The Embodiment Coaching Podcast

7th degree aikido black belt Philip Smith joins Mark to discuss intense traditional "Asian style" training, culture, democracy vs. totalitarianism in traditions, being a life-long learner, relationships built though martial arts, getting injured and how to avoid it, being part time vs. being a professional, high-level sports, having multiple roles with students, innovation vs. tradition, beauty, h...

Ashtanga yoga teacher Ryan Spielman on the benefits of a recurrent practice, enlightenment, movement meditation, social meditation and authentic communication. We discuss growth from curiosity not pain, congruence, what yogis can learn from Brazilian jiu-jitsu, being a guru and making fun of it all. http://www.trueryan.com http://wisestudies.com/ http://ryantrue.com/ryan/

Guest anthropologist, ecologist, biologist and technology blogger Gerald joins Mark from Austria. They discuss the geek way of embodiment, wearable technology (e.g. Fitbit), anti-body addictions, heroic endeavours, missions to Mars, what's wrong with the Matrix movies, and ecology; including body-hating and genocidal tendencies within environmentalism. They also hit on Chinese and post-Nazi Austri...

Mark gives an overview of how the body can be used by trainers and coaches, offering clear theory, real life examples from various clients and practical tools. Suitable for all kinds of facilitators and body geeks thinking of working in this field.     Email: markatintegrationtrainingdotcodotuk    Facebook group: Embodied Page https://www.facebook.com/leadership.coach.training/    Embodied Faci...

Jamie joins Mark to discuss her journey in golf, aikido, bodywork peacebuilding and teaching somatics in business. She discusses the life energy that comes though, women's martial arts, citizen diplomacy in communist Russia and the The Middle East, corporate stress management, ascending vs. descending spirituality as illustrated by the start of David, aikido influenced politics, and she offers a c...

Experienced dancer and choreographer Laurie discusses modern and postmodern dance, asks "what is dance?", and goes deeply into the philosophy of movement and the mind-body connection. He discusses Leonardo da Vinci's view of movement as expression, TS Elliot, intuition, self-authoring vs. entropy in embodiment and the trap of form. A profound existential dive! http://lauriebooth.com/

Exploring the deep and widely applicable model of cycles. Learn how we are effected by the rhythms of life and how imbalance here may cause issues. Various perspectives such as 5Rhythms and the seasons model, are compared, and exercises given. George Leonard - The Silent Pulse Gabriel Roth - Maps to  Ecstasy The Anatomy of Change - Richard Strozzi Heckler The Hero's Journey - Joseph Campbell:  htt...

Tatjana joins Mark to discuss embodiment and music, Buddhism and yoga. We explore excellence in yoga teaching, what is yoga anyway (?), yoga history, Zen/ Chan, anatomy training. She describes her journey from growing up in a conflicted Yugoslavia to modern day Berlin, how we embody culture, and Europeans vs American marketing. She also offers some practical meditation practices for urban life.  ...

Julia is a yoga teacher who specialises in menstruation and "women's issues". She educates Mark about women's cycles and how they effect life and yoga practice, and offers many useful do's and don'ts related to women's bleed. They also hit on gender differences in anatomy and practice, form vs free yoga, Western yoga, yoga in daily life, abuse in yoga, copyright issues vs generosity, hyper-mobilit...

Free book and a short online course.  OFFER FOR TODAY! http://embodiedfacilitator.com/bodymind-breakfast/ http://embodiedfacilitator.com/centring-ebook-intro/

Mark's guide to the best embodiment books out there. Slightly biased of course, but many classics from various fields from aikido-based coaching, to embodied philosophy, to body therapy, to meditation, to dance are discussed. 

Vince Cullen joins Mark to talk addiction and Buddhism. They discuss what addiction is and how the body the relevant to it, why the body is central to Buddhist practice and how mindfulness can help with addictions of all kinds from alcohol, to drugs, to food to Facebook! Vince and Mark discuss their own addictions, work in prisons, the heaven and hell realms and give practical tools that can help....

