Speak The Movement
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Welcome to Speak the Movement, a health and wellness podcast where we share the mic with passionate yoga teachers, practitioners, and business owners for more perspective and insight. Speak the Movement was born during the coronavirus quarantine - a cultural phenomenon that changed the structure of the health and wellness community and redefined how we connect with each other outside of the studio. Speak the Movement strives to connect members of the Austin wellness community and beyond by sharing unique stories of growth and opportunity.
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Episodes
Mind Body Spirit with Jean Caputo
January 19, 2023 06:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBLibby shares the mic with her amazing mother, Jean Caputo, to explore her experiences as a yoga teacher, dedicated practitioner, and mother. Throughout the episode we grow with Jean from gymnasium yoga class to full breath, body, and mind integration. We also learn how yoga can change the lives of those suffering with mental health issues and how it was an integral part of Libby's victory in her battle against bipolar.
Introspection and Evolution with Liana Martinez
November 16, 2020 16:55 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBLibby shares the mic with yoga teacher, speech pathologist, and aspiring chef Liana Martinez. Throughout this episode we experience Liana's journey into health and wellness and discover how times of hardship bring about introspection and evolution. Liana explains the rush of emotions that inspired her to become a teacher and outlines the steps we can take to create true connection with our students. A few simple questions lead Liana to dedicating her life to chasing connection and meaning: Wh...
Yoga, Doula Work, and Growth with Brett Haginas
October 28, 2020 13:43 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBLibby shares the mic with experienced yoga teacher and doula, Brett Haginas. After discovering yoga in her college years, Brett participated in many years of training which broadened her vision of yoga and allowed her to find the aspects of yoga she was called to share: vinyasa, lunar arts, and prenatal yoga. After discovering her love for prenatal yoga, Brett took the next step in her journey to empowering the pregnant experience: becoming a doula. This episode follows Brett as she grows fro...
From Coder to Coach with Meg Fitzgerald
October 19, 2020 13:31 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBLibby shares the mic with fitness consultant, software engineer, and CEO of Fitz Fitness LLC, Meg Fitzgerald. In this episode, the two former college roommates reunite and discuss the female experience in male dominated industries, fitness as a method of physical and mental transformation, entrepreneurship, and the power of community in the wellness space. Listen and experience how the connection between these two nerdy software engineers was deepened by the unlikely commonality of health and...
Medicine, Mindfulness, and Meditation with Camila Matos
October 05, 2020 15:17 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBLibby shares the mic with registered, experienced yoga teacher and Chinese medicine student, Camila Matos. Throughout the episode, we follow Camila across the world, eventually settling into life in America where her experiences with anxiety and panic attacks led her to take the first steps of her yoga journey. After practicing and teaching power yoga, Camila surprised herself with her passion for the more restorative aspects of yoga - uncovering an entirely new world as she dove into Chinese...
Veganism, Authenticity, and Intuition with Jessica Long
August 29, 2020 17:02 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBLibby shares the mic with Jessica Long to explore her vast experiences as a vegan chef, registered yoga teacher, tarot reader, and social media manager. Throughout the episode we follow Jessica on her journey from teary eyes over a pile of chopped chicken to self empowerment though the art of yoga, food, and tarot.
Alignment, Ayurveda, and Allyship with Maria Powell
August 21, 2020 14:09 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBLibby shares the mic with registered yoga teacher, Ayurvedic health counselor, and justice advocate Maria Powell. In this episode, Maria guides us through her journey into the world of yoga, turns the basics of ayurveda from mystery into meaning, and speaks on what it means to be an ally in the world of health and wellness.
Yoga, Nutrition, and Travel with Carrigan Whiteley
August 10, 2020 21:33 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBLibby shares the mic with 500 hour registered yoga teacher, integrative nutritionist, and wellness activist Carrigan Whiteley. Throughout the episode we follow Carrigan’s journey as she discovers meditation and asana, finds her teaching voice, and confounds a company that combines her passions for yoga and travel.
Manifesting Vision and Vibrancy with Jessica Valentine
August 06, 2020 15:56 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBLibby shares the mic with Jessica Valentine Patterson, an entrepreneur bringing health and wellness from the yoga studio all the way to the tech industry. Jessica has a passion for mentoring students to self-empower, be well with work, and manifest their vision.
From Absence to Presence with Wynter Taylor
August 03, 2020 19:04 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBLibby shares the mic with Wynter Taylor, a registered yoga teacher with a passion for astrology and psychology. As Wynter explains her journey, we learn about her shift from absence to presence through learning about herself, yoga, and the planets.
Building a Self-Care Community with Alvin Cheung
July 27, 2020 12:46 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBLibby shares the mic with Alvin Cheung: a 200 (soon to be 500) hour registered yoga teacher and meditation leader. Throughout the episode we learn how dinner and meditation with a friend turned into an entire self-care community.
The Big Idea
July 23, 2020 20:17 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBSusan Pendergrass interviews Libby Smetak about her yoga experience and the beginnings of The Yoga Movement - an online studio founded by yoga teachers Libby, Wynter Taylor, Jessica Chester, Adam DiMarco, marketing specialist Kaitlin Quinton, and photographer and up-coming yoga teacher Jade Wright.