Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
What does education really mean to the average human? Is it opening textbooks or listening to lectures, then memorizing facts that you’ll forget 10 minutes after taking a test, or information you can apply in the real world?
Matthew Wallden, the CHEK Institute’s Global Head of Education Development, returns to the podcast — watch his first appearance here chekinstitute.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-12-matthew-wallden-evolution-in-action — to talk about real education, the kind of development that changes the way you interface with life and the world surrounding you in this deep Living 4D conversation.
Learn more about Matthew’s work on his website — mattwallden.com — and on social media via Facebook at facebook.com/mattwallden , X/Twitter at https://x.com/MattWallden and Instagram at instagram.com/matthewwallden Check out his FREE six-part audio series with Paul, The Honest Vegetarian, on Chekiva at chekiva.com/the-honest-vegetarian
0:00 Intro
2:49 Real education is all in the application.
14:04 Alchemy and the human body.
21:39 Sticking to the basics and simplicity.
35:47 “The Tai Chi symbol is the ultimate example of simplicity and complexity.”
50:51 Twenty percent of the world’s population suffers from chronic or persistent pain.
1:03:34 Can a woman have an astral uterus?
1:16:14 The fear response that sets your body’s stressors in motion.
1:29:27 The allostatic load model.
1:37:02 Studying hamstring injuries.
1:44:46 Why are students learning the wrong things about health problems?
1:58:38 Understanding the insular cortex.
2:05:55 A preview of Spirit Gym.
Listen to Paul's complete conversation with Matthew Wallden and find more resources for this episode on our Living 4D website at chekinstitute.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-299-matthew-wallden-real-education
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy 20th anniversary edition https://chek.group/eatmove20 (a very special 20th anniversary edition of Paul’s landmark book)
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
• BiOptimizers bioptimizers.com/living4d (save an extra 10% on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout)
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
What does education really mean to the average human? Is it opening textbooks or listening to lectures, then memorizing facts that you’ll forget 10 minutes after taking a test, or information you can apply in the real world?
Matthew Wallden, the CHEK Institute’s Global Head of Education Development, returns to the podcast — watch his first appearance here chekinstitute.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-12-matthew-wallden-evolution-in-action — to talk about real education, the kind of development that changes the way you interface with life and the world surrounding you in this deep Living 4D conversation.
Learn more about Matthew’s work on his website — mattwallden.com — and on social media via Facebook at facebook.com/mattwallden , X/Twitter at https://x.com/MattWallden and Instagram at instagram.com/matthewwallden Check out his FREE six-part audio series with Paul, The Honest Vegetarian, on Chekiva at chekiva.com/the-honest-vegetarian
0:00 Intro
2:49 Real education is all in the application.
14:04 Alchemy and the human body.
21:39 Sticking to the basics and simplicity.
35:47 “The Tai Chi symbol is the ultimate example of simplicity and complexity.”
50:51 Twenty percent of the world’s population suffers from chronic or persistent pain.
1:03:34 Can a woman have an astral uterus?
1:16:14 The fear response that sets your body’s stressors in motion.
1:29:27 The allostatic load model.
1:37:02 Studying hamstring injuries.
1:44:46 Why are students learning the wrong things about health problems?
1:58:38 Understanding the insular cortex.
2:05:55 A preview of Spirit Gym.
Listen to Paul's complete conversation with Matthew Wallden and find more resources for this episode on our Living 4D website at chekinstitute.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-299-matthew-wallden-real-education
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy 20th anniversary edition https://chek.group/eatmove20 (a very special 20th anniversary edition of Paul’s landmark book)
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
• BiOptimizers bioptimizers.com/living4d (save an extra 10% on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout)
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
