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The Ultimate Human Experience

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    The Ultimate Human Experience

    January 1st: Just Another Sunday

    by Savannah Wishart January 24, 2023
    written by Savannah Wishart

    If you’re living life on the fringes, January 1st was just another Sunday. Those of us living life outside the constructs of mainstream …

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  • Forging FluidityThe Ultimate Human Experience

    Forging Fluidity: on navigating primal purpose | New Podcast

    by Savannah Wishart July 29, 2022
    by Savannah Wishart July 29, 2022

    Introducing Forging Fluidity: on navigating primal purpose, co-hosted with my dear friend and fellow coach, Griffin Coombs. Join us in consciously leaning into a life that feels nothing less than fully alive.

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  • The Ultimate Human ExperienceTravel

    Using Playfulness as an Intuitive Compass: Learning to Surf in the Algarve

    by Savannah Wishart July 1, 2022
    by Savannah Wishart July 1, 2022

    The ocean, like any woman: to understand her is to feel her. As I paused to breathe deeply into my belly, I tried to surrender to the rise & fall of the waves.

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    Nella Valle Della Luna | Live Your Life Outloud

    by Savannah Wishart April 18, 2022
    by Savannah Wishart April 18, 2022

    Nestled in a small valley in the Chianti region sits an abandoned shoe heel factory, neglected and crumbling to the ground. Nella Valle Della Luna…

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  • SweatThe Ultimate Human Experience

    Stockholm Mayhem CrossFit Competition | Winter 2021

    by Savannah Wishart November 16, 2021
    by Savannah Wishart November 16, 2021

    Stockholm Mayhem CrossFit competition at CrossFit Sƶdertƶrn, 13-14 November, 2021

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  • MILRUCKThe Ultimate Human ExperienceUnbeatable Mind

    Doing Hard Things in the Face of Adversity: How I Found My “Why”

    by Savannah Wishart March 6, 2020
    by Savannah Wishart March 6, 2020

    How do you drive yourself forward with intention & direction toward the life of your dreams, each & every day… without running low on fuel? It starts with WHY.

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  • MILRUCKThe Ultimate Human Experience

    Protected: Milruck Tough Hallow’s Eve

    by Savannah Wishart November 5, 2019
    by Savannah Wishart November 5, 2019

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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  • EthosThe Ultimate Human Experience

    Love is the Root from Which All Life Grows | Ethos

    by Savannah Wishart April 18, 2019
    by Savannah Wishart April 18, 2019

    ethos /ˈiːθɒs/ the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its attitudes & aspirations. Behind every idea, there should…

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Meet Savannah

Meet Savannah

Hi, I'm Savannah!

Based in Bellingham, Washington;
with roots in Stockholm, Sweden.

I came up with "The Primal Revolution" in 2013, & have since been fine-tuning what that actually means to me.Ā 

The definition is always evolving, but at the core, I am unravelling the layers of the ultimate human experience.Ā 

What makes us human, why does it matter, & how do we get there?Ā 

See you on the road,
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Weekends are big here. This last weekend, we exp Weekends are big here. 

This last weekend, we explored snowy mountains, sunny beaches, and towering old growth forests. 

I strapped a snowboard to my feet for my first pond skim (the video of my second attempt was less successful), and hopped on a mountain bike to climb through the trees. If we hadn’t found ourselves consumed by an impromptu nude shoot on the beach, we would have gone for a refreshing dip in the Pacific - fully enveloped in a triage of the elements. 

Life is big here, and I’ve dismissed my active involvement in making the bigness of life happen. In some ways, I’ve felt that life is happening to me, and I’ve been along for the ride. 

But in dismissing my influence in the way life unfolds around me, I dismiss the power I hold in making life what I want of it - both in what brought me here, and carrying the continued momentum. 

I’ve thought to myself: it’s just the environment. But I meet plenty of people who don’t ride or snowboard or ski, and who choose to simply exist. The environment may be an influence, but it is a choice to act on it. 

I’ve thought to myself: it’s the people I choose to surround myself with. The endless invitations from a loving partner (pictured, leaping in the air) to go on adventures. Life is certainly easier when shared with someone you love. And yet, here still lies a choice. 

I could have said no to my first MTB ride. I could say no to the jumps Brandon encourages me to try. I could have said no to pond-skimming. Each moment of our lives offers a choice. 

I choose ā€œyesā€ to adventure. Yes to dropping down mountains, trying new things, jumping (literally) into the unknown. 

I’m in a period of doing hard things every day. The life of adventure comes with ease, but I’m reminded of the power I have in creating what I’m living when I’m standing on the edge with my heart in my throat. 

Each day, I’m choosing to say yes to this life. And in that, I hold power. 

