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With a new perception comes a new mindset and with a new mindset comes a new experience. #MovNat >> 13 hours ago
1 month left to register for our 1 day workshop in Fredericksburg, VA! http://t.co/2OAzzXhV >> 16 hours ago
Don't buy into mono-dimensional training regimens. Exercising should reflect how rich and varied life is. #MovNat >> 2012/02/02
@luizgmartinez No scheduled plans in south america in the next year or more. Prereqs are for everywhere. >> 2012/02/01
"MovNat certification: a personal perspective from Erwan Le Corre." http://t.co/5ydSPXoP >> 2012/02/01
MovNat certification: a personal perspective from Erwan Le Corre http://t.co/5ydSPXoP >> 2012/02/01

MovNat is a tribe

Here I sit with 3 MovNat sessions (two WV 5-day workshops with Erwan Le Corre, and one Montreal 2-day with Vic Verdier) and 2.5 years of natural movement behind me. I could recount in detail the various health and fitness benefits I enjoy or how I move better, but there are many such excellent testimonials [...]

A MovNat Breakfast

Though prepping this meal should take only a couple minutes, eating it should not. The concept of “eating mindfully” is rehashed on every blog and news site these days, but a quick stroll downtown during lunch is all it takes to see few are listening. Tablet devices and smartphones have [...]

Functional Movement Screen: How truly well do you move?

Paradigm-changing. Progressive. Refreshing. These are the words that come to mind when I reflect on the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) workshop led by Gray Cook and Lee Burton that Erwan, Vic, and I (Jamie) attended in mid-August. If you’re not already familiar with the FMS or Gray and Lee’s work, I highly recommend you [...]

Let Go of Self-Consciousness and Move Naturally

MovNat asks us to go out on a limb in more ways than one. Yes, it prepares us for our up close and personal with tree bark, but it also challenges us to interact with our environment, whether that be indoors, outdoors, urban, or rural, in ways humans have long ditched in favor of sitting, [...]

Guest post by Steve Gangemi: Endurance Oriented MovNat Training

Hunter-gatherers were constantly active, alternating hard physical days with less demanding days as often as they could. Their routines were balanced, promoting strength, agility, and aerobic and anaerobic endurance, thereby ensuring that their health remained intact. For the most part, their activity kept them strong and injury-free. It’s most likely that the majority of hunter-gatherers [...]

Real-life testimonial: Nicky Sciolino

Two years ago I started feeling like a slug. I had always been very active, but I was getting sick of going to the gym and doing the same workouts every day. Other than martial arts a few days a week, I felt like I needed a treadmill or a room full of weight [...]

MovNat Moves for Seniors, By Robert (Bob) McMillan

71 years old, playing more than ever

In September of 2009, at age 69, I attended the first MovNat “Reawakening” week at Summersville Lake, West Virginia. Although in “decent” shape, I had a great number of misgivings, mostly about participating with younger attendees in an active and strenuous fitness regimen. I had read an article [...]

Guest Post by Tate Zandstra: MovNat training in Thailand

The world is a watercolor of indistinct blues and greens around me. My heart is hammering from a short but intense swim and even as the saltwater stings my naked eyes I feel I haven’t grabbed enough air before diving. I can see Vic beneath me, barely, unconscious and sinking. His body is limp, his [...]

Guest Post by Lori Crock: Outta Your Comfort Zone? My Experience of MovNat

Last week I went on my own to a week-long outdoor program called MovNat … moving naturally. It was an experience I have to tell you about because we all need to get out of our comfort zones once in a while. It is tricky to explain MovNat because it is much more than what [...]

Guest Blog Entry by Glen Cordoza, writer and MMA fighter

Attending the MovNat five-day workshop in West Virginia was the most eye opening training experience that I’ve had to date. Throughout the five-day course, I learned new physical and mental skills and was reintroduced to movements that I’ve neglected for years. The coaches systematically broke down every technique, offered clear and concise instruction, [...]