The Barefoot Hustler – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Amenti MoveMeant is a prolific community-based, psyche-somatic movement school and method founded by Gil ‘The Grid’ Gomes Leal. Rooted in ancient Kemetic wisdom and shaped by Gil’s background as a professional hip-hop dancer, Amenti is a transformative body-mind-spirit practice that explores what it means to be fully human through movement, psychology, shamanism, and symbolism.

They hail from Rotterdam in the Netherlands and are currently on a global tour, sharing their unique workshops & performances that blend dance, Jungian psychology, somatic practices, and communal ritual work.

Ever since witnessing their dance transmissions on stage at Boom Festival in Portugal back in 2023, I knew their work would change the world.

For me, Amenti stands for so much more than the prolific dance troupe and school they are. They’re a living example of what can happen when you choose to look at the cards you’ve been dealt in life, the dark and the light, and choose to play them in a way that takes responsibility for your highest aspirations and service to the world.

For me, Amenti stands for what is possible when you trust yourself, your tribe and spirit through life’s biggest trials and tribulations, and turn it into something beautiful.

In this conversation I’m graced with the presence of Gil, the founder, as well as Tamara, a lead facilitator who’s been there from Amenti’s origins.

Enjoy folks, this one’s an absolute banger.

(04:27) – Welcome to the Studio
(04:39) – Getting to Know the Guests
(07:01) – Amenti's Personality and Mission
(10:06) – The Importance of Connection
(13:47) – Cultural Differences and Community
(18:25) – The Role of Hip Hop in Healing
(25:08) – The Pathway to Freedom: The 5 Steps
(31:45) – The Relationship between Responsibility and Freedom
(34:01) – The Birth of Amenti Movement
(36:45) – Gil’s Story of Psychosis
(52:15) – Layers of the Movement Method
(53:35) – Debating the Elements: Air vs. Fire
(54:16) – The Era of Anger and Empathy
(58:33) – The Power of Connection and Acceptance
(01:02:17) – Fire and Air: A Journey of Self-Discovery
(01:04:54) – Challenges and Lessons in Leadership
(01:15:31) – Manifestation and Radical Honesty
(01:26:05) – Final Thoughts and Future Plans

Connect with Amenti

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STORYTELLERS. The school. (Melbourne, March-May 2026)

COMING HOME. THE RETREAT. (Victoria, October 23-26th 2025)

1:1 Mentorship.

Hello beautiful soul fam, today I have for you a guest that's assteezy as she is impressive, a slayer of dance floors as much as she is an inspiring teacher of self-love & acceptance through movement, the iconic Kelly Cohen.

Kelly is a Moroccan-French-Israeli soul dancer and is best known as a founder of her own dance retreat ‘Meraki Muse Movement’ in Bali & her facilitation of ‘Twerk After Werk’; a dance movement based in hip-hop, advocating for a safe, non judgemental space for woman to gain the confidence we all deserve.

We begin the episode with an exploration of Kelly’s diverse cultural roots and discuss the impact our heritage can have on our lives, she shares stories of being badly bullied as a child and how she used dance and theatre to reclaim her power, and finally we explore the concepts of somatic movement, musicality, flow state, and mirror work as tools for personal growth and expression.

Chapters:

 (02:23) Getting to Know Kelly Cohen
(03:31) Cultural Roots and Heritage
(05:20) Journey as a Storyteller and Dancer
(12:12) Movement as Medicine
(25:25) Overcoming Bullying Through Dance and Theater
(33:58) Transcending High School Hierarchies Through Dance
(36:07) The Power of Improvisation in Dance
(37:18) Repetition as a Superpower in Dance
(40:10) Understanding and Achieving Flow State
(47:03) Musicality and Its Layers
(51:11) The Importance of Mirror Work
(57:21) Daily Practices for Grounding and Self-Expression
(58:42) Final Thoughts and Reflections

STORYTELLERS. THE SCHOOL.

Starting in Melbourne 2nd April 2025.

Connect with Kelly

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Meraki Muse Movement Website : Dance Retreat in Bali

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Info for 1:1 mentorship

STORYTELLERS. THE SCHOOL. Website link for all information.

Julia Balassopoulos, is a former athlete turned breath master, with five years of dedicated practice and extensive study in the realm of breathwork.

Julia has emerged as the visionary creator of Breath Sesh, a purpose-led business that offers courses and events to support people coming back to their hearts.

As a world-class leader and speaker, she passionately champions the transformative power of intentional breathing, with her mission being to regulate the breath of the planet.

