The Anti-Decadence Odyssey
Build resilience and find purpose in times of chaos
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Starts Sep 7 at 6pm UK time
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You're not alone in feeling there's something wrong
You are not crazy. These times are.
Mental health problems, suicide and drug addiction are on the rise.
Hedonism, narcissism and nihilism run rampant.
We’ve entered a time of decadence, where we’ve lost connection to ourselves, each other and the planet.
In a world devoid of meaning, many feel lost and confused. We’ve lost trust in our institutions and lack values as a society.
Many people just feel exhausted…
Rediscover meaning in a chaotic world
There is an antidote to decadence.
Resilience through wholesome pleasure overcomes hedonism, narcissism and nihilism.
This 8-week anti-decadence “odyssey” is for those struggling with our decadent modern world, who want a powerful, embodied approach to maintaining sanity.
In this online course, you will:
- Learn how the current collapse of our civilisation is undermining resilience
- See what is sending us all crazy and how to avoid it
- Clearly see what is degenerate and what is wholesome
- Discover what’s actually causing the mental health crisis
- Learn the four aspects of reconnection that which really nourishes us
- Find the real roots of subtle self-hate and broken relationships
- Rediscover whole-hearted passion and the energy of purpose
- Learn how to help others given a context of fragility and collapse
- Build wholistic strength for life’s challenges
Who's it for?
This could be for you if you…
Would love a stronger sense of life purpose
Feel exhausted, bartered or bruised by the modern world
Would like to build holistic strength for life’s challenges
Please note: This course will involve choosing and completing an optional challenge.
We will choose this together, matched to your physical abilities and other factors.
Why this is needed now
“Teaching and coaching many people around the world, I’ve increasingly come to see the decadent context we’re in as being crucial to address.
This Anti-Decadence Odyssey “joins the dots”, as one student told me, and gets to the root of issues around purpose and resilience. Without this, we’re simply “fiddling while Rome burns”.
I have been reinvigorated and deeply inspired by this new approach to embodied work, and it is now the part of live workshops students rate most highly. I am on fire with it, and a little obsessed too, if being honest. That’s why I’d love to share it with you.
This new online course makes this vital and innovative work available widely for the first time. You are very welcome.“
Mark Walsh
CEO & Founder
Embodiment Unlimited
The antidotes to decadence
Resilience
as an antidote to hedonism
Service
as an antidote to narcissism
Purpose
as an antidote to nihilism
Plus life-affirming, embodied practices
Live course content
Everyone who joins The Anti-Decadence Odyssey will get access to eight live, weekly sessions, as described below. You’ll also have the option to add extra pre-recorded content to continue deepening your journey beyond the live part of the course…
Weekly live webinars run for 60-minutes each Thursday, starting on September 7 at 6pm UK time (10am PDT).
The final session of this 8-week online course is at 6pm UK time (10am PDT) on October 26.
- What is decadence?
- What keeps people from life purpose?
- Finding meaning in a postmodern world
- How to overcome fragility (even when exhausted)
- Finding strength through pleasure
- The “Misogi” challenge
- Building relationships in a time of chaos
- Cultivating community
*Note that replays will be available for all sessions on the custom-built course platform. It is not mandatory to attend all sessions live, although it’s recommended to do so when you can, so you can ask questions and connect with the community.
Extra pre-recorded content
Unlock your authentic leadership potential
Many of the world’s supposed leaders are hypocrites who lack integrity, prioritise profits over people and the planet. So… let’s change that.
You don’t need to hold a fancy title to be a leader. Leaders are normal people who take responsibility for themselves and their impact on the world. We are all leaders, leading from where we are.
Leadership can be scary. And anyone with any humility asks, “Who am I to lead?” But you already influence people, whether you like it or not.
Do you truly embody all you can be as a leader?
With support, embodied practice and a little knowledge, you can unlock your true leadership potential to be a source of inspiration, hope and strength to those around you.
That’s why you’ll have the option to get the most complete embodiment course we’ve ever put together, Embody Your Leadership, with the live Anti-Decadence Odyssey.
