A weekly podcast about embodiment, embodied coaching and nervous system regulation.
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
Yoga International Editor Kat joins Mark to discuss, dance, performance bodies, publishing, celebrity, “being good at yoga”, discrimination, body image, men in yoga, teaching online, identity, play and the whole yoga industry. https://yogainternational.com/ https://www.katdoeshandstands.com/
Writer, academic and yoga teacher Carol Horton joins Mark to chat politics, guru abuse, yoga life skills, yoga history Forest Yoga, trauma informed yoga and much more. Cerebral episode. http://carolhortonphd.com/
Alexander Technique teacher Constance joins Mark to discuss dressage (horses and stuff), what is the AT, who does it, poise, how has the technique changed since it was founded, its many applications, performance, reducing pain,
Yoga therapist Anneke Sips joins Mark to explain what yoga therapy is and how it works. They talk mental health, psychosis, cultural and personal adaptation, yoga as coaching, inclusivity and acceptance, working with teenagers and with the military, counter indications to yoga therapy, and yes, bunnies.Â
Co-founder of Movement Medicine Ya’Acov Darling Khan joins Mark to discuss shamanism cultural destruction and the noble savage, paganism, intuition  body wisdom, resourcing from nature, tree hugging body intelligence unconscious dance, the benefits of dance, dancing in prisons the importance of our narrative, the dangers of ecstasy chasing and natural reciprocity. They finish
Can strength training be more mindful than yoga?  Kathryn Bruni-Young joins the show to say yes! She and Mark discuss being second generation teachers, Canadian yoga history, her mindful strength workshops, confidence building, trauma, why alignment
Anita and Mark have a heated but good humoured debate on gender and embodied sexuality. They talk sex robots, sex education, slut-shaming and how to overcome sex shame, the gender wars, trauma, #metoo, ball-less men,
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
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
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.Â
Is the author of several embodiment books including: Embodiment, Working with the Body in Training and Coaching, and Embodied Meditation.
He led The Embodiment Conference (1000 teachers, 500,000 delegates) and has trained over 2000 embodiment coaches in over 40 countries.
Patricia is a Therapist, Yoga Teacher and Family Constellations Facilitator. She is a lead trainer of the Trauma Coaching certification and the Courage to Lead course for female facilitators.
Karin is a yoga & meditation teacher and embodiment trainer with an MSc in Mindfulness Studies. She's co-author of Embodied Meditation and is lead trainer on the Embodied Meditation and Embodied Toolkit certifications.
Christina is an embodiment coach and somatic educator with an MSc in Social Sciences. She's co-lead trainer on the Certification of Embodiment Coaching and Courage to Lead courses. Christina combines her work as an Aikido blackbelt, dance and improvisation in guiding groups and individuals.
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