Episode 76 – Katy Bowman – On Movement and Community, Social Media Breaks and Moving Parties

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Margaret Schlachter

Katy Bowman joins the podcast for the second time to talk expand the conversation we had in 2016. (Find that episode here – Episode 28) This time we talk about the intersection of movement and community, her summer social media break, and how to have a moving holiday party. Bowman is a biomechanist who spends her time researching and sharing with the world the role movement plays in our bodies and in the world.

Her work is known worldwide and she has been featured on podcasts like Joe Rogan Experience, Primal Blueprint, Robb Wolfe and many others. She blends scientific approach with straight talk about sensible, whole-life movement solutions, her website, and award-winning podcast, Katy Says, reach hundreds of thousands of people every month, and thousands have taken her live classes.

Her books, the bestselling Move Your DNA (2014) recently expanded and updated, Diastasis Recti (2016), Don’t Just Sit There (2015), Whole Body Barefoot (2015), Alignment Matters (2013), Every Woman’s Guide to Foot Pain Relief (2011), Movement Matters (2016), and Dynamic Aging (2016) have been critically acclaimed and translated worldwide.

Passionate about human movement outside of exercise, Katy volunteers her time to support the larger reintegration of movement into human lives by providing movement courses across widely varying demographics and working with non-profits promoting nature education. She also directs and teaches at the Nutritious Movement Center Northwest in Washington state, travels the globe to teach Nutritious Movement™ courses in person, and spends as much time outside as possible with her husband and children.

We talk about her social media break in the episode. To hear more about her break check out her episodes of Katy Says dedicated to the nitty-gritty of getting offline.

Episode 75 – Social Media Break

Episode 80 – Social Media is Shaping Your Body

Enjoy this episode with Katy Bowman and hope you find movement while listening.