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Walking is one of the most fundamental things that human beings do. Walking on two legs is what makes us human beings. What if we're all doing it wrong? That's right. The simplest thing, walking, are we doing it wrong? We're going to find out about that and much, much more on today's episode of The MOVEMENT Movement podcast. My guest today is Katy Bowman, an internationally recognized biomechanist, author, and science communicator. Katy has both the skill and passion for reintroducing movement into people's everyday lives. With her bestselling books, award-winning podcast (with more than 3 million downloads!) and classes both in person and online, she reaches hundreds of thousands of people every month. She regularly travels the globe to lead workshops and retreats, and is frequently featured on TV shows like NBC's Today Show and in publications such as Prevention and Good Housekeeping. Katy directs and teaches at the Nutritious Movement Center Northwest in Washington state, consults on research and on movement-rich community and educational space design, and spends as much time as possible moving outside with her husband and children. If you have questions for me about the show, please email me, Steven Sashen, at move@jointhemovementmovement.com, or visit the website at www.jointhemovementmovement.com, and find what's going on, be part of the family of helping people discover and rediscover that natural movement is the obvious better healthy choice, just like natural food is... If you want to be part of the tribe, please subscribe.
Sarah talks with biomechanist and movement educator Katy Bowman about diastasis recti, what it is, what it shows us, and why it matters to pregnant people. In addition to being a prominent author and science communicator, Katy is also a mom who had both her babies at home and shares some of her experience on the podcast. Link to "Diastasis Recti: The Whole Body Solution to Abdominal Weakness and Separation and all of Katy's books/DVDs: https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/store/ --- Katy's Bio: An internationally recognized biomechanist, author and science communicator, Katy Bowman has both the skill and passion for reintroducing movement into people's everyday lives. With her bestselling books, award-winning “Move Your DNA” podcast (with more than 3 million downloads), live and online classes, she reaches hundreds of thousands of people every month. Katy regularly travels the globe to lead workshops and retreats and is frequently featured on television shows including NBC's Today and in major magazines including Prevention and Good Housekeeping. Katy directs and teaches at the Nutritious Movement Center Northwest in Washington State, consults on movement-rich community and educational space design and spends as much time as possible moving outside with her husband and children. --- Katy's pregnancy page: https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/moving-well-during-pregnancy/ Facebook.com/Nutritious Movement Instagram: NutritiousMovement
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Do you want to move your body more but find it hard to fit movement into your schedule and valued activities? It’s not your fault! According to Katy Bowman, bio-mechanist and movement specialist, our modern environment is a mismatch for our movement needs. Katy Bowman offers us some out of the box solutions to build a movement rich life that is optimal for physical, social and emotional health. Join Diana for a thought-provoking and empowering discussion with Katy Bowman about the benefits of “nutritious” movement and a plethora of simple movement opportunities to stave off the slow steady trickle of movement loss that happens as we age. Listen and Learn: What are diseases of captivity?What is nutritious movement? And how are we engaging in “junk food” movementWhy squatting, hanging and walking are essential macro-movements The difference between exercise and movementTips for evaluating where and how to add “move more” options into your day About Katy Bowman, M.S. Katy Bowman, M.S. is a biomechanical scientist, author and educator. She has written eight books on diseases of captivity and the value of re-introducing movement into our daily lives, including Move Your DNA: Restore Your Health Through Natural Movement. Katy directs and teaches at the Nutritious Movement Center Northwest in Sequim, Washington and leads classes, workshops and retreats both internationally and online. She also hosts an award-winning podcast, consults on how to create movement rich communities and educational spaces, and is frequently interviewed on TV shows like NBC’s Today Show. Katy received her Master of Science in Kinesiology and Biomechanics from California State University Northridge. Resources Learn more about Nutritious Movement at Katy’s websiteLearn more about Poco Organic FarmSome of Our Favorite Books by Katy Bowman:Move Your DNA: Restore Your Health Through Natural Movement, by Katy BowmanDynamic Ageing: Simple Exercises for Whole Body Mobility, by Katy Bowman, M.S. with Joan Virginia Allen, Shelah M. Wilgus, Lora Woods, and Joyce FaberMovement Matters: Essays on Movement Science, Movement Ecology, and the Nature of Movement by Katy Bowman
