The Embodiment Coaching Podcast

Will AI take your job? Mark gives a thoughtful cultural commentary on AI's impact on embodiment and its community. Why pay a therapist or coach when you can ask AI, right? As homo sapiens our communities and ecosystems respond to touch, nature, presence, group regulation and harmonisation. What has the introduction of trans-humanism or at least human impersonation and the post-human era done to our embodiment and what does the future hold? Mark talks about how he makes human connection and in-person events a consistent part of the Embodiment Unlimited community to ensure the experience can never be reinterpreted by this new Artificial Intelligent dawn. https://embodimentunlimited.com/events-calendar/ https://www.instagram.com/_warkmalsh/ https://twitter.com/warkmalsh #ai #artificialintelligence #chatgpt #embodimentandai #markwalsh #aiandcoaching #dotherapisthaveafuture #embodimentcoaching #embodimentleadership #regulation #community #humanconnection #posthuman #transhumanism #embodimentunlimited #embodiedcoaching #embodiedtherapy

Therapist Sara joins me to talk grief. We discuss, what grief is, is it a problem, Kubler Ross, what helps, why embodiment was a missing piece, limb loss, divorce, intimacy and grief, suicide, the death of children, and some top tips! Both fun and sad. A touching one on an underexplored topic. Links to Sara Jones: www.therapylumina.com instagram: @luminasupport https://www.facebook.com/therapylumina Sara is a psychotherapist and coach who uses compassionate therapy and somatic work to support people experiencing difficult life transitions, such as bereavement, relationship difficulties, and emotional and physical abuse recovery. She specialises in grief work and complex trauma. Realising that embodiment was the missing piece in her own process led Sara to integrate somatic work with a broad background of therapeutic techniques to help her clients work deeply with their experiences in an environment of safety and acceptance. Originally from the U.K. Sara is now based in Portugal, as well as running her own practice she teaches workshops, runs a grief support network, and loves to collaborate with other local professionals to create new approaches to difficult subjects.

Manual therapist Julian joins Mark to talk Bowen Technique, fascia, what massage actually is, why touch matters, anatomy and religion, what stretching does, core stability, foam roller, "release", bouldering, and we he doesn't bone in exercise. A iconoclastic one. About Julian A former chef from leaving school, Julian Baker has led the most bizarre of lives, ranging from cooking for the Royal Family to running jelly wresting events in the Australian outback and performing stand up comedy in pubs. These days he has turned his attention to disrupting the field of anatomy, challenging the foundations of medicine and the way that undergraduates are taught about the body, believing that "Anatomy is incomplete at best and dangerously wrong at worst." On the other side of the coin, he has been involved in the field of complementary therapy for thirty years and has equal disdain for some of the ideas espoused by the therapy world. "You can't release fascia, it's not a box of doves" being a favourite. He believes that somewhere in the middle, between scientific/medical arrogance and the anti-vaccination movement, lies a beautiful truth that will heal the world. Where to find Julian Baker : https://functionalanatomy.com/ Free webinar on pain which can be found at. julianbaker.app.exur.com Instagram: @functionalanatomycpd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FunctionalAnatomy/

Mark Walsh chats with leaderships coaches Thea and David, to talk archetypes in coaching and how we can all sometimes use a coach, even coaches. Traversing topics like, what exactly are archetypes, embodiment, Men's work, how to expose archetypes, how to develop them, evocation, provocation, The Samurai Game, benefits, emotions, paired work, self talk, what nature coaching is, and Russian lesbians. An embodiment geek out! https://www.facebook.com/groups/archetypesacademy This group is for anyone who is interested in archetypes from an embodied perspective. To work with the body to call upon the power of Sovereign, Magician, Warrior and Lover. These archetypes can empower you to be a stand for your purpose and values, embrace empathy, compassion and self-care, be inspired and in awe of life and move into action with confidence, determination and focus. Thea Crockett : http://theaallison.wordpress.com/ David Brown : http://www.potentialitycoaching.co.uk

