Understanding the Significance of a Sensitive Nervous System and Balancing the Nerve Tree for Better Movement

This is my favorite podcast episode I recorded this year, if not ever... Thanks to LMNT for sponsoring this video! Head to https://DrinkLMNT.com/FLO to get your free sample pack with any purchase. Lawrence Van Lingen is a running specialist from South Africa, who is gaining a lot of attention in the endurance space. He has worked with elite athletes such as Jan Frodeno and Taylor Knibb. Lawrence is a close friend and he has helped improve my running and health in a variety of different ways.

If you would like to learn more about Lawrence’s movement programs, check out https://www.innerunner.com

Watch the full video on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/zDJrNa-tO8c 

CHAPTERS:

• 00:00 Massive breakthrough in running
• 02:50 Welcome Lawrence and thank you!
• 04:01 Core values, moving from the centre out.
• 06:17 Going from child to adult, are you the master of your movement? 
• 13:34 Floris’ early encounters with Lawrence and implementing some teachings.
• 16:59 Being the creator and author of your movement and your life.
• 22:16 Working with the flow rope
• 27:23 The softer breath and options opening up, as a result.
• 28:11 Flow rope and movement, anatomical chains. Extend from the hip!
• 33:28 Pushing your feet into the ground.
• 36:22 The “one-and” drill for cadence.
• 37:53 Improving form, being present, psycho-emotional factors in running.
• 45:25 Running form indicators.
• 49:16 When the going gets tough, “oh my word” moments.
• 53:08 Helping Taylor Knibb (US Triathlete), neural tension.
• 59:14 Innerunner resources
• 1:02:10 Reframing and changing mindset, to change the way you run.
• 1:04:39 Further triathlete training experiences. What’s the long game?
• 1:07:37 Backwards walking; guidance, injury rehab and avoidance.
• 1:13:38 Marianne Williamson’s poem, believing and accepting talent.
• 1:18:56 How to master the Awesomiser
• 1:21:49 Find out more about Lawrence
• 1:21:27 Closing thoughts; feeling, creative expression, online presence.

LINKS & TOOLS MENTIONED

• Website: http://www.innerunner.com/
• (How to Master) The Awesomiser: http://tinyurl.com/Awesomiser 
• Dan Lierberman: http://heb.fas.harvard.edu/people/daniel-e-lieberman
• Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being (book) ~ http://amzn.to/3S2kIAM
• Thomas Myers and anatomy trains: http://www.anatomytrains.com/about-us/
• Poem by Marianne Williamson: https://bit.ly/47i2rDC 

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