In this first episode with Aly, you will experience some gems of wisdom that may ring true to you as a bodyworker or as a client of receiving bodywork. She shows up to meet our audience with a full and open heart.

Note: Correction! Madelana erroneously says in Somatic Mindfulness we call it sensory motor awareness. She meant to say objective sensory awareness.

Fernando offers some guidance about how anyone can use the principles of Somatic Mindfulness to increase their self-awareness and begin to improve our ability to self-regulate. Somatic Mindfulness is a gift for massage therapists to adopt in their practices, but it is actually for anyone and everyone.

Meet Fernando Rojas, originator of Somatic Mindfulness. Here he talks about how he got into bodywork and shares some of the influencers that helped to shape his views. 

Roger considers the legacy of his own work as a teacher of somatic touch and movement therapies, while also reflecting back on some of the more impactful moments of his journey.

Meet Amy in our first of two conversations with her. Get to know how she has experienced Somatic Mindfulness and how she uses it in her massage practice.

Roger's first-hand experience of transformation was rooted in the role movement played in his own body and life. Somatic movement and touch easily wove together and fit his professional life as a dancer & choreographer well. It's a story of ongoing transformation.

Catarina Forte joins us from Italy. She is a prominent Feldenkrais Practitioner who comes from a family of Feldenkrais Practitioners (The Method). Catarina pioneered the work on the island of Sicily when she established herself in practice and research in Palermo. It's a rich lineage that she and her family have pioneered. She generously shares her story with us.

Our conversation turns to how Somatic Mindfulness impacts interpersonal relationships. In her characteristic directness and honesty, Kim shares from her personal experiences and well as how she's integrating this work in her professional practices as a massage therapist and sound healer.

More podcasters' back stories and wish list for upcoming seasons.