An in-depth look at the impact of movement on wellbeing, told alongside a poignant personal journey with wit and humour. A must read for anyone who hopes to expand their health horizons! - Tessa Willberg, Chiropractor and author of Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder A deeply insightful book, with a profound message at its core. Cuan combines his vast experience as an accomplished physician and elite athlete to demonstrate why exercise is better than cure. Herein lies a story with unparalleled advice on the simple and effective changes we can all make to improve the health of our bodies, minds, and lives. Told by the most compassionate of voices, Cuan includes countless real-life stories which exemplify his message: some that will bring you to fits of laughter, others to tears. Compulsory reading for all of us in today's static age (and best undertaken whilst standing up!) - Brett Le Roux Such a brilliant book, incredibly insightful and motivational. Cuan combines his own experiences as an athlete and a physician as well as his personal struggles and triumphs. I finished the book in 2 days because I couldn't put it down. A few times while reading I got the urge to get out of my seat (sitting is the new smoking, eek!) and move! I highly recommend this book, it's funny and easy to read as well as very educational and inspiring. I know I'm going to be referring back to the book again and again for years. - Siddy Holloway, Author of Hidden London

Bring the Life of the Dance into the Dance of Your Life Movement Medicine is a grounding and uplifting modern meditation practice rooted in the traditions of ecstatic dance. It's suitable for anybody in a body. Everyone, no matter their age, shape or background, has a dancer inside them. This dancer has the capacity to access wisdom, vitality and creativity that we cannot access with intellect alone. The exercises in this book combine movement and meditation to guide you on a profound and transformational journey. Movement Medicine invites you to take a journey to the soul through 9 Gateways. It is informed by a wealth of healing and transformational modalities, and is designed to support your soul to grow and flourish to face the challenges of life in the 21st century. The 9 Gateways are broken down into three journeys, each with a specific intent: The Journey of Empowerment - the Gateways of Body, Heart and Mind The Journey of Responsibility - the Gateways of Past, Present and Future Living the Dream - the Gateways of Fulfilment, Interconnection and Realisation. These 9 Gateways are all woven together to help you embody your essential self, expand your consciousness and live the most creative and fulfilling existence you can.

An in-depth look at the impact of movement on wellbeing, told alongside a poignant personal journey with wit and humour. A must read for anyone who hopes to expand their health horizons! - Tessa Willberg, Chiropractor and author of Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder A deeply insightful book, with a profound message at its core. Cuan combines his vast experience as an accomplished physician and elite athlete to demonstrate why exercise is better than cure. Herein lies a story with unparalleled advice on the simple and effective changes we can all make to improve the health of our bodies, minds, and lives. Told by the most compassionate of voices, Cuan includes countless real-life stories which exemplify his message: some that will bring you to fits of laughter, others to tears. Compulsory reading for all of us in today's static age (and best undertaken whilst standing up!) - Brett Le Roux Such a brilliant book, incredibly insightful and motivational. Cuan combines his own experiences as an athlete and a physician as well as his personal struggles and triumphs. I finished the book in 2 days because I couldn't put it down. A few times while reading I got the urge to get out of my seat (sitting is the new smoking, eek!) and move! I highly recommend this book, it's funny and easy to read as well as very educational and inspiring. I know I'm going to be referring back to the book again and again for years. - Siddy Holloway, Author of Hidden London

This perfect gift for runners delves into the positive effect of running therapy, including anxiety relief and reduced stress by focusing on the meditative nature of exercise. This running workbook allows you to practice mindfulness in your everyday routine, whether you prefer an afternoon stroll or a morning jog. Movement is medicine. Letting your mind wander as you take a long walk, a slow jog, or a brisk run can give you a powerful, uplifting feeling. Some call it a runner’s high, others attribute it to endorphins. In this interactive workbook, psychotherapist William Pullen teaches you how to channel that exhilarating energy and use it to make positive change in your life. This radical new approach to obtaining the benefits of mindfulness originates in the body itself. Using a combination of mindfulness, focused questions, and exercise, Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) has proven to be a simple, intuitive, effective, and therapeutic method for managing stress, trauma, anxiety, anger, depression, and other conditions. With carefully tailored thought exercises to be implemented while on a run or walk, DRT brings the mind into perfect harmony with the body through the healing experience of mindful running.

Human beings have always moved for what they need until recently. We know how a lack of movement impacts our bodies but how does culture-wide sedentarism impact the world? Movement Matters is an award-winning collection of essays in which biomechanist Katy Bowman continues her groundbreaking presentation on the interconnectedness of nature, human movement, and the environment. Winner: Foreword Indies Book Award (Gold) Here Bowman widens her there is more to movement than exercise message presented in Move Your DNA and invites us to consider this idea: human movement is a part of the ecosystem. Movement Matters explores how we make ourselves, our communities, and our planet healthier all at the same time by moving our bodies more–as well as: How did we become so sedentary? (Hint: Convenience often saves us movement, not time.) the missing movement nutrients in our food how to include more nature in education why ecosystem models need to include human movement the human need for Vitamin Community and group movement Unapologetically direct, often hilarious, and always compassionate, Movement Matters demonstrates that human movement is powerful and important, and that living a movement-filled life is perhaps the most joyful and efficient way to transform your body, community, and world. A must read for exercise teachers, environmentalists, and those wanting simple, accessible ways to take action for a better world.

We're Back! If you think the first volume was inspiring and uplifting you have not read anything yet. We have more stories of pain, triumph, and glory. With each chapter we dig deeper into the many layers that we all need movement in; not only in health but in education, wellness, self-esteem, grief, freedom, destiny and purpose. It reminds us all that Christ died so that we might live and live more abundantly. This book will leave you motivated to get up and MOVE SOMETHING. We all are WOMEN DETERMINED TO RISE!

"Supporting a Movement for Health and Health Equity" is the summary of a workshop convened in December 2013 by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities and the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement to explore the lessons that may be gleaned from social movements, both those that are health-related and those that are not primarily focused on health. Participants and presenters focused on elements identified from the history and sociology of social change movements and how such elements can be applied to present-day efforts nationally and across communities to improve the chances for long, healthy lives for all. The idea of movements and movement building is inextricably linked with the history of public health. Historically, most movements - including, for example, those for safer working conditions, for clean water, and for safe food - have emerged from the sustained efforts of many different groups of individuals, which were often organized in order to protest and advocate for changes in the name of such values as fairness and human rights. The purpose of the workshop was to have a conversation about how to support the fragments of health movements that roundtable members believed they could see occurring in society and in the health field. Recent reports from the National Academies have highlighted evidence that the United States gets poor value on its extraordinary investments in health - in particular, on its investments in health care - as American life expectancy lags behind that of other wealthy nations. As a result, many individuals and organizations, including the Healthy People 2020 initiative, have called for better health and longer lives.