Mapping the Self™

I am joined by Erica Mather, teacher and author of Your Body Your Best Friend. We're chatting chronic pain, illness in the "wellness" industry, yoga, and so much more. Grab a cup of tea and jon us. 

She is a 1000- hour Certified Yoga Therapist + a Forrest Yoga Guardian. She helps people feel better in and about their bodies. If you are injured, ill or aging, she can help with yoga therapy and her Adore Your Body transformational body image programs.

In this episode I am joined by my dear friend and collaborator Marie Grujicic of Awespire Yoga. Marie is an old friend and in this episode is a fire-side chat around practice, the evolution of practice, becoming a masterful student of yoga, and so much more. I hope you enjoy. 

You can learn more about Marie at https://www.mariegrujicic-delage.com/

I am joined by Eric Leandoer founder of The Kind Teacher and integrative coach Erika Day. In this episode we are discussing the use of psilocybin for personal healing and evolution. Micro-dosing as medicine and cultivating spacious awareness. 

Join us for an super personal talk on attuning to our intuition and Highest wisdom. 

Eric Leandoer is originally from New York, where he worked as an artist for many years and founded The Kind Teacher. 

Ericka Day is an Integrative Life Coach and Plant Medicine Guide. Helping people heal from the root so they can live their highest expression. Ericka is also a partner at The Kind Teacher

You can learn more about The Kind Teacher on instagram @thekindteacher

DREZ is a Journey into Sound

DJ Drez is in demand as a producer, musical director and sound ambassador. A master of his craft in the studio and on stage, Drez cuts and composes profoundly original tracks that facilitate body movement practice of all forms— be it dance, yoga asana or after-hours intimate/ecstatic. 

Drez transforms the vibe of any scene his sound is set upon. Rooted in underground L.A. hiphop, Dr. EZ applies precise turn-table skills to a cutting edge vision for truly universal music, intelligently integrating elements of hiphop, world music, soul, funk, jazz, and reggae into his trademark sound and production.

Drez’s peacefully determined demeanor makes him a highly sought-after contributor to a variety of dynamic projects. In the midst of a non-stop, world-wide tour schedule, Drez has prepared another solo effort (Alpine Swift, available June 7 via Nectar Drop Music) while simultaneously producing a Sānskrit mantra record with his wife, vocalist Marti Nikko, and a straight-up hiphop album with longtime collaborator, Zaire Black, both expected to be ready for release in 2016.

Drez has too deep a resume to mention in its entirety here, suffice it to say he has worked with a who’s who of top artists (Blackstar, KRS 1, Black Eyed Peas, Macy Gray, Eminem, Project Blowed) and organizations (Adidas, X Games, ABC, Okay Player) while maintaining an extensive worldwide touring schedule, variously involving artists like Moby, Ziggy Marley, Common, Femi Kuti, De La Soul, Capleton, Nas, Lee Scratch Perry.

http://www.djdrez.com/

Instagram @djdrez

On attachment theory, trauma, self-healing, honoring the self, staying well in the wellness world, the role of teacher, intimacy with self and others, holding accountability, and so much more. 

Michaela Boehm teaches and counsels internationally as an expert in intimacy and relationships. Born and raised in Austria, Michaela combines her training in psychology and extensive clinical counseling experience with her in-depth training in the yogic arts. A gifted speaker and counselor, her unique body of work centers on the intersection of intimacy and embodiment. Known for her work with high-performing individuals, her ongoing private clients include Oscar-winning actors, multiple Grammy-winning musicians, producers, and business pioneers. Michaela is the Author of “The Wild Woman’s Way” and the founder of The Non-Linear Movement Method®, a powerful somatic release modality. Her work has recently been featured in Gwyneth Paltrow”s Netflix Show “Sex, Love & goop” and Will Smith’s bestselling memoir ‘Will’. She lives on an organic farm in California where she rescues and rehabilitates animals. www.michaelaboehm.com

Renowned photographer Pete Longworth is here for episode 9. We're talking silencing and working with the inner-critic, cultivating your creativity, the future of AI and art, self-kindness, and the art of seeing on the ultimate playground...planet earth. 

This is really a fire side chat between two friends. Welcome

On your body as the altar of life, exploring your embodiment, and the body as the ultimate healer with Amber Ryan. 

Amber Ryan in an embodiment architect and maestra sound smith in the world of movement meditation and ecstatic dance. She is co-founder of The 360 Emergence, along side Kate Shela, and has led groups and experiences at Envision Festival, Wanderlust Festival, Omega Institute, Ester Perel’s Sessions Live, and many dance floors across the globe.

With crystalline clarity, she creates impeccable containers for transformational soul work to take place.  She is powerfully present and delivers exquisite ceremonial spaces for lasting change. 

Upcoming Events:

NYC June 3rd Paul Taylor 7 - 9pm

Nosara, Costa Rica: Seer with Kate Shela June 24th + 25th

Kinkara, Costa Rica: The Compass + Feelings July 1 - 6

Kinkara, Costa Rica: A New Year’s Retreat with Amber Ryan + Guest Artists Dec 28th - Jan 3rd

Find her at https://the360emergence.com/

Travis Davison is a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is the vice president of SBG International, the owner of 3 Straight Blast Gyms in Montana, a father, and dedicated coach. 

