S8E1 - Exercise vs Embodiment: Why I quit high-intensity exercise for 5 years

I’ve sweated more this past month than I have in the past
5 years. 


After a looooong absence from the high-intensity-energy scene,
I’m back in my high-rise activewear that Australians love so much
(activewear is a legitimate 24/7 dress code where I live). 


It’s got me thinking a lot about my journey from a
once-hard-core-hot-yoga-fan to a
never-exercise-flowing-feminine-embodiment-practice, and back
again. 


I’ve come full circle this year and the 10ish-year
journey has bought with it some big insights about embodiment,
exercise & the different (key) roles they play in my
life. 


If you are:


Trying to future out the right exercise regimen for yourself

Feel your exercise it “to yang” or “not feminine enough” or

Having trouble deepening your embodiment skills 



This episode could contain a few gems for you.


In this episode, we discuss 


Using hot yoga & high-intensity exercise to “get out of
your head” (a highly ineffective strategy I used for too long)

Why I had to quit strong yoga to turn up the sensitivity of
my body

How I first learned about embodiment practices (even if I
didn’t know that’s what it was called)

The different dimensions of the body & how exercise and
embodied movement practice care for them

How to choose the right embodiment & exercise options for
your body



This episode marks the first in Season 8 of the podcast, a season
devoted to Embodied Movement. We’ll be speaking with some amazing
practitioners & creators of modality in the somatic movement
arts - I can’t wait to share them with you. 


RESOURCES


Resources mentioned in this podcast:


Primal Feminine Flow - At Home Embodied Movement Practice

Some of my influences in embodied movement: Non-Linear
Movement Method, Amber Grey, Marcela Widgrig

Feminine Embodiment Coaching - an emotional embodiment &
vulnerability-based professional training for coaches

Find a Feminine Embodiment Coach in our Professional
Directory

School of Embodied Arts

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