On today's episode, Luis explores the sensations and stories behind our kinks, sexual desires, and turn-ons.

Luis discusses the complicated relationship that can occur between overwhelm, fear, and turn-on. He invites us to explore the following question: "do I experience relief, openness, tenderness, and a deeper connection to myself and the other from sexual experiences, or does the thrill, the fear response, the stress and trauma response that these sexual fetishes and kinks bring up exhaust, disconnect, or shame me?"

This inquiry is followed by a demo with Carolyn Elliot, which is a replay from an impromptu session on an episode of Carolyn's podcast.

You can purchase Luis' recent webinar, "Sexual Fetish, Fawning, & Trauma" here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/store/p/sexual-fetish-fawning-trauma

You can listen to the full podcast episode with Luis and Carolyn Elliot here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alchemicaljourney/episodes/Queer-Magickian-Jesus-with-Luis-Mojica-e25iv29/a-a9vvb75

Register here for the upcoming August 9th webinar, "Supporting Boys Through Puberty: Navigating P*rnography, Hormones & Isolation".

Learn more and register for the weekend at Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/luis-mojica/creating-safety-within/

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You can learn more on the website: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

Learn more about the self-led course here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/self-led-new

Join the waitlist to pre-order Luis' book here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/the-book

You can follow Luis on Instagram @holistic.life.navigation

Questions? You can email us at [email protected]

Today’s podcast episode is a repost from the “Soul & Psyche” podcast, where Luis and Otto Maier discuss topics that include art as therapy, the mystical experience, animism, and more.  Otto is a trained and Certified Psychedelic Integration guide, Jungian Coach, Ceremony facilitator, Kambo practitioner, and Breathwork facilitator for retreat centers around the world.

You can listen to the “Soul & Psyche” podcast here.

You can learn more about Otto's work here: https://www.soulpsyche.org/

Register here for the upcoming August 9th webinar, "Supporting Boys Through Puberty: Navigating P*rnography, Hormones & Isolation".

Learn more and register for the weekend at Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/luis-mojica/creating-safety-within/

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You can learn more on the website: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

Learn more about the self-led course here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/self-led-new

Join the waitlist to pre-order Luis' book here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/the-book

You can follow Luis on Instagram @holistic.life.navigation

Questions? You can email us at [email protected]

In this episode, Luis is joined by Anita Brown, a grooveologist, yoga teacher, and writer. Luis and Anita have a fascinating conversation about the sole of somatics within Christianity.

Both Luis and Anita were raised within the Catholic tradition and they discuss the impact of those experiences, the concept of embodied praying, and how religious pluralism shows up in their lives. Also, Anita shares with us how the integration of yoga as well as other Hindu and Buddhist teachings supported her exploration of Christianity.

For more information on Anita's work, visit: https://www.grooveology.org/

For more information on Luis' work, visit: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

You can register for the next Somatic Drop-In here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/somatic-drop-ins

Register here for the upcoming August 9th webinar, "Supporting Boys Through Puberty: Navigating P*rnography, Hormones & Isolation".

Learn more and register for the weekend at Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/luis-mojica/creating-safety-within/

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You can learn more on the website: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

Learn more about the self-led course here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/self-led-new

Join the waitlist to pre-order Luis' book here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/the-book

You can follow Luis on Instagram @holistic.life.navigation

Questions? You can email us at [email protected]

On today's episode, Luis discusses the somatics of lying. In his own words:“lying is what I do when I don’t have the capacity for how you may respond to my truth.”

Some of the topics he covers include:

• lying as a strategy to give us space
• understanding (thinking) vs. experience (somatic)
• exploring what lying really is, how we experience it, and what are our stories around it
• lying and fawning

The process of releasing lying is twofold: once we build capacity for our own truth, we then have to develop capacity for how someone responds, or could respond, to our truth.

Luis then takes us through a guided exercise around real and perceived threat.

For more information about HLN's offerings, please visit: www.holisticlifenavigation.com

You can register for the next Somatic Drop-In here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/somatic-drop-ins

Register here for the upcoming August 9th webinar, "Supporting Boys Through Puberty: Navigating P*rnography, Hormones & Isolation".

Learn more and register for the weekend at Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/luis-mojica/creating-safety-within/

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You can learn more on the website: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

Learn more about the self-led course here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/self-led-new

Join the waitlist to pre-order Luis' book here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/the-book

You can follow Luis on Instagram @holistic.life.navigation

Questions? You can email us at [email protected]

In this episode, Luis is joined by Simone Grace Seol, a life coach and business mentor. Simone explains why business can and has to be relational in order for it to be sustainable.

Although it can be counterintuitive, Luis and Simone discuss why slowing down and building a relationship with the body and the nervous system actually provides people with the capacity to make money over the long term. They share how they've observed, both personally and professionally, how bypassing the needs and the capacity of the body initially ultimately leads to burnout which many people misinterpret as self-sabotage.

They also discuss the difference between capitalism and materialism as well as how capitalism can be a catalyst for change.

For more information on Simone's work, visit: https://www.simonegraceseol.com/

For more information on Luis' work, visit: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

You can register for the next Somatic Drop-In here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/somatic-drop-ins

Register here for the upcoming August 9th webinar, "Supporting Boys Through Puberty: Navigating P*rnography, Hormones & Isolation".

Learn more and register for the weekend at Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/luis-mojica/creating-safety-within/

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You can learn more on the website: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

Learn more about the self-led course here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/self-led-new

Join the waitlist to pre-order Luis' book here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/the-book

You can follow Luis on Instagram @holistic.life.navigation

Questions? You can email us at [email protected]

On today's episode, the HLN Team discusses cancel culture.

