Movement is My Constant: Recent Episodes
Ana Maia Marques
Collecting movement knowledge from the eyes and experiences of teachers, dancers, performers, and philosophers through open conversations made to inspire leaders to design impactful organizational experiences using movement and embodied knowledge.
On this episode I am delighted to have Dr. Nicholas Samstag. Dr. Samstag Ph.D., PC, is a Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalyst with over two decades of experience in the field of mental health. He has dedicated his career to helping individuals navigate the complexities of their mental well-being by exploring unconscious processes, dreams, and free associations for the purpose of unearthing the patient's historical narrative.Dr. Samstag specialises in treating anxiety, depression, and trauma-related disorders, and he is a strong advocate for the importance of mental health awareness. With persistent curiosity, Dr Samstag not only addresses the symptoms but also empowers his patients with the tools they need to lead healthier, more fulfilling lives. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Samstag writes frequently sharing his insights on psychological research and therapy techniques. His commitment to mental health awareness and his empathetic approach make him a valuable voice in the ongoing conversation about mental well-beingThis episode interests anyone looking to better understand anxiety and depression, the impact of trauma (and what trauma is), practical coping strategies and empowerment through knowledge about mental health, breaking down stigmas, and learning how to seek help when needed.Find out more of his work, through Dr Nicholas Samstag website [https://www.nicholassamstag.com/]
In this episode, environmental engineer and yoga teacher, Inez Aires shares her experience working with prisoners for the Prison Yoga Project, in Portugal. Inez challenges how prisons are designed firstly questioning the reintegration process of a prisoner back into society, and then how we commonly see a prison design.Having travelled in many countries to “drink from the source” by immersing herself in ancestral rituals and spiritual practices, Inez reinforces the idea behind the Prison Yoga Project: to give prisoners access to mental and physical freedom with respect, and responsibility.This episode interests anyone who would like to know more about volunteer work, namely the Prison Yoga Project, or who is responsible for designing and creating social projects with a human centric approach.
This month I am joined by Mara Morgado, contemporary dancer facilitating dance laboratories for women of all ages. In her Body and Artistic Awareness Journeys - Laboratório do corpo - Mara educates on feminine energy as a healing process to prioritise rest, in a rushed society that priorities productivity.In our conversation we talk about what is feminine energy, why it is important to explore, support and nourish the female soul, and what can anyone identifying as men do to support women, and female identities.This episode interests you if you are looking to know how to create balanced working environments, how to establish parity in our societies, and how to educate future generations on feminism, the female body, soul, and energy.
In this episode, my guest known by the artistic name BSP, shares the direct experience of living with synesthesia. Although labelled as a condition, I find synesthesia a creative ability, and as a singer songwriter and artist, BSP navigates this world with a multiple sensory lens. This allows her to create immersive experiences on stage through sounds, melodies, and imagery on canvas. BSP has performed at the Tate Museum and her audiences have describe it as “her art a connection of voice, sound and paint”. Today we talk about synesthesia from a first person experience as we aim to uncover some myths, while hopefully support those who feel outcasts for such ability. This episode interests you on BSP's creative process BSP, and also if you wish to know more about synesthesia in the mental health context, or how to improve your creativity through open up the multi sensory experiences.
In this episode yoga teacher Beatrice Savaris shares the wisdom of a life worth of teaching. Long experienced in her personal practice and as a teacher, Beatrice travels between countries to teach students and accompany athletes passing on a deep understanding of the yoga philosophy, physical education, and spiritual development. She is sharing with us how wanna teachers should find their voice, an identity that will become a unique exchange of knowledge with the students in front of them. And how finding one’s voice is exactly part of the path of a teacher. There is no shortcuts when becoming a teacher and it’s a lifelong journey of growth.This episode interests you if you seek to know more about yoga teacher training, and how to apply further yoga philosophy in your life. For teachers, specially of Yoga and mindfulness trainings this is an episode that supports you as you’re building, or reflecting back at your career.
