Thoughts on Brian Mackenzie and Rob Wilson podcast with Chris and James

This week's podcast is a conversation about principles and philosophies. When we started weMove 4 years ago Chris and I were fortunate enough to get to spend some time with Wim Hof at a time he was relatively unknown and the concept of breathing as a practice outside of yoga and pranayama was really in its infancy. 

This started us off on a journey to discover how our breath and the various techniques can support us in realising the potential we have as individuals to change for the better. That search and journey lead us to meet Brian McKenzie in the wilds of Oregon for issue 2 which you can download in digital format on our website and when we met Brian it was clear that there was more to breathing that wasn't always being explained. 

Brian is passionately interested about the transformative power of breathing and how it's at the centre of literally everything we do. THe word Inspire literally means 'to take breath in', so with everyone talking about being inspired they are often overlooking what that actually means, which is to breathe life into the action. 

And it's this philosophical side that's grounded actually in fundamental principles and that's what this podcast is about because Brian and his partner Rob Wilson have created the Art of Breath, a principles-based approach to breathwork, demystifying a lot of the more mystical elements of breathing and passing on the principles so everyone has the tools to really bring about a fundamental upgrade in themselves. And that's why we love Brian and Rob so much because they are straight talking, easy to understand and much deeper than simply the words they speak. 

And that's what this podcast is about , understanding and mastering the pricniples of breathing and being in order to apply them as you wish to enhance your life. 

Enjoy and as always let us know your thoughts in the comments below or email us.

Thoughts on Sophie Everard Podcast with Chris and James

hey there and welcome to another episode of the wemove podcast. this week Chris was in conversation with Sophie Everard @Sophiemadtolive, surfer, snowboarder and world adventurer. 

Sophie I would say is cut from a similar cloth to Richie Norton in many ways, with the belief that when we move ourselves, when we move our bodies we in turn move our mind, and change our chemistry inside and how we see the world outside. 

Chris and Sophie talk about growing up with a dad and a mum who were both super active, entrepreneurial and pro discovering who you are and living in the present moment. 

There's a lovely little bit on fear and what fear is. Mental health and building mental resilience which ties into @tiffanysoi podcast she did for us, so this is one of those podcasts that has links into many other podcasts whilst also learning about Sophie and her journey to how she sees the world. 

It's a great conversation that I have listened to a few times this last week with some different perspectives on many things that I have been thinking and I'm sure you will have also thought so enjoy.

Thoughts on Ray Carbullido podcast with Chris and James

Hey there and welcome to this week's episode of the weMove podcast. 

This week's podcast is for those who are looking for or working towards improving themselves, their movement practice, their health practice, in fact any practice. And it follows on from the last two podcasts with Gary Ward and Severin Romanov. 

It's about awareness, and in that I mean cultivating awareness and within the cultivation of our awareness, a return to the fundamentals and to the principles of the very thing we are trying to improve. 

We recorded this episode back in March of this year and it's curious, to me at least how we have these conversations and how unknowingly at the time how relevant they are to us come the time we release them, because they are not recorded at the time only knowing they are a piece of the puzzle. And this is the next piece of the puzzle and our guest is Ray Carbullido the martial artist and visual artist from Hawaii 

Whilst his practices might not be your practice, for Ray it's the fundamentals and the experiences that martial arts has given him since he began practicing as a child that have enabled him to cultivate and develop himself and his potential. That is the essence of Rays message in his workshops and teachings. 

And I'm listening back to the podcast these months later it is astonishing to me how simple his messages when at the time I'm what I was hearing I wasn't in the right place to receive the information and now we put this out it feels to me like I can hear what he says and the simplicity in which awareness and the cultivation of awareness can be gained. It's cool it's really cool and it might be for you like it was some he kind of straight over my head but returning to it a few months later was exactly the podcast for me at this time so enjoy and as always let us know what you think

Thoughts on Severin Romanov podcast with Chris and James

Hey there and welcome to another episode of the we move podcast. This week we are sharing a conversation with Severin Romanov about recognising where you are and the importance of having a clear understanding of that position in order to grow and become.

Severin is the son of Dr Romanov, the founder of POSE METHOD, most commonly known within running circles and a style which our good friend @thenaturallifestylist Tony Riddle mentioned in our first podcast with him.

I caught up with Severin in London as he was passing through only really knowing that his Dad, Dr R had discovered POSE METHOD. 

I took a lot from the conversation because it's more about understanding who you are and where you are send finding a magic bullet to increase your performance.

As Severin outlines, knowing who you are and knowing where you are gives a much clearer idea for yourself in working out how to get where you'd like to go and in actual fact you are you and you're exactly where you need to be and if you have presence of mind and awareness you can evolve and continue learning and I think that's really it so enjoy the conversation and let us know what you think.

Thoughts on Eddie Stern podcast with Chris and James 

Hey there and welcome to another episode of the weMove podcast. This week we caught up with Eddie Stern one of the original Ashtangi crew who ventured over to Mysore in India to learn the practice of Ashtanga yoga back in the late 80’s early 90’s.

Something that has really interested Chris and I in the weMove journey is getting to talk to the people who have been at the start of movements, what they were looking for and what they have to share. And Eddie definitely feels like one of those for us to glean some knowledge from and connect with others who we are meeting.

Growing up in New York, when New York was a very different place to what it is today working in record stores, playing in bands Eddie discovered yoga in a quest for the feeling of more we feel about being Human.

That led him to the small and diverse New York yoga scene of the early 80s when there was no Instagram and social media, but there was definitely a passion, desire and curiosity in our potential and consciousness.

This quest led Eddie to venture further afield to India and we talk to Eddie about seemingly disparate that connected groups of people in this podcast the straight edge punk scene in New York and the hardcore rigorous committed life of an Ashtanga yogi heading out to the home of the practice in Mysore, India to learn from the founders of the practice.

Whilst Asthanga might not be everyone's cup of tea what interests us is to learn about the curiosity in which Eddie has taken into the practice and then onwards with his exploration into the philosophy and pranayama aspects of the practice. This connects the dots with our interest in the power of breathing which has fascinated us since issue 1 of weMove.

Eddie also recently launched his book titled “One Simple Thing. A new look at the science of Yoga and how it can transform your life.” Along with a breathing app you can download for Apple or Android which Chris and I use regularly for our ice bath sessions to support our focus and relaxation when the mind is going wild.

Its super simple to use and in conjunction with the Shift State app from Brian Mackenzie and Rob Wilson, these are our go-to’s.

So enjoy the conversation, Eddie was super gracious in his time with us and we look forward to getting a round two in at some point in the next 12 months.

Enjoy.