It’s pre-recorded, so you can work through it in your own time, starting immediately if you choose. You’ll have me – Mark – leading, but I’m supported by Karin van Maanen, Erika Chalkley and Ron de Brito…
If you wanna see what’s in the course in detail, click on each section below to expand them…
| WELCOME TO THE COURSE |
| What is leadership? – You tell me |
| Your leadership reaction (what happens in your body) |
| Why be a leader? |
| Old versus new leaders |
| Disowning leadership is disempowering |
Various perspectives on leadership – I, relational, role, new ground, traits, skills |
| Why “authentic” leadership? |
| You’re already a leader – influence and role model |
| Change YOUR world |
| Lead as a human / being ordinary as a human / being a human leader |
| Your potential is bigger than you can imagine |
| Getting BACK to being a leader |
| Can leadership be learnt (skills versus qualities versus talent) |
| Your invitation to step up as a leader |
| Your leadership project |
| So you picked a project… |
| Intro to exercises |
| Imagining leaders |
| Leadership is…exercise |
| How to stand like a leader |
| Admirable leaders |
| How to be a bad leader |
| I would not be a leader if… |
| Stepping across a line |
| How your life would be different if… |
| The world with and without your potential |
| Using the course – attention, binge? |
| Being resourced / choice |
| How to be teachable |
| Ways of knowing – About, skills and being |
| Getting a buddy/peer group |
| Why Mark keeps changing |
| I, we, it model |
| The givens… |
| The most important leadership skill |
| Classic universal leadership virtues – look up |
| Servant and situational leadership |
| What is embodiment for leadership? |
| Leadership vision |
| Ego versus deep leadership |
| Us, or THROUGH us? |
| Rest and work – work ethic / self brutality |
| Sacrifice …but deep satisfactions/ play |
| Why leadership isn’t fun |
| How to build trust |
| Leader as community builder |
| Understanding change – seasons model |
| Paradoxes/ balances of leadership |
| Biology – health |
| Followership |
| Action points and practice course video |
| What/who do you serve? – What’s bigger that you? |
Reflecting on the honour of leading / the honour and responsibility of leading |
| Why should anyone be lead by you? |
| Your survival case |
| Obituary exercise |
| Purpose – knowing yours at heart of leadership |
| Values exercise – choose 5 qualities? |
| Voice |
| Action points and practice course video |
| Yin and yang – Yes and no, pushing and letting go |
| Action and rest – healthy vs not |
Authority pose – any old leader images/resistance? / Leadership stance / The pose of a leader / Leadership body language |
Giving pose – what’s your unique contribution? / generosity / what am I giving? |
| Care pose – who for? |
| Stand pose – for what? |
| Up and down centring |
| Moving centring |
| Bokken intention cutting / Bokken exercise |
| Stepping forward exercise / moving forwards |
| Voicework for leaders |
| Action points and practice course video |
| Why everyone isn’t a leader – Mark |
| Exercises: Reasons not to be a leader |
| Yeah but… exercise – Mark |
| Why hippies don’t like leaders |
| Why it’s okay to be a leader |
| How you limit yourself |
| What emotions aren’t allowed |
| Misperceptions of what leadership is – Mark, Karin and Erika |
“What I’m great at” / stating strengths, receiving compliments – Mark, Karin and Erika |
| Cultural blocks to leadership – Mark, Karin and Erika |
| How not to please everyone- Erika and Mark |
| Class barriers – Mark and Erika |
| Leadrship barriers for women – Erika and Karin |
| Leadrship barriers for women – Erika and Mark |
| Power is not bad (reframe) – Erika |
| Self trust – Outer authority vs. inner authority – Erika |
| Approval and permission – Erika |
| Approval and permission – Erika |
| Anger – Erika |
| How to feel safe being seen – Erika |
| Overcoming perfectionism and worthlessness- Erika |
| Criticism and being disliked – Erika |
| How not to put others first – Erika |
| The highly sensitive leader – Erika NEW |
| framing yin and yang |
| Blcoks to yin leadership – Erika |
| Leadership for arseholes (yang blocks) – Mark |
| Exercises for yang blocks |
| The good news about you as a leader |
| What didn’t kill you |
| You’re mad, you’re bad, you’re awesome – Mark |
| Why self-awareness matters for leaders |
| Exercises for state awareness building – The check in, meditation, etc |
