Alex Greene: Zen, Feldenkrais, Rolfing, TRE, Movement, and Embodiment | Episode 32

In this episode, we talk with Alex Greene about how to reconnect and align with our bodies and the energy of the universe, and how all that affects our being and mind. He's body worker, somatic coach, TRE provider, nervous system therapist, zen priest, and the host of the Red Beard Embodiment podcast.

We dig into a lot of interrelated topics, including: Taoism, Zen Buddhism, breathing, hara, muscles, trauma, stress, tension and trauma releasing exercises (TRE), physical habits (sitting, posture, walking, etc.), polyvagal theory, the Feldenkrais Method, Rolfing, gravity, early childhood development, bodily awareness, speed of movement, neuroplasticity, massage, touch, memories, connection, disconnection, dissociation, the nervous system, perception of possibility, modes of focus and attention, Eastern vs. Western art, language, fluidity vs. rigidity, sense of self, parenting, learning, communication, voice, and martial arts.

Connect with Alex Greene:
- personal website: www.alexgreene.com
- podcast: Red Beard Embodiment (also available on Spotify, Apple, etc.)
- therapy practice: www.redbeardsomatictherapy.com
- Youtube channel: @AlexGreeneTRE

RESOURCES:

BODYWORK PRACTICES:
- Feldenkrais Method
- Rolfing
- TRE

BOOKS:
- A Zen Approach to Bodytherapy by William "Dub" Leigh
- Stalking Wild Psoas by Liz Koch
- The Unfettered Mind by Takuan Sōhō
- The Vital Psoas Muscle by Liz Koch

CONCEPTS:
- dantien (丹田)
- dissociation
- hara (腹)
- mushin (無心)
- qi / ki (气 ) / 気)
- samadhi (समाधि)
- tao (道)
- zazen (座禅)

PEOPLE
- Bodhidharma
- Everett Ogawa
- Ida Rolf
- Moshé Feldenkrais
- Norman Doidge
- Tanouye Roshi

PLACES:
- Chozen-ji (Zen temple & dōjō  in Honolulu, Hawaii)

PHYSIOLOGY:
- iliacus (muscle)
- iliopsoas (muscle)
- motor cortex (brain region)
- psoas (muscle)
- sacrum (bone)
- sensory cortex (brain reg