Exploring Life & Business with Dave Nelson of Flow ST8

Today we’d like to introduce you to Dave Nelson.

Dave, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
FLOW ST8 was a classic breakdown to breakthrough story As covid hit in 2020 I had a hospitality business go under and send me personally under. I lost everything financially, lockdowns had hit and I’d stopped working out and was drinking heavily. I had a relationship breakup and had to move back in with the family for a couple of months to reboot. My mindset, body and finances were at all-time low and in spiritual terms, you would say I’d gone through a “dark night of the soul”. Which is essentially an ego breakdown / death and rebirth.

I’d gone from being ultra successful in my mid 20’s to now being 30 and being the poorest person I knew. Fortunately, this “breakdown” lead to a “break through”. I had to rediscover who I was, my purpose, my values, what made me happy. I knew if I was ever going to make it back, I had to get my body and mind right. Fortunately, we were locked down and I was stuck inside. Which gave me the opportunity to read ancient eastern philosophy and practices (tao) and train all day. This is where I started mixing breathwork, yoga, weights, pilates, and meditation. Within 30 days, I’d gone from out of shape, stiff, tight, sore, depressed to feeling superhuman. I couldn’t believe how quickly I’d turned around. Which of course lead to the formation of the concept FLOW ST8 / Mixed Modality Training which started on demand and is now an international studio franchise!

I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
Absolutely not, as mentioned it took a breakdown of body, mind and finances to put me back on my path and redirect the course of my life in the right direction. I feel like going under was a spiritual gift from the universe / god to get me back on track!

Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about FLOW ST8?
FLOW ST8 is revolutionizing fitness by integrating multiple modalities into a single practice. A typical session will see you warm up with breath work, yoga and mobility before heading into the working phase of high-intensity training, strength work followed by the cool down and meditation phase.

We are really pioneering this holistic and balanced way of training!

You can find us in studios across Australia and now in West Hollywood with more to come throughout California. If not you can train with us on demand, attend our retreats in Noosa, Bali or Japan!

We all have a different way of looking at and defining success. How do you define success?
Harmony in all areas of life including health, financial, career fulfillment, relationships, leisure.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.flowst8studios.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/davenelsonflow
• Facebook: Facebook.com/flowst8method