140. Toltec Gender – with Darren Deojee
Darren Deojee on Carlos Castenda, the gender crisis, gender confusion, trans and intersex people, postmodernism, gender fluidity, mental health, the Toltec view of gender, source energy vs behaviour, anger, polarity, what’s wrong with Sweden, boundaries, “charge”, the “gifts of the masculine”, ancestor power and the future of gender. A passionate controversial episode. www.masterdeojee.com
139. Integral Bodies – with Ken Wilber (from TEC)
Here’s Ken Wilber from the Embodiment Conference 2018 making a presentation on Integral Bodies where he explains the base of his approach and how the body fits into that whole framework. Please note this is the audio of a an audio-visual session with a live Zoom group so there may be reference to things shown […]
138. Kosha Architecture – with Miriam Hamui
Architect, yogi and somatic educator Miriam joins the show to discuss the impact of somatic practices, her yoga training, yoga in daily life, the five sheaths “koshas”, Frank Lloyd Wright, the effect of spaces on us, how to design your house to benefit us on all levels, personality and physical space, somatic vs physical yoga […]
137. Gurus, cash and kids – with Alex Howard
Alex joins the show to discuss chronic fatigue, how to have optimal health, the spiritual supermarket, gurus, hypocrites and charlatans, how to judge a spiritual teacher, Roger Walsh, Doshin, Tami Simon, business, marketing, not having talent, spirituality day-to-day, raising children as a practice, eugenics, narcissism and coming to terms with one’s own family. A practical […]
136. History of somatics – with Kelly Mullan
Academic and ex dancer Kelly joins the shadow to discuss her beginnings as a dancer., a definition of somatics, the history of the field, oration, Leo Kofler, Gindler, Shelver, Delsarte, the western influence on yoga, Ling gymnastics, Stebbins, FM Alexander, Feldenkrais, Laban, Mabel Todd and ideokinesis, Martha Eddy and Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. A really good […]
135. Science of Enlightenment – with Shinzen Young
Experienced meditation teacher Shinzen Young joins me to discuss the science and logic of mindfulness and meditation. A deep, thoughtful wise and also light-hearted one. https://www.shinzen.org/
134. Parkour, falling down & picking up – with Amos Rendao
Parkour teacher Amos joins the show to discuss the science of movement, natural movement, social movement shame, how to learn Parkour, Ukemi and falling, randori, human hunting, psychological effects of Parkour, the tribal culture of the art, the dark side of embodied arts, “training vibe”, playfulness and fear, parkour sports and the far reaches of […]
133. Babies, Play & Trauma – With Annie Brook
Highly experienced somatic psychologist Annie Brook joins the show to discuss a new death experience, developmental somatics, “compensations”, Body-Mind Centering, self-awareness and response, cellular learning, Sufi mindfulness, the “risk of life”, the history of embodiment and development of the “somatic baby”, play and contact improv, trauma, charisma, digesting experience, what’s the best trauma therapy, immersion, […]
132. Integral shadow bodywork – with Silas Hörler
Bodyworker Silas Hörler on what bodywork is and the many types of it. We talk “Energy”, bioenergetics, emotions and values, the purpose of anger, Alexander Lowen, who’s good in the field, shadow work, body reading and online bodywork. Kinda a casual but very useful one. https://www.integrales-leben.org/ http://youtube.com/integralekorperarbeit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4IDxq0UPlIsZdKImOSy_3A
131. Sex, death and no-self love – with Daniel Matallana
Columbian philosopher and dance teacher Daniel Metallana joins us today from Qatar. We talk South American embodiment, travelling in the Amazon, his Magic Messengers documentary, reintegrating the intellectual self, stages of self-love, David Deida, conscious masculinity, James Bond and the dangerous masculine, blow jobs and the Dali Lama, sexual energy, the consequences of repressed sexuality, […]