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Rise and RevitalizeStep Into Presence: A Mindful Walking PracticeReady to slow down and reconnect with the present moment—one step at a time?In this episode of Rise and Revitalize, host Brady Guinn introduces the powerful practice of mindful walking. If sitting still isn’t your thing—or if you’re curious about recent trends like silent walking—this episode offers a grounded, accessible entry point into movement-based mindfulness.You’ll learn:What mindful walking is (and what it’s not)Why it’s especially helpful for anxiety, overwhelm, and busy mindsHow to start your own practice using six simple stepsHow to transition from...2025-06-1237 minRise and RevitalizeRewilding the SelfWhat does it mean to rewild yourself — not just in the forest, but in your everyday life? In this grounding and empowering episode of Rise and Revitalize, we explore the path back to presence through breath-led mindfulness and primal-inspired movement. Drawing inspiration from This One Wild and Precious Life by Sarah Wilson, this practice invites you to slow down, listen inward, and return to the wild wisdom already living in your body.This is not about escaping — it’s about reconnecting. With your breath. With your senses. With the quiet, resilient part of you that knows how to bel...2025-06-0726 minRise and RevitalizeThe Cost of Disconnection: Returning to Body TrustIn this standalone reflection, Brady explores the deeper roots of body disconnection — how we learn to silence our body’s signals, the real-life consequences of that disconnection, and the gentle path toward rebuilding trust.This episode is a spacious, supportive listening experience — perfect for a slow walk, morning stillness, or a grounding pause during your day. What You’ll Hear In This EpisodeHow early experiences and cultural conditioning shape body disconnectionThe physical, emotional, and relational costs of ignoring our body’s messagesThe difference between performance and presence in the healing processGentle, actionable ways to begin r...2025-06-0713 minRise and RevitalizeListening Is The PracticeIn this closing episode of the Body Trust series, we explore listening as a radical, ongoing practice of care. Inspired by Sonya Renee Taylor’s The Body Is Not an Apology, this session invites you into deeper self-awareness through mindful pauses, intuitive movement, and the quiet question: “What do you need, body?”Because body trust isn’t something we master — it’s something we return to.Book Recommendation: The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor A transformative call to release body shame and embrace radical self-love as a pathway to personal and collective healing. Read more here2025-05-2940 minRise and RevitalizeYour Nervous System Is Not the EnemyEpisode 3 of our Body Trust series. In this episode, we explore how our nervous system functions as a protective mechanism and how we can work with it rather than against it. Through guided 4-2-6 breathing and rhythmic, self-regulating movements, we aim to foster a sense of safety and connection within our bodies.Featured Resource:Book Recommendation: Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory by Deb Dana Discover practical strategies to understand and work with your nervous system for greater resilience and connection. Learn more here: Anchored by Deb Dana🔬 Breath Training Tool:CO₂ Tolerance and Breathing: Research indicates that practices like 4-2-6 breathing can2025-05-2734 minRise and RevitalizeFrom Numb to NoticingIn this episode, the second of our Rebuilding Body Trust series, we explore the journey from disconnection to reconnection with our bodies. Many of us have learned to suppress or ignore our bodily sensations. Through guided mindfulness and gentle movement practices, we aim to reawaken interoceptive awareness and foster a compassionate relationship with our physical selves.Book Recommendation: The Language of Emotions by Karla McLaren Discover how to interpret and work with your emotions to enhance self-awareness and healing. Learn more here: The Language of Emotions2025-05-2431 minRise and RevitalizeThe Wisdom Within: Relearning to Listen to Your BodyThis is the first of a series of four episodes centering on Rebuilding Body Trust. In this episode, we explore the journey of reconnecting with our bodies' innate wisdom. Many of us have been conditioned to ignore or suppress the signals our bodies send us. Through guided mindfulness and gentle movement practices, we aim to rebuild trust and foster a deeper awareness of our physical selves.Featured Resource:Foot Health Program: Free Your Feet by Petra Fisher A free 7-day program designed to restore foot function and mobility, enhancing overall body awareness and movement. Learn more here: Free Your Feet2025-05-2237 minRise and RevitalizeBonus Episode: The Miracle Morning ResetStart your day with clarity and purpose through this guided practice inspired by Hal Elrod’s The Miracle Morning. This episode introduces the SAVERS framework—Silence, Affirmation, Visualization, Exercise, Reading, and Scribing—to help you cultivate a morning routine that energizes and focuses you for the day ahead. The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod Learn more about the