The Mountain Mystic Podcast

Movement as a Spiritual Practice

Katie Hemphill Season 3 Episode 2

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Movement as a Spiritual Practice: Move your body every day, throughout the day. It doesn’t matter so much what you do, so long as you do, indeed, go move.

Walk. Run. Dance. Bike. Lift. Wander. Swim. Do yoga.

It doesn’t matter so much what you do, as long as you do, indeed, move!

Furthermore, do not just do this as a one-off. Make it a part of your day, throughout your day! Get in the habit of being in motion. Toss your sedentary lifestyle away!

As you move, there is an invitation to release distractions. Let go of external metrics and tech. In their place, turn inward.

Connect consciously with your body.

Move. As you do, go within. Connect with your body as you are in motion:

  • Feel into your body - your muscles, bones, and other tissues in motion
  • Ground into your body - feeling the support that your body holds (as well as the Earth as she holds you)
  • Experience fluidity - breathe in sync with movement and get into the flow of life

Let this experience bring you joy, bring you healing, and bring you into sacred connection with all that you are.

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In this episode:

  • Movement as a spiritual practice — and why your body is a sacred space
  • Simple practices for bringing more consciousness to your movement
  • How to make your movement practice authentically your own

Read the accompanying blog post

Read Practice: 1 - A Practice in Physical Stillness

Read about all 11 Practices for Cultivating an Embodied Spirituality

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