Today we’d like to introduce you to Kaita Mrazek.
Hi Kaita, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
The roots of The Listening Movement go back to college, when I was studying both dance and psychology. I became fascinated by the idea that movement wasn’t just physical — it can reveal emotion, expression, and inner states that words can’t capture.
Over the next decade, I trained in yoga, Pilates, somatic work, and danced professionally. A big shift came when I began studying fascia, the connective tissue network that influences mobility, pain, posture, and even emotional patterns. That curiosity naturally led me into Chinese medicine and the meridian system, a framework that felt like the energetic language of everything I had sensed in movement for years.
For more than 15 years I’ve followed these threads, blending fascia, ancient Chinese wisdom, and deep listening into my own way of working.
When my family moved to Austin about five years ago, I found a home at The Road/Desert Canary, surrounded by acupuncturists and practitioners whose perspectives helped crystallize what is now <i>The Listening Movement</i>.
At its heart, the work teaches something simple yet profound: your body is always communicating. When you learn to listen — through movement, breath, and subtle awareness — you access a level of clarity and healing that no external source can give you.
Today, <i>The Listening Movement</i> offers fascia-informed private sessions, a weekly in-person group class at Retreat Yoga, and an online membership community where people can explore this deeper relationship with their bodies.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
It definitely hasn’t been a straightforward road. I’ve taken plenty of “side quests” along the way (including co-founding an activewear brand inspired by Chinese medicine!). Every detour taught me something important, and ultimately clarified what feels most purposeful for me: helping people reconnect with their bodies, listen inward, and unlearn the pressures or stories that pull them away from themselves.
To be honest, business has never come naturally to me. I love serving others, being hands-on, and spending time in the world of movement and the body. I also need a lot of my own personal practice to stay inspired and connected to the work, which means I’ve had to learn the hard way about balance, boundaries, and sustainability.
Growing <i>The Listening Movement </i>has challenged me to develop skills I never expected to need like marketing, systems, pricing, and learning to value my own time and energy. If I didn’t have a family to feed, I probably would have given everything away for free.
Learning to honor the work as both a calling and a business has been a huge growth edge.
I’m also in the process of developing my training program for future practitioners. Like most meaningful things, it ebbs and flows from excitement and possibility to challenge and fear of failure.
The road hasn’t been smooth, but every twist has shaped the work into what it is today.
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about The Listening Movement?
<i>The Listening Movement</i> is a fascia-informed, Chinese-medicine-inspired approach to movement and bodywork that helps people reconnect with their bodies in a way that feels intuitive, nourishing, and deeply grounding. I offer private hands-on sessions, a weekly group class at Retreat Yoga, and an online membership with virtual classes and resources for anyone seeking a sustainable, embodied practice.
What sets this work apart is the energy of it. Many students describe it as an antidote to the hustle — in some ways, a rebellious approach in a wellness culture obsessed with pushing harder and performing better. Instead of striving, it invites you to listen: to understand your body, appreciate it, and move in ways that feel supportive rather than demanding.
I’m most proud of the feedback I receive from clients and members. They often say it’s the first time movement has felt encouraging, empowering, and genuinely kind. That it gives them tools to navigate their bodies with clarity and compassion, rather than judgment. It’s subtle, but it can lead to profound shifts.
<i>The Listening Movement</i> doesn’t fit neatly into yoga, fitness, somatics, or bodywork, and I’m proud of that. It’s slow, intentional, and values-driven. It asks you to move at the speed of your own nervous system, not the speed of the marketplace.
This work is especially powerful for people who are self-starters — those willing to take responsibility for their healing, who are curious, reflective, and open to developing their own practice. It’s not for someone who wants hand-holding or rigid right/wrong rules; those concepts don’t really exist in my approach. Instead, it’s for people ready to deepen their relationship with themselves and trust their own internal cues.
Is there a quality that you most attribute to your success?
What’s helped me the most is my commitment to staying true to my own pace, my own intuition, and my own values, even when it doesn’t match what the wellness industry says I “should” be doing.
I’m not interested in chasing trends or manufacturing urgency. The work I do is subtle, nonlinear, and asks people to trust themselves again. And the only way I can teach that is by living it myself.
I’m also deeply committed to finding the win-win. It’s become a mantra for me, especially when making business decisions. My practitioners in training often tell me how supportive it feels to be in an environment where their success genuinely matters to me. The win-win isn’t always the most conventional approach, but it’s central to the way I lead. If I’m growing, I want the people around me to grow too.
That commitment to integrity, to listening, to mutual uplift, and to not abandoning myself is what keeps this work alive and what keeps the right people finding their way into it. I once heard that a teacher is simply someone who has their process in public, and that idea has stayed with me for years. It keeps me honest with myself and with how I approach this work.
Pricing:
- First Time Session (In Person) $210
- A private session (in person or virtual): $165 an hour
- Listening Movement Virtual Membership: $27/month
- A drop-in class at Retreat Yoga ATX: $20-25 with membership pricing and special offers available too
Contact Info:
- Website: www.thelisteningmovement.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelisteningmovement ; https://www.instagram.com/kaitamrazek
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@kaitamrazek
Image Credits
Arna Behar
