Somatic Primer Podcast

Frank Zane has won all of bodybuilding’s major titles including Mr. Olympia (3 Times), Mr. Universe (3 Times), Mr. World and Mr America. Frank is one of the leading experts on bodybuilding and active aging. He has been named as one of the “Top 10 Legends of Bodybuilding” and also was awarded “The Best Physique of All Time” by Muscle and Fitness Magazine.Frank is considered by many to be an exemplar of aesthetics and physical proportion in the history of the sport. He has been inducted into both the Bodybuilding Hall of Fame and the Muscle Beach Hall of Fame. He is one of only three people in the history of professional bodybuilding ever defeat Arnold Schwarzenegger. To find out more about Frank Zane please visit,  https://frankzane.comTo Resister for our Buddhism & Meditation course please visit, https://somaticprimer.comPlease consider supporting our work with a monthly donation. We hope you enjoy the show.Support the show

James Earls is a writer, lecturer, and bodyworker, specializing in Myofascial Release and Structural Integration. He specializes in blending movement with manual therapy creating a new functional approach to bodywork.James’  first started practicing bodywork over 25 years ago. He has studied with Thomas Myers, Art Riggs, and Gary Gray. James worked alongside Tom Myers to co-author “Fascial Release for Structural Balance”James’ blend of movement and fascial understanding led to the publication of his well-received “Born to Walk”, an introduction to the interconnected mechanics of the body, and the more recent book 'Understanding the Human Foot'.Find our more about James Earls https://www.borntomove.com/Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation  somaticprimer.comPlease subscribe & Support the Show!Support the show

Thomas Kasulis is a professor emeritus of comparative studies and University Distinguished Scholar at The Ohio State University, Kasulis has taught and lectured around the world, having established himself as a foremost interpreter of Japanese thought and culture.He has written numerous books and scholarly articles on Japanese religious thought and western philosophy, including Zen Action/Zen Person, described in the “Times Literary Supplement” as “one of the most clear and perceptive accounts of Zen available.” He co-edited a three-volume series comparing Asian and Western ideas of self in different cultural arenas: Self as Body in Asian Theory and Practice, Self as Person in Asian Theory and Practice, and Self as Image in Asian Theory and Practice.The Body: By Yasuo Yuasa https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-BodyFor Somatic Restructuring lessons please visit somaticprimer.comWe hope you enjoy the episode. If you did, please subscribe!Support the show

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming (楊俊敏博士) has a M.S. in Physics from Tamkang College in Taipei Xian and a  Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. He started his Gongfu (Kung Fu) training at the age of fifteen under the Shaolin White Crane (Bai He) Master Cheng, Gin Gsao (曾金灶). In thirteen years of study (1961-1974) under Master Cheng, Dr. Yang became an expert in the White Crane style of Chinese martial arts. With the same master he also studied White Crane Qin Na (or Chin Na), Tui Na and Dian Xue massages, and herbal treatment.At the age of sixteen, Dr. Yang began the study of Taijiquan (Yang Style) under Master Kao, Tao (高濤). Dr. Yang's tai chi can be traced back to the Yang family through Master Kao's teacher Yue, Huanzhi (樂奐之), an indoor disciple of Yang, Chengfu (楊澄甫). After learning from Master Kao, Dr. Yang continued his study and research of Taijiquan with Master Li, Mao-Ching (李茂 清) and training partner Mr. Wilson Chen in Taipei. Master Li learned his Taijiquan from the well-known Master Han, Ching-Tang, and Mr. Chen learned his Taijiquan from Master Chang, Xiang-San. In 1982, he established Yang’s Martial Arts Association (YMAA) in Boston, MA. YMAA has since grown into a network of 30 schools in over 15 countries. Dr. Yang has traveled the world teaching at seminars and training camps.Since 2005, Dr. Yang has resided in northern California where he trained a group of disciples in a multi-year comprehensive training program. Today, he continues to author books and teach seminars online and around the world.https://yangjwingming.comhttp://somaticprimer.comSupport the show

