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.
Embodiment teacher and zen master Ginny Whitelaw joins me to discuss aikido, working at NASA, the space martial arts geek connection, leadership, disunity in American politics, three centres work, the importance of preference maps, "frequency", the science of vibration, coherence, hara, how to "tune yourself", when to walk away, tension, practical tools for teachers, dealing with difficult people, generosity and being resourced, remembering who we are, how change happens, finding your voice and tuning in. Great vibes from an experienced teacher.
Here are my musings on trends in embodiment and how the future will play out! I wax lyrical about politics, trauma, technology, integration vs the somatic supermarket and more.
When we strive to control self and world, we disconnect from the intelligence of the body. That places us in a state of personal imbalance. When we act from a state of inner imbalance, we can only have an imbalanced effect on the world around us. The big question is, "What can we do about it?" Philip Shepherd demonstrates with concrete examples how our culture disconnects us, and he shows how a return to the body brings you home to a sense of ease that intimately connects you with the world. Please note this is the audio of an audio-visual session with a live Zoom group. More info: https://embodiedfacilitator.com/e-conf2018-bonus-2/
A special offer from Mark - he presents a special 80% off coupon code for all his products on his website; including ebooks, online courses and TEC recordings. Enjoy!
Somatics teacher Gayatri joins me to discuss "the yoga of the west". We chat about its connection to Feldenkrais, what makes it unique, simplicity, motivating benefits, self connection and resilience, Russia and cross cultural teaching, women's work, somatic lack / scarcity, sexuality, celibacy, gender and feminism.
Psychologist and cognitive scientist John Vervaeke joins me to discuss the body and the meaning crisis. We talk "ecologies of practice", flow, mindfulness, ways of learning, bullshit vs lies, Jordan Peterson, psycho-technologies, embodied mind, cultural group solutions vs cults, the zombie myth, alienation in modern cities and we finish with some advice for teachers of different embodied arts. An intense, deep and also fun intellectual one!
Zen practitioner and body worker Corey joins me to talk how bodies rebel, Gary Snyder, his time in the monastery, how Zen teachers move, meditation embodied, structural integration, structured vs unstructured traditions, Butoh, Noguchi Taiso, Zhan Zhuang, the many "flavours" of meditation, new online possibilities, "life artists", life transfer and "kufu", rebelliousness in training and the "wholesale experience of truth", Japanese vs American Zen, and a lovely closing message. An amiable jaunt.
Dylan is back to talk Uzazu Embodied Intelligence. We discuss his map and the method for shifting states and building traits, general bs contextual embodiment, "safe bubbles", individual vs group work, several case studies, what really leads to change, the necessary business skills, sensory vs emotional and inter-personal literacy, and some tips for facilitators. In this one, we go from the abstract to the practical.
Embodiment renaissance man Scott joins me to discuss integration of different modalities, working with Tara Judelle, non-dual Tantra, dual vs non-dual somatics, Embodied Flow yoga, language, putting together the Embodied Consciousness intensive, transmission, integration, cultural perspectives, "dust" on perception, privilege, being with people going through it, the neuroscience of relationship, power and disempowerment, "teachers" and "experts", hierarchy and more. A deep and wide-ranging one.
https://www.embodiedflow.com/journal/embodiedconsciousness-immersion
Venezuelan ex super-model turned Zen Monk Maria Bailey joins me today. We discuss modelling, objectification, Instagram and Facebook, presence, beauty, grace, South American culture, feminine power and shadow, victimhood and disempowering "awake in your whole body", embodiment in service to what, embodiment as a commodity, women's shadow, how women hurt people, the use of the body as currency, women as the keepers of the sensual. A deeply sensual and powerful one very much connected to the hard gender conversation of our times.
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