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In this episode, Les chats with EMDR therapist Rebecca Strong about using the nervous system as a tool for healing trauma. Les was interested in how eye movements can help with healing, but didn’t anticipate walking through a child hood trauma in the middle of a podcast. This has apparently helped Les considerably - maybe it can help you too. About Rebecca Strong, MA, LPC, RYT is a Clinical Licensed Professional Counselor, a group process facilitator, Registered Yoga Teacher and an EMDRIA-Certified psychotherapist. Rebecca’s work as an EMDR therapist focuses on trauma resolution, emotional resiliency, and solution-focused action. Rebecca is a full-time licensed clinician in private practice in East Aurora, NY and Boulder, CO. You can contact Rebecca here: https://www.strongsolutionswny.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Les and Sara on social media to stay up to date on the latest from The Mindful Movement: https://www.instagram.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (INSTAGRAM - @themindfulmovementpodcast) https://www.facebook.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (FACEBOOK)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_mPlZbomAgNzfAUElRL7w?sub_confirmation=1 (YOUTUBE)  Join Sara from The Mindful Movement for this https://www.themindfulmovementcourses.com/ (FREE 4-Day Meditation Journey)! Start, deepen, or reignite your meditation practice with these four guided meditations. For more tips from Les on living intentionally, check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQACBUblTbUpkZG3JshDAqrtTl5CtfRA (the Mindful Tips Series). https://themindfulmovement.com/contact/ (Get in touch!) Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out Everyday Dose and use my code MINDFUL for a great deal: https://everydaydose.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode Les chats with author James Nestor. James delivers some of the key points made in his bestselling book Breath: The new science of a lost art. James also details some interesting experiences he encountered along the journey of discovery leading up to the book. Enjoy the episode! The book explores the million-year-long history of how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly and why we’re suffering from a laundry list of maladies—snoring, sleep apnea, asthma, autoimmune disease, allergies—because of it. Get your copy of https://amzn.to/3hLQIY4 (Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art here.) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQACBUblTbUMVca89tEPENNeh86HdHDc (Give some of these Breath Practices a try.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About James Nestor: James is an author and journalist who has written for Scientific American, Outside Magazine, BBC, The New York Times, The Atlantic, National Public Radio, Surfer's Journal, The San Francisco Chronicle, and more. He spent the last several years working on a book called Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art. It released through Riverhead/Penguin Random House on May 26, 2020 and spent 18 weeks of the New York Times bestseller list in the first year of publication. Breath was also an instant Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Sunday London Times Top 10 bestseller and hit the lists in Spain and Italy along the way. Breath was awarded the prize for Best General Nonfiction Book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Les and Sara on social media to stay up to date on the latest from The Mindful Movement: https://www.instagram.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (INSTAGRAM - @themindfulmovementpodcast) https://www.facebook.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (FACEBOOK)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_mPlZbomAgNzfAUElRL7w?sub_confirmation=1 (YOUTUBE)  Join Sara from The Mindful Movement for this https://www.themindfulmovementcourses.com/ (FREE 4-Day Meditation Journey)! Start, deepen, or reignite your meditation practice with these four guided meditations. For more tips from Les on living intentionally, check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQACBUblTbUpkZG3JshDAqrtTl5CtfRA (the Mindful Tips Series). https://themindfulmovement.com/contact/ (Get in touch!) Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out Everyday Dose and use my code MINDFUL for a great deal: https://everydaydose.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode Mary Ruddick returns to coach Les on how to move forward during a flare of symptoms. Les opens up about a recent regression after years of chipping away at illness. The audience gets a chance to see how a nutritional consultation unfolds. Enjoy the episode! About Mary: Dubbed the "Sherlock Holmes of Health," Mary Ruddick is a seasoned medical nutritionist who specializes in metabolic, immune, and nervous system disorders. She is the Director of Nutrition for CaptainSoup.com, Enable Your Healing, The REIGNS Method, and the Back to Joy Program, and she currently travels the globe studying traditional diets and seeing patients online via her private practice. Mary Ruddick specializes in rebalancing the microbiome by addressing nutritional and epigenetic aspects that underlie various physical and mental health disorders. She is a specialist in the field of autoimmunity, histamine intolerance (MCAD), mental disorders, and nervous system disorders to include dysautonomia and seizure disorders. Mary is the owner of Enable Your Healing. She runs several programs online including Systems that Heal and The Back to Joy Program. Her recipe books and meal plans can be found with our shop.