In this episode award-winning writer Raquel Ochoa, is explaining how bravery and curiosity have built her career as a travel writer. Raquel shares her stories of going to remote places and how it impacted her writing style. How intuition has fed her hunger to experience places and write about them, from a visceral place, a channel of her own experience. Her bravery is a key voice of all her stories.Recently Raquel has been invited to translate a beautiful essay by Henry Thoreau, a testimony of how moving in Nature, walking step by step, is an exercise in finding true freedom.For this episode I wanted to know more about this movement in nature as a spiritual experience. Moving in Nature is the direct experience of where our body is, connecting us to the right moment, the true place where we meet our physical self. Which in the end is the most genuine expression of presence. This is true freedom.This episode interests anyone who is looking to find true freedom. The answer resides in this conversation about movement in nature, and how to develop bravery and curiosity as tools whenever we feel an urge to challenge ourselves.
In this episode Femke Deckers, Dutch author, workshop leader, and motivational speaker inspires people to become the best version of themselves. After a life changing event, Femke pursued her natural curiosity to search for her why. This led her to start a business offering creativity workshops, guiding teams to step outside of the thinking paths and connecting to their hearts: the why behind their work. Femke is also the author of “Schroef jezelf los” - loosely translated as “Unscrew yourself” - a book about revalidation, resilience, and creativity for life. This episode interests you, if you seek to know more about creativity, how to apply this skill in life and work, the attitudes that are at the heart of all creatives, and how creative processes can generate innovation.
In this episode my guest Jorge Beleza, with a PhD on Exercise Physiology, and a special interest on high-altitude mountaineering, is bringing his life-long passion over movement through insightful, and educated research he conducted with a team of experts to understand movement benefits for the prevention of liver disease. His interest in evolutionary history enriches our conversation as we go through the experiences of movement, specifically by walking in Nature and its impact on our body, mind, and overall wellbeing. Beyond the benefits of being in nature, Jorge points to the unique capacity humans have to adapt and adjust to the environment. This leads to creative thinking and is directly connected to survival and health. This episode interests anyone seeking knowledge on movement benefits for longevity, and how can walking in nature increases happiness, adaptation skills, and creativity.
In this episode my guest is Constança Morais, dancer, teacher, therapist, economist, and founder of Release Embodied Arts. This organisation is shifting the way NGO’s and social innovation organisations design systems for social innovation. Constança shares the importance of working with emotions, specially for organisations who are responsible to change systems, and reorient solutions for humans and the planet. Bringing this work to the forefront of change, Constança hopes change makers and leaders in the field will be better connected to their emotions instead of individual demands.She reinforces that bringing the human dimension to the work (they do, it creates better connections with the different systems that are parts of human life. Otherwise we keep on doing the same (human) errors.Constança details the process of expressive therapy, how her workshops are led, and clarifies what trauma is (and isn’t).This episode my interest you if you are a social entrepreneur, or working in social innovation, looking to rethink systems design from a more human centric approach.
