Physical Freedom

Rebecca is an Embodied Breakthrough client who wears many hats. She’s a project manager, a mom of two kids and 3 animals, a painter and incredible writer who is working on her memoir.But chronic pain began to interrupt her active lifestyle. From lower back and hip pain to migraines from neck and shoulder tension, she wasn’t feeling settled in her body. Her rigorous kettlebell training program encouraged her to move in a way that just didn’t feel right. She felt stuck and knew what she was doing wasn’t working. Most importantly, she wanted a way to feel free and to know herself better.By working through the Embodied Breakthrough program, her lower back and hip pain has disappeared. She’s doing spinal flows, getting up and down off the floor often, and has more body awareness when doing daily tasks like taking out the trash. She’s learned skills like listening and curiosity to develop strength she didn’t think she had, and engaging her breath daily to calm her mind and find her center.Rebecca has been on a journey to discover that our body is our home. She’s let go of the scorecard and is here to let you know that you, too, can choose to have a different relationship with your body through intentional movement and exploration.Want to be the next success story?Schedule a breakthrough call and we'll help you figure out exactly what's been holding you back with your body. Together we'll map out a game plan to get you back on track to becoming the strongest version of yourself.You could spend the next hour Googling or searching on Youtube, or you could get on a call with us and get the support YOU need for your unique challenges.If you're ready to make your breakthrough go to...www.uncagedhuman.com/talkAnd book your call today.

In this episode, we talk with Tiffany Walsh, an Embodied Breakthrough client who has broken through artificial ceilings and is forming a whole new way of being in the world with her body.Like many others, Tiffany held childhood beliefs of not being cut out for athletic pursuits. But she discovered Crossfit a decade ago, and her ideas of what she was capable of started to change. While putting her body through the paces, she faced recurring shoulder pain that eventually became excruciating and severely limited her everyday activities. She knew that doing nothing wasn’t the answer and that she needed to go back to her foundation. She discovered Embodied Breakthrough and, after her initial call, trusted her gut and committed to herself by signing up for the program. Over the next year, Tiffany had a major mindset shift, learning to be patient with herself and continue to come back to her practice. To slow down and be more gentle with her body. When she eventually started to add more movement back in, she could tell her mindset had changed, and the quality of her movement had improved. She’s developed inner strength and trust in herself. She’s learned to focus on what a movement feels like and enjoying what her body can do, like riding bikes and dancing. Tiffany has redefined strength for herself, and she fully believes that you can too. Want to be the next success story?Schedule a breakthrough call and we'll help you figure out exactly what's been holding you back with your body. Together we'll map out a game plan to get you back on track to becoming the strongest version of yourself.You could spend the next hour Googling or searching on Youtube, or you could get on a call with us and get the support YOU need for your unique challenges.If you're ready to make your breakthrough go to...www.uncagedhuman.com/talkAnd book your call today.

In this episode, we had the honor of talking with Embodied Breakthrough student Hollie Lemin. Hollie is a passionate human dedicated to overcoming challenges and becoming the strongest version of herself. Hollie is no stranger to challenges. With a family history of arthritis and being told she would suffer the same fate, she felt pain in daily movement from the age of 16, often struggling just to get out of bed in the morning. She stopped going to the concerts she loved because even standing was painful. She shrank her world down to protect her body.She tried it all, from physical therapy to carbon copy gym training, running and yoga. While much of mainstream fitness culture didn’t resonate with her, she stayed persistent until finding Embodied Breakthrough.Now Hollie gets out of bed without aches and pains. She's running completely pain-free, has mastered the deep squat and is feeling inspired to try new things like rock climbing. By fixing her broken foundations and getting her core to work properly again, she is more aware and connected to her body than ever. Instead of her world shrinking, it's now expanding.She started to understand that challenges and obstacles will always present themselves, but we can learn something from each and every one of them, becoming a stronger person in the process.Let Hollie’s story inspire YOU to seek support, overcome your challenges and say YES to yourself.Want to be the next success story?Schedule a breakthrough call and we'll help you figure out exactly what's been holding you back with your body. Together we'll map out a game plan to get you back on track to becoming the strongest version of yourself.You could spend the next hour Googling or searching on Youtube, or you could get on a call with us and get the support YOU need for your unique challenges.If you're ready to make your breakthrough go to...www.uncagedhuman.com/talkAnd book your call today.

