#358: The Connection Between Self-Worth & Your Physical Body w/ Aaron Alexander

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2024

⏱️ 84 minutes

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In this episode, I'm joined by Aaron Alexander, a manual therapist, movement coach, podcast host, author, and creator of the Align Method. Aaron dives into the profound connection between fitness and spiritual growth – highlighting how incorporating small practices into our daily routines can greatly enhance physical and emotional well-being. We also explore the interconnectedness of nutrition, movement, self-worth, and boundary setting – emphasizing the importance of community support and self-reflection for optimal health. Aaron shares valuable insights on essential components of holistic well-being like breathing techniques, resilience building, stress management, and self-awareness. Tune in to discover how aligning your physical and spiritual practices can lead to greater vitality and deepen your relationship with yourself. Aaron Alexander has over two decades of professional coaching experience whose clients range from A-list Hollywood celebrities to professional athletes and everyone in between. With his vast knowledge and experience, Aaron has gone on to interview over 400 hundred of the world’s preeminent thought leaders on physical and psychological well-being on the top-rated Align Podcast, bringing together a variety of diverse perspectives on optimising health and performance. Through trial, error, and the opportunity to commune with the world's foremost experts, Aaron has distilled what he has found to be the bedrock of human health into the Align Method. —Instagram: https://instagram.com/aaronalexander —YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/alignpodcast —Podcast: https://www.alignpodcast.com/episodes —Align Method Program: https://www.alignpodcast.com/amp —Book: The Align Method: A Modern Movement Guide for a Stronger Body, Sharper Mind, and Stress-Proof Life: https://www.alignpodcast.com/alignbook —Align Podcast Episode with Mark: https://www.alignpodcast.com/episodes/anzpccftj2yb4nm-thhhf-ssj6g-bjd3j-rd39l-c6jr4-48zgn-wnzxh-64xhj-25lhk —Align Podcast Episode with Mark on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yqwiJwflHK4?si=FkstxQzYgJiDEtyU If you want to dive deeper into Mark’s content, search through every episode, find specific topics we’ve covered, and ask him questions, go to his Dexa page: https://dexa.ai/markgroves Themes: Authenticity, Spirituality, Boundaries, Self-Worth, Self-Love, Health, Transformation, Emotional Well-Being, Mental Health, Align Method, Fitness, Spiritual Growth, Community Support, Self-Reflection, Holistic Well-Being, Stress Management This episode is sponsored by: —FACTOR: Use code MARKGROVES50 to save 50% at http://factormeals.com/markgroves50 —Organifi: Use code CREATETHELOVE for 20% off sitewide at http://www.organifi.com/createthelove Contact us at podcast@markgroves.com for sponsor product support, questions, comments, or just to say hello!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	The diseases of civilization are so preventable. It's unbelievable that we're just not making change.
0:07.3	But I think it's because people think that they don't have a choice. Put a pull-up bar in a doorway that you pass through regularly and just do a little swing on the pull-up bar.
0:17.2	That's one of those things like the red light that will stack up. And right now it might not seem like much, but multiply, extend that out, that pull-up bar. That's one of those things like the red light that will stack up and right now it might not
0:21.1	seem like much, but multiply, extend that out, that pull up bar out times a year or 10 years or 30 years
0:28.4	or less of your life. Suddenly you've completely restructured the shape of your shoulder girdle.
0:33.0	You've decompressed all of your spinal segments. your cerebral spinal fluid and all the different fluids
0:38.0	that are circulating through your, you know, from your sacrum all the way up to your brain,
0:41.4	they're all moving better, lymphatic fluid, all the different things are decompressed and able to
0:45.1	circulate and move well. Just because you got a stupid $25 pull-up bar from Amazon and put it in
0:51.0	your freaking doorway.
0:55.0	Hey, welcome to another episode of the Mark Groves podcast. Today I have manual
1:00.5	therapist, movement coach, the founder and creator of the Aline method and host of the
1:05.3	Aline podcast, Aaron Alexander. Welcome. Thanks for having me. I'm a fan, like I said before.
1:11.9	So I really appreciate being here. Getting to talking to to talking to. Man, I'm so excited to be able to chat with you. I've,
1:16.7	you know, after we connected, I then checked out all your work. And I was like, all right, yeah,
1:21.8	because my podcast is centered around quote unquote relationship, but really that is amplified through a romantic
1:30.6	relationship i really believe the inconsistencies the things we need to work on but it's amplified
1:35.8	in any relationship and so any and i also find that when you head down a pathway of healing in one place
1:44.0	and let's say that's body, all of a sudden,
1:47.9	you will naturally, that will transcend to every area of your life. So it doesn't really matter
1:53.0	where the invitation comes from. It's just one place that we're willing to maybe look a little
1:58.6	closer and we have to maybe look a little closer and are we have to maybe look a little
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