book and its methodology here: The Miracle Morning Official Site2025-05-1916 minRise and RevitalizeAwaken with IntentionBegin your day with clarity and purpose. In this episode, I'll guide you through a gentle mindfulness practice to center your thoughts, followed by adaptable movements to energize your body. Whether you're easing into the morning or seeking a midday reset, this practice invites you to align with your intentions and embrace the day ahead. Featured Resources:Book Recommendation: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown Explore how focusing on what truly matters can lead to a more intentional and fulfilling life.Breathing Technique: 4-2-6 Breathing Pattern This technique involves i...2025-05-1826 minRise and RevitalizeStillness and MotionIn this restorative episode of Rise and Revitalize, we explore the delicate harmony between motion and stillness — how mindful rest can calm the mind, and gentle movement can nourish the body.We begin with a spacious mindfulness practice designed to invite internal quiet and mental ease, followed by a series of fluid, supportive movements that can be done seated or standing. This session is a soft invitation to slow down, to reconnect, and to remember that wellness doesn’t have to be hard-won — it can be felt right here, in your breath and body.Books Refere...2025-05-1528 minRise and RevitalizeEmbodying JoyWarning: I act a little silly in this one. ;-)In this playful, presence-filled episode, we explore joy as a full-body experience — one that doesn’t require perfection or performance. With gentle mindfulness, creative seated or standing movement, and a spirit of curiosity, this practice invites you to notice, express, and move with joy.We’re inspired by the idea that joy can be both an anchor and a rebellion — a way to root ourselves in meaning even when things feel uncertain.Books referenced in this episode: Trebbe Johnson, Radical Joy for Hard Tim...2025-05-1128 minRise and RevitalizeRelief in Motion: Mindfulness & Movement for Chronic PainIn this special seated-accessible episode, we explore gentle movement and mindfulness as tools for soothing the nervous system and shifting our relationship to chronic pain. Designed for listeners with limited mobility, this practice offers breath-led guidance, somatic support, and a sense of empowerment through presence — not pressure.You don’t have to push through. You don’t have to “fix” anything.This is about making room for breath, compassion, and small, meaningful motion.Research that informs this episode: Hilton, L., Hempel, S., Ewing, B.A., et al. (2017). Mindfulness meditation for chronic pa...2025-05-0831 minRise and RevitalizeSteady in the Storm: Mindfulness & Movement for Anxiety ReliefThis 28-minute episode combines evidence-based mindfulness practices with gentle movement to support individuals managing anxiety. Drawing from recent research, we explore how these practices can reduce anxiety symptoms and promote emotional well-being.Research referenced in this episode:Hofmann, S.G. et al. (2010). Mindfulness-Based Therapy on Anxiety and Depression. PMC2848393Wielgosz, J. et al. (2021). Mindfulness Meditation and the Anxiety Pathway: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. PMC83143022025-05-0428 minRise and RevitalizeEnough for This MomentIn this episode of Rise and Revitalize, we slow down to reconnect with what’s already present. Through gentle mindfulness and embodied movement, this practice cultivates inner recognition and quiet fullness—without striving, fixing, or naming what we’re “supposed” to feel.Rather than reaching outward, we turn inward. We notice what’s still working. We open to what’s still good. We let that be enough.This episode is a gentle companion for days when you feel disconnected or overwhelmed by the pursuit of “more.” All you need is what you alread2025-05-0131 minRise and RevitalizeThe Wisdom of Circles: Returning to PresenceIn this episode of Rise and Revitalize, we explore the quiet, grounding power of circles — found in nature, our breath, our routines, and even in the way we move.Brady Guinn guides you through a soothing 10-minute mindfulness practice that uses the imagery and symbolism of circles to bring you back to the present moment. You’ll then move into 20 minutes of circular, spiral-based mobility — creating softness, flow, and calm throughout your body.2025-04-2831 minRise and RevitalizeClear the Static: A Practice to Reset Your Nervous SystemThis episode is designed to help you shake off mental fog, emotional overload, and digital fatigue. Join Brady for a calming 10-minute mindfulness practice followed by a 20-minute movement flow that grounds, clears, and reconnects. A full-body reset—perfect for stressful days, anxious mornings, or when your nervous system needs some care.No props needed. Just you, your breath, and this moment.2025-04-2430 minRise and RevitalizeA Centering Practice for ADHD: Mindfulness & MovementIn this special bonus episode, Brady guides you through a centering practice designed for ADHD minds and bodies. It begins with a short grounding meditation and flows into 20 minutes of mindful movement—calming, clarifying, and reconnecting. Whether you're feeling overstimulated or scattered, this practice will help