Sarah Gaines spent her entire teens and twenties trying to control her body, from her first diet at eight years old to bodybuilding at nineteen. She finally got the “body of her dreams” but lost herself in the process. What changed everything wasn’t another protocol. It was learning how to come home to her body instead of trying to fix it.
Today Sarah is the founder of Joyflow®, a mindful movement method helping women reconnect with their bodies and feel free. In this conversation, we get into the specific practices, the science of moving stuck emotion through the body, and the question she comes back to every single day: Body, what do you need?
What we cover:
Sarah’s journey from extreme dieting and bodybuilding to true embodiment
Why controlling your body from the outside is what disconnects you from it
The “cookie on a Wednesday” moment that started everything
What a somatic snack actually is, and why a 60-second practice can change your whole day
The three-part Joyflow® movement practice: shake, dance, stillness
Why moving your body is one of the fastest ways to process stuck emotion
The question Sarah asks her body every day, and how to start asking yours
The simple practice anyone can start tomorrow
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