Core Awareness Podcasts

This free-flowing conversation emerged out of a need to discern the difference between our inner wild knowing and our savage, feral, and fawning in both gesture and intention. Stalking Wild Psoasauthor/educator Liz Koch and Activating Inner Jaguar author/educator Kimberly Johnson track their personal understanding as two white women who not only grew up in different generations in disparate regions of the U.S., but also experienced very different family conditioning. Together we sniff out and discuss topics concerning the Bluebeard myth of deception, “outing out” perpetrators, being captivated, feral, sacrificing, curious, innocent, powerful, and savage.

Jessi Mendez is a wild female creature exploring Wild Essence; attuning to the wise whispers of mother nature and reclaiming the Sacred Feminine. Through intuitive knowing, medicine practices, powerful circles and ceremony Jessi calls back what is instinctual – raw – and authentically present in the bones. It is her mission through all of her teachings, writings, and programs to call home the WILD in all who seek to reclaim their birthright. We share our deep love of the Wild, she as a young woman reclaiming the feminine and I as an elder enraptured with all life in this rich entangled conversation.

 

Jessi Mendez is a wild female creature exploring Wild Essence; attuning to the wise whispers of mother nature and reclaiming the Sacred Feminine. Through intuitive knowing, medicine practices, powerful circles and ceremony Jessi calls back what is instinctual – raw – and authentically present in the bones. It is her mission through all of her teachings, writings, and programs to call home the WILD in all who seek to reclaim their birthright. We share our deep love of the Wild, she as a young woman reclaiming the feminine and I as an elder enraptured with all life in this rich entangled conversation.

Freezing, Curling, and Arcing are three core gestures of the primitive midline and are primal expressions of Psoas (messenger of the midline).

Intentionally starting a small wave motion in either direction along the primal tube will often elicit an undulating response all along the midline/spine. Moving toward the direction expressed in our system acknowledges a bio-intelligence that may already be in process. Curling, freezing, and arcing are three primary gestures of safety that appear when threatened. Similar to the curling inward of a caterpillar, curling protects and provides resiliency. When falling through space it is the primal curl of the spine that helps us survive the fall. Curling brings a sense of safety, shows up when overwhelmed, or exhausted. The gesture is also a way towards restoration and coherency. I encourage following this gesture by rolling into a fetal curl, going into a child’s pose, or by hanging over a large fitness ball. Doing so provides completion of a biological expression that supports our capacity to self-organize.

Kimberly Ann Johnson is a birth doula, mom, and author of The Fourth Trimester. Activating Your Inner Jaguar is her online course concerning embodied consent, healthy boundaries, and real-world understanding of your nervous system. Kimberly and I discuss expression, coherency, self-actualization, creativity, play, and our wild animal bodies.

Kimberly Ann Johnson is a birth doula, mom, and author of The Fourth Trimester. Activating Your Inner Jaguar is her online course concerning embodied consent, healthy boundaries, and real-world understanding of your nervous system. Kimberly and I discuss expression, coherency, self-actualization, creativity, play, and our wild animal bodies.

Freezing, Curling, and Arcing are three core gestures of the primitive midline and are primal expressions of Psoas (messenger of the midline).

Intentionally starting a small wave motion in either direction along the primal tube will often elicit an undulating response all along the midline/spine from tongue to tail. Moving toward the direction expressed in your system acknowledges a bio-intelligence that may already be in process. Arcing, or what I call Warding Off can be understood as a protective core gesture for standing ground. A gesture of enlarging, seen in the expanded hood of a cobra and the huge mane of a lion, warding off signals power to others.  When the spine arcs, legs, and arms extend, and the volume of one's voice increases, you are warding off. However, not all warding off is aggressive or meant as an intimidating or dissuading gesture. Warding off can simply be showing up and occupying space. This gesture is also seen when startled, such as being surprised by seeing a good friend in an unexpected location. It can be an expansive such as when happily expressing excitement, as well as in the lush satisfaction of an unfolding full-body orgasm. The feeling-quality and energetic expression of warding off shifts depending upon the meaning and context. When warding off becomes the predominant expression, arcing backward over a soft supportive ball, roller or cushion helps moves one in the direction of the gesture, encouraging a wave motion to reappear that can engage a return to center.

Tonio Epstein of The Magical Mystery Tour, which features interviews creative and leading edge thinkers who are contributing to the “more beautiful world our heart knows is possible,” interviews Liz Koch about Stalking Wild Psoas: Embodying Your Core Intelligence.

Tonio Epstein of The Magical Mystery Tour, which features interviews creative and leading edge thinkers who are contributing to the “more beautiful world our heart knows is possible,” interviews Liz Koch about Stalking Wild Psoas: Embodying Your Core Intelligence.