Movers + Mavericks

How do you discover movement? How do you get started with this movement world? A question we are regularly asked, and our response is to simply, begin. In this weeks episode we are in conversation with Mills, founder of creative agency UsTwo, UsTwo Adventure and the hit game Monument Valley, and who has done just that, with both feet first. From leading the charge of building a business and the concept of success, Mills has begun on the journey to good health with the same excitement and drive as at the beginning of UsTwo. Like a pinball machine we cover ground from mental health, animal flow, ultra running and relationships with others when we go through a process of change and development. Full of energy from start to finish, this is a call to those who want to get going with a new phase of their journey.

What can nature teach us about movement, training and our health? Pretty much everything we need, yet we live in a man made environment surrounded by barriers which keep us at a distance from the environment which makes us truly thrive. This weeks episode we spend talking to Tony Riddle aka The Natural Lifestylist. Tony has transcended his former years as a personal trainer, pilates instructor, barefoot running advocate and is now bringing a connected approach to training, health and longevity by bringing his clients closer to their biological norms, harmonising the modern lifestyle with a more natural approach to living and moving. Tony and his family are based in London and share many similarities with other proponents of the natural movement culture which is growing around the world such as Erwan Le Corre, Lee Saxby, and many others. We cover a fair bit of ground in this episode from health, child development, plant medicine, posture, pilates and running form to his new project advising property developers

This weeks episode is something a little different. Charlie Dark turns the mics on the founders of weMove, James & Chris. They talk about their previous lives running record labels and fashion brands to what made them decide to turn their backs and pursue something that back then was happening on the fringes and is now becoming more in the spotlight, that thing being movement. Connecting a community that is looking for a new way to express themselves without being labelled as one thing or another. Charlie is always a great host and conversationalist, inquisitive and passionate about what makes people tick Enjoy the show.

This episode we bring you 3 conversations from Exhale Festival. Each one is around the 25 minute mark. We cover calisthenics and movement with Tristan Kobayashi, breathing as a tool for healing with Nicola Price and the relationship our bodies have with movement and the world around us with Marc Acquaviva. All 3 were recorded live at Exhale Festival this August Bank Holiday in the South Downs National Park England.

This episode we bring you 3 conversations from Exhale Festival. Each one is around the 25 minute mark. We cover calisthenics and movement with Tristan Kobayashi, breathing as a tool for healing with Nicola Price and the relationship our bodies have with movement and the world around us with Marc Acquaviva. All 3 were recorded live at Exhale Festival this August Bank Holiday in the South Downs National Park England.

This episode we bring you 3 conversations from Exhale Festival. Each one is around the 25 minute mark. We cover calisthenics and movement with Tristan Kobayashi, breathing as a tool for healing with Nicola Price and the relationship our bodies have with movement and the world around us with Marc Acquaviva. All 3 were recorded live at Exhale Festival this August Bank Holiday in the South Downs National Park England.

Today on the show we are in conversation with the GB Snowsports team, strength, conditioning and performance coach Rich Husseiny. Rich takes us through his journey from finding his feet in this twenties, to coaching Olympic teams whilst adjusting to his mothers terminal cancer condition and his facing the death of someone so close. Whilst we culturally shy away from this inevitable end, Rich dealt with the grief head on, leading him to discover amongst other things the concept of Flow, which is the elusive hyper focussed mental state where senses of time and space are lost. A feeling that his extreme sports athletes experience regularly.

Paleta Calm Quality is a dance Maverick who caught our attention in the Nike x FKA Twigs video. On screen Paleta has a mystery and an innate sense of movement. The podcast delved behind the moves and took us on a journey of healing disease within the body, facing fears and connecting with the mind and bodies inbuikt guidance system called intuition. Each episode takes the ideas and concepts to a new level and with Paleta we have just gone somewhere we haven't been before.