you come back to yourself.No equipment needed. Just a willingness to feel and move. Run time: ~25 minutes2025-04-2227 minRise and RevitalizeFinding Calm in the Chaos: Mindful Tools for OverwhelmIn this soothing episode of Rise and Revitalize, Brady Guinn guides you through a powerful 30-minute practice designed to help you navigate and release overwhelm.You'll begin with 10 minutes of guided mindfulness to ground your nervous system, reconnect with your breath, and acknowledge the emotional weight of stress without judgment. Then, transition into 20 minutes of gentle, mindful movement and mobility, designed to release physical tension and restore a sense of calm clarity.This session is perfect for the start of your day, during a midday reset, or any time you’re feeling scattered or stuck in...2025-04-2129 minRise and RevitalizeBreaking the Autopilot Loop: Mindful Mobility for a Clearer MindIf you’ve been waking up feeling foggy, rushed, or stuck in the same old rhythm—this one’s for you. Today’s episode is all about slowing down, tuning in, and inviting movement that reconnects your body and your breath.We start with 7 minutes of mindfulness, followed by 21 minutes of mindful movement and mobility exercise. All you need is a space to move, and your willingness to show up.Join Brady Guinn, Board Certified Therapeutic Body Worker and Corrective Exercise Specialist, as we blend breath, mobility, and awareness into a powerful morning ritual. It’s not abou...2025-04-1829 minRise and RevitalizeRooted & Ready: Mindfulness and Movement to Build ResilienceThis 28-minute episode is your invitation to pause, reset, and reconnect to your inner strength.We’ll start with 10 minutes of guided mindfulness to help you regulate your nervous system and shift out of reactive mode. Then we’ll move into 18 minutes of intentional, resilience-building movement—designed to open your body, awaken your energy, and re-establish trust in your foundation.Join Brady Guinn, Board Certified Therapeutic Body Worker and Corrective Exercise Specialist, as we blend breath, mobility, and awareness into a powerful morning ritual. It’s not about pushing—it’s about anchoring into the strength tha...2025-04-1528 minRise and RevitalizePoise in Times of UncertaintyGiven the uncertainty of the times we’re living in, I want to offer a mindfulness tool that can help anchor you during times of chaos or upheaval. This session presents a mindfulness practice designed for exactly those moments when you feel powerless or overwhelmed by circumstances beyond your control. Then we spend several minutes with grounding movements and finish with words from Rainer Maria Rilke.2025-04-1129 minRise and RevitalizeBuilding Focus with the BreathHere we utilize the breath to help strengthen our ability to focus then spend several minutes doing movement to help free the breath by freeing up the ribs and spine and end with a challenge.2025-04-0834 minRise and RevitalizeIdentifying Self-JudgementIn this episode we practice becoming aware of self-criticism and self-judgement and observe them for what they are as well as what lies beneath them. Then we let them diminish as we recognize a broader view and our value within it.2025-04-0441 minRise and RevitalizeKindness for the Thinking MindHere we begin by recognizing the work of our thinking mind and give it the opportunity to take a well earned break. Then we wake up our bodies through movement and finish by remembering that we are more than just our thinking mind.2025-04-0132 minRise and RevitalizeBringing Awareness to Points of ContactIn this episode I'll reintroduce you to an ally that is with you all the time. I'll share briefly about what mindfulness is and what the benefits are. Then we spend 7 minutes going through a mindfulness exercise and 20 minutes of movement with that mindfulness as our anchor.2025-03-2932 minRise and RevitalizeIntro Pt. 3 The WhoJust a couple short minutes to share with you who I am. And who I am not. :)2025-03-2902 minRise and RevitalizeIntro Pt. 2 The WhyHere is a brief explanation of why I felt the need to create this podcast and what has kept me after it even though it has been a truly daunting task and one I have had no previous experience in.2025-03-2904 minRise and RevitalizeIntro Pt. 1 The WhatThese Intro pieces are served up a la carte so you can decide what interests you and skip the rest. This is part one, the what. Find out what it is that we do here at the Rise and Revitalize podcast.2025-03-2904 min
Rise and RevitalizeThe TrailerRise and Revitilize is a new audio adventure that starts your day with mindful contemplation and movement. Based on research proven techniques that are designed to increase resilency, energy and longevity as well as decrease stress and overwhelm. 2025-03-2501 min
The John Guinn ShowJohn Guinn Travel Show 23rd June 2013This show focuses on accessible travel. I also discuss using review websites. Paul Carter and Franklin Brady share their experiences of travelling and Gillian Edwards from ABTA gives advice on how to ensure that the trip goes smoothly. Fancy working on a radio station? Secklow Sounds is looking for more volunteers, not just presenters, but technical and admin staff too. Email radio@secklowsounds.org for more information.2013-06-241h 00