THE MASON TAYLOR SHOW
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The Mason Taylor Show has been resting, and it may well be on its way back. The archive of past episodes lives below in the meantime.
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Consciousness in the Kitchen with Simon Favorito
Creating a potent, personalised culture of health around food and the kitchen is one of my main focuses on this health journey and that’s why I’ve invited Simon Favorito to join us on this episode. I’ve had the honour of sharing a house with Simon years ago and have had an up close look at how effective he is a bringing the romance back to way we interact with food, how to use food addictions as an access for transformation and ensuring that all senses are engaged in the cooking process so that we can get the best possible health and happiness from our food.
Creating a potent, personalised culture of health around food and the kitchen is one of my main focuses on this health journey and that’s why I’ve invited Simon Favorito to join us on this episode. I’ve had the honour of sharing a house with Simon years ago and have had an up close look at how effective he is a bringing the romance back to way we interact with food, how to use food addictions as an access for transformation and ensuring that all senses are engaged in the cooking process so that we can get the best possible health and happiness from our food.
If you’re wanting to go deep into food culture and the emotions involved with cooking, and understand how pivotal it is for long term longevity, then this one is for you. Simon is a wealth of knowledge and leads with his heart as he walks the walk and talks the talk of creating a healthy culture surrounding food.
In this episode you will learn about:
- Creating awareness & enhancing traditional connections to food in a modern society dominated by stimulated superficial senses
- Recalibrating ourselves with the intrinsic language that wild foods communicate to us
- The influence of different food flavours on the innate emotions of humans
- The contrast of food practices in the west to that of traditional societies
- Honouring the lost culture of food gathering, preparation & consumption
- Addictions & the art of healing the deep-layered connections to poor food choice
- Returning the romance & poetry to the way we eat
- Breaking down the ‘calcified dogmas’ that binds the identify of people’s culture
- The differences between simply choosing healthy food vs deep intentional nourishment & awareness
- The dynamic dance of food aromatics and alchemy
- How our physical environment can influence food choice
- The interplay of tonic & culinary herbalism within traditional food systems
Simon Favorito has been working as a natural foods chef and holistic natural therapist for over 15 years with a drive to share how foods can change and shape our lives for the better. As a classically trained chef, kinesiologist and NLP trained practitioner Simon endeavours to share these life-enhancing benefits of natural food and healthy food culture through personalised coaching, event catering, cooking & fermenting workshops and more.
Resources:
Simon’s website
https://www.facebook.com/consciousfoodculture/
The Sauna Life with Sebastian Mierau
Staying healthy in a toxic world can be one of the most difficult aspects of this health journey, and that’s why we need some heavy hitting practices on our side to get in deep and keep our organs and tissue healthy. I’ve been doing infrared saunas since I was 16 years old, not knowing at that point just how fortunate I was to have integrated into my life one of the most ancient, time-tested and effective methods of detoxification and rejuvenation into my life.
Staying healthy in a toxic world can be one of the most difficult aspects of this health journey, and that’s why we need some heavy hitting practices on our side to get in deep and keep our organs and tissue healthy. I’ve been doing infrared saunas since I was 16 years old, not knowing at that point just how fortunate I was to have integrated into my life one of the most ancient, time-tested and effective methods of detoxification and rejuvenation into my life.
But this isn’t your every day chat about saunas… Sebastian Mierau is one of my best mates. We met in 2011 at David Wolfe talk when we were both a couple of health nerds diving deep into the lifestyle and researching deeply. Since then, after many adventures around the world, Sebastian has become the distributor of (what we knew all along to be the best saunas in the world) Clearlight Saunas in Australia and Europe. He took this on so that all us multidimensional health freaks could get easy access to this incredibly healing tool.
As a leader and innovator in the infrared sauna industry for the last 18 years, Clearlight Infrared by Sauna Works has been manufacturing infrared saunas that are both luxurious and effective. While their cabins are exceptional quality, they have spent the last 18 years researching and studying infrared therapy to bring you the most effective infrared sauna available; and they’re doing saunas like nobody else, including (much to my cell’s pleasure) being the leader in offering EMF and ELF free saunas.
