Movement Is My Constant: Real conversations on movement, mindfulness, and making meaningful change - for creatives, caregivers, and mission-driven humans

Today I welcome Katia Khomich to the podcast. Our conversation flows between mindfulness, motherhood, mindset and our shared passion for bringing Self-Awareness tools to one of the most demanding roles in our lives: motherhood and parenthood. Katia combines her teachings with ancient wisdom, and the educational insights of modern science. As a mother herself Katia understands the importance of thi...

My guest on this episode is Maša Nobilo. Maša is a sleep coach bringing curiosity and playfulness to set a healthy and wholesome sleep routine. Listen to this episode where we explore: 🤷‍♀️ What does the sleep coach do? 📝 What habits can we create for a better night sleep? 🌙 What is night consciousness or dream Yoga? Stay up to date for the release by following and subscribing to the channel. T...

My guest today is Ida Sundell. Violinist, teacher and researcher, Ida is looking to the ways of learning movement patterns to improve music learning, and the performance on stage. Ida has been researching movement, as well as awareness based practices that allow the musician a wider range of tools. Including a shift in mindset that welcomes the grace of failure. Much like athletes, musicians perfo...

My guest on today's episode is Lucy Griffith. With 20 years of experience in corporate health and wellbeing, and a background on dance education, Lucy brings a refreshing approach to the way we perceive productivity. "If we get back to what we fundamentally need as human beings, we can reinvent the way we work" On this episode we: 🤓 Debunk myths of productivity 🙌 Learn what needs to be...

My guest on this episode is Vix Anderton. Framing her work as a perfectionist coach and identifying herself as a recovering perfectionism, Vix brings lightness to a heavy topic, which I believe many of us can identify with: Perfectionism. "I'd like to include perfectionism as part of the human experience". Using the body as an awareness tool that provides the map to the present moment, V...

Rita Terruta is back again to the podcast! Lately we've had some really interesting conversations on the fear of movement, fascia awareness and postural alignments. So I asked Rita to join me again on the show and share her research and knowledge. Why does the fascia matter? The fascia is a connective tissue that receives input from the external environment and communicates this information to our...

Meet Ben J Munday, my guest on this episode. Together we uncover the power of trust, its relation with the present moment, and the benefit of awareness practices that developed this skill. His work as a coach focuses on supporting women and empowering them to become the leaders of the present and future, holding and recognising their past as resource to navigate through unknown territory. Included...

"Laughter is a Social bonding" Improv teacher, Therapist, Educator, Wonderful Listener and a Man of Linguistics. Meet Andrew through this joyful conversation on why improv comedy isn’t about performance nor (just) the jokes. Andrew has had an incredible array of experiences in his life, and in this conversation he answers with an honest reflection over the benefit of fear and impulse. He...

“We need to choose differently and be more aware and conscious about what we choose for our body which includes the training” - RT Listen to this conversation with Rita Terruta. A personal trainer and coach with a fine tuned listening skill that makes the whole difference when working with her clients. Rita combines many tools like play, awareness, mindfulness, observation, and her 10years of work...

Join me with designer, author, teacher, and former colleague Ellis Bartholomeus in this New Episode exploring play as a dynamic force that breaks stagnation patterns and takes us on adventures of exploration, growth and outstanding fun! Play is a fundamental part of who we are as species and is the base for creativity. And creativity is what keeps us alive. ❤️ ✨ Want to go deeper? Explore my mind...

Join me this time with Mark Walsh aka Mr Embodiment as we explore the what, the why and the how of embodiment as a tool of awareness and choice. Mark Walsh devotes his life in bringing embodiment to a wider audience, familiarizing us with tools and practices that tap into our body intelligence. For better self, and better relationships. ✨ Want to go deeper? Explore my mindfulness courses and 1:1...

Without moving, we would become stagnant, and loose the ability to develop ourselves. It’s not just about moving in order to build strong muscles or have a six-pack, or looking like a picture-perfect post on social media. It’s really about moving and building other skills curiosity and awareness qualities. People often mistake the goal to go to the gym and find small repetitive movement boring, be...

