Movement isn’t just exercise. It’s how you rewire your brain, calibrate your nervous system, and transform your sense of self.

In this week’s episode, Antifragile in Action: Movement Is the Method, Alison shared the science of practices like yoga, strength training, and cardio and how to use them to create the internal conditions for true resilience.

Through the lens of neuroscience, ancient yogic wisdom, and modern mindset work, you'll see how physical challenge—when done with awareness—becomes the method for transformation.

You’ll learn:

Why modern yoga often misses the mark on true growth

How your nervous system adapts through movement

The science of hormetic stress and willpower

How strength training and cardio build antifragility

How to use movement practice strategically

Wanna get strong with us? Start with the (free) Asana Strong guide and video series: https://alisonstarr.kit.com/9d22b218a4

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Ever tried to change and everything in your system screamed “No!"? It's not just you and it doesn't mean that you're off-course or not-meant-for-that. In fact, this sense of "wrong" might mean the change is really right.

In this video, Alison Starr unpacks the neurobiology of change—why your brain, body, and nervous system resist transformation and what to do about it.

Drawing from the predictive brain model, cognitive dissonance theory, and trauma studies. With insights from David Goggins, James Clear, and Huberman Lab this conversation reveals:

Why change feels “wrong” (even when it’s right)

How your brain codes predictability as safety

Why changing your identity is the key to lasting transformation

How movement practice builds your capacity for change

Whether you're trudging through the Valley of Despair, freshly fallen off Mount Stupid, or dancing into your next evolution, this episode is a map and a mirror.

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What if physical challenges were portals to healing?

In this episode, Alison Starr invites you to see movement as a powerful path to deep, lasting transformation. Drawing from anti-fragility, nervous system science, and the yoga tradition, discover how you can rewire early-childhood imprints, expand your window of tolerance, and invite Spirit into the driver's seat.

You’ll learn:

-How to discern the “right dose” of challenge to stay in healing, not harm

-How you nervous system influences your mind

-How physical challenge creates transformation

Your body isn’t just along for the ride—it is the terrain. Get curious, lean in, listen and learn to move and breathe for healing.

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Why do we give up just when things are about to get good? You don’t lack motivation—you lack a map for how growth actually works.

In Part 2 of Becoming Anti-Fragile, we explore the psychology of sticking with practices like meditation, journaling, or cold exposure. Discover why people fall off, how to build real willpower, and how to move through the “Valley of Despair” using science-backed tools and ancient practices

In this episode:

What the “Four Stages of Competence” reveal about why we quit

Mount Stupid & The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Why willpower is built, not born (hello, anterior midcingulate cortex)

How hormetic stress trains body, brain, and spirit

The power of journaling, meditation, and “embracing the suck”

Why consistency always outperforms intensity

How to move from maintenance to mastery

Journaling prompts:

What am I noticing? 

What were my GAINS today?

If I lived this day again, what would I change?

This is your reminder: every new mountain brings a new “Mount Stupid.”

Stay with it. Quiet confidence comes with reps.

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What if stress wasn’t something to avoid—but something that could strengthen you?

In this video, Alison Starr explores the concept of antifragility—coined by risk analyst Nassim Nicholas Taleb—and how it applies to your body, brain, and being. You’ll learn why resilience isn’t enough and how the right dose of challenge, movement, and mindset can actually help you evolve.

Drawing from yoga tradition, movement science, and neurobiology, Alison teaches how strength is built not by avoiding discomfort, but by meeting it with clarity and compassion.

Topics covered:

Fragile vs Robust vs Resilient vs Antifragile

Hormetic stress & nervous system training

The Anterior Cingulate Cortex: the seat of willpower

Measuring in the GAIN, not the GAP

Journaling, meditation, & mindset practices

Ask yourself:

What is this challenge asking of me?

How can I use this moment to get better?

Ready to evolve through effort, not avoid it?

Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/jF3jih1wF18

Watch part 2: https://youtu.be/sEIPvXWerRg?si=BnyLPeJUa-tr-9hS

Learn more: https://www.kandaschool.com/writing/are-you-fragile-or-anti-fragile

Books referenced: Antifragile, Move Your DNA, Can’t Hurt Me, Dark Night of the Soul

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