On episode 68 I speak with Maurizio Diaz, co-founder of Aire Libre, an inspiring company that explores the world through running. We dive into the beginning of Aire Libre, how it's evolved and the family that's been created around the world and some of the stories of growth that can happen on these experiences. Mau shares his journey into running, how it helped him grow personally while learning and exploring cities around the world. We also get into a powerful story from Mau's youth that proved powerful for this growth and independence as a you man.

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On the latest episode I speak with Rio Lakeshore, LA-based runner, writer, artist, father and man. It's hard to encapsulate Rio in a sentence so I suggest listening to the episode, but we dive into his growing up in Los Angeles, how moving to the Mojave Desert changed his life, perspective and began his relationship with running. We explore what mindful running really is and how it can be artful like music and dance, and what can be invited through this ancient movement practice. Rio speaks on learning from injury, transitioning from the road to the trails and his vision for running in community and helping more underprivileged youth get out of the city and into the trails.

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On episode 66 of the podcast I have Sanjay Rawal back on, disciple of Sri Chinmoy, runner and film maker. We dive into Sri's concept of 'Run and Become' which coincides with my new Reigning Champ collection using the same name, and how running can be an invitation for personal growth and self-transcendence and an unlimited amount of joy and lessons to learn. Sanjay also shares a recent DNP experience at a marathon PR attempt and what he's been learning from this potent race turned lesson, and how it's tested his internal world. Finally we speak about his latest film, Gather, "intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food sovereignty, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide." It's a beautiful and inspiring film, like Sanjay's other work and it was a joy to speak to him again and feel the light and energy he brings to the world.

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On this special episode I had a chance to sit down with Maria Sharapova as a part of a project with Tonal. Maria is well-known for her incredibly impressive tennis career but she's also a very dynamic human being, having overcome challenges, growing up in the eye of the global sports media since 16 years old, all while developing herself holistically. This led her to a diverse career of investment and interests which have been keeping her busy since retiring from tennis a little over a year ago. We speak about her experience over lockdown, retiring from the sport she loved, being coached by her father and the evolution of her 'game' on the mental and physical side as she began to integrate more strength training into her workouts.

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