Behind the Movement

Tiago Martins holds a degree in Fine Arts (painting), and is a former world level gymnast (tumbler).  He is a contemporary circus performer and co-founder of Movement Lisboa.  As a movement student and educator, he is interested in exploring the body in it’s totality. He considers himself a spectator of the body as a vehicle of functionality, intellect and artistic expression,

Samantha is a Leeway Movement Coach, an Inspire by FM Instructor, Pilates mat qualified and holds a BPJEPS Pro Sports Instructor Diploma. She has travelled the globe as a professional belly dancer with a Hollywood company and taught workshops internationally for 20 years. A mother of 2 girls, one currently 6 weeks old and the other 6 years old, she works in collaboration with physiotherapists at a...

Traci has been a competitive life-long athlete. She has dabbled in soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, and Crossfit. She has experienced both sides of the coin: being an athlete and being a coach. After several crippling back injuries, she transitioned from a competitive athlete to a Coach, and focused more on the quality of movement rather than the intensity. Slowing down to coach helped her...

Roser graduated in Bachelor of Dance at Artez DansAcademie in Arnhem (Holland), in Journalism at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and just finished a Masters in design and space production in Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. She worked for choreographers like Anouk van Dijk, Giulio d’Anna, Anouke de Groot and Erik Kaiel, Maria Rovira or Pere Faura. From 2014 to 2019, she danced and performed...

Roya Carreras is an Iranian-Hispanic artist, choreographer, and educator who works within commercial, film, and theatrical settings from New York City to Los Angeles. On stage, Carreras' work has been presented at the CURRENT SESSIONS, Dixon Place, Baruch Performing Arts Center, and The Green Building in New York City; in California, she has presented at The Odyssey, Highways Performance Space, El...

Nil has been involved in various physical disciplines since childhood and passes on his experiences and ideas for a holistic, long-lasting, fulfilling and joyful movement practice in his work. His interest in working with the body and in the second step with the mind began early on. With an academic study in sports science in Munich, educational program to become a massage therapist and many semin...

Jason C. Brown has been working professionally in the fitness/athletic development field since 1999 and training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since 1996. Jiu-Jitsu (The Gentle Art) is a huge part of his life. The art influences him greatly in the formation of his character and ideas. He practices Jiu-Jitsu as a physical culture and a physical art form, as well as a form of mental training, a method of self...

Wendy (She/Her) delights in finding connections between people and connections between modalities/concepts: poetry and martial arts, rhythm and partner work, ritual and strength training, comedy and circus. She is a clown (theatrical and healthcare settings), a musician, a mover-dancer, and currently holds a purple belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu. Her other explorations have included Xin Yi Liu He Qua...

Jenn fell into the movement industry over nineteen years ago as a personal trainer. She quickly realized there was something missing, a piece she couldn't quite put her finger on. This led her down a never-ending rabbit hole of exploration and study of all things movement, including yoga, mobility, strength and conditioning, motor control, bodyweight training, and dance. She takes a holistic view...

Simon Thakur is based in New South Wales, Australia.  Ancestral Movement is his project, his “big idea” that has come from more than twenty years of practice and research across a wide range of fields.  He has studied the natural sciences since he was in high school and through university – covering the basics of physics and mathematics and going deeper into chemistry, biology, physiology and anat...

Wil tries to experience myself, life and all those within, through a physical practice. He feels grateful to then share what he learns along the way, and calling this his job. He founded London Movement Group 3 years ago, and has been teaching both in person and online for a number of years. He values human connection, and put this as a top priority in hi teaching. You can find his work at www.fig...

Flynn is a self-described dilettante, autodidact and occasional iconoclast, exploring physiology, psychology and philosophy through parkour & independent research. Inspired by a slew of shadow-mentors from Eric Weinstein to Moshe Feldenkrais to Jiddu Krishnamurti, he is interested not only in the appreciation of ideas, but in their application. A history of working with fear & anxiety in c...

Alicia Grayson has been passionately involved with dancing, teaching and performing Contact Improvisation for the past 33 years. She has taught CI as an adjunct faculty at George Washington University, University of Denver, Naropa University and Shenandoah University. She teaches CI classes in Boulder, CO, yoga and pilates online and regularly travels nationally and internationally to teach. Her l...

