Islands of Coherence

This weeks book dive is into Mary Bond's 'New Rules of Posture: How to Sit, Stand, and Move in the Modern World'. This has been an incredibly useful and profound book in my body awareness explorations that began last year and I felt inspired to take some time to share some of my favorite practices found within. In this hour long video, we break down the six posture zones and share some space to pr...

If you want to support this show, leave us a review on apple podcasts, subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Instagram. We also have the patreon over at patreon.com/21stcenturyvitalism where you can help ensure our forward momentum! This new year and special 50th episode of 21CV launches with a bang as we sit down in person with the owners of From the Heart Yoga, R...

Joining us on the show this week is L.A. based Divinatrix, Teesee Tarot! In this conversation we dive deep into the world of divination, more specifically, cardomancy! We cover everything one may need to know before getting started with reading tarot, from what exactly the function of the practice is and what is meant by the term, 'Magick'; we then dive into the traditional Rider Waite deck and ex...

Joining us on 21CV this week is the cofounder of Origin of Health, Andreas David Christou! Using his Masters degree in Human Movement Sciences and his Bachelors degree in Nutritional Science, Andreas has created a platform that trains, educates, and inspires people to start moving their bodies holistically and intuitively. Integrating embodied movement flow with strength training philosophy, Origi...

Biodynamic farmer, beekeeper, and author, Jacqueline Freeman joins the show this week to talk about how we can strike up a conversation with nature, connect to our intuition, and learn from honeybees! Jacqueline is the author of 'A Song of Increase: Listening to the Wisdom of Honeybees for Kinder Beekeeping and a Better World' and has been tending to honeybees for 20 years! Having given talks all...

This weeks guest is author, Dismantling Racism Trainer, Yoga teacher, and licensed clinical social worker, Michelle C. Johnson. In this discussion we dive into her most recent book, 'Finding Refuge: Heart Work for Healing Collective Grief' to talk about how we can best embrace our grieving process and learn how to stop numbing out intense experiences. This is a powerful conversation perfect for th...

This weeks guest is Jahan Khamsehzadeh Ph. D, author of the new book, 'The Psilocybin Connection: Psychedelics, the Transformation of Consciousness, and Evolution of the Planet - An Integral Approach' releasing Spring of 2022. Jahan completed his dissertation on psychedelics in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He...

Joining us on the show this week is the incredibly inspiring Chantel Johnson to talk about all things homesteading! Founder of OGIC (Former Off Grid in Color), Chantel has created a platform of addressing racially charged social justice with the art and lifestyle of homesteading. OGIC is an educational program that seeks to empower communities with information on how to become more self-sustainabl...

Joining us on the show is Thomas Myers, author of Anatomy Trains! Having spent 40 years as a bodyworker and studying under some of the most influential names in the practice such as Drs. Ida Rolf, Moshe Feldenkrais, and even the iconic Buckminster Fuller, Thomas has been healing and teaching all across the globe. His wildly popular Anatomy Trains system has been equipping thousands of therapists w...

Joining us on the show this week is pro-surfer turned regenerative farmer, Fergal Smith! Founder of the Moyhill CSA Farm in Clare, Ireland, Fergal's passion is in learning how to be the best steward of land that he can be. He does this by implementing regenerative processes into his farming that rebuilds the soil, reestablishes the natural ecology, and honors the natural rhythms of nature. In this...

Joining us on the show this week is live performance painter, Morgan Mandala! In this conversation we dial in the focus to take a dive into the world of live painting at music festivals, the atmosphere of collaboration, using the process of creating your art as a teaching, and the importance and marginalization of psychedelic art as a whole. Morgan is based out of Boulder, Colorado and travels the...

The ineffable Michael Garfield joins the show! Michael is a paleontologist/futurist who channels his creativity into hosting two podcasts, making incredible music, and painting. As the host of Future Fossils and the Santa Fe Institute's 'Complexity Podcast', Michael spends much of his time fusing philosophy, science, and art into a synthesis of ideation that is aimed at helping people orient thems...

