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MaryBeth Gangemi's experience as a social worker has had a profound affect on how she approaches her movement practice and working with clients. She shares her own movement journey, from city to country side. MaryBeth discusses the importance of environment, breathing, and play on our ability to move well and 'naturally.' She unpacks her thoughts on the connections between social work and movement, as well as creating spaces accessible to all.\n\n\n\nMaryBeth Gangemi is a breath, strength, and natural movement coach, in addition to being a wife and mother. She has certifications in many different areas, including MovNat, Kettlebells, Original Strength, and Buteyko Breathing Method. MaryBeth owns and runs Kairos Strong, where she teaches students to develop quality movement to support all areas of their life.\n\n\n\nIntroduction [0:56]\n\n\n\n\nMaryBeth Gangemi, breathwork, strength, and natural movement coach at Kairos Strong\n\n\n\nCertified Oxygen Advantage, Butyko breathing, MovNat and kettlebell instructor\n\n\n\n\nMovement space [2:13]\n\n\n\n\nMoving from urban areas (Boston, Atlanta) to the country\n\n\n\nPrioritizing space, nature, and movement\n\n\n\nFeeling like you can breathe\n\n\n\n\nBreathing [7:09]\n\n\n\n\nStarting with clients where they're at; very individual to their needs\n\n\n\nMaryBeth's journey into breathing, realizing she couldn't belly breathe\n\n\n\nStruggling with aquatic elements, wanting to learn more\n\n\n\nBreathing exercise: laying on belly to breathe\n\n\n\nImportance of breathing, learning ease, noticing improvements\n\n\n\nControl Pause or BOLT Score (Body Oxygen level test)\n\n\n\n\nMovement practices[21:40]\n\n\n\n\nKettlebells: Versatile, at home, tactile sensation\n\n\n\nRequirements of weight shifting, open vs closed chain\n\n\n\nDifferent ways of moving, learning: dancing\n\n\n\nBalancing tension with looseness, relaxation\n\n\n\n\nSleep project [28:21]\n\n\n\n\nThoughts on sleep and breathing\n\n\n\nWhat good sleep looks like, feels like, how it affects you\n\n\n\nMissing piece of how to share her work, spread the project\n\n\n\n\nPodcasting [30:51]\n\n\n\n\nTechnology intimidation, experience of the space\n\n\n\nMovement people and podcasts, moving to think\n\n\n\n\nCrawling [34:22]\n\n\n\n\nMulti-use, strength, mobility, stability\n\n\n\nJourney to loving crawling, getting past self judgement\n\n\n\nLearning to flow and play, finding challenges\n\n\n\nHelping clients approach crawling\n\n\n\n\nNatural Movement [39:29]\n\n\n\n\nWhat it means to her; how she defines 'natural'\n\n\n\nNoticing your surroundings, mindfulness\n\n\n\nMeditation styles and breathing, finding what works for you\n\n\n\nPlaying with breathing to help you learn to control it\n\n\n\nParasympathetic vs Sympathetic nervous systems\n\n\n\nConnection between breathing and stress/recovery\n\n\n\nStarting and finding movement practices throughout your life\n\n\n\n\nGiving advice [49:35]\n\n\n\n\nRespecting others intuition, trusting them\n\n\n\nGuiding by asking questions, aiding reflections\n\n\n\nAiming to help, share info, but testing out and trusting people to know themselves\n\n\n\nFinding what's sustainable, finding balance\n\n\n\n\nSocial work to movement [55:25]\n\n\n\n\nNatural progression from social work to coaching\n\n\n\nSeeing human development, growth, play in different scenarios\n\n\n\nCreating games, play to help with daily life things\n\n\n\nLearning from observing how different therapies work\n\n\n\nPlay as the common thread\n\n\n\n\nSensory experiences [1:01:23]\n\n\n\n\nWalking through mud, how it effects people\n\n\n\nSensory experiences are important throughout life\n\n\n\nCreating invitations and opportunities for play to help people learn to play again\n\n\n\nFinding or creating opportunities, whatever your environment\n\n\n\nSpending time outside\n\n\n\n\nBrachiation [1:11:17]\n\n\n\n\nMonkey bars as an access point, how people played as kids\n\n\n\nHow to introduce brachiation to adults, how many modalities go into it\n\n\n\nTension and breathing along with swinging\n\n\n\nModifying your environment to support, texture variations\n\n\n\nClimbing trees, different techniques\n\n\n\nFinding different places and ways to climb\n\n\n\n\nBody positive attitude [1:24:17]\n\n\n\n\nM