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Get a Move On (with Amy Slevin)
by Amy Slevin
For people who love to move, and want to overcome the physical and mental baggage that’s preventing them from doing what they love; so that they’re free to do what is important to them. Osteopath turned yoga teacher and mindset coach Amy Slevin talks movement, pain & injuries, health and common misconceptions of these so you can live and move freely, and gain tools to handle the challenges that life and movement inevitably throw at us.
Episodes
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Sleep With Me...
Sleep is a big deal. And insomnia can be torturous. So what can you do to change it? Joining Amy today is Tracy Hannigan, a sleep therapist specialising in the use of evidence-based approaches. Tracy advocates for positive habit building, regular bedtimes and breaking routines to help get you…
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New Year's Resolutions
What’s the big fuss with New Year’s resolutions? Jamie and Amy break it down - from setting your sights too high, to being put off by it taking too long to achieve, to breaking these barriers and finding happiness in the process. Self growth is a constant journey. Our hosts cover everything you...
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The Christmas Day Dilemma
Be honest - are you a fan of Christmas day? In this Christmas special, Amy takes you through how to handle the trials and tribulations of the day itself. A day filled with pressure, expectations and occasionally family conflict, this is your guide to manage the Christmas period.
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How To Heal
How do you create a space for healing? To find out, Amy sat down with renowned sound healer, yoga teacher and music therapist Charlie Merton. Charlie performs gong baths - a form of sonic meditation in which she uses mallets and beaters to produce different frequencies from one, or several…
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Grief, Hardship and Recovery
How can we prepare for hardship? What steps can we take to process the unprocessable? In this episode, Jamie and Amy tackle head-on the tricky topic of grief. They touch on their own experiences of loss, and how to pull through. From our traditional perspectives to the taboo, no stone is left...
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Shoes Are a Scam
Well, almost. On this episode of the podcast, Amy sits down with The Bare Foot Podiatrist, Paul Thompson. They chat all things ‘feet’ - from the very practical origins of shoes, the surprising benefits of going shoeless and how to train your feet. Covering the mechanics of walking and a range of...
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Pain and Pathology
What's the problem with a one-size-fits-all approach to treatment? In this episode, Amy speaks to Ben Cormack about all things pain and pathology. Together they cover evolutionary perspectives, pain receptors, placebos. It’s time to break down what’s going on in our bodies.
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Barefoot Ted: Born to Run
Take a walk with Barefoot Ted. In this episode, Amy chats to living legend ‘Barefoot Ted’ McDonald about his movement and exercise philosophies. Tuning in from Santa Barbara, Ted recounts his Californian upbringing and describes what led him to becoming a runner at 40. An avid skateboarder…
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How To Fix Bad Relationships
Relationships are about 'values'. What? On this episode, Amy explores the mechanics of what makes so many relationships frustrating. Diving into the role expectations, framing and the importance of making conscious links to what you care about most, she covers a number of hacks that can totally...
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Move When You're Injured
This week's episode is just slightly controversial. Traditional wisdom presumes that rest is the single most important thing after getting an injury. Amy says - yes - but only sometimes. In this episode, she explains the importance of early mobilisation, the limitations of RICE, how to...
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Yoga - The Path to Enlightenment?
In this (potentially controversial) episode, Amy shines a both skeptical and balancing light on yoga: is it all its cracked up to be? Is it mistakenly touted as the only path to spiritual enlightenment? Join Amy as she journey's through the promises and pitfalls of a Yoga Practie - talking…
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The Values Episode
Join Amy and Jamie as they dive into the world of 'values'. Values are a fancy word for your psychological priorities, or the things that fulfil you. Here, Amy explains how understanding others' values can improve relationships, how you're happy to put up with 'more shit' when you're acting in…
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Something We're All Bad At
Let's admit it - most of us have a complicated relationship with rest. It's easier to suggest for others than do ourselves. But even today, rest - both physical and mental - is criminally under-rated. On this episode of the pod, Amy and Jamie get stuck into the irony of our usual approach to…
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Do Shit You Like
Today's episode is all about the importance of doing exercise you like. Forget forcing yourself through sports you think are a bit rubbish - because it's unsustainable. Amy also covers the psychological 'hack' of having realisitic expectations and the mechanics of pursuing something difficult.
