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A New Way of Being

Simon Mundiewww.simonmundie.com
A New Way of Being is about the art of inner alignment and finding flow. It starts with developing a different relationship with your thinking mind. You are not your thoughts, you are aware of your thoughts. This is a crucial distinction that can have a profound effect. Life isn't something to be 'won', but is rather a continuous miracle to be experienced, and Simon Mundie and guests discuss ways to understand and embody this new way of being. Guests range from world renowned thinkers, philosophers, scientists and healers - to many of the most successful athletes of all time.
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Episodes

Beyond Biohacking: The Spiritual Freedom and Forgiveness Journey – Dave Asprey

Dave Asprey — the father of biohacking — joins me for a deep dive into the hidden operating system that runs the human mind and body. In this conversation, we explore how biohacking can be a doorway to something much bigger: real spiritual awareness, freedom from old survival patterns, and the power of forgiveness. Dave breaks down his “Five F” framework — explaining how our mitochondria run ancient fear programs that shape how we react, think, and relate. He also shares why learning to forgive ...

Jul 07, 20251 hr

Biohacking Your Intuition: Dave Asprey

Dave Asprey — best known as the godfather of biohacking — shares how our bodies pick up reality before our minds do, and why learning to trust that quiet signal is such an untapped edge. From his journey as a sceptical computer scientist to becoming a pioneer in wellness, Dave talks about breaking old patterns, handling tough emotions and tuning into the deeper wisdom we all have. Speaking of aligning with out intuition, here is the link to book a free 1:1 coaching consultation with me: https://...

Jul 04, 20259 min

Beyond Thought: A Journey from Prison to Presence - Matt Tenney

Matt Tenney has clocked well over 10,000 hours of meditation. He’s also a leadership coach working with some of the biggest companies in the US. But his journey started in a very different place — as a military officer facing decades in prison. It was during that time, especially in solitary confinement, that Matt began to see clearly how suffering really works. He realised it’s not the outside world that causes it — it’s our identification with the voice in our heads. The thoughts that tell us ...

Jun 30, 20251 hr 40 min

Freeing the Mind: Happiness as Your Natural State

What if happiness wasn’t something you had to chase — but something already available, no matter what’s going on around you? Emotional well-being doesn’t have to rise and fall with your circumstances. It’s about building a steady relationship with your inner world, so you’re not constantly thrown off course. This isn’t about pretending things are fine. It’s about seeing that peace doesn’t come from fixing the outside, but from changing how you relate to it. When you stop handing your happiness o...

Jun 27, 20258 min

You Are Not Your Thoughts – Freedom Starts There

What if all the striving, achieving and chasing we do in life is actually taking us further away from peace? In this conversation, I’m joined by coach Nick Hall to explore why real contentment doesn’t come from hitting goals or ticking boxes — but from seeing through the mind’s stories and recognising the awareness behind them. We talk about identity, success, and the trap of believing our thoughts. Nick shares his journey from a high-pressure sales environment into coaching and inner work — and...

Jun 23, 202555 min

How to unwind anxiety - using a paradoxical but powerful approach: Dr Guy Meadows

No one likes experiencing uncomfortable thoughts and feelings, like anxiety. However, the more we fight our internal experience, the more likely it is to fight back. Rather than resisting the internal experience we don't want to feel, by urning towards them and even welcoming them - it can have a powerful positive effect, as Dr. guy explains. FULL EPISODE: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2MqcMjNPPCByDFoqBpX7YJ YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/YouTubeSimonMundie Website: simonmundie.com Instagram: h...

Jun 20, 202512 min

What Spiritual Awakening Actually Looks Like — with Lisa Cairns

A deep and honest conversation about what happens when your identity dissolves, and how awakening isn’t what most people think. In this episode of A New Way of Being, Simon speaks with spiritual teacher Lisa Cairns about the raw and real experience of spiritual awakening. Lisa shares how a spontaneous shift in Bali completely changed her perception of reality — dissolving her sense of self, shaking her identity, and opening her to a sense of vast, loving awareness. Far from being a blissed-out f...

