Critical Mind, Embodied Spirit

Critical and compassionate enquiries into systems of mind, body, and spirit from the scientific and esoteric to the everyday. Barnaby Kent dives deep into subjects – from meditation to medicine, Yoga to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu – with accomplished practitioners who have already cut through the conceptual jungle so that you, the listener, can get straight to the practical essence of what actually works to transform yourself into a healthier, happier, more powerful person. Ancient traditions or modern methods are often inaccessible or clothed in cultural assumptions from another time and place. Critical Mind, Embodied Spirit is a mix of solo shows and interviews with the world’s leading experts that will hold your hand down the rabbit hole so that you – the 21st century seeker of health, power, and reality – can unpick the conceptual confusion to personally embody universal truths. Hit the subscribe button and get ready to enrich your life.

Podcasting since 2021 • 8 episodes

Critical Mind, Embodied Spirit

Latest Episodes

What on Earth is Qigong? Part 2 - Bioelectrical Qigong - A Critical Approach From an Insider

#008 - Both an incredible story and an exploration of logic itself, in this episode I finally tell the unbelievable but true story, in detail, of my first encounter with bioelectrical Qigong. In order to evaluate the story, this episode is also...

November 05, 2021 • Season 1 • Episode 8 • 1:08:24

What on Earth is Qigong? Part 1 - A Critical Overview

Qigong is a dazzling minefield of rare treasures and disingenuous nonsense, all wrapped up in a language destined to confuse both the casual practitioner and the professional meditator, be they from China or from anywhere else. Where most books...

September 30, 2021 • Season 1 • Episode 7 • 55:44

Myths, Memes, and Augmented Reality

#006 - What is the essence of all myths? Is science a story? How can we use stories to transform ourselves? What does the future actually look like for our relationship with AI companions? This packed philosophical episode is a conv...

July 08, 2021 • Season 1 • Episode 6 • 2:00:38

What on Earth is Qi? - The Physiological Perspective - Part 2

#005 – Qi and modern science are surely contradictory, right? Qi can’t be found by modern physiologists after all. Following the clues in the ancient texts of traditional Chinese medicine, the mysterious qi molecule has finally been discovered!...

June 09, 2021 • Season 1 • Episode 5 • 42:52

What on Earth is Qi? - The Linguistic Perspective - Part 1

#004 - Insert the word ‘qi’ into an English sentence and you’ve immediately scored some esoteric and mystical points from some people, but in doing so you’ve invariably put other people off, making them think you’re either totally bonkers or si...

May 08, 2021 • Season 1 • Episode 4 • 26:03

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