This month I celebrate awareness. With this conversation my goal is to bring awareness to posture, and what habitual patterns are there. So if you look to change patterns of movement, start a new physical practice, or have an understanding of posture on a higher level, this is a great conversation to get you started. For this episode I had a great conversation with Gijs, and Nadia. They both work...

Mindfulness-based approaches help improve our state of awareness, and constitute a pillar on self-care while improving communication with others. Moving meditation is one of those approaches. "Where intention goes, awareness goes. Where awareness goes, Qi follows” In the 14th episode, I explore the state of awareness. My guest is experienced in this topic. With his range of practices, Karunav...

"There is a real need for design to be embodied." How good are you at listening? True empathy comes from deep listening, as an embodied skill. Join me in this episode as I interview @MattShearing. Visual artist, embodiment facilitator, and design researcher, Matt brings insights from his travels, his design experience, and studies, and shares his ideas on the qualities behind a good list...

Welcome to a new series of episodes on Movement is My Constant! Episode 12 I am joined by Esther Arends as it marks this new beginning. Thank you for listening. Esther is the author of “Journey Through the Body”, a movement and embodiment school program developed to teach young children how to feel empowered by a true connection with their body. Throughout life, and moreover, during these challeng...

How might movement bring you awareness during change? - My guest has the answer and the personal story to share. Join me in this interview with Fiona Winter - a master of giggles and with a contagious laughter, she’s a true embodied spirit of fun, play and pleasure! Fiona’s interest for the ageing body has brought her to work with adult students, guiding them through the inevitable changes in the...

In this last co-creative episode me and Melanie we conclude the series by exploring the last state in self-care and personal growth, from an integrative approach. Combining the previous ideas we talked about in episodes 8 and 9 now it is time for being mobile. Understanding how we move through belief fears, and how does that impact our personal and professional relationships. We also look into val...

In this episode, I am exploring one perspective over a contemporary and trendy topic: Resilience. For a while now, I have been very interested in this topic as it repeatedly appears in different contexts, bodywork, and the professional landscape. In this conversation, Melanie Genssler is sharing her own work on resilience. Using movement and reflection exercises, she creates a body-mind awareness...

Ever wondered how rest can be a strategy for performance? In business, rest is many times left to the care of one’s private space, outside of the office - during evenings and weekends. In the office, behind one's screen, and while collaborating with others the tendency is to perform, achieve, and keep the energies high. Little do we know the power in rest and surrender for continuous and assertive...

"Are we ever ready for a journey?" In this episode, I sit with Melanie Genssler to explore why journeys are complex and cyclical moments of our lives. The challenge during these moments is to stick to it and understand that everything happening is already part of our emotional and intellectual growth. Each one of us has the ability to craft their own journey using the senses to notice ho...

Ever wondered what collaborations sound like? When two souls come together after the realisation of what it feels to be aligned in values, ideas, and business? Meet my guest: Melanie Genssler, health practitioner and embodied educator, as we start our collaboration by marking that aha! moment. In this pilot episode we set the tone for the collaboration between Movement is My Constant and Integrati...

"Every good craftsman conducts a dialogue between concrete practices and thinking; this dialogue evolves into sustaining habits, and these habits establish a rhythm between problem solving and problem finding.” - Richard Sennet, The Craftsman. This quote reflects Anita’s knowledge and the way she dedicates herself to the craft. So much so, she has developed a business out of it, by integratin...

“If movement - a coordination of space and time - fails, then the organ does not develop”. Dive into the world of cells and organs with my guest, Mariana Maia Gil, as she takes you through movement from the perspective of a biologist. Take a deep breath and listen to our conversation with a curious mind, while investigating the grand orchestra of movement happening inside your body! Look around yo...

"I think the body is a source for giving you direction. Nobody can feel the inside of my body, and yet is an important source to figure where I place myself in society". My guest on this episode is Ria Higler. Ria is a teacher at the Academy of Theater and Dance, in Amsterdam. Through her dance career Ria's human approach allows students -inside and outside of school, amateurs and profes...