Alexander Technique teacher and founder of The Poise Project, Monika Gross joins Mark to discuss theatre, what is the Alexander Technique, being a First Person Expert, socio-economic and cultural factors in embodiment, language barriers to practice, how to access groups we may not usually work with, working with caregivers, being of service and how somatic …
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Adrian and Mark join to chat acro yoga, intimacy. They cover what yoga is, the psychology of partner yoga, social media and the rise of the visual, working with expectations and fear, “kink”, sex positivity, polyamory, abundance vs. deficiency, communication and German vs. Californian culture. Oh, and the “orgy lab”. Fun one! http://www.adrianiselin.com/
Marcela talks about her somatic start with The Grinberg Method, how we rely on old patterns, learning vs. release models of bodywork, and how attention is trapped. Then she and Mark get into shame, rage, Brené Brown, cultural sham, offence, social judgement, trauma, 4 elements feminine power, the dark side of the feminine boundaries and constructive conversations. A genuine deep one. https://fierceembodiment.com
This special episode overviews the other episodes so far, and I offer practice experiments to enrich your life! Try one and let us all know on the Facebook group how it went. I cover a lot of ground on this one! Excellent for people wanting to go beyond just listening to information, and for those …
Evangelos joins Mark from Canada to discuss The 5Rhythms, the 5R map as medicine wheel, why it isn’t mainstream, shame, relationships, renunciation, and new for the podcast MONEY. He talks about psychological, historical and embodied patterns around money, how this can hold people back, how we’re not evolutionary prepared for it, freedom and attachment around …
Ninja master Simon Yeo Sensei joins the podcast to describe what ninjutsu is and isn’t, the middle aged peak and the dangers of old teachers, ninja history, Hatsumi Sensei, traditional vs. modern martial art, the pros and cons of sparing, ground fighting, reality testing, the art of lying, throwing stars (obviously), swimming with armour, health, …
Author, therapist, yoga teacher Mariana Caplan joins the show to discuss psychological healing, spiritual longing, bypassing, why yoga needs therapy and therapy needs yoga, guru scandals, premature enlightenment fantasies, doing the personal work as a teacher, trauma, transpersonal psychology, integrating East and West, Reggie Ray, the reasons for lack of integration of therapy and yoga, …
Yoga International Editor Kat joins Mark to discuss, dance, performance bodies, publishing, celebrity, “being good at yoga”, discrimination, body image, men in yoga, teaching online, identity, play and the whole yoga industry. https://yogainternational.com/ https://www.katdoeshandstands.com/
Writer, academic and yoga teacher Carol Horton joins Mark to chat politics, guru abuse, yoga life skills, yoga history Forest Yoga, trauma informed yoga and much more. Cerebral episode. http://carolhortonphd.com/
Alexander Technique teacher Constance joins Mark to discuss dressage (horses and stuff), what is the AT, who does it, poise, how has the technique changed since it was founded, its many applications, performance, reducing pain, benefits of 1-1 work, the economics of somatic education, mobile phone uses, the yes embodied anatomy and imagery, and she …
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