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.
Yoga teacher Adrian joins me to discuss going from drug addiction to practice. We talk Rick Astley, Thailand, what magik is, intention, ritual, the "law" of attraction, the elements, angels, modern postural yoga, rebirthing and breath-work, does yoga make you wiser, growing up vs waking up vs cleaning up, the increase in altered state-altering techniques, what makes a technique "powerful", second order change, what success is and how we know we've grown. An enjoyable, wide ranging and very "live" conversation.
Somatic movement specialist Jamie McHugh joins me to talk creative dance, community dance, Laban movement choirs, Anna Halprin, online work, the "basic 5", developmental movement, the body politic, humane technology, busyness, "digesting" information, feeling safe and does mindfulness need an upgrade. A wide ranging, rich and up to date one!
Integral philosopher Ken Wilber joins me for a deeply personal as well as cerebral interview. Ken opens up about his life, loves, body practices, obsessive search for integration and the state of world politics. Heart and head, an epic interview.
Psoas queen Liz Koch joins us to discuss the "muscle of the soul". We talk body as process, language of the body, cannibalism, anatomy vs embryology, fight-flight, car seats, birth, sex, modern disconnection and more.
Body therapist Jaci Hull joins me to discuss the Hakomi Method of Mindfulness-Cantered Somatic Therapy. We discuss the weird name, it's basic methods like "taking over", tracking and contact statements; underlying emotions, nourishment and satisfaction, relational mindfulness, safety, core beliefs, trauma, character theory, Hakomi and the wider world. An educational and revealing episode.
The co-founder of Circling Europe John Thompson joins me to discuss his beginnings as an integral tennis coach, postmodernism, "quadrants", Circling, intuition, connection, relating, surrendered leadership, being in the moment, facts vs opinions, and the current "take down" climate. A very honest chat between two friends, more than an interview. He also demos what his work is all about live.
Two of my favourite teachers join us Paul Linden and Shinzen Young! We discuss the relationship between science and contemplative practice, traditions and discomfort, passive language, The Buddha as a scientist, linguistics, six directions techniques, stilling Parkinson's, love and power, the role of humour, Shamanic ordeal, Judaism, empowerment, the importance of definitions. A really special one with two (slightly mad) geniuses, The Holocaust, polarisation, ethics and gurus, human flourishing and the world today. This one is a very special geek-out treat.
Irene Lyon is one of the world's leading experts in working with trauma. In this interview she touches base on what trauma actually is, she explores together with Mark Walsh how events affects the person's body-systems and what allows them to process the situation, which another person with a different body-system would have tipped over. Please note this is the audio of an audio-visual session with a live Zoom group so there may be reference to things shown and comments in the chat. To access the full visual recording and 140 others go to https://embodiedfacilitator.com/e-conf2018-bonus-2/
Coach trainer and women's embodiment teacher Susie joins me to discuss coaching, Tony Robbins, dance, why work with embodiment, "transformation", practice, state to trait, being a woman in a yang world, "femininity", the lead edge, young women and the commodification of sexuality, palpability, trauma and the honour of doing this work. A wide ranging one with some classic embodied themes.
Alexander technique teacher and trauma educator Betsy joins me today. We discuss her background in dance, how she discovered trauma work, Somatic Experiencing and Peter Levine, why somatic practitioners need to know about trauma, somatic influence, Stephen Porges, creating "safety", welcoming vs warning, trauma and identity, flight vs social engagement, the triune brain, "neuro-bunk", embodiment as a perspective on life, "inhibition", ground and the empowerment of trauma work. A wide-ranging accessible one with a practical exercise at the end.
https://embodiedfacilitator.com/brighton-trauma-awareness-for-facilitators-with-betsy-polatin/
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