#187 Bradley Franco - Yoga Trainer and Mental Leadership Coach

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Today we spoke with Bradley Franco - Yoga Trainer and Mental Leadership Coach Brad moved from Orange County, California to Cologne, Germany - we asked why to open up this very insightful dialogue. Currently, Brad is training football teams with regard to their athletic programme - movement quality, yoga, flexibility, recovery protocols, breathwork, and meditation practices. He also teaches yoga privately in Germany and online, grounded in his education in psychology. Brad highlighted the different mentality between a player and an athlete from his perspective, what a good yoga teacher does, and the benefits of a yoga class across different age groups and backgrounds. We dived into the differences between online and in-person engagements, the other big positives yoga gives that are often not highlighted...and how to build yoga buy-in into a routine for skeptics. Echoing a recent chat with Craig White, Brad highlighted the value of quiet time for oneself, elaborated on interoception...and what a typical week looks like for Brad himself, which was very interesting. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Highlights ⚽ Working as a Yoga teacher in professional football 🧘‍♂️ How anyone can do and benefit from yoga 🗣️ Surviving and thriving on a 10 day no speaking yoga retreat 💼 Moving from California to Germany and Cologne 📈 The slow growth path for change Timestamps (3:54) - Journey from California to Cologne (5:45) - Learning and adapting to Cologne (6:45) - Going on a 10-day meditation retreat (8:16) - Surviving 10 days of no speaking or interaction (9:50) - Returning to reality after the experience (10:24) - A new relationship with phones and technology (11:40) - Creating a flow state with people around you (12:23) - Meditate in solitude, but work together to survive (13:32) - Taking the slow growth path for change (15:12) - Being here, the presence of here right now (17:12) - The difference between a player and an athlete (17:45) - A professional football player's approach to yoga (18:56) - Figuring out what clients need...quickly (20:44) - Framing yoga for the person in front of you (22:30) - The importance of having a good teacher (24:37) - Learning how to be better through injury (26:53) - The lesser known benefits of yoga (31:56) - What's next for Brad (34:00) - Brad's winning morning routine (35:30) - What does high performance mean to Brad? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr. Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.