Jalene Novotny is a chemical / biomedical engineer turned regenerative agriculture consultant and educator, bridging the gap between farmers and consumers in order to promote regenerative systems that go beyond the food we eat. Through her own journey and experience as a student of the land, she is passionate about soil health, regenerative agricul…

Garret Kramer is a mindset coach and founded the company Innersports, working with high level achievers and professional athletes. He shares his personal story, his work when it comes to bringing his clients back home to consciousness and their truth, and how when we stop seeking, we stop suffering. This conversation was a massive blessing for me t…

In this episode, I share the divinity of the Athletic Performance Accelerator. From how the APA was birthed into the world to the basics of who, what, where, when, and why the program exists. Who 10 athletes and performers ready to take their lives to the next level and myself What 12 week container with like minded athletes and performers based of…

In this first 2022 episode, we welcome David "Sakalomo" Palomo to the podcast. This podcast was recorded remotely with David in Spain and myself in Arizona. We drop into David's life story. His love for surfing and how that eventually led into a love for freestyle highline. He shares the growth and new found accessibility of the sport, what the lin…

Welcome to the final episode of 2021! I felt the call to close out the year with a solocast and a reflection of many of the lessons that came up for me in 2021. In this episode, I share those significant 2021 lessons, the 2021 rose bud thorn, my word for 2022 and where I feel my direction is for the new year. I also share my vision for the podcast …

Stefan Dragic returns to the Line to Mastery for his 4th episode appearance! This one is a special one as we had the opportunity to record in his childhood home growing up after leaving Bosnia as a toddler with his mom, brother, and grandparents. Before recording this conversation, we played around in the studio and recorded a song together that in…

Rachel Bell is the CEO of Online Coach Accelerator, a business that guides coaches to create their programs, become influential, and make 6-7 figures. Rachel has created multiple 7 figures businesses and has been a massive influence within my own business and the Athletic Performance Accelerator. Rachel is one of the kindest, open hearted, wise, an…

It's an honor to have Trenten Merrill share his story with you on the podcast. Trenten's life is one of overcoming adversity, rising to the occasion, putting in the work, being of service, and commitment to God. When Trenten was 14 he had to have his right foot amputated after being struck by a car while on his dirtbike. He would go on to compete i…

Caleb Beavers is a highliner, creative, designer, and visionary. We first met in Boulder, Colorado and had the opportunity to drop into this podcast there. In this episode we riff on a mutual love for balance, the mindset necessary for walking big highlines, setting records, his experience on kilometer long lines, wind, the nonlinear progression of…

Ian Eisenberg is a professional freestyle highline artist. He has developed so many tricks within this style of slacklining that he is without a doubt one of the biggest pioneers in the sport. Ian is committed to taking the sport in a positive direction by developing tricks and supporting the community in growth and evolution. In this episode of th…

Colin Carr is a CHEK Practitioner, holistic lifestyle coach, neurosomatic therapist, and personal trainer. Colin and I first met at Onnit when we each moved to Austin. He and I hit it off rather quickly and when I was creating the podcast, I knew he would one day be on it. In this episode, Colin and I discuss what led him on his journey of health a…

Joe Hawley is a former NFL athlete turned entrepreneur, podcast host, and Founder of The Härt Collective, a community built exclusively for former male professional athletes. After 8 seasons in the NFL, he retired in 2017, donated his belongings, bought a van, and traveled the US for nearly two years. During his time on the road, Joe realized the u…

Anthony Roumell is a student of life, balance, and becoming the best he can be. He owns the Center for Balanced Training in San Diego, CA. Has been a personal trainer for almost 20 years and loves helping people move better. He holds space for people of all age ranges to discover the power they have in their body and the transformation they are cap…

Ian Mills is a free spirit, Fit for Service brother, musician, and powerful embodiment of the mature masculine. This episode begins with some musical medicine from the man himself. An original song that leads way to the cosmic connection behind the lyrics having evolved into a fortuitous ode to his future wife, Cecilia. We connect on the profound s…

Alonso Rodriguez is a professional highliner and mechanical engineer based out of California. In this remote episode, he shares his journey leading up to slacklining and his story. We discuss how COVID impacted the highline community in California, his vision for bigger lines and shifting his mindset to walking these lines. How he has grown through…

Kat Fleming is a tantrica, instructor of Tantra, and a somatic and transpersonal integration coach in Austin, TX. Kat and I first met at a community Sangha that she was hosting during my first few months living in Austin. She and I have been friends ever since and in this episode we discuss tantric philosophy, sexuality and sensuality, her life sin…

Wyatt Dickson is a producer of spicy beats and powerful stories in the form of videos. This is the second time Wyatt appears on the podcast and he brings the heat. We talk about the growth we have experienced since the last podcast we recorded, a powerful weekend he had that offered immense paradoxical lessons, and power versus force. This podcast …

