Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy. Jack's medical / somatic journey lead to the development and execution of an official, clinical research study headache sufferers at the hospital where he was director of Physicians Assistants. He shares inspiring and informational client stories, anyhow he made gains with those headache patients as well as with Parkinsons patients.

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers & Richard Mack

Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber

Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller

Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara

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Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy. In this fist of 3 interviews, Jack Lisken, author of MOVING MEDICINE: The Life and Work of Milton Trager, talks about his roots in somatic touch therapy, his relationship with Dr. Milton Trager, and how he brought somatic touch in the school of medicine in Santa Barbara, CA in the 1980's.

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers Richard Mack

Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber

Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller

Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara

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SEEDS is a podcast about a set of somatic touch principles that we call Somatic Mindfulness and how it is changing the practices and lives of LMTs and practitioners. Each episode is a brief conversation with someone who has adopted these principles sharing how it’s affecting their work and their views about massage and life. We are always curious to hear how Somatic Mindfulness principles affect our practitioners' clients. April has had some rewarding and positive feedback from her clients. She also offers her method to helping clients tune in to begin cultivating their own mindful sensory awareness.

Hosted by: Madelana Ferrara & Richard Mack

Video Engineered by: Fernando Rojas

Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara

Theme Song by: Mitch Lieber

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: MYB.LLC & SomaticMindfulness.CO

SEEDS is a podcast about a set of somatic touch principles that we call Somatic Mindfulness and how it is changing the practices and lives of LMTs and practitioners. Each episode is a brief conversation with someone who has adopted these principles sharing how it’s affecting their work and their views about massage and life.

Meet April McBride, an Energy Healing Arts Practitioner who connected with CONNECTION as her first of a couple experiences with this work. April shares how seamless the relationship was for her between the practices and how she integrated it into her massage and energy sessions. April is located in the south-east, U.S.

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers and Richard Mack

Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber

Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller

Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara

Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: MYB.LLC

SEEDS is a podcast about a set of somatic touch principles that we call Somatic Mindfulness and how it is changing the practices and lives of LMTs and practitioners. Each episode is a brief conversation with someone who has adopted these principles sharing how it’s affecting their work and their views about massage and life.

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers and Richard Mack

Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber

Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller

Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara

Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: MYB.LLC

Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy. We're continuing our conversation with pioneer, Bill Scholl, who is still full of energy and vision in his 80th year. Bill tells his current story about his teaching, his writing, his perspective about cancer as he's been going through that experience. Bill is a teacher, a storyteller, a deep thinker with insightful perspectives of his journey. Here he asks some great questions that may invite your own deeper thinking.

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers and Richard Mack

Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber

Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller

Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara

Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: MYB.LLC

Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy. In this episode Jack talks about the book he is currently working on that began at the Harmonic Convergence and how it was birthed. Jack's complete and total focus is on NOW and he shares many examples of the power of Presencing, the term he's been using for decades to talk about his work. Listen in to hear an interesting exploration of spirituality and consciousness.

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers and Richard Mack

Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber

Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller

Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara

Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: MYB.LLC

SEEDS is a podcast about a set of somatic touch principles that we call Somatic Mindfulness and how it is changing the practices and lives of LMTs and practitioners. Each episode is a brief conversation with someone who has adopted these principles sharing how it’s affecting their work and their views about massage and life.

Meet Kristen Luke, a disabled Veteran who has taken the teachings of Somatic Mindfulness personally. She's using the principles in her own healing journey and to change her relationship with pain. As a result of her work with herself, she's better able to assist her clients on their journeys. Somatic Mindfulness brought tools that she uses every day. Join us as we hear her story.

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers and Richard Mack

Video Engineered by: Fernando Rojas

Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber

Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara

Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: MYB.LLC

Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy. In her 9th decade of life and still very much a mover and a shaker, Kathryn reflects on the things that make a rich and satisfying life. As a pioneer, she is still very much a student of the Polyvagal Theory and the somatic approach to life because they offer sovereignty in body and mind. Hear her insights and wisdom gained from her journey.

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers and Richard Mack

Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber

Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller

Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara

Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: MYB.LLC

Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy. We visit some more with Kathryn Hansman-Spice, a pioneer whose roots are in the fields of education and community outreach. She took those skills and brought them to her work in the massage world and what would become the world of Somatic Touch Therapy. Hear her stories and learn about her journey.

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers and Richard Mack

Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber

Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller

Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara

Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: MYB.LLC