Aaron Alexander is a functional movement coach with over 16 years of professional experience, host of the Align Podcast, and author of The Align Method: 5 Movement Principles for a Stronger Body, Sharper Mind, and Stress-Proof Life.
What you'll learn from this episode:
The strange things parents can pass along to their offspring that go beyond genetics.
How Aaron and I have been handling stress and exercising through the pandemic (which still isn't over).
Ways of boosting neurological health and rejecting nihilism.
What research suggests as the most effective activity for staving off cognitive decline.
How to find your purpose if you're feeling adrift.
And so much more!
My new book is out now!: The Genius Life: Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary
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Resources from this episode:
The Align Method: 5 Movement Principles for a Stronger Body, Sharper Mind, and Stress-Proof Life by Aaron Alexander
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How Your Environment Shapes Your Thoughts | Aaron Alexander | The Genius Life 84
Everyday Tactics for Less Pain and More Purpose | Aaron Alexander | The Genius Life 60
How to Heal Trauma, Fix Back Pain, and Poop Better | Aaron Alexander | The Genius Life 14
Gone with the Wind | Prime Video
18 Fascinating Facts About Vivien Leigh | Mental Floss
Fear of a Smell Can Be Passed Down Several Generations | New Scientist
Small Fixes: Helping Newborns Breathe, No Spanking Required | The New York Times
12 Zodiac Signs of the Bean Year | Things That Are Not Aesthetic, Facebook
Parking Lot Nihilists Scene | The Big Lebowski
5-Minute Meditation You Can Do Anywhere | Goodful
Why It Pays to Suck at Something | Karen Rinaldi | The Genius Life 54
Dancing Makes You Smarter | Stanford Dance
The Healing Power of Touch | Harvard Health
Dying is Absolutely Safe—Awareness Beyond Death | Ram Dass 2020
Walking Each Other Home: Conversations on Loving and Dying by Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush
World War II in Colour | Netflix
Hypospadias Symptoms and Causes | Mayo Clinic
How Psychedelics Might Fix Our Mental Health Crisis | Michael Pollan | The Genius Life 57
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
The History and Impact of Anti-LGBT Slurs | Anti-Defamation League
What is Epigenetics? | National Human Genome Research Institute
The Presence of the Past: Morphic Resonance and the Memory of Nature by Rupert Sheldrake
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles by Bruce H. Lipton
That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief | Harvard Business Review
8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody [Video] | The New York Times
Tupac on Growing Up Poor, His Rise to Fame & His Future (1995) | MTV News
A Brief History Of Bisexuality, From Ancient Greece and The Kinsey Scale To Lindsay Lohan | Bustle
Do Women Retain DNA From Every Man They Have Ever Slept With? | Snopes
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The Genius Life: Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary by Max Lugavere
Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.
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