Inspirations and Gratitude
Below are people and work who have inspired us and helped bring more movement and presence into our lives and collectively to millions of others.
Though the Mindful Movement Initiative is not professionally affiliated with the people and organizations below, and each of our practices and methods differ — each of these people and organizations offer important wisdom about the body and mind in motion. We encourage you to check out and experience their work.
Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen - Authors of NYT bestseller Your Brain On Art
Anna Halprin of the Tamalpa Institute and its teachers
Gabrielle Roth of 5 Rhythms and her lineage of teachers
The team at Supernatural VR
The team at Deep Dance in Los Angeles - Eva Clay, Ave Karp and Bonnie Solomon
Lena George - Emotion Hygiene Alliance
Natalie Bell - Mindful Self Compassion
Jenny Sauer-Klein - Experience Design
Adriana Marchione - Art Cures
Lucia Horan - Dharma, Dance and Meditation
Kate Shela - The 360 Emergence Movement Practice
Tasha Blank - BODY LVNGUAGE
Louie Schwartzberg - MovingArt
David Leventhal of Dance for PD
Ohad Naharin of Gaga and its teachers
Vincent Martínez-Grieco (fka Vinn Arjuna Martí) - Soul Motion Next Steps
Jo Cobbett - Movinground
Michael and Anneli Molin-Skelton - Movements Matter
Nicole Marie of Harvard Divinity School
Teya Wolvington - functional mobility and fitness
This list is necessarily incomplete since we are each influenced by such a broad constellation of experiences. Keep exploring and experimenting to find the right practices for you! :)
And many many thanks to the Neuroscience / Multimedia / Art / Creative Operations team generously contributing their time to support the Mindful Movement Initiative. Without their collective efforts our work to date would never have happened.
Brian Emerson - Multimedia Artist
Marc Brownlow - Art Direction
Ave Karp - Creative Operations and Social Media
Christian Navarro-Torres - Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Angel Eastvold - Neuropsychology
Detlef Issel - Production Management
Andrei Andreev - Photography
Steve LeSieur - Sound Mixing / Creative Advisor
Darren S. - Website Consultant
Martin Karlsson - Videography and video production