Stay ConnectedA weekly podcast for coaches, embodiment teachers and anyone who sees the body as more than a hunk of meat.
Embodiment Unlimited host Mark Walsh, interviews leaders and innovators from around the world. We cover coaching, mindfulness, trauma therapy, martial arts, meditation, somatics, yoga, and movement practices generally. The flavour is light-hearted, conversational and practical.
The podcast has been going for seven years and had over three million downloads.
Trauma expert Steve joins me to talk trauma. We discuss his personal history, aikido, Organic Intelligence, what's trauma anyway, the state of the field today, biology, environmental and cultural impoverishment, what actually works, treatments, sensation and numbing, systems theory, resilience, activism, trauma myths, unusual forms of therapy, community, love, creativity, the opposite of trauma, pleasure and rest. A great one for therapist and a more advanced take on trauma than some other ones on the subject.
Tad is back to talk conscious marketing again, niching, "sales" funnels, resonance, safety and sustainability, pricing, risk and reputation, referrals, "trauma-sensitive" marketing, handshakes, tribal marketing, mercy, cultural poverty, and more! Another ESSENTIAL one if you run a business.
Dancers Brooke and Lauren join me to discuss collaboration, Eros, joint identity, collaboration, power dynamics, motherhood, the rules of integral relationship, forced choice and values, oneness, the power of creativity, and their retreats to tune into all this. A fun and deep one.
Ethical marketing trainer and founder of Heart of Business Mark joins me to discuss business, the pain of marketing, "attraction" and love in marketing, barriers to marketing, the basics of marketing, LOVE, relationships and trust, the journeys of marketing, "safety" in marketing, timing, honesty, developmental models of business and more. This one makes business loving and fun!
Dance therapist Erica joins me to discuss dementia, speed and space, the underlying theory of dance therapy, the business of therapy, marketing and why we're bad at it, scarcity, social media, rejection, PR and much more! A useful one if you sell anything.
Mindfulness teacher Loch joins me to discuss altered states, sports, the slow vs. direct paths, instant effortless, opening awareness, therapy vs. meditation (growing up vs. waking up) and three different "pointing out exercises". Deep and useful.
A special two guests session with two of my favourite mindfulness teachers, Adam Barley founder of ZeroOne and who comes from a conscious dance background, and Martin who runs a meditation centre and is known for integrating practice into daily life. We talk sex and money right off the bat, using practice to escape life, triggers, control freaks vs. escape artists, competition, innovation and lineage, barriers to entry, which practices suit who, and down bad jokes. A deep and fun meeting of minds.
Togetherness Festival founder Adam joins me to discuss fitting in, resentments, bagels, the wheel of consent and Betty Martin, sovereignty, noisy trains, individuation, purpose, choice, ghosting, civility, "patriarchy", female power, healing our own wounds, Portia Nelson, the gender wars and the collision course of we're on. A provocative and very relevant one to our times.
Experienced yoga teacher Norman joins me to talk industrial vs festival yoga, unions, the economics of yoga, egalitarian models of yoga, "traditional" yoga, yoga supervision and therapy, Bikram, abuse, leggings, yin yoga, fight-flight yoga, Hell Bent, totalitarian yoga, "if, maybe, perhaps", and online vs face-to-face classes. A leading-edge enquiry of a conversation!
Founder of freedomDANCE Alex joins me to discuss conscious dance vs. movement, the business of movement, the death of Gabrielle Roth, Russia and freedom, the felt sense of freedom, how often we need to dance, what conscious dance is actually for, Rainbow Rhythms, and the future of conscious dance. A deep yet relaxed one. https://freedom-dance.com/
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