The Embodiment Coaching Podcast

Internal martial arts and healing teacher Derek joins me to talk internal martial arts, martial arts as healthcare, language barriers, east vs. west maps of the body, fantasy and reality, "internal vs. external", analogies, "energy" and more. A good wide-ranging chat.  www.dereknotman.com

Scholar practitioner Rae joins me to discuss somatic vs kinesthetics intelligence, Canada, oppression and trauma, systematic oppression, somatic micro aggressions, ethnicity, social justice hostility, class, neuro-queer, language policing, embodied ethics and moral courage, practical anti-oppression tips, and resources to learn more. An enlightening and important one. https://raejohnsonsomatic.com

Yoga teacher Rod joins me to discuss what yoga is and isn't, the spiritual hunger, teaching vs "conducting", scandals, stillness, "living yoga", The Four Desires, The Bhagavad Gita, life purpose, Feldenkrais vs. yoga, life transfer, "flexibility", daydreaming, the Witness, yoga nidra, balancing life purpose, meditation and The A-Team! A rich, fun and deep one. https://www.parayoga.com/

Trauma expert Steve joins me to talk trauma. We discuss his personal history, aikido, Organic Intelligence, what's trauma anyway, the state of the field today, biology, environmental and cultural impoverishment, what actually works, treatments, sensation and numbing, systems theory, resilience, activism, trauma myths, unusual forms of therapy, community, love, creativity, the opposite of trauma, p...

Tad is back to talk conscious marketing again, niching, "sales" funnels, resonance, safety and sustainability, pricing, risk and reputation, referrals, "trauma-sensitive" marketing, handshakes, tribal marketing, mercy, cultural poverty, and more! Another ESSENTIAL one if you run a business. https://marketingforhippies.com

Dancers Brooke and Lauren join me to discuss collaboration, Eros, joint identity, collaboration, power dynamics, motherhood, the rules of integral relationship, forced choice and values, oneness, the power of creativity, and their retreats to tune into all this. A fun and deep one. https://www.brookemcnamara.com/

Ethical marketing trainer and founder of Heart of Business Mark joins me to discuss business, the pain of marketing, "attraction" and love in marketing, barriers to marketing, the basics of marketing, LOVE, relationships and trust, the journeys of marketing, "safety" in marketing, timing, honesty, developmental models of business and more. This one makes business loving and fun! https://www.hearto...

Dance therapist Erica joins me to discuss dementia, speed and space, the underlying theory of dance therapy, the business of therapy, marketing and why we're bad at it, scarcity, social media, rejection, PR and much more! A useful one if you sell anything. www.ericahornthal.com   www.chicagodancetherapy.com

Mindfulness teacher Loch joins me to discuss altered states, sports, the slow vs. direct paths, instant effortless, opening awareness, therapy vs. meditation (growing up vs. waking up) and three different "pointing out exercises". Deep and useful. https://lochkelly.org

A special two guests session with two of my favourite mindfulness teachers, Adam Barley founder of ZeroOne and who comes from a conscious dance background, and Martin who runs a meditation centre and is known for integrating practice into daily life. We talk sex and money right off the bat, using practice to escape life, triggers, control freaks vs. escape artists, competition, innovation and line...

Togetherness Festival founder Adam joins me to discuss fitting in, resentments, bagels, the wheel of consent and Betty Martin, sovereignty, noisy trains, individuation, purpose, choice, ghosting, civility, "patriarchy", female power, healing our own wounds, Portia Nelson, the gender wars and the collision course of we're on. A provocative and very relevant one to our times. https://www.togethernes...

Experienced yoga teacher Norman joins me to talk industrial vs festival yoga, unions, the economics of yoga, egalitarian models of yoga, "traditional" yoga, yoga supervision and therapy, Bikram, abuse, leggings, yin yoga, fight-flight yoga, Hell Bent, totalitarian yoga, "if, maybe, perhaps", and online vs face-to-face classes. A leading-edge enquiry of a conversation! https://www.yogawithnorman.co...

