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1 Year!! OP:HEALTHBOD
Today, March 5th 2026, is 1 Year since I began my journey back into a fitness since my 2024 groin/abdominal injury. That injury kept me on the couch for majority of 2024 so, let me tell you, March 5th 2025 was a gift from the gods as I returned to the gym! 1 Year. In May, it'll be 1 year since returning to a whole foods plant-based diet. I am incredibly fascinated by our body's ability to work in harmony with plants along with nourishing our Body with Good Thoughts! Good Food

Jake James Vanek
2 days ago1 min read


Gratitude List | New Morning Routine Addition
Higher Mind, The Muse, inspired me to create a new addition to my morning routine....A Gratitude List! This is just another expression of my 2026's REVOLUTION word-of-the-year. To Withdraw my Energy and my Reactions (as best as I can) to the External World's Theatre involving people, places, things. To Generate an Inner State of Calmness! I am inspired to copy and paste my most recent newsletter to this entry which describes my new Gratitude List practice and how it enhances

Jake James Vanek
Feb 182 min read


Baseline State of Neutrality & Toxic Positivity
An experience at the gym reminded me of the possibilities for people to twist and abuse certain teachings to disassociate from the world, disregard one’s feelings, and to live with rose-colored glasses. Understanding the power of Generating Inner Calmness and to live in a Baseline State of Neutrality are both key aspects to navigating this Realm while tuned into Spirit. To find ways to cultivate a sense of Well-Being from Within Self rather than relying on an external sourc

Jake James Vanek
Feb 83 min read


Self-Generated Calmness
My 2026 journey, paired with my word-of-the-year of REVOLUTION, brought me to old teachings that sparked the fire of passion back in the early days of my practice…and now I’m overlaying my last 6 years of experience and wisdom onto the teachings from yesteryear. To Be Centered. To Tune into Higher Mind. To Match My Heart. I am realizing that all Esoteric-like Teachings are about The Inner World. To Generate Calmness and Peace within the Body/Mind. To Observe Thoughts and

Jake James Vanek
Feb 62 min read


'Breathing Out' Memories Strategy
January 2026 anchored into my word-of-the-year and REVOLUTION surrounds my Mind Tool to be of Awareness and Consciously Choose to Direct my Energy, Attention, and Spirit. I wrote about how I decided to quit vaping/nicotine at the end of December 2025. Higher Mind sent me a Breadcrumb and I decided to embrace this challenge to release myself from nicotine’s grip which has strangled me since I was 18. And! I decided to put that ~$120 a month I’m saving toward Piano Lessons! Win

Jake James Vanek
Jan 303 min read


“Why did this happen to me?”
“Why did this happen to me?” A question given to readers to divine the reasons as to why XYZ event/experience happened to a client. Well…I say that XYZ happened and there is no use trying to waste energy and time trying to divine the exact reason why whatever happened. Seriously. What’s the point? This event/experience happened and we can only react and respond to What Is Now. I find that most people are unable to not spend all of their precious minutes, hours, days, weeks,

Jake James Vanek
Jan 292 min read


Morning Practice: Neutrality, Resist Extremes, & Social Media Exposure Disaster
It is Essential to cultivate a Morning Practice that emphasizes the State of Neutrality in order to alleviate yourself from the energy of yesteryear, move yourself into a clear landscape, and to elevate your conscious mind to the Whispers from Higher Mind. Its been well over a year since my latest quitting of social media (many back and forth quitting over the years) and I finally cut the chord to Reddit along with severely limiting my time spent on YouTube. The idea of wak

Jake James Vanek
Jan 224 min read


Synch: TCM, Wholeness, & REVOLUTION
Following last week’s message in my newsletter, Higher Mind journeyed me through a new phase of my life as I continue 2026’s Word of the Year…REVOLUTION. I followed inspiration, the Breadcrumbs, which led me back to my 2024’s interest in Traditional Chinese Medicine. I read “The Complete Book of Chinese Health & Healing” by Daniel Reid and I took very thorough notes as I digested the material. My goodness, the philosophy, the structure, the nature, and the system of TCM speak

Jake James Vanek
Jan 202 min read


December 4th’s Long Island Medium Theatre Event. A Night of Spirit!
December 5 th , 20 days until Christmas 2025, and I’m bundled up at my desk ready to write a new blog entry as I battle the winds-of-upcoming-winter! I haven’t sat down to write a new blog entry in a while. The Muse hasn’t Inspired me to write anything other than my weekly newsletter…but Inspiration’s lightning bolt struck! Last night, I went to see the Theresa Caputo show in Huntington, NY. My love, my dad’s fiancé, and myself all traveled an hour west to a village where

Jake James Vanek
Dec 5, 20255 min read


OP:HEALTHBOD Progress! Day 168
Today is day 168 of OP:HEALTHBOD! I can't believe it. The Inspiration for OP:HEALTHBOD came after my April 2025 trip to Disney/Universal which started with removing dairy from my life then translated into plant-based living. Eat a primarily whole foods plant-based diet is very easy for me since I was plant-based from 2017 to 2021. The fact that my toes no longer burn after a meal, my body feels light, there's very minimal inflammation in my body, and I enjoy the taste of plan

Jake James Vanek
Oct 17, 20253 min read


A Heartbeat | Mediumship
Saturday morning! The first Saturday of Fall 2025! I’m home from the gym, smoothie is made, and I’m baskin’ in that endorphin waterfall....

Jake James Vanek
Sep 27, 20253 min read


Living Life Sober & Cannabis Withdrawal
Early Saturday morning, the last Saturday of Summer 2025, and I am inspired by the Muse! This entry will be a tad different than my other...

Jake James Vanek
Sep 20, 20255 min read


Why Do I Do Mediumship?
I was inspired to write about the reasons why I choose to do mediumship readings. I tend to write more about the intricacies, aspects,...

Jake James Vanek
Aug 22, 20255 min read


Why do people get a Mediumship Reading?
I woke up with the idea of this blog entry and the Muse followed me throughout my morning. Why do people get a Mediumship Reading? What...

Jake James Vanek
Aug 7, 20257 min read


Goodbye, July 2025
The last day of July 2025 and Harry Potter’s Birthday! What an unexpected, exciting turn of events that popped into my life this month....

Jake James Vanek
Jul 31, 20252 min read


Mediumship | Reflections & Recent Experience
It is Saturday morning once again and I returned from the gym to sip on some lemon water and to type this entry! I feel like I don't...

Jake James Vanek
Jul 26, 20253 min read


A New Chapter | 34, Cyndi, & Joni
Summer 2025 concert series has begun with yesterday’s trip to Jones Beach to see Cyndi Lauper! My love and I saw three concerts last year...

Jake James Vanek
Jul 20, 20252 min read


A Wonderful Birthday!
My 34th Birthday was one of the best birthdays that I’ve had in many years! I downloaded the Goodnotes app on my iPad and let me just...

Jake James Vanek
Jul 17, 20253 min read


Commitment to Change
Thursday morning, last day of Spring 2025, and I'm inspired to write this entry regarding the commitment to Change. To change what? Well,...

Jake James Vanek
Jun 19, 20254 min read


Comparison, Projections, & Return to Self
A week of self-reflection, contemplation, and a eye on what I can do to center myself in Me. I think we all go through periods of...

Jake James Vanek
Jun 16, 20253 min read
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