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Feldenkrais with Victoria Worsley
Amy discusses 'magical movement modality' Feldenkrais with expert Victoria Worsley who explains how it can help us feel at ease in and connect with our bodies, help heal injuries and restore function. We discuss the fundamentals of feldenkrais and functional integration, the nervous system and…
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Gurus, power-dynamics and infatuation
This week, Amy takes-on the sometimes controversial topic of student-teacher dynamics. She covers ‘morality complexes’, repression and the politics of sleeping with your guru. She also indulges in (the new national pastime) Matt Hancock bashing.
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Fear and Flying Trapeze
This week, Amy shares the gold on all things fear. The gang discuss the nature of fear, how to manage it practically and how it can effect your movement practice. One for all the scaredy-cats out there. PS. That's all of us.
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DOMS and the grind
On this week's episode, Amy and Jamie get to grips with Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. DOMS is all too often the bane of those who like getting strenuous with their exercise - but no longer. Amy leads a discussion into the suprising benefits of DOMS, before the team get into grind culture and…
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Persistence and Diplomatic Appeasement
Today's episode is all about the mechanics of persistence. Amy and Jamie touch on why being persistent is disproportionately effective, the impact of a task having high barriers to entry and chat through Amy's handstanding injury.
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Progress, dissatisfaction and the necromantic arts
Amy and Jamie get into that trickiest of topics: progress. Discussion includes a wrestle over the relevant definition of progress, the relationship between progress and satisfaction, and the danger of under-indulging in the things you like. Lots of nonsense too.
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Turning Shit to Gold
Just sometimes, cliches are worth using. In this episode, Amy and Jamie speak about the inevitably of life going (seriously) wrong and what you can do about it. Hint: it's not mitigating bad things from happening, but turning those experiences into something tangibly good. Recommended for anybody...
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The Myth of Motivation
Today's all about the myth of motivation. If you regularly feel as if you need an external boost to get through your day-to-day, this pod is for you. Listen in for discussion about the role of authenticity, comparison and the differences between intrinsic and extrinsic.
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Stress, injury and disappointing sex
In this episode, Amy and Jamie take on the complicated roll of stress in exasperating injury. Conversation also turns to the importance of expectations and the various ways relationships can take on strain.
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Common Misconceptions: The Core
In the first episode in our series on common misconceptions, Amy explains why the core is slightly 'overrated'. There are also discussions on the brain's role in regulating and limiting peformance, and the 'retirement mistake' that leads to regret. Enjoy!
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Meditation and infidelity
In today's episode, we talk about meditation: the benefits, the pitfalls and the ways that spirtualism materialsm can play out. Amy then challenges common perceptions on infidelity as Jamie looks slightly mortified. Which is not something to miss!
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Dealing with overwhelm
In today’s episode, we discuss getting yourself out of emotional pits, relationship satisfaction and how to find the help you need. We also touch on the challenges you choose versus the challenges you don’t. And dealing with overwhelm. So quite a meandering conversation between Jamie and I. Enjoy!
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What can we learn from tiredness?
In today's episode, we're talking about tiredness: physical and mental fatigue, some surprising causes of fatigue and some natural pick-me-ups. And a couple of other bits and pieces too. Enjoy!
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Movement Snacks and Psychedelics
Hey everyone! And welcome to the very first episode of Get a Move On! This episode is (kind of) about what I’m calling ‘movement snacks'. We also delve into purpose, psychedelics and the relationship between attention and time. And then finish up with more movement snacks. Enjoy!
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Get a Move On - The Demo
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
For people who love to move, and want to overcome the physical and mental baggage that’s preventing them from doing what they love; so that they’re free to do what is important to them. Osteopath turned yoga teacher and mindset coach Amy Slevin talks movement, pain & injuries, health and common misconceptions of these so you can live and move freely, and gain tools to handle the challenges that life and movement inevitably throw at us.
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Amy Slevin
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