Devin is a teacher. He currently divides hi time between teaching Narrative Excavation, writing, and coaching physical practice. Narrative Excavation is an introspective psychology practice he's been developing since 2013. Half a lifetime of competitive sports, overlapping with five years of full-time study in philosophy and psychology, followed by a decade deep dive into eastern psycho-spiritual...

As a professional educator, David Wilson brings a life-long interest in how people learn to both his teaching and practice of movement. He believes that movement is a birthright and that by combining curiosity, playfulness and compassionate self-awareness, anyone can practice movement in ways that will interest them, support them and evolve with them as their lives and bodies change. He is deeply...

Jeremy Fein is 49% skill acquisition coach, 50% nice guy, and 1% podcast bio writer. He strives to bring the same values into his work that he does in the rest of his life: honesty, empathy, consistency, and learning. You can learn more about the projects he's excited about at FeinMovement.com . In the conversation Jeremy discusses his passion for juggling and time in circus school.  He...

Kim was born and raised in the vibrant and free-spirited Amsterdam. After years of studying at a musical and dance school as a child she decided to follow up with a professional education at the then called Jazz- Musical Dance Bachelor in Amsterdam. After two years, she decided to narrow the focus and continue her studies at the Modern Theatre Dance Department at the Amsterdam School of the Arts,...

Winston Reynolds graduated from Circomedia, specialising in acrobatics & physical theatre (FDA, 2010-2012). And later went on to complete his Bachelor at ACAPA (Academy of Circus and Performance Art,Netherlands, 2012-2016). Within his research he specialised in acrobatic dance, a hybrid mix containing elements from gymnastics, capoeira, breakdancing, improvisation and animal locomotion, as wel...

Emma is a Movement teacher and one of the Founders of Aspen Coaching in Perth, WA. She has been teaching people to move better in an evolving capacity for the past 13 years. Having watched many fitness trends sweep through the exercise world she has carefully and thoroughly danced between them deciding to wander down her own path, endeavoring to make a shift in the common perspective of what it me...

Tom Weksler is an accomplished teacher, dancer, martial arts practitioner, and lover of all forms of acrobatic disciplines. Returning for the 50th episode, Tom discusses his interest in maintaining coherence across all levels of his work and practice.  He shares about his playful approach towards skills and skill development.  He also talks about pedagogy, and the value he places on what...

Almog Loven is a professional dancer, teacher and therapist from Israel. He holds a degree in Psychology and Humanities from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he focused on the study of chronic pain and psychological flexibility. He is also a practitioner and international teacher of the Ilan Lev Method. Before Covid hit, he used to give Weightlessness workshops around the world, empha...

Matan Levkowich is a dancer, teacher and graphic designer. In 2015 he founded Movement Lab - a vehicle for movement education, choreographic work and discursive inquiry. His practice is influenced by his enthusiasm for physical and theoretical research and is revolving around the question of how to develop a meaningful relationship with the body-mind. In the last decade, he devoted himself to educ...

Jon Yuen is the one writing this bio, and will from this point on continue sharing from a first person perspective. Hi, I’m Jon. I think there’s a lot we can learn from one another, from other cultures, and from other activities. This is a mindset that I do my best to bring into my work - which just so happen to be training. In this conversation, Jon discusses his childhood, and the freedom his pa...

Originally from South Tyrol, Italy, Marion received her dance training at Varium and Iwanson School. As a teacher she has been working in several schools and festivals in Italy, Spain, Costa Rica, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, Portugal, Poland, India, Germany, USA and Canada a.o at “Deltebre dansa” (Spain), B12 Festival and TanzAHOI (Germany), Circuit-est (Canada), Atlas Festival, Camp In, La Cant...

Mike Fitch is an innovative fitness educator and movement coach with 20 years experience in the fitness industry. He is the Founder/Creator of Animal Flow, a unique ground-based movement program that has certified more than 10,000 fitness professionals in 42 countries.  Mike has also developed multiple other skills-based bodyweight training programs including the Bodyweigh...