558. How to Live Before You Die with Aaron Alexander

Commune with Jeff Krasno

Commune Media

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.6 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2024

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, Jeff is joined by Aaron Alexander, the creator of the Align Method and host of the Align Podcast. Aaron shares his recent experience shepherding New York Jets quarterback, Aaron Rogers, back to mobility after a devastating injury and dives into ideas like the power of accepting your own mortality, the problem with seeking happiness and self-worth from external sources, and how to balance self-discipline with self-love.

NEW! Jeff has a Commune course – Good Stress – where he shares the 10 “good stress” protocols that helped him lose 60 pounds, reverse pre-diabetes, improve sleep, increase his ability to focus and feel more energized. You can sign up and get the first 5 days for free at onecommune.com/goodstress.

In this episode we cover:
00:02:00: Aaron Alexander’s experience working with NY Jets quarterback, Aaron Rogers
00:09:00: How to optimize the entirety of your system to heal
00:14:00: How to achieve and maintain homeostasis when the body is compromised
00:19:00: The healing power of humor
00:24:00: Surrendering and accepting the inevitability of death
00:38:00: Loving what you already have
00:41:00: Passive approaches to take for health and wellbeing
00:46:00: How Western culture has warped our self worth
00:51:00: Balancing suppleness with strength
01:06:00: Floor sitting for mobility and stability
01:17:00: Longevity and fear of death

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Commune podcast. My name is Jeff Krasno. Today on the show, I welcome
0:13.3	founder and creator of the Align Method and host of the Align podcast, Aaron Alexander.
0:20.4	Aaron's mission to strengthen bodies and balanced minds
0:23.7	has reached literally hundreds of thousands of people, including some of the world's most
0:29.4	famous athletes, as we will soon hear. But our conversation goes well beyond the caring and
0:36.5	keeping of our physical form. Aaron goes deep into ideas like
0:41.2	the power of accepting our own mortality, the dangers of looking for happiness and self-worth
0:47.2	and external sources, and how to balance discipline with self-love. And it's really just a fascinating, multifaceted guy who's
0:57.8	extremely well read. So I really enjoyed this conversation. But before we dive in, I am
1:03.5	thrilled to announce my new commune course titled Good Stress. And in this course, I share the 10 good stress protocols that helped me lose
1:14.1	60 pounds, reverse my pre-diabetes, improve my sleep, increase my ability to focus, and just feel
1:20.7	more energized. Now, periods of calorie restriction due to food scarcity, exposure to extreme heat and cold, early morning light, intense physical labor, connection to nature, face-to-face communication, and living in community were simply part of life for tens of thousands of years.
1:39.9	We evolved in relation to these paleolithic and sometimes harsh environmental conditions.
1:48.4	These stressors, as I will explain in my course, activated longevity pathways and built resilience,
1:55.9	both psychological and physiological resilience.
1:59.0	But now, in this era of uber convenience, we need to purposefully
2:04.3	self-impose these conditions as a means to be well. This program breaks down the protocols of fasting,
2:12.9	deliberate cold and heat therapy, light therapy, and resistance training. However, my good stress protocols
2:19.7	go well beyond the physical. I outline methods to build concentration and even your psychological
2:26.5	immune system. I even prescribe a social fitness regimen as the strength of your social connections need to be as strong as the strength
2:36.2	of your biceps. Okay, you can sign up and get the first five days for free at one commune.com
2:42.6	slash good stress. That's o'necom forward slash good stress. Today's conversation was full of inspiring and actual information.
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