The pain, fatigue and anxiety you’ve been living with isn’t in your head, it’s a sign of something deeper your body has been trying to tell you.

Nic is joined by movement therapist and Pilates educator Jeannie Di Bon to explore the realities of living with hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Jeannie was diagnosed later in life after years of unexplained symptoms, and her journey led her to create The Zebra Club, an online platform supporting hypermobile people around the world.

They talk about what hypermobility really means, the misunderstandings that exist even in the movement space, and how Jeannie’s Integral Movement Method helps people regain strength, stability and trust in their bodies.

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and introduction

00:39 Jeannie’s personal journey with hypermobility

02:25 Discovering Pilates and how it changed her body

04:14 Early challenges training in classical Pilates

10:03 Understanding EDS and how hypermobility shows up

15:03 Teaching hypermobile clients with safety and care

23:05 How movement therapy transformed Jeannie’s life

26:14 The six principles of the Integral Movement Method

34:21 What gentle expansion really means

34:48 Research around fatigue, pain and pacing

36:19 Learning to listen to your body and build trust again

43:31 Why Jeannie created The Zebra Club

48:20 Using tech to make support more accessible

50:34 Her upcoming book and plans for teacher education

56:42 The future of health and fitness for hypermobile people

59:52 Quick-fire questions

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