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Stress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 39 - Your Material Life is Determined By Your Spiritual LifeYou attract that which your consciousness meditates on. You may have been conditioned to think that everything is material and that everything that is spiritual is beyond comprehension and understanding and thus is an illusion.In this episode, I uncover the myth that spirituality is a belief-system. You will find out how to experience higher levels of consciousness through the desire to be free from the exploitative, material society that we have been conditioned to think is normal. By changing your internal state, the world around you automatically changes.2025-08-0816 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 38 - Self-Centredness is the Cause of Your DistressYou are constantly advertised with unattainable body images and the general idea that materialistic life will make you happy.This episode uncovers the myth of work hard, play hard and helps you understand the source of true happiness.2025-08-0117 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 37 - Perfectionism Is The Cause Of Your MiseryWaiting too long to fulfil your interests? Are you procrastinating in your spiritual and material life?This episode is about how to synchronise your spiritual and material life through action and faith - even if you don't feel qualified or good enough. Listen in to find out how to rely on a higher power to fulfil your true desires.2025-07-2417 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 36 - How To Make Your Mind Your Best FriendBy overcoming Lust and developing true Love for your self and others you can make your mind your best friend.The problem is that we do not know who we are. When you know who you are you can satisfy your true eternal self and be free from lust, anger and greed. Listen to this episode to develop high virtues leading to love of self, others and the Supreme.2025-07-1709 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 35 - What No One Told You About Yoga and SpiritualityI recently discovered how easy it is to be taken advantage of and put into deeper illusion when it comes to new age spirituality. You might have also tried many spiritual paths that somehow never fulfil your deepest spiritual longing; to love and be loved.Modern day spirituality often culminates in breathing exercises and postures. I'm a yoga teacher... so I know the industry. Real yoga is much deeper than acrobatics and cheesy slogans.What is the true meaning of yoga? How do we apply this to our everyday life?...2025-07-1022 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 34 - Why Austerity And Difficulty Is The Recipe For HappinessYou must have experienced hardships, pain and suffering in your life. Your perspective on this pain and suffering can either cause more pain or more growth.Conscious austerity means to learn to satisfy your soul rather than your senses.True happiness comes from satisfying your soul and building deep relationships with others.Listen to this episode to find out the secrets of why doing hard things, with like-minded people, is the recipe for long-lasting happiness.2025-07-0315 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 33 - Why Living Simpler Actually Makes You HappierIn this episode, I talk about simple living and high thinking. You might see others on social media living amazing lives, being super productive, working out and looking fantastic.In your spiritual life, you might also try to copy and imitate those who are much more advanced.From listening to this episode, you will walk away with an understanding of why making small and consistent changes, while having a simple spiritual life, will allow you to make more spiritual progress. Rather than overcomplicating your life with excessive change.2025-06-2615 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 32 - How To Get Out Of The MatrixYou might have tried meditation, yoga, chanting or psychedelics. In this episode I speak about different methods and philosophies of self-realisation.Are we all one? Are we all God? Are we servants of God or friends of God?This episode is about how to connect with the Supreme and who we are in relation with Supreme divinity.2025-06-1914 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 31 - Why Modern Day Spirituality Is MisguidedThe secrets to living a fulfilled life lie in understanding who we are and what our purpose is. In this episode I talk about three philosophies: atheism, mayavadi (oneness with God) and personalism (devotion to God). What are the benefits of all three and which will give you the most fulfilment and happiness. I went from depressed and anxious to confident, happy and living in service of others by studying these three philosophies. Listen to this episode to learn how to realise who you are beyond body and mind and to find...2025-02-1314 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 30 - Everything You've Been Taught About Health is WrongEverything you've been taught about physical health is based on principles that are false. Socrates said - 'the problem with the doctors of today is that they separate the body from the mind'. I would also add that they separate the mind from the spirit. If you're noticing your lethargy levels increasing, your physical pain increasing and your ability to focus diminishing then this episode will give you simple golden nuggets to improve your attention and understand health in a more holistic way. You will get a better idea of how to focus you...2025-02-0614 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 29 - Health Is A Path To Divinity; Your Pain Is Not Only Physical!I want to give you the secrets of health that are beyond mainstream science and common knowledge.Yogi's in the East have been known to develop mystic powers and physical feats of performance that are based on being spiritually healthy as well as physically healthy.If you are feeling anxious, stressed and lethargic and have tried health