Dhyana Donya Movement & Health

Holistic Movement With Parisa Radpey

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What a Holistic Movement Guide actually is

I work as a Movement Guide through Dhyana Donya Movement & Health. It’s not a formal, standardized title in the industry, I put it together myself because nothing else quite fit what I do. I’m not a personal trainer. There are no reps to count or forms to correct. I’m not a therapist either. The work can go deep, but not through analysing the past from the outside. It goes deep through the body. This isn’t a replacement for therapy or any other kind of treatment, it works alongside it, not instead of it.

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 practice with a 500-hour Yoga Alliance certified Kundalini Yoga teacher training (RYT 500), completed at an ashram. On top of that, I’m certified in dance and movement therapy and music-based care, and I’ve trained in Holistic Therapy with Audun Myskja, known as “enhetsterapi” in Norwegian, built around help to self-help, and in NLP (neuro-linguistic programming). The music-based care piece traces back further than people expect, years spent DJing, including at a care centre, where I learned how much a single song, chosen with real attention, can move someone. Each of these has given me a different lens on the same simple truth: the body knows things before the mind catches up.

How the tools come together

So, what is a holistic movement guide? People ask me this all the time.

It is not personal training. It is not therapy. It goes deeper. It works with the body, the voice, the breath, the creative expression, and sometimes stillness. This isn’t instead of therapy or anything else you’re already doing. It is in addition to it.

But first, 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. That happens through the body.

That happens 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 asks you to trust the process, 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.

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 during the session, ones you can also take home and practice on your own.

Because change doesn’t happen by staying in your head and thinking about it. It happens by moving through it. One step, then another, one day at a time, before perfection gets a vote.

Who this work is for

This work is for people who feel stuck. Disconnected. 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.

You can send me a message on Instagram to ask about booking an online holistic movement coaching session. We don’t stay in analysis, we use active tools so what you notice actually gets lived, not just understood. This includes:

  • Body awareness
  • Voice and expression
  • Writing for clarity
  • Creative and physical exploration

Are you curious about what holistic movement actually is? You’re more than welcome to book a free 15-minute call, just to explore it together. Book a call

If you feel you fall under the category of people I’m building this work for, I’d really appreciate it if you took a couple of minutes to fill in my survey. It takes just two minutes, and as a thank you, you’ll be entered to win one free session with me.

You’ll also find me on LinkedIn, YouTube, and TikTok, where I share guided practices alongside the reflections here.

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.