Adam Wilder on connection, sexuality and authenticity. Comedian, festival host and silent speed-dating organiser, Adam, discusses improvisation, anger, bondage, tantra, male touch, sex positivity, hippie-festivals, spiritual by-passing, internet dating and more with Mark. He also offers some nice embodied relationship tips for listeners.  Togethernesslondon.com Shhhdating.com  

Today we enter the feminine world of birth, birth trauma, attachment, breast feeding, menstruation, and how to raise children who aren't disembodied. Doula, parenting consultant and breast-feeding counsellor Roma Norris joins the show and educates Mark about a thing or two.  http://birthingabetterworld.co.uk/ https://drgabormate.com/

Rachel brings us the skills - the actor explains what improv is and why we could all benefit from it, we talk expanding your range and describes a play she did about terrorism and reconciliation. We discuss not knowing, touch, boundaries, massage, bodywork and The Embodied Facilitator Course. A fun one.  http://stillpointtheatre.co.uk/ http://vibrantbody.co.uk/home.html https://www.timeout.com/lon...

A masterclass in making yoga more meaningful and getting it (or any other art) off the mat and into life. Some in-depth theory and very practical tools any embodiment teacher can use. The Embodied Yoga Principles method is presented, along with work on enriching asana ethics, community, learning theory and more.  • An overview of the principles that underly effective learning transfer from the yog...

Star of Faithless and One Giant Leap Jamie Catto talks about unleashing creativity through deep listening and yin embodiment. We discuss blocks to your potential, trauma, finding purpose, the inner critic, drugs, stardom, Mark's teen make-out track, having kids, true success and the importance of humour. http://www.jamiecatto.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faithless

Adam introduces us to the practice of 5 Rhythms dance, and we talk teaching, music, culture, how the modern world is going to chaos, and the deep patterns of movement and mathematics that connect all things. Includes some simple movement practices you can do while listening.  http://www.adambarley.com/ https://www.5rhythms.com/

Somatic granddaddy Don Hanlon Johnson gives us a history lesson from the early days of embodiment in the USA at Esalen and the swinging 60's, to modern politics and environmental concerns and the future of the field. We talk about diversity, East-West collisions, culture, LSD, education, ageing and more. He also presents a couple of lovely experiential exercises. A vibrant conversation. http://www...

A short update on how the podcast is going and some news of upcoming courses.   http://embodiedfacilitator.com/ https://www.embodiedyogaprinciples.com/teacher-training

Mark's long-term mentor Paul Linden joins the podcast to discuss aikido, trauma, abuse recovery, self-regulation, the Holocaust and inter-generational impacts, logic, bodywork and humour. A wide ranging conversation with many practical centring techniques, somatic experiments, creative visualisations and stories from 45 years in embodied learning. Trigger warning - discussion of sexual violence, g...

In this episode Vilya from Moscow joins Mark to explore the body cross-culturally, delving into Russian culture, trauma, communist influence, gender, tango, business, the revolutionary nature of embodiment and marketing embodiment. 

Practice makes permanent - in this episode learn what a transformational embodied practice is and isn't, how to choose a practice, how to make the most of a practice, deal with resistance, and hear examples and case studies of practices from martial arts, dance, yoga and more.    Recommended authors: Stuart Heller - Leadership Dojo  Ginny Whitelaw - Move to Greatness  Francis Briers - A Little Boo...

On this episode anatomy expert, bodyworker and yoga teacher Gary Carter joins Mark to discuss a depth approach to aesthetics, Scaravelli yoga, bodybuilding, dissection, fascia, ageing, Brazil, the fight-flight response and more!   https://www.naturalbodies.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E6JRY9885Y http://www.gilhedley.com/ https://functionalfascia.com/

Aikido and meditation teacher Miles Kessler from Tel Aviv about coming down from the mountain and being of service. A wide ranging conversation including discussion on martial arts, form and creativity, ethics, Middle East peace work and online marketing. Evolution Of Response - https://store.theintegraldojo.com/p/eor-chart-download Centering Tutorial -   http://theintegraldojo.com/centering/