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Sustainable BodyworkerEpisode 26: December Meditation for Bodyworkers: Outgrowing Imposter Syndrome - Sustainable Bodyworker PodcestThis shortened track is adapted from a longer, in-depth hypnotherapy session available inside The Sustainable Bodyworker Membership, where you’ll find an entire library of custom hypnotherapy tracks created specifically for massage therapists and bodyworkers.
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Hypnotherapy completely changed my life — and it’s now one of the most powerful tools I share with my students to rewire s...
2025-12-0116 minSustainable BodyworkerEpisode 22: November Meditation for Bodyworkers: Ground, Protect, and Reconnect to Your Intuition - Sustainable Bodyworker PodcastAs we move into November, the energy naturally begins to slow. The days shorten, the air cools, and everything around us invites a deeper inward turn — a time to rest, reflect, and reconnect with what matters most.
This month’s guided hypnotherapy experience is designed to help you do just that.
Together, we’ll ground into the body, create an energetic shield for protection, and open to intuitive guidance — so you can hold space for your clients (and yourself) from a place of clarity and calm, even through the busy holiday season.
This shor...
2025-11-0316 minSustainable BodyworkerEpisode 17: Why Not Me? Busting Through Imposter Syndrome for Bodyworkers with Michelle Ratz-McGuire - Sustainable Bodyworker PodcastEver catch yourself looking at another massage therapist’s success and thinking, “Okay, but why not me?” If imposter syndrome or comparison spirals have you stuck, this conversation with Michelle Ratz McGuire is the real talk you need. Gretchen shares her own experience of coaching ambitious, burned-out bodyworkers—including what it’s like to be seen as “the expert” when, behind the scenes, you’re still wrestling with doubts and old patterns. Together, they dig into what actually moves the needle on confidence (hint: it’s rarely taking yet another course), and why the tiniest, gutsy actions—like sitting with hard questions...
2025-09-291h 03
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2025-09-1000 min
Flexible Gespräche mit Kristina Sergaeva#7 Bodyworkers: Wie Marina ihr eigenes Studio aufbaute – trotz Rückschlägen & PandemieIn dieser Folge hörst du die inspirierende Geschichte von Marina, Gründerin von The Bodyworkers in München.Marina erzählt, wie sie vom selbstständigen Webdesign zur Studioinhaberin wurde – und wie sie durch schwere Zeiten, viele Absagen und sogar eine Pandemie ihr Ziel nie aus den Augen verlor.Themen dieser Folge:– Vom Nebenjob zur Berufung: Marinas Weg zur Trainerin– Studioeröffnung 2019 – und Schließung 2020– Online-Streaming als Rettungsanker– Teamaufbau mit über 20 Trainer:innen– Wie sie heute Trainer auswählt und führt– Ihr Alltag als Studioinhaberin– Tipps für alle, die ein eigenes Studio gründen wollen...
2025-05-261h 00
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 88 - Conversations with Konrad ObermeierIt was a pleasure to be Conversation today with Konrad Obermeier.
Konrad is a Certified Advanced Rolfer™ and Rolf Movement™ Practitioner based in Munich, Germany, where he also teaches anatomy for the Rolf Institute and offers advanced training in visceral and neurovascular work. Deeply influenced by the developmental movement of the embryo, Konrad’s approach blends structure, intuition, and a reverence for the body’s formative intelligence. He has spent over 25 years immersed in the work of Erich Blechschmidt, including a decade-long friendship with Blechschmidt’s widow, Traute, who entrusted him with access to the original scientific writings.
2025-04-151h 07
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 87 - Conversations with Jörg Ahrend-LönsToday, I'm very excited to share this talk with Jörg Ahrend-Löns.
Jorg is a certified Rolfer with over three decades of experience, having trained under esteemed practitioners such as Peter Melchior and Robert Schleip. He earned his certification in 1991 under Bill Smythe and Pedro Prado and completed his Advanced Training in 2002 with Jan Sultan and Michael Salveson.
With a professional background in physiotherapy since 1982, Jorg brings a deep understanding of movement and structural integration to his work. From 2012 to 2023, he served as a faculty member at DIRI Europe before stepping into his current rol...
2025-03-101h 14
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 86 - Conversations with Alan RichardsonToday's conversation is with Alan Richardson
Alan is a Certified Advanced Rolfer and Rolf Movement Practitioner with a private practice in London, UK since 1998. He is also qualified as a craniosacral therapist. Richardson is passionate about knowing other cultures and languages, having lived in Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and Brazil. He has just returned to London after practicing in the south of Brazil for one year.
Find out more about Alan at http://www.rolfing-london.co.uk
Today’s conversation was incredibly enriching for me and marks another episode in the Colleague’s Corner bran...
2025-02-241h 13
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 85 - Conversations with Zohrab Ajani - Round 2Today's conversation is with Zohrab Ajani
Zo is a Certified Rolfer and Certified Ayurvedic Wellness Consultant, combining Rolfing with traditional Ayurveda therapies and protocols. He currently has a practice on the island of Kauai.
Find out more about Zo at http://AZtribe.com
In today’s talk we engaged in a wide-ranging conversation covering personal experiences, professional challenges, and approaches to therapy and bodywork. We discussed balancing work and family life, the importance of continuous learning and exploration in their our, and the value of connecting with clien...
2025-01-2058 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 84 - A Brief Update from AndrewIt’s been a while since the last conversation, so I wanted to share a quick update about what’s been happening behind the scenes and what may be on the way. With significant personal life changes and a full practice now established in Boston, time has become more limited, but this podcast remains close to my heart. I discuss some upcoming changes, including a broader range of topics, potential new formats like “Colleagues’ Corner,” and even exploring respectful disagreements with guests. I also share plans for transitioning older episodes to Patreon to help support the podcast’s sustainability. Thank you fo...
2025-01-1306 min
The Somatic Coaching Academy PodcastTop Questions Bodyworkers Have About Somatic CoachingEver wondered how somatic coaching could transform your bodywork practice? In this episode, Ani Anderson and Brian Trzaskos dive into the top 10 questions bodyworkers have about somatic coaching, exploring how these practices go beyond traditional bodywork to foster deeper healing and self-awareness. From understanding trauma sensitivity to enhancing chronic pain relief and even saving your hands from burnout, they cover it all with practical insights and real-life examples. Join us for a powerful conversation that could redefine your approach to healing and help you build a more sustainable, impactful practice.👉Join us for the S...
2025-01-0246 min
UBCNews - MarketingMassage Membership Marketing Program for Bodyworkers from MassageMomentum.comRunning your own massage business can be a dream coming true or a living nightmare, just trying to make things work with random bookings. Take control of your business and enjoy the benefits of regular customers with membership marketing training from MassageMomentum.com.
The marketing program "Massage Memberships Made Easy" was made for massage therapists and bodyworkers who are struggling with customer retention. The online course equips you with strategies that are easy to implement with the potential of building reliable, recurring income.
If you're struggling to make ends meet, you're not the only one...
2024-11-2602 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 83 - Conversations with Bonnie Gintis DOToday's conversation is with Bonnie Gintis, DO
Bonnie lives in in northern Vermont. She has taught worldwide, addressing physicians and all people interested in exploring embodiment.