Physical pain is often the reason people seek out body work, and it can also be the catalyst that leads them to greater body awareness.As we discuss with author and certified Rolfing expert Mary Bond, body awareness is useful in learning your limits and capacities. By slowing down and learning to be present in yourself through your body, you give yourself time for more feedback to take place. We talk with Mary about our movement starved bodies in this digital age, and how our tunnel of awareness narrows with our constant connection to screens. We also get into everything from dancing and aging to somatic resilience and boxing with Parkinson’s.It’s easy to constantly judge ourselves for what our bodies can’t do. But if we remained curious and interested, celebrating our movement capacity right now?Mentioned in Today’s Episode:The Breathing Book by Donna FarhiMary’s booksMary’s websiteMary on IG

Taken too far, even a healthy pursuit like trying to get in better shape or eating healthy can become toxic.So, where do we learn to push ourselves to constantly do more, achieve more, BE more?How do we use overtraining to avoid difficult emotions or areas of life we’re unhappy with?In this episode, we chat with PHD, personal trainer, and burnout recovery coach Kersten Kimura, discussing the need to examine our mindset and deeper foundations. Kersten explains the spectrum of burnout, healing, and finally finding balance by asking the hard questions like what does my body need? What do I need right now?Forming a healthy relationship with your body begins with self-acceptance and loving yourself NOW. Mentioned in Today’s Episode:The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, MDStress Cure Now by Sarfraz Zaidi, MDUrbanJane.coKersten on Instagram

Why can't we outsource our healing to someone else?What's the role of chiropractic work and other hands-on healing? Where do we have to take ownership for our own health and wellbeing?What's the truth about the Coronavirus and when do we go too far in trying to protect ourselves?These are the questions Dr. Brett Jones and I sit down to discuss on this episode of the podcast.We also talk about a simple practice you can do every day to take charge of your own healing journey.Listen in and enjoy.

In this episode we explore a very simple question:How can you become a better ally to your body?In order to heal ourselves, to create TRUE strength, we need to heal our relationship with ourselves, with our bodies. We need to dismantle the hierarchy and learn to let the information and signals not just flow top-down from the mind to the body, but bottom-up, from the body to the mind.We need to yes, learn to listen, but also to UNDERSTAND what the body is trying to tell us. To honor and trust its wisdom. To feel more deeply and connect more with our ancestral DNA.If we want our bodies to feel good, we need to learn to listen when they whisper, not just when they are yelling.If you want to dive deeper into these principles, check out www.uncagedhuman.com/workshop for a free training on the five shifts to a pain-free, unbreakable body.

Ev'Yan is here to help you liberate yourself from shame and step into your erotic power.She's here to help you ask the big questions. Questions like...Why does our sexuality often get put last in our lives? Why is it the last frontier we look to liberate?What are the common blocks we face to erotic embodiment? How do we cultivate more pleasure, sensuality, and express it through our movement?These are the topics Ev'Yan Whitney, my wife, and I dive into in this special edition of the podcast.We cover so much in this episode, from healing your body image to using organic movement to release inner blockages keeping you stuck in your body.Physical freedom cannot be complete without addressing how we embody our sexuality. As Ev'Yan says, your erotic power is your birthright. Pleasure is your birthright.I hope this conversation helps you open yourself to embracing more of who you are and how you move, from everyday sensuality to the most intimate expression of your erotic energy.To learn more about Ev'Yan's work follow her on Instagram @evyan.whitney and check out her website at https://evyanwhitney.com/

In this episode, I sat down with one of my movement teachers and mentors, Todd Hargrove. Todd is a genius when it comes to understanding how the body works, the science of pain, and how to move with more freedom.He's the author of one of my absolute favorite books as well, A Guide to Better Movement, which I highly recommend.What you're about to learn:Why having a neurocentric perspective is critical to understanding why pain and tension hang around.How pain sensitivity is learned from an early age and what you can do to change it.How the core beliefs you hold about the world can be subconsciously influencing your experience in your body, for good or bad.The power of body maps and reversing something called "sensorimotor amnesia" that might be holding you back.Why play and exploration are so critical to relieving stress, building healthy habits, and creating new movement patterns.How to tap into your deepest source of motivation, so you're actually able to stay consistent with the practices you commit to.If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a rating and review and share it on social media.Thank you!

There's one thing I know to be certain.Wherever you're at it in life, you want more.And what you think you're capable of, whether with your body or in life, is just a small fraction of your true potential.When things get tough, we all have a choice. We can either collapse and make ourselves small, or we can rise and expand.Today's a special edition of the podcast I don't think you'll want to miss.This is one you'll want to share as well. Because I believe motivation and hope is a contagion we want to spread right now.Listen up: it's time to rise.

