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Jonathan Angelilli

I help new mothers boost energy and tone up so they can reclaim their body and life.
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I started working out to “look better naked”, but exercise ended up transforming me. It has empowered me to be stronger physically and mentally, feel better within my body and about my body, and be more confident and pro-active in all areas of life. Essentially, exercise allows me to be my best self and live life more fully. A passion to share this enthusiasm for self-empowerment via fitness naturally arose from my experience. My goal with every client is to change there life through exercise, and to consistently exceed their own expectations about what they can achieve.

03/25/2026

After 25 years of coaching, one lesson keeps repeating itself: helping women feel safe enough to slow down is an ABSOLUTE game-changer.

Especially for high-performing women.
Especially during hormonal transitions.
Especially for those who have spent years pushing, overriding, and holding everything together for everyone else.

I’ve worked with actors, dancers, executives, mothers, single parents, women navigating recovery, women navigating menopause/divorce/tragic loss… women navigating everything at once.

Different lives. Different pressures. Same pattern: Strong on the outside, depleted underneath.

And when they learn how to slow down, regulate, and actually feel what’s happening in their body, something shifts.

Not through more effort. Through relaxation as a gateway to safety and, eventually, deep self-trust.

This is the difference between “doing all the things” yet not getting results and actually feeling at home in your body.

Grateful to the women who trust me with this work and continue to teach me what real strength looks like. You all continue to inspire me!

Which of these quotes resonates most with you right now?

03/09/2026

I had this painting made of my mom. Because obviously… she’s a queen.

This photo is from the moment I surprised her with it.

She raised four kids while running a business and somehow kept our family grounded through it all.

She was originally trained as a physical therapist, but like a lot of women of her generation, pieces of her own career got sacrificed while she held everything else together.

Growing up around that kind of strength shapes you… in ways you don’t fully understand until much later.

It’s probably not a coincidence that for the last 25 years I’ve mostly worked with women.

And especially in the last decade, with high-performing women and mothers.

One thing they’ve all taught me: Women are already incredibly strong already.

They don’t need someone yelling at them to push harder. Most of the time they need the opposite.

Space to breathe.
Permission to soften.
A way back into their body.

The student and the teacher create the teaching together. And the women I’ve worked with over the years have taught me far more than any certification ever could.

So today feels like a good day to say thank you.

To my mom.

And to all the powerful women who have trusted me with their strength over the years.

Happy International Women’s Day.

Tag a woman who inspires you in the comments below!

02/17/2026

Four and a half years ago, we packed up our lives and moved to Canada. New country. New systems. New everything, in the middle of a global health crisis, with two small children in tow.

What we didn’t fully understand at the time was just how much courage it would require to build here, from the ground up. (Because honestly, if we had, we wouldn’t have moved.)

I’ve had a front row seat to ’s leadership. The hard conversations. The long nights. The creative risks. The (many) moments where she had to hold steady when everything around her was deeply uncertain.

And now… this. Tonight is the Montreal premiere of La R***e Finale with her company !

She’s led & lifted an entire company, & created space for artists to fly.

One day she’ll write the book about these years. It will be wild. And honest. And powerful.

But tonight, we celebrate. So proud of you Alexandra Damiani. Opening night. Let’s go! 💫

02/11/2026

Addiction is a ruthless teacher.

For those we haven’t met yet, I’m Jonathan. I’m a holistic performance coach, and my work is deeply personal.

I’m approaching 24 years clean. In my early twenties, addiction was running my life. What helped me rebuild wasn’t willpower. It was movement, meditation, and time in nature. Strength training became a way to feel my body instead of escaping it. That path of recovery turned into my life’s work: helping other people feel safe, strong, and at home in themselves.

Over time, I found myself working primarily with high-performing women: academics, artists, executives, mothers holding entire ecosystems together.

I was raised by my mother and three sisters, and let’s just say I’m very comfortable in my feminine. This may be part of why high-performing women trust me with parts of themselves they don’t share with anyone else.

The women I work with are incredibly capable. Often so capable that softening and receiving support feels foreign, even unsafe. Years of overriding their body’s signals can erode inner trust, even when outwardly they’re leading at the highest levels.

My approach blends strength training, nervous system regulation, Qigong, healing touch, and deep inquiry. It’s about building both inner and outer strength without burning out in the process.

Moving from “wired and tired” to “energized and relaxed”!

And that changes everything.

02/06/2026

Happy Friday! 🎩

More dance parties. Less long captions. Let's go!

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01/05/2026

There have been great civilizations without the wheel, but there have never been civilizations that didn’t tell stories.

And before we had words, we told them with our bodies.

This week, I had the privilege of teaching at The as part of the ’s 10th Winter Dance Intensive, created by and .

What struck me most wasn’t the talent—it was the joy, passion, and open-hearted commitment in the room.

This is the week when most people hit the snooze button. These dancers showed up early, curious, present, and willing to do the quiet, intimate work of becoming who they’re here to be—and of learning how to _dance their stories_ with honesty and courage.

