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DEAR BODY BODCASTThe Rooted Body of AwakeningThe Rooted Body of Awakening
The opening lines of the central early Buddhist Sati Patthana Sutta read
The intent one goes to the wilderness, to the shade of a tree, sits down, folding their legs crosswise, holding their body erect, and setting mindfulness to the fore.
We hear that, at the beginning, the seeker seeks out a tree. And then, at the end, the Buddha finds awakening at the foot of the same tree.
In the image and prescription, we see a rooted body and awakening rising together.
I...
2026-05-1108 minDEAR BODY BODCASTEpisode 10: The Laughing Primordial Relational Body with Singer, Herbalist, and Therapeutic Guide Heather Wolf
2026-04-1952 minDEAR BODY BODCASTEpisode 9: The Body and The Dharma with Dave SmithTo work with Dave 1:1 you can find out more here: https://www.davesmithdharma.com/mentoring/
To attend a retreat in 2026 find out more here: https://www.davesmithdharma.com/schedule/
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2026-03-1945 minDEAR BODY BODCASTEpisode 8: The Rooted Body and The Collective Heart with Marisa FuglestadToday I speak with Pilates and yoga teacher, and community organizer, Marisa Fuglestad. Originally from The Twin Cities area, Marisa shares about their struggles and insights making a way in a world of great need as well as great heart and beauty and depths. We touch on connecting with ethnic roots and ancestral traditions as well the call to care and to help create a revolution of greater justice and peace. Marisa is a former resident at The Mount Madonna Center and currently teaches Pilates in the Watsonville area.
2026-02-1132 minDEAR BODY BODCASTCeltic Spring (February 1st) Dear BodyCeltic Spring (February 1st) Dear Body
Dear Body
Nature's inhale begins to deepen this time of year.
A time of year that many cultures have celebrated as the beginning of spring.
For the Celtic tradition, the name of the holiday refers to the lambs giving birth.
On a physiological level, we can see this moment as the first half of the inhale.
The belly begins to show with this inhale.
At midwinter, what we call the beginning of winter in the United...
2026-01-3106 minDEAR BODY BODCASTEpisode 7: The Good, Limited Body with Yogi Derik EseliusDerik Eselius is the co-founder of the Denver Yoga Underground The DYU's stated mission: to create a safe haven for dedicated yoga students and teachers to study traditional yoga methods and philosophy, foster good in themselves, and serve communities in need with yoga practice. We do this through allied partnerships, community-based classes, PWYC workshops, and yoga teacher training.
In our conversation the body is contextualized as an honest and connected companion. A humble and grounded part of the intelligence that underlies all the forms of life and our capacity for wisdom and goodness.
2026-01-2740 minDEAR BODY BODCASTDear Body: Whitman's Body MiraculousA celebration and invocation of poet Walt Whitman- a true champion of the love and beauty and wisdom of the body and earth. The text for the reflection that is presented in this episode of The Bodcast is below. Works referenced and quoted are listed beneath the transcript.
Whitman’s Body Miraculous
Let us be humbled, as Walt Whitman sang, by ‘the limitless and delicious wonder.’ Humbled by the earth and all the earthlings. Whitman’s love was awe mixed with joy. He tells us in no uncertain terms to trust the body, all the bodies, a...
2026-01-2106 minDEAR BODY BODCASTEpisode 6: A Lifelong Conversation with the Body with Randall PotterIn this episode Randall and I talk about the beautiful, funny, plugged-in, and mysterious relationship with the body. Ultimately the body, as a master of flow, delivers a message of safety and ease.
Randall Potter is a tradesman and an integral part of The Home of Truth in Alameda, California.
The Home of Truth was founded 125 years ago in Alameda as a beacon of the New Thought movement and has always been a place for open-minded and hearted people seeking to realize and make good on the blessing of being alive.
