@Leo Gura sorry another suggestion can't help it...
just an armchair engineer I'm in good health so haven't tested this on myself but seems very relevant to autoimmune disorder and also this seems like the cutting edge in processing and reporting clinical research.
listen to the Rich Roll podcast with Will Bulsiewicz >> https://www.richroll.com/podcast/will-bulsiewicz-538/  This is all about gut health and microbiome and how this is foundational to all things human health
next if that resonates read or listen to Will B.'s book.  "Fiber Fueled" >> deeper dive on the podcast material.  (I'm currently reading this and implementing as fast as I'm reading thru the book)
then as a further step, Will B has an online course, https://theplantfedgut.com/course/.  All about correcting gut dysbiosis then being able to reintroduce a wide range of food in a controlled manner.
...I'm not planning to take the course as I'm in good health.  I have no affiliation with any of this.  Just seems like a great lead.  Looking forward to good physical health for u.

This is really powerful

Classical yoga. No equipment, can be done anywhere, takes 25min to do, has mental and energy and spiritual benefits aswell. A practice that trains every organ, every joint, every tissue, every bone in your body. 
I do it myself. It's a whole new level of fitness and agility. 

Rebounding is an excellent workout for your health, while being extremely low impact. 

Cancer cannot survive in an oxygen rich, alkaline environment. What you want to do is detoxing and fasting and stimulating the lymphatic system to help release toxins. If i had cancer i would only consume Organically grown raw fruits and vegetables and add a lot of strong anti-cancer herbs and spices like turmeric, cannabis, ginger, berries, cinnamon, oregano, cayenne, black seed, apricot seed, chaga mushroom, spirulina/chlorella ect... and drink a lot of herbal tea's and water and exercise daily(to sweat it out) paired with maximum bodily exposure to sunlight and probably go live somewhere up in the mountains (temporarily) or coastal or rural areas where there is fresh air and fresh water and abundance of nature surrounding you.
Ultimately you don't want to eat or focus on food too much, your body is infinitely intelligent it can heal itself from any disease all on its own by fasting but initially you want to aid and give a helping hand to the body with powerful herbs/spices and anti-cancer substances like these below. https://naturalon.com/top-20-anti-cancer-herbs-plants/view-all/
Dr Sebi, Dr Leonard Coldwell are two names that ring a bell which have had very high success rates for helping patients cure not just cancer but all known diseases. Urine Fasting and Urine Therapy also has been shown to cure all known diseases. Read The Water of life by J.W Armstrong.
Technically you want yo allow nature/your body the freedom to take care of itself, you just have to be a side nurse for your body and assist. Essential Oils are very powerful too and Dr Hulda Clark also rings a bell and Dr Robert Morse.
Many people have cured their cancers with simple fasting and or juice fasting on fresh fruits and vegetables and some herbal teas to assist. Our mindset and belief systems also play a big role and vibrational therapy, sound healing, pho-tonic emitting technologies have also been shown to neutralize cancers. Dr. Royal Raymond Rife and Wilhelm Reich are two names who used similar technology to cure people.
Nature has always had an answer to every known disease but the westernized drug industries cannot profit from cures. A cured patient is a customer lost. Cancer has always been about business and its because our bodies become acidic rather than alkaline and pharmaceutical drugs only make our bodies more and more acidic and the body has to deal with the foreign substance and never has change to focus on the cancer itself.
The list for foods, substances, supplements and methods to cure cancer is endless, sometimes just be using your mind and re-wiring your belief systems can neutralize any threat to your body. There have been many cases where 1 the patient believed the doctor and died exactly on the same day or time-frame the doctor gave them or 2 completely ignored the doctor and did not believe them and continued on with their life only to find out few to several months later there is no longer any trace of cancer in their body.
Nevertheless, don't want to drift too far of the subject but ultimately everyone should know and understand these things by now.
Hope this helps

The guy is a great example of self-discipline and self-actualization. He's a self made billionaire yet strict in his meditation and spiritual practice. You can see how sharp and critically thoughtful he is. One of the most informative Joe Rogan podcasts.

The List
 
I’ve yet to listen to most of these but this looks like an amazing collection of high consciousness podcasts. 