In this weeks episode of 21CV we sit down with longtime practitioner of rolfing, Russell Stolzoff! Russell is the founder of Rolfing Works in Bellingham, Washington and is currently serving on the board of the Rolfing Institutes Executive Education Committee. For the uninitiated, Structural Integration (commonly referred to as Rolfing) is a bodywork modality that seeks to work with the body's myof...

Joining us on the show this week is Buddhist teacher, author, coach, and trainer, Irini Rockwell! In this episode we're exploring the ancient but profound teaching of the Five Wisdom Energies of Tibetan Buddhism (also called the five Buddha families). This teaching is a Tantric Buddhist view of reading the energies that constitute our physical reality, how they manifest in relationships, personali...

Joining us this week is the sensei of the Producer Dojo, ill Gates! If you're uninitiated, ill Gates is a mainstay of the west coast bass music scene and has been traveling the globe sharing his music for well over a decade. Collaborating with some of the biggest names in the industry, he's established himself as a pillar of the electronic music scene with a consistent release lineup of albums, si...

Welcome back everyone! We are officially returned from the month long hiatus with the long awaited video component of the show! Joining us this week is the one and only Anjie Cho, to talk about the ancient art and practice of Feng Shui! We cover the basic elements of practice, how you can incorporate some of these tools into your daily life right now, what an expert Feng Shui practitioner does whe...

This week I'll be trying out a new format, the solocast! In this inaugural debut, I'm diving deep into some of the core principles underlying the show that I haven't had the time to fully articulate. To do this I spend some time drawing out a map of 21st century wellness that includes our relationships to aspects of the external world as well as finding internal harmony within our lifestyle choice...

Joining us this week on 21CV is my personal meditation coach, Neil Taylor! Outside of being an excellent teacher, Neil is also a yoga instructor and massage therapist. We spend this hour talking about cultivating awareness through meditation, impermanence, the importance of thinking about death, the difference between the mind and brain, and much more regarding massage therapy as a means to explor...

This weeks deep dive is into the world of tea ceremony! Our guest Aurora is a ceremony facilitator, ayurvedic counsellor, aromatherapist, and yoga instructor based out of Asheville, North Carolina. We spend over an hour talking about the history, process, breakthroughs, and instructions for hosting your own tea ceremonies. We also cover the importance of service and silence on the path! You can ch...

This weeks guest is Matt Furie! Artist and author of the Boys Club comic, Night Riders, and the newly released Mind Viscosity. Matt blew onto the scene when one of his beloved characters, Pepe the Frog, turned into the biggest viral memes of the 2010s and was eventually appropriated by alt-right and white supremacist groups. The recent documentary 'Feels Good Man' covers this sordid tale from Matt...

Joining us this week is Kate Lewandowski and Christopher Ray of Be Well Marquette. Between the two of them they have a total of 30+ years in bodywork, with Kate focusing on breath and Christopher utilizing a range of massage techniques, they help clients step into more spacious versions of themselves. In this episode we dive deep into the influence of breath on our waking consciousness and how to...

Joining us this week is the silversmith, Benjamin Ripley! In this conversation we cover the intimate and high risk process of crafting beautiful and expensive jewelry. From this foundation we explore ultimately what it takes to maximize your artistic output while first and foremost taking care of yourself. From navigating the dreaded 'pit' of feeling uncreative, to balancing the other elements of...

Joining us this week is the project manager and content curator from the Love, Serve, Remember Foundation, Mangala and Ganesh Das. These wonderful humans are helping us explore the path of Bhakti Yoga! Alongside their work at the LSRF, they also write and maintain The Sloppy Bhakti blog that explores the intersection of music festivals and the path of love and devotion. In this episode we talk abo...

This weeks episode is with the one and only Anthony Thogmartin of Papadosio and Earthcry! Both a talented musician as well an incredibly effective teacher, Anthony has spent his life exploring unique sonic soundscapes through playing guitar, singing, and producing electronic music through Ableton. His band Papadosio has spent the last 15 years touring all across America playing over 150 shows a ye...

Joining us this week on 21CV is the intellectually stimulating Phoenix Wright!  Phoenix (They/them) is a reiki master, Life Story Life Coach, event producer, and mutli faceted performer of the arts through music and acting. In this episode they help us dive deep into the world of archetypes, identity, and story! Based off from their recent 'Story of You' life coach program that was newly developed...