Kimberly Althauser-Lucas is a Voila practitioner and Fascial Stretch Specialist. Kim and I first met at Onnit after a mutual friend recommended that we connect. Since then Kim and I have done over 20 Voila Sessions. Voila is a body work modality moving through the skeletal system to make adjustments to the Mind, Body, and Soul. Voila connects with …

Braxton Manley is an entrepreneur, creative, and artist of many mediums. He started Braxley Bands four years ago after creating an Apple Watch band that was more comfortable for himself. When he saw a need in the marketplace for what he created, he went for it. We discuss his journey, the warrior spirit in business, balance as an entrepreneur, doin…

Max Doron is a human optimization specialist and co-founder of the company Entreperform. Entreperform's mission is to lead the entrepreneurial man to build bulletproof minds, sovereign spirits, and an optimal body that will meet the demands required to scale their business and lives.. In this episode, Max starts the episode with breath work and cre…

Gemma Parmar is a spiritual and mindset coach. Gemma returns to the podcast and brings even more value and insight in this episode. She starts the podcast off with a short guided meditation with breath work. After bringing the zen, we drop into a conversation about compassion and self limiting beliefs. This episode is potent, insightful, and practi…

Kristy Jalbert is a hair dresser in Dallas that I first met in Costa Rica. She gave me a few dope viking braids during my time down there and we had a lot of time to drop in and connect. Kristy states that when she starts haircuts it always begins in the hair and ends in the heart. This is a testament to the heart she has and the reverence that she…

Mateo Rossini makes his return to the podcast in this episode. Mateo is a coach and facilitator of breath work, biomechanics, and betterment here in Austin, Texas. His focus is on embodied breakthroughs and transformation with those that he works with. In this podcast, we start off with breath work and vocal toning to activate the vagus nerve and c…

Wow what a powerful conversation that came through with this magnificent human Meagan Perkins. Meagan is a facilitator of healing and works with plant medicine. In this episode of the podcast, Meagan shares her lift story of growing up in Louisiana and eventually traveling to discover her Truth. She opens up about alchemizing her pain into medicine…

Chelsea Mclaughlin is a nurse with a passion for functional medicine, a slackliner, an amazing dog mom, and such a well rounded human being. In this episode we go DEEP on regulating your nervous system, functional medicine, learning to support your system holistically, and universal source consciousness. This conversation just naturally flowed out …

Jacob Mclaughlin is a slackliner, high liner, leader, inspiration and overall powerhouse of a human living in Austin, TX. He and I met at a waterline festival at Pace Bend during one of my first days living in Austin. We have been brothers since. In this episode we connect on his childhood in Austin, his journey with the slackline, his connection w…

Balance is in our DNA. The act of walking on a rope or a line has been around for well over 22,000 years and in this solocast episode, I look back into the past, present the present, and peer into the future. From the tight rope, the highwire, the slack chain, the slackline, and the highline there is a rich story of redefining limitations and pushi…

Justin Wagers returns to the podcast! He is coming into this episode having completed his new film Lines Between Us. The movie spotlights different styles of slacklining and the community of athletes that each discipline creates. I had the privilege to sit down with Justin and watch Lines Between Us before we dropped in for this conversation. In th…

In this smoke filled, whiskey fueled, and powerfully joyous episode of the podcast, I am joined by Stefan Dragic and Cooper Montgomery. Cooper and Stefan have come together to create the medicine music of the Psilosapiens. The Psilocybin Homosapiens. This podcast is all flow with nothing scripted and it is felt in each moment of this humor filled c…

Kieran Blood is one of the best highliners in the world. He holds the US record for longest highline walk and is creating new variations of the sport with his own unique style. At only 21 years old Kieran has a really bright future in slacklining and whatever else he chooses to pick up in his life. In this episode we talk about his mentality on the…

Welcome back to the Food Market! In this episode, we are joined by Cooper Montgomery also known as Coopmahndala. Cooper is an artist of many mediums and has a huge role in my life. He is a musician, a visual artist, a poet, a soul brother, a visionary, and a medicine man with an emphasis on transformation through sound. Coop was one of the biggest …

Kristen Gershkoff is a powerful slackliner, sweet soul, and humble crusher. In this podcast, we drop in about her story, her experience with slacklining and getting connected with the slacklife. How the highline enveloped her heart and became a tool for her to deeper understand herself, connect with community, and eventually get into van life. She …

In his first appearance on the podcast, Max Ross is coming in one deeper with some straight hot fire. Max Ross is talented monkey with expertise in fire bending, photography, highlining, rigging, story telling, and so much more. Max opens up about his story through capturing urban exploring to climbing and eventually diving into slacklining. He sha…

