Welcome back to the Compromised to Alchemized podcast! In this episode, we talk about the world of movement, hope, and the innate intelligence of the human body. Tim Anderson, founder of Original Strength, shares his journey from a statistician and fragile over-trainer to discovering the resets that help the body return to its factory settings. We explore the connection between how we move and how we feel, and why you were designed to move as gracefully as any creature in the wild. Tim reflects on his transition into his 50s, the leap of faith required when your children leave the nest, and why the most profound reset isn't just physical—it's learning how to love others through the gift of restoration.

Tim has been a personal trainer and movement coach for nearly 30 years. He is an accomplished author and speaker and is known for streamlining complex ideas into simple and applicable information. He is passionate about helping people realize they were created to be strong and healthy.

Tim has written and co-written many books including A Simple Book of Strength, Discovering You, The Becoming Bulletproof Project, Habitual Strength, Pressing RESET, and Original Strength Performance. Throughout all of his books and speaking engagements, Tim presents one constant thread of truth: It feels good to feel good. And we were designed to feel good and retain our strength throughout life.

00:00 | Introduction

12:03 | Tim’s Superman Moment: Feeling fragile and seeking a way to become bulletproof.

19:36 | The 5 Main Resets: Tapping into the movements you were born with.

29:54 | Tim's new book Self Preservation: Choosing to Thrive.

35:45 | The Grace of Movement: Why animals should stop and watch humans move.

40:30 | The road signs along Tim's journey that helped foster his love for fitness.

45:25 | The Alchemist: Defining Tim’s Personal Legend at age 50 and how he knows he is staying on track.

50:30 | Letters to the Past: Tim speaks to his 18-year-old and 30-year-old selves.

1:01:53 | Time Dilation: Realizing the preciousness and finite nature of life.

1. Smart Moves: Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head by Carla Hannaford
2. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

1. Tim's new book, Self-Preservation: Choosing to Thrive: https://amzn.to/3Z70Hvx
2. The book to learn about how to press reset on your body: https://youtu.be/nRGaItUR7cU?si=DYDo-vBeuVO2Yh6X
3. Tim's website where you can learn more about Original Strength Workshops: https://originalstrength.net/courses/
4. Tim's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@originalstrengthsystem?si=NEVlmVZVl_FmRW8f

Welcome back to the Compromised to Alchemized podcast. This conversation is a rare and deep dive into the lifework of Michael Shea, Ph.D., a legendary figure in the worlds of biodynamic craniosacral therapy, somatic psychology, and embryology. Moving from the sandy soil of South Florida mango groves to the subtle body visualizations of Tibetan medicine, Michael explores how the ancient and the contemporary meet in the human heart. He shares profound insights into biodynamic cardiovascular therapy, the importance of metabolic health and how his spiritual path as a Buddhist practitioner informed his work with infants and trauma. The conversation shifts from the physical anatomy of the heart to its deep spiritual and metabolic significance. Michael shares a vulnerable look at his own path—from a struggling student and second-generation Rolfer to a formal student of the Dalai Lama.

Michael Shea defines the Alchemy of Healing. He breaks down his Top Three framework for moving a client from a state of compromise to a state of joy. We dive deep into the Vascular Tree as the spiritual Tree of Life, the critical role of the thyroid in infant metabolism, and Michael’s moving revelation that the children he treated were actually the ones who healed his own soul.

