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From the archives: Amos Rendao
Amos Rendao explores balancing creative passion, personal growth, and professional responsibility while navigating life’s unpredictable journey. He reflects on music’s meaning, flowing versus planning, and journaling’s importance in developing self-relationship. The conversation covers success, Aikido, and information activism. Amos shares insights on diet and nutrition, his injury recovery journey, and managing self talk. Journaling emerges… more →
From the archives: Hayley Chilvers
Hayley Chilvers discusses using movement and embodied practice for personal growth, connection, and creativity. She explores the balance between creating for oneself versus creating for others, and how context changes what gets created. The conversation examines personal authenticity versus audience engagement, with Hayley emphasizing that sustainable ventures require authenticity—building something as an extension of yourself.… more →
Upward spiral
Discovery, reflection, and efficacy form a gentle upward spiral. Finding something that bothers you leads to wondering about improvements, then making a change. Sometimes the change doesn’t actually improve things, which is why the loop matters—the next discovery phase offers another chance to choose a different action. This might sound academic, but the real question… more →
From the archives: Frank Mejia
Frank Mejia discusses transforming parkour passion into a coaching career, exploring PK Move, Urban Evolution, and World Chase Tag. He reflects on becoming a coach, the game’s intricacies, travel’s role in his journey, and competition. Teaching, he notes, is a privilege—bringing people up and showing them what they didn’t think they could do. more →
Lie flat
Many people can’t actually lie flat on the floor because their bodies have adapted to sitting—tight hips and rounded upper backs. These postural changes aren’t permanent but aren’t immediately adjustable, like semi-permanent hair coloring requiring regular washings. After iterative changes toward firmer sleeping surfaces, including a tatami mat with futon, flat hard surfaces combined with… more →
Quadrupédie in L’Art du Déplacement
To engage with « quadrupédie » is to engage with the heart of the practice. We craft our spiritual strength through physical exercise, and our physical hardiness through mental practice (mens sana in corpore sano—sound mind in a strong body.) ~ Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle Is the Way p139 Stany Foucher recently wrote a book, Art du more →
Language itself can be motivating
Changing your words changes how you think. One training group banned saying “can’t”—saying it cost five pushups. Instead of “I can’t do that wall run,” practitioners had to dig deeper: “I need stronger tendons” or “I need to practice that technique.” This shift from negativity to specificity reveals exactly what to work on. Changing language… more →
I Am NOT Afraid to Talk About Suicide
Shame silences us, convincing we’re alone and driving us deeper into isolation. Like a boa constrictor, it chokes our ability to share and connect. But talking about our feelings removes their power and helps us realize we’re not so different or alone. Charlotte Miles shares her thoughts on suicide, hoping that by speaking words she… more →
Movers Mindset’s purpose
Movement—whether Parkour, ADD, or Freerunning—celebrates freedom within an unforgiving reality. While physical practice is visible through images and videos, the mental and philosophical aspects hold the real magic. As a mastery discipline focused on journey over destination, movement’s true beauty emerges from deeper understanding. The podcast explores these intellectual elements, emphasizing how movers create value… more →