Integral expert and therapist Bence Ganti talks Ken Wilber, what is “integral” anyway, body therapy, psychodrama, constellations work, “fields”, “subtle energy”, armouring, meditation vs. therapy (and why meditation alone isn’t enough), engaged spirituality, shadow work , centaurs, and risks in the integral world. We also take an extended dive into adult development – how people …
BDSM kink practitioner and leather-wear designer Melissa Tofton joins Mark for a flirty, naughty and NSFW romp, which also goes deep. What can the embodiment world learn from kink? They discuss consent, 5- Shades of awful, trust, intention, intimacy, how yoga is kinky as hell, feminist submission, addiction and intensity, spanking as a path to …
Itay joins Mark from Tel Aviv to discuss contact improvisation and his innovative Contact Kids courses, Israeli culture, military service, wildness, trauma, how oppression effects us, boundaries, individualism vs. collectivism, sexuality, children play and parenting. www.contakids.com http://hakvutza.org.il/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkreiRt8GEY
Bibiana Badenes joins Mark from Spain to discuss how we can make daily life more embodied, and integrate the approach in a balanced way. She talks Rolfing, water therapies, nature, Spanish culture (what’s beyond culture), food, relational and social embodiment, how climate effects embodiment, flow vs. structure, coaching, hygiene, “fanatics” and politics. They also discuss …
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The gorgeous Brooke joins Mark to talk ballet beginnings, somatics, healing vs. art, wildness, Zen, internal vs. external orientations, her romance, being a momma, giving birth the mystical way, poetry, purpose and integrating the householder, monastic and artistic paths. http://www.brookemcnamara.com http://www.feedyourvow.com/
Nikki joins Mark for a raucous ride giving the world of fitness a good kicking and licking. She discusses high impact training, fear, taking a multi-disciplinary approach, conformity, hyper mobility, pain, cross-training, control freakery, what “alternative” folks can learn from the gym, and a bunch of jokes. These two probably shouldn’t be left unsupervised again. …
Julie joins the show from Goa to discuss a somatic approach to yoga beyond making the shapes and blindly following tradition. She touches upon neo-colonialism, culture, travelling yogis, yoga for Indians vs. Europeans, dissociative yoga, unworthiness, social media, entitlement and freedom in yoga. http://www.brahmaniyoga.com
Professional improviser and founder of The Maydays, John Cremer joins Mark for a wild riot through some very edgy territory. They discuss humour as a weapon against power and the authoritarian left and right, fear, public speaking, making it up, getting it wrong and not knowing, how everything is funny, make some clumsy attempts to …
Kung fu teacher, Zen practitioner and author Keith Martin-Smith joins Mark for a bromantic chat about Chinese martial arts, northern vs. southern styles, beauty, wushu, the Shaolin Temple, Asian vs. Western teaching methods, Ken Wilber and integral theory (it gets a bit geeky), adult development and Spiral Dynamics, cleaning up vs growing up vs waking …
Embodied Non-Violent Communication trainer David Weinstock joins Mark to talk peace and the body. They chat about aikido, why language matters too, the challenges of community, the power of love, practice, the 5 elements, listening and empathy, feelings and needs, how to be a better listener, the contributions of Richard Strozzi Heckler and Wendy Palmer, …
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