"By being aggressive you will open yourself up to possible to defeat." Martial arts teacher Ranko Ceric joins me to discuss aikido, character development, the psychology of martial arts, Sytema, Slavic culture, trauma, training dog owners, and marketing. A wonderful canine stroll. Being vulnerable or being in a position of power without being abusive. Seeing power displays in dojo's - it isn't the practice it is the teacher and the culture. Preparation and defence in martial arts and training and learning one style first before mixed for self disciplin. How the training affects the artistry that follows. What is Eastern European, what's post Soviet and what's trauma and how could we possibly know and understand that level of entanglement through embodiment and play. Find Ranko and train with him here: In English facebook.com/ceric.ranko medium.com/@rceric In Croatian: aiki-en.hr, facebook.com/aikiendojo, Instagram @aikien_zagreb psecijezik.com, facebook.com/psecijezik

Can we make spirituality embodied? Mark talks about his childhood living in a mystic - catholic household much like any religion has a mystic element to it. He then describes the many variables of what 'spirituality' could be and, the experiences with that such as meditation, state chasing, spiritual intelligence. He moves on to talk about the recent movement in the West particularly the UK where people have come away from the churches and are exploring other methods of spiritual practice such as yoga, martial arts and tai chi Impersonation of spiritual roots as a way to relearn or to seek a deeper understanding; pagan, religious, indigenous, ritualist, plant medicine, psychedelics or trance states; all elements of ways we may seek to connect that isn't maybe our childhood cultural experience. What is the connect or disconnect with higher states of spiritual practices and more grounded somatic, psychological examples such as shadow-work. A broad orientation that acts as an introduction into our new Embodied Spirituality course : https://embodimentunlimited.com/embodied-spirituality/

Author, Teacher, Enrealment Activist & Grounded Spiritualist. Jeff Brown's innovative new terms and short writings continue to be a growing phenomenon, widely shared by seekers and growers worldwide. His quotes have been shared in social media by Brain Games co-host Jason Silva, actress Chrissy Metz, songstresses Alanis Morissette and Fergie, and many other well-known figures. Most beautifully, they have touched and benefitted millions of souls. https://jeffbrown.co/books/ Join our Embodiment Unlimited community : www.embodimentunlimited.com https://embodimentunlimited.com/embodied-spirituality/

Dr. Amber Elizabeth Gray is an author, frequent speaker, organizational consultant and a provocateur and catalyst for embodied change. A Dance / movement therapist and human rights psychotherapist, she has worked with survivors of interpersonal, collective and intergenerational trauma, particularly torture, war, and human rights abuses for 25 years. Equally activist, artist and advocate, Amber provides clinical and transformational training in her Right to Embody trainings, integrating refugee mental health and torture treatment with creative arts, mindfulness, and body- based therapies for programs serving survivors worldwide. A lover of all things wild, Amber regularly facilitates "WildZeNess" eco-somatic Body of Change retreats for survivors, and caregivers and practitioners serving communities affected by injustice, oppression and trauma. www.ambergray.com We talk about: Fighting, NGO work, trauma and the existential condition, polyvagal theory, dance therapy, professional identity, the industry of trauma, racial trauma, Native American trauma, voodoo, Haiti, Continuum and First Nations Australia.

Yoga therapist and podcaster Pamela Crane, joins us to talk about trauma, the limits of yoga, ethics, The Yoga Pro Podcasts, marketing, confidence, dealing with negative social media comments, over-sharing, trauma dumping, and gratitude. A far ranging and practical one. With a gorgeous accent. Bio: Pamela Crane (MS, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500) uses yoga therapy to help heart-centered entrepreneurs overcome fears and imposter syndrome to show up in online and public speaking spaces; and she provides evidence-based continuing education and mentoring for yoga professionals. She is a film and commercial actress and former broadcast journalist who hosts The Yoga Pro Podcast; and has presented nationally and internationally at symposia and conferences for yoga and integrative medicine. Find Pamela Crane here: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela

Are you a people pleaser? It's on trend to admit it these days but is that just a people pleasing tactic to be liked even more? There's even a song about it by Cat Burns in the UK and USA music charts. Maybe you know someone who is consistently pleasing the dynamics of the room. Mark goes through the people pleasing indications and throws in his usual comedy bits and impersinations - to help it sink in. Humour is the best medicine. Join our course or suggest it to a friend: https://embodimentunlimited.com/people-unpleasing/