Jun 16, 20252 hr 4 min

How Gut Health and Kefir Help Reduce Anxiety | Tim Spector

In this bitesize episode, I speak to gut health expert Tim Spector about the link between the microbiome and mental health. Tim explains how the bacteria in your gut produce key brain chemicals like serotonin and GABA — and how what you eat affects stress, mood, energy and even sleep. We also talk about the hidden signs of poor gut health, why 'five-a-day' advice isn’t enough anymore, and how ultra-processed foods are quietly reshaping our national health. I share a personal story of how ferment...

Jun 13, 202512 min

Freeing Yourself from Childhood Conditioning – with Peter Crone

I stumbled across this clip from my conversation with Peter Crone and was struck by how clearly it captures something I now see in almost every client I work with. Peter explains how many of the beliefs driving our behaviour were formed in childhood — and how those unconscious stories keep us stuck in cycles of fear, overthinking, and self-doubt. This isn’t about fixing yourself — it’s about seeing through the mental patterns that feel true but aren’t. That’s the heart of the coaching work I now...

Jun 09, 202515 min

Plant Medicine & Emotional Healing – Dr Jeff McNairy on Ayahuasca

In 2015, I drank Ayahuasca abroad. It was a deeply transformational moment — but also an intense, terrifying one. Ayahuasca isn’t something to take lightly. It demands real care and respect. In this episode, I speak with Dr Jeff McNairy, Chief Medical Officer at Rythmia Life Advancement Center in Costa Rica — the world’s only medically licensed Ayahuasca retreat. Dr Jeff bridges the world of clinical medicine with deep experience of plant medicine, having worked with thousands of people seeking ...

Jun 02, 20251 hr 7 min

Why the World Isn’t What It Seems – Professor Donald Hoffman on Consciousness and Reality

Don Hoffman is a cognitive scientist and author of The Case Against Reality. His central idea is bold: what we see isn’t reality — it’s a user interface. Evolution shaped us to survive, not to see the truth. If the world isn’t as it seems, what does that say about chasing status, possessions, or approval? What actually matters when what we perceive isn't what it appears to be? I offer a free 1:1 session so you can experience this work for yourself: https://calendly.com/simon-wgw/find-your-flow-i...

May 30, 202511 min

The Art of Inner Alignment: Less Overthinking, More Flow

Most people are stuck in their heads - overthinking, trying to do everything perfectly, beating themselves up - and then wondering why they’re exhausted. This solo episode is about what I call the art of inner alignment — the shift from overthinking to calm, grounded knowing. You’ll hear: Why burnout isn’t just too much work — it’s inner misalignment How the thinking mind constantly creates stories (that we mistake for truth) How to reconnect with your intuitive knowing — and why it's important ...

May 26, 202510 min

The Awareness Quotient: Leadership as a Path of Growth

In this episode, I speak with Brian Cunningham, a leadership expert with over 45 years of experience exploring consciousness, human potential, and what it really means to lead. We unpack Brian’s idea of the Awareness Quotient—a practical framework for understanding how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world around us. This is a conversation about leadership as a developmental journey—not a fixed set of skills, but a process of growing through different stages of awareness. We explore how ...

May 19, 202547 min

Beyond the Voice in Your Head: A Conversation with Sam Harris

In this bitesize episode, I speak to neuroscientist and Waking Up app creator Sam Harris about the real purpose of meditation — not just calming the mind, but seeing through the illusion that we are the mind. We talk about why people struggle with their thoughts, how we get tangled in them, and what it means to see thoughts for what they really are — fleeting appearances in awareness. As I often say: you are not your thoughts — you’re aware of them. This shift changes everything. Full episode wi...

