The Lost Shangri-La Tapes: Luke Finds Salvation On The Matt Maruca Show (Studio Bootleg) #233

Over the past 232 episodes, I’ve been your host and guide through the worlds of biohacking, spirituality, and personal development, asking some of the most profound and cutting-edge thought leaders out there what makes them tick — but, today, we’re flipping the tables. Because past guest (and next week’s guest) Matt Maruca invited me to Rick Rubin’s world-famous Shangri-La studios, a recording studio used by the likes of Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Pete Townshend, Joe Cocker, Billy Preston, Ronnie Wood, Weezer, Metallica, and Kings of Leon. It was an honor to record at these same mics, a brief but welcome return to my rockin’ roots. Matt invited me here to ask me some questions about my past, my trauma, my healing, and my future. I’ve talked about a lot of this before, but I’ve been looking at my life, and the experience of life in general, differently over the past few months; I have more awareness and presence than I had even just a year ago, and I’m still learning new things about myself and the world every day. So, today, I invite you into my life, into my mind, to learn what makes The Lifestylist tick. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Tetragrammaton: a four-letter sacred symbol; a way of saying God without saying God, as used in the Old Testament Becoming a child drug addict and then teenage rockstar during a dark period of Hollywood How drugs quite possibly saved my life — and how the process of overcoming drug addiction lead to The Lifestylist Going from simulating life to experiencing life Why I feel more high now, sober, than at any other point in my life There are no mistakes on the road to self-mastery — only lessons and teachers Escaping the physical symptoms of poor health and wellness Your trauma is valid Why I’ve been celibate for more than a year Who’s the one watching your thoughts? Why we may not need to eat vegetables No one wants to look like shit The art and energy behind fashion Podcasting as a personal growth vehicle   More about this episode.   Connect with Luke on social media to learn how to take your lifestyle to the next level, plus catch exclusive live interviews & events: INSTAGRAM - @lukestorey // https://www.instagram.com/lukestorey/ FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/MrLukeStorey/ TWITTER - @MrLukeStorey // https://twitter.com/MRLUKESTOREY YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/c/LukeStorey   THIS SHOW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: JOOVV. If you’ve been listening for a while or following Luke on social media, you’ve probably seen him raving about red light therapy, or photobiomodulation. There are over 3000 published clinical papers on light therapy – over 200 being double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled – making this arguably the most well-researched bio hack in Luke’s arsenal. 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