You are breathing too much.  Practically everyone in modern society is chronically mildly hyperventilating, due largely to being overly comfortable, sitting down all day, junk food, overeating, underactivity etc etc.  Optimizing your breathing is, in my opinion, the single most beneficial thing you can do to improve your health and well being (okay tied with meditation and relaxation).
Proper breathing is unfortunately overlooked in the health and fitness community, and of course in society at large.  On top of that, the breathing advice we DO get is often counterproductive.  For example "take deep breaths".  On the surface this may sound like good advice.... wouldn't bringing in a ton of air help oxygenate your body?  The answer is no.  It's counter-intuitive (like so many things in self-actualization), but breathing LESS oxygenates your body MORE.  I won't get too scientific but it has to do with the carbon dioxide in your body (see Bohr effect).  You actually do not breathe because you are hungry for oxygen, you breathe to get rid of carbon dioxide.  Carbon dioxide, though often demonized as a toxic byproduct of breathing, is required to transport oxygen into your cells and bloodstream.  Our goal is to increase your tolerance for carbon dioxide, so that more of this gas can stay in your body for longer, so that more oxygen can be transported into your bloodstream and cells.  And in general, more oxygenation = better health and well being.  To add just a little more science, you want to be breathing through your nose, because the air interacts with your sinuses to produce nitric oxide which further increases oxygenation.  (Increasing nitric oxide is another extremely worthwhile endeavor in addition to breathing properly).  Additionally, your nose warms the air and filters out impurities.
Proper Breathing
Inhaling and exhaling through the nose Slow, gentle, calm, soft Non-visible, quiet No sighing, yawning, gasping, coughing, abrupt inhales or exhales, etc Using the diaphragm ("horizontal" breathing, not "vertical") Exhale is not forceful, rather it is simply a relaxation of the body Slight pause after exhale Rhythmic and regular Less than you are currently breathing Better advice than "take deep breaths" would be: relax your body and take softer, gentler breaths.  Think about it this way, what does a calm, healthy, fit individual breathe like at rest?  You wouldn't even notice their breathing.  Then, consider an overweight, unfit, anxious individual breathing at rest.  This person's breathing would likely be visible, perhaps you could hear it, they might even be breathing through the mouth sighing a lot etc.  Consider also when you are deep in meditation... with your body and mind as calm as can be, your breathing can almost become nonexistent. 
Ideally, you want to get your "control pause" as high as possible.  Your control pause is the amount of time you can comfortably hold your breath after exhaling.  To measure, sit upright, comfortably, relaxed, and breathe as normal for a few minutes.  Then, take a normal inhale, and normal exhale.  Hold your breath until the first inclination to breathe occurs.  The number of seconds between that exhale and inhale is your control pause.  Note, you should be able to resume breathing normally after measuring your control pause.  If you have to take a big gasp or feel out of breath, you have held your breath too long and improperly measured your control pause.  A good goal is to get your control pause over 20 seconds.  Even more is better.  Don't worry, I was at like 3-5 seconds when first starting.  Every few seconds you can increase to your control pause has a substantial influence of your health and well being.  I especially notice it in my mood, cognition, mental health etc.
Proper Breathing Exercise
There are many exercises, but the goal of most is to maintain a slight air hunger for some time.  Don't overdo this, you wouldn't try to bench 300 lbs your first day at the gym Sit upright, completely relax your body Gently, softly, slowly, inhale through the nose.  Inhale slightly less than you would naturally Exhale through your nose by completely relaxing, especially your diaphragm and stomach Wait a little bit longer to inhale than you would naturally Continue for as long as you'd like.  This is a great way to meditate / start your meditation Breathe in this manner while also doing physical activity like walking, running, lifting weights etc etc for SERIOUS health gains (try not to open your mouth!) (can't stress this bulletpoint enough) You will know you are doing well when your extremities feel warmer, you are producing more saliva, and you feel calmer and more at peace Other tips to oxygenate your body
Exercise Walk, walk, walk Don't sit too much Eat oxygenating foods: Beets (MVP), spices like ginger turmeric cayenne etc, high nitrate vegetables like leafy greens (nitrates increase nitric oxide, beets have the most which is why they're MVP... In fact, I would wager that most of the benefits of eating plenty of vegetables comes from their nitrate content), raw cacao, cordyceps mushroom Meditation and relaxation Properly hydrate Do not overeat or eat junk food Look into fasting Improve your sleep quality (may need to write a separate post on this sometime) TAPE YOUR MOUTH SHUT AT NIGHT WHILE SLEEPING (maybe the single easiest yet most beneficial thing you can do for your health) Some Resources
Patrick Mckeown's youtube videos and book "The Oxygen Advantage" Research the "Buteyko Method"  
Some Caveats
The goal is to make your unconscious breathing more in alignment with the above descriptions of proper breathing I.e., breathing exercises where you DO hyperventilate can potentially have benefits as well (Wim Hoff method, shamanic breathing, etc), but chronically hyperventilating (which practically all of us do to some degree) is harmful, and in general breathing less throughout your day makes you healthier  
 
