The Embodiment Coaching Podcast

Joseph joins us from New Jersey to talk NLP, dog training, communication, state management, influence, how our stories impact us, somatic narratives, how ideas live in us, changing minds, Joseph Campbell, "organ language", what's "practical", consumer embodiment, The Heroes Journey, calls to adventure, provocation, being full of shit, PC culture, being bad arse, movies, Guided Chaos, the challenges of the return home, slow vs fast brains, relationships and Dudeism. http://www.josephriggio.com https://www.youtube.com/josephriggiolive http://dudeism.com http://www.generativenlp.com/publications-and-articles-index.html#soma-semantic-articles

Alexander Technique teacher and founder of The Poise Project, Monika Gross joins Mark to discuss theatre, what is the Alexander Technique, being a First Person Expert, socio-economic and cultural factors in embodiment, language barriers to practice, how to access groups we may not usually work with, working with caregivers, being of service and how somatic techniques can help people keep a healthy sense of self. Mark and Monika paint a vision for a more embodied world, and how EVERYONE can learn to be "body literate". https://www.thepoiseproject.org/ http://www.formfitnessfunction.com

Adrian and Mark join to chat acro yoga, intimacy. They cover what yoga is, the psychology of partner yoga, social media and the rise of the visual, working with expectations and fear, "kink", sex positivity, polyamory, abundance vs. deficiency, communication and German vs. Californian culture. Oh, and the "orgy lab". Fun one! http://www.adrianiselin.com/

Marcela talks about her somatic start with The Grinberg Method, how we rely on old patterns, learning vs. release models of bodywork, and how attention is trapped. Then she and Mark get into shame, rage, Brené Brown, cultural sham, offence, social judgement, trauma, 4 elements feminine power, the dark side of the feminine boundaries and constructive conversations. A genuine deep one. https://fierceembodiment.com

This special episode overviews the other episodes so far, and I offer practice experiments to enrich your life! Try one and let us all know on the Facebook group how it went. I cover a lot of ground on this one! Excellent for people wanting to go beyond just listening to information, and for those not sure which of the now somewhat epic back-catalogue they should listen back to!

Evangelos joins Mark from Canada to discuss The 5Rhythms, the 5R map as medicine wheel, why it isn't mainstream, shame, relationships, renunciation, and new for the podcast MONEY. He talks about psychological, historical and embodied patterns around money, how this can hold people back, how we're not evolutionary prepared for it, freedom and attachment around wealth and abundance. Listen and face the "biggest taboo"! https://meditationmoves.ca https://www.5rhythms.com/teachers/Evangelos+Diavolitsis http://moneycoachinginstitute.com/eight-money-types/

Ninja master Simon Yeo Sensei joins the podcast to describe what ninjutsu is and isn't, the middle aged peak and the dangers of old teachers, ninja history, Hatsumi Sensei, traditional vs. modern martial art, the pros and cons of sparing, ground fighting, reality testing, the art of lying, throwing stars (obviously), swimming with armour, health, 1-1 training, excellence, intuition, sensitive, self- in marital arts and the flow zone. A martial arts geek out! Simon's dojo: http://www.yeodojo.net/ Simon's book: http://amzn.eu/5UI61L5 Stealing Fire boo: http://www.stealingfirebook.com/ Paul Grilley: https://youtu.be/ve_GUyEHdfI Rokas's aikido channel (aikido vs. MMA): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3IwxR2Ar-I

Author, therapist, yoga teacher Mariana Caplan joins the show to discuss psychological healing, spiritual longing, bypassing, why yoga needs therapy and therapy needs yoga, guru scandals, premature enlightenment fantasies, doing the personal work as a teacher, trauma, transpersonal psychology, integrating East and West, Reggie Ray, the reasons for lack of integration of therapy and yoga, being discerning, open brain/heart surgery, making sure you're qualified and knowing your scope, cultural integration, USA vs. the world, the dangers of California, gratitude, how asana and therapy actually combine, Peter Levine, titration and palpitation. A deep integrative dive. Website: http://www.realspirituality.com Book: http://yogaandpsyche.com/ http://a.co/fdg4DRw

Yoga International Editor Kat joins Mark to discuss, dance, performance bodies, publishing, celebrity, "being good at yoga", discrimination, body image, men in yoga, teaching online, identity, play and the whole yoga industry. https://yogainternational.com/ https://www.katdoeshandstands.com/

Writer, academic and yoga teacher Carol Horton joins Mark to chat politics, guru abuse, yoga life skills, yoga history Forest Yoga, trauma informed yoga and much more. Cerebral episode. http://carolhortonphd.com/