Somatic Attunement
The Body Awake
SA is part meditation, part body awareness, and part sitting with another who’s attuning to, listening to, asking about, and following along with your developing experience, particularly the raw experience of arising sensation. This practice can actuate profound changes in one’s mental and physical well-being. Sessions last 50 minutes. Payment is on a sliding scale, $75 - $125. Who’s this for? If you’re feeling stuck, are wrestling with something difficult in your life, have a sense you’ve lost connection to something vital, or would like to be more in touch with your...
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Relational Meditation with Riyaz Motan
The Body Awake
This episode, I chat with a new teacher of mine, from a course called “Healing from Presence,” Riyaz Motan. We talk about relating from an embodied, being-at-home place, and the many wonders and pitfalls of working, and ultimately being, with others. Find Riyaz’s work, and sign up for his newsletter, at his website . I also allude to with Pico Iyer and Elizabeth Gilbert.
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Direct Experience
The Body Awake
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A Creator's Companion
The Body Awake
This episode is a preview of my year-long labor of love, A Creator's Companion.
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Can Somatic Material Be Taught Well Online?
The Body Awake
Can body-based material be taught online? Can a somatic curriculum be shared with a decent felt sense, something other than the feeling of not quite being as good as the real thing?
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The Coronation with Charles Eisenstein - ep 55
The Body Awake
“The Coronation” essay links: in , in , and . Charles’ , which includes links to his podcast, workshops, essays and more.
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Our Deepest Compass: Nobody Gets Left Out with Sage Hayes - ep 54
The Body Awake
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Orientation
The Body Awake
Orientation : a riff and a meditative practice.
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Authentic Revolution and Relating with Sara Ness
The Body Awake
I've been wanting to interview Sara for a long time ... Indeed, since I first participated in Authentic Relating Games in a variety of settings, including potlucks, movement seminars and segues into contact improvisation. Happy to have you with us. SHOW NOTES That Atlantic article the the AR Games, Sara and co's website,
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Movement / Education with David Gallina
The Body Awake
info_outlineIt used to be: good information was hard to find; good teachers and teachings were rare. The onus, in many ways, was on the teacher.
Now, of course, that’s still true in a certain respect. But also true now more than ever, I reckon in this age of near-infinite material being but a click away, is the importance of being a good student.
What makes a good student?
• You are willing to learn, and also willing to stop learning and practice what you’ve learned.
• You don’t think you know everything; you don’t think you know nothing.
• You’re willing to suspend belief for the sake of experiment, thought also you remain an adult, not handing over your discernment at the feet of a guru.
• You go through periods of introspection, taking the teachings in and treating your body-mind as a very precious temple. You also go through periods of expressivity and effort, inhabiting your body-mind as a hungry tiger inhabits the forest, fierce and unrelenting.
• You’re willing to try new teachers and teachings.
• You’re willing to dive deep into material, not stopping until you know, in your heart of hearts, that you understand what’s being taught (and not merely an ability to regurgitate, verbally or physically).
• You can take care of yourself and you’re also willing to bust your ass trying.
• You don’t seek confirmation; you seek guidance in confirming for yourself what’s true.
• You’re not an island. You’re part of an ecosystem.
You're a student. Beware anyone who isn’t.