STRENGTHEN & LENGTHEN

My name is Bilal, and I am a strength and mobility student and teacher. I started my journey when I was 26 years old. Working in an office left my body feeling restricted and tense. I started looking for ways to work out and like most people I began weight lifting at the gym, however this style of training always left me feeling empty and gave me no goals beyond aesthetics. I also struggled with finding a good teacher, a teacher that I could relate to, especially when learning as an adult... I began searching for different modalities and attended numerous workshops, classes, and was guided by various teachers from different disciplines. I mostly resonated with yoga, capoeira, and Ido's movement culture type of practices where longevity and a holistic approach is a foundational part of the practice. This led me to learning skills I never thought I would achieve at my age and gave me more freedom in my body, mind, and spirit. It also instilled in me a constant urge for learning,..