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Daniel Vitalis

Welcome to the ReWild Yourself Podcast! I’m Daniel Vitalis, and I’ll be your guide through the world of human zoology and lifestyle design. We’ll explore the strategies that ancient apes need to thrive in a modern world, awakening our instincts, and freeing our bodies –– and minds –– from the degenerative effects of human domestication.

ReWild Yourself

In the first episode of the ReWild Yourself! Podcast, I'm honored to bring 
you Arthur Haines, a plant taxonomist who practices and shares a 
neoaboriginal life way to foster awareness, connection, health and 
self-reliance. We discuss a very important question: Are we really Homo 
sapiens? We get into the 4 criteria that define a domesticated species and 
find that it might make sense to begin classifying humans a little 
differently. Enter Homo sapiens domesticofragilis, or wise, fragile, 
domesticated man. Arthur gives us the key factors to transcending 
domestication and living the NeoAboriginal Lifeway.

The NeoAboriginal Revolution - Arthur Haines #1

In this episode of ReWild Yourself! podcast, I talk with Samuel Thayer, 
author of The Forager's Harvest and Nature's Garden.

Episode breakdown:
 * Sam’s beginnings in foraging

 * How foraging effects your world view

 * How to get started foraging

 * How much wild food can you live on realistically

 * Is foraging sustainable for the future?

 * Sam’s favorite springtime wild foods

Foraging Wild Foods - Sam Thayer #2

In this episode of ReWild Yourself! podcast, Arthur Haines and I continue 
our conversation; this time delving into the difference between Food Fads 
and the Homo sapiens Diet.

Episode breakdown:
 * All diets are fad diets

 * What constitutes a fad diet

 * The issues with the loss of seasonal foods

 * The good side of grains

 * Wild rice benefits

 * Cultivated foods vs. wild foods

 * 4 guidelines for choosing domesticated foods

 * Bitter lettuce over iceburg lettuce

 * How to eat animal foods

 * ReWild your mind

Food Fads vs the Homo Sapiens Diet - Arthur Haines #3

In this episode of ReWild Yourself! podcast, I talk with Nora Gedgaudas
, author of the international best-selling book, Primal Body, Primal Mind
 and widely recognized expert on the Paleo Diet. 

Episode breakdown:
 * The Paleo diet
 * Milankovitch cycles explained
 * Gobekli Tepi 
 * The human zoo vs. the factory farm
 * Nora’s thoughts on gluten
 * Climate of complacency
 * The wild mind vs. the domesticated mind
 * Cultivate the feral mindset

Cultivating the Feral Mind - Nora Gedgaudas #4

In this episode of the ReWild Yourself! podcast, Erwan Le Corre, founder 
of MovNat, joins me to talk about natural movement. 

Episode breakdown:
 * What natural movement means to Erwan
 * "Movement" vs. "Exercise"
 * Do we need to re-learn to move naturally?
 * Connection between movement and survival skills
 * Erwan's top strategies to avoid injury during movement training
 * Specificity causes body alienation
 * The movement you can do this afternoon

Our Biological Call of Duty - Erwan Le Corre #5

In this episode of ReWild Yourself! Podcast, I talk with Scott Sonnon, 
world renowned fitness trainer, founder of TACFIT, public speaker and 
author.

Episode breakdown:
 * Diminished complexity of physical movement means diminished capacity
 for imagination
 * Importance of sweating for stress relief
 * Reprogramming movement at the brain stem level
 * Being more athletic does not make you more fit for daily life
 * Getting back to mobility basics for truly advanced fitness
 * When you "stand up straight," are you aligning or distorting your
 posture?
 * Experience high stress and maintain your fine motor skills
 * Literally shake off stress
 * Focus on the exhale
 * Scott's programs and innovative teaching techniques

Reprogramming Your Movement - Scott Sonnon #6

In this episode of ReWild Yourself! Podcast, Arthur Haines and I continue 
our conversation from earlier podcasts, this time focusing on the 
transition from semi-nomadism to sedentism.

Episode breakdown:
 * Daily and seasonal movement was a huge part of hunter-gatherer
 existence
 * Nomadic peoples were not just endless wanderers
 * Agriculture is a spectrum
 * What emerges when people stop moving? 
 * Hunter-gatherers were generalists
 * Walking was a significant part of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle
 * Fit for the gym vs. fit for the earth
 * Is working out wasted energy?
 * Dissociative gym workouts
 * The amazing strength of foraging mothers

The Transition from Semi-nomadism to Sedentism - Arthur Haines #7

In this episode of ReWild Yourself! podcast, I talk with Ido Portal, 
founder of Movement Culture and teacher of movement workshops around the 
world.

Episode breakdown:
 * Modeling brachiation after apes and children
 * Movement diet — digesting movement nutrition
 * Specialization vs. Generalization
 * "Movement" vs. "Training"
 * The problems with modern yoga
 * Moving out of alignment
 * The natural human resting position
 * Flexibility vs. Mobility
 * Spine longevity — look to the cat
 * Prioritize movement

The Movement Diet - Ido Portal #8

I am fascinated with entomophagy as of late, and so it was great fun to 
record this interview with Daniella Martin — author of Edible: An Adventure 
Into the World of Eating Insects and the Last Great Hope to Save the Planet
 and the host of Girl Meets Bug, the insect cooking/travel show!

In the interview, we discuss:

 * How Daniella became “the bug girl"
 * The great resources in Daniella’s book
 * Farming insects is not part of indigenous culture
 * Insect identification when foraging
 * How to avoid parasites when eating insects
 * Legs, intestines and exoskeletons — oh my!
 * Insect farming
 * Cultural taboos surrounding entomophagy
 * Tastes of different insects
 * Vegans, vegetarians and eating insects
 * Long chain fatty acids in insects
 * Where is the “insect trend” going?
 * The best starter insects
 * Freezing vs cooking

Why You Should Start Eating Insects - Daniella Martin #9

I will be sharing the occasional stream of consciousness rant on ReWild 
Yourself! podcast, and I've just recorded the first one!

Episode Breakdown:
 * Podcast song origins
 * Information on my only ReWilding immersion workshop this year
 * Will you ever see me on a TV show?
 * Dispatch 4 reflections and Gobekli Tepe

Dispatch 4 Reflections - Daniel Vitalis #10

In this stream-of-consciousness rant, I break down the main skills we need 
to learn to be fit for the 3 main environments: wild, urban and virtual.

Episode Breakdown:
 * Fit for what?
 * Being fit for the 3 main environments: wild, urban and virtual
 * The Glyph explained
 * Earth | Food Foraging
 * Water | Water Gathering
 * Air | Shelter Building
 * Fire | Fire Starting
 * Human Self Defense
 * First Aid
 * Awareness

Dispatch 7 Reflections - Daniel Vitalis #26

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