Press release • September 6, 2025 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲! After all the bureaucracy, we couldn’t let this milestone pass without toasting for the new beginnings. We are a company! It’s been a journey of persistence, commitment and heart to arrive here. We celebrated with some activities designed to show how health and inclusion can transform workplaces: 🌿  Qi Gong our embodiment practice we use to calm the nervous system and recharge energy.  🧩  A playful game on Psychoneuroimmunology, turning science into fun, easy-to-apply health tips.  🧠  Conversations about Neurodiversity, raising awareness of how different minds drive creativity and innovation. The sunny day was the 🍒  on the top. It reminded us why we exist: to help people feel healthier, connected, and to support organizations in building sustainable, inclusive workplaces. Our 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 gives companies practical tools to reduce stress, prevent burnout, and unlock the strengths of every employee, neurodivergent or not. Thank you to everyone who joined this special day. Here’s to growing together and spreading health, inclusion, and resilience at companies across Germany and beyond! 🌍  

Press release • June 18, 2025 EAA Bus tour: Companies that work for people with disabilities Corner’s of Movement first corporate event! We had the opportunity to take various training and workplace sites where companies could find future workers with disabilities. During the tour, the contact persons on site explained us the specific modalities of vocational rehabilitation and ways to transition to the general labour market. -1st stop- We went to BwB GmbH, an organization that started with employing people with disabilities by peeling potatoes back in the 70´s. Today they are huge with around 400 employees in Berlin. Their production has diversified to different economic sectors including a special cocktail machine named Kukki. -2nd stop FAW – Fortbildungsakademie der Wirtschaft GmbH, which welcomes people that have burnout, mental health issues or are lost in their career. Here they can be prepared for the next steps and there is no pressure as the program is pretty flexible on what the workers can do. They try different job tasks and then they can come back to the job market when they decide on what they feel more skilled and comfortable.   -3rd vocational training center of the RKI BBW GmbH Red Cross Institute Berlin, also a wonderful program with a nice cantine and at a peaceful location. Life is better when you feel included and that is what we work for at COM.

Press release • August 21, 2025 The Science of Wellbeing: Understanding the impact of neurodivergence in health Corner of Movement was at Cambridge Center of Innovation (CIC) on August 21st. Our director María Fernanda Salazar, a neurodivergent independent researcher, Psychoneuroimmunology specialist, writer, and Qi Gong instructor presented an  informative seminar about the powerful intersection between neurodivergence, nutrition, and autoimmune diseases, and learn evidence-based strategies to improve your health and well-being. The workshop was designed to empower neurodivergent individuals, those living with autoimmune conditions, healthcare professionals, researchers, and anyone interested in holistic health approaches. Valuable insights and practical solutions to manage symptoms and enhance your overall quality of life. COM was delighted to see so many people! proof that this is a growing and urgent conversation. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟒𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, highlighting why companies must act now. They also took a moment to slow down, breathe, and get some nitric oxide for their nervous systems 🧠 because healthy teams are productive teams. A special thanks to Maria Pfeffer from Impact Finance, Daniel Koblischke from Neuro Divine Mara Sorrentino from LYlife – Your digital Lymphoedema Therapy partner and Carlo Moschetta – Enabler Agile coach for coming around and for the inspiring talks. With COM workplaces are more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient. 🌱 

Press release •  July 3, 2025 Corner of Movement at the Global Nutrition Summit 2025! We were thrilled to have participated in the prestigious Global Nutrition Summit hosted by Mead Johnson nutrition, a key event for healthcare professionals that focuses on innovative, science-backed approaches to nutrition. We hope to see that nutrition talks are more like this one, about the microbiome, a topic that has been of our interest. We were particularly inspired by Dr. Fabio Fasano from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and had the pleasure of engaging in an enlightening conversation with Professor Rafael Jimenez Flores from The Ohio State University As the founder of Corner of Movement, it’s always refreshing to learn from experts and insights like these will directly enhance our corporate programs aimed at fostering healthy productivity in workplaces across Germany.

Press release • September 17, 2025 Female Founder Fest 2025 Female founder fest left us strong networking and amazing entrepreneur stories, as the one from Theresa Grotendorst who shared about neurodivergent entrepreneur Richard Branson. Richard owns more than 300 companies, but we admire him especially for his advocacy around dyslexia and his imaginative, bold way of approaching life. Theresa told her the story of Necker Island 🏝️: When Richard was young, he wanted to impress Joan (who later became his wife). Without the money, he pretended to be interested in buying an island. A real estate agent covered the trip, and they flew over Necker. Richard offered $100,000 (rejected, as it was worth millions). Years later, with no other buyers, he bought it for $180,000, still borrowing the money and unable to build a house right away. He and Joan slept in a tent on the beach ⛺. Today, Necker Island is worth about $150 million. This story reminded the founder of a personal moment. Years ago, while struggling with chronic illness and intrusive thoughts, she kept seeing German flags everywhere. She felt like when you want a red car and suddenly you start spotting these cars everywhere. She realized it was her survival mode leading her back to her teenage dream: to speak six languages, with German as the sixth. While delusional in Poland, she also imagined how she could bring her project to life in Germany, connecting neurodivergence, health, and creativity. So, she trusted her intuition and applied for a job there. Despite forgetting the interview (hello ADHD!), she got the job, and here it is, CORNER OF MOVEMENT UG is born! Stories like Branson’s remind us: 🌱 Even when the path looks unrealistic, our imagination and intuition can guide us to extraordinary places.

Press release • August 13, 2025 Corner of Movement at Impact Hub Berlin Corner of Movement recently participated in a networking and knowledge-sharing session at Impact Hub Berlin. The event highlighted the importance of impact companies. We were there with attitude and passion as values for effective communication and reinforced our mission to build healthier, more resilient workforces. We had the opportunity to connect with inspiring entrepreneurs such as Ted McCarthy, a journalist and writer from New York as well as the teams behind Famories and Remotecoders, all working toward meaningful social impact. A special thank you goes to Ellie Leopold for her excellent hosting and to Impact Hub Berlin for providing a dynamic and welcoming space for exchange and collaboration.  

Press release • September 16, 2025 Zeit Congress: Courage for Sustainability Neurodiversity is as crucial for the human race as biodiversity is for life in general, and when we talk about sustainability it couldn´t make more sense. Neurodivergent individuals are natural activists, they are rebels that use their innate sensibility to address core universal matters as human rights, climate change and other justice causes. Corner of Movement attended the ZEIT WISSEN Courage to be Sustainable Congress. We met brilliant minds 🧠, such as Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen. He specializes in conveying medical information in a humorous way. He discussed how “planetary health” means prioritizing the protection of our life-sustaining resources, which is our mission. Health education for sustainable workforces and changing people’s lifestyles. Dr. Eckart talked about what people want for the future, revealing that 𝟖𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. Sustainability and mental health are deeply intertwined. Sustainable practices have a significant impact on mental well-being, while environmental degradation is leading to increased anxiety and stress. At COM, we offer 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 through games. These workshops provide an opportunity for your team to connect, have fun, and develop sustainable and resilient lifestyles!  

Being neurodivergent is not a genetic error. We are a different specie inside of an ecosystem as any other species in nature. We bring sensitivity and kindness so we are able to evolve and survive. We are out of the box thinkers, we care about core universal matters and we are the rebels that can make changes in the world.

Neurodivergence includes ways of thinking such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia. Recent studies support the idea that cognitive differences have been essential for human adaptation and may have evolved to maximize the collective capacity of societies.

Here are links to recent studies on the evolutionary and adaptive significance of neurodivergence:

Complementary Cognition Theory: According to research from the University of Cambridge, humans developed cognitive specializations due to the need to adapt to changing environments. This allowed human groups to divide between those who explored new possibilities and those who optimized existing knowledge. This balance between exploration and implementation is crucial for innovation and survival, showing how neurodivergence favors collaboration and group resilience.

Genetic Evidence of Adaptive Selection: Genetic studies have shown that certain traits, including those related to neurodevelopment, have been shaped by natural selection. For example, traits such as creativity or an inclination toward abstract thinking may have provided advantages in problem solving, increasing the adaptability of human communities over time.

Neurodiversity in Modern Innovation: Beyond evolution, neurodivergence is now associated with unique abilities in critical thinking and innovation. Environments that foster cognitive diversity tend to be more creative and resilient, suggesting that supporting these differences benefits both individuals and entire societies.

These findings highlight that neurodivergence is not only a characteristic of humanity, but could be fundamental to facing the challenges of the future. If you want to delve deeper, I can provide you with links to this research.

N+4 Model and Neurodiversity: This model analyzes cognitive variations and how they relate to neurodivergent conditions. It explores how neurodiversity phenotypes influence long-term well-being, highlighting the need for adaptive approaches to education and mental health. Access the study here.