 
"A perfect man breathes as if he is not breathing"  -Lao Tzu

Namaste Ji!
I'll suggest you go with Pranayama!
1. BHASTRIKA
2. KAPALBHATI
3. ANULOM-VILOM *this one is Gold*
5 minutes each one, you can even start with 2-3 minutes each, and then consecutively increase the time duration.
I would like to suggest a few yog gurus if you can understand Hindi —
(1) Swami Ramdev-
https://youtube.com/c/SwamiRamdevOfficial
(2) Nityanandam Shree-
https://youtube.com/c/NityanandamShree
These are the links of their official channels, you'll find the videos of all the pranayamas mentioned above, else you can search respectively for the pranayama you wanna search for, I'll recommend you go with the second one for detailed explanation (Nityanandam Shree).
For Videos in English, I like this dude~
 
I'll suggest you to not do it without under in some expert's supervision, since it is an advanced yoga, start first with basics first, see how do you feel after.
best regards.

You say you want to improve brain power, but your post contains no mention whatsoever of learning.  I've boosted my own awareness and intelligence hugely over the past 5 years, so I can give some solid advice.

Of course, diet, exercise and proper sleep.  You already know all of that.  Regular meditation and mindfulness aimed at developing concentration and insight - but you probably know that too considering you're on this forum.  As far as learning though, it's not so much a question of just stuffing your brain full of information, but rather if you want to develop intelligence and brain functioning you need to take a systematic approach toward developing yourself a broad, low-level, fine-grain education which will teach you knowledge, methods and insight which are applicable to a wide range of other things.  The more fundamental the knowledge you gain, the more widely applicable to many other things it'll be, and this knowledge acts as a portal which can skip you to a more advanced level of understanding in other topics.  You need to spend a lot of effort to plan this out and find out what the most fundamental subjects are for you and your needs.

Here's a solid example from my own experience.  A few years back I got introduced to 'movement' as a topic of interest, and I decided to learn as much as I could about it.  I spent a lot of time focusing my awareness on my body, the placement and movement of my limbs, spine and hips, the sense of weight and balance.  I realized that I could 'plan out' a specific movement such as a jump or an arm swing by consciously recognising the starting, mid and end position of the movement in order to maximise the efficiency of it.  What did this practice lead to?  Well, I suddenly found myself able to dance.  I found myself able to practice perfect form in exercises naturally without guidance, and to develop my own exercises.  I could throw further, run and swim better, jump higher and more gracefully.  I had an intuitive high-level understanding of yoga.  I'm now able to play the piano by 'dancing' my fingers across the keys in coordinated patterns.  These are just a few of the many benefits I've noticed, all of which came as a result of developing a core focus on a single specific thing.

Find the right fundamental skill or perspective and a whole new world of brain functioning will open up to you.

Research Hamilton Morris.

@RMQualtrough  I realise that this is a spiritual forum so people are going to answer from a spiritual perspective, but those answers miss the mark.
I have extensive experience with anxiety of various forms - spiritual, cognitive and physical, and I've learned that each needs to be dealt with differently.  As you say that your anxiety doesn't seem to stem from any particular thought or concern, and it's eased by drinking alcohol, it sounds to me like your anxiety is of the physical sort, so allow me to paste a comment I made previously in another thread outlining some information about the mechanism of anxiety in the nervous system and how to treat it at the source.
 
