What I am thinking about, working on, and reading. Writing, notes, and books from Totum Movement.https://www.totummovement.com/en-auhttps://www.totummovement.com/journal/i-wrote-it-all-down/https://www.totummovement.com/journal/i-wrote-it-all-down/Three essays, a practitioner's guide and a glossary, on why we train the way we do. Years of explaining this in the studio, finally in one place you can read at your own pace.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTphilosophypracticehttps://www.totummovement.com/journal/the-story-of-the-human-body/https://www.totummovement.com/journal/the-story-of-the-human-body/A deep look at human evolutionary biology and the mismatch between the environments we evolved in and the ones we live in now. The best explanation I know for why varied, natural movement matters for health.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTphilosophyevolutionhttps://www.totummovement.com/journal/free-play/https://www.totummovement.com/journal/free-play/A look at improvisation as a way of learning, creating, and living, and a reminder that play is the pathway through which deeper skill and freedom emerge.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTphilosophycreativityhttps://www.totummovement.com/journal/precise-awareness/https://www.totummovement.com/journal/precise-awareness/The power of precise awarenessSun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTsensationskillhttps://www.totummovement.com/journal/your-body-is-a-sensing-system/https://www.totummovement.com/journal/your-body-is-a-sensing-system/Your body is a sensing systemFri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTsensationcoachinghttps://www.totummovement.com/journal/six-movement-principles/https://www.totummovement.com/journal/six-movement-principles/Six guiding principles, three for organic strength and three for linear strength, that turn movement from something you do into something you embody.Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTphilosophystrengthskillhttps://www.totummovement.com/journal/unlock-strength-movement/https://www.totummovement.com/journal/unlock-strength-movement/What we actually do at Totum, and why we blend structured calisthenics with adaptive, playful movement. Strength and adaptability together are what build resilience.Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTstrengthskillphilosophyhttps://www.totummovement.com/journal/bamboo-legs/https://www.totummovement.com/journal/bamboo-legs/A whole-body tour of the lower body, from the big toe to the hips, and why strong, supple, adaptable legs come from training each part and then integrating it all through play.Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMTmobilitylower-bodystrengthhttps://www.totummovement.com/journal/the-benefits-of-brachiation-the-hanging-challenge/https://www.totummovement.com/journal/the-benefits-of-brachiation-the-hanging-challenge/Hanging is a natural human position we have largely lost. Here is why your shoulders crave it, the benefits of a small daily dose, and a simple 30-day challenge to bring it back.Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTshouldershangingmobility