Engineer Your Body To Improve Your Mind - Aaron Alexander - #414 - Modern Wisdom

Aaron Alexander is a manual therapist and movement coach, founder of the Align Method and an author.

Health & fitness has been broken down into a very compartmentalised, reductionist view. Muscles are trained in isolation, mindfulness practise doesn't occur in the gym, physicality isn't thought of when you sit down at your desk.

I wanted to speak to Aaron to explain how we can take a global, aligned, macro-view of our body's wellness to impact more than just how we look but how we feel, think, sit, sleep, have sex and everything else...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (01:21) Aaron’s Approach to Fitness (07:17) Common Problems in Training Plans (11:17) Physical Practices for Daily Life (20:21) Choosing the Right Workout (29:14) Building a Holistic Training Culture (35:50) The Role of Shame in Sex & Relationships (42:47) Aaron’s Plans for a Successful 2022 (54:18) The Power of Movement for Wellbeing (1:11:00) Where to Find Alex

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