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Welcome to the Align Podcast, hosted by me, Aaron Alexander. This is a place where we focus on optimizing your mind, body, and movement through exploring unconventional approaches and unique viewpoints on all things health, wellness, and life. I'm joined by top wellness experts and world-renowned thought-leaders, including Byron Katie, Bruce Lipton, Aubrey Marcus, Jim Kwik, Marriane Williamson, Ben Greenfield, Robb Wolf, Shawn Stevenson, Abel James, Mark Sisson, Wim Hof, James Clear, Zach Bush, Gabby Reece, and many more. Get ready for deep conversations that open you up to new perspectives and ways of life that will ultimately take your mental, physical, and emotional wellness to the next level. If you love this podcast, I would love for you to connect with me on Instagram, @alignpodcast.
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Sep 28, 2020

Have you ever heard the term ‘humiliatrix’?

It might ring a bell and you can probably guess in which industry this profession belongs to. But the contours of it might surprise you!

In this episode, guest Ceara Lynch discusses her career: a niche in men’s fantasies and needs. She calls herself a Humiliatrix where she humiliates men, by request, in the most different ways.

During her career she has worked with all sorts of men and perhaps contrary to what many would think, there isn’t exactly an obvious pattern of men who seek to be professionally humiliated, which led her to gain a non-judgmental view of people. We also talk about Ceara plans for the future as a means to fulfillment and learning and how achieving life goals can have us spin into existential crises.

Overall, this was a fascinating conversation about the intricacies of being human.

Ceara Lynch works as a humiliatrix and had a curious start in the industry at only 17 years old. She is also the host of the Standard Deviation Podcast and an executive producer and actress on the fictional documentary ‘Use Me’.

What we discuss:

[00:03:01] What a Humiliatrix is

[00:04:31] How Ceara got into this line of work    

[00:08:20] Is there a type of man that seeks this service?    

[00:09:23] Do certain kinks come from trauma?

[00:11:21] How does usually one online session go?   

[00:13:10] A client's fetish that surprised Ceara 

[00:17:11] What Ceara has learned from her work that she applies to her daily life 

[00:19:38] How Ceara sees her future    

[00:21:41] How reaching one big goal led Ceara to a small-scale existential crisis 

[00:23:18] Is the sensation of helping people the solution to an existential crisis driven by having enough money?    

[00:24:20] Is Ceara's work in the line of pornography? 

[00:25:12] What are Ceara's friends like?   

[00:25:52] Are the common stereotypes about pornstars true?    

[00:26:48] Ceara's talks about her documentary 'Use Me'  

[00:27:27] How is the internet changing things for pornstars?    

[00:29:05] Is Ceara an entrepreneur?   

[00:30:02] How Ceara started to manage money differently throughout her career     

[00:32:23] The key to be successful in the industry     

[00:34:10] What Ceara's parents think about her profession 

[00:35:50] Is Ceara's job an issue to her relationships?   

[00:37:13] Is it fair to expect monogamy from most people?   

[00:39:04] Standard Deviation: Ceara's podcast     

[00:45:23] Are some exceptional individuals just products of their environment? 

 

Find more from Ceara Lynch:

Website: https://www.cearalynch.com/

Instagram: @cearalynch

Podcast: https://standardpodcast.com/

Film: https://www.facebook.com/usememovie/



Sep 19, 2020

Is the lymphatic system the missing link in your healing? In this episode of the Align Podcast, Dr. Perry Nickleston guides us through the vital role of the lymphatic system in the functioning of our entire body.

In western medicine, we often use a bandaid to cover the symptoms that possibility are trying to make us aware of a larger, underlying issue. And by treating symptoms in isolation, without considering the entire system as a whole, it often results in long-term chronic pain and fatigue, a compromised immune system, and cancer.

Plus, Dr. Nickleston discusses our mental and lymphatic health in-depth, why he thinks of the human body as an aquarium, and the correlation of the body-mind relationship by showing how trauma and physical and emotional stress can manifest in our health

Perry Nickelston, DC, NKT, FMS, SFMA, is a Chiropractic Physician with a primary focus on Performance Enhancement, Corrective Exercise, and Metabolic Fitness Nutrition He is the author of the “Stop Chasing Pain” program, combining his expertise in myofascial, orthopedic, medical and trigger point soft tissue therapy. He uses programs designed to find your source of painful dysfunction. 

He is an absolute wizard on functional medicine, functional movement, and the works of the lymphatic system.