| The importance of trait awareness (4 elements exercise) |
| Questions for 4 elements trait awareness |
| Feedback exercises on preference |
| “Do me” – somatic feedback exercise |
| Knowing your liabilities and getting help |
| Reflection on your character |
| How mindfulness has helped me – Mark |
| Body scanning – Karin |
| Metta meditation – Erika |
| “Heart” purpose meditation for leaders – Erika |
| Acceptance, Intention, Connection, Action meditation – Karin |
The mindful leader – Karin |
| Nature – 4 elements – Mark |
| 4 elements meditation |
| Central channel meditation – Mark |
| Equanimity – Mark |
| Extreme!!! Shame meditation – Mark |
| Action points and practice course video – mark |
| Building your core practice (elements) – balancing your type |
| Developing “heart” – service, meta, care |
| Telling your leadership story |
| Why facing death matters to leaders |
| Leadership love and loss |
| Why leaders need to get their s**t together |
| Three leadership mindsets |
| ABC for leaders |
| Quick centring |
| Building your centring practice |
| Centring applications |
| Centred walking |
| Underlying stress factors |
| Self care for leaders |
| Embodying the monarch |
| Why self expression matters for leaders – balance of two, culture and type |
| Developing self-expression |
| Action points and practice course video – mark |
| Intro – how to practise and why necessary to reveal patterns |
| No touch leader follower |
| Leader – follower awareness |
| Leadership position |
| Leader – follower range |
| Leader – follower resistance |
| Leader – follower ego vs coming through |
| Abandonment exercise |
| Blending, side by side view |
| Authority/ taking space support |
| Two step for coordination |
| Declaration with feedback |
| No and welcome – with feedback |
| Support and annoyance, criticism and compliment |
| Dedicated relational practice |
| Competitive mood game – demo for impact part |
| Zoom variations |
| Action points and practice course video |
Overview – self and other |
| Time management – actually…, busyness |
| Stress management for leaders |
| How to build confidence as a leader |
| Communicating to elements |
| Task – people balance |
| Risk management |
| Dealing with haters and trolls |
| How to ask for what you want |
| Boundaries and saying no / there is no win-lose |
| Letting go of control / accepting help |
| Vulnerability – learning still, equality? |
| Grit and taking shit |
| Weak you isn’t good enough |
| Play, humour and creativity |
| Dealing with uncertainty |
| Vision and practicality |
| Tact |
| Voice and embodiment* |
| Intuition |
| Empathy |
| Empathy and leadership |
| Giving feedback |
| Presentations and selling |
| Conflict resolution |
| Dealing with conflict |
| Culture custodian |
| Leveraging diversity – include somatic |
| Cross cultural leadership – power distance, explicit |
| Leading online |
| Action points and practice course video |
| Intro |
| Relational, nurture |
| Humanity, emotions, empathy |
| Deep listening |
| Breadth of vision (goal is not only point) |
| Cycles |
| Paradox, complexity |
| Acceptance |
| Adaptability, yielding, flexible |
| Yin impact |
| Practices to be more yin |
| Challenges with change, overshooting |
| Handover to Mark / yang |
| Review – self care, yes and no, care, giving |
| Authority pose |
| Taking space pose |
| Inspiration |
| Enthusiasm |
| Ground |
| Action points and practice course video |
| Embodied influence |
| You can’t not influence – intention to do good, |
| Passion, values and vulnerability |
| Your own embodiment – resonance, safety, status, |
| Safety, status and warmth |
| Depth |
| How to get respect |
| Anxiety and grounding – rest and digest |
| Self esteem and humility |
| Conveying vision, purpose and trust |
| Status – with exercises and HW |
| How to persuade people |
| How to build relationships: Rapport and calibration |
| 4 elements motivation and communication – with exercises |
| 4 elements communication exercises |
| Needs of followers |
| Virtual leadership |
| Make others leaders |
| Coaching leadership in others |
| Action points and practice course video |
| Intro |
| Three modes people can be in – coloured lights |
| Trauma symptoms to look out for |
| Your own healing |
| To hire, heal or not? |
| Crisis vs calm leadership modes |
| Projection |
| How to traumatise your employees |
| Introduction |
