Gravity Lift Podcast

Jonathan Cats aka Soon(ish) is a doer. Whether it be travelling the world with friends, DJing events across the city and festivals across the country, or hatching a plan for Seattle's next crazy party - he's always up to something. Living his life by the mantra "If you aren't living life on the edge, you're taking up too much space," you can catch Jonathan all around The Town and beyond creating memories, sharing in laughs, and always working to build others up and ensure a good time wherever he goes.

Be sure to catch him and previous guest Subset (Mark Martinez) at Rebar on Sunday, Dec 9th for their Flammable debut!

Come witness the conception of our new "cancellation policy" series: Between The Sheets with Jordan & Antonella.

Unfortunately our guests for this week had to cancel last minute, but we still went down to the studio and recorded an episode. We also live streamed it on Facebook for something a little different, so if you already caught that live, make sure to relive the action haha.

Here's a link to the questions we asked eachother, which are taken from Tim Terriss' book Tribe of Mentors:

http://podcastnotes.org/2017/12/03/the-tim-ferriss-show-tim-answers-the-11-questions-from-tribe-of-mentors/

After a couple week hiatus, season 2 of the Gravity Lift Podcast is back! This time we sat down with our local CycleBar superstars Anna & Meghan. After a years worth of DJ Rides and several Yoga/Cycling collabs, it was time to get this fellow dynamic duo into the podcast studio. And just in time for Thanksgiving! Plus we have another DJ ride coming up this Saturday, Nov 24th at 11am in Redmond Town Center, and we're doing a charity ride with Spin4 to benefit Crohn's and Colitis, something very near and dear to my....intestines? on Dec 1.

Bio's:

Anna is the studio manager and PNW lead studio manager of 2 Oregon CycleBars. She started out as a CycleStar, but her passion for the brand lead her to the role of the studio manager 4 months after opening. She loves the high energy ride that CYCLEBAR offers and the community of the Redmond CB family. Anna is also a wife and a mother to a sweet 5 year old boy. If she isn’t on the bike she is snuggling and doing outdoor things with her family. She loves to cook and and has a passion for graphic design, beginning to start her own dream of a line of printed T-shirt’s and leisure wear called Homeslice Apparel launching soon with Meghan.

Facebook: Anna Wallace Barrett

Instagram: @cyclestaranna

Meghan has had a passion for health and fitness ever since she was a

little girl. She was always active with soccer, playing and coaching

volleyball, running, and swimming. Once she graduated from the

University of Washington, she decided that she wanted to make fitness

her career. She has always had a knack for getting groups together for

a workout. Meghan has completed 2 full marathons, multiple half

marathons and a triathlon. She has been ACE Group Fitness Certified

since 2011, Strong First Level I certified, ACE Core Specialist, TRX

functional training certified, Barre Certified, she has her 200 Hour

Yoga Teacher Training, and of course CycleBar trained! Meghan LOVES

her CycleBar Redmond community and is over joyed with recently being

promoted to Master Instructor. When she’s not teaching or working out,

she’s hanging with her dog and going to the park.

Facebook: Meghan Desmul

Instagram: @Megdesfitness

SarahRose is a Mischief Maker. When she's not training her clients in various fitness modalities, she's producing Seattle's Daybreaker events, which are morning parties that start with one hour of yoga/fitness, followed by two hours of dancing, all before the work day even begins. She has been dancing through life since birth, and received her B.A. from the University of Washington in Dance and Philosophy. Her curiosity, thirst for knowledge, and playful outlook on life all influence her teaching style, where she strives for innovative, fun and approachable fitness classes that are derived from her background in dance, yoga, and pilates.

Complete The Mission!

https://www.daybreaker.com/

https://www.instagram.com/srosebernhardt/

Summer Huntington, MS founded Clubbell Yoga in 2012, and is a Master Trainer for RAD Roller Self Myofascial Release tools, leading educational seminars in best practices for mobility based training. She got her start in Corporate Wellness at BP Cherry Point as an intern in their wellness department, and then spent two years building the Staff and Faculty Wellness program at Western Washington University in graduate school. She worked closely with her mentor Dr. Kathy Knutzen to create a well rounded program, and then wrote a proposal to move it into Human Resources, and it is now an award winning program.

After graduate school, she was recruited by Trident Seafoods and worked as a consultant completing 350 fitness assessments and exercise programs for their employees across 7 locations. Currently she trains and manages a team of talented mobility and wellness professionals that help carry out her programming in larger organizations that value meaningful Wellness interventions tailored to fit their company culture.