May 16, 202511 min

Under the Noise: How Understanding Thought Changes Everything

You Are Not Your Thoughts: A Conversation with Wyn Morgan - coach and speaker of the Three Principles Drawing from Wyn’s personal journey through chronic depression and insomnia, this episode dives into the nature of thought, consciousness, and emotional well-being. Wyn shares how he went from feeling like a “tortured soul” to discovering a profound sense of peace and freedom — not by changing his circumstances, but by seeing through the illusions of the mind. Together, we explore: Why our thoug...

May 14, 202541 min

The Lost Art of Rest: Why Slowing Down is Essential for True Resilience

Rest is not a luxury — it's a biological and emotional necessity. But modern life has normalised exhaustion, which is why so many of us feel guilty when we slow down, and how chronic stress patterns keep us stuck in survival mode without even realising it. We also talk about: The link between rest, resilience and recovery Why true healing requires time, patience, and space How to reconnect with the body’s natural signals Practical ways to bring more convalescence and self-compassion into daily l...

May 09, 202513 min

The Merging of Science and Spirituality | Donald Hoffman & Rupert Spira

In this episode, I sit down with Rupert Spira and Don Hoffman — two people at the leading edge of exploring consciousness and reality — to unpack some of the biggest questions we can ask. We talk about why space-time might not be fundamental, whether matter is even “real,” and how consciousness could be the ground of everything. This conversation explores where science, philosophy and spirituality meet — and asks whether modern physics is finally catching up with what the great contemplative tra...

May 05, 20252 hr 39 min

Stop Undervaluing Your Work — Lessons on Self-Worth & Pricing with Dr John DeMartini

If you’re someone who struggles to charge what you’re worth — this one’s for you. In this clip from our conversation, Dr John DeMartini shares powerful stories and strategies for shifting your mindset around pricing, delegation, and self-worth. He explains how your income often reflects how much you truly value yourself — and what to do if you know you’re undercharging. We also discuss: Why burnout isn’t always caused by the work itself The real reason people hesitate to delegate How to build co...

May 02, 202510 min

Escape the Left Brain Trap: Finding Freedom from Overthinking | Chris Niebauer

In his superb book No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology is catching up to Buddhism Chris Niebauer explains how the left side of the brain — brilliant at language and problem-solving — also creates constant mental chatter. It labels, judges, compares, and spins stories, including the biggest story of all — the idea of a solid identity or self-concept. But this overthinking isn’t who we are — it’s just a habit of the left brain doing what it does. In this conversation, Chris shares how recogni...

Apr 28, 20252 hr 6 min

Caitlyn Jenner: Success Won’t Silence What’s Beneath

Success is not synonymous with happiness and wellbeing. So many high performers reach the top of the proverbial Everest only to discover that it did not provide the lasting satisfaction that it seemed to promise. One such person is Caitlyn Jenner, who won gold in the Olympic decathlon in 1976. However, the issues that were bubbling away under the surface were free to reassert themselves once the Games were over. If you would like to explore more you can sign up for our free mini-course on beatin...

Apr 25, 20259 min

What If Everyone You Meet Is You? Bernardo Kastrup on Empathy, Identity and Consciousness

Philosopher and consciousness researcher Bernardo Kastrup argues that reality isn’t made of matter — it’s made of mind. And that insight, if true, changes everything: how we relate to each other, how we handle grief, how we understand mental illness, and even how we live day to day. In this conversation, Simon and Bernardo explore what it means to live from a worldview that sees all of life as interconnected. They go deep into fear, death, empathy, identity, and the consequences of seeing throug...

Apr 21, 20252 hr 50 min

How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything — with Ryan Holiday

“How you do anything is how you do everything.” That’s the core of Ryan Holiday’s message in this bitesize episode. The bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way shares why Stoicism — which he calls “the most practical of all philosophies” — is ultimately about action. Every moment is a chance to show up fully, to do our best, and to live in alignment with our values. We won’t always succeed — but we can always try. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 18, 20258 min

How to Find Time — with Jasmin Paris

We’ve all said it — “there just aren’t enough hours in the day.” But Jasmin Paris proves otherwise. In 2019, she won the gruelling 268-mile Spine Race — not only becoming the first woman to win it, but beating the men’s course record by 12 hours. Alongside being an elite ultrarunner, Jasmin is a mum, a vet, and lives a full family life. She’s a brilliant example of what it looks like to prioritise what truly matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 202511 min

