The Craig Van Cast

Send me a message! ELEVEN Reasons why I don't eat gluten-containing products... [1] It interacts with a gut protein called Zonulin which increases the permeability of our intestinal wall - this wall is THE barrier between the inside and outside of our bodies. Many molecules not yet completely broken down can then come in. As a result of permeability, linked to: - IBS, Crohn's disease, ul...

Send me a message! Hi, I'm Craig, and I am an information junkie. I’m hooked and it's wrecking my mind while I believe it's good for me. Imagine being an info junkie swimming in an ocean of info 🤯 Finding information is easy, filtering it has now become key. Here are 6 symptoms I observed:  (find my solutions afterward) Constantly multitasking I always have a video or podcast runni...

Send me a message! At 20 years old, I had a realisation that changed everything for me. I’ve summarised what happened, and what you can learn from it too. I have never known what triggered me to do it, but as an atheist second-year engineering student, I read a book called ‘Buddha, A story of Enlightenment’, by Deepak Chopra. My eyes were opened to meditation. And as a fitness junkie, my mind was...

Send me a message! One of my greatest teachers in this life has been physical injury, here are a few lessons that I’ve learnt from her: Patience There is no quick. Your body heals as it does - perfectly. Concern yourself with creating the best conditions for healing. Besides trauma, most injuries come from moving badly for too long or doing too much too quickly. Or both. Remove 50% of the risk by...

Send me a message! Sitting is toxic and absolutely pervasive. Entrepreneurs, knowledge workers and digital creators are building magnificent brains (even second ones), but their bodies are breaking. We've digitised the solution and the protocol is as follows: Optimal Healing and Recovery: Without priming for healing, the rest of the steps are irrelevant. As a bare minimum, we deal with sleep,...

Send me a message! I'm thinking about thinking in public, here are a few reasons why: Leverage, small steps to turn my knowledge into media to generate value uncoupled from my time. "Productise Yourself" @naval says turn your knowledge into leveraged assets through code or media. “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” Archimedes...

Send me a message! Welcome to the Craig Van Cast - In this conversation you’re about to hear, Richmond and I pick up from where we were last in episode 12. This time, we moved into the realm of men’s work. It was such an incredible conversation;  we covered role models, what the true meaning of the word PROVIDE is and then what it means to be a provider, we talked about the dance between strength...

Send me a message! Welcome and thank you so much for listening. It's my central mission to create more Freedom, physically and mentally, for myself and anyone else that I can. On this mission, I've learnt that healing trauma in the body-mind is super valuable for anyone looking to experience their now moment freer of their past. In this conversation, you're about to hear I chat to a...

Send me a message! Hello everyone, welcome back to the podcast - it has been a while, but we're off with a new season. As you may be able to tell, I am not using my usual sound recording equipment for this one, I have been on the move and did not want to delay getting this information out - just so you understand. I had a conversation with Michael Collins from sugaraddiction.com about sugar,...

Send me a message! This is the Thrive Mastery podcast, I'm Craig Van, and I'm joined in this conversation by Mat Fisher - a specialist in Peak Experience states and coaching, reigning from Austin, Texas. Mat is one of the most grounded people I have spoken to in a while, and he has left me feeling motivated to be a better man. In this episode of our TRE series we manage to cover another...

Send me a message! Welcome back for the second conversation in this series on TRE stories from young men. All the way from Austin, Texas, John and Kelley joined me for this one. They found TRE for very different reasons, and have experienced different journeys and healing from it! The message is the same for them as for the rest of us - TRE has been a deeply transformative experience. John shares...

Send me a message! Welcome to the first conversation of this TRE series with Jonah Robins from Los Angeles, USA. We had such a good chat, and Jonah and I really resonated on a few ideas, especially the fact that TRE is so capable when it comes to helping people bring their nervous system back down into a deep state of rest which for many people hasn’t happened for years, perhaps decades. Jonah doe...

Send me a message! Over the next few episodes, I will be running a series focusing on the role that TRE (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises) has played in the lives of a group of young men, from all over the globe. These young men come from a variety of backgrounds and engaged with TRE for different reasons – each with an incredible story of healing and transformation. Stay tuned for some in...

Send me a message! I had such a wonderful conversation with René, and it was so long overdue. Please join us for this epic chin-wag covering so many different facets of personal evolution, from meditation to business. We both have spent a lot of time working on ourselves and helping others. Listen in and let me know what you think, some more of what we covered includes: Where my journey started, t...

Send me a message! This was an excellent podcast conversation with Haley. She is an advanced  TRE (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises) facilitator and trainer in South Africa. She has trained and facilitated internationally because of how cutting edge her knowledge and understanding of TRE is. Even if you are not aware of it, trauma is affecting you. And the sooner you get to healing, the fa...

Send me a message! Another wonderful conversation, this time with the low back expert Prof Stuart McGill all the way from Ontario, Canada. Prof McGill’s work has guided my work with people with low back pain but has also formed a foundation for anyone looking for improved performance because of the central role that our spine plays in movement. Whether you are a clinician dealing with low back pai...

Send me a message! In this wonderfully wide-ranging conversation, Alan and I cover ground all the way from the pandemic pandemonium through to a few of life’s big questions. He is wise, he is humble, and we have so much to learn so from him. Please go check out his website at www.lindros.co.za, there is so much information available there, about his work and products. His email address is alan@lin...

Send me a message! Don’t miss this epic conversation with my good friend and business partner, Doc Marty. We reflect on our last five weeks of coronavirus lockdown at home. We also chat about the meaning of holding space for people, and for feelings inside of us. We touch on gymnastic movement and preparing joints over-preparing muscles. And we look at the complete disregard of personal health in...

Send me a message! I had the exquisite opportunity to have my very first recorded conversation with my very beloved brother, Regan van Heerden. Join us as we delve into the story of his addiction, and the healing thereof. A story that may resonate with you more than you realise as I believe addiction exists on a spectrum and many of the relationships we have to people and things lie somewhere on t...

Send me a message! In my very first interview, I get to wrack the brain of my very good friend and business partner, Dr Martin Kruger. We talk about his career, chiropractics, western medicine, functional medicine, inflammation, Vipassana meditation and so much more. Tune in, and please don't hesitate to let me know what you think, this is the first step of a long journey.