I finally got to meet Stefanie Millinger, holder of 10 Guinness World Records, extreme athlete, thrill seaker and Austrian heroine. She is known for her impressive Free Solo stunts in extreme heights and her fun and creative content on Instagram.

In this exclusive interview she tells us about what it’s like to be her, including the good aspects and the challenging ones. She walks us through a typical day with all her routines and the crazy amount of training she acomplishes on a daily basis. She also tells us about her preparation for extreme free solo stunts. One of Stefanie’s goals is to climb free solo on top of the highest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa.

To me, Stefanie Millinger, aka Milli, could be put on the same pedestal as Austrian hero, Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was an exceptional honor to get to know her in this very personal conversation. The more I learned about her, the more I admired her raw commitment to being herself. Austria may be a small country, but people like Milli make me feel proud to be Austrian myself.

I hope you enjoy this interview just as much as I did! Don’t hesitate to comment down below and support Milli!

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It’s never too late to do what you love!

–Sonji

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Today’s episode is an interview with the amazing Elaine Briant – handbalancer, artist, performer, prop designer and graduate from the Stockholm University of the Arts (SKH, formerly known as DOCH) in Sweden.

I think, so far, she is the most versatile handbalancer I know. Not only is her handbalancing infused by other disciplines, like dance, acro and juggling. But her free and curious spirit has led her creations to go beyond just physical movement. Elaine has also been designing props, she plays music, knits, and it seems like there is nothing she wouldn’t explore. Our conversation exposed her as a multipassionate creative who is always on the search for novelty. She brings a refreshing angle to the obsessive hustle culture that can sometimes be associated with training handbalance. Elaine is one of the few handbalancers I’ve talked to, who is ok with taking rest days.

Watch our interview and find out about Elaine’s views on training, performing and living the life of an artist. She is currently performing in Sweden with Kompani Giraff, and she has formed two duos with other handbalancers: Duo Bulldogs with Antonio Tony Panaro, and a duo that is still in the works with Joe Martinho, who you might know from my previous interview.

I really enjoyed meeting Elaine and I hope you love this conversation as much as I did!

Be sure to check out Elaine on Instagram:

@elainebriant

Let us know what you think in the comments below!

It’s never too late to do what you love!

-Sonji

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Meet Kirsty aka Garage Gym Girl – a woman I’ve been admiring for a very long time. I’ve been wanting to meet her for a long time, but life had other plans for us, and after the pandemic hit, we put our interviews on hold for a while for several reasons. Firstly, we weren’t sure about how the videos would turn out through a Zoom conversation. We like to produce high quality videos that are easy and fun to look at. Secondly, a big part of our interviews so far has been the in-person part in which I really get to know the people and their way of living and training. This makes each interview a special learning experience for myself and I’m sure it shows in the conversations we publish as well.

But since this pandemic has been going on and it seems like our patience is required for a bit longer, we decided to screw it and go with the new Zoom reality. And I couldn’t be happier that we did!

A bananas strong power woman!

I’m so happy I got to talk to Kirsty and after meeting her online I’m even more excited to hang out with her in person some day. I resonate a lot with all of the content she produces. She’s an exceptional communicator and she makes the whole experience of learning handstands fun and more interactive through the community she has formed. In our interview she tells us about the things she’s learned while teaching bodyweight skills grown-ups. One particular thing that stuck with me even after the conversation was over was that she said: Coaching is a communication. And if you look at all of Kirty’s content, she manages to create beginner-friendly content that sticks, because it’s so relatable and breaks down bodyweight skills into digestible pieces.

I really hope that you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. We had a bit of a hick-up with our camera – it didn’t record the interview on our end, so we had to work with the Zoom recording. But the conversation was too good to not publish. So there you go 🙂

Be sure to check out the Garage Gym Girl website and her Instagram!

And let us know what you think in the comment section down below!

It’s never too late to do what you love,

Soundschi

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