BEARTH (r)Evolution Podcast

"Until we can learn to be with discomfort, we're never going to be able to heal, because you have to confront it." 

 

Hala Khouri is a Yoga instructor and fierce Activist who learned early on, the wars abroad define our wars within. Invested in Somatic practices and body movement, she leads trauma-informed courses to help all of us come back to our Centered -Self. We talked about how to find some semblance of safety in the Body, the power of grounding, boundaries and participating in collective healing and justice movements. Her book is 'Peace from Anxiety, Get Grounded, Build Resilience & Stay Connected Amidst the Chaos.' Join us as we break it all down. 

 

LINKS:

 

To Find Hala Khouri's work, go to: 

https://halakhouri.com/

 

Find her Book, Peace from Anxiety: 

https://halakhouri.com/book/

 

And Follow her on Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/halayoga/ 

 

on Facebook: 

https://www.facebook.com/halayoga

 

Photo by - Amir Magal https://www.instagram.com/amirimage/ 

© BEARTH Production 2021

"We don't get to pathologize these spaces anymore." 

 

So let's talk sex. 

 

Dr. Holly Richmond is a Somatic Psychotherapist, a Certified Sex Therapist and Sex Tech Consultant. She's also a powerful advocate and voice for Survivors of sexual trauma and believes normalizing our conversation around sexual wellness is an affront to Patriarchal systems and key to our liberation. Listen in as we break down rape culture, sexual assault, somatic healing and some of the other essentials from her new book, Reclaiming Pleasure, A Sex Positive Guide for Moving Past Sexual Trauma & Living a Passionate Life. 

 

LINKS:

To Find Dr Holly Richmond's work, go to: 

https://drhollyrichmond.com/

 

Her Book, Reclaiming Pleasure on Amazon, 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684038421/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_23S5K0K1N40KRX45VKS1

 

or Barnes & Noble: 

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/reclaiming-pleasure-holly-richmond-phd/1138636742?ean=9781684038428

 

And to follow her on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/drhollyrichmond/ 

 

on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/DrHollyRichmond

 

Recommended during episode, True Notebooks, by Mark Salzman

 

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Photo by - https://www.instagram.com/dan.nyfoto/ 

© BEARTH Production 2021

"We don't get to pathologize these spaces anymore." 

 

So let's talk sex. 

 

Dr. Holly Richmond is a Somatic Psychotherapist, a Certified Sex Therapist and Sex Tech Consultant. She's also a powerful advocate and voice for Survivors of sexual trauma and believes normalizing our conversation around sexual wellness is an affront to Patriarchal systems and key to our liberation. Listen in as we break down rape culture, sexual assault, somatic healing and some of the other essentials from her new book, Reclaiming Pleasure, A Sex Positive Guide for Moving Past Sexual Trauma & Living a Passionate Life. 

 

LINKS:

To Find Dr Holly Richmond's work, go to: 

https://drhollyrichmond.com/

 

Her Book, Reclaiming Pleasure on Amazon, 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684038421/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_23S5K0K1N40KRX45VKS1

 

or Barnes & Noble: 

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/reclaiming-pleasure-holly-richmond-phd/1138636742?ean=9781684038428

 

And to follow her on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/drhollyrichmond/ 

 

on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/DrHollyRichmond

 

Recommended during episode, True Notebooks, by Mark Salzman

 

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Photo by - https://www.instagram.com/dan.nyfoto/ 

© BEARTH Production 2021

Professional Skydiver and Activist, Melanie Curtis takes us into her inner world and aliveness as she jumps out of the airplane and flies through the air. 

 

"When I landed and I was not Dead, I really, as a young person, had to go, whoa, the things I think I can't do or the things I think are not possible...it's a release of tension. It feels whole body. There's no part of my body that feels tight anymore." 

 

Find her Audible book @ 

https://www.audible.com/pd/How-to-Fly-Audiobook/B097RYTZ57

 

Follow Melanie on Instagram @ 

https://www.instagram.com/melaniecurtis11/

 

Find out more about her events, her coaching and her work at 

https://melaniecurtis.com/

 

Photo of Melanie Curtis by: David Wybenga

 

© BEARTH Cast produced by Ash Gallagher 2021

In our latest episode, Carol Schoffmann shares her journey to the East, being drawn to Reiki and discovering the power of sound baths. She's collected bowls and offers the beauty of her Energy to others, and invests in the soul of her community. Listen in.  

 

If you're in the New York, New Jersey area, consider checking out her store, xxx in Summit 

37 Maple St. Summit, NJ 07901

 

And if you want to find out more about Carol's Sound or Reiki practice, check out her site: 

Your Inner Tranquility

https://www.yourinnertranquility.com/

 

Carol's Instagram: @yourinnertranquility

Listen in as Rue and Ash dissect the struggle of the American Black experience and how creating space, holding space through the practice of Yoga can offer an opportunity for forward movement. 

To follow Rue on Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/street_taoist/

To follow Ash on Instagram: 

https://instagram.com/bearthrevolution

 

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And for more Content from this series and other interviews, click on 

https://ashgallagher.com/bearthfilm

"I was going to embrace death every night."

Photographer and Yoga Instructor has taken the world by storm since he was a boy. He rejected those who would 'other him' and owned his identity. When he was introduced and inducted into Yoga, he used his body to go beyond the body and faced internal fears of death. Listen in...

 

- For More on This Series, Other Media and Photos featuring Fela Adebiyi  - go to - 

https://ashgallagher.com/bearthfilm 

- AND - 

 

- Follow Fela on Instagram @felaadebiyi 

( https://instagram.com/felaadebiyi )

 

- BEARTH on IG @bearthrevolution 

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It's been a long year. We've been through a lot. Let's make sure we pay attention to where we are today, and know there is a better way forward. 

 

To Donate To BEARTH Podcast go to: https://paypal.me/ashgallagher83

 

To see more of Ash's work:

https://ashgallagher.com

 

For More on BEARTH Content: 

https://bearthcreative.com

 

And

Ash's YouTube Channel

Today friends; a very special BEARTH-Podcast.

 

This conversation was recorded 4-years ago, in Phoenix, AZ, with my Grandfather, Vic Bollinger. He died this past week. It was time.

 

Though he's gone, the best of him is with me. I can't think of another way to honor this space. I'm glad I turned on the recorder,...just a few months before Mosul would begin, and got him to share a few of my favorite stories, and there were too many to county. He struggled w/ signs of dementia in the following months and years since.

 

But he connected me to the Grandmother as an adult, yes, the one I've spoken about often, before, after she passed 20 years ago. For those in the #Christian world, you'll find this particularly interesting as he talks about he & my grandmother's rebellion in the Catholic Renewal of the 70s.

 

Listen in and honor him with me.

 

** You. can support BEARTH at https://paypal.me/ashgallagher83

In deeply provoking conversation with one of Italy's leading women and activists, Antonella Bundu unpacked the politics and cultural struggle for Black Lives in Florence, and the Oppression of women, the lack of recognition. She works hard in her community, in her country, from her seat on the city council to be a voice of reason, hope, demanding changes long overdue. Listen in as she shares her story.

 

​To Follow Antonella's work and activism, check out her FB page: 

https://www.facebook.com/pg/AntonellaBundu19/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2190330544618703