Charles St. John is in the fortunate position of combining is personal passions with his professional skills. Through the combination of his degrees in Digital Media, Communications, and Business Administration plus his long-time passion of coaching parkour at APEX Denver, he landed a job at the gym software company Zen Planner as their Creative and Development Marketing Specialist. He has since pivoted to working for the online fitness publishing company Motion Impulse, known for the Handstand Factory and Modern Methods of Mobility online programs, where he serves as the Head of E-Commerce an ..read more

What way is north? How do we deescalate a potentially dangerous situation? Don Beeson shares his practical experience with his background in combatives and military. This SPARK also dives a bit deeper into the large group night missions full of fun exercises, drills, and teamwork. Through initial or team training, SERE specialists are taught to adapt and thrive in a variety of locations including desert, arctic, open ocean, jungle, captivity, combat, and more. Upon graduation, these specialists undergo another year of advanced skills training to include army airborne, combatives, urban evasion ..read more

In "Progress Your Fitness by Playing with Intent - A Framework for Play," Charles will explore a framework to guide play within fitness classes to cultivate particular outcomes in this SPARK. The framework consists of six distinct intentions, sorted into two broad categories. Through referencing this framework when programming, play can go beyond a light-hearted activity to one that also fosters self-efficacy, skill mastery, community, self-confidence, and more. Charles St.John has been coaching parkour with APEX Movement for over 7 years. He holds an ACE Personal Training Certification and ha ..read more

Niko Pal is the Director and head coach at Parkour Vision’s Portland program. He started Parkour in 2010, began teaching in 2012 and has made it his career ever since. Niko earned his B.S. from Portland State University in 2015, where he dual majored in Public Health and Exercise Science. Niko continued his education at Transformation Studio, a Specialty Holistic Biomechanics studio. There he learned about how the many systems of the human body work together to create function. In his down time he can be found adventuring with friends, playing Rocket League, or tapping around on a piano. The ..read more

Molly has many jobs and titles. She's a parkour coach, a business owner, a Certified Personal Trainer, a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, and a mom of three! She started as a coach in training at a gymnastics summer camp 23 years ago and found her passion for helping others overcome personal obstacles. She obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science from Oregon State where she also coached gymnastics, cheered her senior year, and completed internships in cardiac rehab and fitness over 50. After college, she became a certified personal trainer, performed as a profess ..read more

Justin Taylor is the Owner of Firestorm Freerunning, which has two gyms in Southern California. Justin, along side Summer Sampilo, runs the West Coast Parkour Championships, the largest Parkour competition series in the U.S. Justin goes by @ParkourProfessor online, and runs a gym/business consultation service that goes by the same name. Justin primarily trains Parkour, Trampwall, Aggressive Inline Skating, and High Diving/Cliff Diving. Justin has enjoyed putting together all of these sentences all starting with the word "Justin". Justin thinks you are pretty awesome. Justin is weird. The 2023 ..read more

Garrett Moore is originally from San Diego and brings experience training across the United States, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. He finds peace and community through parkour, running, yoga, and rock climbing. Garrett is passionate about creating positive social change through nonprofit and electoral campaigns committed to human rights. He and his partner Kelly and dog Jackie are in SoCal on their way to Puerto Rico soon. The 2023 Art of Retreat is brought to you by the generous support of our sponsors: United States Parkour Association, Powered by Passion, Parkour Visions, Craig Const ..read more

Adam’s business experience comes from his parkour journey, as well as his professional journey outside of parkour. In addition to being a Director at Parkour Generations Americas and the owner of Parkour Generations Lehigh Valley, Adam also works in the child care business and oversees 5 locations within the Lehigh Valley area. These locations collectively run in excess of 7 million dollars a year in revenue, with 130+ employees involved. Between this experience and running martial arts and parkour businesses, Adam has learned important lessons about the use of numbers to manage operations and ..read more

Jimmy Davidson is the Founder and CEO of Freedom in Motion inc. which has three parkour gyms in southern California. Jimmy began his parkour career performing live around the country in 2010. He's since shifted his focus to building a profitable business to support his family and to create opportunities for the growing movement community. The 2023 Art of Retreat is brought to you by the generous support of our sponsors: United States Parkour Association, Powered by Passion, Parkour Visions, Craig Constantine, Parkour Generations Americas, Enso Movement, Freedom in Motion, Urban Youth Park, an ..read more

Jesse Danger Co-founded the Movement Creative, an organization centered around helping people develop a healthier relationship to movement through the exploration of risk and the development of creativity. He is a coach focused on connecting people by bridging physical, mental, and social aspects in the programming he develops. The 2023 Art of Retreat is brought to you by the generous support of our sponsors: United States Parkour Association, Powered by Passion, Parkour Visions, Craig Constantine, Parkour Generations Americas, Enso Movement, Freedom in Motion, Urban Youth Park, and the Movem ..read more