In this episode I welcome a Fit For Service Lighthouse Member Brian Bounds. Brian is the founder of Breathe Balance a company that focuses on creating Transformational Community and Retreats. Brian and I first met on a Fit For Service Group call that he was leading. I found out that he was in Austin and the next day we met for coffee. As we were si…

In this episode of the podcast, I welcome my soul brother Jim Galli! In this episode, Jim shares his life story from being born in France to moving to the United States at a young age. He shares his love for skateboarding and how that translated into an eventual love for slacklining. We riff on slacklife, giving back with the slackline, it's availa…

In this episode of the podcast, I welcome my soul sister Kat Racaza! Kat is a highliner, model, actress, yoga instructor, the founder of City Runner, and goddess queen! We riff mainly on slacklining for this conversation. She briefly shares her life story, how the slackline found her, what the slacklife means to her, her biggest obstacle in the spo…

In the final episode of 2020, Tlaloc Moctezuma Burns comes on the podcast. He shares his wealth of insight around slacklining, living sustainably, throat singing, growing up in Mexico, and embodying play day to day. Tlaloc was one of the first highliners that I had in mind of coming on the podcast when I first created it and it's a gift that this h…

Joshua Betancourt is one of the most enthusiastic, passionate, and hard working humans you will meet. He shares his family story from his grandma journeying up to America from Cuba with no money, no understanding of English, and working with everything she had to raise a family and create a better future. He opens up about his unique childhood, jou…

The Don Stefan has returned! In celebration of his second episode on the podcast, we dropped in a la Joe Rogan and Duncan Trussell style. With cacao, beef organs, alpha brain, and ceremonial THC coursing through our veins, we freestyled and flowed in this podcast. No questions, nothing held back, this is the first true flow podcast I have created a…

Justin Wagers is a professional slackliner, storyteller, film maker, founder of Trickline Collective, and Jedi. Justin has been a massive inspiration for me in the realm of freestyle highlining and filmmaking. Justin's love for filmmaking led him to creating one of the most in depth slackline films ever "Lines Without Limits". We get into his slack…

This episode of The Line to Mastery is all about the Dopamine Detox. If you find yourself following a lot of the same patterns, lacking clarity and focus, or spending too much time on social media then a dopamine detox may be perfect for you. The detox is useful for gaining deeper connection with your habits, psyche, and relationship with yourself.…

In this episode of the Line to Mastery, we are joined by my father, Scott Nelson. This podcast was recorded after a week back home to Tucson where I reconnected with my dad since moving out to Austin in mid 2019. We talk about his life experience from working in search and rescue, being involved within the board of a fire department, a 5 year long …

Jimmy Bennett is a fitness coach, yoga instructor, glass blower and man of medicine. Jimmy and I first met at the Onnit Academy here in Austin, TX. Over the course of a year, we spent a lot of time training together and developing our connection as brothers. Jimmy has transformed from being an angry child with difficult and challenging experiences …

Mateo Rossini is a movement trainer, a Hot Onnit and Breath Hype Coach, and a steel mace specialist. He is a local transformation coach here in Austin and we delve deep into being an impact maker and force for the greatest good. Mateo shares his self made mantra of being a force for transformation, embodying execution, and pushing towards resistanc…

Wyatt Hagerty is a supernova of a human being and powerhouse of infinite potential. He is a wealth of knowledge and a creator at heart. From being the video editor for Aubrey Marcus, creating music under the name Just Like You Imagined, and sharing his life and experiences with truth and radical honesty through many mediums. It seems like there is …

In this post-trip podcast, Rhys and I unpack his experience sitting in ceremony for a weekend. We cover his difficulties, the insights and realizations he gained, and how he learned to love himself with more depth and compassion. Honoring that the plant teacher finds the student when the student is ready, how important it is to be seen, and the imp…

Rhys Holec is the founder of Mend ATX and a Clinical Specialist of Orthopedic Massage. Rhys works with many different athletes and humans connected within the Onnit community here in Austin. He has a passion for archetypes, the psyche, and the embodiment of the divine masculine. He also happens to be deeply connected in a tribe that holds ceremony …

In this episode, I drop into the first remote podcast of The Line to Mastery with Summer Alicia. Summer is an artist of many mediums from dance, music, painting, and the slackline. She also serves as a wilderness therapy and hiking guide. She has found much of her inspiration from being in the nature of Flagstaff, Sedona, Utah, California, and Oreg…

This episode introduces you to Gemma Parmar. Gemma and I met in Arizona at my senior prom when she traveled from Texas to be the date for one of our mutual friends. Since then, we have continued to grow our friendship through various music festival trips and now living in Austin at the same time. She is a passionate yogini and meditation teacher. R…

James Xu is a wild man. He is living a life full of experience and adventure. From river guiding in the Grand Canyon, leading kids through the back country, fulfilling a dream project in China, and becoming a pilot, just to name a few! This podcast was awesome to record and we hit a range of outdoor related topics. It was a pleasure to have him on …