New Episode! This time I am joined by João Palma: teacher, mentor, educator, and life long meditation student.João shares his thoughts, and teachings on impermanence and how this is best experienced through the body, always bringing a curious attitude.In this episode we look into:🤔 Why it matters to embody impermanence🤯 Why do we get stuck on beliefs of the self 😌 What to do, to get unstuck and find flowThank you for listening 🎧
Joséphine Cantona is a Yoga teacher, Functional Patterns instructor and Coach. She is informing students, helping clients and developing her business on movement strategies that can support other practices, and most essentially the everyday movement, including the journeys to recovery.Josephine's experience from yoga was once rooted in the belief that one such practice would cover body, mind, and soul. Josephine's experience from Yoga was once rooted in the belief that such practice would be enough to attain a "perfect" physical, mental and spiritual body.But soon she found - learning from injuries and new practices - that Yoga could become a much deeper spiritual practice, when supported by other movement strategies that heightened awareness.On this episode:💥 Understanding injuries: recovery and myths🙌 Benefits of moving in different ways👉 A look into spiritual pillars that support awarenessThank you for listening 🎧
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 this work for her pregnancy, birthing and motherhood.In this episode we explore the benefits of mindfulness to:🤷♀️ Accept the unknown💥 Go through discomfort💛 Being familiar with emotionsThank you for listening 🎧
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.Thank you for listening 🎧
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 perform with a lot of pressure and need more variety in their learning process that is not only the old "right or wrong" views. Join me in this episode to debunk the myth of perfectionism in music learning, and how awareness based practices are fundamental for it.Please follow, share, and subscribe to this channel to support this work. Thank you for listening 🎧
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 in place for the future of workThe current reality at work requires us to revisit our beliefs around success, happiness, and health. This is what Lucy is looking to achieve with her work, reminding us to connect to that central place that connects to our essential needs, as humans. Her inspiring mission is to bring a fresh and positive approach to wellbeing at the workplace.Make sure to follow Lucy Griffith to get updates on her work and offerings.Please follow, share, and subscribe to this channel to support this work. Thank you for listening 🎧
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, Vix is inspired to include perfectionism as part of who we are, nurturing the relationship with it, instead of trying getting rid of it.In this episode we🤓 Debunk perfectionism🙌 Learn to frame the why, the how, and the what👏 Understand that actions are driven by our core needsVix has spent years developing her work as a coach and in her own life she realised that perfectionism is a coping mechanism that leads to unhelpful strategies in life, which tend to lead to repetitive behaviours that are not helpful for our happiness and wellbeing.Make sure to follow Vix and get a copy of her latest book Enough.Thank you for listening 🎧
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 entire body. The fascia receives and also stores information, and that is why we say "we store emotions". It also points to the importance of therapeutical exercise that focus on emotional release through fascia work.This is a rich episode in which we cover and share, among other things, the following:👉 What is the fascia?🤔 Why do we create stories we believe in?👏 What is good stress?😎 Cool exercises for the fascia💛 Changing our mood and postural awarenessRita has an a deep love for listening deeply to the body and acknowledging the path where one is at. She brings her passion of movement through the dedication she brings to her daily work.Thank you for listening 🎧
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 in the episode:👉 a feeling-sensing practice👉 a meditation practice for awareness👉 tips on how to come back to the present momentMake sure to check out Ben's work at https://www.benjmunday.comI love this conversation because Ben invites me to acknowledge that this podcast is about trusting the process as we navigate through change. Attuned to our trust we evolve as better leaders gracefully enduring the everyday challenges.Thank you for listening 🎧
"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.
Here we touch on: 👉 What is Improv really? 👉 Laughter! 👉 Fear (without danger) can teach us something
“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 working in the field of sports and movement to create unique moments of movement exploration and movement knowledge for her clients ❤️
We explore: 👉 Movement snacks 👉 The importance of movement and the future of health 👉 The myths of gym and HIIT training!
And so much more. Rita has a passion for this work and it is shown in the way she expresses her thoughts.
With Rita I will be doing a series of episodes that will touch on different topics, such as movement as we age, and the release of emotions though the release of fascia tensions.
What would you like to know more, from these topics? Feel free to DM/Comment below.
Thank you for listening 🎧
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. ❤️
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.
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, because they are fixed on (very) long term goals. Instead of focusing on the journey to get there, through small steps, and the small discoveries that lead to chances of true personal growth.
This episode brings the continuation of the previous one - episode 15 - with another two colleagues from the Amsterdam based gym Wijs.
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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 as physiotherapists and movement specialists, at a local gym in Amsterdam. They attend to their clients through awareness on the quality of movement, using strength and mobility exercises, to improve posture and movement habits.
Gijs (the owner) and Nadia share their daily experiences at the gym as they guide clients through exercises that go beyond the fitness-oriented goals, creating instead long-lasting happiness through a balanced and strong body.
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Please share this episode with family, friends, colleagues who you know to be interested in movement and body-mind awareness, to help them inspire through their journey.
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Keep listening. Keep moving. Thank you - MiMC
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, Karunavira has been teaching mindfulness-based approaches, at Bangor University, as also various mindfulness-Based programs, and counseling, for more than 30 years now.
