HFP Conversations
Welcome to HFP conversations, a podcast hosted by the founder of Human Flourishing Project Patrick Keating. This podcast features renowned practitioners in the fields of movement and physical culture, mindfulness and embodiment, philosophy and psychology, spirituality, and self development.Human Flourishing Project has an ambitious mission and believes that in order to create positive change in the world we have to create flourishing humans.We do this by empowering individuals to cultivate a state of human flourishing through holistic self development coaching services.These services utilise the HFP method. The HFP method creates human flourishing through laying out a clear process of mind and body practices and learning which enable people to overcome their limitations and flourish.To discover more and receive free resources check out our website and social media linked in the episode description.
Episodes
34 episodes
Ryan Hurst: Autoregulation, Martial Arts, and Building a Global Fitness Brand
In this episode Ryan and I talk about: what Ryan considers to be human flourishing, things he is still figuring out at age 50, Japanese physical culture, how his physical practice has evolved over time, what he was like as a kid and how he has ...
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Episode 34
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1:28:04
DJ Murakami: Internal vs External Torque, Psychedelics, Neck and Jaw Training.
In this fascinating episode DJ and I talk about: how he uses the lens of torque to understand the body and program for his clients, his experiences with his recent microdosing experiments, psychedelics in general, his training history, jaw trai...
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Episode 33
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2:10:50
Joey Bergles: The Leading Edge of Youth Athletic Development.
In this conversation Joey and I talk about; the current state of sports science and youth training and where it could be improved, having a holistic and wide lens on your coaching practice, what he prioritises for youth when building their foun...
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Episode 32
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1:03:28
Anastasis Tzanis; Breathwork Deep Dive - Physiology, Psychology, and Practice.
In this episode Anastasis and I talk about all things breathwork including; his work and teaching with Oxygen Advantage alongside Patrick Mckeown, how he became interested in different styles of training and ultimately breathwork, how posture...
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1:37:09
Tom Merrick: The Bodyweight Warrior - A Candid Conversation About Training and Self Development
In this candid and cheerful episode Tom and I talk about; what a day in the life of The Bodyweight Warrior looks like, learning to overcome fears when putting yourself out there on the internet, what Tom struggles most with in his training, tra...
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Episode 30
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1:06:49
James Fuller: Strong Man Archeology - Forgotten Methods for Building Uncommon Strength
In this episode we talk about; olde time strong man training and the forgotten methods and gems to help us build uncommon strength, James' story and how he got into the old time strong man training, how his training has changed him as a person,...
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Episode 29
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1:55:31
Joe Worthington: Fight Lift Move + Travel, Growing Up, and Coaching.
In this conversation we talk about; Joey's movement and training journey from childhood to now, the origin story of Jungle Brothers, what he was like as a kid, his passion for martial arts over his lifetime, his time working in the film industr...
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Episode 28
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1:42:32
Thomas Emerson #2: What is Self Development and How Might we Approach it?
In this episode Tom and I flesh out through topics such as: what is the self and how might we develop it, how do we balance striving and self-acceptance, how do we know that we aren't driven to improve from a sense of deficit or lack, what does...
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Episode 27
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1:22:09
Tim Rowland: The ACL Guy
In this episode we go deep into all things related to ACL injuries and injure rehab + prevention. Tim's own story, what is the ACL and what visit's function, why ACL injury rates climbing, most effective ways to prevent ACL injury, commonly ove...
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Episode 26
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49:55
Richard Eve: The Journey From Mental Hardship to Building a Holistic Self-Development Community
This one is a banger. Richard and I talk about; what Human Flourishing means to him and what it would look like in his life, the parole between our brands, Alive and the bedrock of his work, how Richard overcame mental hardship and became passi...
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Episode 25
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58:30
John Marsh: Modern Marketing - Storytelling, Empathy, Copywriting, Social Media, Clarity
In this episode we get into Storytelling, John's personal story from personal trainer to small business coach, limiting beliefs that hold people back from succeeding in a coaching business, how to develop clarity, how and why social media will ...
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Episode 24
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1:01:55
Rod Cooper: Movement, Self-Relationship, Responsibility, and Living Your Dream Life
In this episode we talk about: what is human flourishing mean to Rod, parts work, his movement practice and self development journey, what movement practice mean to him, the TMC story, competing with the self and others and the effects that has...
