In her annual end-of-year “how did we move” podcast Katy Bowman hosts myriad guests to share their stories as a way to celebrates more than three million downloads of Move Your DNA. We’re talking health goals at this party—what were they in 2018, how well did you meet your goals, what did you learn, and what do you want to take forward into 2019. Special guests at this party include some Move Your DNA listeners, along with Dani Hemmat and Stephanie Domet. Plus, Katy has a little more information...
Dec 18, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 117
Katy Bowman answers every question she’s ever received on how to breathe. Plus, she issues an invitation to a PODCAST PARTY—one that’s focused on health and movement, and that celebrates THREE MILLION DOWNLOADS! Plus, Pack Matthews of Soul Seat drops by to talk about how he came to develop his transitional seating product, and what difference it’s making to kids in schools who are trying it out. And, an important update on how Move Your DNA will move into 2019 and beyond. Learn more about Soul S...
Dec 04, 2018•52 min•Ep. 116
Katy and Arthur Haines talk about re-wilding, and ancestral actions that have largely fallen by the wayside in a sedentary culture, with tips you can use right now to revive some for your health and fitness. Plus, Katy answers a listener question on her cold plunge practice. And Eva Nemcik of Happy Feet blows Katy’s mind with an alternative use for her alignment socks. Katy’s Instagram for a rockin’ advent: https://www.instagram.com/nutritiousmovement/ Find Arthur Haines: www.arthurhaines.com ht...
Nov 20, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 115
Gardening is more than just a fun pastime. In this episode, Katy Bowman and Rose Hayden-Smith talk about historical victory gardens circa World War II and what they still have to teach us. Rose provides three tips to those who want to start gardening right now, and Katy supplements with three movement-based tips to help you on your way. Turns out the garden is the perfect place to put your movement rich lifestyle to the test. If you loved Movement Matters, you’ll love this episode—and if you lov...
Nov 06, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 114
Lose Your Age on the Trail author Dami Roelse drops by to talk long distance walking and how to prepare for it. Katy reminds listeners that long distance is a relative term—three miles might be your version of long distance right now, and that’s okay. Walkers seasoned and brand new will find lots of tips for moving well. Plus, Katy answers a listener question on back bends, and whether they’re likely found in nature. Plus, Mike Dally from Earth Runners drops by to talk about how he started his m...
Oct 23, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 113
Katy Bowman and Jill Miller (The Roll Model®, Yoga Tune Up®) talk about hips and how to keep them healthy. Katy and Jill share tons of tips and moves for those with hip pain, and for those who want to keep their hips—and all their joints—strong and mobile. Some advice for pre- and post-operative hip replacement patients as well. Plus, Katy talks with Tyler Benner at Venn Design about his company’s products and philosophy, and how changing his body led to changing his mind, as well....
Oct 09, 2018•57 min•Ep. 112
It's not just adults who need to move their DNA, kids do too. Katy Bowman welcomes Timbernook's Angela Hanscom to the podcast to talk about what parents can do right now to help kids also have a movement-rich life—and why it matters to their development. Plus, Katy answers questions on massage and hair loss and growth, and Suzanne Solsona of MyMayu talks about why her company makes minimal boots for kids, why its expanding to making boots for adults, too—and what MyMayu means!
Sep 25, 2018•57 min•Ep. 111
Sleep expert Shawn Stevenson helps kick off a new season of Move Your DNA with Katy Bowman, delivering three great tips you can use to improve your sleep life. Katy offers three tips of her own for better sleep. And Tricia Salcido of Dynamic Collective member Soft Star Shoes shares a little of the minimal shoe company’s history and current mission.
Sep 11, 2018•53 min•Ep. 110
Words Matter: In which Katy Bowman reads three more of the essays that appear in Alignment Matters— Science of Wellness, Immunity Boost, and Correcting Anatomy Misconceptions. Through these three essays, Katy examines why definitions matter—and how tough it is to communicate ideas with language instead of math, equations, and physical relativity. You’ll hear lots of updates in these essays of Katy’s current thinking about these matters, and you’ll find out that you have TMJ and carpal tunnel… an...