2025-12-2733 minDEAR BODY BODCASTEpisiode 5: The Related Body in the Work, Struggle, Grace, and Fun with Madaly Love
Madaly Love (they/them/elle) is a chicanx curanderx, entheogenic guide, and trauma-informed recovery coach on a path of personal and collective healing, remembrance, and liberation. With ancestral roots in Chichimec, Nahua Otomi, P’urhépecha, and settler lineages, Madaly embraces decolonization as an act of love—reconnecting to land, spirit, and community through ritual and radical care.
Their work blends ancient traditions and modern healing tools to support people to gently and fiercely return to their truth and heart. A devoted student of cacao since 2017 and of Mayan elders like Nana Marina, Madaly shares this sacred medicine with revere...
2025-12-2753 minDEAR BODY BODCASTWINTER SOLSTICE Dear BodyDear Body at Winter Solstice
Dear Body
In the north, it is the evening of the new moon closest to the Winter Solstice
The darkest night of the year, even devoid of moonlight!
What does this mean?
Food supplies for animals in the wilderness of the north become scarce
Bears, Ground Squirrels, Woodchucks, Bats, Skunks, Raccoons, Snakes, Turtles, and Frogs have been in hibernation for a month or more
Birds and butterflies have flown south
Many deciduous trees are bare
...
2025-12-2004 minDEAR BODY BODCASTWinter Solstice Dear BodyA meditation on the Winter Solstice as a body, in the body, for the body.
Dear Body at Winter Solstice
Dear Body
In the north, it is the evening of the new moon closest to the Winter Solstice
The darkest night of the year, even devoid of moonlight!
What does this mean?
Food supplies for animals in the wilderness of the north become scarce
Bears, Ground Squirrels, Woodchucks, Bats, Skunks, Raccoons, Snakes, Turtles, and Frogs have been in hibernation for a mon...
2025-12-2004 minDEAR BODY BODCASTEpisode 4: The Pivotal Role of The Body in Child Development for Parents and TeachersToday, we talk with parenting coach, former Special Education teacher, and yoga therapist Yael Sunshine. Yael emphasizes a somatic focus for parents and teachers as we support our children and students in their learning and relating. We talk about ‘the hen house’ of the mind when the nervous system is unregulated. We talk about the unique needs of all children and the unlocking of potential when those needs are met. We talk about music, breathwork, and movement as integral to the stillness and focus that some learning and practices require. Yael can be reached at her website: www.yaelsunshine.com...
2025-11-1852 minDEAR BODY BODCASTEpisode 3: The Body Poetic In the Struggle and Flow with poet Paul Corman RobertsIn Episode 3, we speak with San Francisco Bay Area Poet, Paul Corman Roberts, about his work as a poet and poetry community organizer in the body personal and collective. Paul shares two original works, including his response poem, 'Wild Goose," and curates a poem by Andrea Gibson. Paul can be found via the Beast Crawl Literary Festival which he founded, Caravan Writer's Collective, Collapse Press, and on Substack at The Chapbook Whisperer.
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2025-10-0750 minDEAR BODY BODCASTEpisode 2: The beautiful edge and gifts in discomfort with Danielle YSThis week we are so fortunate to talk with Danielle YS. Danielle helps women healers and coaches create their own modality so their business stops feeling like a box — and starts feeling like freedom. We talk with her about her journey as a high achiever herself and her deep appreciation for the body as a guide into greater generativity, freedom, grace, and joy.
We briefly touch on 'cat jazz' for a moment too :p
Find Danielle at https://danielleys.com/
THE Dear Body BODCAST
Somatics stories and wisdo...
2025-10-0139 minDEAR BODY BODCASTEpisode.1: The Body in a time of big changes with threshold guide Alexis SlutzkyAlexis Slutzky is a long time council circle leader, youth mentor, outdoor educator, former psychotherapist, and threshold guide for people and groups in transition. Alexis reads her stunning Dear Body poem and graces and blesses The DEAR BODY BODCAST as our first guest and guide. Thank you, Alexis!!
2025-09-2326 min