THRIVE: Perfomance & Wellbeing Blog
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Do We Really Need to Connect With Nature?
Jessica ChristensenDo we truly need to connect with nature to stay healthy? Discover what YOU and PLANTS have in common and why reconnecting with our natural roots is essential to our...
Do We Really Need to Connect With Nature?
Jessica ChristensenDo we truly need to connect with nature to stay healthy? Discover what YOU and PLANTS have in common and why reconnecting with our natural roots is essential to our...
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Fitness: to Survive or Thrive?
Jessica ChristensenWhat is the real meaning of fitness, according to human evolutionary biology? Find out the real meaning of fitness.
Fitness: to Survive or Thrive?
Jessica ChristensenWhat is the real meaning of fitness, according to human evolutionary biology? Find out the real meaning of fitness.
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Fitness for Survival: An African Adventure
Jessica ChristensenKolmanstkop Ghost Town in Namibia In 2017 I was living in South Africa - newly married and fur-mom to Charlie Woofles. As a micro-family, we love to move, travel, and...
Fitness for Survival: An African Adventure
Jessica ChristensenKolmanstkop Ghost Town in Namibia In 2017 I was living in South Africa - newly married and fur-mom to Charlie Woofles. As a micro-family, we love to move, travel, and...
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Epsom Salts: Nature's Magic Secret
Jessica ChristensenIt's time to raid your kitchen cupboards to create a cheap and effective beauty treatment from head to toe. We're smack-bang in the middle of coronavirus lockdowns. Luckily, some of...
Epsom Salts: Nature's Magic Secret
Jessica ChristensenIt's time to raid your kitchen cupboards to create a cheap and effective beauty treatment from head to toe. We're smack-bang in the middle of coronavirus lockdowns. Luckily, some of...
by MAVERICKS Life Co. - life science & training lifelong learning education
Our Education Framework
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LIFE SCIENCE & TRAINING
Our educational content is based on the HOLISTIC SCIENCE FRAMEWORK, an interdisciplinary education framework linking life science and training, by using the underlying principle of human co-evolution with our habitat, our training physiology and diversity in cultures.
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A HOLISTIC APPROACH
Our approach to holistic training & education allows us help coaches and individuals in developing critical thinking, promote a cross-disciplinary, open-minded approach to performance and wellbeing education. It is NOT used to diagnose, treat or offer individual health advice.
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TRAINING APPLICATIONS
We use this knowledge and research to teach with a Holistic Training approach, a MIND-BODY-HABITAT
practice that allows us to develop a deeper connection to our body's heritage, our culture and our communities through positive athlete-coach-environment feedback loop.
Meet Our Team
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Jessica Christensen, CEO
Sports Science & Education specialist, with a unique focus on habitat & human health. Jessica is the founder, CEO and Academy Director at MAVERICKS Life Co.
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Bookings & Events Team
Paola Lizza manages our UK-based events team under our Events & Entertainment division. In Switzerland, Annalisa Lauciello runs all our Swiss-based activities.
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Instructor Team
We hand-pick instructors who share our vision and our values, but each bring their own specialty! Our instructors are based in London and Crans-Montana.
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Design & Production Team
In-house production team driven by a creative vision of an active lifestyle immersed in nature led by Julian Grimm & Jessica Christensen, with Alexis Feuillet.
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Education Team
BSc Hons Sports Science & Biokineticist Holly Cammell co-ordinates the team of consulting experts in the development and administration of our academy.
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Tech & Admin Team
Our tech team is led by CIO/COO, Lars Christensen, based at our HQ and Training Centre in Switzerland and works closely with our administration team.
