#71 TONY RIDDLE - NATURAL LIFESTYLE COACH, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR & RECORD BREAKING BAREFOOT ENDURANCE ATHLETE
Tony Riddle (@thenaturallifestylist) is a natural lifestyle coach, author of best-selling “Be More Human: How To Transform Your Lifestyle for Optimum, Happiness, Health and Vitality” and record-breaking barefoot endurance athlete. Regarded as a trailblazer within the field of natural movement and lifestyle, Riddle is the creator of the Natural Lifestyle Philosophy, which encourages modern urbanites to reconnect with certain innate, ‘wild’ behaviours in order to increase physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellness.
Having overcome clubfoot as a child, which involved years of traumatic treatment, Riddle has devoted his life to physical training in various forms – whether it was serving in the army and later establishing himself as a respected personal trainer, pilates teacher and rewilding movement coach, or becoming an endurance athlete in his mid-40s, breaking records for running the length of the UK and completing the Three Peaks Challenge barefoot.
- Tony is running the South West Coast path from the 15th in a record attempt, he'll be running approx 100km per day to beat the current record of 10 days, 8 hours, 24mins, more information here He's raising money for 3 charities - Go Fund Me page here
- Tony’s gathering, The 100 Human Experience is coming up 28-30th October - a 2 night immersive rewilding experience with a host of expert coaches, including ice baths, fire and cacao ceremonies, voice work, natural movement and play. Tickets available via his website.
WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT
-Conscious parenting
-What it means to ‘rewild’
-Exploring organic movement
-The importance of spending time outside
-Play as ‘flow state’
-The cycles of sleep
-Breathing to achieve altered states
-Choosing an organic life after bankruptcy and drugs
QUOTES
‘We have this illusion that we are separate from nature, but we are interconnected. We are one.’
‘The more nature I immerse myself in nature, the more natural I become.’
‘Play isn’t an act; it’s a state of mind.’
‘Sit less, move more!’
REFERENCES
‘The Continuum Concept’, Jean Liedloff (book)
‘Free to Learn‘, Peter Gray (book)
Tony’s book
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