šŸ“ø captured my love being insane (he made the jump!), and he captured me contemplating tubing in snowmelt waters. šŸ˜

#snowboardaddiction #handup #mtbaker #pondskim #springskiing
About 1 year ago, I decided to head to Portugal to About 1 year ago, I decided to head to Portugal to learn how to surf.

The decision felt like it wasn’t mine to make, but was instead a path that was presented to me, hidden in a blindspot that I couldn’t see. 

At the time, I was planning for a trip to Italy, & while everything was coming together, I was avoiding buying the plane ticket. The decision to pivot in an unexpected direction came to me in the middle of a trail run through my forest trails south of Stockholm. 

Surfing?? I never had much interest before, which is why I knew that my intuition was speaking - overpowering the controlling analytical side of my brain. 

I’ve been returning to these photos, experimenting with different post-processing techniques, & finishing up a long story about my first 48 hours landing with minimal plans. 

Riding the waves that are inevitable when you jump into the unknown. But, what I have learned, is that devoting myself to doing hard things every day has continued to build the foundation of resilience I need to continue to have the courage to venture into unknown environments. 

As I sit on a grassy green hill overlooking mountains across the border to Canada, I’m reminded of the polarities of life. We must have opposing forces to appreciate one or the other.

The sand and the sea. The forest and the desert. The volcanic rocks and the moss. The sun and the moon. Day and night. Without one, would we be aware of the other?

And so I think of embodying the masculine & the feminine. I continue to find my default leaning into the control of the masculine, & reminding myself that for unexpected magic to unfold, space of stillness must be made for the feminine to offer her whispers of wisdom. 

It’s in the art of weaving these internal dynamics together that we build the capacity to live our best life - one beyond what many perceive possible.. but is within all of our reach.

Each day I look around & am reminded of the unexpected twists & turns that brought me to this moment here & now. I remind myself that the moments I surrendered my grip on control paved the path to everything I wanted & more.

What whispers are waiting in the path you cannot yet see? 

#naturefilmed
Rhododendrons are popping into colorful splatters Rhododendrons are popping into colorful splatters through the lush green forests. šŸ˜

Some notes I journaled about in February, feeling into the unfolding of the most magnificent relationship I’ve ever been in -

Love. I am slowly headed in the direction of falling in love. It feels inevitable, and yet I question the timeline. The question is only a whisper, and when I tune in deeper to my heart, I feel it glowing - an overarching feeling of being loving. 

But how do you know when you’re ā€œinā€ love? There are so many different layers of love leading up to that full immersion. 

I ask myself, how long do you have to know someone before you can love them? You know, the full depth rather than a facade that might be easy to hold for small pockets of time. 

Still, my heart tells me it doesn’t matter. Love defies logic. It is not slave to mathematics, time, and calculation. When you know, you know. 

All of those times in the past steeped in not knowing, in waiting for the ā€œrightā€ moment, well - they were simply not right, nor were they pure. 

Now, there is no waiting. There is no push and pull. There is no comparison of anything that came before this. We are starting from a blank slate, where there is no concept of time outside the window of right here and right now. 

Is it that there is no concept of time, or perhaps that our time together is not linear? Days feel like a lifetime, and there is an unspoken knowing nestled at the base of my heart. An unspoken understanding woven into the roots of my soul. 

We stand on a bridge of trust that has been effortless to connect and maintain - as if we both began building across the river of life years ago, and somehow against an infinite number of odds, aligned our compass to the exact degrees to perfectly line up. 

Love. Anything but linear. 

šŸ“· self portrait amongst the rhododendron in Stockholm, Sweden. Prints finally available for sale. šŸ’•
āœļø journaling from 16 February.

#sonyalphafemale #artmodel #emotiveart #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #bodydysmorphia #myvoguescandinavia
Spring is folding over into summer here in #Bellin Spring is folding over into summer here in #Bellingham, which means a few things. 

Wild salmon is returning to the PNW, with the Copper River Salmon season officially opening the 15th of May. We’ve got a little longer to wait further south, but it’s a-coming! 

Along with the return of freshly caught fish, it’s my first spring in the PNW, and with it, an introductory to what I’ve been told is a ā€œshambles life.ā€ 🤪

As I’ve come to understand, what this means is that most adulting duties are neglected for the majority of summer - leaving piles of clean laundry strewn about, and minimal hours of sleep. 

When there’s a mountain to climb or a lake to swim in, there’s no time to fold clothes. 

Food is fuel, and it’s never been more important for me to be a master at my meal prep game. 

Walks with Puddle, mountain bike climbs, coaching clients, writing, photography, recipe development, lakes to swim in, snow to split-board across, a loving relationship to nourish - there’s barely time to shove food in my face before the next adventure. 

I’m spending a lot of time feeling into the rhythm of balancing food and life. This new way of living has pushed me to higher levels of responsibility across all areas of my life - one of which is time management, and with that, being satisfied with good enough. There’s no time for perfectionism when life is bursting at the seams in fullness. 

