Aaron Alexander has been professionally working with clients of all ages seeking a variety of goals from pain relief to improved athletic performance for over 10 years. He is currently seeing clients at his office, Align Therapy, inside of Crossfit LA, Santa Monica. Aaron began the journey as a nationally certified personal trainer specializing in corrective exercise and nutrition consultation. During that time Aaron studied psychology at the University of Hawaii. Soon after, he evolved into becoming a licensed manual therapist studying myofascial release, neuromuscular therapy and trigger point therapy at Maui School of Therapeutic Massage. A fascination with connective tissue lead him to study structural integration at the Rolf Institute in Boulder, CO. Being an LMT and CPT on top of a Rolf Structural Integration Practitioner, Aaron has a strong understanding of the intricacies of the body and mind.

Here’s the outline of this podcast with Aaron Alexander:

[00:02:17] The link between posture and the way we feel.

[00:04:35] Sustaining posture.

[00:06:37] Front squat, deadlift, kettlebells, martial arts.

[00:07:20] 150 interviews on the Align Therapy podcast.

[00:07:54] Interview: Self-Care and Integrated Movement for the Modern World with Aaron Alexander.

[00:08:05] Chin up bar.

[00:09:54] Body language.

[00:12:16] Changing our environment.

[00:13:44] YouTube: Functional Chair with Hip Hinging with Aaron Alexander..

[00:14:36] YouTube: Reverse Bad Posture on a Cell Phone with Aaron Alexander.

[00:15:31] The rubber band on Aaron's website.

[00:18:30] Creating the stack.

[00:19:37] Interview: The Importance of Strength and Mobility for Mountain Bikers with James Wilson.

[00:20:46] Travel tips.

[00:23:19] NEAT: Non-Exercise Associated Thermogenesis.

[00:25:23] Stand up paddling.

[00:26:32] Youtube: How to Swing an Axe/Maul When Splitting Firewood.

[00:29:30] Kiteboarding.

[00:31:38] Interview: The Importance of Strength Training for Endurance Athletes with Mike T. Nelson.

[00:32:18] Overhead squat, break the stick.

[00:33:17] Uneven beach muscles.

[00:35:32] Vision.

[00:35:47] Abraham Maslow and Maslow’s Hammer.

[00:36:43] The road trip.

[00:38:19] Finding your tribe.

[00:40:01] Robb Wolf.

[00:40:14] Book: Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work by Steven Kotler.

[00:40:36] Robert Sapolsky.

[00:41:49] Study social group.

[00:43:36] Podcast: Aaron Alexander on Mind Pump.

[00:44:54] AcroYoga.

[00:48:27] The EPP pre-requisites.

[00:49:05] Mastermind Talks.

[00:50:07] Standing on the shoulder of giants.

[00:51:34] YouTube Channel: Nourish Balance Thrive.

[00:52:38] The Glottal T.

[00:53:57] Group coaching.

[00:56:26] Align Therapy Courses.

[01:00:23] Gym bodies.

[01:01:08] UJ Ramdas Productivity Planner on IntelligentChange.com.

[01:02:17] Santa Cruz Nomad.

[01:03:32] Productivity Planner.

[01:07:33] Movement makeover.

[01:09:21] Interview: The Migraine Miracle with Josh Turknett.

[01:11:46] Lack of intention.

[01:12:54] Go see Aaron at Crossfit LA in Santa Monica.

[01:13:15] Barbell Shrugged.

[01:15:55] Align Podcast.

[01:16:27] Band with door anchor.