85. CrossFit Christianity – with Greg Amundson
Greg joins the show to talk police work, the warrior archetype, ongoing training, presence, CrossFit (he’s a pretty big deal in that world), competitive exercise, intensity, principles over technique, mental training, the power of the word, Christianity, Krav Maga, the perennial philosophy, peace, and samurai stories. A lively spirited chat. https://gregoryamundson.com https://youtu.be/XHujV32dA8I
84. Trauma, politics and culture – with Irene Lyon
Nervous system specialist and therapeutic coach Irene joins me to describe her journey though physio and Feldenkrais into trauma work. We discuss mini-traumas, developmental trauma, safety overuse of the word “trauma”, Bruce Perry, the vagus nerve, Gabor Maté, social resilience why the USA is messed up, cultural factors in trauma (comparing Russia, Iceland, Sweden and The Philippines) child-rearing, self-regulation Peter Levine, Somatic Experiencing, […]
83. Provocation Below The Neck – with Joseph Riggio
Joseph joins us from New Jersey to talk NLP, dog training, communication, state management, influence, how our stories impact us, somatic narratives, how ideas live in us, changing minds, Joseph Campbell, “organ language”, what’s “practical”, consumer embodiment, The Heroes Journey, calls to adventure, provocation, being full of shit, PC culture, being bad arse, movies, Guided Chaos, […]
82. Democratising Embodiment – with Monika Gross
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 […]
81. Polyamorous Acrobatics – with Adrian Iselin
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/
80. Shame – with Marcela Widrig
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
Experiments and looking back – with Mark Walsh
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 […]
79. Money Movement – with Evangelos Diavolitsis
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 […]
78. Learning Ninja – with Simon Yeo
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, […]
77. Therapy and Yoga – with Mariana Caplan
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, […]