The Activeist
By Flex & Flow
The ActiveistDec 21, 2020
Change the world, not your body
Molly Alliman on how healing your relationship with food opens up space for projects and fulfillment you never dreamed possible.
Connect with Molly on Instagram: @balancebymolly
Choose your own adventure
A conversation with Vasu Sojitra, an athlete for The North Face who is the first on so many mountain tops, ski runs, and more.
Connect with Vasu: @vasu_sojitra on Instagram
Fresh starts
Two stories about what we leave behind and what we bring with us when we start over. Featuring Scrutch @oregonic.yoga and Laura Williams @braveheartranch.
Put yourself out there
Connect with Kanoa on Instagram: @kanoagreene
Advocacy through movement with Jordan Marie Daniel
A conversation with Jordan Marie Daniel, founder of Rising Hearts and advocate for indigenous peoples, on the intersections between moving your body and creating movements of people.
Connect with Jordan:
- Instagram: @nativein_la
- Instagram: @rising_hearts
- https://www.jordanmariedaniel.com/
F*** you, 2020
A special episode featuring the whole team, with some choice words for 2020 ... and some plans for 2021.
Everything changed with Laura Williams
Connect with Laura:
- https://www.facebook.com/laura25/
Join us for free yoga:
- New Year's Day at 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET: https://www.flexandflow.org/newyearyoga
- 108 Sun Salutations on Saturday, January 2 at 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET: https://www.flexandflow.org/108
Best gift ever
Stories from the community about the best gift they’ve ever received. Featuring:
- De Bolton @faithfueledmom
- Adina Crawford @deanietheyogini
- Brittany Phillips @brittanyantoinette
- Zoe Graman @zoegraman
- Kanoa Greene @kanoagreene
- Nic Randall @yoga.by.nic
- Ruby LaBrusciano-Carris @rubyoutside
Cookies are medicine
Connect with Zoe on IG: @zoegraman
It's better together
A conversation with HIIT & Flow master trainer Nicci Randall about commanding a room, trusting your intuition, and finding connection.
Connect with Nic on Instagram: @yoga.by.nic
Join us for a free HIIT & Flow class: http://flexandflow.org/freehiit
Use code PODCAST to save 20% on teacher training: https://www.flexandflow.org/hiittraining
Knowing when to let go with Kate Saul
Connect with Kate on Instagram: @_kate_saul_
BTS with HIIT & Flow
How to have hard conversations, better
The holiday season brings joy and ... the possibility of tense conversations with loved ones. We talked to Garrett Bucks, organizer and founder of The Barnraisers Project, about how to have challenging conversations with curiosity, empathy, and grace.
Connect with Garrett:
- The Barnraisers Project: https://barnraisersproject.org/
- The White Pages: https://thewhitepages.substack.com/
- Instagram: @garrettbucks
Food freedom with Ali Bonar
Kween founder Ali Bonar on her recovery from disordered eating.
Connect with Ali:
- IG: @avokween @kweenandco and @kweencast
- Website: https://kween.co/
- Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kweencast/id1511658074
Endurance
A conversation with endurance athlete Jared S. Blank on how navigating school with dyslexia trained him for running 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days.
Connect with Jared on Instagram: @jaredsblank
BONUS: Keep your head up
An election-day bonus episode, sharing takeaways from a recent workshop on political wellness as we head into election week.
Watch the full workshop here: flexandflow.org/workshops
No silver bullets with Natalie Silver
Political organizer Natalie Silver talks to us about the value we can all bring, how to navigate tough conversations, and how to recalibrate your understanding of success.
Defying Expectations with Devann Murphy
A conversation with adaptive athlete Devann Murphy about defying expectations, over and over again.
Connect with Devann: https://www.instagram.com/adk_handcyclist/
Political Wellness with Amelia Howe
Amelia Howe:
- https://www.instagram.com/ameliahoweee/
- https://www.instagram.com/outdooradvocacy/
Mentioned in this podcast:
- Intersectional Environmentalist: https://www.instagram.com/intersectionalenvironmentalist/
- 1 in 1,000 Black Americans are dying from COVID-19 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/live-blog/first-presidential-debate-trump-biden-n1241282/ncrd1241499#liveBlogHeader
Sports bra stories
Stories in honor of breast cancer awareness, in honor of boobs everywhere, and in honor of a surprisingly recent invention that gives us so much freedom to move and run and jump and go.
Stories by:
- Ruby @rubyoutside
- Amelia @ameliahoweee
- Nic @yoga.by.nic
- Lauren @lauren.irick
- Anna
- Lynn @lynnrogers2008
- Kate @_kate_saul_
Ordinary is extraordinary
A conversation about the challenge of acknowledging and honoring your limits, and how the drive to be extraordinary shapes our paths.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The recording of the Activeist Workshop Bikini BTS is here: flexandflow.org/workshops
- Episode 105: Enoughness with Lauren Irick
- The ultrarunner who just couldn't quit: https://longreads.com/2020/09/08/out-there-on-not-finishing
This is what we're doing now
A conversation with Lynn Rogers, an Ironman triathlete who found herself inexplicably paralyzed from the chest down. Lynn shares her story of recovery, triumph, defeat, with remarkable clarity and grit. If you are able, please consider donating to help Lynn get the medical care she needs—and to make sure her first Ironman isn't her last.
Lynn's fundraising link: https://givebutter.com/1wBhcJ
We'll be hosting two benefit classes for Lynn on October 7 and 10. Please join us on the mat to help support one of our own.
Big thanks to Erica Agran (@ericaagran on Instagram, and ericafinds.com) for introducing us to Lynn.
Enoughness with Lauren Irick
A conversation with pro bodybuilder Lauren Irick @lauren.irick about training, competing, and the indirect road to recovery.
Rewrite the narrative with Lakayana Drury
A conversation with the founder of Word is Bond, an organization dedicated to rewriting the narrative between young black men and law enforcement, about storytelling, listening, and expansion.
Connect with Lakayana and Word is Bond:
- https://www.mywordisbond.org/
- Digital community archive: https://www.mywordisbond.org/communityarchive
- https://www.instagram.com/wordisbondpdx/
- https://www.instagram.com/lakayana/
Training during quarantine
A conversation with three athletes in the Flex & Flow community about how they approach training and motivation during the pandemic. Featuring:
Mireille Sine @mireille.sine
Jean Rigatti @jean3483
Anna Jurken
Taking Up Space
Race, inclusivity & access in fitness and wellness
A recording of a live Activeist workshop featuring panelists Tasha Edwards @hiphealthychick, Brittany Giles @fitxbrit, Tiffany Henness @coachhenness, and Katrina Pilkington @fittykat_, in a conversation about racial justice, fitness, and how to show up and speak up.
To join live monthly Activeist workshops: http://flexandflow.org/join