Around the globe, we are waking up to how many of our ailments and illnesses can be attributed to our sedentary lifestyles. We have been told to move more to resolve our pain or decrease our risk for certain ailments, but we’re not sure where to start.On today’s Broken Brain Podcast, our host, Dhru, talks to Katy Bowman, an internationally recognized biomechanist, author, and science communicator. She also directs and teaches at the Nutritious Movement Center Northwest in Washington State. In this podcast, we talk about the power of movement and how we can transform our bodies, families, communities, and planet, simply by moving more. We discuss how to easily integrate movement into everyday life, and how our cells respond to movement the way they respond to a healthy diet. We also talk about the difference between movement and exercise and the importance of embracing a variety of different types of movement, as well as basic exercises to wake up our trillion body parts.In this episode, we dive into:-What nutritious movement really means (8:03)-How sitting is the new smoking (10:20)-What an active lifestyle really looks like (12:17)-How our mental health is affected by our movement (22:22)-How to set up a dynamic workspace (39:24)-Katy’s footwear recommendations (44:16)-The importance of community (54:08)-The natural relationship between movement and food (55:54)-What keeps us from moving (60:36)-The influence of environment on the way we move our bodies (65:10)-Finding ways to nourish both the body and soul(66:04)-Learn more about Katy and her work (71:22)Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by our partnership with the AirDoctor Air Filter. To get exclusive access to this deal visit www.brokenbrain.com/filter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Katy Bowman joins the podcast this week to talk a bit movement and community, taking social media breaks, and how to have a moving holiday party. Bowman is a biomechanist who spends her time researching and sharing with the world the role movement plays in our bodies and in the world. Passionate about human movement outside of just exercise, Katy volunteers her time to support the larger reintegration of movement into human lives by providing movement courses across widely varying demographics and working with non-profits promoting nature education. She also directs and teaches at the Nutritious Movement Center Northwest in Washington state, travels the globe to teach Nutritious Movement™ courses in person, and spends as much time outside as possible with her husband and children. FOLLOW KATY: Website: www.nutritiousmovement.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/nutritiousmovement Twitter: https://twitter.com/NutritiousMvmnt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutritiousmovement/ Show Sponsored by: Four Sigmatic - http://www.foursigmatic.com Use code: DIYS to save 10% on your order Keto Kookie - http://ketokookie.com?aff=156 Use Code: DIYS to save 10% on your order Mistobox Coffee Club - http://mbox.coffee/Y9FA Use Code: DIYS to save $10 on your subscription Full Shownotes: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com Join the Facebook Group: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/tribe Support the Show: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/support
She taught us how to look like a million bucks from head to toe in the podcast episode: "" Then she told us why kegel exercises suck, and why most ab exercises are useless in the podcast: "" Today's she's back to take a deep dive into her new book "". And her name, if you haven't guessed yet, is Katy Bowman. Part biomechanist, part science communicator, and full-time mover, Katy has educated hundreds of thousands of people on the role movement plays in the body and in the world. Blending a scientific approach with straight talk about sensible, whole-life movement solutions, her website and award-winning podcast, Katy Says, reach hundreds of thousands of people every month, and thousands have taken her live classes. Her , including bestsellers like Move Your DNA, Diastasis Recti, Movement Matters, and Dynamic Aging, Simple Steps to Foot Pain Relief, Don’t