The Instruction Manual
By Jonathan Thomas
Jon, a Life Coach and Personal Trainer helps to provide emotional and behavioural education with no shortage of analogies.
While Jenna, a Paramedic and Respiratory Therapist offers a deeper understanding of our human physiology and how the mind and body are connected.
We discuss all the information that we feel every human needs to know in order to properly learn their emotional, physical, and spiritual "instruction manual.”
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The Instruction ManualMar 28, 2023
Page 19: Going For “It”
Logan Documentary: vimeo.com/ondemand/loganfilm
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Page 18: The Wim Hof Method
Andrew Huberman explanation of the method: youtu.be/hBNH_L4fMIg?si=JEWQejHcMb_rExXc
Wim Hof breathing technique video:
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Page 17: Changing Bodies
Page 16: Pain For Pleasure
We're not neuroscientists. We're not psychologists. And we're certainly not heads of state. But one thing we can confidently say that we are, is deeply concerned with how we as humans are interacting with our phones and addictive technologies. In this episode we once again dive into the buzzword that is Dopamine. Only this time we dive a little deeper, with a little more knowledge, a little more awareness, and a lot more urgency.
Some of the key phrases and ideas include the following: "Dopamine itself is not the reward, it's the buildup to the reward...The pursuit is actually the reward." “The problem is not pleasures. The problem is that pleasure experienced without prior requirement for pursuit is terrible for us. We are going to increasingly find that those who will be successful are going to be those people who can create their own internal buffers." "Dopaminergic systems, which exist even in bees for inducing pleasure to chase the smell of the flowers and collect flower essence, is not constructed, by nature and evolution, to make the humans addicted on purpose; its purpose is creating goals for continuing life and reproducing; because without pleasure and hedonism life would be dull, boring and meaningless." Andrew Huberman animated video: https://youtu.be/ha1ZbJIW1f8?si=LxICptU1_z5ixXXS www.torontoperformancecoaching.com Instagram:@instructionmanualpodcast
Page 15: How To Make A Change
Returning after a two month break, we fill you in on some of the reasons why and what we have in store for the new year. We describe what Jon's definition of a coaching session is and what it entails. As well as some of the recurring themes he's noticing in clientele. In this episode we also offer up a couple useful tools for change that you can do on your own which don't require any training or a coach guiding you. The 'Dickens Pattern' and 'Logical Levels' are invaluable pieces of information that we can all add to our tool belts. Last but not least, no episode would be complete without talking about The Muppets Christmas Carol.
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Page 14: Love...and Marriage
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Page 13: No One Cares How Much You Know…
Page 12: Finding Your Physical Outlet
Page 11: Be Curious In Your Blindspots
Page 10: Burnout
Page 9: Sitting Still & Breathing
Page 8: Introduction To The Vessel
We start the first of what will be many future episodes covering how to treat, maintain, and think about our physical health and well-being. In this page we discuss what each of us thinks of when asked the questions "What do you want out of your body?" and "What does the ideal aging process look like?" We speak on the idea of alignment in our bodies and a different way to perceive and think about pain.
Book mentioned is 'Pain Free' by Pete Egoscue and Psoas Major tool is the 'Pro-Rite'. Enjoy!