In this conversation we explore what it means to be aware, and how to practice that quality of state by looking at our current practices, and use it for many things of life: communicating, parenting, leading, listening, or moving.
Kv (as know to his students) shares how his daily practices help him connect with the self, others, and nature, and cultivate the principles of Chi/Qi (energy) that lead to experience a more integrated and purposeful life.
In a month where I celebrate freedom, I question what practices help me experience and honor this purposed life.
— This is the 14th episode of Movement is My Constant, and now you can also find it on YouTube! Go to Movement is My Constant on Youtube, and experience a different way of engaging in the topic, as you will meet me, and Karunavira on screen.
Keep listening. Keep moving. Thank you - MiMC —
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"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 listener.
This is essential in the life of a designer and in the implementation of its methodologies. But also for everyday life, really.
I'm marking this episode with a new adventure: going to youtube. Check out the channel: Movement is My Constant and this episode: Ep13 - Matt Shearing - Somatic Design
Keep listening. Keep moving.
Thank you - MiMMC
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 challenging times, Esther believes an education reform will include body awareness in a way that develops self-respect and self-worth.
In her own self-development, Esther found that being embodied is like coming home to the body. And aligning with her true-self.
Get to know Esther Arends, her path, her choices, and why embodiment practices should be taught in schools as basic knowledge to inspire a new generation of purposefully driven human beings.
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MiMC
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 ageing body.
With her fascination for change through awareness, she plants the seed using curiosity as she leads adults of well advanced ages through movement, in her creative classes.
I hope you will feel inspired by her story of breaking structures, and finding her path. While at the same time helping transform the life of others.
Fiona teaches regularly online through zoom, and is offering a few workshops on rest, during this season.
If you want to feel challenged in your beliefs, I invite you to experience one of her classes with a curious mind.
Thank you for listening,
MiMC
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 values, spiritually speaking. What does it mean to have a spirit, to feed your spirit? And how does it look like when detached from religion?
Mobility practices are found through dance. Melanie is touching upon how she experienced mobility on her personal journey, and she will exemplify the work she does for clients.
This is the fifth episode in this collaboration between Movement is My Constant and Integrative Health Guide @integrativehealthguide by Melanie Genssler. We combine knowledge from movement and health which we believe can be applied in work environments. It is a great resource for teams, to improve communication, collaboration, and create a positive impact during uncertain times.
By subscribing to the podcast, not only are you helping this project to grow and spread, but you receive reflections on body-mind awareness, movement topics, and related inspirations. And I will also share books and other relevant resources.
Please share this episode with family, friends, colleagues who you know are interested in movement and body-mind awareness.
This is the 10th episode in this podcast! 🥳 Thank you for listening, and stay tuned for upcoming episodes.
I also invite you to use the comments sections here or on the website pages to share what you learned through this episode, or what you would like to listen to.
Thank you for listening,
MiMC
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 and a felt sense she calls Agility. This is the emotional elasticity at the root of resilience.
I am interested to know how the qualities of Agility can be felt and applied both in life and our professional landscapes. As we go through the conversation, Melanie brings examples of her work. With suggestions for body movements and mindfulness reflection. And as usual, we also share resources for further reading and studying.
This is the fourth episode in this collaboration between Movement is My Constant and Integrative Health Guide @integrativehealthguide by Melanie Genssler. We combine knowledge from movement and health which we believe can be applied in work environments. It is a great resource for teams, to improve communication, collaboration, and create a positive impact during uncertain times.
By subscribing to the podcast, not only are you helping this project to grow and spread, but you receive reflections on body-mind awareness, movement topics, and related inspirations. And I will also share books and other relevant resources.
Please share this episode with family, friends, colleagues who you know are interested in movement and body-mind awareness.
I also invite you to use the comments sections here or on the website to share what you learned through this episode.
Thank you for listening,
MiMC
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 team work. The ability to deal with difficult situations, developing emotional intelligence, empathy, having the ability to negotiate with others and recognising diversity within the team are skills that can be developed with an awareness on our feelings and sensations of stability.
