Holistic High Performance Podcast
16 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe Holistic High Performance Podcast with your host Daniel Christofferson, is a unique blend of interviews with world class speakers in the fields of athletics, performance, mindset, health, wellness, fitness, movement, alternative medicine, spirituality, bodywork, structural integration, energy medicine, nutrition, and how to live the best version of your life. We will hear stories from Olympians, Professional, and World Class athletes. Learn about scientifically proven energy medicine technologies and explore the rich variety of movement, meditation, and bodywork practices available to help you increase your awareness and bring your body, mind, and spirit into balance. We invite you to join us on a journey of self discovery....
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Episodes
The Intersection of Awareness and the Body - with BetsyAnn Baron - EP013
January 14, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBFew people are as aware of their bodies as professional dancers are. Not necessarily aesthetics, but the ‘mechanics,’ the function and feedback. Their bodies are not only their source of vitality and expression, but their livelihoods, and therefore need to be respected, maintained, and healed. We can all take lessons from their awareness and rejuvenation. BetsyAnn Baron has a unique view of body awareness, as a former professional dancer with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal. Her own...
The Twists and Turns of the Pursuit of Sports- with Jennifer Wheeler - EP012
January 11, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 33.3 MBFor some athletes, their path is clear and straightforward, often laid-out for them from a young age. Follow and connect the dots and you’ll get there if you put in the hard work and stay focused. For the rest of us, athletics, as in life, is full of twists and turns, and forks in the road. At some point, ‘greatness’ and ‘winning’ is not the goal, as getting older, relationships, children, and a hundred other things can divert us from our goals and force us to re-prioritize. Our next guest p...
Whole Foods and Whole Body Wellness - with Mia Cara
January 07, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBDuring the past year we’ve had less control over where we go and who we meet, and have witnessed one of the most profound public health crisis of our lifetimes, along with its economic fallout. We’ve all been spending considerably more time at home, and have had more time to rediscover some more simple pleasures and joys. One of those joys is food. Some have taken the imposed home time to cook more, while others have taken this opportunity to try a new diet. Or, a combination of both – per...
Whole Foods and Whole Body Wellness - with Mia Cara - EP011
January 07, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBDuring the past year we’ve had less control over where we go and who we meet, and have witnessed one of the most profound public health crisis of our lifetimes, along with its economic fallout. We’ve all been spending considerably more time at home, and have had more time to rediscover some more simple pleasures and joys. One of those joys is food. Some have taken the imposed home time to cook more, while others have taken this opportunity to try a new diet. Or, a combination of both – per...
Using the SMART Goal Strategy to Accomplish More- with Mary Marshall - EP010
January 04, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 23.9 MBDespite our best intentions, our best plans can, and often do, fall short. We’ve been taught since we were young to have goals and pursue them, sometimes doggedly and without question. This idea has followed many of us into our adulthoods, where we dutifully create goals, but without introspection or a plan, follow them without vision or flexibility. Author, coach and instructor, Mary Marshall, is a strong proponent of upgrading the concept of mere goals to that of Smart Goals – the idea t...
Turning Your Goals into Smart Goals - with Mary Marshall - EP010
January 04, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 23.9 MBDespite our best intentions, our best plans can, and often do, fall short. We’ve been taught since we were young to have goals and pursue them, sometimes doggedly and without question. This idea has followed many of us into our adulthoods, where we dutifully create goals, but without introspection or a plan, follow them without vision or flexibility. Author, coach and instructor, Mary Marshall, is a strong proponent of upgrading the concept of mere goals to that of Smart Goals – the idea t...
Coaching Athletes to Win On & Off the Field—with James Laurence - EP009
December 11, 2020 16:47 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBWinning on the field is nice. But it’s even more important to translate the lessons we learn there to life beyond sports. To apply the discipline, work ethic and growth mindset of an elite athlete to everything we do. Coach James Laurence is the Founder and CEO of Legerity Sports Performance, a coaching program for high-performing athletes of all ages based in Covington, Washington. James played football and ran track and field for the Antelope Valley College Marauders before earning a foo...