Founder of freedomDANCE Alex joins me to discuss conscious dance vs. movement, the business of movement, the death of Gabrielle Roth, Russia and freedom, the felt sense of freedom, how often we need to dance, what conscious dance is actually for, Rainbow Rhythms, and the future of conscious dance. A deep yet relaxed one. https://freedom-dance.com/

Two of the founders of Open Floor join me to discuss the interpretive imperative, the West's rediscovery of free dance, open sourcing and the Creative Commons, the "university" model, sociocracy, connection as the key purpose of Open Floor, boundaries, dance-floor as life, transfer off the Floor, the three hungers, the importance of "settling" and what love has to do with it all. A fun, full and w...

Founder of the London Movement group Will joins me chat growing up on a building site, competitive sports, movement culture, social media, being "monk-like", downgrading technology, Jordan Peterson, comparisons, Parkour, fear, "what-why-how", philosophy, agism and The Art of Learning. One for the movers! https://www.facebook.com/londonmovementgroup/

Embodiment coach and neuroscience teacher Amanda joins me to discuss body-oriented coaching, how to talk about embodiment, gaining "minimal trust", neurobunk, Amy Cuddy, trusting research, Wendy Palmer, empathy, embodied self-awareness, interception and proprioception, practice and capacity, centring, your best self "keystone", the power of practice, and neuro- correlation vs causation,. Clear thi...

Trauma educator Kathy joins me to discuss ortho-bionomy, psychosomatic symptoms, alternative vocabulary to "trauma", skin and trauma, digestive issues and poop, the split in the medical system, the basic narrative of trauma, Peter Levine, "triggering", bodywork, authority projections, the evolutionary and tribal roots of trauma, Joker, medically unexplained symptoms, avoiding the "why", and physio...

Yoga teacher Tara joins me to discuss mind vs brain, Anusara Yoga, John Friend, BodyMind Centring, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Tantra, kashmir shaivism, sensing vs feeling, Embodied Flow, why be embodied, "humaning", the business of yoga, yoga photography and Instagram, the yoga lifestyle, to have kids or not, the future of yoga, and ethics. A rich and pleasant one. http://www.tarajudelle.com https:/...

End of year wrap up, news for next year, and a special offer for the yogis. https://www.eyp.training/

London-based yoga teacher Adam joins me to discuss yoga teaching, Jason Crandall, Michael Stone, the shadows of yoga, teaching vs practice, the economics of yoga, boxing, white collar boxing, confronting reality, entitlement, Instagram and image, social media, gender relations in yoga, marriage. A practical and useful chat between two friends. http://adamhusler.com/

Primary consolidator of the Axis Syllabus creator Frey joins me to discuss classical dance, the "currencies" of the body, injuries, anatomy and research, cat porn, human movement fundamentals, anatomical grammar, copyright and teaching, scientific axioms, learning and variety, movement notation, 3D thinking, feet, and shoes. Lots on shoes. A fun geek out. https://www.freyfaust.org http://www.axiss...

Bodyworker and TRE teacher Steve joins me to talk yoga, variety, shiatsu, Craniosacral work, paradigms of bodywork, "energy" and mysticism, "safety", Stephen Porges and the Vagus Nerve, the freeze response, dissociation, discernment, where TRE comes from, how to make sense of the many trauma schools, the value of psycho-education, trauma and social change and the social engagement system. An acces...

Tracking expert Conny joins me from Sweden to talk about his work. He describes his first job as a policeman, organised crime, the basics of tracking, philosophy, wide vision, meditation, hide and seek, curiosity, the secrets of being invisible, attraction, exhaustion, how to avoid crime and how we see the world as we are. A really fascinating intriguing one. http://tracker.one

Special podcast as my book - Embodiment - Moving beyond mindfulness is out today! Includes stupidly special offer for my shop page. https://www.theembodimentbook.com/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1916249221 https://embodiedfacilitator.com/shop/

Founder of The Realization Process, Judith joins me to discuss non-duality, the "ground of being", living within the body, the role of embodiment in awakening, embodiment vs mindfulness, the "rainbow body", working with centres and the central channel, identify shifts, Self vs "no-self", why bother, connecting deeply, fear and happiness, how abuse after enlightenment happens, trauma and awakening....