In Presence We Trust: The Facilitation Podcast

"You cannot have meaningful change and integration if you do not bring your nervous system with you." – Dr. Stacy Ellis Dr. Stacy Ellis is a trauma-informed psychologist and group facilitator who bridges clinical rigor with deep, embodied transformation. With over fifteen years of clinical practice, a decade of ongoing group work, and training in modalities like EMDR, somatic therapies, TRE, IFS,...

"Treating people with just the smallest amount of dignity in a space where they're routinely gaslit and made feel small… it's amazing how people will respond." – Dave Booda Dave Booda is a writer, musician and social entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of IntimacyFest and hosts the Darkness Experiment, a five day relational retreat in complete darkness. Over the last 15 years he has led more than 4...

"Embodiment is the subjective experience of the body. The body as subject, not object." – Mark Walsh Mark Walsh has spent the last 20 years helping people get out of their heads and into their bodies, sometimes gracefully, sometimes not. He's the author of The Body in Coaching and Training and Embodied Meditation, hosts The Embodiment Coaching Podcast (3M+ downloads), and ran The Embodiment Confer...

"Containment is the process of creating a permission field, a safe container, a somatic experience of being grounded and held." – Nadia Munla Nadia Munla is an embodiment and intimacy coach known for her pioneering work bridging sensuality, power, and leadership. She's the creator of Embody by Nadia™, a movement method that brings women back into connection with their bodies, pleasure, and truth....

People are here for aliveness. They're not here for the actual information you're saying - Jamie Catto Jamie Catto is an author, filmmaker, musician, and transformational facilitator. He leads workshops such as Transforming Shadows, Insanely Gifted, and Bring It! teacher training, blending play, intimacy, and creativity to help people reclaim their wholeness. Known for his mix of humor and depth,...

"There's a point where the only option left is to face everything you've been resisting, and that doorway becomes your freedom." – Nic Warner Nic Warner is a transformational coach and facilitator working at the intersection of men's work, sacred intimacy, breathwork, and plant medicine. His approach weaves ancient and modern technologies to guide men back to truth and embodied purpose. Having wal...

"When a group becomes coherent, something larger begins to think and breathe through us. We remember that we're part of a living field." – Kosha Joubert Kosha Anja Joubert is the CEO of the Pocket Project, an organization devoted to healing personal, ancestral, and collective trauma. She grew up in South Africa under Apartheid and has dedicated her life to transformational and intercultural work....

"Ritual is magic—it opens the space for what we don't yet know to guide us." – Janine Ma-Ree Janine Ma-Ree is a transformational facilitator of over 25 years whose work weaves spirit, heart, and embodiment. She is co-author of the book Our Dark Divinity and founder of Red Earth Temple, a 125-acre living temple in Australia where the land itself is teacher and co-creator. Janine is also the creator...

"It's life changing to be touched exactly the way you want." – Betty Martin Betty Martin is the creator of the Wheel of Consent, a groundbreaking framework that has reshaped how we understand giving, receiving, and choice. With over 40 years of hands-on professional experience, from three decades as a chiropractor to her later work as a somatic sex educator and surrogate partner therapist, Betty h...

"Presence asks of us to step all the way in" - Wren LaFeet Wren LaFeet is an embodiment guide, dancer, and mindfulness facilitator, and the co-founder of Cocréa, a relational movement practice weaving partnered dance, mindfulness, and attunement. Rooted in swing, hip hop, and contemporary forms, Wren creates brave spaces where rhythm, breath, and presence turn connection into a trainable skill, on...

"The body will reorganize itself when it feels safe." – Maanee Chrystal Joy Maanee Chrystal Joy is a Somatic Psychotherapist, Dance Therapist, Erotic Educator, and founder of the Somatic Institute for Women . Her work bridges somatics, trauma healing, shadow integration, and women's empowerment as a form of embodied activism. Through her 14-month certification program, she creates spaces where wom...

"Pleasure held in presence becomes a doorway to the divine." – Maya Luna Maya Luna is a mystic, poet, and teacher whose work bridges embodiment, eros, sacred rage, and the deep feminine. For over 15 years, she walked the path of the sacred prostitute, offering not just erotic touch, but portals into the ineffable through reverent presence. She now teaches embodiment practices, spiritual transmissi...