She retired from Osteopathic private practice in 2009 and now devotes herself to teaching, writing, and exploring new ways to foster health and wellbeing. She is the author of Engaging The Movement Of Life: Exploring Health And Embodiment Through Osteopathy And Continuum.
She is a 1986 graduate of New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she has also taught Osteopathic Principles and Practice. She has been a faculty member...
2024-09-091h 06
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 82 - Conversations with Don St JohnToday's conversation is with Don St John.
Dr. Don St John is a psychotherapist, Continuum Fluid Movement teacher, author of the award winning Healing the Wounds of Childhood, and the revised Healing the Wounds of Childhood and Culture. He has been immersed in the psychological, somatic, relational, and spiritual worlds for more than fifty years. Dr. St John has a unique perspective on healing and human potential, having constructed a view that includes four essential and interrelated components: the Somatic (Body), the Psycho-Emotional, the Relational, and the Spiritual.
Don and I had a lovely discussion...
2024-07-291h 07
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 81 - Conversations with Mike WilliamsToday's conversation is with Mike Williams.
Since 2008 Mike has been honored to guide clients on their journey to becoming a Soma Sapien, a person living from the integrated wisdom of body, mind and spirit. Together he assists you to transform chronic pain into the doorway to the next emerging version of you.
Through Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychology, Rolfing and decades of experience teaching and practicing diverse somatic and movement arts, your work together will help you learn how you operate physically, mentally, and emotionally, create new pathways forward that leverage both your...
2024-07-151h 01
Badass Bodyworkers[ep32] Power of Personality: Branding for Bodyworkers | Jessica YorkJessica York is a massage veteran with 19 years in the field located in Ferndale, Michigan near Detroit. She currently holds a state massage and cosmetology license as well as a national certification and is a national educator with Apex Retreat Seminars. Jessica's multifaceted business has multiple community outreaches and groups and she heavily believes in the power of connecting industries together for mutual success. Her classes vary in skillet from Implicit Bias to Prenatal Pain Management to Green Spa Ethics, plus she has additional marketing and body work courses available as well. Jess truly believes that the bodyworker career...
2024-07-0139 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 80 - Conversations with Will JohnsonToday's conversation is with Will Johnson.
Will received his B.A., magna cum laude, in Art and Archaeology from Princeton University in 1968. After graduation, he worked for several years as an art critic in New York before moving to the west coast of North America where he began actively exploring gazing, moving, and sitting meditations. He became a Buddhist practitioner in 1972 and was trained as a Rolfer™ in 1976. He began the formal sharing of the practices of Embodiment Training in 1995. he’s the author of 15 books (two of which won awards as “Best Spiritual Book of the Year.”...
2024-05-261h 18
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 79 - Conversations with Duffy AllenToday's conversation is with Duffy Allen, MS.
Duffy has been practicing Rolfing structural integration and Rolf movement since 1995. She was a faculty member at DIRI for fifteen years. She particularly enjoys teaching from a place of curiosity and affirmation. Prior to embarking in the field of structural integration, she was a scientist. Currently, she lives, practices, and teaches in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Her favorite word is ineffable.
In today’s talk we had a comprehensive discussion about our personal and professional experiences, including teaching methods, the importance of relationship and connection in the practice of he...
2024-05-201h 05
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 78 - Conversations with Raja SelvamToday's conversation is with Raja Selvam, PhD.
Raja is a licensed clinical psychologist, is the developer of Integral Somatic Psychology™ (ISP™), an effective somatic therapy that helps clients achieve optimal mental health by fully embodying their emotions.
His book The Practice of Embodying Emotions: A Guide for Improving Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral Outcomes is currently being translated into several languages.
Dr. Selvam is also a senior trainer at Dr. Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing® International. He has taught for twenty-five years in over twenty countries in North and South Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle...
2024-05-131h 13
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 77 - Conversations with Ryan Hofer and Paul Wirth Round 2In today's conversation I am joined again by Ryan Hofer and Paul Wirth for a second round of a triad of introspection.
We discuss and contemplate writings of the Osteopath Jim Jealous, the need for improved listening skills training, we also explored different pedagogical approaches, the role of the autonomic nervous system in manual therapy, and the concept of structural integration. We go into some really fun and exploratory spaces and I greatly enjoy being in conversation with these two.
A note, this talk came at the end of a busy day for me and...
2024-04-291h 41
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 76 - Conversations with Pierpaola VolponesToday's conversation is with Pierpaola Volpones.
Pierpaola graduated as Physical Educator (1976) and in Sociology (1982). She taught physical education in public schools and applied kinesis therapy in private centers for more than ten years. After having attended a Rolf Movement™ Workshop, she started Rolfing® education.
She certified first as Rolf Movement™ Practitioner (1986) and then as Rolfer (1988). In 1996 she became a Certified Advanced Rolfer™. Since 1986 she runs her practice in Italy, as a full time profession. In 2006, the Rolf Institute certified Pierpaola as International Rolfing® and Rolf Movement™ Instructor. Outside of Rolfing, Pierpaola has continued to deepen her studies...
2024-04-151h 06
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 75 - Conversations with Leslie KaminoffToday's conversation is with Leslie Kaminoff
Leslie is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally recognized specialist with five decades’ experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He leads workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training programs in the world.
Leslie’s book Yoga Anatomy, (co-authored with Amy Matthews), sold out its first print run of 19,000 within one month of its June 2007 release, and has been a top-selling yoga book on Amazon ever since. The book went on to sell over a mi...
2024-04-081h 20
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 74 - Conversations with Ryan Hofer and Paul WirthToday's conversation marks a departure from our usual format. Today I am joined by Ryan Hofer and Paul Wirth. In mid 2023, Ryan organized a discussion among a small group of us on the topic of embodiment—a conversation I found particularly enriching, especially as it introduced me to Paul for the first time. The depth and content of that conversation seemed too valuable not to share on the podcast.
The original call included four or five participants, which, while enjoyable, might not translate as well in an audio format for our listeners. A trio, however, makes for a...
2024-04-011h 34
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 73 - Conversations with Pedro PradoToday's conversation is with Pedro Prado.
Pedro Prado, PhD, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, has been instructing Rolfing® SI for over 30 years. He is a member of the Advanced and Movement Faculties of the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute®, as well as a Somatic Experiencing Instructor for the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute. He is a clinical psychologist and a former professor of Somatic Psychology. His signature approach to the work, to which he has devoted his clinical practice and research, explores the bridges among the Structural, Functional and Psychobiological perspectives. Since having become a Rolfer in 1981, Pedro has introduced Ro...
2024-03-181h 11
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 72 - Conversations with Dr Joel BennettToday's conversation is with Dr Joel Bennett
Joel Bennett, Ph.D., is President and Founder of Organizational Wellness & Learning Systems (OWLS), a consulting firm specializing in evidence-based wellness technologies to promote organizational health and employee well-being. Dr. Bennett first delivered stress management programming in 1985, and OWLS programs have since reached nearly 250,000 workers across the United States and abroad, including training over 1,000 facilitators and coaches. He is a primary developer of “Team Awareness” and “Team Resilience,” evidence-based culture of health programs recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Surgeon General as effective in reducing employee behavioral risks. T...
