{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d3c5fab71eaed3974636da8/5d3c5fd387abfdf174ced875?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Benefits of Barefoot with Steven Sashen","description":"<p>And I started investigating that fundamental idea is there something wrong with me? Or what are the things that I think are wrong with me and what’s the evidence that these things are wrong with me and the whole idea of something wrong with me did fall apart. I was no longer able to believe that.</p>  <p><a href= \"https://decodingsuperhuman.com/affiliate-disclosure/\">Affiliate Disclosure</a></p> About Steven Sashen <p>Steven Sashen, CEO of <a href= \"https://xeroshoes.com/go/Boomer\">Xero Shoes</a>, is a life-long athlete, a former All-American gymnast and current masters All-American sprinter. A serial entrepreneur and Emmy award-winning television personality, Steven and his wife and co-founder, Lena Phoenix appeared on the ABC hit show, <a href= \"https://vimeo.com/142948592\">Shark Tank</a> (they turned down a $400,000 offer from Kevin \"Mr. Wonderful\" O'Leary). When not building the Xero Shoes brand... don't be ridiculous, that's all he does.</p> Key Highlights from the Steven Sashen Podcast: <ul> <li>How Steven hypnotized his 5th-grade class</li> <li>Steven's meditation practice and why it stopped at age 38</li> <li>The problems with the self-help world</li> <li>Why there may not be anything wrong with you... and you are probably okay</li> <li>The history of modern-day padded shoes</li> <li>How Steven started Xero Shoes with a minimalist sandal</li> <li>The importance of your feet and their nerve endings</li> <li>Why Steven spends as much time barefoot as possible</li> <li>How Xero Shoes increase intrinsic foot muscle strength</li> <li>Can running barefoot and building barefoot strength eliminate plantar fasciitis?</li> <li>The problem with orthotics</li> <li>Is grounding a farce? </li> </ul> Resources Mentioned <ul> <li><a href= \"https://jackkornfield.com/vipassana-meditation-mindfulness-and-lovingkindness/\"> Jack Kornfield - Vipassana</a></li> <li><a href= \"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0913300047/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0913300047&linkCode=as2&tag=decodingsup02-20&linkId=84d9eda9b78f054353980eaa106a18f8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living Buddhist Masters</a></li> <li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba_Khin\">Who is U Ba Khin?</a></li> <li><a href=\"https://www.dzogchenbeara.org/\">Dzogchen Meditation</a></li> <li><a href= \"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307985938/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0307985938&linkCode=as2&tag=decodingsup02-20&linkId=e8aaa0487e7079d04c0f45095c01273b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth</a></li> <li>Video - <a href= \"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5cbteCYqhI\">Biomechanics in the Wild with Irene Davis</a></li> </ul> Top Tool or Technology Steven Uses for Peak Performance <ul> <li>End of day decompression with his wife</li> </ul> Top Trick Steven Uses for Enhancing Cognition <ul> <li>Having confidence in himself that the work will get done. Some days are productive, others are not, but the confidence that the work will get done remains there. </li> </ul> Favorite Book on Peak Performance <ul> <li>None</li> </ul> Where You Can Find More on Steven Sashen <ul> <li><a href=\"https://xeroshoes.com/go/Boomer\">Xero Shoes Website</a></li> <li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/xeroshoes/\">Xero Instagram</a></li> </ul>","author_name":"Boomer Anderson"}