​ Having used both lifestyle and dietary changes on her own miraculous healing journey, she emphasizes the balance of both. Meditation, cold therapy, light therapy, and limbic system exercises are used extensively in her programs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Les and Sara on social media to stay up to date on the latest from The Mindful Movement: https://www.instagram.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (INSTAGRAM - @themindfulmovementpodcast) https://www.facebook.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (FACEBOOK)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_mPlZbomAgNzfAUElRL7w?sub_confirmation=1 (YOUTUBE)  Join Sara from The Mindful Movement for this https://www.themindfulmovementcourses.com/ (FREE 4-Day Meditation Journey)! Start, deepen, or reignite your meditation practice with these four guided meditations. For more tips from Les on living intentionally, check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQACBUblTbUpkZG3JshDAqrtTl5CtfRA (the Mindful Tips Series). https://themindfulmovement.com/contact/ (Get in touch!) Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out Everyday Dose and use my code MINDFUL for a great deal: https://everydaydose.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode Les chats with Robb Wolf. Robb has an impressive resume and cohosts The Healthy Rebellion Radio podcast with his wife Nicki. Robb’s latest project of providing a delicious way for folks to get some very basic nutrients is discussed, along with the why and how some of us do not get enough currently. Hope you enjoy the episode. About Robb: Robb Wolf, is a former research biochemist and 2X New York Times/Wall Street Journal Best-selling author of The Paleo Solution (https://amzn.to/3erU4w2) and Wired To Eat (https://amzn.to/3gIfJCG). He and co-author Diana Rodgers recently released their book, Sacred Cow (https://amzn.to/2QsNVrs), which explains why well-raised meat is good for us and good for the planet. Robb has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world via his top-ranked Itunes podcast, books and seminars. He’s known for his direct approach and ability to distill and synthesize information to make the complicated stuff easier to understand. Connect with Robb here: https://robbwolf.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Les and Sara on social media to stay up to date on the latest from The Mindful Movement: https://www.instagram.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (INSTAGRAM - @themindfulmovementpodcast) https://www.facebook.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (FACEBOOK)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_mPlZbomAgNzfAUElRL7w?sub_confirmation=1 (YOUTUBE)  Join Sara from The Mindful Movement for this https://www.themindfulmovementcourses.com/ (FREE 4-Day Meditation Journey)! Start, deepen, or reignite your meditation practice with these four guided meditations. For more tips from Les on living intentionally, check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQACBUblTbUpkZG3JshDAqrtTl5CtfRA (the Mindful Tips Series). https://themindfulmovement.com/contact/ (Get in touch!) Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out Everyday Dose and use my code MINDFUL for a great deal: https://everydaydose.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, Les chats with Dr. Adam fields about caring for the structure and function of the head and neck and the many components within this area in which we rely on to enjoy a healthy lifestyle. Adam’s self care strategies can improve the way you feel in seconds. Adam also shares a touching story about how he has navigated his daughters health issues and how it has altered their relationship for the better. I hope you enjoy the show! More about Dr. Adam Fields: He has brought the healing gift of chiropractic to far off lands and focuses much of his care above the neck. Through empowering 1000s with his YouTube channel, focused on helping others help themselves, he continues to help people around the globe. You will be intrigued by his stories and helped by his practical wisdom. https://www.youtube.com/c/dradamfields (Check out his channel.) https://www.fieldsfamilychiro.com/ (You can also reach him here.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Les and Sara on social media to stay up to date on the latest from The Mindful Movement: https://www.instagram.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (INSTAGRAM - @themindfulmovementpodcast) https://www.facebook.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (FACEBOOK)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_mPlZbomAgNzfAUElRL7w?sub_confirmation=1 (YOUTUBE)  Join Sara from The Mindful Movement for this https://www.themindfulmovementcourses.com/ (FREE 4-Day Meditation Journey)! Start, deepen, or reignite your meditation practice with these four guided meditations. For more tips from Les on living intentionally, check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQACBUblTbUpkZG3JshDAqrtTl5CtfRA (the Mindful Tips Series). https://themindfulmovement.com/contact/ (Get in touch!) Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out Everyday Dose and use my code MINDFUL for a great deal: https://everydaydose.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode Les chats with Erin Johnson from Pilatesartistry.com. Listen in to hear how Erin is using breath practices to reverse a history of asthma and how she is integrating what she has learned to her clients programs. About Erin: Erin Lauer Johnson, Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher, is a movement educator and an Oxygen Advantage Certified Instructor. She brings over 1,000 hours of Pilates study together to marry an intellectual and athletic approach to teaching. Her varied studies in anatomy (cadaver labs) and allied modalities (shiatsu and other manual therapies) of touch inform her perspective as well as the visual skills she developed as a graphic designer. After serving as a teacher trainer and mentor in a different program for years, she decided to pursue her passion and start her own program in 2015. She is passionate about mentoring movement educators toward autonomous and inspiring teaching. Erin holds a B.S. degree from The Loyola University of Chicago in Communications. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Les and Sara on social media to stay up to date on the latest from The Mindful Movement: https://www.instagram.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (INSTAGRAM - @themindfulmovementpodcast) https://www.facebook.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (FACEBOOK)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_mPlZbomAgNzfAUElRL7w?sub_confirmation=1 (YOUTUBE)  Join Sara from The Mindful Movement for this https://www.themindfulmovementcourses.com/ (FREE 4-Day Meditation Journey)! Start, deepen, or reignite your meditation practice with these four guided meditations. For more tips from Les on living intentionally, check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQACBUblTbUpkZG3JshDAqrtTl5CtfRA (the Mindful Tips Series). https://themindfulmovement.com/contact/ (Get in touch!) Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out Everyday Dose and use my code MINDFUL for a great deal: https://everydaydose.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, Les chats with nutritionist Mary Ruddick. Nicknamed “the Sherlock Holmes of health.” After healing from multiple chronic illnesses, Mary pieces together a multitude of dietary plans to help others navigate their own healing journeys. Mary has also traveled the world learning how thriving cultures live, and discovered the many lessons we can borrow to enhance our own life experience. About Mary: Dubbed the "Sherlock Holmes of Health," Mary Ruddick is a seasoned medical nutritionist who specializes in metabolic, immune, and nervous system disorders. She is the Director of Nutrition for CaptainSoup.com, Enable Your Healing, The REIGNS Method, and the Back to Joy Program, and she currently travels the globe studying traditional diets and seeing patients online via her private practice. Mary Ruddick specializes in rebalancing the microbiome by addressing nutritional and epigenetic aspects that underlie various physical and mental health disorders. She is a specialist in the field of autoimmunity, histamine intolerance (MCAD), mental disorders, and nervous system disorders to include dysautonomia and seizure disorders. Mary is the owner of Enable Your Healing. She runs several programs online including Systems that Heal and The Back to Joy Program. Her recipe books and meal plans can be found with our shop. Having used both lifestyle and dietary changes on her own miraculous healing journey, she emphasizes the balance of both. Meditation, cold therapy, light therapy, and limbic system exercises are used extensively in her programs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Les and Sara on social media to stay up to date on the latest from The Mindful Movement: https://www.instagram.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (INSTAGRAM - @themindfulmovementpodcast) https://www.facebook.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (FACEBOOK)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_mPlZbomAgNzfAUElRL7w?sub_confirmation=1 (YOUTUBE)  Join Sara from The Mindful Movement for this https://www.themindfulmovementcourses.com/ (FREE 4-Day Meditation Journey)! Start, deepen, or reignite your meditation practice with these four guided meditations. For more tips from Les on living intentionally, check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQACBUblTbUpkZG3JshDAqrtTl5CtfRA (the Mindful Tips Series). https://themindfulmovement.com/contact/ (Get in touch!) Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out Everyday Dose and use my code MINDFUL for a great deal: https://everydaydose.