In this conversation we talk about:

-How finding breathwork saved Julia after a chronic injury as a semi-pro athlete

-How Julia went from victimhood, depression and suicidal thoughts to self-made entrepreneur who loves what she does

-Navigating challenges on the self-made path of being in service (being a leader)

-How to maintain an inner peace & calm whilst hustling (finding slowness in the fast lane) 

-How to use breathwork to navigate deep fears of public speaking

-How to become confident in speaking without a script

-What is coherence breathing and how you can use it to connect with your heart

-My simple breathwork ritual you can do anywhere to completely shift your energetic state

-How to incorporate nature into your every-day life in order to regulate yourself

 -A deep exploration of minimalism and how we can use this to get more from less

-How to begin the journey of decluttering your life to welcome in more joy

-How to bring the focus from external validation to internal fulfillment 

-The inevitable chapter of feeling lonely that comes from shifting your life

-A simple question to ask yourself to begin living a more authentic life

Enjoy xx

Connect with Jules
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You asked, so I delivered, here’s my conversation with the one and only Eclectica Hub.

Eclectica Hub is an institution and growing sisterhood that is passionate about the reclamation of raw feminine power. A school of wombcraft and sacred dance practises, whose mission is to guide women and womb bearers back home to themselves, their bodies and their fullest expression.

As someone that’s been in the audience for many of their performances, a student in their school, a dancer for their dance troop overseas and a close friend to the founders and facilitators, I can safely vouch the immense impact Eclectica has had on my life, and many other women and womb-bearers around the world to come back to their truest nature.

In this convo we talk about:

-What a returning to our true nature means?

-The key contributors to the loss of who we are from a societal level

-The most common fragmentation Eclectica sees on an individual level

-What it will take to re-village our community for one of peace, authenticity and wholeness

-The story of how Eclectica was birthed through the strip club

-How Annie, the founder, went from being addicted to ice and working at McDonalds to being the CEO of a global movement & dance school

-How embodied dance, prayer and ritual can be the gateway to liberation

-What it means to work with plants and how we can use them to support our journey

-How to navigate tall poppy syndrome and address deep sisterhood wounds

-How to stop caring about what others think of you

-How to avoid burnout when creating a business empire

-Demi & Annie’s morning routines & rituals that support them to clean their channel and have maximal capacity

And so much more.

Connect with Eclectica:

Upcoming Performance: HOME

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Connect with Me:

COMING HOME. THE RETREAT

1:1 coaching info page

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Ebony King is an absolute beam of light. A captivating content creator, international retreat host and group program facilitator who connects others back to nature and thus, their true essence.

At the young age of 23, she’s taken her obsession with nature and hiking and created a thriving business from this, inspiring others to see how they too can also create a living from the things that truly light them up.

In this episode we talk about:

-How & why travel can be one of the simplest yet most powerful gateways to finding yourself

-The value of intentionally stepping into challenges to stretch one’s capacity and sense of possibility

-How completing challenging hikes helped Ebony overcome her limiting beliefs at a young age

-How endurance cultivated in physical challenges can be harnessed in other areas of your life

-How to reconnect with yourself through re-connecting with nature

-Why we should invite in the mundane to invite in fresh perspective

-Discerning when it’s time to surrender and accept, and when it’s time to seize the opportunity & persevere

-The most common struggle Ebony sees in the young women she works with

-How to begin speaking more confidently and taking up space

-How to attract your tribe in order to heal relationship wounds

-The signs to look out for to show you if you’re living against your intuition

Amongst so much more. Enjoy!

Connect with Ebony

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Sejin's upcoming offerings:

COMING HOME. THE RETREAT

Discovery calls for 1:1 coaching

Bienvenido mamastias y mamasitos,

Today’s episode is with someone that was one of the first catalysts for my transformational journey, someone that truly transformed my sense of reality, identity and way of living.

With Seba being my philosophy teaching during my Yoga Teacher Training in Bali back in 2017, and subsequently being a mentor of mine, Seba has played an incredibly pivotal role in my life, helping me step into my most fearless & authentic expression. So I’m beyond stoked to bring you a slice of him today.

Seba is creative leader that travels the world teaching eastern philosophy & tantric embodiment and is the founder of ‘Heart of Tantra’; an organisation that teaches tantric wisdom to help people live a life of purpose, passion, intimacy and freedom. Hosting international retreats, mentoring 1:1 and speaking at international festivals around the globe, amongst being a part of so many creative projects, Seba is one hell of a barefoot hustler.

We dive into such things as:

-What does it actually mean to live your ultimate truth?

-Seba’s modern definition of enlightenment that connects you to the world, rather than separates you

-Seba’s story from crippling anxiety to travelling the world

living his dream

-How to harness courage in order to listen to life’s calls.

-How to take leaps of faith that will change your life

-How to prepare yourself against the challenges of growth

-What is the liminal state? And how to harness this to grow

into the person you want to be

-How to achieve effortless action in pursuit of what you want

-The possible pitfalls of spiritual communities

-How to use tantra to ground spirituality into the life you’re currently living

-How to achieve your most fearless expression of self

Basically, this convo is for anyone that wants to live their most fearless, unapologetic and purposeful life….aka errbody.

Share this with your ultimate homie xx

Hello friends and foe,

On the Barefoot Hustler menu today is a powerful conversation I had in Bali with the lovely Virginia Kastilio; a social change maker, speaker, facilitator, Inc magazine’s Top 27 Women to Change the World and founder of ‘Humans I Trust’.