 

Though I do meditate every now and again, I do find it hard to motivate myself to keep a consist routine where I'm meditating for say 15-30mins per day when all I can think is well, in the end, I could just pop a psychedelic and achieve perhaps a year or two's worth of intensive meditation practise in one trip. The only catch is that the UK has exceptionally strict laws on drugs and about the only chance I have of acquiring such substances is waiting until the autumn for the mushroom season.
So in the meantime, does anyone have any thoughts on this or feel the same way? I feel content and relaxed generally in myself so I'm not meditating for the purposes of that but rather to expand my consciousness, but of course, that kind of intention could take ages to achieve with meditation alone - and even then it might not happen. If a conscious shift does happen, it happens by chance as it did to me last year but I wasn't even meditating. I took an evening walk in the summer and I just experienced a profound sense of connection with where I was - I've tried to recreate the experience ever since to no avail.  
I'm sure even Leo said in his episode on psychedelics that you're pretty much wasting your time if you're just meditating. The real gains are with psychedelics. You've also got the problem of the more you try in the meditation, the less likely a conscious shifts will happen which is often the mode of mind I get into when meditating, but psychedelics, just throw you into that consciousness space, it's just up to you to make sense of it.
I'm aware of the benefits of meditation in tandem with psychedelics, but if I had some to use then I would feel more motivated. 
I'm new to the forum so it's not a meaty question as such but more about introducing myself as well and letting you guys know where I'm at after listening to much of Leo's work  

Hey there,
Today I was reading Ken Wilber's The Religion of Tomorrow book and I was struck with so much gratitude for you @Leo Gura... it's just a gift that I'm even able to understand almost everything that this book says. You have given me so much and I just felt like sharing some love with you. 
I noticed that I have never shared many precious gifts that I have found along my path with y'all, in an area that I think the actualized.org crew is needing lots of resources, which is relationships (my life's purpose is to teach people how to have conscious, authentic, healthy relationships - I'm a therapist). 
So here we go, the best resources I have found after years of pursuing this relationship path:
Best teachers + books + seminars (stage yellow/turquoise)
https://www.learningloveinstitute.com/
https://www.learningloveinstitute.com/portfolio/books-2/
OTHER HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BOOKS: https://www.learningloveinstitute.com/books-we-recommend/ (great books on sexuality and tantric practices - life-transforming)
I have tears in my eyes just thinking about these two teachers: Krishnananda & Amana... this is love at its purest. I hope some of you have the opportunity of meeting these teachers, they are the most loving human beings I have ever met. Their teachings are deeply rooted in non duality (they lived with Osho for many many years - they have a very interesting life's story). Even though they call Osho their master, they are the 1st ones to say "Osho was full of shit in many situations".
I recommend to start by reading their book: Face to Face with Fear – Transforming Fear Into Love or Stepping out of Fear – Breaking Free of Pain and Suffering.
They try to communicate in a very simple way and give people very simple models for healing. 
You can solve ANY relationship problem you have in a therapy session with either of them, which costs something around $170. Another amazing thing about them is how their business doesn't revolve around money, their seminars and sessions are fairly cheap compared to most teachers.
I cannot recommend this work enough. THIS IS GOLD!
Best way to practice authentic relating based on meditation and find a community of people that you can feel deeply connected to
https://integralcentered.com/aletheia/ + https://integralcentered.com/ken-wilber-on-authentic-relating/ (Ken Wilber's take on authentic relating)
https://www.circlinginstitute.com/circling/what-is-circling/
https://www.circlingeurope.com/what-is-circling
https://circleanywhere.com/
I highly recommend circling. It's an amazing way to see your relational blind spots, to feel absurdly connected to other human beings, learn communication tools and etc. It has it's some pitfalls, like not exploring trauma and how to heal wounds, but it's an amazing tool to growth.
A good introductory book on circling: Circling and authentic relating - Marc Beneteau (even though the author is fairly undeveloped).
Most big cities have a live circling group these days that you can attend.
Other good resources
Podcasts (yellowish): https://relationshipschool.com/podcast/ and https://www.neilsattin.com/relationshipalive/  (there are some false teachings in these podcasts, but many useful teachings and resources).
Relationship courses + trainings: https://relationshipschool.com/dpir/ - I have been studying with this teacher for the last 2 years. I have spent $25k on his courses and I find them to be a very good base for a healthy relational life. He's mostly yellow, but he's still very stuck in some orange toxicity IMO - he can be very manipulative, greedy and etc. I have done trainings with him because the most recommended teachers - learningloveinstitute - don't offer programs as he does. I still highly recommend this material (especially if you are still in orange or green), but you should know that some of the stuff that he teaches is based on falsehood IMO. I'm leaving this teacher soon and completely focusing on the Learning Love Institute one's.
Another downside is that it's very expensive.
Other interesting authors and books:
Already Free: Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy on the path of liberation - Bruce Tift (yellow+turquoise)
Mindsight - Daniel J Siegel
Gabor Maté
...
There are many more that I could list here, but I actually think it's best for all of you to focus on the ones that I have already mentioned (too much information can be distracting). All the people that these 2 podcasts interview can be good resources.
 
