquín all day long...and then, all of a sudden, a stranger arrived, standing in the middle of the welcoming area, looking around and being ocularly impressed by everything his eyes were beholding and by the omnipresent quiescence that was soothing everyone's ears...we felt the way he felt and without batting an eyelid, I just asked him:" Yo! Wanna have some cake?" Of course he said yes, and that's how I met Matt - a man I had the honor to get to know for some hours...a man that inspired me in many ways (even until now) just due to the way he was sharing his personal story, and that's how I would describe his spirit: PASSIONATE HONESTY! Even though we were just spending a few hours talking to each other I felt so connected with him, as if we were brothers - besides having seemingly interminable deep talk about life, we were laughing our hearts out so many times! You will surely love the "knees in the nuts"-story he shared in the podcast hahahaha (23:45) However, long story short - Matt is an amazing guy everyone could learn something from, a man that has so much energy to give, a man that is simply a present to the world! So, prepare yourself (whatever that means) for a beautiful talk and enjoy!!! P.S.: What is your major take-away from Matt? Please, let me know :) Mine is "I don’t necessarily criticize people for sticking in stuff because sometimes other options are hard to find but what I do criticize for is not doing that consciously. Not being very happy but not taking a series of decisions to kinda put themselves in control of what they are feeling and doing. Don’t not take decisions." Mic-drop. Period. :)
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#24 - Heber Reyes - Belize, Football, Youth & Expectations
Apr 16, 202100:33:35Tap to summarizeEver wondered how it is to grow up on an island in Belize? Well, my bro Heber will tell you because this guy has some dope stories to tell! I met him on an island called Caye Caulker after playing football against some talented young bloods that are being coached by him. We connected immediately through the beautiful game and met each other the next day for a podcast session and man, I respect this guy so much! First, of course, because of his football skills - second, due to his constant sereness that encircles his whole being! Even though, or maybe by reason of facing a lot of challenging life lessons in his past he remains chilled and wise most of the time, and that's what I admire about him so much! It was such a pleasure as well as an honor to get to know him and to be a listener of some astonishing stories about him including his dedication to the youth of "his" island, his football scholarship in the US, life in prison, and and and. This guy is a natural born fighter and I'm sure that he will inspire loads of people throughout his life, no matter which path he may choose in the future! Keep going bro and thank you for everything!!!
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