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The 3 Ancient Sources of Vitality: Light, Breath & Minerals | David Reid & Brad McDonnell | Align Podcast #548

Align Podcast

Aaron Alexander

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.8900 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

The Golden Age of health is here. Are you in or out?


David Reid and Brad McDonnell of Manna Vitality share their journey through sun gazing, mineral balance, indigenous wisdom, and how these experiences helped them access vitality from within.


Learn everything you need to know about shilajit, ocean plasma, gold nanoparticles, and what it means to truly align your body, mind, and purpose.


OUR GUESTS


DAVID REID

David Reid is the Founder and CEO of Manna Vitality, a premium micronutrient company rooted in the belief that true wellness begins at the cellular level. With over a decade of research into mineral synergy, bioenergetics, and frequency-based wellness, David has built Manna into a movement—one that combines ancient wisdom with cutting-edge delivery systems. His vision is to help people “Mannafest” their potential through nutrition, resonance, and radical self-awareness. A lifelong seeker and teacher, David is known for his grounded presence, deep insights, and unwavering commitment to upgrading the human experience.


BRAD MCDONNELL

Brad McDonnell is the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Manna Vitality, a performance-focused micronutrient company delivering premium formulations inspired by ancient alchemy and modern science. A former semi-professional rugby player and lifelong Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, Brad blends his background in extreme sports with a deep passion for wellness, storytelling, and brand building.


SOCIALS

📷 IG ▶ https://instagram.com/mannavitality

▶️ YT ▶ https://youtube.com/@mannavitality

📷 IG ▶ https://www.instagram.com/bradleyronmac/

🌐 Web ▶ https://mannavitality.com


AARON ALEXANDER

📸 IG ▶ https://www.instagram.com/aaronalexander/

🤳 TIKTOK ▶ https://www.tiktok.com/@alignmethod

👉 SUBSCRIBE ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@AlignPodcast?sub_confirmation=1

🌐 WEBSITE ▶ https://www.alignpodcast.com


ABOUT

Aaron Alexander is a pioneering manual therapist and movement coach with over 5 years experience. He is the founder and creator of The Align Method, author of The Align Method book, and host of The Align Podcast which has ranked #1 in Nutrition on Apple Podcasts.


Aaron has worked with some of the world’s greatest professional athletes, performers, and celebrities to help relieve pain, improve strength, better flexibility, and ease the mind and body.


On this channel, Aaron interviews renowned experts in a range of fields focused on improving the mind and body. This mind and body podcast will teach you all that you need to know to become the healthiest version of yourself by integrating simplified ancient techniques and the foundational principles of The Align Method to strengthen your body, balance the mind, and activate healing systems in daily life.


The mission? To be the best personal growth podcast about healthy habits, redefine functional movement, and make fitness who you are; not what you do.


TOPICS

1. Sun gazing

  • 2. Shilajit benefits

  • 3. Ancient alchemy

  • 4. Manna Vitality

  • 5. Ocean plasma

  • 6. Indigenous culture

  • 7. Mineral synergy


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    Transcript

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    0:00.0

    Bradley, McDonnell, David Reed.

    0:02.8

    Thank you guys for being here.

    0:04.2

    Yeah.

    0:04.8

    We are here.

    0:05.7

    All the way from Australia.

    0:07.6

    Yeah.

    0:08.3

    Yeah.

    0:09.0

    We're in Australia.

    0:09.8

    I would love to talk about indigenous cultures of Australia.

    0:13.9

    I'd love to talk about voltage in the body.

    0:16.8

    And I'd love to talk about sun gazing.

    0:19.1

    Is sun gazing bullshit or is there something to it?

    0:22.2

    Most powerful thing I've ever done.

    0:25.6

    There's a lot.

    0:27.5

    There's a lot to it.

    0:28.4

    Not bullshit.

    0:29.4

    There's a lot to it.

    0:30.1

    No BS in that.

    0:31.7

    Yeah.

    0:32.4

    What is it?

    0:34.1

    Well, I believe we come from the light, we return to the light.

    0:37.1

    So the sun is the source of all life, especially in this solar system.

    ...

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