With Franz Mühlbauer about forgotten regeneration

Franz, as I was studying up on you and your work a little bit, I immediately came across the website “www.solemon.de”. What’s it all about, what’s the idea behind the program and how does it differ from other forms of coaching?

We are all masters of performance, but “refueling” is something we haven’t learned. Regeneration is basically the “backswing of performance” and that is something we need to relearn. Performance and increased performance without conscious regeneration is like driving a car without refueling. Sooner or later, you will find yourself standing there helpless on the side of the road. That is precisely where we begin at SOLEMON; 35 years of development and research and more than 800 facilitated seminars  have created added value for people as well as businesses. That’s also why SOLEMON is a part of the Bründl “Energy Recharging Station” for all employees.

That sounds interesting. But why, precisely, does “regeneration” play such a major role, even reflected in your own maxim, “Regeneration is my life – my passion”?

Regeneration means healing long before you become sick or burn out. Your ability to perform is as great as your ability to regenerate. Even your quality of life is directly dependent upon your physical energy. Perhaps that surprises you. Most people perform every day at a greater degree than they are ever able to reenergize. This leads to a negative energy balance, to glassy eyes in which the fire of enthusiasm has been extinguished. Regeneration is produced in the head and if it is not produced there, it is not produced anywhere. Every high culture, every life coach etc. says that change begins with awareness, because it is the mental, the awareness of quality, that ultimately drives the physical i.e. your body.

I saw that you have authored three books, the Solemon Trilogy of Regeneration. What is it about and what can the reader expect?

The SOLEMON Trilogy condenses the essence of professional regeneration, providing high-quality guidelines for young and old. Readers also frequently refer to these three paperbacks as a masterpiece of regeneration. In order to restore our energy reserves, all of us have seven opportunities within us (nervous system, exercise, metabolism, brain hemispheres, bodily fluids, enthusiasm, quality-awareness). Easily and soundly, you will learn proven techniques to reenergize your brain as well as your body.

Yes, you are right indeed. But how can I put this into practice in my daily life? What method delivers energy to me fastest? What are my easiest opportunities for regeneration?

The whole world is talking about renewable energy. That said, we should begin with ourselves. It is essential to focus on what’s happening inside since, the more you live in distractions, the more you are being remote-controlled. “If you aren’t at home in your own skin, you are not actually at home anywhere”. If you are easily manipulated, this is due to a body that is uncentered and that lacks solid roots, lost due to a constant drive to perform. Conscious regeneration doesn’t merely give you greater strength and balance and put you in a better frame of mind, it also reduces illness significantly. Naturally, since you are no longer living on the “never-never”. The brand-new online platform “REGENERATION 365” shows you how to put all of this knowledge into practice in your daily life immediately.

And if I am ever totally stressed out and can’t avoid the situation, what can I do to keep a cool head? 

Stress is an emergency mechanism inside us. It’s a good thing, it can save our life. The recipe for de-stressing is very individual, though the solution is already inside us.

1. Burn off those stress hormones through calibrated exercise.

2. Only then can you use targeted synchronization exercises in your brain to escape the mental hamster wheel and treat yourself to much-needed meditative moments.

3. Connect once a day with your inner fire of enthusiasm, because renewed vigor awaits you in the unique mixture of your own archetypes.

For vitality that is truly harmonious, in your opinion how often per week and in what form should I engage in sports?

In the interest of our vitality, we need to keep sport and exercise separate in our mind. That happens in the head. It isn’t the type of sport that causes problems, it’s the mindset. If you are constantly driven by the need to perform, you are not replenishing your energy reserves, you are in battle mode. Every movement that recenters your cardiovascular system and musculature, that floods your body with oxygen and neutralizes adrenaline, does you good.

As a general rule of thumb: You will gain greater vitality if you exercise 3 times a week, maintain your level at 2 times, but if you are aiming to reduce, then once will suffice ;)