Summer coaches emerging entrepreneurs and wellness professionals to create authentic brands with heart through her signature Flow State of Mind Coaching programs. She leads retreats for personal development, mentors people around the globe and served as the director for Clubbell Yoga [of RMAX International] for 7 years, a leader in Flow Science and performance coaching. She is the founder of Flow State Summit, an annual event bringing together experts in breathwork, yoga, neuroscience and holistic coaching practices.

Summer has led her seminars and workshops in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Vancouver, BC, Budapest, London, Brisbane, Madrid and beyond. She has taught at Wanderlust Yoga Festival in Whistler, Victoria Yoga Conference, contributed to Shape Magazine, and writes inspirational articles for multiple online magazines.

https://www.facebook.com/summer.huntington.5

https://www.instagram.com/summerhuntington/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/summer-huntington-1700a818

A leader in the community and field of yoga, Abiola Akanni has succeeded at cultivating inclusive wellness spaces that encourage individuals to develop their personal yoga practice. The Nigerian-American wellness entrepreneur is the founder of Yoga by Biola and creator of the body-positive fitness movement, Trap Vinyasa™. Her unique teaching style creates non-judgmental spaces while offering physical and emotional introspection. Akanni is on the cutting edge of the global yoga scene, presenting her workshops at major festivals and conferences throughout the region. Her soulful teachings are redefining the yoga arena as we know it, bridging the gap between yogis and non-yogis while making enlightenment accessible to all.

yogabybiola.com

IG: yogabybiola

Twitter: yogabybiola

No guest this week!

We're back home after our last festival of the season; sleepy, but energized to chat about the evolution of our participation within the festival world.

Sometimes it’s nice to just check in with each other ;)

From The Realness Podcast to Lifestyle Design Coaching, Conner is dedicated to bringing light-hearted and impactful conversations to the world.

https://gettherealness.com/

https://gettherealness.com/podcast

IG: @connerwanders

DJ BIO:

You can never be completely sure what you’re in for when you see Subset perform - even he isn’t too certain what to expect. Honing his craft in the demanding and eclectic New York City scene, Mark has put down roots in Seattle's thriving world of dance music. He has spent the last 10 years soaking up the musical variety from his experiences to develop his unique and versatile sound.

Links:

Subset & The Instigators:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/instigatorsmountup/

Field Trip:

https://www.facebook.com/thatfieldtrip

Noise Complaint:

https://www.facebook.com/noisecomplaintsea

From his weekly and monthly parties to his renegade sets at festivals around the country to massive sets at Holy Ship!, EDC Vegas, HARD Summer, and Burning Man, Subset knows just what to play to set the perfect tone, no matter the setting. Mark has also focused on ingraining himself in the communities he visits, finding every opportunity to promote positive and personal growth. BASSment Saturdays, the legendary bass music weekly Subset hosted and curated at Webster Hall, became a home and a family for electronic music fans all around the Northeast. Some traveled hours to be there every week, not necessarily for the headliners, but for the family and vibes that inhabited that space.

Subset has also been an integral member of the Holy Ship! community known as Shipfam. For years, he has thrown countless preparties, afterparties, renegade sets, and meetups. In 2015, HARD recognized his aptitude for curation and event planning, and invited him to curate a stage at all Holy Ship! official preparties. In 2016, HARD recognized the demand that he had built over the last four years and gave him sets on both Holy Ships. In 2018, Subset hosted his own stage on Holy Ship, along with a coveted set on a private island in the Bahamas. 2019 will see Subset bringing his brand Noise Complaint to Holy Ship, along with a massive new project called Subset & The Instigators.

Mark continues to broaden his horizons while building a platform for positivity and gratitude oriented at giving back to the community. From hosting an art car at EDC, instigating silliness at Dirtybird Campout, and curating a weekly at Q Nightclub called Field Trip, Subset continues to create experiences around the world.

As a musician, Brian's aim is simple: Tell a story. He's passionate about piano, orchestral composition and DJ’ing. Recently he has begun teaching piano and music theory to kids and other local producers, which he finds to be quite a fulfilling outlet as well.

His new EP was just released, featuring 2 original songs, and he is excited to release more music soon. You can find those songs in the Soundcloud Link below:

www.soundcloud.com/brianbeckermusic

For DJ Sets & DJ Mixes:

www.soundcloud.com/bbecksmusic

@bbecksmusic