🕒 Chapter Timestamps

0:00 | Introduction

11:25 | The geometry of a mango, and his service to the community

17:45 | When visualization became an important aspect of Michael's life and how his Tibetan medicine influences his practice and teachings

27:07 | How to use visualization to help your children

34:07 | Dr. Michael's career trajectory with working with children

42:14 | Michael reflects on his lessons with the Dalai Lama

55:30 | The silliest part of Michael's practice

1:10:15 | The illness of our time, 'The Pandemic of Metabolic Disorders'

1:17:22 | The impact of Ketogenic diets in the brain chemistry in infants with neurological challenges

1:20:27 | How to go through this next phase with an alchemy that produces healing

1:32:30 | How Dr. Michael stays on his path to his personal legend

Michael J. Shea, PhD. has an MA in Contemplative Psychotherapy from Naropa University (1986) and a PhD in Somatic Psychology from the Union Institute (1995). He specializes in infants and adults with metabolic an developmental challenges. He is the author of eight books in the fields of the manual therapeutic arts and spiritual healing for the heart. His most recent book, The Biodynamic Heart, Somatic Compassion Practices for a Clear and Vital Heart is the basis of his presentation at the CranioResearch Congress 2026 at the University of Antwerp. He is a U.S. Vietnam Era Army veteran with a 100% service-related PTSD Disability with the Veterans Administration. He lives in Florida with his wife Cathy and grows the world’s best mangoes.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Michael Shea on his Website: https://sheaheart.com/

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In this expansive dialogue, I sit down with "Cowboy-Hippie-Philosopher" Harvey Martin. This conversation is a deep-map of a life lived at the intersection of high-performance athletics and mystical contemplation.

From Harvey’s nomadic childhood in Michigan—moving over 50 times—to his front-row seat at the data revolution in Major League Baseball, this episode explores the invisible patterns (the geometry) that curate our consciousness. Harvey discusses his recent professional sabbatical, the ego death of stepping away from a successful business, and why the future of humanity lies not in more data, but in Heart Coherence and the Intuitive Age.

0:00 | Introduction and how we met

13:10 | How living in 50+ homes destroyed Harvey's attachment to place and turned him into a chameleon—someone capable of integrating into any culture with authenticity.

30:50 | Why your environment is the key to the pursuit of the slow down and why convenience is the enemy of the spirit.

41:50 | The Soul of the Sauna and how to change your awareness and consciousness.

60:20 | Why breathing is the unconscious environment we must make conscious.

1:06:32 | How shapes influence everything and how Harvey used sacred geometry during his sabbatical to map out the human ego and the breaking of illusions.

1:16:21 | Mapping the body through geometry. The heart serves as the center point between our three physical bodies (root, sacral, solar plexus) and our three mental bodies (throat, third eye, crown).

1:40:21 | Harvey reflects on his time in the MLB, witnessing how an over-reliance on data can cause elite performers to lose their subjective abstract self.

1:50:36 | Why the billion-dollar youth sports industry is incapable of teaching mastery because it relies on scripts rather than uniqueness and why a true teacher doesn't provide answers but holds space for the student to explore their own uniqueness.

1:58:21 | Harvey posits that wisdom can only be reached through abstract contemplation—something AI cannot replicate.

2:04:31 | Someone that has inspired Harvey by living their personal legend

2:11:55 | Harvey recounts a 10-year journey of trying to change the medical system for his father, only to realize the most courageous act is simply being oneself.

2:20:13 | Harvey's personal legend and how he knows he is on track

Harvey Martin is an entrepreneur and coach for high performers such as professional athletes, musicians, and entrepreneurs.

In 2012, he began teaching courses related to health and fitness at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he received his master’s degree. His services included consulting college athletic programs around the country, for instance, Ohio State and Oregon State University, in mental skills and organizational behavior. During this time, he spent eight seasons in the Milwaukee Brewers organization as a player and scout for both professional and amateur players.

In 2020, his services expanded to organizations like the Carolina Hurricanes, Seattle Mariners, and San Francisco Giants. He began facilitating sessions with USA Olympic teams, NFL groups such as the Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers. His work stretched to major bands like Rufus Du Sol and in 2025, he was the Performance Coach on the Upside Down Tour with the artist Mike Seander "Mike.”.

During three Major League Baseball Seasons (2022-2024), Harvey was the Major League Human Performance Coach for the San Francisco Giants, where he oversaw the team's recovery systems and mental skills programming. Individually, he has...