You Are A Big Deal with Becca Jay
This podcast highlights the imperfect greatness of humans who are a big deal. Episodes will include conversations with people who are doing important work in the world, choosing courage over comfort, and embracing their power. Becca has spent much of her life doing some form of movement and getting curious about how people show up. Over the years she has learned that seeing people and listening to their stories is such an empowering form of connecting. Mom, partner, advocate, personal trainer and athlete, Becca Jay, talks all things human with people who are leaning into life and who keep showing up.
You Are A Big Deal with Becca Jay
58: Mauricio Diaz: Life-Affirming Organism; Storytelling as Connection; Discover the World through Movement
Mauricio (Mau) Diaz (he/him) is a storyteller, an ultrarunner, an adventurer, and a connector. He is an entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder of Aire Libre, a Mexico City-based creative project that hosts immersive running experiences in exotic corners of the world. Mauricio is a lululemon ambassador and a Beyond Running podcast host. He has his BA in Digital Marketing from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey / ITESM. He has a Certificate in Chinese Foreign Policy and Chinese Society and Culture from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He values community and taking a stand against passive roles. He embraces a diversity of ideas and experiences and encourages people to question our own values and open our minds to new ways of thinking and being. Mauricio values connection rather than competition. He is a community builder and hopes for running to foster deep transformations with a strong focus on cultural immersion. Mauricio is curious, present, intentional, reflective and playful.
We talk about the beautiful, mystical experience of connecting with his dog, Aire. Mauricio shares about his gifts of curiosity, spark, and connecting/community. His curiosity is led by his passion and by his heart guidance. Mauricio's parents encouraged him to go and experience the world and he has done that ever since. He shares about how storytelling is about the connections you make and the feelings you can produce. During an ultra race, he experienced a connection to one-ness that was full of energy in the desert and evoked an emotion of thankfulness. He talks about how distance and time are secondary to running. Aire-Libre is storytelling and connection through movement. PLEASE check this out!! They design movement experiences for all levels across the world. "Discover the world through movement." He is practicing setting boundaries and limits and being able to say "No". Mauricio is curious...what comes next?... He is grateful that he is able to take the next breath and it will be okay; it will always be okay!
"Life is the total sum of each of your individual experiences." -Mauricio Diaz
Mau lives on Chumash and Tongva land in LA when not in Mexico City.
Book recommendation:
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Find Mau on IG @maudac and more about Aire-Libre @airelibre.earth or airelibre.earth
When in Mexico City check out hermanoskoumori.com IG @hermanoskoumori
You are a big deal.
Your story matters.
Keep showing up.
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