Jamie Wheal
Jamie Wheal | |
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Alma mater | St. Mary's College of Maryland University of Colorado at Boulder |
Occupation(s) | Businessperson Author |
Jamie Wheal is a writer and cofounder of the Flow Genome Project. He is the author of Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work as well as Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's Lost Its Mind.
Early life[edit]
Jamie Wheal was born in England and moved with his family to the US at the age of eight,[1] spending much of his youth in Maryland. His father served as a Royal Navy test pilot and his mother was a South African nurse. He graduated from St. Mary's College of Maryland and received his MA in American studies and environmental history from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Career[edit]
Wheal created a Montessori school with his wife in the early 2000s.[2] In 2011 Wheal founded the Flow Genome Project in Austin, Texas in order to put together spiritual retreats where attendees learn about his concept of "Flow",[1] a philosophy that focuses on altered states of consciousness and their economic impact on individuals and communities.[3] Wheal has worked with individuals and groups including the U.S. Naval War College and Special Operations Command, major league sports owners, Red Bull athletes, and executives.[4] Flow Genome Project leads retreats at his property called the Summit[1] and in smaller areas he call "dojo domes", adventure trainings in remote wilderness settings and weeklong retreats, and at purpose-built Flow Dojos,[1] which the Financial Times calls a "cross between a playground and a lab."[5]
Writing[edit]
Wheal coauthored the book Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work.[4] Wired Magazine described it as "packed with neuroscience and imaging research that definitively locates ecstatic states in the human brain, along with nods to data on how to get there."[6] Wheal makes use of a neuroanthropological perspective to assess the neuroscience and psychology of cultural movements. Rolling Stone said of his work that "It's largely apolitical and hyper individualistic. It's a specific thread of uniquely American political spiritual thought."[7] His most recent book is Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's Lost Its Mind.[8][2]
Personal life[edit]
Wheal is married and has two children, Luke and Emma.[9] Wheal met his wife Julie while a sophomore studying at St. Mary's College of Maryland.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Schwartz, Casey (September 21, 2017). "How to Hack Your Brain (for $5,000)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b c Monroe, Rachel (September 10, 2021). "Jamie Wheal Is Austin's Cassandra of Techno-Optimism". Texas Monthly. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ Berman, Alison E. (May 14, 2017). "Are We About to Unlock the Secrets to Peak Performance?". Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Schawbel, Dan. "Steven Kotler And Jamie Wheal: What You Can Learn From Top Performers". Forbes. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "Drugs, hot tubs and 'flow dojos' are part of a CEO's work life". Financial Times. March 13, 2017. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "Inside Silicon Valley's new non-religion: consciousness hacking". Wired UK. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023 – via www.wired.co.uk.
- ^ Dickson, E. J. (January 28, 2022). "James Van Der Beek's Influencer Wife Is Peddling Vaccine Conspiracy Theories on Instagram". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "London Real: JAMIE WHEAL - Rethinking God, Sex and Death for a World That's Lost It's [sic] Mind". londonrealtv.libsyn.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "Jamie Wheal". Big Think. Retrieved September 12, 2023.