Feeling safe, assertive, having ownership and responsibility on challenges one takes, and responsibility over our collaborations, requires deep work. Both in the body and the mind. Because our primary reactive responses come from the body. And knowing first our body, clears the mind from negative emotions that spiral negative actions.
In this brand new episode I’m exploring qualities of surrender and power through movement practices that give access to this felt sense of Stability. Join me again with Melanie Genssler as we take you through a conversation on where stability is found and how change happens once we tap into power and surrender. I invite you to explore movements that give you this feeling of stability, at work with your colleagues, before, during, or after a meeting.
Note change. Note the awareness in your team, note the energy shifting towards motivation. And note growth.
It could be a different strategy to find energy and motivation, which you and your team take to anywhere.
This is the third episode in this collaboration between Movement is My Constant and Integrative Health Guide @integrativehealthguide by Melanie Genssler. We combine knowledge from movement and health to be applied to work environments and teams, in order to improve communication, team work, and impact positively the strategies needed for change.
Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to receive interesting reflections and content. And please share with family, friends, colleagues and anyone you feel might be interested in this topic. Also invite you to share a new insight or anything you learned during one of these episodes, through the comments section.
Thank you for listening,
MiMC
"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 how the body and the mind develop new ideas around common beliefs.
Journeys are a common way to illustrate or express a process of which we are central actors and owners of choices we make, both in our conscious and subconscious mind and with Melanie's knowledge we take a step further in diving deeper into different tools that support one’s journey.
Grab a pen and notebook as we share enough food for thought to keep you reflecting on your own experience with self-development and growth.
This is the second episode of the collaboration between Movement is My Constant and Integrative Health Guide @integrativehealthguide by Melanie Genssler, as we combine knowledge from movement and health to bring you fresh perspectives and ideas to implement, or simply reflect upon.
Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to receive interesting reflections and content. And do feel invited to share insights over your own experience, or something you heard on the episode.
Share this episode with family, friends, and anyone you know will need to hear it.
Thank you and Enjoy,
MiMC
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 Integrative Health Guide - Melanie Genssler's project.
Through a light and open conversation we share common dreams and you get to know the founder of Integrative Health Guide program, as she is sharing her observations and knowledge from her research.
We are also tapping in why integration and movement are the same and yet so different, and how our life experiences create the stories that make us who we are!
This episode is an invitation to get familiar to the series of episodes, as well as to wonder about health journeys. What one integrates, what experiences come from that, and how these are results from the quality of our movements.
Stay tuned by subscribing on Movement is My Constant website so you won’t miss a singe episode of this series.
Thank you for keeping this project moving.
"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 integrating Aikido principles with leadership programs.
Her stance reflects wisdom through a grounded philosophy of life. On this fifth episode we explore this, and I share with you part of my experience with her coach practice, as she guides me through exercises that make me aware of my reactive patterns, when facing stress.
Listen to the interview to find out what inspires her and why she practices what she preaches. Enjoy.
“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 you and identify how the environment is always changing. And changing you!
Mariana is now starting her PhD research at Gulbenkian Science Institute, in Oeiras, Portugal, and her passion for biology is contagious as she shares her vision for the future in science and why it should include more cross talk synergies.
"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 professionals - to create their language through a deep self-awareness. Her movement research is focused on adaptation to space, and listening to the body, as means to create one's identity. Ria's introspection is detailed, meditative, and free of judgement.
In her book “Movement Research: Stories and Journeys by Ria Higler” Ria shares her extensive career through the eyes of - what I call her - the dancing anthropologist.
In an open-hearted conversation, I listen to Alicia Ingruber's incredible experience with burnout and how yoga has been her creative foundation for (her) recovery and the way to help others as well. I explore the possibilities of this for the future of work and how it can be used to prevent burnouts. Enjoy!
"There is a relationship between what we do, and our desires, specially in the performing arts" - Miguel Maia, the director of the theater group Cepa Torta referring to the inner desire and the ability we have to explore emotions using dance and theater techniques, to go deeper into a true self, and find movement as a form of self-expression.