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Movement is part of the human evolution story — it is one of our first languages and crucial for our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Long before we learned to explain ourselves, we reached, rolled, crawled, stood, balanced, walked, climbed, played, and explored the world through the body.
My movement work is about returning to that intelligence. Not performing movement for its own sake, but cultivating a body that is responsive, capable, adaptable, coherent and connected to the life you actually live.
I’m the founder of S.L.O. Motion — Somatic, Locomotive and Organic — a human movement method shaped by more than 25 years of personal practice and more than 15 years of teaching. The work draws from yoga, qigong, Pilates, somatics, natural movement, dance, martial arts, breath, play, and the endlessly interesting problem of being a human animal with a body.
S.L.O. Motion develops mobility, coordination, balance, body awareness, strength, breathing, adaptability, somatic cognition and total-body coherence through accessible practices that can meet people at many different levels.
Its intention is to awaken & connect with the innate wisdom of the body by moving S.L.O. — Somatic, Locomotive and Organic.
Rather than chasing a single fitness outcome, the practice builds a broader vocabulary of human movement:
Mobility and usable range of motion
Balance and coordination
Strength and movement confidence
Breath awareness and pacing
Body awareness and sensory intelligence
Locomotion and everyday movement skills
Adaptability, play, and resilience
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Soma comes from the Greek word for body. Somatic practice turns attention inward so movement becomes a way of sensing, learning, and reorganizing. We slow down enough to notice effort, tension, breath, coordination, and the nervous system’s response — then explore new options.
We explore the body’s intelligence through movements focusing on evolutionary pathways, total body coherence and the ability to help the body differentiate between active engagement & passive relaxation.
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Human beings are built to move from place to place under our own power. Walking, crawling, rising from the ground, carrying, balancing, reaching, stepping, and changing levels are basic forms of physical independence. Locomotive practice develops these abilities with efficiency, confidence, and variety.
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Organic movement makes room for instinct, rhythm, expression, spontaneity, and play. Instead of forcing the body into a predetermined shape, we explore how movement wants to organize itself — sometimes structured, sometimes improvised, always attentive.
Longevity Movements
A small collection of foundational movement patterns can carry enormous value over a lifetime. Getting up and down from the floor, balancing, rotating, reaching, squatting, walking, breathing well, and maintaining hip and shoulder mobility are practical capacities worth revisiting often.
Use the videos below as experiments rather than tests. Move within a comfortable range, stay curious, and choose quality over intensity.
S.L.O. Motion
Natural | Evolutionary | Regenerative | Joyful | Practical
S.L.O. Motion is a synthesis of foundational human movements designed to awaken the body’s natural intelligence and strengthen the core competencies of everyday motion.
We work with mobility, coordination, balance, breathing, locomotion, strength, body awareness, and total-body coherence — not as isolated fitness goals, but as a vocabulary for living in a capable, adaptable body.
The method is simple enough to be accessible and deep enough to keep revealing more. It can complement yoga, strength work, sport, contemplative practice, clinician-guided rehabilitation, or simply the desire to move through life with greater ease and confidence.
I have taught movement & wellness at the Omega Institute, Kripalu, The Nosara Yoga Institute, Sivananda Ashram, Blue Spirit, The Shift Network, Soul Camp and The Source in Peru. I currently specialize in S.L.O. Motion courses and workshops.
“My personal journey of transformation has been greatly enhanced by the assistance of Julian through yoga and bodywork. I highly recommend Julian as a resource for anyone’s personal growth and development of mind, body and spirit. ”
Standing
Standing work brings movement into the place we spend much of adult life: on our feet. These practices explore balance, weight shift, joint mobility, coordination, breath, and the relationship between grounding and ease.
Five Minute Qigong
A short qigong sequence for moments when you want to move, breathe, reset, and reconnect. Five minutes is enough to change the texture of a day — especially when the practice is repeated.
