The Embodiment Coaching Podcast

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.  https://integrallife.com/

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. https://coreawareness.com

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. https://...

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. https...

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...

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 wit...

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.  http://...

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 a...

Diane is a zen teacher and highly skilled mediator and facilitator. In this interview with Mark Walsh, she talks about how the body and mindful awareness is crucial for conflict resolution, shadow playing out in conflict and zen. 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 vis...

Writer and environmental activist Charles joins me to discuss the story and consequences of disconnection. We cover many topics that connect to this such as community, masculinity, objectification, the gift economy, feminine rage, control, myth and more. A deep satisfying one.  https://charleseisenstein.org/courses/

In this very practical session with easy and down to earth instructions, Wendy is bringing Aikido and Mindfulness together. Out of that she developed a model of embodiment leadership used successfully for many years within big companies and organizations. 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 ch...

Spiritual author and integral thinker Roger Walsh joins me to discuss his Australian athletic abilities, Californian awakenings, Ken Wilber, the feast of spirituality in the modern world and the traps that come with that, the importance of teachers, his book essential spirituality, embodied/ spiritual "food groups", maps of how we develop, ethics and stages of ethics, "shoulding", how to be more e...

Proud rebel mama, Somatic Experiencing and Mindfulness Instructor Karine Bell joins Maud to discuss the power of motherhood as embodied transformational experience. She passionately discusses the work she offers mothers around reconnecting to their bodies so they can interrupt the cycle of intergenerational traumas, transform the embodied narratives that their bodies have stored, and develop the s...

A solo one where I overview the body and meditation as a topic, talk about some common techniques, different schools, principles, posture, and what makes meditation "embodied" or not.  https://embodiedfacilitator.com

Dancer and somatic movement therapist Dr Martha Eddy joins us to discuss her background growing up in inner city New York with social activist parents, modern dance, Rudolf Laban, Bartenieff, Isodora Duncan, theatre, Bodymind Centring and Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen, health and physical therapy, developmental movement, her Dynamic Embodiment system, health, middle-class embodiment, "practical" vs expl...

Uzazu founder Dylan joins us to discuss dance and sound, embodiment vs mindfulness, vowel sounds, maps of space in embodiment, state shifting and states vs traits, Amy Cuddy and her critics, the vagus nerve, academic and artistic trends, why "be here now" is impossible, how research enriches subjective experience, embodied assessments and integral theory and Ken Wilber. A clever vibrant one. https...

We are hosting many great events this year in Brighton, UK including master coach Dr Joseph Riggio in April, we have EYP Teacher Trainings in the UK and the US, also hosting a two day trauma workshop by Betsy Polatin in May and a day workshop by Philip Shepherd. Then in the summer we have a student of Wim Hof, Tim van der Vliet will be holding a 2 day courses and also Russell Delman is coming to t...

Dance therapist Christa Cocciole joins me to discuss what dance therapy is and psychiatric work. We chat role modelling, Berlin, embodiment history, trauma work in Bosnia, divided cities, window of tolerance, the "Coke" trauma model, NGO psychology, epigenetic, "trauma" as a word, yoga vs dance, The Embodiment Conference, post Trump embodiment, The Embodiment Circle, online vs offline connection,...

Consultant, sceptical podcaster and poker player Paul Gibbons joins me to talk religion, rationality, embodied leadership, training assessment, corporate culture, Trump, intuition, bias, thinking errors and more. A useful one for anyone who wants to think bigger and better. https://paulgibbons.net/podcasts/

Headache coach joins me to discuss migraines, vision distortions, hormones, how to stop headaches with your hands, Somatics and headaches, tension headaches, lifestyle factors.   Lots of practical tools for sufferers.  https://theheadachecoach.com/ https://mundolifework.com/

In this panel discussion Dr. Roger Walsh, a real elder in the field of Integral studies and human development and Bence Ganti, therapist and founder of Integral European Conference (IEC) dive deep into the stages of Consciousness developed by Ken Wilber and how they relate and manifest in our embodiment practice. Please note this is the audio of an audio-visual session with a live Zoom group so th...

Dance teacher Nadia joins us to discuss growing up in Lebanon, embodied holistic coaching, moments of body betrayal, the power of play, sensuality, gender relations, feminine and masculine ways to get into the body, gender polarity, ravishing, patriarchy, male rights, inner child work, female cycles, Embody dance. http://nadiamunla.com/

Yoga teacher, podcaster and intuitive therapist Amisha joins me to discuss coming back to the body. We discuss cultural heritage, yoga scandals, shadow work, "patriarchy", men and women, stories, mythology, Christopher Wallis, the exotic and fetishisation, the "supermarket", positive discrimination, mentoring, embodying and self worth. A timely flow. http://www.amisha.co.uk/

Leading environmental embodiment teacher Philip Shepherd joins me to discuss Noh theatre, voice work, the myth of independence, community, wholeness, embodiment vs communism, real intelligence, the body as resonator, kinship, sensitivity, the history of disembodiment, machine metaphors, what an embodied world would be like, what nature, loves, his manifesto, education, capitalism, "head" language,...

Conscious dance teacher Deborah  Jay-Lewin  joins us to talk movement. We talk  Gabrielle  Roth and  5Rhythms® , stammering, TED talks, Open Floor, lineage, inheritance of authority, Creative Commons, copyright, "movement resources", "relational hungers", how much to "teach", the tension between feeling good and learning,  Findhorn Community  and "alternative" living.  https://www.vitalmoves.co.uk...