Katy Says With Katy Bowman

Welcome to the Katy Says podcast… This is the eighth in a series of special episodes we’re calling Between the Lines, where Katy Bowman and Stephanie Domet explore the deeper messages in and connections between Katy’s books.

In which Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet why Diastasis Recti is the perfect title for this book, despite what some contest judges may think.Diastasis Recti: https://nutritiousmovement.com/product/diastasis-recti- the- whole-body- solution-to- abdominal-weakness- and-separation/ Movement

Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet that the way we work now is probably killing us, and we might want to maybe move a little. Don’t Just Sit There: https://nutritiousmovement.com/product/dont-just- sit-there/ Mark’s Daily Apple: http://marksdailyapple.com The Bhagavad Gita: http://www.bhagavad-gita.org/index- english.html Fidget spinners: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidget_spinner

Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet why she’s written two books about feet, and why she could easily write a bunch more. Simple Steps to Foot Pain Relief:  https://nutritiousmovement.com/product/every-womans-guide-to-foot-pain-relief/ Whole Body Barefoot: https://nutritiousmovement.com/product/whole-body-barefoot/ Minimal shoes of all kinds: https://nutritiousmovement.com/shoes-the-list/  

Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet about Dynamic Aging, the sassy septuagenarians with whom she wrote it, and why it’s really a book for anyone who has a body. Meet the Goldeners who co-wrote Dynamic Aging with Katy Bowman.

Calluses. Most of us have them, but do you really know why they are? Katy makes this mailbag a one-question-only show by peeling some research down to the layers that answer the question, giving us some valuable insight that is more than just skin deep. Turns out, we’ve all got skin in this game.Links for this show: www.karoakechannel.com www.plasticfreejuly.org  https://nutritiousmovement.com/product/move-your-dna-restore-your-health-through-natural-movement-expanded-edition/  https://nutritiousmovement.com/product/every-womans-guide-to-foot-pain-relief/  

Stephanie Domet leads Katy Bowman into a deep discussion of Katy's book Move Your DNA.Find details on Katy's other comings and goings here: nutritiousmovement.com/live-events/  

Alignment Matters and Movement Matters, in which Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet why most of her readers lean either Alignment Matters or Movement Matters, what Nietzsche has to do with it, and leaves us with a move to chew on. More about Friedrich Nietzsche: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche Sign up for Katy's newsletter: https://nutritiousmovement.com  

Today is a bonus episode as Katy prepares to take a social media break. She will be talking to you about why and how to transition away from social media, even if you are, like her, someone whose business seems to depend on it. 

Stephanie Domet asks Katy Bowman why she writes books, why she writes so MANY books, and why she wants to spend some podcast time talking about them. Plus, a special lightning round word association quiz! Find that blog post on dynamic reading and writing Katy mentioned:  http://propriometricspress.com/2017/04/24/move-your-dna-dynamic-reading-and-writing/ Sign up for Katy's newsletter here: https://nutritiousmovement.com

We set things straight in this episode, shouldering your back-related mailbag questions in an effort to help you understand how the state of your back is really shaped by every other body part attached to it.

We’re going to take another step back, and look at breastfeeding from an ecological standpoint. Breastfeeding isn’t one single behavior, but a category of behaviors that is happening in the context of all your habits and your environment. Katy answers more of your questions in part two of our Breastfeeding Ecology show.

Sleep: we do it for a third of our lifetimes but it is still a mystery to many. In this special edition of our Movement Mailbag, Katy answers the questions that have been keeping you up at night as you search for some serious shut-eye.

Everyone needs breaks, especially from our devices and social media, but we don’t take them often enough for our health. In this episode, Katy discusses her upcoming extended social media break and the changes she’ll make in communicating and teaching, and Dani offers tips from her successful annual Take Back Your Time social media challenge.

It’s MAILBAG TIME! Your questions are answered by Katy and Dani in this episode. w00t!

Katy Bowman’s latest book, while written with and for the older population in mind, is truly for every body at every age. This episode combines a one-on- one recording with Katy and Dani, and the Ventura, California live-audience book release party at The Alignment B.E.A.C.H. featuring Katy’s four septugenarian co-authors. The five authors answer audience questions and share how the book came about, their personal stories, and why this book can help anyone move with more function.

Breastfeeding is often portrayed using images of serenity—a mother and baby, often reclining or relaxing inside the house, mother gazing lovingly at her baby. If we take a step back, we could look at breastfeeding from an ecological standpoint. Breastfeeding isn’t one single behavior, but a category of behaviors that is happening in the context of all your habits and your environment.

When we focus on the condition of our bodies, we tend to approach it with an exercise science mindset. What if we worried less about achieving the ideal range of motion of, say, the shoulder joint, and just focused on doing actual things with those shoulders on a regular basis? Our cultural experience with healthy, functioning bodies is still driven by a deficit mindset, but developing a deeper understanding of why movement matters involves a bigger question: What are you after in the end?

After 9 years, Katy has put her eponymous blog, Katy Says, to bed. Katy shares why now, and what the blog has meant not only to her, but to so many of us. She also discusses why her book, Alignment Matters, is still a must read for any person interested in alignment of both the physical and personal kind.

We are aiming for variety in our movement, in both frequency and kind. But what about the variability of location? Seasonal variability? Movement changes over the course of a day, a month, and a lifetime, and it changes based on individual capacity.