Meditations
These meditations are short & sweet. They are helpful for attention, grounding, breath, self-inquiry, and creating a little more space inside the moment. Best listened to with headphones while sitting or lying in a comfortable position. Perfect for starting, reframing or ending your day.
Full Standing Sequences
A longer standing sequence that brings together mobility, balance, coordination, breathing, and slow, attentive movement. Use it as a complete practice or borrow pieces for your own routine. These movement videos range from 7 to 14 minutes in length and are great for increasing energy, improving mobility, increasing circulation, strength, and relaxation.
Seated Sequences
Seated practices make movement accessible when standing is not ideal or when you simply want a gentler entry point. Explore the spine, shoulders, hips, breath, rotation, and whole-body coordination without needing much space. Great for toning the belly, massaging your internal organs, and relieving lower back tension.
Breathing
Breathing practices can be used to focus attention, change pace, support relaxation, and bring greater awareness to the relationship between breath, posture, and movement. Start gently; more intensity is not automatically more useful.
Standing Meditation
Standing meditation is a practice of stillness with structure. Rather than “doing nothing,” we learn to feel alignment, breath, weight, tension, attention, and subtle movement while remaining upright and present.
“I have never been so gently awakened, deeply relaxed, safe and sound in complete comfort. Working with Julian is the most peaceful path to balanced I have ever experienced.”
Kids Bursts
Short, playful movement breaks for kids — and for adults willing to look a little ridiculous. Jump, shake, balance, crawl, breathe, and reset. During school, at home or just because, do a movement burst to have fun and feel good. Some educators call these movements “brain breaks,” which are essential to the learning and development process — so there’s that.
Calisthenics
Simple bodyweight practice for building strength, coordination, control, and movement confidence with minimal equipment. Calisthenics are exercises consisting of a variety of movements performed rhythmically and with minimal equipment. When performed vigorously and with variety, calisthenics can provide the benefits of muscular and aerobic conditioning, balance, and agility.
“I am thrilled to recommend Julian, a bodyworker and massage therapist who truly
embodies the essence of holistic healing, with a level of competence and skill that is unparalleled. From the moment I first walked into his studio, I knew that I was in good hands. In addition to being deeply passionate about his work, Julian is incredibly intuitive and knowledgeable when it comes to the body, has excellent quality of touch and a gift for understanding his clients’ needs, whether it’s a specific issue or simply a need for relaxation. He genuinely cares about helping his clients achieve optimal health and well-being.”
Bodywork
I have studied and practiced hands-on bodywork since 2007, with experience in Craniosacral Therapy, Vedic Thai Yoga Therapy, psoas and abdominal work, myofascial approaches and energetic traditions.
My approach is attentive, responsive, and centered on the person in front of me. Sessions may support the release of physical tension & stuck energy, shift emotional patterning & mental stress, promote the immune system & relaxation, enhance digestion & body awareness, increase mobility & nervous-system settling, and create a greater sense of connection within the body.
Some people come because they feel tight or overworked. Some want support slowing down. Some are curious about patterns of tension or movement. We listen, respond, and let the session be a conversation with the body rather than a battle against it.
The work is not a promise to cure or diagnose; it is an invitation to listen more closely and create conditions for the body’s own adaptive processes.
People May Experience:
Greater ease of movement and body awareness
Improved comfort with breathing, posture and range of motion
Soothed stress, anxiety and emotional trauma
The release of physical, mental and emotional patterns
Improved mental clarity and bring inner peace
Reduced muscular tension, aid for sleep, and deeper sense of relaxation
Help for back pain, headaches and jaw pain
Oxygenation of blood, improved circulation and changes in cellular memory
A feeling of being more grounded and connected to the body
Greater awareness of patterns of effort, holding, and movement
Individual responses vary. For pain, injury, neurological conditions, post-surgical care, or other medical concerns, bodywork should complement — not replace — appropriate clinical care.
