Episode 11: Joy to the... Body? with Michele Wren

Ever feel like you’re over the hill? Like you and your body are at odds, or even at war with each other? If you’re looking for relief — and a healthier long-term relationship with that precious soul-case of yours — this episode is for you.

In our conversation, my friend and “massage artist” Michele Wren discuss:

• why seeing the body as an assembly of parts is neither accurate nor helpful

• what fascia is, and how it supports us (who knew it was so important??)

• which sports icon we both wanted to look like when we were young

• the upside of jobs that are not your “forever job”

• simple techniques for reducing tension right now

• healthier ways to view your body as it ages

Enjoy the listen. Then come back to it anytime you want to re-infuse joy into your body, like maybe in the middle of winter break. 😉 Your mind, soul, and spirit — not to mention the people around you — will thank you! ❤️✨

Episode Notes:

Michele’s website is here, which includes some info about Structural Integration.

I’ve mentioned Ayurveda several times recently, and keep forgetting to include info about this 5,000-year-old health and lifestyle philosophy from India (of which yoga is a part). There are loads of resources available out there. I’m getting most of my information from Acharya Shunya’s book.

To learn more about the practice of land acknowledgment (which Michele and I attempt early in the episode), click here. To find out about the original inhabitants of your area, you can type in your address on this website.

To subscribe to the Accidental Muralist Podcast, go here. to sign up for my newsletters, click here.

There’s that toy/model she mentioned, which expands and contracts the way each part of our body expands and contracts with each breath.