Conor Heffernan is professor of Physical Culture and Sport studies at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. His work focuses on health and body cultures in Ireland, Europe and Indian bodybuilders in the early 20th century. Conor is currently working on a book detailing the rise of Indian club swinging in the nineteenth century and its global spread. Outside of academia, Conor is a regular contributor to health and fitness websites as well as his own history of fitness website Physical Culture Study.Books: The History of Physical Culture in IrelandWebsite: physicalculturestudy.comWe hope you enjoy the episode. If you did, please subscribe. For Somatic Restructuring lessons and other classes please visit somaticprimer.comSupport the show

David Anderson is the Director of the Marian Wright Edelman Institute at San Francisco State University. He is Formerly a Professor and Chair of the Department of Kinesiology at SF State. His research centers on understanding how motor skills are acquired, how to promote the development of motor skills, and how motor activity influences psychological functioning.David is an Active Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology. He is a passionate advocate for the importance of physical activity in optimal motor and psychological development and is committed to promoting efforts to improve early child care, education and health.Support the show

Leigh Ankrum CNMT, CSST is a Functional Bodywork practitioner and teacher. In 2016 she founded the Ankrum Institute in  Tulsa Oklahoma. After decades of training around the world in various modalities , she used her experience to create  one comprehensive, system. She integrates Osteopathic Manipulation, Lymphatic Massage, Visceral Manipulation, Myofascial Release (Rolfing), Neuro-Muscular Therapy, and Craniosacral Therapy. Leigh opened The ankurm Institute as a way for Ankrum to share her decades of education and experience, training new bodywork practitioners for a new future of healthcare. Ankrum tells students that the coming future is integrative. She believes in and practices a new way of looking at bodywork.To find our more the Ankrum Institute please visit  https://www.ankruminstitute.comDon't forget to subscribe & like the show. Thanks for listening!Support the show

Geoffrey Samuel is Emeritus Professor in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion at Cardiff University. He is former joint editor of the journal Asian Medicine: Tradition and Modernity and director of the Body, Health and Religion (BAHAR) International Research Network. He has researched and published extensively in the areas of religion in Tibetan societies, the historical development and contemporary practice of technologies of consciousness, the relationship between consciousness, body and materiality, particularly in relation to healing, as well as the history of meditation, yoga and tantra in India and Tibet and other Asian medical, health and yogic practices. Books:Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West: Between Mind and BodyEdited By Geoffrey Samuel, Jay JohnstonThe Origins of Yoga and Tantra: Indic Religions to the Thirteenth Century.Tantric Revisionings: New Understandings of Tibetan Buddhism and Indian Religion. Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West: Between Mind and BodyFor Somatic lessons & to support the show please visit somaticprimer.comThanks for listening!Support the show

Geoffrey Samuel is Emeritus Professor in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion at Cardiff University. He is former joint editor of the journal Asian Medicine: Tradition and Modernity and director of the Body, Health and Religion (BAHAR) International Research Network. He has researched and published extensively in the areas of religion in Tibetan societies, the historical development and contemporary practice of technologies of consciousness, the relationship between consciousness, body and materiality, particularly in relation to healing, as well as the history of meditation, yoga and tantra in India and Tibet and other Asian medical, health and yogic practices. Books:Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West: Between Mind and BodyEdited By Geoffrey Samuel, Jay JohnstonThe Origins of Yoga and Tantra: Indic Religions to the Thirteenth Century. Tantric Revisionings: New Understandings of Tibetan Buddhism and Indian Religion. Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West: Between Mind and BodyFor Somatic lessons & to support the show please visit somaticprimer.comThanks for listening!Support the show

Kelly Lynch is a former professional dancer and physical theatre artist based out of Montreal (1991-2005). Kelly Jean Lynch (formerly Mullan) is presently a PhD student in Dance Studies at York University. Her Master thesis is from Skidmore College, The Art and Science of Somatics: Theory, History and Scientific Foundations, has been downloaded over 6,000 times. Kelly’s research has also focused on somatic education lineages of women practitioners from the late 19th century with a focus on the aesthetic dance performer Genevieve Stebbins. Kelly has publications in Currents: The Journal of Body–MindCentering Association; the Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices; Feminist Modernist Studies; Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy: An International Journal for Theory, Research and Practice and a chapter on physical culture inMindful Movement: The Evolution of the Somatic Arts and Conscious Action.Please visit Somaticprimer.com to support the show & share your comments. Don't forget to gives us a 5 Star rating on Apple if you enjoy the show.Thanks for listening!Support the show