The Life Stylist Podcast

This is a bonus rebroadcast episode of my guest appearance on The Thought Room with Hallie Rose, which was recorded at Soltara in Costa Rica at the end of a week-long ayahuasca retreat.  We discuss the profound spiritual healing and awakenings I experienced during the four ceremonies that week, and it’s honestly one of the most vulnerable and intimate conversations I’ve had on mic. While it's a bit nerve racking to publish it, I felt that it might be helpful to listeners who are working to overcome similar challenges of life and spiritual growth. And if you haven’t heard them yet, go back and check out my epic two-part episode that gives a play-by-play of the whole Soltara experience. Episode 262: Jungle Journeys: My Ayahuasca Awakening At Soltara (Part One) Episode 263: Jungle Journeys: My Ayahuasca Awakening At Soltara (Part Two)   We also discuss: Sexual and emotional trauma Addiction recovery, its relationship to plant medicines, and the paradoxical phenomenon of some people being struck sober throug

The last time Mama Medicine (AKA Deborah Hanekamp) joined the show, I had a serious out-of-body experience. It was madness. This mama has some serious power. (If you want an idea of what I’m talking about, you can use code LUKE20 for $20 off a medicine reading any time in 2020 at www.mamamedicine.com/medicinereadings.) So, of course, I had to bring Deborah back on, although we’re talking about a very different subject — ritual baths. I’m not exactly playing pickup football at the park every weekend, but I like to think of myself as a pretty masculine dude. I definitely never thought of myself as the kind of person who would sink into a bath adorned with flower petals.  But after reading Deborah’s new book — "Ritual Baths: Be Your Own Healer" — I really started to look at my bathtub with a new perspective. I always thought of showers and baths as more of a utilitarian thing: I get clean and kickstart my nervous system with a quick cold shower. I was so focused on staying clean and stacking biohacks that I nev

We’ve had some pretty heavy episodes lately, but this week we’re keeping it chill. And how can we get more chill than a conversation with international big wave explorer Garrett McNamara (and his adorable daughter)? Garrett has done some insane stuff in his days, much of which is documented in his wild memoir "Hound of the Sea: Wild Man. Wild Waves. Wild Wisdom." We’re talking about things like surfing Tsunami waves generated by caving glaciers in Alaska, getting smashed by a 50-foot wave at Mavericks, and breaking the world record for surfing the largest wave in Nazaré, Portugal. We also get into the fear of death that you feel facing these monstrous waves and how Garrett got over it, his top biohacks for healing and recovery, and when to rely on Western medicine versus Eastern healing philosophies. This episode is a whole lot of fun, with some absolutely wild stories, but there are also some great lessons to learn about maintaining your body and health. I mean, this dude was competing at the highest level o

Are you ready to enter the vortex and escape The Matrix in this week’s episode, a fascinating, inspiring, and sometimes shocking journey with David “Avocado” Wolfe? Over the last few years, I’ve watched as tech giants whittle away at our ability to share our opinions and the truth — and David experienced that authoritarianism firsthand. He was one of the first people in the health and wellness space that I really saw getting targeted, so he’s also been working on ways to share his message without relying on these platforms for longer than almost anyone in the space.  And it’s a good thing, too, because we desperately need people who are willing and able to think critically, do some research, and then share with everyone else what the greater medical establishment and mainstream media are seemingly unwilling to talk about or actively covering up. This week’s episode is all about the dangers of Big Tech censorship, how we can stop relying on big tech companies to stay connected with our communities, the increas

No brain left behind — that’s the mission of today’s guest, Jim Kwik, the author of Limitless - Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, Unlock Your Exceptional Life and the founder of Kwik Learning. After experiencing a brain injury when he was only five, Jim struggled through school, dubbed “the boy with the broken brain.” So, Jim is well aware of how much untapped cognitive potential we all have, even those of us who have been told that we’re cognitively deficient in some way or were abandoned by the traditional educational system. But there are very few of us living up to our brain’s full potential. The sad truth is that most of us were not taught the best ways to learn, were not taught habits that contribute to our cognitive development, and are constantly exposed to environmental factors that further erode our ability to learn, remember, and focus. However, there is a silver lining: it’s not too late!  An old dog can, in fact, learn new tricks. And, in this episode, Jim is going to share the fantastic

