121: Bodily Flexible; Mentally Strong — Andrea Orris

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra speaks with Andrea Orris,</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">a seasoned gymnast and veteran collegiate gymnastics coach who is now using her experience to teach the “ins and outs” of effective stretching and to advocate for the fair treatment of gymnasts around the country. Orris, a Los Angeles native, competed in Division 1 collegiate gymnastics before turning her attention towards coaching. She is also a fitness model and a flexibility instructor. In fact, her flexibility courses blossomed during the pandemic, due in large part to her expert social media presence.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Andrea is passionate about physical fitness, but she knows that a healthy body is nothing without a strong mind. Andrea has rightly spent her life focusing on both the physical and mental and, as a victim of abuse herself, is setting an example for others on the value of being open and transparent about strengths and struggles. On the podcast, Andrea discusses her own career and her long journey into mental and physical prosperity.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Moving Quotes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Are you healthy on the inside? Do you look like what you want to look like? That's all that matters.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"People have a misconception about flexibility classes. They say, 'Oh, I can't take your class because I'm not flexible.' But that's the entire point. It's fine if you're not flexible. That's actually even better."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"The more we keep talking and sharing our experiences and educating each other, the better chance we have at preventing [abuse] from every happening again."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I've always been a very private person with what I'm going through emotionally and mentally. Until this year. I post about myself a lot because people want to read about genuine people... I've started being v