Start a ripple ...

Send us Fan Mail Shane Benzie is a celebrated coach & bestselling author who is on quest to change the way the world moves. After my brother recommended I get Shane on the show I started looking into his work and couldn’t wait to find out more about his research on how western cultures cultivate a hindrance on the way our bodies move and how we need to come back to a more natural form for the...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Adya Misra discovered kayaking living in Sweden in 2014 and it made such an impression on her life she decided to change her career so she could spend less time in the research lab and more time outside on the water! She later trained as a paddle coach, discovered paddle boarding too and since then has gone onto become a British Canoeing #ShePaddles Club Champion hoping to impr...

Send us Fan Mail Laura Evans is a professional mermaid … yes you heard me right, she goes by the name of the St Ives Mermaid and can mainly in the waters around St Ives either doing mermaid appearance ‘wash ups’ on the beach or in tidal pools minus the mermaid tale any other form of clothing actually - Laura is a fan of naked wild swimming and with this has become a body confidence advocate too. L...

Send us Fan Mail Elise Downing is a runner, writer public speaker and most well known for running 5000 miles around the coast of Great Britain This achievement came as quite a surprise to everybody who knew her as prior to this the highlight of her sporting career had been running a marathon dressed as a Crayola crayon whilst crying! With no prior experience of ultra running, or solo adventuring 2...

Send us Fan Mail Jamie Ramsay is is a British Endurance Adventure Athlete who has covered over 26,000km of human-powered traveling, through 27 countries over the last 5 years. But life wasn’t always this way, before adventuring Jamie spent 12 years working in the city before reaching ‘burn out’ and new he needed to get out and change his lifestyle. I caught up with Jamie on his current adventure ,...

Send us Fan Mail In May 2013, Jo Moseley found herself sobbing in the biscuit aisle of Tesco's,  wondering as a 48 years old single parent approaching menopause, how had life  come to this.  After support from a friend lending her a rowing machine she started looking after her physical body and noticed an improvement in her mental wellbeing too. Deciding she needed to do things that gave her...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode India speaks to highly qualified coach and much loved character in the world of paddlesports Chris Brain. From leading groups of young people with challenging behaviour to coaching the GB Freestyle Team Chris has dedicated his working life to educating and leading people in the great outdoors whilst also nurturing his personal love for paddlesports and more recentl...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode India speaks to dreamer, do-er  and endurance junkie Elaine Macey. Elaine shares her unique relationship with moving on land and sea, from co-founding  dance company 4 Motion, to training as a yoga teacher,  completing ultramarathons on the Cornish coast where she now lives and finding courage after completing a coast to coast challenge in memory of her late father...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode India talks to   Broadcaster, Author and adventurer Ben Fogle about his relationship with movement and the wilderness. Ben reflects on some of the mammoth physical challenges he has accomplished in his life despite hating exercise as a child and the importance he puts on getting outside everyday for his mental and physical wellbeing. Ben also shares how he has kept...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode India talks to GB Olympic athlete Michelle Griffith Robinson about her journey with movement, from training to the highest level in London, competing for GB as a Triple Jumper to retiring as a competitive athlete to carving a new career as a Life coach and mentor in Devon.  Michelle  shares her honest approach to coaching, how important  accountability is to keepin...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode British Canoeing #ShePaddles Ambassador Del Read shares her first experience of kayaking in New Zealand, and how it lead to a life long passion for the sport. Del dives into the importance Kayaking plays on her own mental health, how she uses it to manage anxiety and the importance she places on getting out on the river as much as possible.  On the 3/4th April Del...

Send us Fan Mail The Start a ripple ... podcast was founded on the belief that ripples are made when we connect movement with nature, not only for our mind and body, but also the environment too. Every episode India speaks to a guest who shares their story and approach to moving in nature, but for this trailer India shares her own story of how moving in nature has helped heal her anxiety and lead...