@Leo Gura if you are open for feedback: I think that the relationship books in your list are pretty bad lol , which makes sense because you were mostly on stage orange when you created this list (I think).
The way of the superior man: this book can be very shaming in my opinion and is male chauvinist (even though I loved it when I read it years ago and it has some beautiful insights). My perception today is that it has very poor relationship teachings. Chapters like: Don't force the feminine to make decisions, Praise her, What she wants is not what she says, Her complaint is content-free, She wants to relax in the demonstration of your direction and etc are pretty bad (very blue/orange). Real relational teachings teach you to be with your wounds and emotions, there's very little of that here. I think Deida is a case of someone that maybe has done lots of waking up (maybe not even that), but hasn't done much growing up.
The 5 Love languages: IMO this is stage blue relationship garbage... the 5 love languages are actually feeding people's egos/shame in most situations. Even though it has a "positive effect" in the short-run, it feeds falsehood in the long run. Example: someone's love language is Words of Affirmation - if you go deep enough, you'll see that the person was traumatized into thinking that he/she is only worthy, lovable when receiving compliments from other people. It's like telling a model that she's beautiful, she'll feel good about it, but it's feeding her shame instead of dealing with it.
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus / The 7 Principles That Make Marriage Work / He's Just Not That Into You - these books are very orange and don't give actual tools for people to heal their relational wounds and move towards healthy relationships.
Let me know how this lands for you! 
 
If anyone has questions or wants more suggestions and advice, let me know!
Relationships are such an incredible way to deal with our shadows, especially long term partnerships. And of course, such an important part of life that cannot be avoided. I hope this helps some of you to grow up in the relational area of your lives. 
Lots of love fellow seekers,
Gabriel. 
 
 
 

For all who are truly interested in their health, go read: Regenerate: Unlocking Your Body's Radical Resilience Through The New Biology by Sayer Ji.
 
This guy understands health on such a deep and holistic level. Don't underestimate this book! Go read it. It's amazing. This guy is a genius

Incredibly entertaining video, really concrete action steps being laid down here.
 

Its not black or white, there is alot of grey in the history of this conflict. If you have about 20 hours to spare listen to the first 6 episodes of the Martyrmade podcast which is the most in depth information on the history of this conflict you will ever hear. Its also very entertaining, it rivals hardcore history.

Read "Recapture the Rapture" by Jamie Wheal or at least watch his video with Rebel Wisdom. 
 
You can also read "The Religion of Tomorrow" by Ken Wilber, although that's largely just a reiteration on Integral Theory applied to religion as an example if you're already familiar with that model. 
Watch "Awakening From The Meaning Crisis" lecture series on YouTube by John Vervaeke. He does touch on a possible re-imagination of religion without the dogmaticism in the later lectures. 

Let’s be honest, it wasn’t a good performance. He came off as stressed out, talking too fast, lacking in spontaneity and trying a bit too hard.
Ironically he himself came off as defensive right off the bat, assuming the listeners are too dense to understand anything, which they well might be, but it’s not a healthy/open space to come from. This disrupts his energy/presence/flow/authenticity.
I understand there was little time. But instead of trying very hard, in a mechanical way, to compress all his stuff as much as possible, I think, ideally, he should let go, relax, and let the conversation simply go wherever it goes. Let go of the need for people to understand. The bird on the branch sings it song even when nobody’s listening.
Energetically, it was too much about Leo, and too little about God. But I’m sure that all in all, this experience ends up being humbling.
All in all, ‘getting out of his basement’, stepping on a new stage and interacting with humans, getting out of his comfort zone is good for his growth. I’m sure things will improve over time.
*This is not at attack on Leo, just my observations/constructive criticism. 
 
