05/07/2025
CAMBODIA 🇰🇭 A journey in movement, culture and reflection!
I recently had the privilege of visiting Cambodia - a country full of history, resilience, warmth, and breathtaking beauty. From ancient temple ruins to bustling local markets, jungle paths, and quiet river towns, this trip offered so many reminders of the power of meaningful movement.
As an Exercise Physiologist, I often talk about how movement isn’t just exercise - it’s how we engage with our surroundings, connect with others, and process experiences. Whether it was climbing the stone steps of Angkor Wat, walking through villages, working on the tools at the two project sites or simply stretching after long travel days, I was reminded that movement can be functional, joyful, and deeply personal.
But I also want to acknowledge something important: not everyone has access to travel like this - for so many reasons. Health, mobility, finances, caregiving roles, sensory needs, and energy levels all shape our capacity to experience the world. Travel isn’t the only way to find meaning, joy, or connection.
✨ You can experience ‘movement as medicine’ in your everyday life:
• A walk in your local park
• Stretching in a sunny corner of your home
• Sharing stories while pottering in the garden
• Practising breathwork or gentle movement during a flare-up or fatigue
• Connecting to nature through your senses - sights, sounds, textures
Wellness isn’t about ticking off a bucket list. It’s about tuning into your body, your needs, your values - wherever you are, and however you’re able to move.
This trip left me feeling grounded and grateful - for the strength I’ve built, the lessons I’ve learned, and for the reminder that movement is so much more than a workout plan. It’s a way of living.
