Mindful Paths Podcast

Mindful Paths Podcast

Mindfulness for Modern Life

Mindful Paths is a bi-weekly conversation with hosts Nick Day and Hari Kalymnios on training your mind for modern life. Exploring mindset, mental fitness, daily wellness habits, fitness, neuroscience, nutrition, meditation, yoga, mental health, wellbeing, resilience, and meaning through practical tools, events (such as mindvalley), lived experience, and honest reflection.

The Hesitation Pattern | Mental Fitness for Performance Optimization
Mindful Paths PodcastAugust 25, 2026
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The Hesitation Pattern | Mental Fitness for Performance Optimization

Mental fitness isn't just meditation, it's recognizing the stories we tell ourselves to avoid what we want. In this episode, Nick and Hari dive into a live real-time case study on self-sabotage, hesitation, and the hidden fears behind avoidance patterns. Recorded during Hari's annual stay at Mindval...

Why Your Daily Commute Spikes Blood Sugar | Mindfulness & Nutrition
Mindful Paths PodcastAugust 12, 2026
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Why Your Daily Commute Spikes Blood Sugar | Mindfulness & Nutrition

What if your morning commute is spiking your blood sugar as much as your breakfast? In this Mindful Paths Podcast episode, Nick and Hari dive into Hari's twelve-day glucose monitoring experiment with his pre-diabetic mother, uncovering the invisible link between stress, daily driving habits, and met...

Is Your Past Healing You or Holding You Back?
Mindful Paths PodcastJuly 30, 2026
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Is Your Past Healing You or Holding You Back?

What if the memories you keep replaying are quietly deciding how happy you feel today? And what does it say about us that a single afternoon with an old friend can undo decades of comparison, regret, and the stories we have been telling ourselves? In this Mindful Paths Podcast episode, Nick Day and ...

The Monetization of Wellness: Are You Buying Health or Buying Hype?
Mindful Paths PodcastJuly 14, 2026
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The Monetization of Wellness: Are You Buying Health or Buying Hype?

What if most of what you're buying to get healthier is solving a problem you don't actually have? And what does it say about us that the wellness industry keeps...

Do What Is Hard So Your Life Becomes Easy
Mindful Paths PodcastJuly 01, 2026
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Do What Is Hard So Your Life Becomes Easy

What if the comfort you have been chasing is the very thing quietly making your life harder? And what does it reveal about your mindset when a rogue taxi in&nbs...

How Clutter, Catastrophic Thinking, and Digital Overload Are Stealing Your Peace
Mindful Paths PodcastJune 22, 2026
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How Clutter, Catastrophic Thinking, and Digital Overload Are Stealing Your Peace

What if the mess in your inbox, your home, and your head is quietly costing you more energy than you realize? And what does it reveal about you when a sing...

Channel Your Focus Without Losing What Matters
Mindful Paths PodcastJune 03, 2026
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Channel Your Focus Without Losing What Matters

What if the difference between obsession and drive is the very thing determining whether you succeed or burn out trying? What does it reveal about you when you can't...

Are We Alone? What the Alien Question Really Says About You
Mindful Paths PodcastMay 20, 2026
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Are We Alone? What the Alien Question Really Says About You

Are We Alone? What the Alien Question Really Says About You | Mindful Paths Podcast What if the real question isn't whether aliens exist but what our obsession with&...

The Fear Tax: What Avoidance Is Really Costing You
Mindful Paths PodcastMay 06, 2026
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The Fear Tax: What Avoidance Is Really Costing You

In this video: The Fear Tax: What Avoidance Is Really Costing You | Mindful Paths Podcast What if the fear you've been avoiding is actually pointing you toward the&n...

The Slow Drift: How We Lose Ourselves Without Noticing
Mindful Paths PodcastApril 22, 2026
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The Slow Drift: How We Lose Ourselves Without Noticing

In this video: The Slow Drift: How We Lose Ourselves Without Noticing | Mindful Paths Podcast What if the habits you quietly dropped are the very things keeping you&...