For Next-Level Success, Question Your Beliefs—with Daniel Christofferson - EP008
December 10, 2020 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBWhat’s keeping you from achieving next-level success? For most of us, fear gets in the way, and we create self-imposed limitations based on what we think is possible or available to us. But what if you stopped to question those made-up limits on what you can achieve? Our host, Daniel Christofferson, is the Founder and CEO of Holistic High Performance, a state-of-the-art performance and recovery center based in Seattle, Washington. He has been working in structural integration since 1996, h...
What Weightlifting & Yoga Have in Common—with Wendy Spies - EP007
December 03, 2020 11:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBOn the surface, it may seem like weightlifting and yoga have very little in common. But if you ask Wendy Spies, the practices parallel each other. In fact, she refers to weightlifting as ‘honest yoga.’ Wendy is a Certified RYT Yoga Instructor and USA Weightlifting Coach. She has been practicing yoga since 1987 and is a nationally-ranked weightlifter, setting the world record in the women’s 53kg at the 2018 Pan American Games and winning gold at the Arnold Weightlifting Championships. Wendy...
From High School Records to the Pro Ranks—with Chloe Cunliffe - EP006
November 30, 2020 11:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBWhat does it look like for an athlete to go from setting high school records straight to the pro ranks? For pole vaulter Chloe Cunliffe, the transition has been a positive one, giving her the chance to focus solely on her sport. But there is a learning curve. So, how is training for and competing in high school meets different from the pros? Chloe is a professional pole vaulter in training for the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. She holds both the indoor and outdoor national high school records, p...
Making Self-Care a Priority for Athletes—with Whitney Rowe - EP005
November 27, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBWhere does self-care fall on your list of priorities as an athlete? Do you see it as a luxury? Or a necessary investment in your wellbeing? Whitney Rowe is a Canadian sprinter in training to make her first Olympic team. A graduate of Colorado Mesa University, she is a two-time All-American, two-time North American, Central American and Caribbean Silver Medalist and 12-time Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Medalist. Whitney is currently training in Mount Holly, New Jersey, and she has bee...
The Long Road to Healing from Physical Trauma—with Neil McCarthy - EP004
November 26, 2020 11:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBNeil McCarthy and his wife Tracy are outdoor adventurers, and they taught their kids to ski, hike, climb and camp early on. And then, in July of 2018, Neil had accident. After an easy climb, he was rappelling and fell. So, what does life look like for Neil and his family today? And what modalities did he employ on the long road to healing from physical trauma? Neil is the Organizational Development Consultant and Leadership Coach behind McCarthy Consulting Group, a Seattle firm that helps ...
Build Resilience with Neurovascular Release—with Kier Schumaker - EP003
November 25, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 33 MBWhere are you stuck in your body? As athletes, we turn to body work to ease restrictions and improve our mobility. But only neurovascular release (NVR) addresses the underlying causes of our stuck-ness, helping us rehabilitate old injuries and prevent new ones. So, how does NVR work to cultivate resilience and fine tune our bodies for high performance? With two decades of experience as a manual practitioner, Kier Schumaker is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Board Certified Structural Integra...
Treat Every Training Session Like Your Last—with Melanie Roach - EP002
November 24, 2020 11:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBEarly in her weightlifting her career, Melanie Roach struggled to stay present on the international stage and had to withdraw from the 2000 Olympic Trials. But once she mastered the art of gratitude and started treating every training session like her last, Melanie found the joy in every day—and her performance in competition soared. Not only that, she became a better mother, wife, entrepreneur and coach. Melanie placed fifth for Team USA in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, making every lift ...
Become the Author of Your Own Story—with Sam Cunliffe - EP001
November 23, 2020 11:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBMost of us see ourselves as the main character in our story, and we react to our circumstances based on subconscious programming. But what if we have the power to become the author of our own story as well? What if we can create our own reality and make the choice to be happy in any situation? Sam Cunliffe is a world-class athlete, setting the world record in the long jump at the age of 11 and then becoming one of the top 30 basketball players in the country by his senior year of high scho...