Just Sit There, Whole Body Barefoot, Alignment Matters, and Every Woman’s Guide to Foot Pain Relief, have been critically acclaimed and translated worldwide. Passionate about human movement outside of exercise, Katy volunteers her time to support the larger reintegration of movement into human lives by providing movement courses across widely varying demographics and working with non-profits promoting nature education. She also directs and teaches at the Nutritious Movement Center Northwest in Washington state, travels the globe to teach Nutritious Movement courses in person, and spends as much time outside as possible with her husband and children. is a collection of essays in which biomechanist Katy Bowman continues her groundbreaking investigation of the mechanics of our sedentary culture and the profound potential of human movement. Here she widens her You are how you move message and invites us to consider our personal relationship with sedentarism, privilege, and nature. Bowman explores: -How convenience often means less movement, not more time -The missing movement nutrients in our food -How to include more nature in education -The impact of adding movement to permaculture and ecological models -Our need for vitamin community and group movement Unapologetically direct, often hilarious, and always compassionate, Movement Matters demonstrates that human movement is powerful and important, and that living a movement-filled life is perhaps the most joyful and efficient way to transform your body, community, and world. During our discussion, you'll discover: -Why Katy got rid of all her furniture and temperature regulators in her house...[10:05] -Why Katy's kids go to nature school, and how you can replicate forest school or nature school at your home if your kids don't have a nature school...[17:45] -The fascinating foraging scenarios you can create for your family...[28:50] -What Katy would update from her old popup books on muscle from the 80's...[33:55] -The new idea of a mechanical trigger as a vasodilator (because up to this point, most folks only talk about chemicals like nitric oxide as vasodilators)...[40:30] -Why weight training "counts" as cardio...[45:45] -Why your grip strength is so important and practical methods you can use to make your hands far stronger...[49:35] -What Katy mea ns when she says bone is made up of "goo", and why you should focus on having "wet bones"...[58:36] -Why you should not always use a food processor or blender or grinder and instead force yourself to chew your own food...[63:40] -And much more... Resources from this episode: -book: -podcast: -podcast: -podcast: Show Sponsors: -Bark Box - For a FREE EXTRA MONTH of BarkBox, visit when you subscribe to 6 or 12 month plan! -Human Charger - Go to and use the code BEN20 for 20% off. -Organifi - Go to and use discount code REDBEN for 20% off your Red Juice order, or discount code BEN for 20% anything else! -HealthGains - Text the word "GAIN" to 313131 to receive a $250 voucher toward your HealthGAINS treatment. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Katy or me? Leave your comments at and one of us will reply!
More than ever, mushrooms are being praised for their medicinal properties. Yet there are so many varieties and potential benefits, it's hard to know what is right for you. In this segment, Tony and I dive into the miraculous world of mushrooms and help simplify it all for you. Next, we have my very special guest Katy Bowman, who is a biomechanist by training, problem-solver at heart and author. Katy believes that Nutritious Movement is a portal to an idea—that you are how you move. Her most recent book is called Movement Matters, on the nature of movement. Listen in as we discuss that you can move differently for a different, better outcome, once you have more information regarding how movement works. [BULLETS] Tony and I discuss why the edible mushroom has been praised by healers, doctors, herbalist and holistic practitioners... Tony debunks the myth that mushrooms feed fungi... We share what is so magical about mushrooms and their amazing properties... The variety of mushrooms out in the markets and how they all have natural healing powers... Katy shares her philosophy on proper alignment in walking and movement... What biomechanics is and how it's applied... We discuss general tips on how to keep our bodies aligned... How feet issues can affect our backs and spines and how to work with it... The importance of working out your feet, and how... What impact the choice of shoes has on our overall wellbeing... Katy shares some tips on how to sit properly for improved health... [FEATURED GUESTS] About Katy Bowman A biomechanist by training and a problem-solver at heart, Katy