In the not-too-distant future, I think we are going to look back at the proliferation of wireless technology and the widespread installation of cellular infrastructure and ask ourselves, “How were we so stupid?” That isn’t to say these technologies are evil or we should all destroy our smart devices right now — I’d be lost without the calendar on my phone — but we’re using them in some pretty stupid and dangerous ways. So, to learn more about the EMF crisis and 5G in the era of COVID-19, I sat down with one of the world’s foremost EMF experts: Nick “The EMF Guy” Pineault, the #1 bestselling author of The Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs: How to Fix Our Stupid Use of Technology and an advocate for safe technologies. Through his unconventional approach blending humor, science, and common sense, he’s becoming a leading voice on the topic of electromagnetic pollution and how it affects our health. This isn’t an introduction to a vast conspiracy. This isn’t a doomsday prophecy. This is just an effort to analyze the facts

Dr. Alexander Wunsch is one of the world’s foremost experts on everything light. If you’ve been listening to the show for a while, you know how passionate I am about biohacking my environment, and light is a big part of that, and it was a dream of mine to have Dr. Wunsch on the show to help me clear some things up. Because there is a lot of conflicting information out there about whether you should avoid sunlight and the risks of living indoors, where we’re bombarded with artificial light. So, Dr. Wunsch is here to clear up any misconceptions and teach us what we need to know to optimize our health and the health of our families. This information is also particularly pertinent to maintaining your physical, mental, and spiritual wellness during this period of time when people all around the world are spending more time at home than usual, exposing themselves to even less natural light and even more toxic light. After listening to this episode, you will understand why our light environment is just as important

This is a very special, unreleased bootleg broadcast originally recorded for the Almost 30 podcast, hosted by the wonderful Lindsey Simcik and Krista Williams. We had this conversation right after I got home from my first trip to Costa Rica, where I participated in four ayahuasca journeys at the Rythmia Life Advancement Center. We focus on not just the experience of the ceremonies but the lessons that I learned from them and how I was integrating those lessons into my life. Many of those lessons are pertinent to the issues that we’re facing as a collective today, and that’s why we all decided this would be the perfect time to drop the recording.  And if you want to learn more about my trip to Rythmia or ayahuasca in general, you’re in luck! Below, you’ll find links to episodes featuring play-by-play recaps of my experiences at both Rythmia and Soltara Healing Center, as well as a side-by-side comparison of these two incredible Costa Rican ayahuasca retreats: Episode 202: Welcome To The Jungle: My Ayahuasca

It wasn’t planned this way, but I’m grateful to be able to release so many of my interviews from Attune Experience 2019 during this chaotic and stressful time. Not only are these fun conversations a nice distraction but their emphasis on spiritual transformation and inspiration is a message the world needs right now. And if you want to see what Attune is doing in 2020, head over to attuneexperience.com to learn more. Today’s high-vibe guest is probably going to be familiar to anyone from the LA or Bay areas: Ryland Engelhart, the co-owner of Café Gratitude and the Mission Fulfillment Officer of Love Serve Remember. The original Café Gratitude was a manifestation of a visionary concept — that food, gratitude, and love are the recipes for cultivating community and a reverence for the living world. One restaurant grew into seven throughout the Bay Area, and in 2011, Ryland and his brother brought Café Gratitude to Los Angeles. All of the restaurants are amazing, by the way, and serve 100% plant-based organic cui

There are three sides to every story: their side, your side, and the truth. So, no matter what you’re reading, watching, or listening to, I encourage you to always use your own heart, gut, and intuition to come to your own conclusions. My goal in this and every episode is just to present information that challenges the mainstream narrative that we’re being force-fed. That isn’t to say all information coming from the mainstream is incorrect or misleading, or that all people working within that paradigm have nefarious intentions, but you have to admit that there are some anomalies in the official story we’re being fed about COVID-19 and the coronavirus pandemic. So, Dr. Rashid A. Buttar joins me today to help us get to the root of these strange coincidences and see if we can uncover just a little bit of that ever-so-elusive truth. And you can learn even more about the research that Dr. Buttar has done on the subject at www.askdrbuttar.com/lukestorey.   11:40 — The cost of speaking out Speaking out to protect o

