The Life Stylist Podcast

Today we’re taking a deep dive into stress: what causes it, how it affects us, and the various ways we can treat it. As someone who has lived in a huge city for a long time and who travels frequently, stress has wrecked me in various ways — but I know I’m definitely not alone. Gallup reports that 55% of Americans are regularly stressed during the day, and things just seem to be getting worse, as stress-related mental health issues are notably more common in Gen-Z than previous generations. So, clearly, this is a big issue, especially within the United States — but the silver lining is that we do have the tools and knowledge necessary to reduce those statistics. That’s why I was keen to sit down with one of the foremost stress experts, Jim Poole, President and CEO of Solace Lifesciences. Solace Lifesciences is a neuroscience company focused on personalized evidence-based wellness and performance. They created NuCalm, the world's first and only patented technology clinically proven to lower stress and improve s

John Wineland is an LA-based men's group facilitator, speaker, and teacher who has been guiding both men and women — including yours truly — in the realms of life purpose, relational communication, sexual intimacy, and embodiment for the better part of a decade. His teachings are profound and powerful, but he seems to have the unique ability to deliver it with a light and humble heart. I don’t know if I’ve met another individual on this planet as warm and receptive as John. John's embodiment-driven teaching draws from not only over 30 years of experience with his own Buddhist meditative practice but also from 10 years of intensive study and practice with the renowned Yogic Intimacy teacher David Deida. Drawing from Deida's revolutionary framework — as well as the deep lineages of Vajrayana, Tantra, Kundalini yoga, Taoist, and Iron Shirt Qigong traditions — John seeks to create a profound experience for people longing to express their deepest desires with open, fierce, and loving hearts. This multi-faceted app

I got your DMs. I saw your comments. You want to know which Costa Rican Ayahuasca retreats are most worth your time and money. I had way too many messages to respond to each of you with a thorough enough explanation, so I decided to create this detailed analysis of Rythmia and Soltara, offering a side-by-side comparison of my experiences. But let me just get this out of the way first: there is no clear winner here. This is like vanilla vs chocolate, lemons vs limes — they’re just different flavors! The major defining difference is that Rythmia is a resort and Soltara is a retreat center, and I’ll get into how that translates into your experience in the episode. My honest advice would be to flip a coin, then go to both of them if you can! And if you have no idea what I’m talking about, go back and check out the two episodes I released about Soltara on Tuesday and the two episodes I released about Rythmia back in April 2019: Episode 202: Welcome To The Jungle: My Ayahuasca Journey At Rythmia Part One Episode

In part one of this week’s two-part Costa Rican adventure, I shared my field recordings from the first six days of my recent trip to Soltara Healing Center and an interview with Founding Partner and COO Melissa Stangl. If you haven’t listened to that already, I highly recommend listening to part one first. In this episode, you’ll hear about my last two days at Soltara and my final plant medicine ceremony, which is my most profoundly moving ayahuasca ceremony to date, and how I’ve been feeling in the month since I got back in LA. On top of that, I have an awesome interview with two of the people who made it happen: Todd Michael Roberts, the lead facilitator at Soltara, and Daniel Cleland, the co-founder of Soltara and the author of Pulse of the Jungle: Ayahuasca, Adventures and Social Enterprise. And we’re going to keep the ayahuasca train rolling through the end of the week, too!  I have been getting so many emails and DMs from people asking, “Which is better, Soltara or Rythmia?” Spoilers: neither is better

Today’s two-part episode was recorded in the mountainous tropical forest of Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula, featuring a play-by-play account of my eight-day experience at Soltara Healing Center.  These are my raw, intimate, and uncut thoughts after traveling to Costa Rica, dealing with an EMF nightmare of a hotel room, and embarking on four ayahuasca ceremonies, this time in the Peruvian Shipibo tradition — and, to be honest, I had second thoughts about putting these episodes out.  I’m pretty much an open book on this show, don’t get me wrong, but it’s hard to be more vulnerable than the morning after an ayahuasca ceremony. In addition to recounting the first six days of my time in Costa Rica, this episode also features an interview with Melissa Stangl, a Founding Partner and the Chief Operating Officer of Soltara Healing Center. Melissa left Corporate America back in 2015 and has since used her background in engineering, science, and management to help advance the plant medicine and psychedelic movements. She

