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Max Powers is a functional fitness expert, movement specialist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt as well as a professor of BJJ. In this powerful conversation we dive into the importance of self-defense training, what it takes to be functionally fit and we share our belief in the importance of breath training.

To connect with Max: https://www.instagram.com/max5powers/

Live Ready workshops are now available! For more details: https://iliveready.com/workshops

Adrielle Gross, aka Fit Coach Indy, is an Austin-based virtual fitness coach who is passionate about helping women transform from the inside out. Indy believes that true and lasting transformation begins with changing our mindset and that is why mindset coaching is at the core of her coaching practice. Having been through her own transformation journey where she lost 120 lb, Indy’s clients benefit from her relatability, they do not only learn from her successes as certified nutrition and fitness professional, but also from what she learned from her journey, the good and the challenging. 

Indy loves to travel, surf, longboard, and has recently started learning to play the guitar. If she is not at the gym or consulting with her clients, you will find her playing with her dog Ollie, or biking around Austin with her partner.

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fitcoachindy
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fitcoachindy/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/422595606048182/

Chronic illness and chronic pain affect almost 50% of people at some point in their lives. This episode is dedicated to helping you feel ready to better understand and how to manage living with a chronic health issue.

My guest on this episode is Morgan Rees. 

Morgan Rees is an independent personal trainer based out of Los Angeles. She works with clients of various backgrounds, some of which live with a chronic illness. She was diagnosed with fibromyalgia at the age of 15 and has worked with several clients who have fibromyalgia as well. She has a bachelors in kinesiology with certifications including fitness nutrition specialist, functional range and mobility specialist, and certified functional strength coach.

To connect with Morgan:

Website: https://www.morganreesfit.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganreesfit/

The Live Ready Podcast is dedicated to sharing the knowledge you need to help you feel ready for the challenges life has to offer. Each episode is dedicated to a different type of challenge, using a combination of educational and story-based content to motivate and inspire you to take action and create positive change in your life. 

This episode is dedicated to the Future Of Education. My guest is David Bidler.

David Bidler is President of the nonprofit organization, Physiology First. 

Physiology First seeks to redefine how we approach education for the 21st century.

Through a leading edge curriculum that combines brain and body based learning with critical life skills Physiology First prepares students to reach their goals and rock the world.

Website: http://physiologyfirst.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physiologyfirst/

Welcome, to the very first episode of the Live Ready Podcast, a podcast dedicated to sharing the knowledge you need to help you feel ready for the different challenges in life. So each episode is dedicated to a different type of challenge. This episode is all about food, and helping you figure out the best way to eat for you. 

Sucha Kumar is a Primal Health Coach who guides her community through ancestral eating, fasting, mixed movement modalities, and yoga. She has 18 years of mixed movement training and has experienced all the diets across the board, from being vegan to taking on the ultimate elimination carnivore diet, bringing her a plethora of knowledge with nutrition and food psychology.
 
Through her company Live Blissed, she leads primal living retreats, camps, and movement intensives where the community is guided through fasting, movement, healing methods and nature grounding. Live Blissed offers a variety of retreats from the annual Grounded retreat in Moab, to the Release & Ascend 72 Hour Fast retreat that takes place in locations across the US. Be sure to also look out for pop-up primal movement events where you’ll get a chance to connect with the community!

Website: http://liveblissed.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal.yogi/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liveblissed/

In this episode of the FLŌ TRIBE Podcast, I had an awesome conversation with Dr Winnie Monaco.

Dr. Winifred Monaco is a 1999 graduate of Southern California University of Health Sciences where she received her doctorate in Chiropractic. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Vanguard University. In addition, she completed a somatherapy program in 2016 with French Osteopath Guy Voyer, DO. Dr Monaco also completed her 200 hour Yoga teacher training program and currently teaches Yoga at Glennwood house a residence for special needs adults in Laguna Beach, Ca.

In addition to her medical career, Dr Monaco is the founder of Dr Monaco's Natural Remedy, a line of specialty CBD products.

Listeners of the podcast can receive a 10% discount on her amazing products by using the following link: http://doctormonaco.com/discount/liveready10

For more about FLŌ TRIBE: https://flotribe.com

Luis Guaman uses his experience in sales, management and lifelong study of martial arts to help his clients bridge the gap between balancing their professional ambition and personal fulfillment.  He shows them how to create clarity, balance, consistency and high performance in order to cultivate self-mastery without being overwhelmed.

To connect with Luis: https://www.instagram.com/luisguamano...​

For more on FLŌ TRIBE: https://flotribe.com

Valéry Brosseau is a passionate speaker, writer and mental health advocate. Her lived experience with mental illness has taken her on a journey to combat stigma through mental health awareness.

 She began volunteering at the Distress Centre Durham in 2013, quickly moving from helpline volunteer to supervisor and trainer. In 2017, DCD awarded her their Volunteer of the Year Award and in 2018, she won Distress and Crisis Ontario’s Spirit of Volunteerism Award.

 She holds a diploma in Social Service Work from Humber College and has attended Ryerson University and University of Toronto as a psychology student. She has also completed countless certificates, such as the Applied Suicide Interventions Skills Training.

 Valéry now delivers talks and workshops, raising awareness and equipping people with the tools and language to support others and manage their own mental health. In 2019, she delivered a TEDx talk on the stigma surrounding suicide. 

To connect with Valéry:

Website - www.valerybrosseau.com
Instagram - @valerybrosseau

Some important resources Valéry wanted to share:

http://www.211.ca: will connect callers to resources, everything from food banks to affordable mental health support

http://www.kidshelpphone.ca: always a good resource for anonymous support, they have a text service as well

http://www.ymhc.ngo: Youth Mental Health Canada, lots of great info

http://www.affordabletherapynetwork.com: helps connect users to affordable, free or sliding scale therapy in several locations in Canada

https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1: a lot of resources are listed here

For more from FLŌ TRIBE: https://flotribe.com

Marc Varin is an ex-football player turned nutrition expert who specializes in helping athletes improve their performance and longevity through nutrition.

To connect with Marc, check out his Instagram profile:
https://www.instagram.com/marcvarin.n...​

For more on Flo Tribe, go to: https://flotribe.com

In this episode of the FLŌ TRIBE podcast I catch up with a close friend of mine, Max Powers. Max is a BJJ Black Belt and movement specialist with a focus on unconventional training methods such as kettlebell, steel mace and movement flows.

The best place to connect with Max is on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/max5powers/​

To find out more about FLŌ TRIBE: https://flotribe.com