Heart of Motion

As the 2024 Olympics Games begin, join host Susannah Steers for a fun conversation with Doug Martin, Olympian and owner of The Cheeseman, a boutique European-style cheese shop in North Vancouver, BC.

Learn about the life of a world class competitive swimmer in the 1970's, and what to expect from this year's Olympic swimmers. Doug explains how the things he learned as an Olympian helped him in business, and in his life since then - as a husband, Dad, Grandad and small business owner.  You'll hear about Doug's current passion too - CHEESE!

With his ever present charm, Dough shares some great stories, some wisdom, and a few laughs too.

The Cheeseman Cheese Shop

The Cheeseman on Facebook

The Cheeseman on Instagram

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Heart of Motion Podcast host Susannah Steers is a Pilates & Integrated Movement Specialist and owner of Moving Spirit Pilates in North Vancouver, BC.  She is passionate about movement, about connections and about life.

Through movement teaching, speaking, and facilitating workshops, she supports people in creating movement practices that promote fitness from the inside out.  She loves building community, and participating in multi-disciplinary collaborations.

Along with her friend and colleague Gillian McCormick, Susannah also co-hosts The Small Conversations for a Better World podcast – an interview based podcast dedicated to promoting the kind of conversations about health that can spark positive change in individuals, families, communities and across the globe.

Social Media Links:
Moving Spirit Pilates Instagram
Moving Spirit Pilates Facebook

Susannah Steers Instagram

Join Susannah, and Gillian McCormick, Physiotherapist and Pelvic Health Specialist, for a wide-ranging conversation about movement as a key element of health care throughout our lives, and particularly for women experiencing symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause.   

We talk about what happens when our bodies start to change and how that might affect our movement, and about common themes around workouts and health. There are ways to balance the proven importance of adding load to our workouts, to the realities in our bodies and minds when we're getting started.   

Understand what you might be navigating, learn where to start and where to find help if you need it. More than anything - be good to yourself and just TRY. 

Gillian mentioned some important resources for information about perimenopause and menopause:

The North American Menopause Society

The Canadian Menopause Society

Menopause Chicks


If you'd like to learn more about menopause & womens' health, check out Susannah & Gillian's interviews with Dr. Dedeshya Holowenko on the Small Conversations for a Better World podcast:
The State of Menopause, Pt. 1
The State of Menopause, Pt. 2
Breaking Down Barriers for Women Accessing Healthcare

And that quote that Susannah couldn't quite get right? Here it is:
"A ship in a harbour is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."
~ John A. Shedd 

I'd LOVE to hear from you! Send me a text!

Heart of Motion Podcast host Susannah Steers is a Pilates & Integrated Movement Specialist and owner of Moving Spirit Pilates in North Vancouver, BC.  She is passionate about movement, about connections and about life.

Through movement teaching, speaking, and facilitating workshops, she supports people in creating movement practices that promote fitness from the inside out.  She loves building community, and participating in multi-disciplinary collaborations.

Along with her friend and colleague Gillian McCormick, Susannah also co-hosts The Small Conversations for a Better World podcast – an interview based podcast dedicated to promoting the kind of conversations about health that can spark positive change in individuals, families, communities and across the globe.

Social Media Links:
Moving Spirit Pilates Instagram
Moving Spirit Pilates Facebook

Susannah Steers Instagram

Movement is everywhere. We find it easily in our physical activities, exercise and sports. We know it exists in the flow of the ocean and the wind, in the smallest cells and in the massive expanse of galaxies. Movement is essential to life.

Beyond "exercise" - movement is a way for us to connect to ourselves, and to the people and the world around us. In this episode, Susannah invites you to discover new perspectives that might just see you become a skilled navigator in a voyage to your own health and wellness.

Come on along for the ride!

Small correction: Susannah mentioned the movie Wall-E, which was released in 2008, not in 2018. 

I'd LOVE to hear from you! Send me a text!

Heart of Motion Podcast host Susannah Steers is a Pilates & Integrated Movement Specialist and owner of Moving Spirit Pilates in North Vancouver, BC.  She is passionate about movement, about connections and about life.

Through movement teaching, speaking, and facilitating workshops, she supports people in creating movement practices that promote fitness from the inside out.  She loves building community, and participating in multi-disciplinary collaborations.

Along with her friend and colleague Gillian McCormick, Susannah also co-hosts The Small Conversations for a Better World podcast – an interview based podcast dedicated to promoting the kind of conversations about health that can spark positive change in individuals, families, communities and across the globe.

Social Media Links:
Moving Spirit Pilates Instagram
Moving Spirit Pilates Facebook

Susannah Steers Instagram

Welcome to the Heart of Motion,  a new podcast dedicated to the heart, soul and science of movement. 

Movement and physical activity connect us more deeply to ourselves, to our bodies and to the things in life that are most important to us.  It's more than just a "fitness routine" - so let's talk about it! 

Join host Susannah Steers every couple of weeks to learn about movement and how to feel better moving in your own body. Tune in for new perspectives, for interviews with experts, and for conversations with everyday people sharing what movement means to them. 

The first episode drops July 1, 2024.  Come hang out! 

I'd LOVE to hear from you! Send me a text!

Heart of Motion Podcast host Susannah Steers is a Pilates & Integrated Movement Specialist and owner of Moving Spirit Pilates in North Vancouver, BC.  She is passionate about movement, about connections and about life.

Through movement teaching, speaking, and facilitating workshops, she supports people in creating movement practices that promote fitness from the inside out.  She loves building community, and participating in multi-disciplinary collaborations.

Along with her friend and colleague Gillian McCormick, Susannah also co-hosts The Small Conversations for a Better World podcast – an interview based podcast dedicated to promoting the kind of conversations about health that can spark positive change in individuals, families, communities and across the globe.

Social Media Links:
Moving Spirit Pilates Instagram
Moving Spirit Pilates Facebook

Susannah Steers Instagram