Award winning practitioner Victoria Jahkeline Salomon reveals why mastering your gait is the ultimate act of self love and the key to resilience and confidence for women worldwide.
Walking Into Confidence: The Power of Movement for Women Everywhere
On International Women’s Day, we celebrate strength, resilience, and the ability to rise above adversity. For me, these qualities are not abstract concepts. They are lived experiences. My journey began in the shadow of trauma, navigating a childhood marked by profound loss and tragedy. Those early years taught me something vital. The traditional medical and psychotherapy systems often fall short in helping us truly inhabit our bodies and reclaim our lives.
“Healing isn’t just about thinking differently. It’s about moving differently.”
I discovered that healing is not just about talking or thinking differently. It’s about moving differently. Today, as an award winning practitioner who trains people across the globe, I teach women how to harness the incredible power of their bodies to transform their minds, their confidence, and their lives.
From Trauma to Transformation
In the 1990s, I found myself on my knees in India, searching for answers beyond conventional medicine. That moment was the turning point. I immersed myself in alternative therapies, 12 step recovery programs, and the science of the body. What I learned changed everything. Every pathology has a posture, and every personality has a pattern.
“Every pathology has a posture. And every personality has a pattern.”
Our bodies tell the story of our minds. Chronic pain and mobility issues often mirror thought patterns and behaviours. You can see it in the way someone walks. Their gait reveals whether they are a perfectionist, a helper, an achiever, or someone gripped by anxiety. But here’s the good news. Just as these patterns show up in our movement, they can be changed through movement.
The Secret to Confidence Lies in Your Bones
If you want to shortcut the process of changing your mindset, start by transforming the way you move. Learn the mechanics of your bones and joints, and you’ll unlock a new way of thinking. Your bones are the strongest part of your body. They will outlive your beating heart and your thinking mind. They are your internal scaffolding, the foundation of resilience and sustainability.
“Your bones are the strongest part of your body. They will outlive your beating heart and your thinking mind.”
Walking is the most important movement your body performs. It’s not just exercise. It’s the blueprint for how every system in your body functions. When your gait is aligned, your body becomes a generator of energy rather than a consumer of it. This alignment doesn’t just change your posture. It rewires your autonomic nervous system, alters your biochemistry, and creates a sense of ease and joy that radiates into every area of your life.
Why Women Need This Now
Women today juggle careers, families, and countless responsibilities. We strive to achieve, often pushing ourselves beyond our limits. But what if confidence didn’t come from trying harder? What if it came from feeling grounded, powerful, and supported by your own body?
“Confidence doesn’t come from trying harder. It comes from feeling grounded and supported by your own body.”
Learning correct alignment and gait is the ultimate act of self love. It’s about connecting to your bones, understanding their relationship with gravity, and stacking your body so it works with you, not against you. This isn’t about yoga, Pilates, or gym workouts, though those have their place. It’s about mastering the foundational movement that influences everything else. Walking.
Seven Weeks to a New You
Through my global training programmes, I teach women how to reframe their bodies in just seven weeks. This process neutralises extreme behaviours, reduces chronic pain, and restores mobility. More importantly, it reprogrammes your nervous system so you feel calm, confident, and in control.
“When you align your body, you align your life.”
Instead of striving and struggling, you begin to experience flow. Your relationships improve, your energy increases, and your external world starts to reflect the harmony you feel inside.
A Call to Action for International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day, I invite you to take the most powerful step you’ll ever take. Literally. Learn how to put one foot in front of the other with precision and purpose. Discover the strength of your bones, the elegance of your gait, and the confidence that comes from moving through life with alignment and grace.
“Your body is the most precious thing you own. Treat it as the incredible vehicle it is.”
When you learn to steer it correctly, you don’t just walk. You soar.
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