Movement medicine: how to reclaim this lost art
This week’s show is with Dr. Tumi Johnson, M.D. Dr Tumi believes that to truly thrive means embracing our wholeness; and she embodies that through all of her work as a physician, poet and dancer.
Dr Tumi started out as a mainstream doctor who had a passion for dance that she originally kept very separate. Over the years in a series of twist and turns, dark nights of the soul and unexpected opportunities, she’s blended her traditional training, her extensive nutrition expertise, her skill as a yoga teacher and her passion for dance into a unique, holistic and highly effective way of working with her patients, to achieve and sustain their most vibrant well-being.
Through her work, she has had many patients heal a myriad of issues ranging from diabetes to hormonal imbalances to persistent weight challenges.
In this show, we explored how Dr Tumi works with her patients in a way that isn’t limited to the kinds of treatment we might typically consider as medicine, she also includes personalised recommendations for movement that will support them to health.
Dr Tumi gives some brilliantly practical ways to make movement work for you in this deeply medicinal way. I found this such an incredible and illuminating conversation.
I’d love to know what YOU think about this week’s show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment below.
What you’ll learn from this episode:
The less you move, the less you move. How do you move? Do you enjoy it? How did you move as a child? What movement have you done when time flew by?
Meditate on what movement you’re drawn to and also what movement the stuck or painful parts of your body are calling for. Allow your body to lead.
Even 10 minutes of joyful, playful, free movement will have a profound effect on your health and wellbeing. Turn off the self-critic – this is not meant to be perfect dance or athletic moves. Start with whatever kind of movement works for you.
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Lian & Jonathan