Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 37 minutes ago
The practice of meditation is a safe and gentle way to liberate you from the noise and rebuild your inner peace and calm.
Yet, it takes a lot of work to master it, and what you may learn about yourself once you get there — depending on how much you’ve stuffed down into your unconscious mind — may be painful…
CHEK Practitioner Michael Holt describes some of the uncomfortable truths about meditation that no one will tell you unless/until you do the work this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Michael at his Savage & Saint website at savageandsaint.com and Patreon at patreon.com/thesavageandsaintcollective . Find him on social media via Instagram at instagram.com/savageandsaint and YouTube at youtube.com/channel/UCZJo2ZDCNTv1QtKfKaSn64A .
For Spirit Gym listeners: If you enjoyed Michael’s philosophies, pick up a copy of his ebook, The Savage & Saint Philosophy (plus four bonuses including his Vital Breakthrough Meditation Masterclass), for $5 at ebook.savageandsaint.com/savageandsaintphilosophy . (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)
0:00 Intro
2:59 Michael’s profound experience at Paul’s Mandala workshop in 2023.
11:50 Are you cultivating a life that allows you to examine and liberate the repressed emotional residues in your body?
24:09 Inverted hallucinations.
35:20 Today’s world is populated with the most distracted people today it’s ever had.
49:06 “Everything you see is actually you.”
56:48 A good meditation practice is the cultivation of your skills of attention.
1:03:45 The Zen of unconscious competency.
1:07:55 Creating sovereignty through meditation.
1:14:49 The arrogance of humility.
1:27:24 A space of no demand.
1:38:05 The lion’s gaze meditation strategy.
1:59:08 Slow walking.
2:12:17 “I’m open to the magic…”
2:20:42 Is it possible to meditate while standing, moving around, lying down and sitting?
2:32:12 Good advice for starting a meditation practice.
2:45:46 Are you using meditation as an avoidance strategy?
Listen to Paul's conversation with Michael Holt and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/357-uncomfortable-truths-no-one-tells-you-about-meditation-with-michael-holt
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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears
All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024 at musicfitrecords.com
The practice of meditation is a safe and gentle way to liberate you from the noise and rebuild your inner peace and calm.
Yet, it takes a lot of work to master it, and what you may learn about yourself once you get there — depending on how much you’ve stuffed down into your unconscious mind — may be painful…
CHEK Practitioner Michael Holt describes some of the uncomfortable truths about meditation that no one will tell you unless/until you do the work this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Michael at his Savage & Saint website at savageandsaint.com and Patreon at patreon.com/thesavageandsaintcollective . Find him on social media via Instagram at instagram.com/savageandsaint and YouTube at youtube.com/channel/UCZJo2ZDCNTv1QtKfKaSn64A .
For Spirit Gym listeners: If you enjoyed Michael’s philosophies, pick up a copy of his ebook, The Savage & Saint Philosophy (plus four bonuses including his Vital Breakthrough Meditation Masterclass), for $5 at ebook.savageandsaint.com/savageandsaintphilosophy . (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)
0:00 Intro
2:59 Michael’s profound experience at Paul’s Mandala workshop in 2023.
11:50 Are you cultivating a life that allows you to examine and liberate the repressed emotional residues in your body?
24:09 Inverted hallucinations.
35:20 Today’s world is populated with the most distracted people today it’s ever had.
49:06 “Everything you see is actually you.”
56:48 A good meditation practice is the cultivation of your skills of attention.
1:03:45 The Zen of unconscious competency.
1:07:55 Creating sovereignty through meditation.
1:14:49 The arrogance of humility.
1:27:24 A space of no demand.
1:38:05 The lion’s gaze meditation strategy.
1:59:08 Slow walking.
2:12:17 “I’m open to the magic…”
2:20:42 Is it possible to meditate while standing, moving around, lying down and sitting?
2:32:12 Good advice for starting a meditation practice.
2:45:46 Are you using meditation as an avoidance strategy?
Listen to Paul's conversation with Michael Holt and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/357-uncomfortable-truths-no-one-tells-you-about-meditation-with-michael-holt
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
• Tarot For Soul Guidance paulchek.com/events/tarot (join Paul for his seven-week course on how to use the Tarot and introduce you to a spiritual practice that will enhance all aspects of your life)
• Korrect korrectlife.com/spiritgym (save 15% on the newest drink supplement by Aubrey Marcus by using the code SPIRITGYM at checkout)
• Pique Life piquelife.com/paulchek (save up to 20% on Paul’s favorites)
• BIOptimizers bioptimizers.com/spiritgym (save an extra 10% on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout)
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears
All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024 at musicfitrecords.com
