The Maui HI Life Podcast 1.0

For what may be the last episode of the Maui HI Life Podcast under that name, I’m stoked to bring to you a conversation I had with Jordan Romero, who I originally met on Maui. Jordan holds the distinct honor of being the youngest human ever to summit Mount Everest, at the tender age of 13, and the youngest ever to summit all 7 of the highest peaks on each of the continents, a challenge known as “the seven summits.” Since the seven summits, Jordan’s athletic pursuits shifted to elite freeskiing and mountain biking. Our conversation is wide-ranging and goes deep. From his experiences on Mount Everest to our reflections on the perils and promises of a social media culture to his experiences working through depression during the pandemic, we sat around sipping on some vino and yerba mate for about three hours one overcast afternoon in the living room of his Portland apartment.

Episode 3 of The Maui HI Life Podcast is LIVE and it’s a tour de force of soul-baring, blush-producing, Fireball-fueled conversation. This episode is for “mature audiences only” with one of my favorite human beings, Sara Shults. Sara Shults (@saraerialist on Instagram) is an uber talented Silks and Lyra Aerialist who is now living in Portugal to study the Silks and other circus performance arts at the Salto Circus School (@saltocircus) in Maia. She’s also an experienced Erotic Dancer, a wholesome Daddy’s girl from Minnesota among other places, a Watercolor & Charcoal Painter, a Yoga Instructor, and an all around badass human being. In this very wide-ranging, tangential, and intimate conversation, we touch on topics like:Sara’s Psychedelic Watercolor ArtFamily of Origin StoriesParents Having the Sex and God Talks (At The Same Time)A First Person Ethnography of a Gentleman’s ClubWalt WhitmanThe Virgin-Whore DichotomyRed Tent CeremoniesThe Origin of Witchcraft and Witches’ Broomstick DildosFirst Orgy ExperiencesMasculinity and FemininityThe Therapeutic Surrendering of ControlToxic Masculinity vs. Divine MasculinityFirst Wave Feminism...And so, so much moreIt was both scary and exciting to hit “publish” on this one, which is how I know we pushed the envelope and made for a really interesting podcast. Hope you enjoy!

David Bruce Leonard is the author of two books, How To Worship The Goddess and Keep Your Balls: A Man’s Guide to Sacred Sex, and Medicine At Our Feet: Healing Plants of the Hawaiian Kingdom. He founded the Earth Medicine Institute and currently resides in Maui, Hawai’i teaching Rivers of Love, a Sacred Sexuality course for couples, and is also a women’s self defense instructor through the FAST system. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics including: -The hummerbird cunnilingus technique -Native vs. Invasive species in the plant and human realms -Laws around self defense -How men can be both sensitive and strong -And much, much, much more Enjoy!

It is my pleasure and honor to introduce our first guest to the podcast, Mr. Mark Freeman, an NCAA Division 1 Gymnastics coach at UC Berkeley, a veteran Cirque du Soleil Performer, a European Gymnastics Champion in the Olympic Rings, and all around sexy beast. Mark is the founder of The Freeman Technique, a methodology based upon functional movement, injury prevention, gymnastics fundamentals, and acrobatic awareness.  We cover topics: Childhood Stories Legos Overcoming a ruptured bicep injury after surgery Finding Your Passion  The Distinction Between Labia and Labrum Tears I met Mark at a handstand strength and conditioning workshop he was teaching at the Maui Yoga Arts studio in Paia. His brother from another mother, Alex Golombeck, founder of an App called MindMassage, was also attending. Alex and I went deep fast after the workshop and found ourselves discussing the life-enhancing potential of Cognitive Behavioral Hypnotherapy, which Alex practices professionally in Venice Beach, California. I invited Alex and Mark to record this maiden voyage podcast with me, and they foolishly accepted. SO here we are. Please note that my microphone malfunctioned probably due to user error in the second segment with Alex, but you should still be able to make out what I am saying. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Mark and Alex as much as I enjoyed having it!