Tim Shieff, a former top parkour athlete, discusses his journey towards a healthier lifestyle. Topics include childhood trauma's role in physical ailments, therapeutic practices, repairing relationships, evolving understanding of human movement, and coaching roles. They talk about leaving veganism, family trauma, Weck Method, biomechanics, movement strategies, and the biopsychosocial model.
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Ninja Warrior Memory
Tim Shieff and Rafe Kelley reminisce about meeting at American Ninja Warrior in 2011.
Kelley jokingly reminds Shieff of beating him in a qualifying run.
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Parkour's Existential Spark
Parkour can spark a search for meaning beyond the ordinary.
It reveals a disconnect between how we live and how we want to live.
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Success and Dissatisfaction
Tim Shieff achieved great success in parkour, including with Storm Freerun.
Despite this, he felt a growing dissatisfaction and desire for something more.
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Welcome back to the Evolve Move Play podcast!
In today’s conversation we are joined by the one and only Tim Shieff!
In the late 2000’s Tim was one of the best and most well known parkour athletes in the world, and in today’s discussion we will be hearing about the personal and professional struggles he faced that would lead him on a tumultuous journey for a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle.
Along the way Rafe will share parallels of his own journey for personal health and healing, including the role that childhood trauma plays in physical ailments and injury, therapeutic practices he’d employed to overcome these issues, and the deep work that has been required to repair and rejuvenate his closest relationships.
They will also talk at length about the way all of this has evolved their understanding of human movement and the way that they view their roles as coaches and mentors.
This is a very rich discussion that you won’t want to miss out on.
If you enjoy the conversation, be sure to like, subscribe, and check out Tim’s work at the links provided below.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The Search for Fulfillment
19:15 - The Disillusionment at the Top
32:19 - Leaving Veganism
45:34 - Rafe’s Own Story
53:55 - MDMA, Psilocybin and Family Trauma
01:15:46 - The Weck Method, Rope Flow & Body to Object Practices
01:27:46 - Biomechanics, Movement Strategies, and the Biopsychosocial Model
TIM’S LINKS
- Web: https://www.wayoftherope.com/
-IG: https://www.instagram.com/timsgym
-IG: https://www.instagram.com/wayoftherope/
-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Tims_Gym
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