2024-03-0439 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 71 - Conversations with Serge PrengelToday's conversation is with Serge Prengel
Serge Prengel is a therapist who has been exploring creative approaches to mindfulness in therapy and in everyday life. He invites you to join his explorations at ActivePause.com
Today's conversation is in a little different of a flow structure than usual. I have been wanting to try this style out for a while and will be giving it a shot here. I welcome your feedback about whether it’s working for you or not and why so.
In our conversation today Serge and I explored various top...
2024-02-2653 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 70 - Conversations with Andrew And Nikki - Nikki's Closure (for now)Alright Touching Into Presence listeners, today is a different kind of show. Today will be Andrew and Nikki in a conversation about Nikki’s Closure of the show for now. We talk about how our lives have changed since Nikki first came on as co-host and why the closure seems right for now. We talk about what may be coming down the line for this show and more. It was an emotional conversation for me as I’ve really enjoyed the dynamic the two of us have had over these 3 years and there is an unknown and different future on the...
2024-02-1927 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 69 - Conversations with Carl RabkeToday's Conversation is with Carl Rabke
Carl is a Somatic Naturalist, Embodiment teacher, and a tender of soul and living culture. For the last 25 years, he has practiced and taught where the streams of somatics, soul-work, and a deep love of this living Earth meet. He is a Feldenkrais and Structural Integration practitioner, and loves to support people in returning to, and remembering our natural, inherent intelligence in movement, meditation, ritual, song, rhythm and community. He also hosts the Embodiment Matters Podcast with his beloved wife, Erin. You can find out more about him at https://embodimentmatters.c...
2024-02-0559 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 68 - Conversations with Jeffrey Burch Round 2Today's Conversation is with Jeffrey Burch.
A Certified Advanced Rolfer™, Jeffrey has extensively studied and integrated into his Hands-On Therapies both Cranial Manipulation and Visceral Manipulation. He has developed groundbreaking new joint mobilization methods.Jeffrey Burch received a BA in biology from the University of Oregon in 1975, after which he trained at The Dr. Ida Rolf Institute® in Boulder, Colorado, receiving his Certification as a Rolfer in 1977.He first practiced Rolfing® Structural Integration in London, and later in Seattle and Honolulu before returning to his native Eugene, Oregon, in 1989. At the time he was in London there were...
2023-11-061h 08
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 67 - Conversations with Don Hanlon JohnsonToday's conversation is with Don Hanlon Johnson
Don is no stranger to the embodied and somatic work, he’s been involved in this field since long before many of us have been born. Now in his 90’s he has been involved with so many of the pioneers and lineage holders of this field. A blurp written by Don about himself reads, “As I move into my twilight years, I am aware that the seeds that brought forth my current work were planted over half a century ago when I had my first post in teaching philosophy at what i...
2023-10-2855 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 66 - Conversations with Michael Shea Round 3Today's conversation is with Michael Shea
Michael is one of the preeminent educators and authors in the fields of somatic psychology, myofascial release and craniosacral therapy. He leads seminars throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Dr. Shea received his master’s degree in Buddhist Psychology at Naropa University, and a doctorate in Somatic Psychology at The Union Institute. In 1986, he was certified as one of the first Full Instructors of CranioSacral Therapy by the Upledger Institute.
Dr. Shea has been a Florida Licensed Massage Therapist since 1976, and was an Advanced Rolfer for 20 ye...
2023-08-141h 20
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 65 - Conversations with Suzanne PicardToday's conversation is with Suzanne Picard.
Suzanne Picard is a Certified Advanced Rolfer and Rolfing Movement Therapist, in practice since 1992. Over the past 30 years she has deepened her studies with several styles of movement modalities, cranial sacral therapies and osteopathic inspired trainings in the nuero, vascular and visceral systems. She has been a faculty member of the Rolf Institute since 1996, at various times being chair of the Rolfing Movement and the Foundations of Somatic Practice Departments. She is a practicing visual artist with an MFA is sculpture. Suzanne cultivates the technical and the art of her manual...
2023-07-101h 10
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 64 - Conversations with Andrea OlsenToday's conversation is with Andrea Olsen.
Andrea Olsen, performer, author, and educator, is a Professor Emerita of Dance at Middlebury College, and a certified instructor of Holden QiGong and Embodyoga. She is author of a quartet of books on embodiment: Bodystories: A Guide to Experiential Anatomy, Body and Earth: An Experiential Guide, The Place of Dance: A Somatic Guide to Dancing and Dance Making with colleague Caryn McHose, and Moving Between Worlds: A Guide to Embodied Living and Communicating, along with numerous articles and chapters in anthologies_._ Recent projects include continuing the Body and Earth: Seven Web-Based Somatic E...
2023-04-0352 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 63 - Conversations with Hiroyoshi TahataToday's conversation is with Hiroyoshi Tahata.
Hiro has worked as a Rolfer since 1998. He joined the Rolf Movement faculty of the Rolf Institute® in 2009. He brings to this work a depth of creativity and understanding that integrates the principles of structure and function through a gentle and non-invasive approach to transformation. His background in biochemistry clearly bridges the inquiry between science and art. From his experience with doctors, Hiro understood that it is possible to heal a living organism with very little stimulation.
The essence of the Art of Yield came out of his collaboration with h...
2023-03-131h 02
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 62 - Conversations with Finding the Line - An Exploration of Structural IntegrationToday we are back in conversation with Ales about the documentary he recently released about Structural Integration, "Finding the Line - An Exploration of Structural Integration."
This movie tells the story of an adventure that will take the viewer into Ida Rolf's world of Structural Integration. At the heart of the movie are 8 students and their quest to understand Ida Rolf's philosophy during their 3 year Basic Trainings in Milano, Prague and Warsaw.
The movie also explains the basic ideas behind Structural Integration and discusses some recent research into connective tissue and fascia.
You...
2022-12-2328 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 61 - Conversations with Mark JohnsonToday's conversation is with Mark Johnson.
Mark is the Philip H. Knight Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Emeritus, in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Oregon. His research has focused on the philosophical implications of the role of human embodiment in meaning, conceptualization, reasoning, values, and knowing, especially from the perspective of embodied cognitive science and pragmatist philosophy. His recent work develops a naturalistic account of mind and knowing. He is co-author, with George Lakoff, of Metaphors We Live By (1980) and Philosophy in the Flesh (1999) and author of The
Body in the Mind...
2022-12-121h 21
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 60 - Conversations with David DavisToday's conversation is with David Davis.
David is a Rolf Structural Integration practitioner and instructor recently relocated to Tucson, Arizona where he continues to bring the beauty that is The Work of Dr. Ida P. Rolf to his new home.
During his first Structural Integration session he anticipated relief from chronic pain and disability due to sports injuries, physical labor, and an auto accident, but he was in awe with the new sense of comfort, relaxation, and natural mode that resulted. As his body, mind, and spirit were awakened through the holistic manipulation of fascia a...
