Islands of Coherence

The Role of Movement in the Search for Meaning with Rafe Kelley

September 24, 2025·1h 24m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Joining us on the show this week is the parkour teacher, martial artist, and founder of Evolve, Move, Play - Rafe Kelley. Having spent 20 years exploring diverse movement practices, Rafe has gone on to create a system which combines parkour, connecting with the natural world, and building community through intentional interactions. In this conversation, we explore how we can create a deeper sense of embodied living through movement. You can check out Rafe’s work by heading over to evolvemoveplay.com or following his socials @evolve.move.play     Show Topics: - History of Parkour and How it Changes Us - Risk Vs. Danger - The Importance of Play - The Pros and Cons of Devices - Learning from Rejection and Friction - Apprenticeship - How Ideologies Colonize Us - Building Somatic Resiliency - Sensory Desensitization and Political Extremism - Parkour Helps Us Establish Faith in Reality

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