If you’re diving into shambles life too, be on the look out for more recipes over the next weeks that support outdoor sports adventures. šŸ˜ 

Until then, treat yourself to this delicious coconut curried salmon recipe featuring a flashback to my time with @copperriversalmon for Paleo Magazine. My favorite recipe to impress guests AND great for meal prepping (but perhaps quadruple it šŸ˜‰). 

Recipe in bio. 🄘

#paleorecipes #curryrecipe #sustainablefishing #copperriversalmon #veggiebox #slowfoodmovement
Introducing the best new podcast, šŸŽ™ Forging Fl Introducing the best new podcast, 
šŸŽ™ Forging Fluidity: on navigating primal purpose - co-hosted with my dear friend and fellow coach, Griffin of @moves_with_coombs 

Consider this your official invitation to lean into a consciously woven life that feels nothing less than fully alive. 

We are coming together in an organic dialog, where we weave together various layers of the consciously-lived (and unpretentious) human experience. 

Over the years, as our friendship has grown - supported by likeminded values around primal health, functional fitness, and expat life - we have had a multitude of conversations where I walk away thinking: ā€œI wish we had recorded this because there was so much value here!ā€ 

And now we are doing just that. Our conversations reflect humility and an honest vulnerability where we reflect on how we show up to life as the best humans we can possibly be, how we support each other as peers, and how we create space for our clients to tap into their own ultimate human experience. 

We want to invite you in to join the conversation. And we hope that by doing so, doors of possibility will open for you to tap into that feeling of what it means to be alive beyond merely existing. 

A single conversation has the power to transform your life. And if you want to dive deeper, we are both here to support you in guiding you to take on radical responsibility in every area of your life. 

Here is to living a life that feels nothing less than fully alive. Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life. 

Podcast link is in bio, available on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon. If you love it, please rate and subscribe for weekly (at least) drops. 

And write to us! We’d love to hear from you. 

Salty hugs. šŸŒŠšŸ„šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļøšŸ’™

#podcastandchill #carvemaglineup #surfphotographer #thesurfersjournal #primalhealthcoach
Happy birthday, America. Now, please kindly get Happy birthday, America. 

Now, please kindly get your shit together. 

For the last 5 years, I’ve watched as an expat as the US continues to rapidly decline. 

During moments of homesickness, I’ve wished over and over again that I had a country that feels safe to return to. 

The more I’ve spoken to Americans traveling as tourists, the more grateful I’ve been that I’ve been making my home abroad.

I wish for a safe country to call home - one to be proud to represent and return to - but I’m one who got away. There are many who are stuck, who have had their freedoms taken away. I’m one of the lucky ones. 

Part luck, part foresight, and a lot of dedicated hard work to live life out of the comfort zone of many. 

Now here I am in Portugal, the 3rd safest country in the world, compared to the US sitting at 128th. 

And prior to Portugal, I’ve been calling Sweden home for the last few years - ranked around number 15. 

Both countries, a far cry from a country high in the triple digits. A country that is supposed to stand for freedom, opportunity, and a place for dreams to come true - instead falling apart with rights removed for citizens, lacking healthcare or education, heart-wrenching gaps between wealth and poverty, and division amongst the people. 

As I’ve navigated the world living mostly abroad for 10 years, my identity as an American has evolved in a multitude of ways.

I’ve been proud of being infused ambition and the stubborn belief that anything is possible. Dreams can, and do, come true. 

I’ve seen that there is a certain amount of adversity that one must experience to shape character and influence an individual’s drive. The challenges I’ve faced in my life have shaped my passionate nature to build something impactful. 

I am grateful for the struggles, and for the way my parents raised me. It would have been different elsewhere. 

But I believe there is a better way. I believe that our nation can do better, and I will hold the Americans in my heart who have lost so much these last years, and continue to do so. 

The world is waiting and ready for change. 

šŸ‘– @feedmefightme and šŸ‘Ÿ @lalotactical at @extremfabriken 

#leggingsarepants
Gone surfing, be back never. šŸ„šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø Si Gone surfing, be back never. šŸ„šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø

Sitting on the beach overlooking Amado after my double session of surf, I couldn’t help laughing at where life has taken me. Or where I have taken life. Whichever it might be - probably a team effort, I suppose. 

As the sun slowly sunk closer to dunking itself like a glowing cookie into the Atlantic, I watched waves build, form, roll toward shore, and break. Small dots that were surfers watched, waited, & began paddling. Or they didn’t. 

Suddenly the ocean is something to analyze & understand. 

How is this wave different than the wave that came before? What made the surfer(s) paddle for this one? What were the cues they saw? Felt? 

I couldn’t help but to laugh at myself because never in my life had I felt much interest in surfing, & here I was: about a week into my travels with surfing guiding my every move. 

It made no logical sense, & that itself is a clue that this is the right direction. 

