General audience · 45–90 min
What Your Pain Is Trying to Tell You
- Why pain is often protection, not damage
- How compensation hides in people who look strong
- Two things anyone can do the same day to lower guarding
Corporate wellness and seminars
Nervous System Education for Teams That Actually Move.
Experiential sessions on movement, breath, and the nervous system — for teams that are burning out and organizations that keep paying for the same injuries. Grounded coaching experience, not corporate wellness fluff.
Request Availability & Fees ->Seminars taught worldwide
A deep, ongoing assessment practice
Coaches trained across the Moved Academy community
Years owning a CrossFit gym and corporate wellness program
Founder of Moved Academy and creator of the SWAMI technique
About Richard.
I’ve taught movement around the world — corporate wellness rooms, hospital education programs, gym floors, and multi-day coach immersions — and the reaction is always the same: people are stunned by how much their body has been telling them. I owned and ran a CrossFit gym and corporate wellness program for years before selling it to teach full time, so I speak the language of operators as well as athletes. My sessions are experiential, not slide-driven: your team moves, breathes, and leaves with two or three things they can use that afternoon. I’m the creator of the SWAMI breathwork technique and the founder of Moved Academy, and I’ve run individual assessments on real bodies under real load.
Speaking topics
Four talks, and what your audience walks out with.
Corporate wellness · 60–90 min
Breath, Tension, and the Nervous System at Work
- How stress response changes posture, sleep, and decision-making
- The SWAMI pattern: contract on the inhale, release on the exhale
- A five-minute reset a team can run before a hard meeting
Coaches and clinicians · half-day
Movement Is Physical, Mental, and Behavioral
- Assessing all three layers instead of only range of motion
- Using controlled intensity to shift belief systems
- Why better position does not always mean better output
Coaches and clinicians · half-day to multi-day
The Body as a Unit
- Reading torque chains instead of isolated muscles
- Tension over position as an assessment lens
- Building programs that hold up under load and fatigue
Format options.
45–90 minutes
Keynote
A single experiential session for a large room. Your audience moves and breathes — nobody sits through slides for an hour.
3–4 hours
Half-day workshop
Assessment plus practice. Small enough that everyone gets hands-on coaching and leaves with their own findings, not general advice.
2–6 days
Multi-day seminar or immersion
The format taught in 30+ countries. Immersion weeks run up to 42 hours of hands-on training and mentorship for coaching staff.
Fees depend on format, travel, and audience size. Send the inquiry below and you’ll get a fee range and availability within 24 hours.
What attendees take back.
What Moved Academy has given me is a significantly more profound approach to coach people in what they should actually be feeling in their bodies — not just the positions they should hit, but what that should feel like within the body.
Clinician
Lori Martin Shack
Occupational Therapist · Clinic Owner
Coaching what clients should feel
Richard's passion and knowledge made the learning experience enjoyable, and I was able to apply what I learned to help my athletes overcome recurring pain and injuries. Highly recommend this course to any coach looking to elevate their athletes' performance.
Coach
Mathew Adams
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Athletes out of recurring pain
The course added so much depth to what I already do on a daily basis. The depth of the concepts were brought to life with simple and practical applications on the gym floor.
Coach
Hannah Larson
Coach · Fundamentals
Depth that works on the floor
See it live
Upcoming public seminars.
Sat, Sep 12, 2026 · Woodbury, Minnesota
Moved Academy In Person Event — Woodbury
Guiding Principle workshop, Weekend Seminar, or Immersion Week
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 · Wormer, Netherlands
Moved Academy In Person Event — Netherlands
Six-day immersion: 42 hours of hands-on training and mentorship
You’ll be taken to Moved Academy for live seminar dates and registration.
Booking inquiry.
Tell me the format, dates, and audience and you'll get a fee range and availability within 24 hours. You can also email info@richardaceves.com.