Academy of Mindful Movement

Academy of Mindful Movement Transforming the way teachers and coaches instruct, for a more mindful world of movement.

Do you ever feel like you’re teaching the same material over and over… and slowly losing your students’ attention?What i...
05/15/2026

Do you ever feel like you’re teaching the same material over and over… and slowly losing your students’ attention?

What if the difference wasn’t what you teach, but how you guide the experience? ✨

Join us for a special FREE workshop and discover one of the most impactful techniques from the Academy of Mindful Movement: the art of setting, sustaining, and closing with intention.

This simple yet powerful mindfulness approach helps instructors create deeper engagement, stronger presence, and more meaningful learning experiences, even when teaching familiar movements or repeated material.

You’ll not only learn the technique, but also practice it alongside fellow instructors in a supportive, hands-on environment. Walk away with a skill you can immediately bring into your classes, sessions, and teaching style.

Whether you teach yoga, dance, fitness, martial arts, mindfulness, or movement of any kind, this workshop will help you hold attention, inspire connection, and shift the energy in the room. 🌿

📅 May 23, 2026
🕐 Saturday | 1:00–2:30 PM
📍 Still & Moving Center
1024 Queen St, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
💻 Also available online
✨ FREE to attend

Do you ever feel like you’re teaching the same material over and over… and slowly losing your students’ attention?What i...
05/15/2026

Do you ever feel like you’re teaching the same material over and over… and slowly losing your students’ attention?

What if the difference wasn’t what you teach, but how you guide the experience? ✨

Join us for a special FREE workshop and discover one of the most impactful techniques from the Academy of Mindful Movement: the art of setting, sustaining, and closing with intention.

This simple yet powerful mindfulness approach helps instructors create deeper engagement, stronger presence, and more meaningful learning experiences, even when teaching familiar movements or repeated material.

You’ll not only learn the technique, but also practice it alongside fellow instructors in a supportive, hands-on environment. Walk away with a skill you can immediately bring into your classes, sessions, and teaching style.

Whether you teach yoga, dance, fitness, martial arts, mindfulness, or movement of any kind, this workshop will help you hold attention, inspire connection, and shift the energy in the room. 🌿

📅 May 23, 2026
🕐 Saturday | 1:00–2:30 PM
📍 Still & Moving Center
1024 Queen St, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
💻 Also available online
✨ FREE to attend

04/22/2026

Hear directly from some of our trainees about their experience in our first in-person training ✨

This past January, we hosted our first in-person training at our physical space at Still & Moving Center, and it was a truly special experience.

We’re excited to do it again.

June 28 – July 3

If you’re off-island, you can also join us online.

More info in our bio 🤍

Pillar 4: Non-ViolenceAt the Academy of Mindful Movement, we believe in keeping the body safe and healthy. A Mindful Mov...
04/08/2026

Pillar 4: Non-Violence

At the Academy of Mindful Movement, we believe in keeping the body safe and healthy. A Mindful Movement instructor always places body safety and well-being above all other priorities while teaching.

Under the pillar of Non-Violence, any movement practice that knowingly, deliberately, or repeatedly compromises the bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, or internal organs is not a safe practice, and therefore cannot be considered Mindful Movement.

Mindful Movement invites us to move with awareness, respect, and care for the body we live in. ✨

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We send a weekly newsletter every Monday. This week we shared one of the Academy’s concepts: Sensing Your Way into a Mov...
03/24/2026

We send a weekly newsletter every Monday. This week we shared one of the Academy’s concepts: Sensing Your Way into a Move.

In a world that deeply needs wise leaders, one of the most powerful things we can do is become strong self-leaders. The qualities we expect from good leaders, compassion, patience, strength, and clarity, are qualities we can cultivate within ourselves.

It begins with how we guide our own bodies.

At the Academy of Mindful Movement, we call this Sensing Your Way into a Move. Just like testing the water before stepping into a lake, you explore gradually, listening to your body as you move.

Whether you’re lifting a new weight, trying a new yoga pose, learning a dance combination, or pushing your pace, move with awareness. Pay attention to your body’s signals and adjust along the way to stay safe and supported.

The same principle applies to life. A wise self-leader moves forward with awareness, considering the needs of the whole self: body, mind, heart, and spirit.

If this approach resonates with you and you guide others in movement, consider joining an Academy of Mindful Movement training.

Two trainings remain this year in Hawai‘i:
• May — available online or in person
• August — in-person retreat

Reserve your space today. 🌿✨

Imagine walking through warm, wood-framed doors into a welcoming lobby, up a natural wood staircase, and onto a spacious...
03/21/2026

Imagine walking through warm, wood-framed doors into a welcoming lobby, up a natural wood staircase, and onto a spacious sprung dance floor. You settle into a semi-circle of fellow movement instructors and coaches, and just like that, you’ve found your people.

Last month, we completed our first-ever in-person Academy of Mindful Movement Instructor Level 1 Training at Still & Moving Center in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Trainees arrived with eagerness and left transformed. From hanging in aerial silk hammocks to observe the body in motion, to witnessing a powerful contrast demo where a “bootcamp-style” instructor reminded everyone why safety and mindfulness matter, every moment was a lesson.

All week, participants from Hawaiʻi and across the continental US practiced, collaborated, and helped each other weave mindfulness into their own movement disciplines. By the final day, the room was buzzing, new skills, new friends, and a much deeper understanding of what mindful movement instruction truly means.

Learn more about our upcoming training & retreat on our website!

✨ In-Person Training at the Academy of Mindful Movement ✨Movement. Touch. Presence. Integration. Joy.
Our in-person trai...
01/13/2026

✨ In-Person Training at the Academy of Mindful Movement ✨
Movement. Touch. Presence. Integration. Joy.

Our in-person training coming soon on Jan 18-23, 2026 in Honolulu brings mindful movement off the page and into the body—where learning becomes embodied, relational, and real.

From dynamic group movement to hands-on exploration and restorative care, this training is designed for movement professionals who want to deepen their awareness, refine their skills, and expand how they support others through movement.

We believe this work should be accessible.

That’s why we’re offering scholarships and flexible payment plans for our upcoming in-person Academy training—so more teachers, trainers, and guides can step into this next level of learning and growth.

If you feel called to move, learn, connect, and evolve in community, we’d love to support you on that path. 💛

🔗 Learn more about the training + financial support options through the link in bio. Only a few spots left!

✨ Pillar 3: Joy✨
At the Academy of Mindful Movement, we believe movement should feel good—not just in the body, but in t...
01/08/2026

✨ Pillar 3: Joy✨

At the Academy of Mindful Movement, we believe movement should feel good—not just in the body, but in the heart.

Joy (with a capital J) is the deep, resonant kind of joy that rises from being fully present, fully alive, and fully yourself in motion. It’s not about performing or achieving. It’s about discovering that spark inside you that lights up when movement becomes play, curiosity, connection, and freedom.

This Joy is more than a happy smile.
It’s the quiet spark that shows up when your breath and body fall into harmony.
It’s the warmth that spreads when a movement suddenly “clicks.”

It’s the ease that fills you when you remember: ah… my body is a place I can enjoy.

When we move with Joy, our practice becomes sustainable, nourishing, and life-giving—for us and for the people we teach.
At the Academy, Joy isn’t an afterthought.
It’s a pillar. A compass. A way of being. ✨💛

01/08/2026

One word for 2026? Learning. 🌱

This year, we’re all about growth—expanding our minds, refining our craft, and bringing new tools to our teaching. Our Mindful Dynamite for Dance Teachers workshop this weekend was the perfect way to ignite that spark, and we’re so excited for our upcoming in-person training Jan 18-23, 2026!

There is still time to reserve your spot. Let’s dive deeper into movement, mindfulness, and teaching fun 👉 [Link in bio]

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✨ Pillar 2: Continuity of Consciousness ✨
At the Academy of Mindful Movement, we believe movement becomes truly transfor...
12/24/2025

✨ Pillar 2: Continuity of Consciousness ✨

At the Academy of Mindful Movement, we believe movement becomes truly transformative when awareness stays with you, moment by moment.

Continuity of Consciousness is the art of intentionally threading elements as you transition:

from one shape to the next,
from stillness to movement,
from effort to ease.

Presence opens the door for us to stay awake to the subtle shifts happening inside the body. Awareness of our bodies anchors our focus, brings fluidity, safety, and meaning to everything we do—whether we’re dancing, lifting, balancing, or simply walking through the world.

When consciousness stays continuous, movement becomes more than exercise.

It becomes a practice of living and moving in harmony with our bodies. 🌿✨

Ready to learn more? Check out our in-person intensive Jan 18-23, 2026 in Honolulu, HI. More information in the link in our bio!

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