Charlie Dark is becoming a movement polyglot. Taking his message of connectivity and inclusivity to communities who would never have given a second look to ideas out of their line of sight. Founder of Run Dem Crew, one of the instigators of the running crew phenomenon which took running off the track and to the streets, turning DJs, creatives and the youth to the joy of 'pushing the earth down with your feet'. Now Charlie is taking to yoga and climbing with the same idea. As with all Charlie's movements, this isn't about idolising others this is about realising the individuals who come together. Charlie crystalizes the belief that together weMove.

Gymnast, climber, Yogi and Astro physicist Tiffany Soi has had a life of reaching dizzying heights with tenacious focus. With ups come downs and Tiffany has experienced both with highs too many to mention and lows which are best termed burn out. Tiffany does what many don't and talks openly about the ups and downs, the importance of a balanced and connected approach to movement and health.

Freedom is where we experience ourselves most fully and connect with others. Carl Faure cut his teeth in the electronic music and club scene of the late 90’s early 00’s which gave the generation at the time spaces to seek liberation and freedom from the world around them, leading ultimately to a disconnection with himself. We talk with Carl about the connection between the club scene and the yoga scene, that changing face of the practice and what it means to him and his ideas on Carls passionate and relaxed approach to the practice of yoga, and how he creates a connection much like the music he made back in the day. With his Stretch yoga studios in East London, they are fast becoming a new counter culture and space for like minds to connect and share movement experiences in.

Erwan Le Corre, founder of MovNat caught up with weMove in London on a flying visit to host the MovNat Masterclass. On the surface MovNat appears to be a method for the ‘wild men and women’, delving deeper into the method it has applications across all areas of our lives. Erwan and his team are true role models for the method. Connected to themselves and the bigger picture of how they and we are here to be strong to be helpful.

This week weMove catches up with pro tennis player Nicole Gibbs, in the middle of Wimbledon fortnight. We cover life on the pro tour, keeping a cool head when winning or losing and the impact of process on improving performance. Nicole is great to talk to, being both strong and engaging. You should know Nicole Gibbs.

Logan Gelbrich Former Pro Baseball player and founder of Deuce Gym in LA joins the podcast to talk about leadership, comfort zones and how the fitness industrys idea of fitness is in opposition to the world of professional sport which places an emphasis on the result rather than the process. As Logan highlights the the process driven human will over time hands down triumph over the results focussed human. Logan and the rest of the team which make up Deuce are leading the renaissance in ways the fitness space can create better people.

In this episode we catch up with Richie Norton (@thestrengthtemple). Growing up in the Middle East as a “Mowgli” esque kid, before heading back to school in England at 7 years of age, fitting in was always a little restrictive. Rugby provided the outlet for physical expression leading Richie to New Zealand, where the real education began. Richie takes us on a whirlwind journey from then to now as he develops the ideas learned from some of the worlds leading athletes across a wide range of pursuits. Light hearted and energetic, Richie is a pleasure to have on the show.

What have yoga and David Bowie got in common? Naomi Absalom is not the archetype of a yoga teacher, yet she embodies the spirit of yoga to her core. During our conversation we learn how Naomi is delving deep into her own yoga practice to navigate the pain caused by Neuralgia, connecting mind, body and breath and putting herself outside the gates of the commercialised yoga practices we have in the West. We hear about her previous career as successful music PR leading to her ego stripping time spent in an Indian Ashram with a backdrop of the teachings of her inspiration David Bowie.

On the beaches of Tulum Mexico we caught up with Cyrill Gutsch, maverick founder of the innovative catalyst platform, Parley for The Oceans. This is movement in the sense of ideas and perspectives, the power of collective thinking to reinvent plastic, save the oceans and in turn save our planet. There is no dogma, only passion, ideas and inspiration.

Relaxed conversation with Irish health performance coach, Leo Daniel Ryan. From his history of curing his chronic asthma to running a marathon with his mouth taped shut and alternative ideas to training, Leo’s insights into health, wellbeing and performance are inextricably linked with how we see the world.

Breathing is fundamental to life. It powers our performance in every area of our life, from sport to health. Rob Wilson co Founder of The Art of Breath with Brian Mackenzie are on a mission to democratize the concepts and methods of breathing to empower and enhance performance for the regular human to the elite athlete.