Watching Alexandra Damiani work with the dancers is truly wild. Her presence is clear, embodied, expressive, and pain-free—but what moved me just as much was her unwavering commitment to creating a safe environment for dancers to take risks. That kind of safety is built over years of somatic education, primal movement, and deep respect for the body’s intelligence. In her presence, dancers aren’t just learning steps—they’re given permission to explore, listen, and trust themselves. From that, the movement—and the story—comes alive.

Each morning, all 50 dancers began their day with me on the floor, practicing Primal Movement. Using the ground, breath, and sensory input, we worked to map the body, warm up efficiently, and move with more clarity and power. Rooted in developmental movement, this work is rarely taught in traditional dance culture—and it was powerful to watch its effects carry directly into their ballet classes.

I also had the chance to teach Qigong, a subtle and ancient form of energy medicine—where movement becomes medicine and dance becomes a portal into restoration.

Watching dancers discover a quieter, more nourishing way to care for their bodies was a reminder that longevity isn’t about training harder, but about learning how to soften and receive.

12/01/2025

A few favorite moments from November:
holiday goofiness, dinner dates with my son, celebrating Stoked’s 20th anniversary, and time with the cousins.
Life moves fast, but these little pockets of joy slow everything down.

What memory are you taking with you into December?

11/20/2025

In a different world, you can be a different person.

That sentence is the realest truth I know about healing.

I’ve been clean 23 years.

And there were three things that helped me rescue myself: Movement. Meditation. And nature connection—specifically, snowboarding.

Not just for the adrenaline.

But for the quiet. The mountains. The reminder that I wasn’t broken—I just needed to be in a space where I could discover myself.

That’s why I’ve been riding with since 2006.

I once raced up 86 flights of the Empire State Building and raised $10,000 for them.

Because I know this work matters.

Last week, I had the honor of celebrating 20 years of STOKED at their anniversary gala—buttoning up my tux, standing next to founder , and feeling the full gravity of the mission.

We raised over $100,000 in one night to help the next generation step into something bigger than the world they were born into.

When Steve spoke, the entire room held its breath.

That’s how you know the angels have entered.

And then I met —the man who first introduced Steve to snowboarding, on the subway ride home!

Full-circle connection. A reminder that every ripple matters.

STOKED isn’t just a nonprofit.

It’s a mentorship machine. A movement. A portal to freedom.

In a world raising kids on algorithms and comparison, STOKED offers something real:

Belonging. Movement. Mentors. Mountains.

It gives kids a new world to enter— so they can become someone they never imagined possible.

And sometimes, it takes a mentor or a guide to open that door— so you can remember who you really are.

If that speaks to you, take a breath.

What’s one moment in nature where you felt like you were entering a new world—and starting to become yourself?

11/14/2025

Most women wait years… sometimes decades… before finally choosing themselves.

Keli didn’t wait.

At 51, a mom of four, a brand-new grandmother, newly moved to NYC, working full-time, and studying psychology at Columbia… she made a decision:

To stop rushing through her life, her workouts, and her feelings — and learn how to take her own side.

And in just 3 months, she logged 142 sessions inside the app (only 24 of them strength workouts — the rest were walking, breathwork, energy practices, and self-regulation)… and she transformed from the inside out.

As her coach, I can say this with my whole heart:

Keli is one of the most inspiring women I’ve ever worked with.

Not because of what she pushes through — but because of what she’s learned to honor.

She arrived exhausted, overwhelmed, doing “all the things” but disconnected from how she actually felt.

She graduates grounded, stronger, clear-headed, and more connected to herself than she’s been in years.

Yes, it’s awesome that she went from struggling to do 5 pushups to busting out 12 with perfect form.

But more importantly, this is the insight that changed everything for her:

“I used to rush, override my feelings, and ignore my needs. BMN taught me to slow down, listen to my body, and trust my strength. Now I move from self-respect — not survival.”

— Keli Denise

Her boundaries are cleaner.

Her presence is deeper.

Her workouts are infused with awareness instead of pressure.

She no longer abandons herself to please or perform for anyone — at work, at home, or in love.

This is what happens when a woman learns to trust her own timing, her own energy, and her own voice.

Keli — you are a force. Thank you for letting me walk with you through such a powerful chapter of your life.

Help me celebrate this remarkable human.

Drop a word of love, support, or admiration for Keli in the comments! 🎉

11/13/2025

What’s actually possible when you finally stop the self-sabotage?

Because when you stop battling your body and start working WITH it, everything changes.

These women didn’t just lift heavier weights. They learned how to rest, breathe, recover, and reconnect.

They built strength that lasts—through energy medicine, breathwork, healing touch, strength training, relaxation, and real coaching support.

It’s not another “holistic” plan. It’s a complete system that helps you feel grounded, capable, and fully alive—so every part of you starts working together instead of against itself.

The women in this post are proof: real transformation touches every layer of your life.

What goal most excites you right now?

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