Humans I Trust is a global community of investors, creators, business leaders and influencers who meet all over the world to master-heart, play, co-create and evolve together.

Or alternatively, Virginia describes herself simply as a genie that grants wishes. She helps others on a mass scale through her extraordinary network of social change makers and her super-human ability to trust what is happening around her, to let go and forgive.

In this conversation we talk about:

-How to notice if you’re dreaming small and how to change this

-How to achieve an abundant mindset independent of your external circumstances

-A live example on me of how Virginia grants wishes

-The art of surrendering to what is happening to flow more with life

-How losing everything can give you everything you wanted

-How forgiveness is the key to inner peace

-The two pivotal components of forgiveness

-‘The way of the jedi’, Virginia’s story to allow us to attune and adapt

-Rituals to let go of resistance and lessen your suffering

-Practises to cultivate more self-worth and manifest your wildest dreams

-An exploration of the limitations of the western medicine approach to mental health

-How to grant your own wishes

So much juice in this one guys, I hope you enjoy.

Mentioned:

'The Soul of Money' the book

‘Surrender Experiment’ the Book

Spiral energetics

Connect with Virginia.

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Humans I Trust

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Stop and prepare yo’selves friends, cause this convo is absolute fire. It’s packed to the brim with chemistry, laughter, nugget bombs, insight and unfiltered stories from both Jess and I.

Jessica Soares is a sensuality & self-expression coach, actor, writer and founder of her pussify retreats and workshops. She helps people come to their fullest expression and creates opportunities for people to connect with themselves, each other and the divine through pleasure and play.

But more importantly, Jessica is one of the most unapologetic people I’ve ever met. Straight up confidence and bigness in the most beautiful refreshing sense.

In this convo we talk about:

-The absence of play and pleasure in today’s world

-The glorification of pain and how this limits our ability to rest and play

-How to access creative inspiration in natural or urban environments

-Jess’ three techniques (aka her ‘holy trilogy’) to connect with the divine

-How Jess’ acting career played such a significant role in her awakening journey

-The great vulnerability of being in your joy

-The prevalence of tall poppy syndrome and how this affects how we show up in the world

-How to live unapologetically and take up space no matter what

-The trap of seeking to be ‘good’

-The guilt that comes from privilege and how to manage this

-How to self-pleasure for more intimacy, connection and pleasure

-Why we struggle to use our voice and how to ask for what we want

Do yourself a favour and drink this audio juice. And then do the world a favour and send it to someone you love.

Muchos amor xxx

Connect with Jessica:

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Linktree to all her offers

Free erotic 100 page playbook download

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“Ignite the fire and step into the rhythm of life”

Dion Pfisterer, aka Dion Soulfire is a Bali-based musician, ecstatic dance DJ and founder of his own signature retreats; The Embodied DJ. His retreats take people to a whole new level of self-expression and confidence through learning how to DJ and curating & performing their own sound journey in front of others.

Dion is a true Barefoot Hustler paving the way to show us how one can create a life and career from a passion he loves so much.

If you’re deeply connected to music or you want to deepen your connection, this one’s for you.

In this conversation we talk about:

-What is an ecstatic dance?

-How ecstatic dance can be so powerful to let go of fears and find who you can be

-Dion’s story of creating an income from his passion

-The vulnerability of sharing music

-The community you find in spaces of cacao, kirtan and ecstatic dance

-The role of deep listening as a musician and DJ

-Dion’s step by step process of curating impactful ecstatic dance sets

-The deep journey of self-discovery one embarks on when they have music as an ally

As a fellow music-devotee, I absolutely adored this conversation. I hope you do too.

Connect with Dion:

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Yoga Barn Set Soundcloud

Embodied DJ training website

Connect with me:

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Website

“Try different things. Stay open. Question everything.”

I’m excited to bring you this conversation with Chris Fox today as we dive into some delicious and triggering areas. Why triggering? Because Chris is an expert at challenging people’s core beliefs. Bring it on.

Chris Fox is an internationally renowned movement educator, mobility specialist and creator of the Fox Method; an innovative practise of modern movement, creative play, fluidity and resistance training to make our bodies smarter. He’s based at The Yoga Barn in Ubud, Bali, one of the most well-known yoga hubs in the world, but is currently on a Europe tour spreading his movement globally.

In this conversation we talk about:

-How movement can be our medicine (The Fox Method)

-How to make the body smarter to get rid of pain and have more fun

-How rigidity in ‘good habits’ can hold us back

-Breaking the stereotype of ableism

-The power of challenging tradition

-How he came to work at one of the most sought after jobs in the yoga world

-What queerness has done for his self-discovery and self-expression

-My own story of queerness and what it’s brought me

-The dangers of strict polarity in a relationship

And so much more.

Guaranteed entertainment and perspective shifts.

Listen and share around friends!