Emily Doe - Dandelion Stories Podcast

I'm a forty something single mum of two girls who has recently gone through a divorce. I am in a new committed relationship with a man who lives across the road from us (with his two kids) and we are co-experiencing and co-creating all that comes with blended family living, bringing up our four children, from two separate houses. It's mostly fun, but can seem hard sometimes to try and keep everyone happy. Our happy place is anywhere away in our Caravan (sometimes we just stay in it on the driveway)! 

I have been on a personal journey of self actualisation, spirituality growth and understanding of my own and others neurodiversity. I identify as a perimenopausal women who has discovered and self-diagnosed ADHD in myself and recognise a neurodiverse profile in many of my family members also. I love learning about myself and growing into a more confident and capable women. 

I am energetic, enthusiastic and an extremely empathetic soul, who loves creativity and talking - lots! I'm also loving more and more time alone at home to paint, read poetry and write songs. I journal almost everyday and love my new Green Witch Oracle Deck and often use the cards to facilitate my own and my clients intuitive powers. I love scented candles and crystals, to paint on rocks and canvas and to design my own earrings. Glastonbury Tor is my most favourite walking spot. 

My continual evolution and drive to understand myself, has me living and acting from more self love and acceptance and I realise more of my gifts in this life. I'm excited to share my whole self and my (fun) loving energy with the people I am so honoured to commune and work with. I am grateful for this creative and nurturing vocation and deeply appreciate the people I work with. I am creating a  business and a lifestyle in tune with my own needs and with the rhythms of the moon and seasons. I am aware of the importance of work, rest and play. I went on the singing leader training with Singing Mamas CIC in November 2023 and I'm now in the process of writing a book! This next share is a brave one...A couple of years back I danced in what I believe was the first ever pole fitness music video! Don't be too surprised if I share a song or two with you  sometimes during a session, it's meant purely to bring nurturance and feel good fun into what I can offer you, in the moment. My earliest love in life and the activity that bring me the most joy is singing. What I have now found is that singing in a circle with other women provided me the best support and in rediscovering my voice I'm now living a whole new adventure through my book and podcast. 

I'm an eternal optimist and I strive to inspire the people around me to try a movement practice, which invites you to show up just as you are, and accept that it will be 'imperfectly perfect'.  I totally accept that my style might not be for you, it's not for everyone. It's really important that you find your own way to move more. My approach is to help you cultivate a mindset for yourself which supports your goals and helps you feel good in your body more often. You too (believe me), can enjoy moving your body. 

The community movement sessions, either online or in person are for you - especially if you know you should move more, and if you feel a sense of dread or fear about joining a regular class. I intend to remove those barriers by showing you that nobody is perfect at self-care (including myself!) But we can help ourselves, through our movement and mindset.

Many a day over the past ten years have been spent in a frenzied state of mum life, often feeling guilt for not being on top of the house work, not having the kids spellings done, not knowing whether I have enough bread to make the sandwiches for lunches, not having put the washing away and quite frankly, refusing to do any ironing at all! I'm working on knowing in every moment that I am enough. I model love and compassion to my kids and that's what I do in my movement sessions too. I love to move in this mindful way as much as my clients do, the movements help care for my nervous system, my energy, my body and give me a great big dose of dopamine! I seek many feel good movement practices, tips and tricks to calm the nervous system and blend them to help keep myself and my community mobile and feeling resilient. I love to show up for you, so that you can show up for yourself and we find some inner peace whilst oiling the joints, so the bones don't creak so much! 

Movement is for you, it's actually for everybody, its life! And the more movement you include in your days, in simple, gentle and mindful ways can be the key to a calmer, more active and more fulfilling experience! 

I look forward to sharing beautiful life experiences with you within this community.

Here's some other stuff worth knowing about me and my work...

I have been teaching Pilates since 2010 and have been blessed to work alongside some great Osteopaths, Physiotherapists and Movement Professionals in London, Bristol and beyond. I'm excited by natural movement but also recognise what works for an individual in their own body and is expressed in their own unique way is what is often best. Helping people feel good and discover the benefits of mindful movement is what I love to do. You too can move with more ease and less pain through embodiment practices and a mindset that encourages gentle experimentation, exploration and playfulness. I offer a seriously low pressure 'can't get it wrong if you tried' experience which helps people feel welcomed exactly as they are. We are all unique and we are all on our own journey. We do however, love to move together in my community online.  

My experience comes from years of self study, CPD and fascia informed anatomy research. 

Through my previous movement experience with Jeannie Di Bon who created Zebra Club, for hypermobility and EDS clients, I realised the potential for a gentle approach to teaching movement 'as a foundation' and how providing heightened awareness of breath in the body allows for movement without tension or pain. This led me onto studying with Evolve Movement Education and The British Fascia Symposium and now I regularly study Fascia, Breath and the Nervous System and keep myself informed about practices for increased mobility, benefits for neurodivergent people and reduction of chronic stress and pain. 

I'm Bristol based and super excited to grow kind community through my work online and in person in the South West, and beyond.

I set up not-for-profit venture Movement Foundations School Program in 2019 and through this company create wellbeing resources for parents and teachers, and positive movement experience programmes for wellbeing in SEND settings. I have a workshop for businesses which helps further this work in schools and colleges.

I love taking my Movement Foundations approach and ethos to groups of people with learning and physical disabilities at Choices 4 U in Active Centres around Bristol, to residential retirement homes and other community centres for The Bristol Bears Foundation and for SEND students and teachers at Warmley Park School.

I'm always thrilled to share my passion and inspire others by speaking at educational and business events on wellness and the important role of more movement for physical and emotional health, as well as to create a culture which celebrates and nurtures inclusion and diversity. Please contact me if you're interested in hearing what I have to say to help empower your people at a speaking event or workshop, I would love to make it work!

Listen to my latest podcast appearance on Unconventional Business Podcast.

I would love to hear from you about any way in which I can support you or your organisation with wellbeing through movement and mindset coaching. 

Email: emily@movementfoundations.co.uk

Book: Zoom chat

or call me 

07737250042