No home, no anchor pulling me anywhere. Just me, my life compressed to fit in a backpack, my sense of self infused in the present moment, a playful curiosity, an openness to adapting as I gather information & meet people… Here is where I am, & this moment is all that I have. 

Reset. Pivot. Find life & live it.

At the root of this intuitive quest to learn to surf & let it guide my way: 
Playfulness as a compass.

It sounded simple, but I knew that it wouldn’t be easy. 

With a lifetime of conditioning telling us that we need to hustle & grind, I knew shifting my mindset wouldn’t happen overnight. Even as someone who has had a business for over a decade & lived life according to my own rules: my relationship with intuitive ease, light-heartedness, & playfulness is one that needs some TLC. 

And as my frustration built in the ocean, I reminded myself: I’m not supposed to be frustrated. Learning to surf was meant to be playful. 

ā€œAllow it to be easy,ā€ I told myself. This chapter is all about stepping into a new way of being. 

As I paused to breathe deeply into my belly, I tried to surrender to the rise & fall of the waves. 

The ocean, like any woman: to understand her is to feel her. 

#take3forthesea #summerlooksgoodonyou
I have a deep wound with sisterhood. As soon as @ I have a deep wound with sisterhood.

As soon as @katie.sroka named it, so much made sense. 

Even typing ā€œsisterhoodā€ makes me feel uneasy. 

I can see that the wound, like a deep crevice scarring the earth, has been a speed bump limiting multiple areas of my life. 

I’m more comfortable with male friends, doing a tango with a barbell, & problem solving my way through life with my head. 

This is all true, & yet before Katie named it, I look at these last months of growth & see that I have placed my growth in the hands of a triage of powerful women: 

Group coaching & nervous system work with @iamsacred.space, 
Writing workshops & group coaching with @jannerobinson, 
And the most powerful 1:1 embodiment work with @katie.sroka.

As I’ve stepped into holding space as a facilitator, guide, & coach in the name of Sensual Embodiment, the feminine has - without my conscious knowing - asked me to heal this wound felt with women. 

Sensual Embodiment is asking me to explore the feminine through flowing fabrics, dresses, & skirts. 

Within all of this, inner child work has come to the surface, & I’ve asked my mom to send me photos of little Savannah between 6-8 years of age. I need to see her to hold her with the depth she deserves. 

It seems I’ve always walked the line between the masculine & feminine, even as a little one - a tomboy playing soccer to satisfy the masculine (not to mention the intensity of academic achievement), & dressing up in elaborate dresses from thrift shops. 

When did I stop wearing dresses? I wonder. 

Sensual Embodiment is asking me to feel into my body & my heart, to give my tired head a rest. 

As for the masculine? 

The Beast half of the Goddess doesn’t need more physical intensity; we’ve got that covered as an integrated foundation. 

Instead, the masculine has shown up in asking to build a stronger relationship with the energy of money, & that’s exactly what I have done. Boy, does it feel powerful. 

How do you balance the primal masculine and divine feminine within yourself? Coaching sessions are open again; link in bio to dive deep šŸ‘‰šŸ»

šŸ’ƒšŸ¼ myself with a BTS outtake from an anonymous collaboration before jumping into the ice. ā„ļøšŸ„°
What does it mean to be Feminine? šŸ‘‡šŸ» My coa What does it mean to be Feminine? šŸ‘‡šŸ»

My coach @katie.sroka invited me to explore what ā€œfeminineā€ means to me. 

I listened to her words at my halfway point of an out-and-back ruck to my lake. 15 km round-trip. 

Rucking. Not very feminine. 

But it’s an activity that has become a core component of my identity and mental well-being since my first @milruck even in February 2019. Carrying the world on my back - in a physical sense - has, and continues to, reinforce the strength of my mental fortitude and amplify the sculpting of my physical body. 

Throw on my ruck, step out the door, and after a few meters, life feels lighter. 

Physically, it has supported a level of ease in maintaining a lean but muscular physique as an effortless baseline. 

Mmmm, ā€œeffortless.ā€

What does feminine mean to me? 

Effortless expansion. 

My feet hit the earth, left-right-left-right, sounding a metronome that strikes in the silence of the woods. Silence that is not so silent if you pause to listen to the symphony of birdsong, the rustle of trees. 

Peel away the headphones and invite your ears to fall open, parting like the petals of a flower. 

Effortless expansion. Mmm, yes. And how does this feel in my body? It feels like… p..a..u..s..e….

Feminine is a pause. The space between. The audible sigh that vibrates as a soft mmmm-oan as you exhale with the whole of your body. The surrender. The softening. 

What does it mean to feel into your feminine? 

Men, I’m especially curious to hear your take on this one! Book a 1:1 session if you’re craving a safe space to explore your own inner power dynamics with primal embodiment. 🤩

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