Daniel coaches clients with an uncommon combination of wellness modalities, pulling extensively from evolutionary science, modern psychology, and ancestral wisdom. It is his belief that by tapping into the ancient wisdom inside each and every one of us, we can all become the hero of our own journey.
Daniel Cortez spent 15 years overcoming illness, re-examining everything he thought he knew about health, wellness, and performance.
Daniel coaches clients with an uncommon combination of wellness modalities, pulling extensively from evolutionary science, modern psychology, and ancestral wisdom. It is his belief that by tapping into the ancient wisdom inside each and every one of us, we can all become the hero of our own journey.
Eventually, he won his battle with chronic illness after traveling to Peru to study the traditional indigenous use of psychedelic plant medicine. Daniel's current practice is now informed by his experience and fueled by his desire to guide others to become the hero of their own journey using the knowledge and tools learned through his own journey.
In 2008, while living, training, and instructing in Brazil, he worked on synthesizing his knowledge, experience, methods, and principles into the creation of an entirely new training and coaching system. He defined an overall approach based on evolutionarily natural tenets which better fit the concerns and expectations of people today. MovNat was born.
In April 2009, Erwan is featured in Men’s Health USA in an inspiring article about himself and MovNat written by New-York Time best-seller author Christopher McDougall. The journalist described his transformative first-hand training experience with Erwan in Brazil.
In January 2011, Outside magazine released another feature-length article about Erwan and MovNat. The magazine ranked “Paleo-fitness” #1 of their Top 10 Health and Fitness Trends of 2010, and MovNat as the leading force behind this movement.