September 2020

An update about The Embodiment Conference, with founder Mark Walsh https://theembodimentconference.org/

For a special 300th episode my wife Daria interviews me with your questions. Very casual and a few secrets revealed!

Yoga facilitator Divya joins me to talk journalism, her yoga journey, cultural factors, what is yoga today, mindfulness, niching vs. generalisation, Indian vs. consumer mindset, trauma and difficulty, predicting the post-COVID yoga future, global vs. local, diversity issues, representation, belonging, and deep listening. This may be a challenging one for some of our listeners. https://yogawithdivya.co.uk

Senior contact improv dance teacher Nita joins me to talk about meeting Steve Paxton, how contact got born, what contact improv is, listening, the physicality of attention, how the mind is embodied, Nancy Stark Smith, enquiry, Touch and Play, eroticism and dance, the “articulation of presence”, “body-mind” and holism, response-ability, the politics of connection, the …

298. A Life of Contact – with Nita Little Read More »

Capoeira teacher Pedro joins me to discuss life in Brazil, the “conversation of movement”, play, the culture of the art, the “street” history, the African roots, competition, the group tribal quality, slavery, ethnicity, belonging, social division, arguments, and how Capoeira is developing. An important yet relaxed “roda”. http://www.senzala.co.uk/

Dr. Gemma Beckley, Clinical Psychologist and Independent Transcendental Meditation teacher, joins Allison Lindsay to discuss learning TM as a child, releasing stress from the body, addiction, trauma, occupational stress, changing our relationship with our thoughts, brain waves, and the interplay between ancient vedic psychology and modern psychology, A wide-ranging discussion on the science and practice …

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Intimacy activist Wilrieke joins me to discuss being an outsider, open relationships, cuddles, safe sex, kink, play parties, spanking, trauma, domination, intimacy, TED talks and mixing Tantra and kink. A juicy sometimes combative one! https://www.wilriekesophia.com

Founder of relational trauma therapy Merete joins me to talk psycho-motor tools, what hyper vs. hypo states are, nerves vs. muscles, how to find less active parts, Reich, “life energy”, Porges, research, bodywork and trauma history, gender differences in trauma, the spectrum of trauma, trauma and politics, trauma centrality, “dosing”, authority and submissiveness, and COVID …

294. Hypo trauma – with Merete Holm Brantbjerg Read More »

Dancer, choreographer, coach and healer Michelle joins me to discuss injuries, BodyTalk, bio-geometry, tapping, coaching vs healing, Bruce Lipton, subconscious resistance, “loyalty”, clients we like, high paid work and what’s made possible. A pleasant disagreement and fun conversation. https://www.michelleboule.com

Erotic sex educator and leadership coach to talk kink and conscious BDSM. We talk shadow as honest parts of themselves, extremes, what’s normal, playing with fire, the “hunt for the vivid”, problems with the modern scene, reclaiming trauma patterns, healing vs fun, sweaty Russians, communication and reclaiming conventionality. A delightfully cheeky one! https://www.elemental-eros.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tenderandferal/