Episode #4: The power of feeling the fear and doing it anyway: lessons from parkour with Julie Angel
Fear is an innate survival instinct that is in fact essential for our well-being. Early experiences and societal norms shape our perception of fear. My guest today, Julie Angel was invited to challenge her own fears on the other side of her camera, by trying out the parkour skills she had been filming. She soon realised it was helping her to confront and overcome her fears by reimagining their environment and developing physical and mental strength.
In this conversation we discuss the part emotional has to play in movement; how fear can impact our ability to explore and connect with our own bodies and conversely how emotions such as fear, excitement, and joy are all part of our experience to be embraced.
Julie shares her insights on how to analyse and work with fear, including setting small goals, and celebrating effort, the role of supportive partners and the power of visualisation.
I hope you enjoy this in depth conversation, with the main takeaway being the importance of making friends with fear and to embrace your journey of self-discovery through movement.
Chapters
01:00 The Purpose and Value of Fear
06:59 The Influence of Early Experiences on Fear
09:46 Differentiating Rational and Irrational Fear
12:15 The Mind-Body Connection and Fear
15:50 Parkour as a Tool for Overcoming Fear
25:49 The Role of Safety and Trust in Overcoming Fear
32:57 Managing Fear and Challenging Perceptions
40:41 Overcoming Fear through Small Challenges
44:18 The Desire to Explore and Connect
45:47 Facing Emotional Fears
48:40 The Emotional Journey of Movement
49:09 Moving Beyond Competitive Mindsets
51:34 Repetition and Small Steps
53:30 Setting Tiny Goals and Celebrating Effort
56:31 Managing Fear through Breathing and Visualisation
57:46 The Importance of Supportive Partners
58:15 Overcoming Feeling Stuck
About this week’s guest:
Julie Angel is a movement coach, advanced breathwork instructor, artist, award winning filmmaker and author. After completing the world's first parkour themed Ph.D. she continued to move and learn from some of the best teachers and coaches with different approaches to movement and lifestyle. An eternal optimist, she now focuses on helping midlife women break free from the negative cycle of extreme workouts, diets, anxiety and injuries to develop a positive ageing approach to sustainable strength and balance in life.
She uses Movement Snacks, Breathwork, Strong Resting, positive ageing and tools from parkour & natural movement to help people connect to and create a strong body and strong mind. Finding and creating your own fun, sustainable movement culture should be a fun practice that feels good.
It's a holistic approach to mind and body.
"Move more and dare to be creative in everything you do!”
Connect here:
Website: https://julieangel.com/
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More about your host, Wendy
Wendy (49) founded Reclaim Movement after a running injury at 40 turned into 4 years of chronic pain. In her search for answers and to reclaim her own movement again she discovered natural movement. The philosophy of training real life practical movements to be able to keep using them as we age, coupled with the benefit of using strengthening and mobilising whole-body movement patterns that are underused in today’s modern world made her realise she had found a way to move for life.
Wendy’s aim is to help people embrace a movement-rich life, at any age, to improve mobility, strength and confidence to keep moving well and doing the things they love for as long as they want.
MovNat Level 1 certified & Functional Range Conditioning certified, she coaches online group classes live & by replay in the Reclaim Movement membership as well as online and in-person private coaching in Oxford.
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