21st Century Vitalism

Taoist meditation master, teacher, and author, Bruce Frantzis joins 21CV! Bruce is considered the foremost experienced lineage master of Taoist arts in the Western world. Having spent sixteen years learning from a grandmaster in China, he has gone on to teach more than 20,000 students the amazing practices of qigong, bagua, tai chi, hsing-i and Taoist meditation. He has also written eight books and started a comprehensive online learning community over at energyarts.com. In this conversation, we dive deep into Taoism as a whole and how it's practiced in this current day and age.  SHOW TOPICS What is Taoism? The Goal of Taoism Suffering and Nonduality Aging and Retrospect What about Taoism is Uniquely Effective? Following your Natural Proclivities The Subtle Energy Body Standing Meditation

Ritualist, Artist, Teacher, and Author of 'Hello Goodbye, 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change' and 'Morning Altars', Day Schildkret joins the show! In this meaty conversation we discuss everything you need to know in order to start utilizing ritual in your life to help process change and create more easeful transitions.  If you want to plug into Day's platform, I highly encourage following his Instagram for daily art and inspiration. If you want to work more deeply with his offerings, he is about to start up a new round of teacher trainees for his Morning Altars program, all the links are down below!  To Support 21CV: Consider the Patreon over at www.patreon.com/21stcenturyvitalism Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Like, Follow, and Subscribe over on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube SHOW TOPICS - The Function of Ritual - The Anatomy of a Ritual - Symptoms of a Ritual Void Culture - Effects of Displacement - Ritual Vs. Routine - Intention Vs. Attention - Remembering to Remember - The Tender Heart of Remembrance  - Stepping into your Symbolic Power Day's Links dayschildkret.com www.morningaltars.com/teachertraining

Performance coach, movement specialist, and author, Rob Reider joins us on the show to talk about cultivating an intentional presence that you can then use for your stage performances and social anxiety. With forty plus years of performing and coaching under his belt, Rob has a powerful command of attention and heightened desire to help his students succeed in their respective field.  SHOW TOPICS What is Presence? The Movement from Thinking to Doing Why Less is More Importance of Connecting to your Audience Overcoming the Need for Approval The Responsibility of having Someone's Attention The Role of Nutrition in Performance The Effect of Trauma on our Self Image If you want to support the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, subscribe over on YouTube, follow us on Instagram, and like us on Facebook. We also have a Patreon you can donate a small monthly amount to which will help me invest more time and energy into building an even better education platform! www.patreon.com/21stcenturyvitalism To book a consulting session with Rob for enhancing your performance or speaking abilities, head on over to coachpresence.com 

This weeks guest is teacher, therapist, lecturer, and writer, Molly Lannon Kenny! Founder of Integrated Movement Therapy and Bedside Yoga, she is joining us to talk about her work in bringing Yoga to those who are in the process of dying. Having spent 30 years in the field of helping people navigate radical change, she helps guide us into the rich and insightful world of death doulaship. Show Topics The Difficulty of Talking about Death Being in the Presence of Death How can we Best be with Grief? The Tender Heart of Compassion How Death brings us Closer to Life Bringing Yoga to the Dying Navigating the Ego while Working with the Dying The Many Faces of Dying LINKS mollylannonkenny.org

The incredibly talented visionary artist and founder of the Positive Creations art brand, Chris Dyer joins the show to talk about his unique relationship to art, life, and self love. I highly encourage checking out his work on any of the links below while you listen to this episode! Show Topics The Role of Art in Uncertain Times Seeing Life as a Video Game Inside the Head of an Artist Self- Love How you view yourself vs how others view you Relationships as an artist Recent Relocation to the United States Links: https://linktr.ee/Positivecreations www.PositiveCreations.ca www.PositiveCreations.net www.GalakticGang.com 

President of the Three Jewels Enlightenment Studio in New York City, Hector Marcel joins us on 21CV to explore the Lojong Slogans of Tibetan Buddhism. He is a social entrepreneur, public speaker and seasoned organizational change management professional specializing in performance, culture, and service. As a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism for 25 years, Hector believes that meditation opens the door to every personal achievement. To support the show, head on over to Apple Podcasts and leave a review; alternatively you can subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on Instagram and Facebook. We also have a patreon over at patreon.com/21stcenturyvitalism SHOW TOPICS Practicing Buddhism What are Lojong Slogans and why are they relevant to you? Importance of Teacher-Student Transmission The Dreamlike Quality of Existence What is Emptiness in the Buddhist system? The Emptiness of Emptiness How Karma Works Emptiness and Compassion Taking Radical Responsibility for our Emotions Developing an Awakened Heartmind LINKS threejewels.org @wakeupist

This weeks book dive is into the wise Pema Chodron's extremely helpful meditation manual, 'How to Meditate' If you are interested in beginning this practice and wish to work with a teacher, please feel free to reach out to me at 21stcenturyvitalism@gmail.com Also keep an eye open for the weekly meditation group coming in a couple of weeks, more details on that will be announced soon!

Michael Phillip from the sensational podcast, Third Eye Drops joins us on the show this week to talk about the importance of perpetually edging toward Truth and how engaging in dialogue can help us do so. I highly encourage you to give his show a listen wherever you find your podcasts and the links down below SHOW TOPICS:  - Importance of Asking Questions - Discussion as a Spiritual Practice - The Acceleration of Novelty - Understanding your Philosophical Tree - Is Truth Something We Move Toward? - What is Rationalism - Comparing Eastern and Western Approaches to Ultimate Truth - What Do We Do with Emotions while Pursuing Truth? - Importance of Caution when Choosing a Teacher - Dangers of Censorship If you want to support this show, head on over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review, subscribe over on our YouTube, like and follow us on FB and IG. We also have a Patreon where you can donate a monthly stipend to help keep the lights on over at patreon.com/21stcenturyvitalism Links: thirdeyedrops.com @third_eye_drops

To Support the Show  1. Consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/21stcenturyvitalism 2. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts 3. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, Instagram, or Facebook Joining us this week is the one and only, Allison Denney of Rebel Massage! Massage therapist of twenty years and YouTube content creator with close to 50 million views; Allison is a well respected and sought after voice in the world of manual therapy. In this conversation we cover the whole gamut of things related to massage therapy from using it as an awareness practice to how you can make the most out of your sessions as a client. She recently partnered with Diane Matkowski to start the Massage Mentor Institute which is a virtual education platform which hosts some of the leading practitioners and most cutting edge modalities on the market.  SHOW TOPICS:  - Massage as Self Awareness Practice - The Nature of a Therapeutic Relationship - The Importance and Function of Authenticity - Allison's Approach to Manual Therapy - Taking the Wheel of your Wellness Journey - How to Make the Most out of your Massage Session - The Influence Massage Therapy has had in our Personal Lives LINKS: rebelmassage.com https://www.facebook.com/RebeMassage https://www.youtube.com/c/RebelMassage themassagementorinstitute.com

This weeks book dive is into Mary Bond's 'New Rules of Posture: How to Sit, Stand, and Move in the Modern World'. This has been an incredibly useful and profound book in my body awareness explorations that began last year and I felt inspired to take some time to share some of my favorite practices found within. In this hour long video, we break down the six posture zones and share some space to practice body awareness techniques together. You'll get the most out of this dive if you take some time to do the practices as we go through them, pausing and giving each exploration some focused time. If you wish to get a copy of the book, the link is down in the description! https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-new-rules-of-posture-how-to-sit-stand-and-move-in-the-modern-world_mary-bond/351714/item/#edition=4391205&idiq=4358571