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Episode 23
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1:43:40
Leanne Gerich: A Candid Story of Pitfalls and Learnings Along the Wellness Path
Leanne and I dive into: Her personal journey, addiction, body image and negative triggers, positive relating to the body, yoga philosophy, holistic nutrition and common pitfalls to avoid, her journey with eating disorder, why should we eat orga...
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Episode 22
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1:23:08
Antonio Torres: Kung Fu in the Chinese Mountains and the Ido Portal Method- Becoming a Real Life Avatar
In this epic episode we chat about: teaching vs information transfer, what makes a good and bad student, Antonio's time practicing Kung Fu in the mountains of China, how Chinese and Western culture compare and contrast, Chinese physical cultu...
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Episode 21
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1:31:48
Keagan Bizzell: From Sniper to Men's Coach- A Take on Modern Masculinity
In this episode Keagan and I chat about: the current day problems with masculinity and males finding meaning, what drives him to help men relate to themselves, the most common struggles he sees males facing in the modern day, what it is to be...
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Episode 20
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1:58:14
Jeni Steep: From Corporate Mining to Movement Teacher - A Journey to Self Belief
In this raw and unique episode Jeni and I talk about: Jeni's movement story, what is it to be a teacher, dealing with confidence issues and overcoming them, Jeni's purpose, overcoming the fear to become someone different, The TMC origin story, ...
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Episode 19
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1:15:01
James Dooner (@tfc.australia): 'Complete Feet' Everything You Need to Know About Your Foot Function and Health
James and I get into James' training history and how his practice and ideas have evolved, a WHOLE lot about the foot and its important part in the dynamic system of human movement, the origin story fo TFC Australia, what the future of TFC Austr...
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Episode 18
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2:18:46
Monica Rottmann: Movement for Healing Trauma, Root Causes of Addiction
In this unique episode with Monica we chat about: her story from corporate employee to Yoga and meditation teacher and business owner, permission to feel out entire emotional range, Monica's personal struggles and how meditation helped her thro...
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Episode 17
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1:31:56
Will Grant: The Ghetto Movement Story
Will and I cover topics such as: the evolution of ghetto movement, how he has overcome struggles along the way and what has kept him going through hard times, how his business took off after hiring a business coach, building a community, his bi...
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Episode 15
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58:36
Oliver Crossley: Zen and the Art of Myth-Busting Movement Misconceptions
Oliver and I go deep in this chat and get into: modern pain science and common misunderstandings about pain and pain management, spinal health and why we shouldn't treat the spine as fragile, what the movement practice can learn from physio and...
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Episode 15
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1:28:55
Ross Blake: Deepening Masculine Presence Through the Lens of Embodied Physicality
Rosko has been wide and deep and is a real seeker. We get into almost everything in this episode, and I really mean everything. Rosko's history, what the "movement culture" is missing, his current practices and teachings, masculinity in relatio...
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Episode 14
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3:10:13
Nil Teisner: Finding flow and Self Actualisation Through Expressive Practice
In this episode Nil and I talk about; how a movement practice can provide us with meaning, self actualisation, self discovery and creation, motivation, joy and much more, his experiences in the worlds of skateboarding and CrossFit, working with...
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Episode 13
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1:38:40
Craig Mallett: Daoist Arts of the Da Xuan Tradition, Self Cultivation, Reality
This is a must-listen episode. The insights Craig shared in this conversation are truly eye-opening for me and the clarity and structure around his thoughts ranging from the super esoteric and philosophical to the brutally pragmatic are invalua...
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Episode 12
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1:47:34
Jake Clapson: Natural Movement, Exposure to Complexity, and Cultivating Community
In this unique episode Jake and I chat about: rewinding and ancestral living, natural movement and how nature can enrich our movement practice and lives, the complexity of natural movement environment and how that nourishes the mover and human,...
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Episode 11
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1:56:43
Hannah Sky: Women and Girls in Movement Practice, Intuitive Practice, Self Love
In this episode Hannah and I discuss; Hannah's movement story, Yoga practice and teaching, connecting communities and cross-pollination of ideas, dogmatism, the resilience of the body, women and girls in movement, movement practice as a joy not...
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Episode 10
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