Healing Self-Abandonment & Becoming the Loving Adult You Never Had: Dr Margaret Paul

Why do so many of us feel anxious, disconnected, or low — even when, on the surface, life looks fine? Psychologist and author Dr Margaret Paul believes the answer lies in self-abandonment — the subtle but powerful ways we disconnect from our feelings, judge ourselves, and hand responsibility for our emotional lives to others. In this episode, Simon is joined by the creator of the Inner Bonding process, a six-step pathway to healing that’s helped tens of thousands of people reconnect to themselve...

Apr 14, 202542 min

Why Thinking Isn’t Enough: Breath, Trauma & Healing with Dr Emma Seppälä

Dr Emma Seppälä — psychologist, author of Sovereign, and faculty at Yale and Stanford — explains why you can’t think your way out of anxiety, and how the breath, body and nervous system hold the key to deep emotional healing. https://www.simonmundie.com/restore-balance-mini-course https://www.simonmundie.com/restore-balance-coaching My links: Book: https://www.simonmundie.com/book YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/YouTubeSimonMundie Website: simonmundie.com Substack Newsletter: https://simonmundie.su...

Apr 11, 20258 min

‘Consciously go into stressful situation – before they come to you’ Wim Hof

‘I am the master of my stress mechanisms’ Wim Hof – aka the Iceman – says that our obsession with comfot comes at a great cost. What’s the answer? To go consciously into stressful situations, to change our relationship to it. https://www.simonmundie.com/restore-balance-mini-course https://www.simonmundie.com/restore-balance-coaching My links: Book: https://www.simonmundie.com/book YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/YouTubeSimonMundie Website: simonmundie.com Substack Newsletter: https://simonmundie.su...

Apr 09, 202510 min

“You Might Be Burnt Out — Even If You Don’t Realise It” - Dr Claire Ashley

Burnout isn’t just a buzzword — it’s a creeping, physiological and psychological disconnection that’s become all too common in high-achieving cultures. And often, the people most affected are the ones least likely to see it. In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Clare Ashley — author of A Burnout Doctor and former NHS medic — who knows this terrain from the inside. After her own collapse early in her medical career, Clare began to explore burnout not just as a condition, but as a message. We explore...

Apr 07, 202550 min

Gut Health and Anxiety: Tim Spector

Feeling anxious? One of the best ways to address anxiety can be through improving the health of your gut microbiome - which produces serotonin (think SSRI antidepressants) and GABA (think Valium). Improving gut health is something I am passionate about - and I’m delighted @tim.spector could join me on A New Way of Being https://www.simonmundie.com/restore-balance-mini-course https://www.simonmundie.com/restore-balance-coaching My links: Book: https://www.simonmundie.com/book YouTube: https://tin...

Apr 04, 202511 min

Flow Beyond Thought — with Danny Donachie

“It’s not about being fully present in every moment, but how quickly you can come back.” I’m delighted to be joined by Danny Donachie — a coach, speaker and former athlete whose work bridges presence, self-inquiry, and performance. Danny has worked with top athletes and football clubs, but his path has also taken him deep into meditation, yoga, and spiritual practice. After a powerful awakening experience in Amsterdam, his focus and experience shifted. We talk about getting out of your own way, ...

Mar 31, 20251 hr 26 min

Beyond Self-Consciousness: The Difference Between Pain and Suffering - Peter Crone

Have you ever considered the difference between pain and suffering? Pain is inevitable, but suffering doesn't have to be. It's psychological and caused by our propensity to get confused about our fundamental identity. We are NOT who we think we are. My guest is Peter Crone. If you're ready to transcend the thinking mind and uncover the flow state that's available to all of us, check out my free online course on beating burnout and finding flow. And to go deeper and work with me get in touch. 🔗 ...

Mar 28, 20259 min
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