Caffeine, urgency, and crisis are some ways to light your fire. But is that all we have?

As you get more interested in living authentically instead of automatically, more aligned than against, then knowing your patterns and inclinations can fire you up more fully than fear. Here is a wonderfully fun exercise to discover [...]]]>

Caffeine, urgency, and crisis are some ways to light your fire. But is that all we have?

As you get more interested in living authentically instead of automatically, more aligned than against, then knowing your patterns and inclinations can fire you up more fully than fear. Here is a wonderfully fun exercise to discover more about what really lights you up, gives you energy, and makes life radically joyful.

1. Who are your heroes and why?

There IS a part 2 that completes this, but if I tell it to you now, it’s likely you won’t get the full benefit and surprise of dong step #1. I invite you to send me a message with your answers and I’ll send you question #2.

Here are my answers:

• Laird Hamilton because he is a renaissance man in the water, a traveler, a dad, and an inspired dude.
• Seth Godin because he has a message about art, shipping, creating, and being valuable.
• Glenn Black because he is a healer, yogi who puts his practice first.
• Dylan Newcomb because he’s a brilliant body-mind pioneer.
• Barnett Bain because he’s a film producer, writer, artist, radio show host on consciousness.
• Michael Dowd because he is passionate storyteller about the universe story and travels the world with his wife.
• Sanjay Patel because he creates visionary art that is fun and life-affirming and tell age-old narratives.
• Alex Grey because he taps into other worlds and brings them through to us.
• Drew Dellinger because is a mystic poet activist.
• Saul Williams because he is a mystic poet activist.
• Jesse Koren because he is a transformational leader creating spaces for healers to connect.
• Tom Robbins because he is an author who’s stories inspire bouts of awakening.
• JRR Tolkien because he created whole worlds.

BONUS: What archetypes inspire you?

My answers start with: warrior poet, adventurer, robin hood, spartacus, batman, scientist, the scholar, storyteller, nomad, shaman.

Never in all those years of pushing people to peel away layers of p– did I really run into The Fear of Failure.

Never in [...]]]> What do you fear?

For more than 10 years I have been teaching and exploring personal growth through movement-based skill building like self defense, welless, yoga, leadership development and entrepreneurship.

Never in all those years of pushing people to peel away layers of p– did I really run into The Fear of Failure.

Never in all my own years of pushing myself to go further than anyone in depth and self-knowledge had I really seen MY OWN.

We all have a map, and something missing from it.

Because I had never really taken it on, studied it, or explored it within myself, I had been owned by it, trapped, and held back though my clients and friends loved me and what I was doing.

So I put it on my map and got to work.

What’s really great is that there are many ways to explore something that isn’t on our map.

No real growth is “fun” or “easy”, but you will always find surprising new freedom, healing, and joy when you grow authentically.

The Treasure is off the map

Want the key to the castle?

You need 5 minutes to do this and I know you are worth it and more.

(1) Ask yourself or someone you know, “what am I ALWAYS talking about wanting but not having?”

For me, it was “success”. No matter how hard I tried, how much I worked, how valuable people told me my work was, I could never feel “successful.”

(2) Discover its opposite. Once you know what you’ve been seeking, you must discover what you run away from.

My example: “If I really want ‘success’ and I can never have it, I must be a….FAILURE”

(3) Declare it. What is it? Say it. Write it. If you dare, ask someone who knows you what they think.

Now that you have taken the first and most important step, you have a fuller, richer, more TRUE MAP. I am proud of you! Now what?

The Key to the Castle

“What you cannot be with, owns you.” (insert maniacal laugh here)

You now have the key to the castle – to owning your life. It’s a precious gem you now own forever.

Now what?
What will you do with it?
Who will you be now?
Write that down! Journal!
Post it on Facebook

This is the beginning. There is more work to do, skills to build, a life to live. Every moment is a new beginning, really.

You could always take a next step.

I know this to be true in myself – and [...]]]> As a facilitator, teacher, coach and expert, you have a tough job because learning requires growth and growth isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes you stretch to grow, sometimes you risk, and sometimes if you really found a sweet spot – you think you’ll die!

I know this to be true in myself – and my clients. Helping them say yes to what they really want is joyful – and full of surprises that threaten to derail the plan, thwart the outcome or simply make a mess of all your hard work

How can you prepare? What is the next step in growing yourself so you can facilitate larger groups with more meaning? Here are some of my best ideas:

Otto Scharmer (http://www.ottoscharmer.com) outlines four forms of listening. These ideas are a great starting point – and I am curious – how deep can we go with them for our understanding and right use of these as skills and capacities in leadership and community engagement?