2022-11-211h 23
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 59 - Conversations with Michael MathieuToday's conversation is with Michael Mathieu
Michael started struggling with low back issues in the late 80s while working as an electrical engineer at Eastman Kodak Company. Two Rolfer‘s in Rochester, New York were able to help him. He quit his job to go west and do his Rolfing training which was completed in 1993. Visceral manipulation greatly elevated his work and he dived deeply into that field of study. In 2012 Michael crashed on his mountain bike and suffered massive damage to his neck and spinal cord creating quadriplegia. That injury opened a door to take to hi...
2022-10-241h 13
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 58 - Conversations with Michael Shea Round 2Today's conversation is with Michael Shea
Michael is one of the preeminent educators and authors in the fields of somatic psychology, myofascial release and craniosacral therapy. He leads seminars throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Dr. Shea received his master’s degree in Buddhist Psychology at Naropa University, and a doctorate in Somatic Psychology at The Union Institute. In 1986, he was certified as one of the first Full Instructors of CranioSacral Therapy by the Upledger Institute.
Dr. Shea has been a Florida Licensed Massage Therapist since 1976, and was an Advanced Rolfer for 20 ye...
2022-10-031h 05
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 57 - Conversations with Postures For PeaceToday's conversation is with our previous guest Liz Stewart. Liz has just started a non profit called "Postures for Peace" and asked us to have a short conversation to help get the word out as support is needed right now.
To donate online please visit https://givebutter.com/8MpvpG
A proper website is being developed as I type this, details to come.
From the givebutter site. "This project will help a group of Healthcare practitioners, Rolfers® and Structural Integration Practitioners (SIPs) in Central and Eastern Europe and their communities that are in need of m...
2022-09-1931 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 56 - Conversations with Kevin McCarthyToday's conversation is with Kevin McCarthy.
Kevin is a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, Advanced Rolfer™ and Rolf Movement Practitioner™ specializing in the effects of trauma and chronic pain on the body.
Fascinated with the interplay in the body between emotional patterns and physiological adaptations that commonly emerge in response to traumatic events, Kevin was led to study Somatic Experiencing after 10 years as a manual and movement therapist. He views the integration of somatic approaches into the wider field of trauma work as a crucial and necessary element in the healing process of those suffering from the effect...
2022-09-121h 10
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 55 - Conversations with Dr. Kirstie SegarraToday's conversation is with Dr. Kirstie Segarra.
Kirstie Segarra, PhD BCSI RMTI E-RYT C-IAYT is a Doctor of Integrative Medicine and Structural Integrator in Taos, New Mexico. She has been practicing in the healing arts since 1996. She began her inquiry to study of the integration of the arts and spiritual practice in her Master’s degree in Whole System Design focusing on second order biological systems at Antioch University-Seattle in the mid 90’s. In affect, how to create change in biological systems. She studied a traditional form of bodywork in Bali then went on to get her mass...
2022-08-2258 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 54 - Conversations with Caryn McHoseToday's conversation is with Caryn McHose.
Caryn McHose has taught perceptual approaches to movement education for over 50 years. Caryn is a Movement Artist, a Certified Advanced Rolfer™ and Rolf Movement® Practitioner, as well as a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner and Certified Biodynamic Cranial Practitioner. She is the collaborator for Bodystories, A Guide to Experiential Anatomy and The Place of Dance, by Andrea Olsen, and is the co-author (with Kevin Frank) of How Life Moves, Explorations in Meaning and Body Awareness https://www.amazon.com/How-Life-Moves-Explorations-Awareness/dp/1556436181/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15GE0Z58UCOGH&keywords=kevin+frank+how+life+moves&qid...
2022-08-081h 14
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 53 - Conversations with Ally GonzalezToday's conversation is with Ally Gonzalez
Ally was born and raised in Colombia until the age of nine. As a result of the political climate of Colombia in the early 2000’s, Ally and her family fled their homeland as a result of death threats and sought out political asylum in Canada. In middle school and high school Ally engaged in sports to balance her academic workload. At the age of 16, Ally began practicing track and field and discovered that she was a very talented runner. Her love for track and field paved a path to what is no...
2022-05-091h 06
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 52 - Conversations with Dr. Stephen PorgesToday's conversation is with Dr Stephen Porges.
Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He served as president of the Society for Psychophysiological Research and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences and is a former recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development A...
2022-04-181h 06
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 51 - Conversations with Michael SheaToday's conversation is with Michael Shea
Michael is one of the preeminent educators and authors in the fields of somatic psychology, myofascial release and craniosacral therapy. He leads seminars throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Dr. Shea received his master’s degree in Buddhist Psychology at Naropa University, and a doctorate in Somatic Psychology at The Union Institute. In 1986, he was certified as one of the first Full Instructors of CranioSacral Therapy by the Upledger Institute.
Dr. Shea has been a Florida Licensed Massage Therapist since 1976, and was an Advanced Rolfer for 20 ye...
2022-03-281h 12
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 50 - Conversations with Tom MyersToday's conversation is with Tom Myers
Thomas Myers studied with Drs. Ida Rolf, Moshe Feldenkrais, and Buckminster Fuller, and with a variety of movement and manual therapy pioneers. His work is influenced by cranial, visceral, and intrinsic movement studies he made with European schools of osteopathy. An inveterate traveler, Tom has practiced integrative manual therapy for over 40 years in a variety of clinical and cultural settings. Tom is the author of Anatomy Trains (2020, 4th ed), co-author of Fascial Release for Structural Balance (North Atlantic, 2010, 2017), co-author of Anatomy Trains in Motion Study Guide (2019), author of Body3, The Anatomist’s C...
2022-02-281h 19
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 49 - Conversations with Bob ShreiToday's conversation is with Bob Schrei.
Bob has four decades of experience as a student, apprentice, practitioner and teacher of energy medicine. He is a Certified Advanced Rolfer, Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapist, and co-originator of SourcePoint Therapy®. This energetic and hands-on healing system evolved from his thirty-plus years experience in bodywork, as well as extensive personal study in vibrational medicine, sacred geometry, shamanic healing and Zen meditation.
In addition to Bob’s research and study, the essential principles of SourcePoint Therapy® were explored and formulated in intuitive readings with his wife and partner in healing work...
2022-01-171h 33
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 48 - Conversations with Liz StewartToday's conversation is with Liz Stewart
Liz Stewart, BCSI, draws from 30 years of experience as a highly accomplished Structural Integration (aka Rolfing®) practitioner, trainer and somatic supervisor/consultant. Beyond her hands on work, she provides one to one and group educational support for bodyworkers, bodywork educators, mental health professionals and coaches. Liz supports and challenges her clients to understand and make full use of themselves in their work. Liz’s approach to her work is engaging, connective and supportive, much like the fascial network that holds our bodies together, and includes a strong emphasis on body awareness. Her...
2021-12-271h 12
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 47 - Conversations with Mary BondToday's conversation is with Mary Bond
Mary Bond studied with Ida Rolf from 1969 to 1972. Emeritus Movement Faculty of the Rolf Institute, she has been involved in the development of movement education for SI from the early days with Judith Aston to the current evolution through the work of Hubert Godard.
She is the author of Balancing Your Body, the New Rules of Posture, and Your Body Mandala: Posture and Presence. She has also produced a DVD: Heal Your Posture. Since 2020, Mary has been offering online workshops for SI practitioners and other somatic educators. It is he...
