Jack Panda Speaks

When was the last time you cried remembering a moment or experience of the past? I did this morning as a dear friend reminded me of our Vipassana Retreat experience we shared together. Today I share a little about my week in silence, a monk who derobed after 10 years to teach what he had learnt to his western brothers and sisters, AnthonyMarkwell.com, the two pillars of buddhism that impacted my life for the better: impersonality and impermanence, how much I love crying and why I encourage others to cry as much as they laugh. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

Are you sensitive or intolerant to one or more food items? Today in my "Daily Audio Vlog" I talk about how allergies have sky rocketed in the last couple of decades, digestive food enzymes, gut microbiome diversity, anti-biotics growing up, the sterile environments we live in, obsessive compulsive cleansing of the gut, the fear of bacteria and germs, getting your feet in the mud and adding some shit back into your life for health. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

How often do you tell yourself you should spend less time on your phone and then do the opposite? Today in my "Daily Audio Vlog" I talk about how I am split between reconnecting with the old world and uploading myself to the new world, my reflection of Gemini Man the movie, how emotions could be left behind, people chipping themselves for convenience and denial of what's clearly happening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

How often have you given up on a commitment because you feel stuck? Today in my "Daily Audio Vlog" I talk about finding novelty within sameness, Jordan Peterson's Lobster metaphor, how winning and losing affect our serotonin levels, how posture can change our mood, my losing trayectory and high standards, tackling procrastination, and the power of thoughts and affirmations. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

Are you the first one to put up a fight or the pacific one who would rather step away? Today I talk about how youtubers are becoming boxers, how men or masculinity is drawn instinctively towards fighting, how our morality deprives us of these instincts, fear of losing control in animal mode, the potential benefits of embracing fight in a safe space, and slowing down to savour life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

Do you worry about privacy whilst willingly upload personal content to the internet on a daily basis? Today in my "Daily Audio Vlog" I ramble on about the potential dark side of facebook, how it exploits and rewires our psychology, the smart grid of inter connectivity, how it is easier to just focus on the positive aspects of this technological transition, the illusion of opting out and acceptance. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

Ever feel like you are drifting in life without a goal? Today in my "Daily Audio Vlog" I talk about my addiction to change and travel, how without short or long term goals it is impossible to be driven, how the privileged life makes it easier to lose focus, pushing through stagnancy, how today's abundance is so forgiving, and the difference between choosing to commit and having to commit. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

How often do you hide your thoughts or feelings out of fear of creating disharmony in your environment? Today in my "Daily Audio Vlog" I share my release of frustration this morning after stubbing my toe, how it created temporary disharmony with my partner, how often we manipulate the way we show up in life because of fear, my story as a people pleaser, how the truth is always the best outcome, how important it is to integrate our shadow gradually over time, and how otherwise it can present itself in the most destructive and uncontrollable manners. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

Have you ever been called out on social media for expressing your personal thoughts or opinions? Today on my Daily Audio Vlog I talk about Generation Z, the call out culture on social media, how people are starting to over-measure what and how they say things out of fear, the overprotection of kids in childhood present today, how the lack of adversity hightens sensitivity, the concept of anti fragility and singularity when it comes to time: days of the week, seasons and past/future. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

Have you ever considered how our natural postures have been lost through domestication? Today I talk about my squatting integration process in Asia, why I could never go back to sitting on a toilet seat, "Tony Riddle" - a natural life stylist, walking and running barefoot, how shoes are deforming and compromising how feet and physiology as a whole, the sensory deprivation that takes place within the human zoo, and the arising trend of re-wilding oneself. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

Are you still waiting for that one man or woman to compliment your life in such away that it feels like a fairytale? Today in my "Daily Audio Vlog" I talk about the love delusion, making love a priority, the lack of commitment in the fairytale mindset, shifting into family love, our tendency to escape or give up, short term vs long term mindsets, judgement around being in our heads and spending too much time online, the transition from physical to virtual, the present moment paradox, smart cities and coming to terms with evolution. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

Today in my "Daily Audio Vlog" I talk about owning our shadow so we can hold and empathise with other's shadow, resurfacing of past relationship wounds/traumas in a new one, willingness and commitment from both sides to heal and grow through them, not taking things personally, the victim mindset, projections and stories, and my need for a sacred space without distractions to create. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

Today in my Daily Audio Vlog I touch on the fine line between becoming a pioneer and isolating oneself, how community can keep us sane, how the lack of community today causes much fragmentation, the downward spiral of depression and loneliness, gaining momentum through agile decision making, feeling into choices rather than overthinking them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

Yesterday I watched an episode of a Netflix series called "Rotten", which reconnected me once again to our fragmented food system. The episode was called "The Avocado War"; does that mean you support war if you buy an avocado? Today I touch on the disconnection between most of us and the food we consume, how so many imported foods we consume cause tragedies back in the countries of origin, commitment to making informed decisions, our attachment to convenience, speed and lower prices, small local businesses being swallowed up by giants, and how we do not walk our ethical talk. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

How often do you find yourself in a very superficial conversation yearning for a deeper connection? Today I touch on engaging with our emotions, self expression, vulnerability as a bonding agent, intimacy with oneself, getting what you give, developing emotional intelligence, and authentic relating. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

Today i touch on the transition between the world of physicality and the virtual world, instant gratification, mind over matter, micro and macro perspectives, anxiety and impatience, the ups and downs of change, the certainty of uncertainty, and how everyone is on a unique life journey! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

Why do we find it so hard to say NO to others, but so easy to say NO to ourselves? Today I talk about finding the YES/NO balance, accumulated resentment, becoming a victim of yourself, dogamtic views, getting in touch with your body and intuition, responding to our environment and the future of personalised diets. How often do we listen to what our body is really telling us? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

How long does it take to forgive yourself when you unintentionally let someone down? Today I touch on trusting in mistakes, how China's Smart Cities instantaneously fine your bank account, how we cannot blame the system or an elite, the vegan propaganda movie "The Game Changers, why it will incentivise many to try veganism, and human naivety. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

Why was I coined Panda and why am I creating an experimental mens WhatsApp group called "PandaHood"? Today I talk about how brotherhood was broken by homophobia, the toxic idea that "if you cry you are not a man", how men lack men in their lives, and how a safe space for men to support each other could be life-changing. There is one spot left for the mens WhatsApp group experiment, send me a private message if you are interested in taking part. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message

Today I ramble on about my experience with the Tao philosophy and macrobiotics, how Narcissism is doing its best to transcend dualism, chaotic postmodernism, veganism as a psychological survival mechanism, and how we find it hard to find peace without "knowing". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackpandaspeaks/message