Are you ready to have your third eye blasted open? My guest Allison Pelissier has long been dedicated to the expansion of consciousness and being of service, but her life changed when she activated her third eye for the first time nearly five years ago. She didn’t fast for weeks. She didn’t use plant medicine. She didn’t have a near-death experience. She looked at a light. Of course, not just any light. Allison’s path unfolded after her first encounter with the Lucia N°03, a consciousness-expanding technology that has quickly become one of my favorite things in the entire world. I first saw the Lucina at Paleo f(x), and just a few moments later, I was having one of the most profound and blissful psychedelic experiences of my life. Following the age-old tradition of using flickering light to get into a meditative state (think campfires), the Lucia N°03 uses a combination of solid and flickering white lights to induce an altered state. This technology is also known as a “hypnagogic light machine,” referring to

This week’s Q&A is a doozy. You know, when I started doing these solo episodes, I really thought they’d be shorter than my interviews. But, as it turns out, I have a lot to say about this stuff! There’s just so much information out there — and misinformation — and I want to make sure you all get the best and most comprehensive answers I can provide. If you want to ask a question for a future episode, come join The Life Stylist Podcast Facebook Group. You can watch the next episode live, ask questions to both me and the group, and build a community of like-minded biohackers.  Plus, if I don’t get to your question on a future episode, one of our brilliant members will almost certainly help you out (and probably with an even better answer). The amount of knowledge and the enthusiasm of members is astonishing, and as you’ll learn in this episode, I have some big plans for the community in 2020. 00:12:00 — Michael asks: Any updates on the aftermath of your Rhythmia experience? Since this question was posted

I’ve been practicing Kundalini yoga for the past 8 years, and I love how it makes me feel… but I was also a little skeptical of claims about how this ancient yogic technology can help manipulate the nervous system and heal the body.  Well, until I started following the work of Dr. Joe Dispenza, a researcher who studies the intersection of neuroscience, epigenetics, and quantum physics to explore the science behind healing and consciousness. Dr. Dispenza has scientifically validated how aspects of these ancient practices, like moving and breathing in certain ways, can produce a transformative healing effect. More than that, he has a knack for explaining what he’s learning in a way that pretty much anyone can understand, and that’s really the missing piece for a lot of people. The language around these ancient practices is, well, old. A 5,000-year-old anything can feel almost alien to our society. But when you can reframe the same ideas with the modern language of science, suddenly, anyone can take advantage of

Recorded live from an undisclosed location in Malibu, this episode features a Q&A with Aaron Alexander after the release of his new book, The Align Method: 5 Movement Principles for a Stronger Body, Sharper Mind, and Stress-Proof Life. I was honored to be able to MC this event and I’m pumped to be able to share it with all of you now. I also released a full episode with Aaron today that’s equal parts fun and philosophical, so make sure to check that out too if you haven’t already. We talk more about what you’ll find in the book, in between geeking out about spiritual development and self-care. Both of these episodes were a blast to record and I hope you all enjoy them! P.S. Since recording this Q&A, Aaron released a new tool to help people with self-care and exercise called the Align Band. With Aaron’s instructional videos as a guide, you will immediately have access to self-care practices, mobilizations, exercises, and therapeutic techniques pretty much anywhere that has a door. And you can get 10% o

There are a lot of people I get along with, but there are few people I align with (pun intended) more than Aaron Alexander, the human body genius who created Align Therapy, an integrated approach to functional movement and self-care that has helped thousands of people out of pain and into health. So, it’s generous to call this an interview — it’s really just a recording of two guys geeking out about all of the things they love: the undervalued nutrient of human connection, the skewed priorities of Western society, spiritual development and spiritual bypassing, Shaolin monks getting hit in the nards as a practice, and how we can all leverage movement for not just fitness but also self-care. And Aaron’s newest tool to help people with self-care and exercise, whether you’re at home or on the go, is the Align Band. With Aaron’s instructional videos as a guide, you will immediately have access to self-care practices, mobilizations, exercises, and therapeutic techniques pretty much anywhere that has a door. This is

It’s that time of the month again: Q&A time! By now, you probably know the drill. I’ve been taking questions from The Life Stylist Podcast Facebook Group, doing some research, and coming back with the most in-depth answer I can muster. This week, we have two bangers for you. Sarah asks about why we don’t talk about the potential dangers of EMF radiation during regular plane travel, yet freak out about cell towers. Hacking air travel is one of my absolute favorite areas of biohacking, and I have a LOT of experience after 23 years of experimentation. Gabriela follows that up with a question about another one of my favorite things: finding a spring near your new home! If you want to ask a question for a future episode, come join The Life Stylist Podcast Facebook Group. You can watch the next episode live, ask questions to both me and the group, and build a community of like-minded biohackers.   Sarah asks: How can you/we justify airplane travel on an annual basis yet freak out over considerably more low-le

From the time a coffee cherry is harvested and processed to the time a cup of coffee is poured into your mug, an extraordinary amount of waste is created — and when you add it all together, global coffee consumption is responsible for more than 23 million tons of waste annually, according to sustainability researcher Gunter Pauli. Among that heaping pile of waste are hundreds of thousands of pounds of wet coffee grounds. What if that didn’t all have to be waste, though? Back in 2015, our guest Julian Mitchell and his co-founder Ryan Creed discovered how to grow gourmet mushrooms from waste coffee grounds. Immediately, they saw an opportunity to reverse this waste problem and turn it into something positive by creating Life Cykel, a biotechnology company focused on creating products and services that improve both human health and planetary harmony. So, not only is Life Cykel converting coffee waste into mushroom farms (and teaching others how to do the same thing), they’re also creating some incredible product

10 years ago, Juraj Kocar was struggling with high blood pressure, chest pain, and constant dizziness. So he went to the doctor, as we’ve been taught to do, and he was given pills to treat those symptoms. When he asked how long he should take them, they said he’d take the pills for the rest of his life. A life sentence of pharmaceuticals didn’t cut it for him. So Juraj started researching and dabbling in biohacking, which led him down the deep, dark hole of electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) and discovering the Somavedic. He ended up joining the company after the device changed his life, and he’s now the CEO. There are a lot of devices out there that claim to protect you from EMFs — I’m dubious of some, but I’ve talked about the ones I use and know work on this show quite a bit — but Somavedic approaches this issue a little differently. Somavedic is a functional and broadly accessible frequency therapy device harmonizing the negative effects of EMF on our bodies by leveraging the principle of controlled relea

DENtalks is a show all about intimate conversations with meditation teachers, spiritual leaders, activists, celebrities, authors and people from all walks of life who have unlocked their true life potential by discovering their authentic selves. I was honored to be invited onto the show by host Tal Rabinowitz, founder of DEN Meditation. We discuss ego, finance, spirituality, how they all tie together, just how much being disconnected from nature is costing us, and the ongoing process of undoing everything we’ve been subconsciously programmed to do. I even share one of my personal spiritual practices at the end of the episode. Connect with Luke on social media to learn how to take your lifestyle to the next level, plus catch exclusive live interviews & events: INSTAGRAM - @lukestorey // https://www.instagram.com/lukestorey/ FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/MrLukeStorey/ TWITTER - @MrLukeStorey // https://twitter.com/MRLUKESTOREY YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/c/LukeStorey HELP SUPPORT THIS SHOW! Love

For our first Q&A of 2020, we’re going to take a hard look at how you can get closer to nature when your job or environment makes that difficult to impossible — plus, I share a little bit about the vices I have and continue to struggle with. If you want to ask a question for a future episode, come join The Life Stylist Podcast Facebook Group. You can watch the next episode live, ask questions to both me and the group, and build a community of like-minded biohackers. Alyssa wants to know: For those of us that drive a lot for work, what can we do about getting sun through the glass? Any hacks for not getting full-spectrum? Go check out my past episodes on light with Matt Maruca: Episode 137 and Episode 234. Also you can look forward to Episode 278 coming May 5th, 2020, with Dr. Alexander Wunsch for the deepest dive EVER on natural Vs. artificial light. I drive with a window cracked or the sunroof cracked to let in as much natural light as possible. Turn heat on or use it for some cold therapy. I also ha