| Hubris, arrogance, ego and bigifying – to reset humility (learning, service, HP) |
| Busyness! Saying no. Self care |
| Loneliness – peers, |
| Inflexibility |
| Control freakery and power addiction, Come downs |
| Power addiction |
| Ups and downs |
| Evangelism – leads to mistreatment, mission |
| Cancel culture |
| Failure |
| InAuthenticity |
| Ethics / guru issues |
| Taking things personally |
| Callousness |
| Lessons from 15 years training leaders |
| Leaders that inspired Mark |
| Leaders that inspired Karin |
| Leader spotting – eg yoga teachers |
| TEC leaders |
| 7 leadership mistakes I’ve made |
| Values – what’s my contribution |
| Strategy – what to actually do? |
| CHOOSE a goal |
| 80/20 principle |
| Your leadership project |
| So you picked a project… |
| Action-learning-reflection |
| Acknowledgements and personal thanks |
| Acknowledgements and use |
| Identifying your critical strengths and weaknesses |
| Suggested repetitions – the world with and without your potential |
| Further learning |
| Your leadership network |
| Peers and mentors – offer value |
| Is it worth it? |
| Final reflections and practices |
| Congrats! Celebrate – most people don’t finish |
“Honestly, if I could choose a single thing in Embodiment Unlimited’s library to give the world, it’d be Embody Your Leadership. It has a bit of everything.
It’d make this offer worth it alone, but getting the live sessions and Purpose Blackbelt too is a-f*cking-mazing.”
– Steve New, Content & Sales Manager at Embodiment Unlimited
Connect deeply to life purpose
Purpose is the antidote to the narcissism of decadent times. And leaders need vision to be of service to their communities.
That’s why we’re including our entire Purpose Blackbelt (PBB) course for those who want to unlock their authentic leadership potential. PBB includes practical tips and experiential exercises to:
- Build a deeper, clearer connection to your purpose
- Overcome self-doubt and befriend your inner critic
- Remove fears and blocks holding you back
This is one of our most popular courses ever, so many in this community may already have it. But, if you don’t, it’s a great addition…
Leaders need boundaries and self-care, too
If you’re on of the first 20 people to get the full package with the leadership and purpose courses, you’ll also get some extra bonuses…
Both boundaries and self-care can be things that are hard to get right as a leader. But, they massively impact your ability to lead in your world, which is why we’ll give you:
Embody Your Boundaries
An extensive course including an exploration of internal & external boundaries, conditioning, handling discomfort and how to set boundaries in key areas of life
(normally $249)
Self-Care in Chaotic Times
Replays from the 3-day Calm in the Storm event, showcasing popular Embodied Toolkit poses like giving, self-care, enthusiasm and more...
(normally $99)
20
boundaries & self-care packs left
What some of the 10,491+ students on our courses say...
I already had an embodied practice, but it feels so much more enriched. My students have already noticed a shift, which they love. There are a range of tools and the way they are broken down is excellent. A wonderful course!
The course was well-structured with wonderful teachers. What really sets this course apart from others is the off-the-cushion practices and the emphasis on the transfer of skills developed into daily life.
The main takeaway for me was an attitude of kindness towards myself and my practice. The self-compassion and "yes meditation" resonated a lot with me. Great content overall.
It’s been transformational, empowering. I’m already seeing positive impacts on my classes.
Wow, I learned so much! The structure was really nice and fluid, and organisation over-the-top awesome. Great longer meditations, too.
This work has been a central anchor in times of turmoil, as well as an enhanced sense of peace when things are generally going well.
The course helped me to create the space for a daily morning practice again, and for the first time in my meditation experience – be fully committed to it.
I thought that ‘coming home to your body’ was just a nice metaphor until I really felt it!
I can honestly say this course was a total game-changer for me personally and in my coaching practice. By far the most valuable training investment I’ve ever made.
Using CEC's learning and teaching has given me the power and authority to help transform the lives of many Filipinos for the better.
