<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[theartofmovement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Art of Movement]]></description><link>https://www.artofmovement.com.au/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:57:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.artofmovement.pt/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[THE POSTURING AROUND EMOTIONS ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The body clearly holds our emotional state. Actually, it holds everything. 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Find balance and harmony instead]]></title><description><![CDATA[I asked a client to perform a simple movement. She was getting stuck in her hips, spine, head etc in order to perform the movement....]]></description><link>https://www.artofmovement.pt/post/stop-bracing-and-preparing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6544407c88ec7983b45741c6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 01:04:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bca7e4_fa8f16f259344623a0dbbd183fba5cdb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kathryn Hood</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>