Adam Ticknor - Spirituality From A Marine Sniper
Adam Ticknor (www.adamticknor.com/ @adam_ticknor on IG) is a dear friend and one of those amazing people who from one perspective may seem like a paradox or a walking contradiction, but from another perspective represents how seemingly dualistic or mutually exclusive things combine to form an inseparable whole. In this episode we explore how a sniper trained in the mastery of violence can simultaneously be a gentle and kind purveyor of peace in service to humanity. I love people and ideas that require one to drop preconceptions and embrace paradoxes in order to come to a deeper understanding and appreciation. Adam, his personal philosophy and this conversation definitely do that for me. You may not agree with everything that is said in this episode, though fortunately that is not the point. Check out Adam’s website for more information on his Online Body Language Course, plus Health, Wellness, Survival & Tactical concepts.
Some topics discussed:
- Working at a library in high school and recognizing similarities between christianity, buddhism, taoism, parables and how they applied to
- Flow state and being Present in outdoor activities
- Violence as a tool to be used with discretion rather than it using you
- Coming to a deeper understanding of Taoist ideas through becoming a sniper i.e. becoming one with nature to blend in because lives depend on it
- Learning to be comfortable being uncomfortable from an early age
- Being unique and not adopting an identity or path from the external world
- Apprenticeship and experientially dense education vs information dense education
- Learning with high stakes, i.e. Life and Death
- Effective communication as a key to flow in relationship and teamplay
- Duality of Violence and Peace
- Incorporating body language consciously into communication
- How suppressing negative emotions creates patterns in the body by locking up tissue
- How body language relates to physical performance
- Using body language to facilitate win-win situations
- Practicing a spiritual practice versus embodying, integrating and living a spiritual practice