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performance is not guaranteed. Aaron Alexander is a pioneering manual therapist and movement coach.

He's the founder and creator of the Align method, author of the Align method book,

and host of the Align podcast. He's worked with pro athletes, performers, celebrities,

and everyone in between. All to help them relieve pain while creating greater strength,

flexibility, and ease in their mind and body. Aaron, welcome. Thanks for doing this. This was

long overdue as we were discussing before pressing record. It is long overdue and so great to

finally have you on the show. And so let's start with your personal story, your own personal

health journey that led you to your focus on alignment and specifically your Align method.

Origins. I mean, I think I still don't always am in my origins. You know, I don't feel like I

feel very much in like the least kind of like fake humble way possible, like very much in the

beginning of the learning process, but transitioning into realms of like coaching other people in

their own process started super young for me. I started training at a gym at LA fitness and

like Mr. Pennsylvania nearby your your origin story as well in New York when I was 16. And before that,

I got really obsessed with bodybuilding. My dad was very much into bodybuilding. I mentioned

in my book, we had some kind of interesting times, my home life, my dad started to kind of drift

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