What we discuss:

  • [00:05:25] What is the lymphatic system and how it’s connected to the other systems in the human body
  • [00:06:21] How the immune system is connected to chronic pain and inflammation
  • [00:12:23] The body as an aquarium: drainage precedes supply
  • [00:22:48] The two main ways to move the fluid in the body
  • [00:23:50] Can a person self-diagnose? Practices and symptoms 
  • [00:28:13] Why the abdomen is the primary region where there is more congestion leading to more pain
  • [00:30:04] When training becomes too stressful and how to keep it under control
  • [00:32:50] Is inflammation always bad?
  • [00:35:48] Understanding why certain emotional states are likely to manifest in physical pain
  • [00:37:31] How stress affects our posture and its broad consequences
  • [00:42:05] Why psychology and physiology can’t be separated
  • [00:50:13] The relationship between skin, brain and gut
  • [00:59:56] How can emotional pain be physically released
  • [01:05:58] Why a mental breakdown was key for Dr. Perry’s healing

Find more from Dr Perry Nickelston:

Website: https://www.stopchasingpain.com

Instagram: @stopchasingpain

 

Sep 14, 2020

Are you ready for anything life throws your way?

In this episode of the Align Podcast, guest Kelly Starrett discusses how putting ourselves in physically stressful situations prepares us for the mentally stressful situations life throws our way. The example he shares is how the risk he emersed himself in doing high-level white water kayaking mentally prepared him for the risk he took to start his own business.

We dive into why taking risks and breaking ourselves against our fear doesn't make us more reckless, but actually makes us more responsible in the decisions we make in our lives. 

Kelly is a physical therapist, author of Becoming a Supple Leopard, the founder of The Ready State, and to be honest, my preferred human of choice.

Kelly has had a profound impact on me personally, and I'm excited to have him back on the podcast in hopes of having a profound impact on you as well.

What we discuss:

02:25 - How does your bike affect your spine?

05:05 - How to implement biking into your life?

10:45 - What's actively challenging you in your life?

15:20 - Acknowledge bad behaviours and taking action 

16:40 - The relationship between trying and doing

19:30 - The pressure of quarantine and it's social impact

22:10 - The value of experiences of being poor vs having too much abundance

27:00 - The relationship with tribalism.

32:45 - Breaking yourself against your fear 

36:35 - How fear teaches you how to be in your body

40:50 - Why we seek dangerous behaviours

47:00 - The connection between physical risk and mental risk.

51:00 - Normal Accidents Theory

53:00 - Why it's easier to add to your diet than to subtract from it

Find more from Kelly: 

thereadystate.com

Sep 7, 2020
Most of us are nutrition and supplement obsessed when it comes to increasing cognitive health, although exercise is at the top of the list for preventing cognitive decline, yet it's the least utilized. In this episode, guest Ryan Glatt breaks down how we can properly use exercise as a means to boost our brain health. 
 
Ryan also does a deep dive into what the heck the brain is in the first place, how it is deeply interconnected to the rest of the systems throughout your body, how exercise affects it, how to prevent cognitive decline and depression, and many other fascinating topics in relation to neuroscience. 
 
Ryan Glatt is a psychometrist and Brain Health Coach at the Brain Health Center in the Pacific Neuroscience Institute. With a strong background in exercise science and human health, Ryan develops curricula specifically targeted towards developing optimal brain health.
 
Ryan is an amazing friend with a similar background, which means we get pretty silly. 
 
What we discuss: 
 
3:30 - What is the brain?
4:30 - How movement affects the brain
8:00 - Micro, Macro and Behavioral effects
9:30 - The effects of exercise duration, intensity, and modality
11:40 - Bloodflow, angiogenesis, BDNF
15:00 - Forced exercise vs. voluntarily exercise
18:00 - Nutrition and cognitive health
21:50 - Skill-based exercise
23:15 - Why not all exercise should be cognitive demanding
26:00 - Motor units within the muscles
33:45 - How movement modifies our expression and personality
35:15 - How movement affects your thoughts and feelings
39:00 - The impact of facial gestures
44:20 - Task initiation and executive functioning
47:00 - How exercise affects learning
49:50 - Cortisol-sensitive areas of the brain
50:40 - How HITT brings down inflammatory bio-markers
54:00 - Why adaptation is the key
56:40 - Why you need to do more of what you're not doing
01:06:00 - Nature therapy
01:12:45 - Manipulating the brain with movement
01:13:00 - Depression and inflammation in the brain vs. dopamine hypothesis
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