Sebastian has become extremely well versed in the benefits and dynamics of infrared saunas benefits and therapy and this interview we dive into:
- The history of saunas and their evolution
- The difference between traditional and infrared saunas
- How the infrared sauna wavelengths help eliminate stress and deeply relax the tissue
- The mind blowing ability this technology has to detox the body of insidious, disease-causing toxicity
- Surprising ways sauna restores your body’s ability to lose weight
- Why saunas give you the best skin ever
- The research behind sauna increasing life-span, toning the heart and thwarting morbidity
- Ways to say goodbye to chronic pain
- How you can restore and boost metabolism and overall immunity by getting your sweat on
- Ceramic v carbon heaters and why you must consider which your sauna uses
- The specific healing wavelengths utilised in these epic saunas
- The resonance frequency of infrared and how it interacts with the water in your calls
- How low EMG (mG) and ELF (Vm) saunas are now possible and how saunas that don’t can damage you
Biologically Beyond The Diet Fads with Graham Jevon
The wild ride through the turbulent world of nutrition, dietary paradigms, rules, rigidity and dogma can often because more taxing on the system than the symptoms that lead us to the healthy lifestyle in the first place. In this interview Graham Jevon, a naturopathic practitioner and leading nutrition, physiological and biological expert, shares intimately about his journey and insights along the path of healing the body and aligning his lifestyle and diet with the forces of organically emerging "Biological Nutrition." We challenge the rules of the game to bring some inspiring and practical pieces of information and wisdom to you that will empower you to align closer with the diet that your body is specifically looking to engage with.
The wild ride through the turbulent world of nutrition, dietary paradigms, rules, rigidity and dogma can often because more taxing on the system than the symptoms that lead us to the healthy lifestyle in the first place. In this interview Graham Jevon, a naturopathic practitioner and leading nutrition, physiological and biological expert, shares intimately about his journey and insights along the path of healing the body and aligning his lifestyle and diet with the forces of organically emerging "Biological Nutrition." We challenge the rules of the game to bring some inspiring and practical pieces of information and wisdom to you that will empower you to align closer with the diet that your body is specifically looking to engage with.
Raw and real, get ready to take a journey through the land of your cells and systems to get an inside view of what is happening inside your body and how to work with its living systems. Graham also works with blood analysis and shares some brilliant insights about what this form of testing shares with him. Some other stories from his practice are given which are just gold in helping us to tune into why one approach may be not quite cutting it with your health and how you can open up to allowing some other distinctions to be included that will allow the energy and biological harmony to be restores.
Enjoy!
Resources:
Graham's site:
http://www.officialgrahamjevon.com/
Graham's Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/GrahamJevonofficial/?fref=ts
Graham's Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/GrahamJevon
Graham's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/gojiboygee
Awesome Levels Of Health in 2016 with Mason
In this one I ride solo jamming about my favourite things that I've learn from the guests so far on the podcast in 2015 and how to deepen these distinctions to make 2016 the healthiest and best year possible. I also share (for a but longer than I originally intended) how I use an Awesome List (kind of an upgraded bucket list) to ensure the momentum of my life stays focused on taking me in the direction that will be the greatest for my body, mind and spirit. It's seriously a profound tool that will enrich your life.
Get primed to make this the best year yet for your health and your life with this one.
In this one I ride solo jamming about my favourite things that I've learn from the guests so far on the podcast in 2015 and how to deepen these distinctions to make 2016 the healthiest and best year possible. I also share (for a but longer than I originally intended) how I use an Awesome List (kind of an upgraded bucket list) to ensure the momentum of my life stays focused on taking me in the direction that will be the greatest for my body, mind and spirit. It's seriously a profound tool that will enrich your life.
Some of the topics I go into are spring water, beer, being infinite and the beautiful longevity frame of mind that the Taoists embodied and can now teach us. It's a fun and cheeky show that I know you'll love. As will be reiterated in the episode, ensuring that you do not ignore or negate your passions and desires when crafting your life is important, and I share with you what I'm doing to ensure that no part of me remains ignored this year. I intend to bring more adventure to my life and my health this year, and I can't wait to experience what new aspects of health this will open up for me. I invite you to embark on the adventure also and get curious about just how good your health can get!
Stay Enchanted!
Riding The Waves Of Flow States with Jiro Taylor
In this episode I interview an incredible adventurer, founder of Flowstate Collective and flow coach Jiro Taylor. He's neck deep into the research and application of the flow state phenomena. We delve into what this phycological state of mind and being is and how to access it to bring a state of high performance to your life. We of course delve into the side of looking at what these flow states do for our physical health and their implications on the brain waves that ripple out to all areas of life to bring more flow and grace to our personal world.
In this episode, I interview an incredible adventurer, founder of Flowstate Collective and flow coach Jiro Taylor. He's neck deep into the research and application of the flow state phenomena. We delve into what this phycological state of mind and being is and how to access it to bring a state of high performance to your life. We of course delve into the side of looking at what these flow states do for our physical health and their implications on the brain waves that ripple out to all areas of life to bring more flow and grace to our personal world.