We're being cracked open right now. We're being reminded that we don't have as much control as we like to think.And perhaps most importantly, we're being reminded that one day, we will die.Of course, that reality is always there, but it's hard to not look at right now.Within this crisis and reminder of our death (whether in old age or much sooner) we are being tuned to what really matters. We're waking up to who we really want to be and know we are deep down inside. Many of us are choosing to make this our time to become stronger and stop holding back who we really are.In this episode, I share with you some encouragement and invitations on how you can make this your time to become the strongest version of yourself.

It's not every day you meet someone as incredibly skilled, humble and generous as Dr. Cofield.She's been educating people for years on how to rebuild their foundations, reclaim their physical freedom and now, helps other coaches and teachers thrive making an impact in the world.If you're wanting to rebuild your body and wake up feeling like the strongest version of yourself, you need a strong mindset to help you stay consistent through any challenges that come up.In this episode, we talk about exactly what perspective shifts you need to make and the common mistakes you might be making in your own mindset.I hope you enjoy!

Is deep healing really possible with your body even if you've experienced trauma or injury? Or are you just left with to cope with whatever scars that life has given you?In this interview with trauma and movement expert Jane Clapp, we explore how to heal your body on a deep level and why it's essential to bring embodiment into your healing journey.We also talked about the importance of structure, routines and isolating key areas of the body to get them working properly again, but not forgetting the critical role of play and exploration to create more integration.Check out the show notes to explore Jane's work:https://www.uncagedman.com/trauma-healing-movement-jane-clapp

Wait. Aren't labels supposed to be a bad thing? Well, maybe. But sometimes we're just afraid to really own what we want to be or know we are deep down. We're afraid of the expectations from others, we're afraid of really owning what we want, we're afraid of... ourselves.In this conversation with Jon Yuen, movement trainer and teacher, we dive deep into how to create more freedom in your body. Not just from a purely physical perspective though. We talk about the mindset, beliefs and culture that shapes how we think, feel and move.If you're looking for something beyond the standard, mainstream fitness advice, you will probably get a lot from this conversation. Jon drops so many knowledge bombs that you'll probably want to listen twice.Check out the show notes for links to Jon's work:https://www.uncagedman.com/the-power-of-labeling-yourself-with-jon-yuen-episode-005

How do you integrate healthy movement, connection, and realign your body without quitting your day job?In this episode of the podcast, I sat down with Aaron Alexander to talk about his new book The Align Method, where he shares his insights from over a decade working with clients on how you can reclaim your natural mobility and strength.This isn't your average "sit up straight" and "drink more water" kind of prescription either.We get into the importance of auditing your movement throughout the day, how to reclaim your relationship with the floor and why having more compassion for others can transform your relationship with yourself.Link to show notes:https://www.uncagedman.com/aaron-alexander-episode-004Please enjoy and share with a friend if it's inspiring for you!

003 - Focus is everything. There are over 1.5 billion results for back pain with a simple Google. So, how do you know what you need to focus on in order to reclaim your physical freedom?In this episode of the podcast I lay out five simple keys that if implemented, will help you start moving better today. They will help you rebuild your foundations and get moving in the right direction, cutting out all the noise of things you "could" be doing.If you're wanting to unlock your physical potential, I highly recommend you listen to and apply the principles I map out in this episode.Enjoy and please don't forget to subscribe and review if you got something out of this! Every rating and review helps us get this show out to more folks and create a stronger, more capable and embodied world.

#002 - What's the number one key to a strong, flexible, pain-free body? It starts with... trust. Now, that might sound unconventional, but it's true. If your body doesn't trust you to move safely it's going to respond with pain and tension. This is your body's way of guarding.Listen in on this episode as I share with you my insights from working with hundreds of students over the last 5 years to reclaim their physical freedom. We talk about how to rebuild trust and the number one habit you can develop starting today.If you haven't yet, make sure to subscribe to the show!

#001 - We did it! We started a podcast. Well, I started the podcast, but it's because you guys kept bugging me to do it. So... you're welcome. :) For real though, this episode is more of the "typical intro" stuff. I share with you the background story behind starting the show and a little of my journey to reclaiming my physical freedom (spoiler: it hasn't been easy).Lastly, I give you guys a really valuable micro-practice at the end that I think will be really helpful if you're wanting to get strong in your body.Okay... that's about it. Oh yeah, please subscribe to the show!New episodes will be released every Wednesday.