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In this episode of Understanding the Science of You, Graham Skidmore and Jonathan Angelilli engage in a conversation about masculinity, vulnerability, and self-discovery. Jonathan, a native New Yorker, 2X American Ninja Warrior, and Founder of Breathe Move Nourish, is pioneer of holistic fitness with nineteen years of coaching experience.
He shares his journey growing up in Queens and searching for his purpose in life, calling himself, “sensitive, but not submissive.”
“Like a lot of boys, I was trying on different roles that I saw, different models that I saw of masculinity,” he said. “Luckily I didn’t stop at any one and I kept on realizing, these are all masks, and I need to find what’s unique to me. It was a lot of trial and error.”
In this episode, he also discusses:
- Masculinity, recovery, and personal growth.
- Upbringing, education, and cultural influences in a diverse Queens neighborhood.
- Eastern culture, spirituality, and personal growth.
- Societal expectations on boys.
- Rites of passage.
- Personal beliefs and emotional intelligence.
- Personal growth through meditation and nature.
About Jonathan Angelilli
Jonathan is a native New Yorker, 2x American Ninja Warrior, and pioneer of holistic fitness with nineteen years of coaching experience. His core passion is teaching others how to achieve new levels of health and strength through primal movement and energy medicine.
He started exercising to “look better naked”, but fitness ended up radically transforming his life; he was able to overcome a destructive teenage drug addiction using only holistic movement, meditation, and nature connection.
Learn more about his business at purestrength.nyc or find him on Facebook or Instagram.