my story
My goal is to create a
better you: physically,
mentally and spiritually.
I'm Francisco Laires, Movement Coach for more than 10 years, Amateur Chef for the last 4 and co-founder of Life in a Bowl and Gravity Based Training.
I have 3 passions in life: Learn, Practice and Teach.
Since I remember I’ve been chasing the best version of myself through Bodyweight Training, Healthy Nutrition and Lifestyle Hacking.
My life has been a competition against myself, a constant search for my own limits as a human being, an endless road on overcoming fears and ultimately the most beautiful journey of self learning and discovery.
Find your passion, go after your dreams, don’t let the others tell you can’t do it, sometimes just let it go, embrace the chaos , and let the magic happen.
Welcome to my world
life in a bowl
My journey as an amateur chef is a recent but intense and passionate one
It all started with the need to take care of myself and be on top of my nutrition and performance. Rapidly the excitement grew around new cuisines and cooking techniques, and that led me to travel around the world in pursuit of new experiences, knowledge and ingredients.
Later on I decided to test myself at a different level by enrolling in a Cooking TV Show which was one of the most intense experiences of my life.
Life in a Bowl is the culmination of all these past and present life experiences, one that is borned recently but for sure will stay with me forever.
Come with me and let's travel together around this world of beautiful cultures, cuisines, healthy foods, dreams and possibilities!
my story
Masterchef
Participation
The single most intense, challenging, mentally draining experience of my life.
There´s always mixed feelings about this journey but for sure, no regrets and honestly I couldn’t be more grateful that I've experienced such a thing in my lifetime.
For me it was all about self-challenge, pushing my limits and also learning as much as I could about cooking, food industry and show business. Was not about winning the others rather than winning against myself.
I learned, laughed, cried for the whole country to watch, felt in the moon as well as in hell sometimes, made some good friends but most importantly I allowed a part of me to be born, to exist, to flourish.
In order to embark on this journey I had to first detach from “Francisco Movement Coach For Rest of Life”, to “ Francisco You Can Be Whatever You Want “ and that was the single best thing I could ever gain from this experience.
Once you have the courage to cross this line and start believing in yourself there’s whole world of magic and possibilities waiting for you. In the meantime, be ready to take some of the hardest decisions you ever took, to leave something or someone you love behind, to be selfish, to embrace the chaos and uncertainty and let yourself go. No matter where or how long this path takes, if you really do it for yourself, to be a better person or professional, the ones you love will understand and support you.
No matter if your dream journey is a Tv Show, a 4 month alone trip around Asia or being a father, just go for it , do it when possible not when is right !
The most valuable lesson I took from this experience:
Never do it again! Off to a 4 month alone trip around Asia …