The interview takes a beautiful balancing act approach to flow states in dancing between the modern neurological research and ancient Eastern philosophy and practices that were ensconced in accessing these states of flow to ensure that we are gaining the greatest levels of joy, adventure and experience from this lifetime. Jiro is an epic surfer, snowboarder and entrepreneur also and he discusses how these things have given him a vessel to explore his own potential and how you can follow the clues from your passions, things you are interested in doing already, to bring some beautiful flow states into your world.
Enjoy!
Links:
Jiro's site
The Flowstate Collective
http://www.flowstatecollective.com/
Jiro's epic podcast The Flowstate Performance Podcast
https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/flowstate-performance-podcast/id1049563447
The Spirit of Tonic Herbalism with Rehmannia Dean Thomas
Rehmannia is one of the major players in the world dedicated to bringing the timeless wisdom of the ancient Taoist tonic herbal tradition to the wider world. His integrity and commitment to honouring the essence of this incredible health tradition is palpable throughout the interview and gives an incredible insight into the true potential and intention behind adopting a prevention-based approach to health through the inclusion of tonic herbs.
Rehmannia is one of the major players in the world dedicated to bringing the timeless wisdom of the ancient Taoist tonic herbal tradition to the wider world. His integrity and commitment to honouring the essence of this incredible health tradition is palpable throughout the interview and gives an incredible insight into the true potential and intention behind adopting a prevention-based approach to health through the inclusion of tonic herbs.
We dive pretty deep into how to develop a relationship with these herbs, as well sharing insights into what makes them so special, where they came from and the possibilities that they open within our capacity for physical health and immunological freedom.
I think you'll particularly appreciate the simple yet deep way in which the information and insights are delivered, they go beyond just being another source telling you to include something in your diet because it's healthy, but offer the opportunity for you to get very clear and empowered around this conversation of tonic herbalism in a modern context.
LINKS:
Rehmannia's Website
http://www.shamanshackherbs.com/
Gate Of Life Course:
Deep Body Perception and Movement with Benny Ferguson
To kick of The Mason Taylor Show I interview Benny Ferguson, a movement coach and evolutionary who for 11 years has delved DEEP into the realms of movement, mind-body unity and true physical potential. It is an absolutely fascinating and clarifying look at what the true essence of our movement practice is and how it can be embodied to build greater freedom, happiness, strength and unity within our physical (and beyond) body.
To kick of The Mason Taylor Show I interview Benny Ferguson, a movement coach and evolutionary who for 11 years has delved DEEP into the realms of movement, mind-body unity and true physical potential. It is an absolutely fascinating and clarifying look at what the true essence of our movement practice is and how it can be embodied to build greater freedom, happiness, strength and unity within our physical (and beyond) body.
We end up coming back to the conversation of how we can bypass the noise and stress of the exercise and fitness industry and return to simply being in direct perception of our body, and how to move from that space. Lots of tips and insights are shared that you can take right away to embody what Benny is sharing and begin to truly release the tension that causes so much pain and stagnation in the body.
Pay spacial attention to the distinctions on how true relaxation and softness allow you to integrate the mind and FEEL yourself deeply within your connective tissue; the fascia. We especially nerd out about this topic and I feel it is a game-changing and beautiful emerging approach to moving our bodies that will see you kick-started into discovering that freedom and potential that has been within your body ALL along.
LINKS:
Movement Monk Website
Free Flexibility Course by Benny
Immunological Momentum with Ronnie Landis
An inspiring and extremely educational interview with health educator Ronnie Landis as we look into the worlds and lives of the viruses, fungus and nanobacteria that enter our bodies opportunistically and set up shop, make it their homes and lead to many degenerative diseases. We delve into how to effectively build you immunological momentum to ensure you stay fortified and empowered within your body, enabling you to ensure a future of health, vitality and happiness along your journey.
An inspiring and extremely educational interview with health educator Ronnie Landis as we look into the worlds and lives of the viruses, fungus and nanobacteria that enter our bodies opportunistically and set up shop, make it their homes and lead to many degenerative diseases. We delve into how to effectively build you immunological momentum to ensure you stay fortified and empowered within your body, enabling you to ensure a future of health, vitality and happiness along your journey.
Ronnie draws on years of experience on the speaker circuit and as a brilliant author of several books to bring you some very insightful ways of approaching your health strategy and taking out the guess work when it comes to health. His ability to bridge topics and wisdom together in the health realm opens up an opportunity for us to stay completely on top of the current state of toxicity on our planet and breath the life and joy back into how we approach developing and keeping our embodied sovereignty.
LINKS:
Rehmannia's Website
http://www.shamanshackherbs.com/
Gate Of Life Course: