EP 299 — Matthew Wallden: Real Education

Living 4D with Paul Chek

What does education really mean to the average human? Is it opening textbooks or listening to lectures, then memorizing facts that you’ll forget 10 minutes after taking a test, or information you can apply in the real world?

Matthew Wallden, the CHEK Institute’s Global Head of Education Development, returns to the podcast to talk about real education, the kind of development that changes the way you interface with life and the world surrounding you in this deep Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Matthew’s work on his website and on social media via Facebook, X/Twitter and Instagram. Check out his FREE six-part audio series with Paul, The Honest Vegetarian, on Chekiva.

Timestamps

• Real education is all in the application. (2:49)
• Alchemy and the human body. (14:04)
• Sticking to the basics and simplicity. (21:39)
• “The tai chi symbol is the ultimate example of simplicity and complexity.” (35:47)
• Twenty percent of the world’s population suffers from chronic or persistent pain. (50:51)
• Can a woman have an astral uterus? (1:03:34)
• The fear response that sets your body’s stressors in motion. (1:16:14)
• The allostatic load model. (1:29:27)
• Studying hamstring injuries. (1:37:02)
• Why are students learning the wrong things about health problems? (1:44:46)
• Understanding the insular cortex. (1:58:38)
• A preview of Spirit Gym. (2:05:55)

Resources

• Clinical Biomechanics: Musculoskeletal Actions and Reactions by R.C. Schafer
• The ghost in the machine — Is musculoskeletal medicine lacking soul?, an editorial written by Matthew and Paul for the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (FREE access)
• The work of Lao-Tzu, Margaret A. Newman, William A. Tiller, Dr. Daniel Siegel, the late Barbara J. Headley and Dr. Andrew Huberman

Find more resources for this episode on our website.

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Real education is all in the application. (00:02:49)

3. Alchemy and the human body. (00:14:04)

4. Sticking to the basics and simplicity. (00:21:39)

5. How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy 20th anniversary edition (00:27:53)

6. “The tai chi symbol is the ultimate example of simplicity and complexity.” (00:35:47)

7. Twenty percent of the world’s population suffers from chronic or persistent pain. (00:50:51)

8. Wild Pastures (00:57:17)

9. Can a woman have an astral uterus? (01:03:34)

10. The fear response that sets your body’s stressors in motion. (01:16:14)

11. BiOptimizers (01:26:02)

12. The allostatic load model. (01:29:27)

13. Studying hamstring injuries. (01:37:02)

14. Why are students learning the wrong things about health problems? (01:44:46)

15. Organifi (01:56:44)

16. Understanding the insular cortex. (01:58:38)

17. A preview of Spirit Gym. (02:05:55)