The Embodiment Coaching Podcast

Meditation teacher and ex dentist Andrew joins me to talk about the issues with modern mindfulness, sedation vs liberation, feeling good vs getting real, openness and contraction, quantum mechanics, "waking down", lucid dreaming, nocturnal meditation, wakecentric culture, what to do in lucid dreams and how to wake up to the dream of life. A deep fascinating one if you sleep. More information about Andrew Holecek's work - https://www.andrewholecek.com/ Find Mark Walsh on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/warkmalsh/ Free embodiment resources - https://members.embodimentunlimited.com/free-embodiment-resources?utm_source=TEP&utm_medium=Description&utm_campaign=FreeR

Trauma informed bodyworker and author joins me to talk CPTSD, menopause, TRE, adverse childhood experience, cortisol, testosterone, appeasement, PMT, PMDD, sleep, "inescapable trauma", family trauma, HRT, chi kung, and autoimmune issues. A really useful one for all of us! More information about Allegra Foxlie's work - www.thefoxlieplan.com Join Mark for in-person workshops - https://embodimentunlimited.com/events-calendar/?utm_source=TEP&utm_medium=Description&utm_campaign=Events Find Mark Walsh on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/warkmalsh/

Tune yourself for this uniquely straining time via a dynamic and interactive tour with Anatomy Trains cartographer and author Tom Myers. Spark your curiosity with a startling view of all our systems' interactions with fascia, coupled with nourishing and revitalising self-massage for head, neck, jaw, hands and ears. Learn simple breathwork practices to invite recovery and centering. The session concludes with 'bodyreading' practice - how to visually assess posture (yours or clients') in terms of the ' myofascial meridians', and how to apply your own approach through the Anatomy Trains lens. More information about Tom Myers's work - https://www.anatomytrains.com/ Free embodiment resources - https://members.embodimentunlimited.com/free-embodiment-resources?utm_source=TEP&utm_medium=Description&utm_campaign=FreeR Find Mark Walsh on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/warkmalsh/

Science journalist John joins me to talk the challenges sciences faces, consciousness, pan-psychism, the "mind-body" problem, quantum mechanics, quantum computing, war, AI, Chat GPT, porn, the simulation hypothesis, "uploading one's brain", trans, free will, and more. A juicy philosophical one. More information about John Horgan's work - https://johnhorgan.org/about-john-horgan. Want to become a certified embodiment coach? More details about CEC - https://embodimentunlimited.com/cec/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=cec Find Mark Walsh on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/warkmalsh/

Yoga and meditation teacher Esther joins me to talk about her mother's example, the need for a refuge, using yoga to feel, the Clarity Process, what's missing from yoga, ageing and yoga, the birth of Ekhart Yoga, online yoga, barriers to yoga, and examining shadows. A lovely chat between friends. More information about Esther Ekhart's work - https://www.ekhartyoga.com/teachers/esther-ekhart Join Mark for in-person workshops - https://embodimentunlimited.com/events-calendar/?utm_source=TEP&utm_medium=Description&utm_campaign=Events Find Mark Walsh on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/warkmalsh/

Yoga teacher Elisa joins me to talk about coming from her dance background, why drugs are so popular, the self-regulation benefits of yoga, agency, practice as "scaffolding", practice as an addiction, AA vs yoga, does yoga work as a way to improve character, phone addiction, your "hook", how phones harm us, practical strategies to reduce phone addiction, and a bit on my own story. A great chat, relevant to all. More information about Elisa Malinverni's work - elisamalinverni.com Want to become a certified embodiment coach? More details about CEC - https://embodimentunlimited.com/cec/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=cec Find Mark Walsh on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/warkmalsh/

Speaker and trainer Miroslav joins me to talk speaking on a stage, "perfiamgnev mode", overcoming staleness, doing vs vulnerable, advice for beginners, "motivational speakers", sales and more. A really useful one for anyone who ever needs to do public speaking. More information about Miroslav Petrovic's work - www.miroslavp.com Want to become a certified embodiment coach? More details about CEC - https://embodimentunlimited.com/cec/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=cec Find Mark Walsh on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/warkmalsh/

Embodiment and yoga teacher Courtney joins me to talk intuitive decision making, better words than "stress", embodiment as a way of taking leadership, holistic health, reowning embodied authority, how to tap into your inner compass, leadership, her new book The Mind Body Way, and collaboration. A relaxed able through bodymind in the modern world. More information about Courtney Amo's work - https://mahaayoga.com/ Want to become a certified embodiment coach? More details about CEC - https://embodimentunlimited.com/cec/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=cec Find Mark Walsh on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/warkmalsh/

History YouTuber Rudyard joins me to talk alternative history, cycles in history, decadence, views of the body in The West, disgust, social norms, the edge of the body, what's new in history, Gnosticism, nihilism and some weird facts. A dense and deep historical adventure! More information about Rudyard William Lynch's work - https://www.youtube.com/@WhatifAltHist Want to become a certified embodiment coach? More details about CEC - https://embodimentunlimited.com/cec/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=cec Join Mark for in-person embodiment workshops - https://embodimentunlimited.com/events-calendar/?utm_source=socail&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=events

This lecture is geared for psychotherapists of all types, as well as for physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, bodyworkers, educators, and those curious about their own healing process. Objectives Describe the naturalistic mechanics of trauma and the survival responses of fight, flight, freeze, and collapse as it relates to clinical treatment. Explain the evolutionary underpinnings of trauma and the Polyvagal theory and their clinical implications. Demonstrate the importance of "Bottom-Up" processing versus "Top-Down" processing to improve treatment outcomes. Incorporate Somatic Experiencing® containment tools into your practice to more effectively guide your client through trauma therapy. More information about Peter Levine's work - https://traumahealing.org/ Want to become a certified embodiment coach? More details about CEC - https://embodimentunlimited.com/cec/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=cec Find Mark Walsh on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/warkmalsh/