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In this episode I chat with Alex, a normal guy living his life, working, raising a family who then discovers he has bowel cancer. Alex opens up about what happened, how he felt and how it changed the relationship with his body. Now 9 months cancer free, we talk about what changes he has made and how he is enjoying the new respect he has for his body.

You can find more information about the symptoms and causes of bowel cancer and how to get support from:

https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/

https://www.macmillan.org.uk/

In this episode I talk to Michael Mason aka Mason Survival. 

Martial artist, breathwork coach, S&C coach, ski coach, bodyguard, carnivore. Michael is many different things but each of those things he tries to do to the absolute best of his ability and to learn more about himself, his body and his mind.

Arron is a PT, Qi-Gong coach, gym owner and co-Founder of Ice Breakers, a community based around talking, breathwork and cold water.

In the episode Arron shares how he came to Qi-Gong through a client and how it now informs his wider training as well as the work he does with his clients. We also discuss the formation of Ice Breakers, why it was needed, what it's given a growing community of men and what the future holds.

Enjoy and please do share and let me know your thoughts on the episode.

Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Trainer / Yoga Educator Ellie Grace speaks openly and honestly about what bought her to yoga in the first place and how a desire to connect the woo woo magic of yoga to the science behind the changes it made to her life. 

Ellie holds an MA in Yoga Studies from LMU, California where her research specialism focussed on the effects of grief and trauma on the mind and body and the ways yoga, meditation and writing can bring about healing.

She has worked with war veterans overcoming PTSD (UCLA), health clinics (Venice Family Clinic), private clients, yoga teachers, community groups, NHS doctors, medical students (Queen Mary University),  undergraduates (LMU)  and socially-minded organisations seeking to create a sustainable, human-centred culture inspired by yoga ethics (The New York Times & The School for Social Entrepreneurs).

She is also a contributing meditation teacher on Insight Timer.

Recommendations in episode:


The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Peter Levine
Stephen Porges
Gabor Mate

For #15 I sat down with Jaime Amor from Cosmic Kids Yoga. Every week, millions of kids do yoga and mindfulness sessions on video in class and at home with Jamie. She has also trained thousands of teachers to lead classes in their own communities. 

We discussed how she approaches the creation of the Cosmic Kids Yoga stories and how her own yoga practice informs the messages she passes on to millions of children who follow her and a whole lot more. Enjoy.

Hello and welcome back to Why We Move the podcast from Do More Movement where we get to the reasons why inspirational movers and shakers do what they do.

For this the final episode of S2 I spoke with Martin Petrus, breathwork and meditation coach.

I first met Martin, along with Artur Paulins (see episode #7), when he was leading a Wim Hof Method workshop. His knowledge and passion lit a fire in me that burns to this day. I have trained under Martin numerous times since and his expertise in the area of breathwork are wide ranging.

We spoke about the different types of breathwork, what each means to him and how his journey has changed him over the years since he took up a breathwork practice.

As always, if you enjoy the session, please do share with friends and family and leave a review as it really does help get the pod out to more people.

Thanks and until next time, keep moving x