In this video I explore two levels [...]]]>

Otto Scharmer (http://www.ottoscharmer.com) outlines four forms of listening. These ideas are a great starting point – and I am curious – how deep can we go with them for our understanding and right use of these as skills and capacities in leadership and community engagement?

In this video I explore two levels of embodiment. First, how does your mind and physiology self-organize in response to guiding questions? In other words, how can you enter into a quality experience of each particular listening state quickly and without lengthy training?

Second, what movements and breathing techniques can be used to specifically activate and cultivate one’s understanding an capacity for each level of listening at a fundamental level? How can this level of mind-body specificity and doing/being help you as a leader of yourself and others?

Guiding Question to Access Each Perspective and the Accompanying Inner State:

1. What is right or wrong about that?
2. What is actually happening?
3. What are you / is that experiencing?
4. What is wanting to happen?

Imagine you had an integral spectrum of techniques that accelerated your personal growth and access to great ideas! I can help you with experiential and evolutionary education and training. I am Alex Iglecia and founder of Evolution Playground, and have helped thousands of people be more be more authentically powerful WITH the full capacity of their body, intuition, and intelligence.

I am excited to announce that my 4-day birthday fundraiser raised $1978! This is an amazing and great amount and especially fascinating because I was born in 1978.

Then, when I add my own 10% match, the grand total for the fundraiser is $2154.* That’s [...]]]>

The results are in for my Birthday Fundraiser:

I am excited to announce that my 4-day birthday fundraiser raised $1978! This is an amazing and great amount and especially fascinating because I was born in 1978.

Then, when I add my own 10% match, the grand total for the fundraiser is $2154.* That’s really, really amazing. I’m still overwhelmed.

Thank you SO much for your support and if you donated. The funds will go to help men get scholarships for the New Warrior Training with the Mankind Project.

PS. If you are wondering about the math – I had donated $20 on the first day, so the raised amount was $1958 from everyone + $196 from me.

I am Alex Iglecia and Step into Authenticity [...]]]> Help me raise $5000 for the Mankind Project by Sunday February 26th, my 34th birthday, and I will donate $500 of my own and give YOUR way more back in gifts, value and honor. Click here or go directly to Crowdwise to donate.

I am Alex Iglecia and Step into Authenticity is a free interview series with experts and teachers of transformation, conscious living, yoga and leadership, called: “Step into Authenticity without Alienating the World and Being Kicked Off the Planet.”

Note: I had fun with photoshop creating that number!

I am excited to share that I have finally launched Step into Authenticity, a free interview series with experts and teachers of transformation, conscious living, yoga and leadership, called: “Step into Authenticity without Alienating the World and Being Kicked Off the Planet.”

I have had a number of amazing days and am proud to tell you that Monday was my 4th Anniversary with Beth! We had a wonderful day and night.

I know many men and women who believe they can have more – connection, [...]]]> Happy post Valentine’s day to you! How was your day?

I have had a number of amazing days and am proud to tell you that Monday was my 4th Anniversary with Beth! We had a wonderful day and night.

I know many men and women who believe they can have more – connection, intimacy, and love. And I know there are way too many people not getting enough of what they want, whether they are in a relationship or not.

Especially men these days. It is really sad and breaks my heart because being less than fulfilled is an option, and so is being completely fulfilled.

Can you or someone you know relate to this?

I have been helping men (and women!) be more powerful in their bodies, for nearly two decades through self defense, fitness, yoga, and very advanced coaching. This is how you know me now – the yoga/exercise/trainer/coach who is somehow really unique…

What struck me recently was how amazing my relationship with Beth is and how this could be a gift to you to share what I have learned, what I have integrated, and what I continue to grow explore.

Because I am completely committed to an amazing, full and engaged life!

If this is you, then I invite you to listen to the replay of the call right here.

The question is – can your mind and actions be aligned with the deeper self? When doing movement, the way to practice [...]]]> The journey for authenticity is a rich one because in a way you’re never not you, and in a way, you can live your whole life without being who you are.

The question is – can your mind and actions be aligned with the deeper self? When doing movement, the way to practice that is to notice when you’re coming from you, your interests, passions, curiosity, and when you are copying, judging, comparing, channeling, and trying to be like another. It’s a fine line and a rewarding one to learn.