#34 Jimmy Riley ; Building Mobility & Finding Meaning in Your Craft

On this episode of the Padernacht Podcast, "brick by brick", host Steven M. Padernacht, a third-generation Bronx native born and raised in the real estate game, welcomes guest Jimmy Riley. Jimmy Riley is a healer, body worker, and a fifth-degree black belt.

Riley has dedicated his life to studying the human body, focusing not only on how it moves but also on how it remembers. From deep tissue body work and mobility development to high-level Okinawan Goju-ryu karate, he blends tradition, science, intuition, and philosophy into an integrated system of human performance.

In this conversation, we dive into the topics of pain as communication, embodiment, movement learning, and the fading relevance of traditional martial arts. We also discuss how true understanding of a craft can bring meaning back into it. This episode will definitely make you think differently about your body and your life.

Jimmy Riley is a Westchester County native who, after two years at Manhattanville College, pursued his true path at the Swedish Institute for massage school in Manhattan. Join us as we explore his journey from pre-physical therapy to becoming a respected professional in body work and martial arts, avoiding traditional college trajectories to get straight into work faster