Ep. 64 | Matt Maruca | Supercharge Your Life: How to Harness the Power of the Sun

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Matt Maruca is the founder and CEO of Ra Optics, which teaches people about the essential roles that light plays in health and develops the most advanced light therapy-based products in the world. The discovery that we are beings of light ultimately led him onto a spiritual journey, seeking to realize who we really are. He spends his time meditating, surfing, building his company, teaching about his findings, working with top-level celebrities, and traveling around the world.

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Topics Explored:

12:25: Matt’s learnings from the Dr. Joe Dispenza meditation retreat

• How Matt’s childhood health challenges led to his quest to learn about light
• Matt & Hallie’s journeys with Kriya Yoga
• Our ability to create our realities by tapping into the frequencies of the emotions we want to feel
• How Matt integrated his learnings from Dr. Joe to overcome limiting beliefs and build the company of his dreams

30:13 - The evolution of Matt’s company Ra Optics, which develops light therapy-based products

• Overcoming addiction to suffering
• How to attain the freedom to do what you want while still finding fulfillment in the doing
• Light therapy’s role in the future as the intersection of biology and technology
• Connecting to Divine inspired energy to create positive outcomes in our lives
• Do we need to choose a “shit sandwich” or can we call in a delicious sandwich?

50:16 - The differences between men’s and women’s energy dynamics

• Grind Culture and scarcity mindset
• How the need for safety feeds into energetic blueprints
• Attaining knowledge through firsthand experience vs. listening to the wisdom of those before us

1:02:27 - Matt’s journey with and exploration of light

• How Ra Optics went from being a custom tinting service to offering a line of eyewear and light therapy products
• Starting his business with a hypothesis, then persevering or pivoting based on the findings

1:17:12 - The Light Diet and its four meanings

• The Ayurvedic roots of the Light Diet’s principles
• The benefits of rising before the sun and creating rituals around sunlight exposure
• The safety of sungazing
• Timing your meals to sun’s cycle
• Taking time to enjoy your food and find the pleasure in small things in life such as meals
• Meditation as a spiritual practice to connect to light energy
• Sunscreen: Yay or Nay?

1:52:45 - Practical tips for maximizing the benefits of light

Resources:

Ra Optics Website | www.raoptics.com

Ra Optics on Instagram | @ra_optics

The Light Diet on Instagram | @thelightdiet

Podcast | The Light Diet

Be Here Now by Ram Dass

Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss

Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson

The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson

Chris Williamson’s Podcast | Modern Wisdom

Dr. Jack Kruse on Instagram | @drjackkruse

The Lean Startup by Eric Ries

Zero to One by Peter Thiel

The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz

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