Jess Baker ON: Movement is Medicine

Join me and my first guest on the POD, Jess Baker! I first met Jess when she was teaching a spin class at the gym I attend, and I was immediately moved by her energy and passion. After following her on social media for some time, I just knew I needed to speak to her. I was not wrong. Jess hails from Thunderchild First Nation, and is passionate about being an inclusive movement motivator, working with urban and rural indigenous communities, and has a powerful transformation story herself. We talk about the link between movement and mental heath, her fitness/movement journey, her work with the indigenous community, the medicine wheel and how it informs balance, and we even touch on her (new-ish) alcohol-free lifestyle and the positive changes that have shifted for her. Some other themes of interest are, people-pleasing, interconnectedness, and vulnerability.I know you will learn a lot from Jess and this episode. Thank you for listening! Find her @heyitsjustjess