hacks and fads but without any long lasting benefits, then this episode is for you! You will learn about the ancient principles of physical, mental and spiritual health that will help you perform better at work a...2025-01-3014 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 28 - How Ancient Wisdom Can Prevent Burnout and Provide Lasting JoyIn this episode I will give you the golden nuggets on how to collapse time so that you can work with more intelligence and less stress.Your body, mind and soul are all connected. Yoga means unifying these three levels of your embodiment. If you want to be more peaceful and joyful and live with less anxiety and burnout, you must learn more about the connection between body, mind and soul.In this episode I give a clear explanation on this internal relationship using ancient wisdom.2025-01-2318 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 27 - Your Mental Health Is What You Place Your Sense Of Worth OnIs it your fault that you experience unhappiness, depression and anxiety?Or, do we live in a society that places its values and sense of worth on that which inevitably leads to dissatisfaction?In this episode I shine a light on the values of ancient wisdom that teaches how to live and place your sense of worth on that which is uplifting to your self and others, instead of materialism and therefore exploitation of others. You will walk away with a more grounded understanding of self-knowledge that places service at the forefront of c...2025-01-1614 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 26 - How To Find Balance By Integrating Eastern Wisdom with Western SocietyThis episode is about how to find peace, harmony and joy in the world even if you are struggling to find balance between work, health and family life. You will walk away with an understanding of how to be a leader of yourself so that you are not limited in your approach to health and wellbeing and bogged down by perfectionism wondering how to give service to the world and be happy. If you would like to have more authority over your mind and senses so that you're not controlled by negative emotions and hindering th...2025-01-0919 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 25 - Why Anger Is Good For Your HealthIn your work and social life you will feel pangs of anger when you are met with people or circumstances that disrupt your values and sense of wellbeing. Suppressing anger will only delay an inevitable outburst and negative reaction.In this episode I talk through four different types of relationship styles that you can use to know how to navigate difficult conversations for the purpose of building a strong community and honest, vulnerable culture in your relationships.Listen to this episode to learn how to transmute anger into higher consciousness and have difficult c...2025-01-0218 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 24 - How To Use The Spiritual And Scientific For Pain-ReliefSpirituality VS Science OR SPIRITUALITY AND SCIENCE!What has a greater authority in decision making - the scientific or the spiritual? What has a greater impact on pain relief - our mindset and emotional states or our physical exercises? I believe in using both the science and the spiritual to achieve lasting success in pain-relief, holistic health and having a long-term and sustainable vision for wellbeing on all levels of our humanity. No one wants to feel limited, restricted and pain in the body or mind. The truth is that the bod...2024-12-2620 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 23 - Why Personal Training Is Unsustainable As A Solution To StressHealth and wellness can be used in many different ways. In silicon valley, people are trying to work out how to live as long as possible. This episode is about how to use fitness as a tool for reducing stress and I point towards more sustainable stress-relief tools that are based on self-knowledge and placing your self-worth on that which is not finite. This episode includes:- Strategies to use fitness as an holistic strategy for getting yourself in a healthy state to understand who you are beyond your body. - Mind...2024-12-1920 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 22 - Why "Woo" Has A Place In Pain-ReliefThere is a lot of division in the space of health and wellbeing. New Eastern philosophies and modalities such as acupuncture, hypnotherapy and spiritual healing is either being accepted by Western scientists and studied more or being rejected all together.In this episode, I bridge the gap between the scientific and the spiritual and show why and how the "woo" has a place in pain-relief and healing.You will walk away with an understanding of the laws of nature for health that anyone can understand. It is these 'simple' laws of nature that w...2024-12-1221 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 21 - 3 Ways To Reduce Stress Using SpiritualityMeditation took me from being depressed, anxious and feeling unworthy, to my centre of gravity changing to being more established in love and joy.I've been learning about philosophy and meditation for almost 8 years now and in this episode I talk about ancient philosophy, mindfulness and yoga in relation to stress-relief. You will walk away with three main tools to relieve stress and discover who you are beyond the ego 'identity' so that you can live to your highest capabilities in alignment with your talents.This means that your concerns and worries will b...2024-12-0522 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 20 - How To Be Healthy Without Sacrificing Work and RelationshipsIn this episode I talk about work-life balance and how to be healthy in all areas of your life by focusing on your personal values. This episode will give you more of an understanding of how traumatic experiences and a lack of self-knowledge leads to dysfunction in your physical and mental health.Includes:- How to set your values in order to have balanced relationships, work and health.