Podcast

   Ukranian trauma educator Kateryna Timakina joins me to discuss learning about trauma, CBT, embodiment, SE, how to teach people effectively, IFS, “selling a training”, % of trauma in the population, heroism, what doesn’t work, self care, embroidery, gender, and more. A touching and practical one.     Find out more about the Sane Ukraine project […]

   Trauma teacher and breathworker Giten Tonkov joins me to talk about why we hold our breath, work in Ukraine, the challenges of the times, what works with trauma, BioDynamic Breathwork, hands-on trauma work, de-armouring, strong experiences, Wim Hof, making noise, Lowen, hyper-sexuality, burnout prevention, why airports suck, and more. A deeply trauma informed episode,

   Pilates and yoga teacher trainer Adrien joins me to talk about France, Vietnamese martial arts, healing and fighting, traditional and modern arts, men and yoga, being afraid of weakness, over-specialism, David Goggins, extremes, types of Pilates, work in prisons, and somativism. A wide ranging pleasant embodiment chat.    Find more from Adrien here: podcast

   Writer and intuitive healer Stella joins me to talk poop, 💩 placebo, attention, trauma, rest and relax mode vs fight-flight, “positional release”, compensation, and what happened when she changed her name. A fascinating one if you’re interested in healing.    Learn more about Stella here: https://www.resonantattention.com/  ———————————————————————-    A writer and intuitive bodyworker, Stella

   Rapper, entrepreneur and podcaster Zuby joins me to talk sales, breaking the women’s deadlifting record, doing hard things, fear, identification, rights, woke ideology, why we lift, virtue, division, modern exercise, anxiety, nihilism, victim narratives, work ethics, immigration, and great responsibility.  A deep and fun chat with a good man.    Find out more about

   Yoga educator Leslie comes back on the podcast to talk yoga peaking, online training, business models, AI, yoga and society, yoga research, the Olympics, BJJ, aikido, why Mark can’t run, ageing, Zoom-life balance, and polarisation. A wonderful catch-up between embodiment friends.    Find out more about Leslie here: https://yogaanatomy.org/  ——————————————————————————-    Leslie Kaminoff, co-author

   Exercise scientist Mike joins me to discuss why we might all want to do weight training, what makes us attractive, virtue and the gym, the psychological impact of weight training, anxiety, agency, humility, the high of working out, can the gym be addictive, the negatives of exercise, compensation, an “exercise pill”, what’s it like

    Yoga, meditation and Embodied Toolkit teacher Vidyadasa joins me to talk ranges of embodied practice, the development of ETK (Embodied Toolkit), how the poses were invented, the “No” pose, vulnerability, yoga festivals, exotic Asian appeal, and creativity. A lovely ramble.      Find out more about Embodied Toolkit here: https://embodimentunlimited.com/embodied-toolkit/      Learn

   Health coach and breathworker joins me to talk retreats, anxiety, co-regulation, breath-work modalities, breath contraindications, vision quests, boredom, psychedelics, and more. A really broad friendly ramble.     Find out more about Ryan here: https://ryanxcarroll.com/  ————————————————————    Ryan is a health coach with a primary focus on the breath and it’s powerful impacts on health

   Nervous system educator Sheridan joins me to talk body disconnection, having no hair, being defaulted while doing business, boundaries, business, the divine masculine, how women work, food cravings, intuitive eating, self compassion, and dealing with others who have a shot nervous system!    A wonderful practical flow.    Find out more about Ruth here: