Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Thanks to its recent mainstream popularity, more people are turning to fasting as a means to promote better health and weight loss than ever before, but is it a good one?
Fasting can be beneficial for some people but not everyone, and only if they really pay attention to what their bodies are telling them and are working with professionals like Sean McCormick, an expert in the realm of dry fasting.
Paul and Sean discuss the real world pros and cons of fasting and how a session of fasting, under the best and safest conditions, can be a life-changing Shamanic journey this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Sean and dry fasting on his website at seanmccormick.com and Dry Fast With Friends at bit.ly/dryfastwithfriends where you can access a FREE Dry Fast Guide and masterclass video. Find Sean on social media via Instagram at instagram.com/realseanmccormick and instagram.com/dryfastwithfriends. Listen to Sean’s Optimal Performance podcast on Apple Podcasts at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/optimal-performance/id1004775385 or wherever you listen to them.
For Spirit Gym listeners: Interested in taking the next step into dry fasting? Join Sean’s next Dry Fast With Friends 4.0 live event starting June 25 at Dry Fast With Friends at bit.ly/dryfastwithfriends . Save 50 PERCENT on the event or any other levels of dry fasting by using the promo code CHEK. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)
Listen to Paul's conversation with Sean McCormick and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/397-the-shamanic-journey-you-never-knew-fasting-could-be-with-sean-mccormick
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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music
Thanks to its recent mainstream popularity, more people are turning to fasting as a means to promote better health and weight loss than ever before, but is it a good one?
Fasting can be beneficial for some people but not everyone, and only if they really pay attention to what their bodies are telling them and are working with professionals like Sean McCormick, an expert in the realm of dry fasting.
Paul and Sean discuss the real world pros and cons of fasting and how a session of fasting, under the best and safest conditions, can be a life-changing Shamanic journey this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Sean and dry fasting on his website at seanmccormick.com and Dry Fast With Friends at bit.ly/dryfastwithfriends where you can access a FREE Dry Fast Guide and masterclass video. Find Sean on social media via Instagram at instagram.com/realseanmccormick and instagram.com/dryfastwithfriends. Listen to Sean’s Optimal Performance podcast on Apple Podcasts at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/optimal-performance/id1004775385 or wherever you listen to them.
For Spirit Gym listeners: Interested in taking the next step into dry fasting? Join Sean’s next Dry Fast With Friends 4.0 live event starting June 25 at Dry Fast With Friends at bit.ly/dryfastwithfriends . Save 50 PERCENT on the event or any other levels of dry fasting by using the promo code CHEK. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)
Listen to Paul's conversation with Sean McCormick and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/397-the-shamanic-journey-you-never-knew-fasting-could-be-with-sean-mccormick
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• Pique Life piquelife.com/paulchek (save up to 20% for life and get a FREE starter kit when you subscribe to one or more of Pique’s amazing beverages!)
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• CHEK Institute paul.chekinstitute.com/spiritgym (learn about the new CHEK Integrated Health Foundation program today!)
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
• BIOptimizers bioptimizers.com/spiritgym (save an extra 15% on your purchase by using the code PAUL15 at checkout)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music