Aug 28, 2018•29 min•Ep. 109
Katy Bowman reads three more essays from her book Alignment Matters: Your Position in Life, Varus and Valgus, and Hidden Doubts, and riffs on the connections among them. Essentially, change your mind, and your body will follow. Plus, get a free audiobook when you sign up for a 30-day free trial with Audible—and find out what’s next for the Move Your DNA podcast.
Aug 14, 2018•41 min•Ep. 108
With three essays from her book Alignment Matters, Katy Bowman delivers some movement motivation that’s as close as the floor, as thrilling to reach for as a mountain top, and as incrementally awesome as a walk with a bunch of kids. Plus! Katy’s kids deliver a little motivation of their own, with some hiking tips for kids their age.
Jul 31, 2018•33 min•Ep. 107
Katy reads three of her favorite essays from Alignment Matters on feet and foot health, and offers a State of the Minimal Shoe Union address, with lots of tips for transitioning well to minimal shoes. Find out why she cut the feeties off her kids' feetie pyjamas, and why she doesn't recommend flip flops, except for by the pool.
Jul 17, 2018•42 min•Ep. 106
Find out what boobs, balls, and arms have in common. In the first of this special summer series, Katy Bowman reads three of her favorite essays from her book Alignment Matters , and notes the connections among them. Plus! Announcing Wilderness Moves: Hiking Awareness with Katy Bowman and Doniga Markegard in Chimacum, WA in September 2018.
Jul 03, 2018•27 min•Ep. 105
Katy Bowman and guests talk about the ways in which movement can be an intrinsic part of grieving, and how we could look at our experience of grief as grief in a sedentary culture. Don Morris talks about the movements involved in deathcare, body preparation, home funerals and burial, and Breanna Trygg of Wild Grief talks about how natural movement, and especially moving in nature, helps teens process bereavement. Plus, Katy answers listener questions on walking well after a shattered patella, an...
Jun 19, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 104
We talk a lot about walkability on this podcast, but what does it really mean? And how does urban design and the built environment shape the way we move, or don’t? Katy Bowman talks walkability with urban planner Samantha Thomas. Plus, we explore the idea of mobility justice with Multicultural Communities for Mobility’s Maria Sipin. And Katy answers listener questions on stretching and preparing for twenty mile walks.
Jun 05, 2018•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 103
Katy Bowman and Philip Brass, who is a member of the Peepeekisis First Nation in the Treaty Four Territory of Canada, discuss Indigenous food sovereignty, and how moving for food can be the spine of culture. Plus, Katy answers listener questions on swimming as movement, and feet and shoe size.
May 22, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 102
Hi friends. It’s me, Katy. I am ready for—in the process of, really—a social media prune. Many of you are picking up what I’m putting down on line and I wanted to talk to you about why and how I’m transitioning away from/downsizing my social media even though I’m someone whose business seems to depend on it.
May 08, 2018•17 min•Ep. 101
Are you moving the way you want to be moving? In which areas of your body or life have you begun to move better, and in which areas do you still desire to move more? What changes can you make in your life, to meet your needs? Read more about turbulent flow and high intensity activity in: Alignment Matters https://nutritiousmovement.com/product/alignment-matters/ and Move Your DNA https://nutritiousmovement.com/product/move-your-dna-restore-your-health-through-natural-movement-expanded-edition/...
Apr 24, 2018•52 min•Ep. 100
Katy Bowman and Dr. Ihi Heke talk about movement and indigenous approaches to health, including Heke's Maori framework--that our relationship with where we’re born and where we live has implications for our health. This wide-ranging and fascinating conversation also explores non-person-centric approaches to health, and the idea that exercise depends on a cultural context. Dr. Heke explains what it means to be a river person, and how that has shaped how he lives. Plus, Katy answers listener quest...