- Meditation practice. - Knowledge of who you are and what the ancient teachers taught us of humanity. If you want to...2024-11-2820 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 19 - The Power of Play for Mind, Body and Soul. Be Free from Fear!Playfulness is undervalued. The opposite of playfulness is stress, fear and anxiety. In this episode, you will walk away with an understanding of the importance of play as a child and as an adult. Includes:- How to play physically, mentally and emotionally so that you can have fun and let go of boredom, loneliness and depression.- How to tap into your creativity. - How to transmute negative emotion into higher emotion. If you would like to know more about how to align your physicality with your mind and...2024-11-2121 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 18 - Why You Shouldn't Listen To Fitness Gurus' about Health and Wellbeing.This episode is about how to develop self-trust and confidence in your own health and wellbeing journey.You will walk away with the knowledge of how to listen to your own body rather than other people's opinions on what you should or should not do. You will get a deeper understanding of nutrition and how everyone needs something different for their own body.This episode is all about how to listen to your own body and mind so that you can be empowered to be in charge of your health without being sucked i...2024-11-1416 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 17 - The Art of Reversing Limited Movement and StressThis episode is about how to have a structure and process that will help you to go from feeling trapped and restricted in your body to feeling light and happy in your body and mind. In this episode you will learn how to have a long-term strategy to stay consistent with improving movement and relieving stress.Includes: - References to the current science that is linking physical diseases and ailments with trauma and stress. - How to have deep roots in your fitness so you don't just look good but also feel fantastic.2024-11-0719 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 16 - How To Manage Your Desk Job Without Destroying Your BackThis episode is about managing your physical and mental wellbeing to reduce pains in the body. In this episode you will learn a simple philosophy that can give you more strategies on moving with less restriction and limited movement. You will learn how to be more stable and have more balanced movement. Includes:- The mechanical laws of the body and how to use them to improve movement.- The effects of stress on the physical body.- What you can do to relieve mental and physical stress. If you...2024-10-3119 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 15 - Master Stress Without Spending Thousands on Self DevelopmentI want to give you three strategies to master stress.In this episode you will learn simple golden rules on improving mental wellbeing and emotional wellbeing that will impact your physical body and your actions. Includes the connection between body, mind and spirit and how your emotional body impacts your physical body. If you want 8 simple exercises to reduce your back pain and relax your muscles download my free E-book HERE.2024-10-2420 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 14 - Heal Your Body Through Forgiveness Even If The World Is Full of HatredRevealed: the secrets of how trauma is stored in the body and how to forgive.In this episode you will learn more about the link between physical pain and trauma so that you can realise your true potential and let go of being held back by pain. Includes:- The 'Forgiveness Formula'.- How hatred affects our physical health. - How I went from depression to finding joy in myself and in my talents. 2024-10-1725 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 13 - Everything You've Been Taught About Back Pain is WrongRevealed: the counterintuitive strategies you might not have thought of are improving my clients backs 3X more than physiotherapy in one third of the time.In this episode you will learn that:- Pain is not where the problem is.- A common misconception... 'strengthen your core!'- Solve pain more effectively by finding physiological and psychological cause rather than just treating symptoms.Reference for biomechanics strategies here and link to free e-book that helps find the cause of your back pain here.2024-10-1012 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 12 - How To Reduce Your Back Pain Between Physio AppointmentsThis episode is about finding the cause of your pain on the physical, psychological and emotional level. You will learn how the whole body is connected and that pain is not just physical.Includes:- How to release tensions physically and psychologically.- The philosophy of the interconnectedness of body and mind.- The truth that pain is not where the problem is. Want to know how to relieve stress and move more freely while at work?Download my free E-book titled '8 Simple Ways To Reduce Your...2024-10-0313 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 11 - How Fitness and Meditation Could Save You From AddictionThis episode is about how I used both fitness and meditation to go from depressed and anxious to joyful and creative.I talk about the addiction loop and what causes addiction. Big and small. You can reverse the negative addiction loop using fitness and meditation.Listen to this episode to find out how.2024-09-2616 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 10 - The 3 Things You Might Be Getting Wrong In Your Back Pain StrategyThis episode is about three common myths that people have around solutions to back pain. Instead, I give three solutions to back pain based on three different levels of where back pain could be coming from.Includes:- Lifestyle intervention strategy.- Common misconceptions. - The potential causes of your back pain. If you want to know how to start improving your mobility and relieving tension/reducing pain download my free e-book here.2024-09-1911 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 9 - The Hidden Risks In Your Favourite Sports - Swimming, Tennis and MoreThis episode is about how to set a training programme so that you prevent injuries in your favourite sports. You will learn how to go from being at risk of hurting yourself to being a top performer in your given sport.Includes:- How to build full body strength.