You are about to tune into what is probably the most meaningful conversation I’ve had on this show. My guest is rock-star shaman Alyson Charlies, who is revolutionizing the way ancient wisdom merges with the world we live in today, uniting both the wisdoms of Earth-Sky for modern times and the worlds of consciousness and media. Alyson also happens to be my best friend, my beloved partner, and my favorite person in the entire world. This episode starts as a pretty traditional interview about Alyson’s journey of suffering to surrender to service and what she’s doing today to bring meditation and sacred ritual to the mainstream — her Shamanic Spirit School Rock-Star REBOOT is an incredible tool for anyone who wants to reboot and upgrade their human experience, by the way, and you can use code ‘lifestylist’ for 10% off.  But it takes a turn into a conversation about the nature and origin of our relationship, detailing the experiences that led to our eventual union. This is your opportunity to be a fly on the wall

This week we have a double dose of inspiration and good vibes because our guests are Sukhdev and Akahdahmah, who make up not only the dynamic musical duo Aykanna but also one of the most loving and supportive couples I’ve ever witnessed. Sukhdev and Akahdahmah passionately share a joint vision to express freedom, unity, peace, and love through sacred music, quantum healing, and Kundalini Yoga. Their love for one another, as well as our mother earth, is infectious, and spreads through their music and teachings — and most certainly through this conversation. Getting the opportunity to meet these two was one of the highlights of my trip to Attune last year, which is one of the most diverse and thoughtfully curated events of the year. I don’t know what that event will look like in 2020 right now, but I do know we’re going to need the transformational resources and community that Attune provides every year. Head over to attuneexperience.com to learn more and reserve your tickets.   09:55 — The origins of Aykanna,

You are about to swallow a giant red pill, my friend — but, first, I want to express my sincere condolences to anyone who has been negatively affected by the situation, whether through illness, financial hardships, loss of life, or loss of your former lifestyle. I also released a full episode all about my thoughts and a spiritual perspective on this hardship last week, so go back and check out episode 270. (It ends on a positive note, I promise!). This week, however, we’re digging into the possible connection between the coronavirus and 5G. This is a question that was first brought to my attention by Dr. Thomas Cowan in a couple of YouTube videos, which may or may not still be viewable thanks to the rampant big tech censorship going on right now. Then, if you try using that ubiquitous search engine to learn more, you’ll see results from the MSM going out of their way to discredit Dr. Cowan and mischaracterizing what he said. But why are they working so hard to silence this point of view? Who gains from trying

All health begins in the gut, even your mental health, so today we’re learning about how to get our guts right from two of the biggest experts on gut health in the world: Wade Lightheart and Matt Gallant from BiOptimizers, an organization dedicated to helping humans shift from a sick unhealthy condition into a peak biologically optimized state. Wade and Matt define Biologically Optimized Health as a state of existence where all of the body’s functions operate in perfect harmony. But before you start replacing the tires and tuning things to perfection, you need to make sure that your engine, your gut, isn’t about to crap out. To help you figure out how to do that, these two provide a quick and dirty overview of our digestive systems and the underappreciated role of enzymes in them. Then we go over the results of my recent gut biome labs... and I get some, frankly, shocking truths about my current situation. But I also get some great advice for how to fix it, as well as some idea of why things broke bad in my g

Our ability to choose how to react to the world around us is a direct reflection of our cognitive health — and in these uncertain times, it has never been more important to stay mentally fit. So I wanted to share this episode with Dr. David Perlmutter and Dr. Austin Perlmutter, a father-son duo who combined their neurology and internal medicine expertise to write Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness. This new book exposes how our health, our relationships, and even our thinking have been damaged by modern culture and offers a practical plan for healing. And in this episode, the doctors have a ton of additional lifestyle, diet, and mindset recommendations to help you keep your head right. These dudes are incredibly smart, but they’re also just really cool, down to earth people who bring a huge amount of empathy and love to this conversation — and after listening, you’ll know exactly why that empathy is so critical for both our individual health and socie

