About Kyle Emanuel Brown

How a near-death from stress became the catalyst for an inner revolution

I used to think 2019 was the year I almost died. It wasn’t almost. A part of me did.

January 11th, 2019, I (the ultra fit guy who NEVER gets sick) found myself in the ICU with Doctors fighting to save my life.

I landed in the ER with sepsis and organs shutting down, gasping for breath while every tool I had spent decades building collapsed into surrender. I didn’t just fight for my life. I learned how to live it.

That moment cracked me open.
Not like a bone breaking, but like dawn splitting the night.

My Dad Dr. Brown and I circa 1984. I was 6 years old

Growing up, my Dad was the town optometrist. He was fit and inspired me at the early age of 6 to lift weights and go deep into personal development. We had a gym in our basement where I spent much of my youth lifting weights while listening to a unique combination of rock music and Tony Robbins on tape.

As a shy, non-mainstream kid struggling to fit in, I used fitness to manage my stress, transform my body, and to empower me with the confidence to pursue my dreams.

And in contrast to this masculine mask I wore, deep inside there was a playful, empathetic, intuitive healer that I muted.

Part of my family includes healers of all types — from a spiritual channel to a Hawaiian Shaman and Jin Shin Jyutsu master — and I had a strong calling to that world.

On my 12th Birthday, I went with one of my spiritual Aunts and chose to get my first set of Medicine Cards and a copy of Louis Hay’s “You Can Heal Your Life” that I hid under my Trapper Keeper at school.

I went on to unleash my masculine power as I played college water polo and made bodybuilding an official club sport at Indiana University.

However, there was a destructive element to how I was doing life that nearly took my life.

Like many, for two decades I wore my work ethic as a badge of honor. Everything I did in life was based on will power. 80-110 hour work weeks was my purple heart. Hustling, struggling, grinding. Even though I was working out religiously and eating a near perfect Paleo-style diet, I was exhausted, my hair was greying, and I pushed through massive stress and the occasional anxiety attack.

As an entrepreneur, I thought it was all about will power and hard work. The Japanese even have a word for this toxic lifestyle of working yourself to death – “karoshi”.

So, back to the hospital and the ICU…

I CAME OUT OF MY COCOON-LIKE STATE AS A DIFFERENT, MORE EVOLVED BEING. AND BY DOING SO PART OF ME DID DIE.

I KILLED OFF and GRIEVED the parts of me that weren’t serving the highest version of myself:

  • The part that was too caught up in the hustle and forgot about the flow.

  • The part that was plagued by anxiety and fear of not reaching my fullest potential.

  • The part that believed in compartmentalization.

  • The part that thought I could sacrifice the present for the future.

  • The part that masked me from the world of my true magical essence as a healer and a lightworker, gifts that I have had within me since I was a child.

I dove deep into the study of happiness on my self love journey and realized happiness is a choice, not a result.

I set my core values around creating Heaven on Earth. After being shocked about the fact that the average child laughs 400 times a day and the average adult only 4 times daily, I knew that needed to change.

Enthusiasm is the key to a better life.

One day, sitting down watching my kiddos dancing and singing along to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, it hit me. When the theme song came on, they got fired up with a completely different fuel source than willpower. They were fueled by enthusiasm… and it was electric! Their guru, Mickey Mouse, had them jumping off the walls like jelly beans.

The key to long term success and outright happiness is not to be a “lion,” always focused on willpower. The key is to be more like Mickey Mouse; fueled by enthusiasm, with an occasional turbo boost of willpower.

This is how you’ll finally break through your success barriers.

Change your mindset, change your outcome.

Since then, my life has been devoted to integration. Weaving ancient wisdom, personal transformation, and real-world resilience into something that actually supports high achievers without burning them out.

That journey now includes my book Total Self-Trust and the Rapid Harmony Podcast, where we explore the frontier of human potential. From nervous system mastery to deep work with consciousness and psychedelic-assisted insight.

Because the future of growth is not just performance. It is presence.

Kyle Emanuel Brown Bio

Here’s why I am the go to guide for high achieving conscious entrepreneurs with big missions:

  • Kyle Brown Bio Highlights

    • Over 25 years as a high-performance coach and spiritual guide for game-changing founders and CEOs, celebrities, and professional and Olympic athletes.

    • Author of Total Self-Trust, a guide for high-achieving leaders to reclaim clarity, vitality, and inner authority without burning out.

    • Columnist for Psychology Today, writing the Total Self-Trust column exploring self-trust, leadership, nervous system health, and the psychology of sustainable success.

    • Host of the Rapid Harmony Podcast, featuring world-class thinkers, practitioners, and culture-shapers exploring self-trust, leadership, healing, consciousness, and human potential.

    • Pioneer in holistic wellness, uniting ancient wisdom traditions with modern neuroscience, performance psychology, and therapeutic modalities to create what clients experience as Quantum Catapult breakthrough journeys and precision manifestation.

    • Eighth-generation Medicine Man from the shamanic lineage of Red Cloud, Black Elk, and Bear Heart, with advanced training under the Q’ero shamanic lineage of the Andes of Peru.

    • Dedicated student of consciousness studies and psychedelic-assisted education, including advanced learning with Zach Leary, focused on ethical use, preparation, integration, and nervous system safety.

    • Comprehensive provider of holistic solutions with more than 20 certifications, including Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Certified Clinical Nutritionist (CCN), Shamanic Practitioner, NLP Master Practitioner, and Master Hypnotherapist.

    • Acclaimed Emotional Freedom Techniques expert and Usui Reiki Master Practitioner and Karuna Reiki Master Practitioner, integrating multiple therapeutic modalities to support lasting transformation.

    • Ceremonial cacao facilitator working with Cacao Magic from the Bri Bri tribe of Costa Rica.

    • Former host of ESPN Radio’s The Empower Hour.

    • Founder of FIT 365® shakes, formerly sold in Whole Foods Market and through wellness professionals nationwide.

    • Stand-up comedian trained at Stand Up Comedy University at the World Famous Comedy Store, bringing humanity, levity, and presence into transformational work.

    • International consultant for fitness industry startups and Fortune 500 companies.

    • Certified Personal Trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and Spartan SGX coach.

    • 2013 and 2015 National Finalist for Trainer of the Year.

    • Voted San Diego’s Best Personal Trainer in 2010 and 2011 by the San Diego Union-Tribune.

    • Published author in top-ranking fitness magazines and author of How Much Does a Zebra Weigh?

    • Partner with organizations including Children’s Hospital, JDRF, and the National Police Activities League, advocating for Type 1 diabetes awareness, childhood health, and community resilience. His advocacy is deeply personal as the father of a daughter living with Type 1 diabetes.

Not Just Clients - Raving Fans

“In our first session, Kyle broke through my barriers and self limiting beliefs on what was possible and got me to think bigger and started the process of training like a world class athlete.”

— Chris Koomey

COO of ThorBen Consulting

“Kyle Brown guided me through a release and shortly after I decided to simply surrender to listening to what my body wanted.”

— Makhosi Hefisah Nejeser

Aka The Royal Shaman

“Kyle’s system will teach you how to find balance amongst the chaos, so you can always bounce back to your best body.”

— Carmella DeCesare

Playboy Playmate of the Year 2004, model, mother of 4 amazing kids!