Meet Pavel Stuchlik, entrepreneur, DJ, and founder of Upper Aeon, who built over 100 OrangeTheory franchises before stepping away to explore the deeper dimensions of human potential. From running a fitness empire to guiding dark retreats and living on prana, Pavel shares how fasting, frequency, and stillness became his path to inner power.

Chapters:

00:00 – From OrangeTheory to Inner Work

01:17 – Lessons from Failure & Redefining Success

04:00 – First Business & Burning Out

08:12 – Building 100+ OrangeTheory Franchises

10:37 – Dark Retreats, Fasting & Conscious Tech

15:40 – Selling OrangeTheory & Starting Over

17:20 – Losing It All & Reinventing Through COVID

19:55 – Purpose-Driven Business & Early Spiritual Roots

22:55 – Merging Ancient Wisdom with Biohacking Tech

25:55 – Darkness Retreats, Frequencies & Finding Clarity

28:10 – Designing Transformational Events Like a Template

29:50 – Building a Purpose-Driven Franchise for Facilitators

32:10 – Life Patterns, Mindset & Healing Through Awareness

35:00 – The 4-Phase System: Wake Up, Clean Up, Power Up, Rest

38:40 – The ME-WE-BE Model & Levels of Consciousness

38:40 – Exploring the Edge: Sundance, Prana & Dark Retreats

41:15 – Breath, Dance, Meditation: The BDM Method

43:40 – Pranic Living & 25 Days Without Food

47:20 – Tech for Consciousness: Apollo, Neurovisor & More

52:30 – Finding Balance: Weekly Fasts, Monthly Resets, Yearly Darkness

Pavel Stuchlik on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pavel.aeon/?hl=en