I’m doing something a little different for today’s solo show. Instead of answering questions sent to me, I’m going to address some questions I think all of us have these days. I will discuss the current 'stay at home' order issued by the city of Los Angeles and how I'm personally dealing with it, as well as the overall impact of the coronavirus pandemic from a health and societal perspective. Then I will explore what I do to prevent illness of any kind before closing the episode out with some spiritual and mindset exercises that will help us thrive through this most challenging time. Make sure to listen through to the end, as I do my best to provide some hope and practical advice on how to manage the anxiety and existential discontent many of us currently face. I intend to explore the issues at hand with compassion for those who've been negatively impacted and to shed some light on some of the more curious circumstances surrounding this pandemic and the media’s reaction to it.   08:20 — An assessment of the s

There are both benefits and drawbacks to our modern society. Air conditioning, the ability to travel across the world in a single day, access to nearly all of human knowledge in the palm of your hand: that’s all pretty awesome. But we’re making a lot of tradeoffs to be able to do all of that — or, more accurately, multinational corporations are choosing to trade our health and our planet’s health for the ability to sell you some of those things. One of the most potentially damaging aspects of our society is the sheer magnitude of electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) we’re blasting through the air and through our bodies, and this is only getting worse as the world begins rolling out 5G and people start connecting more and more parts of their homes to WiFi. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying we have to choose between technological advancement and being healthy — but if we don’t arm ourselves with knowledge about what these new technologies can do to our health, we could be putting ourselves and our family at a lo

One of my favorite events of the year is Attune, a thoughtfully curated four-day event at Serenbe filled with opportunities to connect socially, attune inwardly, and get inspired through immersive experiences. I got to record episodes with some of the smartest and most inspiring spiritual leaders around today while I was there in 2019, but few manage to make that wisdom more accessible than today’s guest. Whether it’s in her bestselling books, the Highest Self Podcast, or Rose Gold Goddesses, Sahara Rose just has a knack for making spiritual and Ayurvedic wisdom fun and relatable so it can serve the needs of today's people. When you first hear about Ayurveda, a holistic healing system created in India thousands of years ago, it can seem like this mystical, unapproachable thing. But the beauty of Ayurveda is its simplicity, and how easily it can be integrated into our lives. So, today, Sahara shares how she applies Ayurveda to improve her own life — and how you can, too. I’ll also be back at Attune later this

Today we’re looking at how jacked up my brain is — and how I'm going to fix it. A few weeks ago, I traveled to the Amen Clinic in Orange County to work with Dr. Daniel Amen, one of America’s leading psychiatrists and brain health experts. My visit started with a SPECT scan of my brain, which is an imaging test used to get 3D images of internal organs. Then, we sat down for this interview to talk about my results and what I can do to improve my brain health, as well as what everyone should be doing to maintain cognitive health. I was actually a little shocked and disappointed to learn that my brain has some fairly serious issues with brain flow. But if I’m going to get that news from anyone, at least it was one of the world’s foremost experts, who was able to provide some clear and concise directions for reversing the damage. If you normally listen to the podcast, you might want to watch the video for this episode. We recorded the whole thing, and you’ll very literally get to take a peek inside of my head.   1

Mercado Sagrado is one of my favorite events in the world. Every year, people trek to the mountains of Malibu to learn more about a more connected, conscious way of living. I’ve gone the past few years to run the Biohacking Lounge and host a session, and in 2019, I gave a talk titled, “The Flow State Formula: Neurohacking Mindfulness.” In this immersive lecture, I will guide you through a lesson in achieving a rapid elevation of creativity, cosmic consciousness, and flow state brain entrainment. Using modalities ranging from ancient breath work, meditation, and movement practices to the most cutting-edge nootropic, herbal, smart drug, and psychedelic microdosing supplementation, you will learn how to stack the application of the most effective internal transformative tools with the latest external brain training biohacking technologies to radically and permanently upgrade your consciousness and performance.  I give a lot of juicy and very specific details in this episode, so I’ve assembled all of these resour