The Huberman Lab Podcast discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. For more than 20 years, Dr. Huberman has consistently published original research findings and review articles in top-level peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, and Current Biology. He is a regular member of several National Institutes of Health review panels and a Fellow of the McKnight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Huberman regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations, and various units of U.S. and Canadian Special Operations.

Essentials: The Science & Practice of Movement | Ido Portal

February 05, 2026 0:38:35 6.54 MB ( -6.55 MB less) Downloads: 0

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Ido Portal, a movement coach and world expert on human movement.

We explore the science and practice of movement, including how the nervous system shapes our actions, the distinction between reflexive and deliberate movement patterns and how emotion and awareness influence our movement. Ido shares how to build a holistic movement practice into everyday life through an exploration-based approach grounded in playfulness and self-inquiry.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Ido Portal

(00:00:20) Movement Practice, Self-Inquiry

(00:02:08) Wordlessness, 3 Core Elements of the Body; Focus & Movement

(00:06:35) Sponsor: LMNT

(00:08:09) Mental & Physical Postures; Virtuosity

(00:12:36) Vision & Eyes; Focus vs Relaxed Vision; Tool: Panoramic View

(00:17:53) Hearing; Different Opinions

(00:20:59) Body Shape; Developing Many Walks

(00:23:53) Sponsor: AG1

(00:24:45) Playful Exploration, Openness

(00:27:25) Peripersonal Space & Movement, Proximity, Reactivity, Discomfort

(00:32:18) Exercise, Traditional Movements; Examination of Movement

(00:37:43) Exploration; Acknowledgements

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