Episode

Healing Your Past & Reaching Your Full Potential w/Jamie Wheal (Part 2) EP 1100
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1:38:57
Published: Wed Apr 21 2021
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“Seek novelty, make art, help out.”Today's guest is Jamie Wheal, who is the author of the global bestseller and Pulitzer Prize nominated Stealing Fire. He’s the founder of the Flow Genome Project, an international organization dedicated to the research and training of human performance. This is actually Part 2 of my conversation with Jamie, so if you haven’t heard Part 1, make sure to go to www.lewishowes.com/1099In this episode Lewis and Jamie discuss why it’s important to heal your past, the different types of brain states and how to access them, different practices that are being researched to help achieve peak states, why we don’t have a full understanding of our full human experience, and so much more!For more go to: www.lewishowes.com/1100Check out Jamie's website: www.flowgenomeproject.comCheck out his new book: Recapture the RaptureThe Wim Hof Experience: Mindset Training, Power Breathing, and Brotherhood: https://link.chtbl.com/910-podA Scientific Guide to Living Longer, Feeling Happier & Eating Healthier with Dr. Rhonda Patrick: https://link.chtbl.com/967-podThe Science of Sleep for Ultimate Success with Shawn Stevenson: https://link.chtbl.com/896-pod

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Healing Your Past & Reaching Your Full Potential w/Jamie Wheal (Part 2) EP 1100
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