608. Fitness, Food & Bearing Responsibility - With Andrew Coates
Release Date: 06/27/2024
The Embodiment Podcast
Exercise scientist Mike joins me to discuss why we might all want to do weight training, what makes us attractive, virtue and the gym, the psychological impact of weight training, anxiety, agency, humility, the high of working out, can the gym be addictive, the negatives of exercise, compensation, an “exercise pill”, what’s it like being a man, and getting cancelled. A wonderful deep dive into exercise psychology. Find out more about Mike here: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Mike...
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Yoga, meditation and Embodied Toolkit teacher Vidyadasa joins me to talk ranges of embodied practice, the development of ETK (Embodied Toolkit), how the poses were invented, the "No" pose, vulnerability, yoga festivals, exotic Asian appeal, and creativity. A lovely ramble. Find out more about Embodied Toolkit here: Learn more about Vidyadasa on his website: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vidyadasa is an Embodiment coach, yoga & meditation...
info_outline 630. Breathwork and Psychedelics - with Ryan CarrollThe Embodiment Podcast
Health coach and breathworker joins me to talk retreats, anxiety, co-regulation, breath-work modalities, breath contraindications, vision quests, boredom, psychedelics, and more. A really broad friendly ramble. Find out more about Ryan here: ------------------------------------------------------------ Ryan is a health coach with a primary focus on the breath and it’s powerful impacts on health and wellness. He helps clients overcome lifelong chronic anxiety, change food relationships, and achieve incredible health through a program he’s...
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info_outline 627. Experience, Teaching and Embodied Wisdom - with Karin Van MaanenThe Embodiment Podcast
Yoga and embodied toolkit teacher Karin joins me to talk healing, burnout, experience and wisdom, online vs in-person, ritual, bonding with colleagues, who shouldn’t come to my training, workshop dynamics, sensuality and all about Embodied Toolkit. A chill chat between colleagues. Find out more about Karin here: Sign up for our FREE Self-Care event mentioned in the episode here: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Karin is a body-mind explorer, embodiment trainer...
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Trauma sensitive yoga teacher David joins me to discuss his story, invitational language, how yoga can be bad for trauma, Judith Herman, trauma IN the body, intereoception, self regulation vs weight lifting and martial arts, politics, power, who he likes working with. A really intelligent, sensitive conversation. Find more about David here: -------------------------------------------------------------- David Emerson, YACEP, TCTSY-F, Co-Director, the Center for Trauma and Embodiment at JRI In 2002, Dave co-founded Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive...
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Philosophy teacher and scholar Michael joins me to talk about dangerous ideas, being an outsider, Alexander Dugin, Leo Strauss, Plato, Heidegger, which thinkers should be banned, how to read someone you hate, responsibility for hard ideas, liberalism, individualism, transhumanism, being “in”’a body, why everyone not liberal gets called “fascist”, Medieval times, mystical experience, the embodiment of philosophy, and the business of philosophy. A very very deep episode. Find out more about Michael here: ...
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Founder of the True Athlete Project joins me to talk about the pressures of sport, making sports human, US sports culture, religion and sport, New World energy, sport and compassion, how to teach mindfulness to normal people, circles, “less battle ball and more soul craft”, outdoor practice, nationalism, character building, and the cockiness of “true” athlete, politics in sports, diversity issues and more. A wonderful chat for anyone interested in sports or transcendence. Find out more about Sam here: ...
info_outlineFitness pro Andrew joins me to talk “fitness for normal people”, women in gyms, stereotypes, mental health, habits, behaviour change, aspirational identity, “body positivity”, food buckets, bears, personal responsibility and victimhood.
A super useful one if you’d like to be healthier.
Find more about Andrew here: https://andrewcoatesfitness.com/
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The work of Andrew Coates with clients doesn’t begin and end in the gym. It takes into account all relevant aspects of lifestyle and interactive support throughout - not only on exercise and improved nutrition, but on strategies to get better sleep, better self talk and mindset.
Add to that he cohosts a weekly fitness podcast called Lift Free & Diet Hard, where he speaks to local and international fitness industry leaders on important fitness and nutrition topics.
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