Bowman, has the ability to blend a scientific approach with straight talk about sensible solutions and an unwavering sense? of humor, earning her legions? of followers. Her award-winning blog and podcast, Katy Says, reach hundreds of thousands of people every month. Thousands have taken her live classes. Her books have been critically acclaimed and translated worldwide. In between her book-writing efforts, Katy directs and teaches at the Nutritious Movement Center Northwest, travels the globe to teach the Nutritious Movement™ courses in person, and spends as much time outside as possible with her husband and two young children. About Tony Flores, a long-time friend of Kimberly who, after graduating from Stanford University, began researching and writing professionally full-time. He has a passion for natural health, especially Beauty Detox, and loves to share exciting new studies and insights he learns with Kimberly and the community! [RESOURCES / INFORMATION] Reishi: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/reishi-mushroom Chaga: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/chaga-mushroom Cordyceps: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/cordyceps Lion's Mane: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24266378 Shitake/Maitake: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4202470/ What to Know about the Benefits of Mushrooms: http://kimberlysnyder.com/blog/2011/11/22/what-to-know-about-the-benefits-of-mushrooms/ Sauteed Herb Mushrooms 'n Kale over Sprouted Brown Rice Recipe: http://kimberlysnyder.com/blog/2017/01/03/sauteed-herb-mushrooms-n-kale-over-sprouted-brown-rice-recipe/ Lentil Stuffed Squash with Mushroom Gravy Recipe:http://kimberlysnyder.com/blog/2016/11/22/lentil-stuffed-squash-with-mushroom-gravy-recipe/ New Recipe: The Mama Nourishment Bowl: http://kimberlysnyder.com/blog/2016/03/01/mama-nourishment-bowl/ How our Feet Affect Our Health and Our Beauty!: http://kimberlysnyder.com/blog/2010/01/31/how-our-feet-affect-our-health-and-our-beauty/ Stretch and Meditate to Combat Stress: http://kimberlysnyder.com/blog/2011/10/05/stretch-and-meditate-to-combat-stress/ Spine-Opening Yoga Routine: http://kimberlysnyder.com/blog/2012/06/02/spine-opening-yoga-routine/ 5 Reasons To Start...
Katy Bowman joins the podcast this week to talk a bit about her latest book Movement Matters. Bowman is a biomechanist who spends her time researching and sharing with the world the role movement plays in our bodies and in the world. Her work is known worldwide and she has been featured on podcasts like Joe Rogan Experience, Primal Blueprint, Robb Wolfe and many others. She blends scientific approach with straight talk about sensible, whole-life movement solutions, her website, and award-winning podcast, Katy Says, reach hundreds of thousands of people every month, and thousands have taken her live classes. Her books, the bestselling Move Your DNA (2014), Diastasis Recti (2016), Don’t Just Sit There (2015), Whole Body Barefoot (2015), Alignment Matters (2013), Every Woman’s Guide to Foot Pain Relief (2011), and her newest, Movement Matters, have been critically acclaimed and translated worldwide. Passionate about human movement outside of exercise, Katy volunteers her time to support the larger reintegration of movement into human lives by providing movement courses across widely varying demographics and working with non-profits promoting nature education. She also directs and teaches at the Nutritious Movement Center Northwest in Washington state, travels the globe to teach Nutritious Movement™ courses in person, and spends as much time outside as possible with her husband and children. I was so pleased to have her join the podcast this week and share some of her knowledge with us. Follow Katy Bowman: www.nutritiousmovement.com Twitter @NutritiousMvmnt Facebook.com/NutritiousMovement Instagram: @NutritiousMovement Show Sponsored by: Four Sigmatic - http://www.foursigmatic.com Use code: DIYS to save 10% on your order Mistobox Coffee Club - http://mbox.coffee/Y9FA Use Code: Y9FA to save $10 on your subscription Full Shownotes: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com Join the Facebook Group: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/tribe Support the Show: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/support
One of the awesome things about Katy Bowman is how much useful content she produces for our human bodies—and this past summer she was crazy busy writing and releasing books for her Whole Body series, filming DVDs and finishing up the new Nutritious Movement Center Northwest. Following her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is fun, but it’s nice to hear from Katy about all the projects she’s been working on.