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What if I told you your eyesight could IMPROVE with age? In this episode, Les chats with Jake Steiner from endmyopia.org. Jake has uncovered the unrecognized driver of myopia and how are daily habits can influence and and even reverse the process. We have more control over our eyesight than we have been led to believe. This is empowering information that we can all benefit from. Enjoy the show! About Jake: 20 years ago he began a journey to reverse his -5.00 diopter myopia. It took a great deal of experimenting and trial and error to apply theoretical concepts found in clinical journals and peer reviewed studies, though he eventually managed get back his natural 20/20 eyesight. Endmyopia.org is established as a resource to offer myopes the opportunity to explore science, vision biology, and optics that affect their eyesight. They advocate an evidence based approach to understand myopia and methods to control it. Using endmyopia tools, a large number of myopes* have reported significant reductions in diopter dependence with many even achieving natural 20/20 eyesight. Connect with Jake Steiner: https://endmyopia.org/ https://www.youtube.com/c/endmyopia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Les and Sara on social media to stay up to date on the latest from The Mindful Movement: https://www.instagram.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (INSTAGRAM - @themindfulmovementpodcast) https://www.facebook.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (FACEBOOK)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_mPlZbomAgNzfAUElRL7w?sub_confirmation=1 (YOUTUBE)  Join Sara from The Mindful Movement for this https://www.themindfulmovementcourses.com/ (FREE 4-Day Meditation Journey)! Start, deepen, or reignite your meditation practice with these four guided meditations. For more tips from Les on living intentionally, check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQACBUblTbUpkZG3JshDAqrtTl5CtfRA (the Mindful Tips Series). https://themindfulmovement.com/contact/ (Get in touch!) Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out Everyday Dose and use my code MINDFUL for a great deal: https://everydaydose.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A few weeks ago we asked you, The Mindful Movement audience, what questions you have. Between our Member's Oasis, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and our Facebook group, we received many questions. In today's episode, Les answers a few of these. One of the questions was specifically about Les' healing journey and here he shares the details of what that has been like for him. Feel free to comment below with any other questions you have for future Q&A episodes--there will be more! If you didn't see part 1,https://youtu.be/xBDD4dSgdVs ( here it is.) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQACBUblTbXozH8SLytu_ZIzAoVT0vsZ (Check out all of the Mindful Movement Interviews with Les and his wonderful guests.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Les and Sara on social media to stay up to date on the latest from The Mindful Movement: https://www.instagram.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (INSTAGRAM - @themindfulmovementpodcast) https://www.facebook.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (FACEBOOK)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_mPlZbomAgNzfAUElRL7w?sub_confirmation=1 (YOUTUBE)  Join Sara from The Mindful Movement for this https://www.themindfulmovementcourses.com/ (FREE 4-Day Meditation Journey)! Start, deepen, or reignite your meditation practice with these four guided meditations. For more tips from Les on living intentionally, check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQACBUblTbUpkZG3JshDAqrtTl5CtfRA (the Mindful Tips Series). https://themindfulmovement.com/contact/ (Get in touch!) Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out Everyday Dose and use my code MINDFUL for a great deal: https://everydaydose.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mitigation of non-native electromagnetic frequencies begins with awareness. In this episode Les chats with Anthony Smith from EMFSafe and gets the low down on the potential exposure of dirty electricity that we are subject to. These frequencies are a part of our indoor environments and can have a deleterious effect on our biology if gone unchecked. Hope you enjoy the episode! Anthony Smith, Director of Operations is partner with founder Dan Evison at EMFSafe, Inc. and works in the Medford, Oregon office. Anthony is an EMF Consultant and has a background in product development and marketing (with mostly health related products) professional photography, web development and ministry. Anthony is married to Sheryln a professional jazz singer and has three adult children. https://emfsleepsafe.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Les and Sara on social media to stay up to date on the latest from The Mindful Movement: https://www.instagram.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (INSTAGRAM - @themindfulmovementpodcast) https://www.facebook.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (FACEBOOK)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_mPlZbomAgNzfAUElRL7w?sub_confirmation=1 (YOUTUBE)  Join Sara from The Mindful Movement for this https://www.themindfulmovementcourses.com/ (FREE 4-Day Meditation Journey)! Start, deepen, or reignite your meditation practice with these four guided meditations. For more tips from Les on living intentionally, check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQACBUblTbUpkZG3JshDAqrtTl5CtfRA (the Mindful Tips Series). https://themindfulmovement.com/contact/ (Get in touch!) Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out Everyday Dose and use my code MINDFUL for a great deal: https://everydaydose.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy