Holistic Movement With Parisa Radpey
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What a Holistic Movement Guide actually is
I am the founder of Dhyana Donya Movement & Health, where I work as a Movement Guide. Holistic Movement Guide is not a formal, standardized title in the wellness and holistic field, I put it together myself because nothing else quite fit what I do. And no, I’m not a personal trainer. There are no reps to count or forms to correct. I’m not a therapist either, though I bring many years of experience working with people in different settings, ages, and both creative and change processes. The work can go deep, but not through analysing the past from the outside. It goes deep through the body. But it is important to pinpoint that this work is not a replacement for therapy or any other kind of treatment. It works alongside it, not instead of it.
How the tools come together
My work as a holistic guide is to map out with you your needs, where you are, and what you want to achieve. Together, we work with body-based tools and creative expression during the session, depending on what you need at that moment. These are practices you can also take home and use on your own, active tools, not just talk, so what you notice actually gets lived:
- Body awareness
- Voice and expression
- Writing for clarity
- Creative and physical exploration
But to understand how, let’s start with movement itself.
What is movement? Movement isn’t only walking from A to B. Sometimes it’s a loop, finally breaking. Sometimes it’s stillness. You quieten the loops. A silence opens up. And in that silence, you hear what’s moving underneath, through the body, which is your compass. Your body isn’t a project to fix. But it’s worth remembering, it holds patterns tied to stress. Tension. A held breath. A guarded posture. The nervous system, staying on alert. These are the things your mind couldn’t fully process, so your body carries them instead. It signals you all the time. Not through words. Through emotion. You can feel it in your body. Use that feeling as a compass. To break through a loop, and reach what’s underneath it.
And once you’re there, something starts to shift. Slowly.
Change doesn’t arrive on a schedule. It doesn’t happen by staying in your head and thinking about it either. It happens by moving through it, one step, then another, one day at a time, before the fear of the unknown, and the need to control, get a vote.
Change like this is about leaning in, even when nothing looks like it’s moving or happening. It asks you to trust yourself, because you are the only one who really knows what you need. And you have the power to create the change.
Who this work is for
This work is for people who feel stuck. Disconnected. Discontent. Standing at a crossroads and unsure which way to step. People who know a lot, in their heads, but find it hard to actually live what they know. If that’s you, this isn’t about me handing you answers. It’s about slowing down enough to listen inward again, reconnecting with what your own body has been trying to tell you, and finding your own next direction from there. Your body does the work. I hold the space and guide you through it.
That’s the shift I care about most. Not fixing, not managing harder. Just learning, again, to trust yourself.
My training: RYT 500 Kundalini Yoga, dance and movement therapy, music-based care, Holistic Therapy, NLP
I’ve practiced yoga in its many forms for years. In January and February 2025, I deepened that with a 500-hour Yoga Alliance certified Kundalini Yoga teacher training (RYT 500), completed at an ashram in Rishikesh, India.
I first trained in NLP, Levels I and II, while working as a job consultant, helping people find their way back into work. From there, I trained in Holistic Therapy with Audun Myskja, a well-known doctor and music therapist in Norway, known as “enhetsterapi,” built around help to self-help. That led me into music-based care, and later into continuing education in Dance and Movement Therapy.
The music-based care training goes back further than you’d think. I spent years DJing, including at a care centre. That’s where I learned how much a single song, chosen with real attention, can move someone.
Each of these trainings gave me a different lens on the same simple truth: the body knows things before the mind catches up.
Are you curious about what holistic movement actually is? You’re more than welcome to book a free 15-minute call.
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I also write for Wise and Shine Zine, a collective of writers exploring personal growth, wellbeing and conscious living, alongside this blog. If these themes speak to you, you’ll find more in Ocean of Emotions and Worth The View.