Apr 10, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 99
Katy Bowman and Ben Pobjoy on how moving your body can also move your community. @BenPobjoy on Instagram @DemocraticExercise on Instagram DemocraticExercise.com Katy’s live events: https://nutritiousmovement.pike13.com/categories/64332 The vocal coach Katy mentions: http://www.sarahwhitten.com/
Mar 27, 2018•48 min•Ep. 98
Katy Bowman and two teachers from Olympic Nature Experience talk about how to get more nature—and more wonder—into your life. Raven and Crow is from the Wilderbeats album “Live in Concert,” available at wilderbeats.com. The song is by Ashley Moffat, who now performs solo. Her website is http://ashleymoffat.com instagram.com/lilmissmoffat/ The Tamarack Song is by Joyce Saunders from the Wilderbeats album “Live in Concert,” available at http://www.wilderbeats.com/home/ You can also find Joyce on F...
Mar 13, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 97
Katy Bowman and Gail Tully on why a baby moving through a pelvis has almost nothing in common with a couch moving through a stairwell, a watermelon moving through a nostril, or a basketball moving through a hoop. Find more Katy Bowman at https://nutritiousmovement.com Find more about the Dynamic Collective at https://nutritiousmovement.com/podcasts/#podcast-sponsors Find more about Gail Tully at https://spinningbabies.com In this episode’s mailbag: Is walking “falling forward”? Does it have to b...
Feb 27, 2018•59 min•Ep. 96
Wild food forager Sam Thayer talks with Katy Bowman about how he began foraging out of necessity, but now his body craves the nutrition—and nutritious movement—he only gets from foraging. Plus, he runs us through the physical work involved in making maple syrup and harvesting wild rice. Mileage for those who want to listen on the go: This podcast clocks in at around 75 minutes… so head out for a six-miler and let Katy and Sam keep you company. Sam Thayer: https://www.foragersharvest.com Billy Jo...
Feb 13, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 95
Katy Bowman and Doniga Markegard, author of Dawn Again, talk wilderness, movement, and moving in and with nature. Katy’s Unshoes post on Instagram . Doniga Markegard: https://www.donigamarkegard.com Dawn Again: http://propriometricspress.com/dawn-again/ ShiftCon: https://shiftconmedia.com/sc_speaker/doniga-markegard/ Dynamic Aging retreat: https://nutritiousmovement.pike13.com/courses/156115...
Jan 30, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 94
Katy Bowman interviews Jason Lewis, author of The Expedition Trilogy, about his self- powered circumnavigation of the globe, and how each of us has our own expedition within us—an expedition made of a series of small steps, no matter what the scope. Find Jason Lewis online at http://jasonexplorer.com and on Twitter @explorerjason For more information about his books: http://www.billyfishbooks.com/Books.html Learn about the Out of Eden Walk here: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/projects/out-of...
Jan 16, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 93
It’s that time of the year again: Your Health and Movement Year-end Review! Join Katy and a special guest as they look back on their movement and health goals of 2017 and then look forward to just how great 2018 is going to be!
Jan 02, 2018•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 92
In which Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet that honestly, she’s not surprised she had a felt advent calendar instead of one with chocolates. KB’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutritiousmovement/
Nov 21, 2017•18 min•Ep. 91
Welcome to the Katy Says podcast… This is the tenth in a series of special episodes we’re calling Between the Lines, where Katy Bowman and Stephanie Domet explore the deeper messages in and connections between Katy’s books.
Nov 07, 2017•48 min•Ep. 90
Welcome to the Katy Says podcast… This is the ninth in a series of special episodes we’re calling Between the Lines, where Katy Bowman and Stephanie Domet explore the deeper messages in and connections between Katy’s books. Movement Matters: https://nutritiousmovement.com/product/movement-matters-essays-on-movement-science-movement-ecology-and-the-nature-of-movement/...
Oct 24, 2017•41 min•Ep. 89
Welcome to the Katy Says podcast… This is the eighth in a series of special episodes we’re calling Between the Lines, where Katy Bowman and Stephanie Domet explore the deeper messages in and connections between Katy’s books.
Oct 10, 2017•22 min•Ep. 88