Back in 2018, a tall, dark, and incredibly straight-talking man adorned in colorful, tribal fashion came to my house for a five-hour marathon podcasting session that was nothing short of magical. We stayed up until 4 AM going on an epic journey into the depths of our souls, calling in great spirits and drawing on shamanic, ancestral wisdom to learn profound solutions for deep healing. Now, almost exactly 100 episodes later, Shaman Durek returns for another serious session of Spirit Hacking. In this episode and in his book — Spirit Hacking: Shamanic Keys to Reclaim Your Personal Power, Transform Yourself, and Light Up the World — Durek reveals even more life-altering wisdom and the powerful techniques that have made him a close spiritual adviser to people like Bulletproof Coffee founder and past guest Dave Asprey. We’re all going to go through shifts and transformations in this new year, in this new decade, in this Great Awakening — and many of those transformations will likely be messy — but with this wisdom

In the Beyond + Back podcast, host Krissy Teegerstrom talks with musicians, artists, writers, and creatives about the creative process, where inspiration comes from, and why they do what they do. She wants listeners to get inspired about their own creativity and self-expression, and I am so grateful she thought of me as a guest. In this episode, we talk about what it’s like to create your own life, to recreate it when the time comes, and the challenges that present when people want you to explain just exactly what it is that you do. We talk about authenticity, vulnerability, and influence. This episode is for you if you’re on your path, but you don’t know exactly how to explain that path to everyone else around you. This episode also includes the song “Unraveling” by Stewboss from the album Pilgrims and Runaways, featuring yours truly on bass. Connect with Luke on social media to learn how to take your lifestyle to the next level, plus catch exclusive live interviews & events: INSTAGRAM - @lukestorey // h

We all find spirituality in different ways. Some of us are born into it. Some of us are moved by great texts or speeches. And some of us find it in our darkest hours, a guide that brings the hope and courage we need to find our way back to the light. It was this guide that found Gabby Bernstein 14 years ago when she found herself on the losing side of a battle with addiction. It was the day Gabby chose to be sober that she became a self-professed Spirit Junkie, soaking up spiritual principles, meditation practices, and anything else that helped her align with her true purpose: being a source of love and inspiration in the world. And she has indeed become a powerful source of love and inspiration for thousands and thousands of us, introducing so many people to the wonders of gratitude, manifestation, and meditation through her talks, books, and app. That’s why so many of us have been eagerly awaiting her new book, Super Attractor, and it doesn’t disappoint. The book will help you work with the universe to co-c

Breaking Normal is a podcast that explores the boundaries of mystery, memetics, and language. The host Daniel Eisenman approaches the show and the world with a unique perspective and, as a result, I think he gets his guests to talk about their stories in new and unique ways. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to join Daniel on his show recently, and I wanted to make sure you all had a chance to listen to that conversation too.   Topics Discussed In This Episode: A prayer for the best energy possible between me and Daniel Creating with intention My barometer for success Humans only do things that they think is best, even the most depraved of us The precursor to forgiveness Was my given name — Storey — a symbol placed on my experience from the very beginning? Catching a passion for spring water The difference between God and spirituality Struggling with imposter syndrome What is God to Luke? When I first realized that things aren’t as they seem through our eyes The supplements and nootropics I took befo

This is our last Q&A episode of 2019, but don’t worry — I have a ton more planned for 2020! I can’t believe the amount of support that you all have given me in 2019, and I don’t know if it’s possible for me to express the gratitude I feel in words.  It’s still astonishing to I’m able to do what I love most — talking to some of the smartest people in the world — and that it’s having a positive impact on people all around the world. That’s so meaningful to me, and I have a lot of plans to give you even more of the good stuff in 2020. If you want to ask a question for a future episode, come join The Life Stylist Podcast Facebook Group. You can watch the next episode live, ask questions to both me and the group, and as you’ll learn in this episode, build a tribe of like-minded biohackers in your community. Margesella asks: How do you create a community in real life who biohack and do these things? [20:50] I find events and meetups where like-minded people hang: yoga classes, meditation classes, sound baths,