- How to prevent injury. - How to move more freely. Want to know how to improve your mobility and prevent back pain? Download my Free E-book here - titled '8 Movement to Reduce Back Pain Without Leaving Your...2024-09-1209 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 8 - 3 Ways To Get More Energy When You Feel Like Sh*tThis episode is about 3 strategies to use when you're not feeling good. You will learn strategies to find more value in your self than you realise.Includes:- Strength training strategies. Most affective ways to use fitness. - How to use mindfulness and meditation. - How to stress less and move more. 2024-09-0510 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 7 - What To Do If You Have SciaticaThis episode is about what to do if you have pains like sciatica. You will learn a strategy about finding the cause of pain at a physical level and non-physical level. Includes:- How to use journalling and mobility to improve movement.- The link between mental health and physical health. - How trauma and meditation affects the physical body.To start your journalling and mobility practice that I spoke about in the episode. Download this free E-book here.2024-08-2910 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 6 - Why Yoga Won't Fix Your Back PainThis episode is about how to use practices like yoga and tai chi for your benefit and not for your detriment. In this episode you will learn:- The main misconceptions you might have around how to fix your back pain. - How to increase your mobility and strength in a way that prevents pain. - The benefits of yoga and how to use it for functional movement.If you want simple movements to use right now to help you move freely and a plan for pain reduction click here.2024-08-2213 min
Thrive PodcastJo Bleetman Podcast - moving past back painI talked to my good friend Jo Bleetman about all things back pain and the simple steps you can implement to lead a more active, strong and empowering lifestyle.
We discuss everything from daily habits that can reduce pain to simple exercises that can help, but we also discuss the importance of mindset and perception of pain and how addressing your pain with physical intervention, addressing your mindset and well-being, can change the way you feel as well.
Don't miss this supportive and inspiring conversation with Jo,
2024-08-1546 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 5 - Stress Will Kill You Before You Realise You're StressedThis episode is about the affects of stress on our bodies and minds. You will learn how to relieve stress through simple mindfulness techniques and how to compliment your fitness regime with mindfulness and meditation. Includes:- Knowledge on the link between fitness and mental health. - How to have intrinsic motivation to be consistent with fitness. - Ways to use fitness as a stepping stone to understanding yourself.Connect with me on LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-bleetman-6300001952024-08-1510 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 4 - Stop trying to be pain-freeThis episode is about goal-setting to achieve optimum physical and mental performance.Most professionals in my industry set a goal to achieve pain-free movement.Although many clients come to me for this very reason.Having a goal of optimum movement, being pain-free as a side-effect, is much more affective.In this episode you will learn how to set health and fitness goals to achieve pain-free movement in the most effective way.Join my next free masterclass - https://movefreelymechanics.com/freemasterclassConnect with me on LinkedIn...2024-08-0807 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 3 - How I went from failing all my exams to being mentored by the top CEOs in the countryThis episode is about the habits that I used to go from failing my exams. Feeling unworthy, not good enough and depressed.I went from this state to being mentored by the top CEO's in the fitness industry as a result of following three simple habits that brought back my health and dramatically grew my business.In this episode you will learn:- How to improve your physical health and movement.- How to improve your mental health through mindfulness.- How to create a greater sense of purpose...2024-08-0116 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 2 - Comparison will KILL your fitness gains!In the rise of social media, comparison and unrealistic goals is killing our consistency in our gym life, work life and social life.In this episode, you will learn about the 3 best networks to build within your circle of influence.Includes:- What to stay away from in your network.- How to build a network that supports you achieve your goals.- The 3 main networks that will rapidly improve your results in fitness, business and personal development.2024-08-0109 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanEp 1 - The 3 Main Causes of Back Pain and What To Do About It!This episode is about the 3 main causes of back pain.You will learn how to diagnose and prevent symptoms of back pain, based on lifestyle, stress and how you practically use your body. Includes:- Lifestyle golden nuggets to move better.- Stress relief techniques to be calmer.- Philosophy that 'pain is not where the problem is' and the role of compensation.2024-08-0109 minStress Less, Meditate More by Joseph BleetmanStress Less, Move More TrailerWelcome to the Stress Less, Move More trailer with Joseph Bleetman. This is the podcast to help busy entrepreneurs and executives relieve lower back pain so that you can live to your highest capabilities. Each week, I'll be discussing the latest studies on pain-free movement, personal development and the link between fitness and mental health.Come back every week to get your new episode. 2024-07-1500 min