Taking Control: The Mind, Level II
How your body actually prioritises survival, from breath to slave joints.
A ten-part deep dive into Paul Chek's Totem Pole hierarchy.
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About this course
Built from a ten-part deep dive into Paul Chek's Totem Pole hierarchy, the Survival Series takes you through the neurological, physiological, and emotional layers that govern how your body actually prioritises survival, from breath and vision right down to your slave joints. It's a genuinely deep look at dysfunction, its root causes, and how to correct it, not just where symptoms show up.
What you'll take away
Ten parts, one hierarchy
Work through Paul Chek's Totem Pole from top to bottom.
Neurological, physiological and emotional layers
See how they govern the way your body prioritises survival.
Root causes, not just symptoms
Understand dysfunction at its source, and how to correct it.
Symptoms show up in one place. Causes usually sit somewhere else.
✓This is for you if
You want a genuinely deep look at why dysfunction happens, not just where it shows up.
×Probably not for you if
You want a light overview. This is a deep dive.
Marc Edwards
Marc is a coach, educator and author. Having spent over 35 years in martial arts and over 25 years in fitness and education, he's been an international speaker, tutor and assessor for many of the UK's health and fitness education companies.
He wrote Taking Control: Body. Mind. Soul.
Everything in this library is built the same way: practical, grounded in real coaching, and designed to put you back in charge of your own development.
Reclaim your body. Unlock your mind. Connect to your soul.
Go deeper than symptoms.
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