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Welcome back!Today I am going to share a very inspiring conversation with my good friend Aaron Alexander. Aaron is a pioneering manual therapist, athletic trainer and Alignment method Here’s a guide to using posture and body alignment to build strength, achieve peak performance, reduce pain, and find a new sense of confidence in yourself.
When we first met a few years ago, I immediately felt like I had found a like-minded spirit who was very concerned with using the body to educate and support people. His background and education in understanding how the body moves (and has athletic potential) is excellent, as is his fun and fresh approach to teaching.
He coached me through some of the now-famous stunt yoga poses on the beach in sunny San Diego, and he also coached me through a lot of other interesting routines with the ability.
As a coach, his approach breaks down our self-imposed limitations and provides new mental and physical frameworks that help us experience more joy, more consistency, and more freedom in our lives.
He has come up with many valuable resources, including epic podcasthis book Alignment methodand his courses, including:
- his foundation 6-Week Alignment Course
- his Back Pain Course and
- his Knee Pain Course)
….all of which really help people live better in their bodies. Join me in welcoming him to the show!
from his website“I believe there is a direct link between our physical health and our mental health.
If we want to change the quality of our lives, we first need to change the way we live.
How do we do this? Adjust our mind, body and movement. The basics are simple, I’ll teach you. “
In this episode you will find:
Meet my friend Aaron Alexander (0:51)
- Aaron and I share the history
- Aaron’s Body Philosophy
The Body as a Performance Tool (2:04)
- What acting means to the body
- The baggage of the word “execution”
Aaron’s insights from his impromptu contact workshop (6:48)
- what is impromptu contact
- How Aaron sees it in relation to communication
- How acting ruins improv
- The art of deep listening
Breathing is the bridge between our autonomic nervous system and consciousness (12:13)
- explore breathing
- We can control our body by breathing
- “Where your attention is, the energy flows.”
- Breathing as a tool to down-regulate the stress response
- Examples of using breathing for different purposes Alignment method book
- Aaron’s Guided Breathing Tool (scroll down and enter your email to receive it for free)
- This Wimhof breathing method
Trouble sleeping? Aaron’s Aligned Evening Tips to Help You (19:43)
- what not to do
- Review the day’s actions
- Performance aspects of giving up sleep
- More sleep tools can be found at Alignment method book
- How light affects our sleep
- PhD.Michael Bruce (Sleep Doctor) Listen to my interview with him here
Today’s podcast is by whole sleep. Use a blend of herbs and organic compounds to support your body’s natural sleep cycle to help you fall asleep, stay asleep and wake up refreshed!
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The importance of exercise in relation to our resting posture (30:41)
- our mutual friend Dr. Huberman and his discoveries about movement and sitting
- The Importance of Resting Postures for Humans
- Differences in the resting posture of modern humans compared to our ancestors
- The body’s response to modern resting poses
- The low-hanging fruit of the best exercise patterns that can make a big difference to our health
- All the biohackers in the world can’t make up for ignoring the best sport modes
The value of getting your body through a full range of motion (37:21)
- Philip Beach: Muscles and Meridians
- typical resting position
- The Dangers of Ignoring These Movement Patterns
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It includes an 8-week diet guide and meal plan with full workout videos (great if you train at home) as well as short videos for gym reference. The program includes demonstrations of dumbbells and elastic bands for those with less equipment, as well as barbells and typical exercise equipment for those with more options.
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Exploring sport modes (40:30)
- Realize that we maintain our posture
- Forward head posture – AARON LINK?
- Aaron’s tips on getting into more typical resting poses naturally
- Explore more on this topic Alignment method book
The importance of play (44:37)
- A brain system dedicated to playing games
- How this system affects our state of relaxation and parasympathetic responses
- play example
- How play and communication intersect
- How gaming can benefit our health
this week’s challenge [51:05]
Challenge 1: Have empathy for where you are.
- Remove “shoulds” and “shoulds” from yourself, admit that you are a survivor who has come this far, and be kind, knowing that everyone is struggling with their own hearts.
Challenge 2: Stick to 90 seconds a day.
- Raise your arms above your head and hang from the bar to decompress. Enjoy some deep breathing. You can break down a full day of hang time into a total of 90 seconds.
Connect with Aaron Alexander
Next is: Next, I’m happy to tell you that we have the only Dr. Stacy Sims back for Round 3 of our show! She is one of my most popular guests and the information she shares about women’s specific training, hormone health and nutrition strategies for women at every stage of life is fantastic and very relevant.
She has published a new book for perimenopausal and postmenopausal athletes called next level, in the upcoming conversations, we’ll dive into this, as well as the broad topic of women’s health and fitness that’s totally relevant to your everyday life! I can’t wait to share it with you.
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