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Dr Mark Hoch is a doctor that understands healing and he offers his patients the elements of genuine care. In this first of a series of conversations with him, our hosts will be discussing the idea of being a true "ATTENDING PHYSICIAN" where care providers talk to each other, network together for the benefit of the client, and how you can put together your own self-care network of practitioners wh...

Ridding herself of burnout through the practices of trauma-informed, somatic work was her first step towards finding Somatic Mindfulness. Alyson shares how she found the work, how she shares the work, and how her clients responded to the work. Plus, she shares some great wisdom for other bodyworkers looking to ease physical tension as they do their sessions.

In this first episode with Aly, you will experience some gems of wisdom that may ring true to you as a bodyworker or as a client of receiving bodywork. She shows up to meet our audience with a full and open heart. Note: Correction! Madelana erroneously says in Somatic Mindfulness we call it sensory motor awareness. She meant to say objective sensory awareness.

Fernando offers some guidance about how anyone can use the principles of Somatic Mindfulness to increase their self-awareness and begin to improve our ability to self-regulate. Somatic Mindfulness is a gift for massage therapists to adopt in their practices, but it is actually for anyone and everyone.

Meet Fernando Rojas, originator of Somatic Mindfulness. Here he talks about how he got into bodywork and shares some of the influencers that helped to shape his views.  To see (or book) his AirBnB, go here

Roger considers the legacy of his own work as a teacher of somatic touch and movement therapies, while also reflecting back on some of the more impactful moments of his journey.

Meet Amy in our first of two conversations with her. Get to know how she has experienced Somatic Mindfulness and how she uses it in her massage practice.

Roger shares the natural evolution of his practice as a business through the ages. As a member of the NYC dance and performance community, his clients originally came from his community and he shares some powerful client stories and how he's worked to help them overcome their challenges. And from his sharing of his client stories come many morsels of wisdom for practitioners of this work and clien...

Roger's first-hand experience of transformation was rooted in the role movement played in his own body and life. Somatic movement and touch easily wove together and fit his professional life as a dancer & choreographer well. It's a story of ongoing transformation.

Catarina Forte joins us from Italy. She is a prominent Feldenkrais Practitioner who comes from a family of Feldenkrais Practitioners (The Method). Catarina pioneered the work on the island of Sicily when she established herself in practice and research in Palermo. It's a rich lineage that she and her family have pioneered. She generously shares her story with us.

Our conversation turns to how Somatic Mindfulness impacts interpersonal relationships. In her characteristic directness and honesty, Kim shares from her personal experiences and well as how she's integrating this work in her professional practices as a massage therapist and sound healer.

More podcasters' back stories and wish list for upcoming seasons.

Meet Kim Dietz from Wisconsin. Kim's background in healthcare led her, naturally, to massage. She shares some of her struggles and inspirations with Somatic Mindfulness with clarity and acceptance.

Meet our hosts and our Executive Producer. This engaging conversation will give you some more of the backstory about the players involved in the creation and production of our show.    

SEEDS is a podcast about a set of somatic touch principles that we call Somatic Mindfulness and how it is changing the practices and lives of LMTs and practitioners.  Each episode is a brief conversation with someone who has adopted these principles sharing how it’s affecting their work and their views about massage and life.  Truly a seeker of every kind of therapy to help her overcome her routin...

Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy. This episode introduces Linda's recent book - which fulfills the work and wishes of her dear, belated mentor, Louisa Silva - offering a "very different view" of how to use touch to work with children with autism. "Touch," says Linda, "is the...

SEEDS is a podcast about a set of somatic touch principles that we call Somatic Mindfulness and how it is changing the practices and lives of LMTs and practitioners. Each episode is a brief conversation with someone who has adopted these principles sharing how it’s affecting their work and their views about massage and life. Meet our guest, Dawne, an incredible practitioner who has demonstrated ho...

Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy. Learn about who Linda's mentors were and how they influenced her journey. From Gerry Costa to T. Barry Brazelton and Stuart Shanker, to Louisa Silva... In this episode you will learn so much about the neurobiology of infant/mother connection...

Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy. Meet Linda Garofallou, a pioneer whose brilliant, humble, incredible story began with a unique, holistic therapeutic skincare specialty, and ended up in a world of hospitals, AIDS and drug-addicted babies and their mothers. Through this jour...

Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy. "The medicine is here, we just need to give it to the people." From the wishlist of a doctor, how would the new medical model look? Find him at:  https://markhochmd.com Bone Health Course:  https://course.realhealthministry.org Hosted by: An...

SEEDS is a podcast about a set of somatic touch principles that we call Somatic Mindfulness and how it is changing the practices and lives of LMTs and practitioners. Each episode is a brief conversation with someone who has adopted these principles sharing how it’s affecting their work and their views about massage and life.  We eagerly look forward to hearing how practitioners define or describe...

Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy. Dr. Hoch, a holistic medical doctor in Asheville, NC, shares the way he works with his clients. He imparts insightful wisdom about our current medical model, and healing vs disease. In 2024 his local community suffered a flood disaster and s...

Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy. Meet Mark Hoch, MD in this episode. Mark found Trager (somatic touch work) while attending medical school. As an already active, embodied person, he found this somatic work gave him a more fully embodied experience. This shaped the trajector...

Gail returns to the podcast to share her wisdom about being and feeling, and how she has taken the gifts from her teacher, Dr Milton Trager, to become an incredible teacher of this work. This episode is part conversation and part teaching. We get to be with Gail and feel as she takes us through the way she prepares and sets the space for her clients and students. For practitioners and clients, thi...

SEEDS is a podcast about a set of somatic touch principles that we call Somatic Mindfulness and how it is changing the practices and lives of LMTs and practitioners. Each episode is a brief conversation with someone who has adopted these principles sharing how it’s affecting their work and their views about massage and life. Meet Becca Sanker, a massage therapist who transitioned from the world of...