2021-11-291h 06
Listening from SelfWords that Touch - Clean Language for Bodyworkers with Nick Pole0:00 - Intro
0:51 - Example and What is Clean Language?
13:50 - When to use Clean Language
21:49 - Respecting Client’s Space and Demonstration
33:40 - Endless Depth and Subtlty
37:17 - Polyvagal and Clean Language
42:41 - Flow of Sessions with Clean Language
48:20 - Trauma & body-friendly Language
54:24 - Clean Language for Body-Mind Practitioners
58:32 - Getting Started with Clean
1:05:58 - Giving Power to Bodyworkers
Nick Pole has been practising, teaching and writing about shiatsu for twenty years. Over time he has worked deeply on integrating language with Bodywork. Through Clean Language, he has...
2021-11-1624 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 46 - Conversations with Todd HargroveToday's conversation is with Todd Harrgrove
Todd is a an author, blogger, and manual and movement therapist. He completed training programs in the Feldenkrais Method and Rolfing. He used to be an attorney.
In today's conversation we spoke about Todd's background as a Rolfer, Feldenkrais Practitioner, blogger and now podcaster. We discuss pain science, what rolfing is to him, how he got into this field, and more.
You can find out more about Todd at toddhargrove.substack.com
His Books can be found here
A Guide to Better Movement: Th...
2021-11-0851 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 45 - Conversations about John LodgeToday's talk is a little different than our usual talks as we are in conversation about former Rolfer, Actor, and Artist John Lodge. We speak with his ex-wife Margaret VanderWaerden and EGSI Founder Ales Urbanczik about who he was, how he came to this work and what marvels he has left behind.
A new book has come out from the European Guild for Structural Integration about John and the work he was given from Dr Ida Rolf. They have pieced together parts of this work with additional sections by other Structural Integrators sharing their comments and stories. It...
2021-09-2752 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 44 - Conversations with Scott Zamurut - Round 2Today's conversation is with Scott Zamurut
Scott RCST® is a student, practitioner, and teacher of somatic and energetic healing arts with over 30 years in the field. Scott’s broad training background includes massage therapy, Polarity Therapy, private mentoring in structural integration, group leadership and dynamics, and ontological coaching. All of these studies support his primary focus in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST), and Pre and Perinatal education and healing.
As a student and teacher trainee in the first BCST training with Franklyn Sills in the US, Scott is among the longest tenured Biodynamics teachers in North Ame...
2021-09-061h 13
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 43- Conversations with Maria Cristina JimenezToday's conversation is with Maria Cristina Jimenez OTR.
María Cristina, is an occupational therapist and a Certified Advanced Rolfer. She has been a yoga teacher since 2001, a Rolfer® since 2012, and a Certified Advanced Rolfer® since 2016. In 2021 she became a registered and licensed OT, specializing in hand therapy. After surviving a horrific car accident and near-death experience at 15, she developed PTSD. Consequently, she's spent her entire life healing her body and helping to heal others. She brings decades of deep somatic studies as well as insights from living with PTSD. María Cristina holds a BA in Theat...
2021-08-091h 01
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 42 - Conversations with Jane HarringtonToday's conversation is with Jane Harrington
Jane is a graduate from the first Rolf Movement training in 1979. She is Rolf Institute emeritus faculty having taught both the movement certificate and Basic Rolf Trainings.
She graduated from the school of education at UNM, taught for a few years and moved to her passion - dance. She received a masters in dance from Lone Mountain College in San Francisco which lead to her deepening understanding of movement and movement analysis. This was when the Rolf Institute opened the movement training. Jane had a practice doing rolf movement for al...
2021-07-2656 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 41 - Conversations with Dr Martha EddyToday's conversation is with Dr Martha Eddy
Martha is a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist, Teacher of Body-Mind Centering® and Certified Movement Analyst with a doctorate in Movement Science, who has served on the faculties at Empire State College - SUNY, Columbia, Princeton and New York University. She became the First Ferraro Fellow of Social Justice and Movement at Marymount Manhattan College in 2018. She is also the founding director of the non-profit organization Moving For Life, as well as the somatic movement therapy training Dynamic Embodiment and the Center for Kinesthetic Education. She co-founded Moving On Center with Car...
2021-07-121h 08
Badass BodyworkersBadass Bodyworkers TrailerWelcome to the Badass Bodyworkers podcast! In this episode, we will talk about what makes a Bodyworker a total BADASS and the values we live by to create a nurturing and supportive community.
2021-07-0100 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 40 - Conversations with Scott ZamurutToday's conversation is with Scott Zamurut
Scott RCST® is a student, practitioner, and teacher of somatic and energetic healing arts with over 30 years in the field. Scott’s broad training background includes massage therapy, Polarity Therapy, private mentoring in structural integration, group leadership and dynamics, and ontological coaching. All of these studies support his primary focus in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST), and Pre and Perinatal education and healing.
As a student and teacher trainee in the first BCST training with Franklyn Sills in the US, Scott is among the longest tenured Biodynamics teachers in North Ame...
2021-06-211h 02
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 39 - Conversations with Kevin FrankToday's conversation is with Kevin Frank
Kevin is a Certified Advanced Rolfer(TM), Rolf Movement (R) Practitioner, and Rolf Movement Instructor for the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration. He has worked with the Hubert Godard-derived Tonic Function model since 1991 and has written on this topic from 1995 to the present. Kevin advocates for an ‘information system’ view of structural integration, to help bring the SI field into congruence with modern understanding of motor control and perceptive/coordinative processes.
Kevin is the co-author (with Caryn McHose) of How Life Moves, Explorations in Meaning and Body Awareness (North Atlan...
2021-06-071h 03
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 38 - Conversations with Jim AsherToday's conversation is with Jim Asher
Jim Asher is an internationally recognized Rolf Institute® instructor and practitioner. He offers Advanced Rolfing, Rolf Movement Integration and cranial sacral therapy.
Jim has been a certified Rolfing Instructor since 1974. He trained with and assisted Dr. Ida Rolf. He studied spinal mechanics with many D.O.’s, including Philip Greenman.
The founder of the Colorado Cranial Institute and he is a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators. He continues to enjoy practicing in the city of Boulder, Colorado.
Nikki and I sat down to tal...
2021-05-242h 03
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 37 - Conversations with Kelly KaneToday's conversation is with Kelly Kane
Kelly Kane studied Pilates with Romana Krazanaska & Hila Paldi. Completing her certification with The Pilates Institute. She has studied, BodyMind Centering, Continuum Movement, Iyengar Yoga, and has done extensive Crossfit training. She also attended Massage School at the Florida School of Massage.
Kelly’s manual therapy repertoire includes Structural Integration, CranioSacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation. She further developed her perceptual skills through three years of human cadaver dissection.
In 1999 Kelly opened the Kane School of Core Integration, in New York City. The teacher training programs at The Kane Sch...
2021-05-101h 19
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 36 - Conversations with Daniel SimpsonToday's conversation is with Daniel Simpson
Daniel is the author of The Truth of Yoga, a comprehensive guide to yoga history and philosophy. His approach is engaging and fun, making scholarly knowledge accessible and relevant to modern practitioners. Daniel holds a master's degree in yoga studies – from SOAS, University of London – and teaches courses at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, on yoga teacher trainings, and online.
