Eric Paskel joins me to explain why yoga ISN’T bullshit. We discuss researching misery, addiction, relationships, rock and roll, how to torture yourself, keeping it real, blaming it on everyone else, the narcissism of changing the world, getting your head out of your arse, 12-step groups, what happened to yoga, LA, on being a learner, […]
111. Cranio-rectal removal – with Eric Paskel Read More »
A practical guide to marketing and selling embodiment and embodied arts of all kinds. Here I cover mindset, sales funnels and the basics that anyone working in this field needs to know to run a successful business.
Selling Embodiment – with Mark Walsh Read More »
Leila joins me to discuss her dance beginnings, the difference between embodied and regular anatomy, the benefits of an embodied approach to anatomy, body systems and how to use them, “heart hugs”, the importance of the psoas muscle, trauma, anatomical awareness, self vs other focus, yoga therapy, the organ system, koshas, phantom limb pain, empowerment
110. Leila Embodied Anatomy – with Leila Stuart Read More »
Mindfulness elder and pioneer Joel Levey is on today to share his experience. We discuss how practice shows, the early days of yoga in the US, the benefits of neurofeedback and biofeedback, motivation for practice, what can be measured and what can’t, quality vs quantity of mindfulness, what’s changed over the years, extended retreats, how
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Somatic coach and leadership facilitator Gonzalo Cordova joins me today. We talk despair, Mexican culture, the observer that we are, ontological coaching, the great split from the body, listening to the body, the language of the body, intuition, translating embodiment to corporates, emotions in coaching, the primary emotions, jealousy, where emotions come from, emotions vs
108. Ontological coaching – with Gonzalo Cordova Read More »
Yoga teacher, bodyworker and creative artist Amanda Brown joins me from Cornwall. We talk fancy vs church-hall yoga, the power of community, lineage and post lineage yoga, Iyengar yoga strictness, acknowledging teachers, practice monogamy and integration, motherhood and yoga, age-related practice, being a lifelong learner, embodied arts, kinesiology, cranio-sacral therapy, fascia, the journey to the
107. Integrating arts – with Amanda Brown Read More »
Experienced contact dance teacher Martin joins us to talk contact improv dance. We discuss spontaneous movement, the “open source” structure of CI, the relationship to aikido and other systems, cross-cultural factors, South American jams, naked contact, softening gaze, research, contact as relational mirror, learning about oneself through dancing, “terminus stations”, how we dress to a
106. Dance as Mirror – with Martin Keogh Read More »
An update on how the podcast doing, what is changing and also some news about upcoming courses. https://www.embodiedfacilitator.com/embodiment-conference-2018/ https://www.embodiedfacilitator.com https://www.embodiedyogaprinciples.com/ https://www.patreon.com/markwalsh
Special Episode – Podcast update Read More »
Dance movement therapists and academic researcher Helen Payne joins me to geek out. We discuss why the body, being a “body person in academia”, Jon Kabat-Zinn, medically unexplained symptoms, psychosomatic illness, the evidence base for embodiment, the trials of doing trials, the business case for wellbeing, trauma and unexplained symptoms, chronic stress, attachment style, the
105. Evidence-based embodiment – with Helen Payne Read More »
My ole brother arms and conflict resolution specialist Stephen Kotev, joins me for some rough-diamond fun. We talk growing up in conflicted families, how conflict is about more than words and logic, Paul Linden, fight-flight and the physiology of conflict, self regulation and the best quick-win centring techniques, how to stop interrupting and listen better (guilty), aikido vs BJJ,
104. Conflict, Power and Chicken Flaying – with Stephen Kotev Read More »