Embracing Vulnerability: A Journey Through Peru

This chapter chronicles a transformative experience during a spiritual retreat in Peru, highlighting the importance of vulnerability, service, and genuine human connections. The speakers reflect on their personal growth through engaging with local communities and the joy learned from children at an orphanage. Emphasizing humility and the significance of authentic experiences, they challenge common misconceptions in spirituality and underscore the value of service over superficiality.

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Nike Master Trainer and Founder of Warrior Retreats Branden Collinsworth and Blu discuss the story of how Warrior Retreats came to be. From Branden's first trip to Peru, to sitting with the medicine for the first time, to receiving permission from the spirit of Peru to bring others down there to heal – Branden shares his dedication to creating reciprocity with the country of Peru through service and the bringing together individuals who are heart-centered.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

6:55 The Story of Warrior Retreats

27:19 Blu’s Personal Experience in Peru

34:00 The Service Aspect of Retreats

45:35 Peru Has Her Own Consciousness

52:21 The Full Spectrum of Peru

1:01:18 Branden’s Reflection of Blu

1:03:14 The Screening Process for Warrior Retreats

1:12:06 Conclusion

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Branden Collinsworth:

In 2002, Branden Collinsworth was broke, homeless, and a high school dropout. Destined for either prison or death, it was at his lowest that he made the powerful decision to change his life and also his heart.

Branden decided to go after his dreams and transcend the streets that enslaved him.

He founded The Jump for Joy Foundation, a local nonprofit dedicated to helping kids lead healthier lives. Branden then built Real Results Fitness, an award-winning chain of high-performance gyms throughout Las Vegas.

He went on to become an internationally renowned performance coach, one of the first trainers signed globally to Nike, and even received his Master's in Positive Psychology from UPenn.

After beating the odds and receiving the accolades of success, Branden knew this wasn’t his final stop. He set out to travel the world in pursuit of expanding upon his love for learning, human optimization, and global impact.

From 2016-2022, Branden lived in Peru, Bali, Thailand, Hawaii, and India, where he dove deep into the study of yoga, indigenous plant medicine, Osteo-Thai massage, and Muay Thai kickboxing.

In 2018 he was chosen by the Indian government / Ministry of Ayush as one of the US ambassador of Yoga, spending ten days in Kerala, India, learning about yoga, it’s traditions and its origins.

In 2019 Branden collaborated with Nike to launch Nike Yoga - Nike's first yoga performance apparel line. He also co-created the first comprehensive yoga program on the Nike Training Club app, with workouts that serve millions across the world monthly.

Inspired by his travels, Branden became fiercely passionate about humanitarian work and giving back to the places that gave him so much. In 2017 he launched Warrior Retreats: A 16-day physical and spiritual rite of passage for leaders in Peru.

He also stands as the Global Director for The Tropical Pathology and Infectious Disease Association, a humanitarian nonprofit based in Peru that helps minority students get into medical school.

In 2020 Branden became one of the Founding Experts for Mined - the first digital emotional platform that is rooted in amplifying emotional wellbeing and human pathos.

Currently Branden is serving as head of Innovation and Human Performance for Core Power Yoga and is still diligently at work with Nike as one of their Global Trainers and Yoga Teachers.

Branden is committed to creating a global movement for love built upon his own training fundamentals: mindset, movement, meditation, and mastery.

Warrior Retrats - www.warriorretreats.com

Warrior Retreats Video - https://youtu.be/

Ted Talk - https://youtu.be/kadse8DqMkU

BIO Video - https://youtu.be/fX4FXII9mig

Mine’d - Access to 200+ of my lectures https://brandencollinsworth.doyoumined.com

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BLU:

https://www.instagram.com/bluofearth/

https://www.bluofearth.com/

https://www.florescence.earth

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