"You don't have to perform a ritual. You become the ritual." – Jasmeen Hana Jasmeen Hana is a facilitator, storyteller, and cultural bridge-builder devoted to awakening soul remembrance through land, lineage, and community. Raised between London and Egypt, her journey has taken her from teenage initiation through depression and death to leading transformational groups and stewarding a regenerative...

"Leadership isn't about being the strongest in the room, it's about being the clearest window for source." – Jon Eden Khan Jon Eden Khan is a transformational facilitator, spiritual teacher, and founder of Avatar and Singularity —two visionary projects that bridge inner transformation with systemic change. His path has taken him from addiction and homelessness to stewarding global communities root...

"Conflict isn't a failure of connection—it's an opportunity for deeper relational intelligence." – Sara Ness Sara Ness is the CEO of Authentic Revolution and Research Director at Seek Healing , where she pioneers transformative group practices that bridge authentic relating, social technology, and embodied facilitation. Widely regarded as a leader in the field of group process and relational train...

"Facilitation isn't about what you know. It's about how empty you're willing to be." -Winter Jade Icely Winter is an international teacher, writer, and facilitator whose work bridges the mystical arts and the feminine mysteries. With a background as a qualified Social Worker and Holistic Counsellor, she brings deep experience in trauma-informed care, having served as a Senior Practitioner supporti...

"Facilitation is a dialogue with the higher organizing principle of the group." — Robin Alfred Robin Alfred is a master facilitator, organizational consultant, and leadership guide exploring trauma-informed systems change and emergent leadership. A senior student of Thomas Hübl and faculty member at Mobius Executive Leadership, Robin has led transformational work across sectors and continents—from...

Facilitators need to know their own wounds, because they shape how we hold others... -Elaine Yonge Elaine Yonge is a rare bridge between science and spirit. With decades of experience in both the medical field and transformational facilitation, she brings a grounded, deeply intuitive presence to the spaces she holds. Her background in surgery, anatomy, and patient care has shaped her trauma-inform...

Facilitation isn't a skill. It's an art - Christian Pankhurst Christian Pankhurst is the founder of Heart IQ , a revolutionary approach to group facilitation and embodied leadership. He has spent the past 20+ years training facilitators, leading thousands through deep transformational work, and refining the art of listening to the collective field. Known for his emotional intelligence, spiritual i...

Welcome to In Presence We Trust a podcast about the art and heart of holding transformational group spaces. Hosted by Rachel Rickards, Founder of The Field Facilitator Training. This is a show to empower facilitators, coaches, space-holders and leaders to evolve their craft, deepen embodied leadership, and harness the transformative power of presence. In each episode, we'll harvest insights from p...

Today, I'm excited to bring you an illuminating conversation with Dane Tomas, a ritual artist and spiritual pioneer with over 20 years of experience in creating transformative spaces. Dane specializes in weaving non-dual spirituality, magick, and sacred sexuality into experiences that catalyze deep personal and collective change. His work is dedicated to envisioning a new global culture of embodie...

Today, I'm thrilled to bring you an inspiring conversation with Amanda Biccum, a tantra facilitator and embodiment expert whose work focuses on guiding people back to their bodies to discover deeper connection, pleasure, and truth. Amanda's approach weaves together the wisdom of embodiment practices, tantra, and holistic living to support personal transformation and the cultivation of conscious re...

Today, I am honored to introduce you to Camilla Steen Larsen, a truth-teller, bridge-builder, and the brilliant creator of Embodied Permission. Camilla is a woman, foodie, and lover who passionately reminds others of their inherent worth. With 35 years of experience teaching movement in stillness and sound, she brings a unique perspective to her work as a mentor, embodiment coach, facilitator, wri...

Aaron is one of the world's leading Men's Embodiment Coaches, a Tantric Practitioner, and the best-selling author of The Embodied Man. With a master's degree in spiritual psychology and decades of experience learning from transformational leaders in the fields of sexuality and psychology, Aaron has developed a unique, trauma-informed approach to his work. He's facilitated over a hundred retreats a...

Miroslav Bardovic is a TEDx speaker, facilitator, and founder of the Enlivened Speaking Institute, where he empowers speakers to deliver messages with embodied presence and engagement. With over 10 years of experience teaching diverse topics—from public speaking to meditation—he has worked with 5,000+ people globally and completed a thesis on embodied teaching with Monash University. Miroslav insp...