In today's conversation we spoke about the history of yoga, the historical appropriations through the age of various yogas, classical yoga as embodied practice, similar frameworks of phenomenology in yog...
2021-04-191h 23
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 35 - Conversations with Jeffrey BurchToday's Conversation is with Jeffrey Burch.
A Certified Advanced Rolfer™, Jeffrey has extensively studied and integrated into his Hands-On Therapies both Cranial Manipulation and Visceral Manipulation. He has developed groundbreaking new joint mobilization methods.Jeffrey Burch received a BA in biology from the University of Oregon in 1975, after which he trained at The Dr. Ida Rolf Institute® in Boulder, Colorado, receiving his Certification as a Rolfer in 1977.He first practiced Rolfing® Structural Integration in London, and later in Seattle and Honolulu before returning to his native Eugene, Oregon, in 1989. At the time he was in London there were...
2021-03-291h 22
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 34 - Conversations with Thomas Walker and Gale LoveittToday's Conversation is with Thomas Walker and Gale Loveitt
Both Gale and Thomas are long time bodyworkers, both Rolfers and Biodynamic CranialSacral Therapists. Thomas is on the faculty of the Rolf Institute and they both teach somatic education through Listening Hands Seminars... additionally they are life partners.
Today we talk about their history in Rolfing and moving towards a Biodynamic approach, what is Biodynamics, when to "Rolf" and when to use BCST, working with the "gushy," adapting touch for adapting times, sensing the ANS, their training programs, Thomas's Rolfing benches... and more
I...
2021-03-081h 29
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 33 - Conversations with Andrew and NikkiHey everyone. It’s been a little over a month since our last recorded call as I (Andrew) flew half way around the world to The Maldives for work. Before I took off, Nikki and I had a dialogue together about what the podcast has been and some ideas of where we may go.
It’s a shorter talk and nice to have solely a “host” conversation.
As always, we love to hear how all of our conversations are landing with you as well as other ways we can provide more for your benefit.
You can fin...
2020-12-2824 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 32 - Conversations with Neal PowersToday we’re lucky to be in conversation with Neal Powers. Neal is a former president of the Rolf Institute, senior faculty for the guild, and currently teaching for the European guild. Neal has been Rolfing since the 70s at Esalen and a direct student of Dr Rolf.
Our talk with Neal was so delightful as he is a down to earth, grounded individual with a great sense of humor, deeply contemplative and incredibly humble. This made for easy yet deep conversations.
If you enjoyed today's episode, we'd appreciate it if you would leave...
2020-12-071h 09
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 31 - Conversations with Gil HedleyToday's Conversation is with the amazing and lovable Gil Hedley
Gil Hedley, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in theological ethics from the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, and also became a Certified Rolfer at the Rolf Institute in Boulder, CO, back in the early '90s. His combined interests and training has supported his personal exploration of the human body and led him to develop an integral approach to the study of human anatomy. Through hands-on human dissections courses in the laboratory and lecture presentations, he has encouraged thousands of fellow "somanauts" to appreciate, explore...
2020-11-231h 02
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 30 - Conversations with Kirstin SchumakerToday's Conversation is with Kirstin Schumaker
Kirstin is a Board Certified Structural Integrator who specializes in freeing myofascial restriction of nerves and vasculature, with the goal of helping clients to enjoy moving with greater comfort, ease, and agility. Her gentle and specific work can resolve longstanding issues with posture and function. She has studied in depth with several masters, and has a deep appreciation of the science and art of manual therapy. Kirstin is a Certified Teacher of Anatomy Trains Structural Integration and she offers advanced training for manual therapists and structural integrators through her Anatomy Trains...
2020-11-1657 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 29 - Conversations with Derek GillToday's Conversation is with Derek Gill.
Derek graduated University with a major Management Information Systems with minors in Computer Science and Philosophy and worked for a major consulting firm as a Systems Integration Consultant.
Years later, after a life changing wakeup call and several epiphanies, Derek was called into the medical, healing arts. Derek realized quickly that the skills learned as a Systems Integrator were very relevant to his career as a Structural Integrator.
Derek went on to study at the Rolf Institute and is a Certified Advanced Rolfer™ and Rolf Movement® Practitioner. He is als...
2020-11-021h 51
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 28 - Conversations with Dr Biko Mandela GrayToday's Conversation is with Dr Biko Mandela Gray.
Dr. Gray’s work operates at the nexus and interplay between continental philosophy of religion and theories and methods in African American religion. His research is primarily on the connection between race, subjectivity, religion, and embodiment, exploring how these four categories play on one another in the concrete space of human experience. He also is interested in the religious implications of social justice movements. He is currently working on a book project that explores how contemporary racial justice movements, like Blacklivesmatter, demonstrate new ways of theorizing the connection between em...
2020-10-261h 29
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 27 - Conversations with Carol AgneessensToday's Conversation is with Carol Agneessens
Carol earned her Masters degree in special education from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Teaching learning challenged teens and adults gave her a deep appreciation for the depth and power of kinesthetic learning and intelligence. This is one of the ways many Rolfing students learn ... anatomy, tissue quality and whole body connection.
Carol began training at the Rolf Institute in 1981. She has been in private practice for 38 years. In addition to Rolfing, her practice includes cranial sacral therapy and movement. In 2019 she resigned from the Rolf Institute faculty af...
2020-10-191h 16
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 26 - Conversations with Judith AstonToday's Conversation is with Judith Aston.
Judith is widely recognized as a pioneer in the art and science of kinetics for her discovery of the Aston® Paradigm. Her distinct biomechanical model for the human body is based on a unique way of seeing the body in relationship to the earth. Her discoveries about the importance of using the forces of gravity and ground reaction in alternating sequences has transformed many systems of exercise, bodywork, and movement education. Her acute ability to “see” the body in stillness and in motion, and to train others to see, established her disci...
2020-10-121h 02
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 25 - Conversations with Dr. Emily SplichalToday's Conversation is with Dr Emily Splichal.
Dr Emily Splichal, Functional Podiatrist and Human Movement Specialist, is the Founder of EBFA Global (formerly Evidence Based Fitness Academy), Creator of the Barefoot Training Specialist® Certification, Author of Barefoot Strong and Inventor of Naboso Barefoot Technology. With over 19 years in the fitness industry, Dr Splichal has dedicated her medical career towards studying postural alignment and human movement as it relates to barefoot science, foot to core integration and sensory integration.
Dr Splichal is actively involved in barefoot training research and barefoot education as it relates to athletic p...
2020-10-051h 03
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 24 - Conversations with Brooke ThomasToday's Conversation is with Brooke Thomas.
Brooke works in a variety of ways to teach about how to cultivate a relationship with our bodies, and therefore with our being, and how that can have a profound positive impact on an individual and collective level. At its core, her work is a lived inquiry about what it means to shift out of a mental/conceptual lens and into an embodied/experiential lens. This shift truly changes everything about how we meet ourselves and the world.
She is a Realization Process teacher who works with clients one-on-one a...
2020-09-281h 00
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 23 - Conversations with Kaila JuneToday's Conversation is with Kaila June
Kaila June is the founder of SomaKinese School, a virtual platform for movement teachers and therapists encouraging personal, social, and planetary change through somatic healing and embodied movement science. Kaila is also the developer of Somatic Groundwork™, a mindful movement practice that soothes the nervous system, restores tissue integrity, and deepens sensory awareness as a pathway to healing and self-knowing.
As a dance-artist, Registered Somatic Movement Educator, and Corrective Exercise Specialist, she has dedicated her life to helping people move and feel better. Drawing from somatic movement education and wea...
2020-09-211h 13
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 22 - Conversations with Aleš UrbanczikToday's Conversation is with Aleš Urbanczik.
Aleš's SI journey started in 1993 with his Basic Training. Peter Melchior and Emmett Hutchins, Ida Rolf's very first instructors, were his teachers and inspirations. He has a spiritual background in Zen-Buddhism and was ordained a Zen-Boddhisatva in the French Temple of 'La Gendronnière'. He has been practicing and teaching HathaYoga for 30 years and, based on Dr. Rolf's principles, he developed his unique teaching style he calls "RolfYoga". Aleš Urbanczik is the co-founder of the European Guild for Structural integration. He teaches EGSI‘s Basic Trainings in the Czech Republic, the UK...
2020-09-141h 06
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 21 - Conversations with Roxlyn MoretToday's Conversation is with Roxlyn Moret.
Roxlyn Moret has been exploring, practicing, and teaching movement and the healing arts for 40 years. She has an active private practice in NYC teaching group yoga classes and conducting workshops for professionals. Her background includes dance, studying Tai Chi Chuan with Maggie Newman, Shiatsu, Cranial Sacral therapy, and touch for healing. Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen {founder of BMC℠} has been a mentor for 26 years. Roxlyn Moret currently co-coordinates Bonnie Cohen's Embodied Developmental Movement and Yoga program {EDMY} with Amy Matthews in NYC.
Among her certifications Roxlyn is a Body Mind Cen...
2020-09-071h 02
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 20 - Conversations with Jean Louise GreenToday's Conversation is with Jean Louise Green.
Jean Louise became a licensed massage therapist in Hawaii in 1987. In 1991, she completed the Basic Training Program for Practitioners of Structural Integration with the Guild for Structural Integration. For two years In Hawaii, Jean Louise was mentored by advanced level Rolfer® Sharon Miller. Green moved to California in 1999 and worked as a Massage Therapist and Structural Integrator at the Chico Sports Club until 2012. She also taught basic and advanced level deep tissue classes at Chico Therapy Wellness Center from 2004-2018. Her book, Structural Integration and Energy Medicine: A Handbook of Ad...
2020-08-311h 09
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 19 - Conversations with Magdalena WeinsteinToday's Conversation is with Magdalena Weinstein.
Magdalena is a latinx cis-gendered woman from Chile, living in Northern California. She is a parent, wife, a trauma therapist, counselor and coach. She offers services (live and online), series and workshops using tools and frames from Somatic Experiencing, Crisis Counseling, Somatic Coaching, Applied Neurology and Yoga.
Magdalena believes that our body contains the wisdom, strength and resilience that we long for and she feels called to rediscover, and I feel honored to guide people into accessing their inner intelligence in this journey of connection and integration within ourselves...
2020-08-241h 17
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 18 - Conversations with Ruthie FraserToday's Conversation is with Ruthie Fraser.
Ruthie is an educator and a guide in the realms of body, psyche, and human potential. A Structural Integration Practitioner since 2007, Yoga teacher since 2003, Voice Dialogue Facilitator since 2015, Brown University graduate, lifelong dancer, mother of two boys, and author of the book Stack Your Bones (published in 2017), Ruthie brings decades of experience to spaces of healing, wholing, and personal evolution.
In today’s conversation we talk about Ruthie’s history in both Structural Integration and Yoga. What is Voice Dialogue work. The interweaving and overlap of Yoga and Structural Integr...
2020-08-171h 00
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 17 - Conversations with Bibiana BadenesToday's Conversation is with Bibiana Badenes.
Bibiana Badenes is a Physical Therapist graduate of the University of Valencia, certified Advanced in the Rolfing © Method of Structural Integration and a teacher of Rolf Movement Integration (USA). She has been educated in different psycho-somatic bodywork therapies throughout the world and is currently investigating and creating a program she calls Body Intelligence (Inteligencia Corporal) as a way to discover one’s potential through one’s body.
She has remained at the leading edge of BodyMind treatments and education in southern Europe as well as enjoyin...
2020-08-1058 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 16 - Conversations with Michael PolonToday's Conversation is with Michael Polon.
Michael’s first introduction to Rolfing came as a client, when seeking help with a series of sports injuries and improvement of moderate scoliosis. His interest in the body began early as a result of these ailments and he began his college years on track to become a physical therapist. After experiencing the power of Rolfing as a client in Boulder during his early twenties, Michael shifted gears and quickly enrolled at The Rolf Institute® in 1998. Immediately following his graduation in 1999, he was invited to re-enter the classroom as a tea...
2020-08-031h 09
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 15 - Conversations with Taro IwamotoToday's conversation is with Taro Iwamoto.
Taro is a Feldenkrais practitioner based in Lake Stevens, WA with years of experience in movement fields including: physical therapy, athletic training, and martial arts. He works with people with physical challenges (pain, balance issues) as well as curious learners who want to learn more about how their bodies move.
Taro's professional career and personal experience have taught him to slow down, be mindful, be present and pay attention to himself that includes his bodies, his thoughts, feelings, as well as other people and the env...
2020-07-2830 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 14 - Conversations with Gail WetzlerToday's conversation is with Gail Wetzler
Gail currently owns an integrative physical therapy practice in Denver, Colorado, where they treat orthopedic, fascial/muscular/soft tissue, neurologic, pain, respiratory, digestive, mTBI and women's and men's health issues. After receiving her initial degree in physical therapy, she pursued her first experience in acute orthopedic care at Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach California. Within 1 year, she became the outpatient clinical supervisor and thus began her journey and desire for continuing education in the science and art of human movement and function. She studied with Travell and Simons, Mennell, Kaltenborn, Maitland, M...
2020-07-201h 00
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 13 - Conversations with Lauren OhayonTodays conversation is with Lauren Ohayon.
Lauren Ohayon is an internationally recognized Yoga + Pilates teacher specializing in core and pelvic floor issues. She has been teaching for over 20 years.
Lauren is the founder of Restore Your Core and One Strong Mama - 2 highly acclaimed Online programs designed to restore function for anyone with core / pelvic issues. Her programs boast online communities of over 25,000 women, over 8000 participants and nearly 100 teachers internationally.
She is also the co-founder of the One Strong Mama podcast.
We get into the biomechanics of the pelvic floor, pain...
2020-07-141h 08
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 12 - Conversations with Russell StolzoffTodays conversation is with Russell Stolzoff.
Russell is a practitioner, researcher and member of the Dr Ida Rolf Institute’s Advanced Faculty. Russell has been a practitioner for the past 31 years, has served as the Chair of the Rolf Institute’s Board of Directors, and Chaired DIRI’s Executive Education Committee. His research at Western Washington University examined the effects of Structural Integration on soccer athletes and was presented at International Fascia Research Congress in 2018 and 2015. In 2011 Russell formed Stolzoff Sportworks to bring the benefits of Rolfing Structural Integration to professional athletes. Russell lives and practices in Bellin...
