RUNGA Radio 009 | Blake Houston - Where Fitness meets Self Awareness
Blake Houston is something of a virtuoso. Not only is he an excellent barber, he’s also a personal trainer with a rare approach to fitness. A lifelong fitness enthusiast, he pursued bodybuilding, transitioned into muay thai, and then incorporated yoga and meditation.
“The only way you can actually be bad at meditation is if you don’t do it.”
Blake takes us through his journey, explaining how he works with his clients to help them understand the value of health in all aspects of life. We discuss the prevalence of injury and constant depletion, unpack the effects of social media on the brain, and explore various pathways to meditation.
“Just removing that layer of rubber from your soles to the earth will bring you back into a more connected headspace.”
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- Your most valuable resources are the people around you (15:30)
- The fitness story: bodybuilding to muay thai to yoga (17:45)
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- Joe’s first kundalini experience (39:30)
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- Heart math and body coherence (51:30)
- Porn is causing erectile dysfunction and infertility (55:30)
- Time to go back to our roots. Let’s talk about grounding (1:00:00)
- Blake’s morning routine (Hint: it’s not coffee) (1:10:30)
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