In this episode we discuss what we do when we fail as leaders, facing our emotional selves, our responsibility to those we lead, recovering from mistakes, and how to stay the course. Self-mastery, the discipline it takes to become a black belt, and more. 

In this episode we discuss healing and curing, health and healing, spiritual healing, spiritual bypassing, the subjective aspects of healing, and more.

Lissa Rankin, MD, is a mind-body medicine physician, author of 7 books, founder of the Whole Health Medicine Institute, and mystic who researches radical remission, trauma-informed medicine, and spiritual healing. Her TEDx talks have been viewed over 5 million times, and she starred in two National Public Television specials- Heal Yourself: Mind Over Medicine and The Fear Cure. Lissa’s interest in the link between loneliness and disease led her to spearhead her latest project, Heal At Last, a non-profit organization which aims to bring effective trauma healing and spiritual healing methods to anyone ready for the deep dive of healing.

Cultivating your inner knowing, living your dreams, pursuing your goals, cultivating your inherent talents and gifts. Overcoming "stuckness" and more. Being willing to "open your hood" and have a look inside, putting the 'work' in to live your most present and joyful life. 

Marni Nir is a head coach and co-founder of the Handel Group (HG). Not only did she write the hugely successful book, Maybe It’s You, with her sister Lauren Zander, creator of the Method, Marnie also wrote HG’s online coaching course, Inner.U. Before her current role as Expert in The Handel Method, Marnie held a number of positions in the Marketing and Life Divisions at HG including as Chief Creative Office, Head of Content, and an Expert Life Coach. 

On self-mastery, mapping the body, using metahpor and esoteric dialogue to build your imagination and your self-understanding. Explorations of Katonah Yoga™. Fluency of language, imagination, body, and mind. Healing your attention in the modern age. Feelings and facts and much more. 

Abbie is the owner of The Studio a Katonah Yoga™ studio in New York City. 

You can study with Abbie by visiting http://www.thestudio.yoga/

In this conversation we discuss stoicism, altruism, self-mastery, navigating scientific literature as a lay-person, embracing process, and living well. 

Jeff Krasno founded Commune Media, an online learning platform for personal and societal well-being. As CEO, Jeff focuses on talent relationships, business development and building a stellar team. He also hosts the Commune podcast, interviewing a wide variety of guests from Deepak Chopra and Marianne Williamson to Brendon Burchard and Russell Brand.

Jeff attended The Hotchkiss School and received his BA in 1993 from Columbia University. In 2008, Jeff created the concept for Wanderlust, a series of large-scale events combining yoga & wellness with the arts. Wanderlust has become a global wellness platform with 65 events in 20 countries. Jeff serves as Chairman.

Jeff serves on the board of Pure Edge, a non-profit organization dedicated to integrating yoga and mindfulness curriculum into the public school system. Jeff is a contributor to the Huffington Post and Fast Company. His first book, eponymously named, Wanderlust, debuted in May 2015 on Rodale and has sold more than 35,000 copies worldwide. His new Wanderlust cookbook, Find Your True Fork came out in July 2017.

In 2016, he was selected by Oprah Winfrey to be part of the SuperSoul100 as one of the nation’s leading entrepreneurs.

Elena Brower, mother, mentor, artist, teacher, bestselling author and host of the Practice You Podcast, Elena has taught yoga and meditation since 1999. After graduating Cornell University in 1992, she designed textiles and apparel for almost a decade before focusing on yoga, meditation, art and writing. Her first book, Art of Attention, has been translated into seven languages; her second, Practice You, is a bestseller. Both Practice You and Being You are utilized as teaching tools in a variety of settings.

Elena's first collection of poetry, Softening Time arrives in May 2023.

Elena's yoga classes and meditations are featured on Glo. Her virtual Engaged Mentorship is renowned for inviting analog creativity into online coursework, and her Perceptive Parenting audio course is a key resource for parents. Elena's spoken word poetry can be heard on Above & Beyond's Flow State albums. She works to elevate bright futures for girls, women and children through her support for Girls on Fire Leaders, On The Inside and Free Food Kitchen.

Her stunning work invites us to bring artistry and beauty into our everday, to offer our deepest listening, and to hone our attention. 

You can find Elena's work at https://elenabrower.com/ 

You can find out more about Katonah Yoga™ at https://www.katonahyoga.com/

And to connect with The Studio and Abbie Galvin visit http://www.thestudio.yoga/

A note on this episode: Since the recording of this episode I have learned neuroscience no longer speaks of the limbic brain and the frontal cortex as being the "reptilian brain" and they are finding that emotion is far more complex than we once thought. The amygdala is no longer considered to be the "fear center" for example but is only partially and sometimes involved in the emotion of fear. I do however still find the "lizard and wizard" a useful metaphor for the tensions and types of experiences that can arise interoceptively when we're at our best and when we're in states that are not always helpful.