From the perspective of the person or organization being "cancelled", cancelling can only exist if you aren’t in your integrity or authenticity. Cancelling is often rooted in the fawn response, especially from the corporate perspective. In order to be "on the right side of history", organizations will often flip their messaging to reflect whatever feels safest for them.

From the perspective of the group pushing for cancellation, mob mentality and the desire to be “correct” can be very prevalent. Personal narrative often gets the backseat to societal narrative, and the nuance involved in all subjects is lost.

The conversation then shifts into identity, fluidity, and why dropping the need to self-identify for other’s sake can be a healthy response.

For more information about HLN programming and services, please visit: www.holisticlifenavigation.com

Register here for the upcoming August 9th webinar, "Supporting Boys Through Puberty: Navigating P*rnography, Hormones & Isolation".

Learn more and register for the weekend at Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/luis-mojica/creating-safety-within/

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You can learn more on the website: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

Learn more about the self-led course here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/self-led-new

Join the waitlist to pre-order Luis' book here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/the-book

You can follow Luis on Instagram @holistic.life.navigation

Questions? You can email us at [email protected]

Today's podcast episode is a replay from the special session Maureen Gallagher offered during the Spring 2023 six week course. Maureen discusses her own personal experiences, how she uses IRF, and then takes us through a demo with Victoria.

You can learn more about Victoria Platt here: https://www.ielevateme.com/

You can learn more about Maureen Gallagher, and her available courses, here: https://embodyingpsychotherapy.com/

You can learn more about Luis' six week course, and sign up for the course waitlist, here:
https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/course

Register here for the upcoming August 9th webinar, "Supporting Boys Through Puberty: Navigating P*rnography, Hormones & Isolation".

Learn more and register for the weekend at Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/luis-mojica/creating-safety-within/

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You can learn more on the website: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

Learn more about the self-led course here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/self-led-new

Join the waitlist to pre-order Luis' book here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/the-book

You can follow Luis on Instagram @holistic.life.navigation

Questions? You can email us at [email protected]

In this episode, Luis is joined by Anne Connor, a trauma-informed educator, energy healer and certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP).

However, being an SEP is not all that Anne and Luis have in common.

In this episode that both share how the identity constructs of "Wicca" and "Witch" once served them but then there came a time where they began to experience incongruence and constriction surrounding those identities and terms.

They discuss why identity constructs can be both helpful and unhelpful, what it means to let an identity dissipate vs reject it, and how you can begin to notice when an identity construct no longer serves you.

For more information on Anne's work, visit: https://taprootaccesscoaching.com/

For more information on Luis' work, visit: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

You can register for the upcoming webinar, "Sexual Fetish, Fawning, and Trauma," here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/events/healing-from-sexual-trauma

Register here for the upcoming August 9th webinar, "Supporting Boys Through Puberty: Navigating P*rnography, Hormones & Isolation".

Learn more and register for the weekend at Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/luis-mojica/creating-safety-within/

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You can learn more on the website: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

Learn more about the self-led course here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/self-led-new

Join the waitlist to pre-order Luis' book here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/the-book

You can follow Luis on Instagram @holistic.life.navigation

Questions? You can email us at [email protected]

Today’s bonus episode is a recording of the most recent Somatic Drop-In. Luis takes us through a variety of topics and practices as he invites us to drop in, play with the philosophy and techniques of somatic work, and see what we learn.

These Somatic Drop-Ins are bi-monthly, public, pay-what-you-want offerings. You can view the upcoming schedule to attend one live here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/events-1

Register here for the upcoming August 9th webinar, "Supporting Boys Through Puberty: Navigating P*rnography, Hormones & Isolation".

Learn more and register for the weekend at Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/luis-mojica/creating-safety-within/

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You can learn more on the website: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

Learn more about the self-led course here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/self-led-new

Join the waitlist to pre-order Luis' book here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/the-book

You can follow Luis on Instagram @holistic.life.navigation

Questions? You can email us at [email protected]

In this episode, Luis is joined by Lacou Flipse, a binge eating recovery coach and creator of the Pleasure Eating Process. Luis and Lacou discuss their shared history of binge eating, and how somatic awareness builds our capacity to bring attention to the feelings that are underneath the urge to binge.

Lacou shares how much confusion and shame she once experienced around binge eating recovery, and how hard it was to talk about her story. However, through the practice of becoming embodied, she explains how we can feel how binge eating is no longer pleasurable, and instead turn eating into a prideful and honoring ritual. By working with our emotions and learning to feel satiated before we get to a meal, or “coming to food fed”,  we can bring the feeling of regulation, so we can truly experience the pleasure of a meal.

Luis then leads Lacou through a somatic inquiry demo about the regulation of doing the work you love, and the dysregulation that can occur around marketing it.

Both agree that the journey of recovery can be really pleasurable, and how releasing the idea of what recovery is “supposed to” look like is incredibly freeing.

For more information on Lacou's work, visit: https://www.enlightenedmunch.com/

For more information on Luis' work, visit: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

Register here for the upcoming August 9th webinar, "Supporting Boys Through Puberty: Navigating P*rnography, Hormones & Isolation".

Learn more and register for the weekend at Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/luis-mojica/creating-safety-within/

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You can learn more on the website: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

Learn more about the self-led course here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/self-led-new

Join the waitlist to pre-order Luis' book here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/the-book

You can follow Luis on Instagram @holistic.life.navigation

Questions? You can email us at [email protected]