I never had so many 'aha moments' during a course as in this one. As a coach, I use the practices every day which helps my clients gain a deeper awareness of their state of being, and more possibilities and choices.
Embodiment allows me to coach from wholeness. This leads to much better results, much quicker.
I’m already easily blending the tools learned with my own coaching style. It is an upgrade for my set of skills and resources as a coach.
CEC had a huge impact for me by giving me some essential tools that make coaching so much more powerful. I also gained awareness around my own patterns, which means better presence for my clients.
My coaching is more precise and effective now. My clients now achieve their goals in a shorter time and fewer sessions.
CEC gave me confidence in my niche and underlined the importance of my own practice and well-being, it confirmed my core interest in trauma.
It has made me want to set up a business offering coaching. I feel so grateful for all I have learned with you, with the course opening into so many fascinating paths.
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Bonuses for everyone
I want everyone who joins us for the live Anti-Decadence Odyssey to walk away with a deeper sense of purpose and a resilience that stands up to life’s challenges.
Now, that’s a core part of the journey. But, as an extra bonus, if you’re one of the first 50 people to join us, you’ll also get:
Embodying Resilience
One-day event replays to get a comprehensive overview of resilience, with practical and immediately implementable techniques
(normally $49)
Purpose Boot Camp
A down-to-earth mini-course for anyone who’d like to gain more clarity on their life’s work or what they’re doing here in the world
(normally $29)
50
resilience & purpose packs left
What embodiment leaders say...
"Embodiment is an essential component of healing and Embodiment Unlimited does valuable work bringing its importance to the public. I have enjoyed working with this innovative organisation."
Gabor Maté, M.D.Author & Trauma Educator 
"Embodiment Unlimited is THE place for YOU to learn, heal, rest, be seen & heard."
Kathleen BookerBreathwork teacher 
"Challenges to our safety make us strangers in our own body. Embodiment Unlimited provides important resources informing individuals about practices leading to an effective ‘re-embodiment’ that enhances mental and physical health."
Stephen Porges, PhDProfessor, Author, Scientist 
“Mark has a special ability to make embodiment work relevant and accessible.“
Arawana HayashiCo-founder of social presencing theater, Presencing Institute 
"The Embodiment Unlimited team provide a learning experience which draws on many forms of embodiment, then integrates it in a way that forms a more whole process for growth."
Paul Linden, PhDAikido Teacher, Trauma Educator 
"Mark brings embodiment to life with passion, irreverence and grit. It makes a body want to celebrate!"
Ginny Whitelaw RoshiCEO, Institute for Zen Leadership 
"The embodied work that Mark and the team does is both creative and practical. As a facilitator I get a lot from teaching alongside them and always enjoy the mix of humour and pragmatism."
Jamie CattoAuthor & Facilitator 
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Anti-Decadence Odyssey
- 8 live webinars (+ replays)
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- Purpose Boot Camp (normally $29)
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Anti-Decadence Odyssey
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- 8 live webinars (+ replays)
- Purpose Blackbelt (normally $399)
- Embody Your Leadership (normally $599)
- Embody Your Boundaries (normally $249)
- Self-Care in Chaotic Times (normally $99)
- Embodying Resilience (normally $49)
- Purpose Boot Camp (normally $29)
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Anti-Decadence Odyssey
live sessions + leadership + 1-to-1
- 8 live webinars (+ replays)
- Purpose Blackbelt (normally $399)
- Embody Your Leadership (normally $599)
- Four 30-min 1-to-1 coaching sessions with Mark
- Embody Your Boundaries (normally $249)
- Self-Care in Chaotic Times (normally $99)
- Embodying Resilience (normally $49)
- Purpose Boot Camp (normally $29)
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FAQs
The $99 version is a live course only.
The larger options include pre-recorded videos to work through in your own time.
Replays of all sessions will be added to your course platform within 72 hours after the session.
There is no requirement to watch sessions live, although it’s recommended to if possible.
The live course starts on Thursday, September 7 at 6pm UK time (10am PDT).
It concludes on October 26 at 6pm UK time (10am PDT).
The pre-recorded materials can be worked through in your own time.
Yes, all sessions are recorded and replays will be uploaded within 72 hours after they’ve finished.