The Happy Pear Podcast Lawrence van Lingen, Movement Specialist
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Nov 26, 2025 
Lawrence van Lingen, a movement specialist and former chiropractor, coaches elite athletes and emphasizes the importance of movement, breath, and nervous system health. He discusses how poor breathing contributes to back pain and offers techniques for calming through breath work. Lawrence highlights the role of social connection in digestion and shares fascinating insights on how posture reflects our psychological states. He also introduces unique practices like backward walking and eye exercises to enhance flexibility and movement patterns. A treasure trove of knowledge for everyone!
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Posture Mirrors Life Experience
- Movement and emotion are inseparable; posture reflects life experience and affects how others perceive you.
- Judging posture misses context; checking in with someone often helps more than correcting their alignment.
Use Breath-Holds To Train Relaxation
- Try breath-hold cycles: long slow inhale, hold comfortably, then long relaxed exhale, recover with two normal breaths.
- Use breath-holds to train relaxation, remove ego and teach the body to recover.
Back-Spasm Recovery Led To Breath Focus
- Lawrence hurt his back early in practice, went into spasm and couldn't stand, yet recovered by gentle movement and breathing over days.
- That experience convinced him breathing is a primary healer when other treatments fail.