2020-07-091h 16
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 11 - Conversation with Your Hosts, Nikki and AndrewHello Touching Into Presence community. Today's conversation is with your hosts, Andrew and Nikki.
We'll talk about ourselves, how the podcast started, and how we got to where we are today. We'll also discuss what we are hoping for our listeners to get out of the podcast and how they can positively effect the show as well.
We'll be planning to have more of these shorter host episodes in the future, so if there are things you'd like to know, please message us.
As always, we hope you enjoy the show. If you like...
2020-07-0621 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 10 - Conversations with Paul LindenToday we have a very informative and entertaining talk with Paul Linden.
Paul Linden is the Chief Instructor and co-founder at the Columbus Center for Movement Studies/Aikido of Columbus in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He is a specialist in body and movement awareness education, and his work focuses on the interplay between self-exploration and effective action.
Paul received his B.A. in Philosophy from Reed College and his Ph.D. in Physical Education from the Ohio State University. He is an instructor of the Feldenkrais Method® of body awareness education.
He began Aikido p...
2020-06-291h 25
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 9 - Conversations with Heather StarsongWe are fortunate to have Heather Starsong with us for today's conversation. Heather is an inspiration for many and just a true force of nature. An original student of what was then known as Rolf-Aston Structural Patterning and later evolving into Rolf Movement, and a pioneer of this movement paradigm.
Heather Starsong grew up in New England and graduated summa cum laude from Boston University in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature.
She has been a dancer since childhood, especially fascinated with the connections between healing, art, and spirit. She has explored and taught...
2020-06-2258 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 8 - Conversations with Jim PascucciToday’s conversation is with Jim Pascucci. Equine Rolfer extraordinaire, Certified Advanced Rolfer, Cross-fitter, and so much more. Besides being an incredibly intelligent and ingenious person, Jim is also extremely funny, as you’ll hear here.
Jim’s way of sharing his narrative in how he got to where he is today and how he developed his Horse Structural Integration work is fascinating and easy to listen to. I recommend for bodyworkers, animal lovers, and really anyone interested in learning something new. Jim’s positive approach to life shines through in this episode. You’ll also learn a bit about Nikki’s...
2020-06-151h 15
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 7 - Conversations with Dario Di LorenzoToday’s conversation is with Rolf Structural Integration Certified Advanced Practitioner Dario Di Lorenzo. Dario completed his Advanced Training with Emmett Huthchins and Neal Powers in 2014 and is also now part of the European Guild for Structural Integration (EGSI).
Our talk spread across different topics, how Dario was brought to bodywork, what is the EGSI, a celebration of Dr Rolf’s 125th birthday next year in Europe, Ida Rolf as a project manager and more…
“Passionate explorer of human potential, an extreme believer in the holistic approach and in the ability of the body to change. Dur...
2020-06-0951 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 6 - Conversations with Jan SultanToday we have a delightful treat for you, a conversation with Jan Sultan. Jan is a legend an elder and a sage in the Rolfing SI community.
Jan Sultan’s initial encounter with Ida Rolf was in 1967 as her client. In 1969 he trained under her, and after having assisted several classes, was invited by Dr. Rolf to become an instructor in 1975. After further apprenticeship, Dr. Rolf invited him to take on the Advanced teaching.
Jan currently teaches Basic Trainings, Continuing Education, and Advanced Trainings for the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration, based in Boulder, CO. He...
2020-06-0259 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 5 - Conversations with Russell Delmann amazing, knowledge filled and heartfelt talk with Master Embodiment Educator Russell Delman. Russell is the developer of “The Embodied Life,” referencing an approach to human transformation. These programs are an integration of the teachings of Moshe Feldenkrais, Zen based meditation and Guided Inquiry. All of the practices are based on learning to be present with the reality of our inner experience in an open, authentic and curious way.
We thoroughly enjoyed our time listening to Russell share his insights and history and can not recommend enough to study with Russell. Personally, I have loved the CD’s of exercis...
2020-05-2947 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 4 - Conversations with Jade WoodToday we are speaking with Jade Wood. Jade is a somatic movement educator, Biodynamic Craniosacral therapist and a Feldenkrais practitioner in her final year of training. She’s an all-around appreciator of the art of movement and stillness and loves a good cuppa and a book of poetry. Jade is also the director of a 100hour Somatic Yin Training, a unique blend of somatic self-awareness practice and yin yoga. Find out more at Jadewoodyoga.com
2020-05-2642 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 3 - Conversations with Nikki OlsenToday's talk is with Nikki Olsen. Certified Advanced Rolfer® and Rolf Movement Practitioner, Private Trainer, Gyrotonics, Yoga Teacher, kettlebells and much much more. A constant student of movement and the body. You can find more about her at https://nikkiolsen.com/
Today's conversation was very enjoyable for me and I hope we'll be hearing much more of Nikki here.
Thanks to Explorers Society for the music!
2020-05-1739 min
Touching Into PresenceEpisode 2 - Conversations with Zohrab AjaniToday’s conversation is with Zo Ajani. Zo is currently living and working in India as a Certified Rolfer™️ and Certified Ayurvedic Wellness Consultant, combining Rolfing with traditional Ayurveda therapies and protocols.
Find out more about Zo at AZtribe.com
2020-05-1450 min
Touching Into PresenceThe Touching Into Presence First Episode!!Hello everyone and thanks for tuning in to Touching into Presence. This is our first episode and we are excited to get this podcast off it's feet and rolling.
This episode is a little introduction to who and what we are about. We hope you enjoy and we look forward to figuring out the little details in these first few episodes to eventually have flawless content for you all.
Thanks again for coming and we'll see you next episode.
2020-05-0505 min
Sex Talk with LouApril 2, 2014 SEXOLOGICAL BODYWORKERS LARA CATONE & DIEGO WALLRAFFOh GOOD I’ve got your attention!!! Lara Catone and Diego Wallraff are California State Board of Education Certified SEXOLOGICAL BODYWORKERS.
What does a sexological bodywork session look like? What are the main issues that bring people to Lara and Diego? Are these sessions only in person? Is anyone nude? How does this differ from Sexual Surrogacy? How long does it take? How did you do your training and where?
Both Lara Catone and Diego Wallraff have extensive backgrounds in body healing therapies, yoga, massage therapy, breath work and tantra, yet there were still times they could not reach or he...
2014-04-0257 minSex Talk with Lou PodcastsApril 2, 2014 SEXOLOGICAL BODYWORKERS LARA CATONE & DIEGO WALLRAFFOh GOOD I’ve got your attention!!! Lara Catone and Diego Wallraff are California State Board of Education Certified SEXOLOGICAL BODYWORKERS.
What does a sexological bodywork session look like? What are the main issues that bring people to Lara and Diego? Are these sessions only in person? Is anyone nude? How does this differ from Sexual Surrogacy? How long does it take? How did you do your training and where?
Both Lara Catone and Diego Wallraff have extensive backgrounds in body healing therapies, yoga, massage therapy, breath work and tantra, yet there were still times they could not reach or he...
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