 

Hi all, i am looking forward to learn more about jung and shadow work!
Are there any books on the topic that you would raccomend for newbies like me?
Possibly free pdf's... 
Also, i would be happy if you guys know some youtubers or people like that, who explain those sorts of things!
Thank you
 
-Arlin

@ActualizedDavid
There are various types of therapy. Top-down therapy (the kind of therapy you do with a psycologist), bottom-up therapy (where you work on your deep emotions). There is psychoanalysis, cognitive behavioral therapy, transpersonal therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, shadow work, therapy focused on CPTSD, positive psychology, hypnosis, NLP, and so on.
I don't have read a lot of books on them, but I found some that have helped me greatly. These books are not "academic", they are written in a "commercial" style, but still they are very valuable:
Teal Swan - The Completion Process (a mix of psychoanalysis, shadow work, CPTSD therapy) (I found it extremely powerful) Debbie Ford - The Dark Side of the Light Chasers (shadow work) (IMO, a little mild) Martin Seligman - Learned Optimism (positive psychology) I'm also planning to read more in-depth books in order to learn more, such as:
Benjamin Smith, Lorna Smith - Interpersonal reconstructive therapy for anger, anxiety, and depression Jeremiah Abrams - Meeting the Shadow Jonathan Baylin, Petra Winnette - Working with Traumatic Memories to Heal Adults with Unresolved Childhood Trauma Martha B. Straus - Treating Trauma in Adolescents - Development, Attachment, and the Therapeutic Relationship Michael Orlans, Terry M. Levy - Attachment, Trauma, and Healing - Understanding and Treating Attachment Disorder in Children, Families and Adults Also, Freud, Jung, Rogers, Adler, Maslow have contributed enormously in the development of therapy.

Nowadays, there is literally 1000s of Non-Duality books out there, so I wondered what are the ones that really made it 'click' for you? 
Mine are: 
Eckhart Tolle- The Power Of Now- Must've listened to it 50-100 times between the ages of 16-18, was my first introduction to it all. A new Earth is pretty good too. 
1000 & 'No Mind, No Problem' by Ramaji- Cleared up so much for me, No Mind, No Self & the natural pure awareness meditation inside the book is Gold, and I've spoken about 1000 on here enough lmao. 
Intimacy With The Infinite- Ananda Devi- A staggering story of how much awakening can drastically change your life, but shows following & Living Truth always pays off in the end, I am biased as Ananda is / was my teacher! 
Rupert Spira- The Art Of Peace & Happiness- Such a great book & articulate writer. However, I feel sometimes, he ever so slightly overcomplicates the language which can be confusing for newbies. However, him & Francis Lucille's Inward & Outward (Tantric) paths I found particularly useful in contrast to just traditional Advaita alone. 
 
Hoping to add @Nahm's book to this list soon  
 

There are flashcards apps that use spaced repetition. You create your own words list on google spreadsheets and download them to the app. I’ve used flashcards deluxe. No typing, just say the English word out loud after viewing the native word, and check your answer by clicking the word. I think those are the best. Google them.
I watched this video and copied some of his methods to learn spanish pretty fast: 
Just do what he did but for English, although you don’t have to do it all.
in the end you can’t be lazy. Devote at least an hour of undistracted study at a desk each day, the more you do, the faster you learn.

I know theres more... I need some help, what other kinds of systems are there? I know there is the solar system too but it doesnt interest very much since its outside of the planet. 
If you want to blow your own mind, consider how all of these influence eachother. 
Societal
•The healthcare system
•The body system
•The education system
•The political system
•The economic system
•The financial system
•The media system
•Scientific system

•Religious system
•The ecological system
•The legal system
•The transportation system
•Communication systems
•Immigration system
•Energy system
•Feudal system
•Patriarchal System
•Caste system
•International trade system
 
Abstract Systems
•Belief system
•Language as a system
•Psychological system
•Value system
•Family system
•Moral system 

I stumbled upon this nugget of gold right here, his story is inspiring and moved me to tears. Integrity, creative work for the greater good, it's all here:
And to complement it: