In this special episode I give a beginners guide to trauma, share my own story, describe common symptoms and give an overview of the many treatments out there. Useful to anyone who has trauma or knows someone who has… which is all of us!
Embodiment teacher and zen master Ginny Whitelaw joins me to discuss aikido, working at NASA, the space martial arts geek connection, leadership, disunity in American politics, three centres work, the importance of preference maps, “frequency”, the science of vibration, coherence, hara, how to “tune yourself”, when to walk away, tension, practical tools for teachers, dealing …
192. Space Sensei Vibrations – With Ginny Whitelaw Read More »
When we strive to control self and world, we disconnect from the intelligence of the body. That places us in a state of personal imbalance. When we act from a state of inner imbalance, we can only have an imbalanced effect on the world around us. The big question is, “What can we do about it?” …
191. The Forgotten Harmony – with Philip Shepherd (from TEC) Read More »
Here are my musings on trends in embodiment and how the future will play out! I wax lyrical about politics, trauma, technology, integration vs the somatic supermarket and more. https://www.embodiedfacilitator.com
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Somatics teacher Gayatri joins me to discuss “the yoga of the west”. We chat about its connection to Feldenkrais, what makes it unique, simplicity, motivating benefits, self connection and resilience, Russia and cross cultural teaching, women’s work, somatic lack / scarcity, sexuality, celibacy, gender and feminism. https://www.livingsomatics.com/profiles/gayatri-schriefer
Psychologist and cognitive scientist John Vervaeke joins me to discuss the body and the meaning crisis. We talk “ecologies of practice”, flow, mindfulness, ways of learning, bullshit vs lies, Jordan Peterson, psycho-technologies, embodied mind, cultural group solutions vs cults, the zombie myth, alienation in modern cities and we finish with some advice for teachers of …
188. Bullshit, zombies & Meaning – John Vervaeke Read More »
Things I’ve found useful for my own trauma healing in no particular order (and it’s very personal): – EMDR (especially good for single instances) – TRE (empowering as you can do it yourself anywhere) – Long-term relational therapy – Bodywork (most recently Craniosacral and Rosen Method) – Dancing 5R in my local church – CBD …
Part of maturity is being able to see that which is beautiful and true, even in that which you despise, and even in that which has hurt you. As my mate Ken says, “nobody is smart enough to be totally wrong”. Having had some vicious and ironically unjust attacks from various social justice types over …
Zen practitioner and body worker Corey joins me to talk how bodies rebel, Gary Snyder, his time in the monastery, how Zen teachers move, meditation embodied, structural integration, structured vs unstructured traditions, Butoh, Noguchi Taiso, Zhan Zhuang, the many “flavours” of meditation, new online possibilities, “life artists”, life transfer and “kufu”, rebelliousness in training and …