Introducing MBM

Hello, I'm David Ellard, and I bid you warm welcome to the Mind and Body Movement website.

David Ellard Embodiment Coach

I founded Mind and Body Movement to offer a variety of wellness services to individuals and businesses.  The services I offer draw from, and combine, a number of different disciplines that I’ve been studying all of my adult life.

Disciplines

These disciplines include, but are not limited to:

  • Martial Arts (I hold a 4th degree black belt in Aikido which I continue to both train and teach.  I’ve also studied number of other martial arts over the years)

  • Yoga (I have teaching certificates in traditional and flow styles)

  • Personal Training (I am qualified as a Level 3 Personal Trainer and Nutritional Advisor)

  • QI Gong and Tai Chi (I bring aspects from these ancient health and wisdom practices into much of my teaching)

  • Meditation (Meditation and Mindfulness have been shown to bring great benefits to our personal health and happiness)

  • Shiatsu (Shiatsu massage is a Japanese massage system in which the practitioner aids the recipient’s body to heal itself.)

  • Science (A key aspect of my approach is avoiding hearsay for evidence-based, scientifically proven, techniques.)

The Back Story

Having worked for more than two decades in Learning and Development in the corporate world it had become clear to me that businesses were missing out by ignoring a key aspect of their employee’s development.

I started Mind and Body Movement in 2015 working with both individuals and businesses to meet and exceed their goals using this mix of embodied approaches.

The change in working practices brought about by the global pandemic beginning in 2020 allowed me to fulfil a long-held ambition and I relocated to Germany to continue my own personal and business development.

Based now in Duisburg, Germany and partnering with my associates at Aikido im Hof I created Kinnection GmbH, a business centred entirely around bringing the benefits of Aikido and other mind-body practices into businesses around Europe.

Queries and Questions

I’m always happy to chat about my approach to health and fitness and how it will help you personally, or your business.  Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with any queries or questions.