This week in EQUIP we hear from the man behind So We Flow, the yoga brand for men with movement in mind. 

We met Jake in 2018 when he was launching the brand and in the yoga world what he was doing felt rather unique. Simple workwear styles for men who do yoga. So simple in fact that that is their genius and their pants are some of the best climbing pants we have had and not a purple in sight.

Like the brand itself, Jake is super mellow, straight forward and a pleasure to talk to, even though we did this Q&A remotely. 

See more of what they do on soweflow.com

As we start the new round of podcasts exploring the ideas of a Complete Human Experience, this podcast with Arthur Joseph, founder of Vocal Awareness and is the third in the series post after Jamie Wheal's. We talk about the ideas which jumped out at us during the conversation with Arthur and connect it back in to where we are heading with weMove.

Hey there and welcome to the weMove podcast.

This next podcast was initially out of left field. 

Our voice is unique to us and often is hidden behind a version of ourselves we think the world wants to see. When we are not ourselves, our voice changes and when we discover our true voice then we step into our self, becoming heard by others and able to communicate clearly the ideas we have and the person we truly are.

We were introduced Arthur Joseph the leading vocal coach in the US quite possibly the world and founder of the Vocal Awareness methodology. 

During the conversation we were pretty quiet and when we did speak, Arthur would coach us much like the conductor of an orchestra, and there is a point where the sound I make when I speak does not sound like me, it didn’t feel like my normal self, instead something much calmer and more assured. Very strange and yet enough for me to felt he effect of developing how I communicate with myself and others.

The connection for us with the people we are meeting is the connection with the breath. Physical performance is all well and good but we interact with others in more ways than physical and our ability to communicate clearly with others will propel us further forward in how we live than simply how fit we are. Sure there are all the breathwork practices which talk about physical performance and health and longevity which are great, but the breath is also the critical tool in how we speak and we only learn in a monkey see monkey do kind of way. 

Arthurs clients read like a complete who’s who from Angelina Jolie, Arnold Schwarzenegger to Karim Abdul Jabar, and countless NFL and NBA hall of famers aswell as regular folk just like us and that is why this is special. We all have a voice and when we know how to use it and what it is capable of then the world opens up because we can connect rather than conflict with others.

As with all these practices, choosing the ones to practice is the skilful part, but how we use our voice might just be the next step in this complete human experience we are living.

For more information on Arthur, go to our website and follow the links from his podcast.

This week in Thoughts on, we ask our cold water compadre and natural movement specialist Tony Riddle aka The Natural Lifestylist about movement and the play state. The thoughts on series is a result of wanting to go a little deeper and gain another perspective on themes which emerge from the main weekly podcast and this comes from our pod with Tony Molina founder of the Rewire project. Who said that the fundamental with people wanting to move is that they simply cannot very well. And that is the foundation and starting point for everything we do. It might sound like we are in two different places during this podcast and that’s because we are. Using the power of technology to connect the weMove world together. We record these not as a conversation but as a series of emailed questions the guest records the answers to in the comfort of their own home. Follow tony @thenaturallifestylist

We ask Logan Gelbrich founder of Deuce Gym and Captain of the process, on his thoughts on how our ego can hinder our performance and sabotage the path to performance and with that in mind what we can do to get the ego out of the way to do what we actually want to do which is improve and move forward. This episode of Thoughts on follows the Finding Flow podcast with Jamie Wheal as we pondered and chatted with listeners on the often blind obsession that can come with finding flow and being our best. Usually a result of our ego getting in the way. It might sound like we are in two different places during this podcast and that’s because we are. Using the power of technology to connect the weMove world together. We record these not as a conversation but as a series of emailed questions the guest records the answers to in the comfort of their own home. Follow logan @functionalcoach

As we start the new round of podcasts exploring the ideas of a Complete Human Experience, this podcast with The Rewire Projects Tony Molina is the second in the series post after Jamie Wheal's. We talk about the ideas which jumped out at us during the conversation with Tony Wheal and connect it back in to where we are heading with weMove.

Following on from Finding Flow with Jamie Wheal we bring you the second podcast from our California and Texas trip, this time with the guy who has changed our ideas on fitness and health more than any other. 

We describe him to others as a real life Jason Bourne, Tony Molina, founder of the Rewire Project began life in Marine Reconnaisance, endured more than most crossing countries at speed and then found himself wanting to understand more about his own physical performance in order to support others to get out there rather than watch vicariously on a screen.

The Rewire Project his boutique health and fitness space looks like no other gym we have set foot in, there are no free weights, no tredmills or rowing machines, and yet here you will boost your systemic health, increase your performance and develop the skills to do things that you never perhaps thought you would, getting out of your comfort zone and making the choice whether to thrive or survive.

In fact the testing workout which Tony had us do was probably the most intense session we have done, the run we then went on with him gave us a rude awakening in to how inefficiently we breath through our nose and set us on a direct course to become more physically and psychologically prepared for the world around us, and eager to continue to rewire our brains and bodies to get the most out of what we were born with.

The podcast covers the routes to good health, what is happening in the paradigm of health and fitness and why the old paradigm of diet and exercise that has been engrained in our culture is missing one vital part which is holding us back from moving forward. Our ability to Adapt.

So much of the research that we are reading and hearing about focuses on the brain, how we can develop our brain to reduce injury, illness and boost strength, ability and much more. It is the driver to everything we do and yet the last part to be worked on. 

In our session with Tony before the podcast, he had taken us through a new method called Postural Alignment which connects the information the eyes see and the feet feel to give a clearer picture to the brain as to what needs to be done. Within five minutes our aching joints and symptoms of historical injuries had disappeared and our strength had increased, without lifting weights and with no painkillers. It has to be experienced or at least seen to be believed but these are techniques which the right osteopath, physio and trainer can learn and incorporate into their treatments and for us regular folk, learn and practice in our daily lives.

In Tony’s words we survive best when we are a little bit cold and a little bit hungry. 

Get your notebook ready and enjoy what you are about to hear.

Equip with Aiguille Alpine. 

Equip is the weMove way of sharing brands we think you might like to know about if you need to get ready for getting out there. Today we introduce the man behind Aiguille Alpine the UK made bag brand for climbers and adventurers.

Thoughts on Intrinsic motivation with Tom Foxley, founder of Mindset RX’d.

Exploring the idea of intrinsic motivation from the Finding Flow podcast with Jamie Wheal. We speak with Tom Foxley, founder of Mindset RX’d the the functional fitness world's first scalable, learnable system to master the Inner Athlete.

Thoughts on the Finding Flow podcast with James & Chris.

As we start the new round of podcasts exploring the ideas of a Complete Human Experience, the Finding Flow podcast with Jamie Wheal marks the start. We talk about the ideas which jumped out at us during the conversation with Jamie Wheal and connect it back in to where we are heading with weMove.