The Embodiment Coaching Podcast

Trauma teacher and breathworker Giten Tonkov joins me to talk about why we hold our breath, work in Ukraine, the challenges of the times, what works with trauma, BioDynamic Breathwork, hands-on trauma work, de-armouring, strong experiences, Wim Hof, making noise, Lowen, hyper-sexuality, burnout prevention, why airports suck, and more. A deeply trauma informed episode, for anyone interested in the breath.

Learn more about Giten here: https://biodynamicbreath.com/

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Developer of the BioDynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release System, Giten Tonkov shares a mastery of body-oriented therapies that evolved from over 20 years of learning, exploration, and work with countless clients and groups around the world. His passion for life, humility, and love for people has inspired his own personal journey and the creation of his 6-element approach to healing.

The author of Feel to Heal: Releasing Trauma Through Body Awareness and Breathwork Practice, Giten continually leads practitioner trainings and experiential workshops with his unique blend of creativity, depth, and playfulness, while growing the BioDynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release Institute and its global community of friends and colleagues. The next training starts on October 18th, 2024 https://biodynamicbreath.com/advanced-professional-practioner-certification-in-person/ Giten has been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 1994 (Swedish Institute of Massage Therapy, New York), a certified Breathwork & Body Oriented Therapist since 2001 (Diamond Breath School, Miasto Meditation Institute, Italy), and is a former Osho Multiversity Therapist (OSHO Meditation Resort, Pune, India). He was born in Ukraine and lived in New York for 24 years before finding his current home in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Pilates and yoga teacher trainer Adrien joins me to talk about France, Vietnamese martial arts, healing and fighting, traditional and modern arts, men and yoga, being afraid of weakness, over-specialism, David Goggins, extremes, types of Pilates, work in prisons, and somativism. A wide ranging pleasant embodiment chat.

Find more from Adrien here: podcast La tête aux pieds and https://linktr.ee/matteradrien

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With 25 years of experience in movement practices, Adrien has taught over 30,000 classes and trained hundreds of teachers. His approach is a unique blend of athletic development, physical rehabilitation, and somatic exploration. Adrien is the director of A-lyne Pilates, a leading Pilates teacher training school based in Paris and one of the foremost training centers in France. This October, he will be hosting the M Summit, the first French-speaking online embodiment summit (https://www.m-sommet.com/). Previously, Adrien worked as a yoga teacher and teacher trainer, and he authored the book Le Yoga pour les hommes (Yoga for Men). Additionally, he hosted the French embodiment podcast La Tête aux Pieds.

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Writer and intuitive healer Stella joins me to talk poop, 💩 placebo, attention, trauma, rest and relax mode vs fight-flight, "positional release", compensation, and what happened when she changed her name. A fascinating one if you're interested in healing.

Learn more about Stella here: https://www.resonantattention.com/

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A writer and intuitive bodyworker, Stella started teaching Resonant Attention during the pandemic. Since then, she has dedicated her life to changing the medical paradigm and getting the word out about how easy it can be to heal yourself.

Her memoir about self-healing was serialized on the Resonant Attention substack. An acupuncturist with state and national accreditation, Stella has also studied Esoteric Acupuncture, Ortho-Bionomy, Depth Hypnosis and Integrative Manual Therapy. A previous memoir, called Star Sister: How I Changed My Name, Grew Wings, and Learned to Trust Intuition was published in 2012 by North Atlantic Books/Evolver Editions. In her younger years, Stella worked in magazine publishing. Her freelance stories have appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, InStyle, Travel & Leisure and more. At the New Mexico Academy of Healing Arts, she served as a Physiology/Pathophysiology instructor and, in her spare time, co-founded the Santa Fe Time Bank.

Of Colombian and Virginian heritage, Stella grew up in Rhode Island and is married to the writer, Charles Eisenstein, with whom she has one son and three stepsons.

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Rapper, entrepreneur and podcaster Zuby joins me to talk sales, breaking the women's deadlifting record, doing hard things, fear, identification, rights, woke ideology, why we lift, virtue, division, modern exercise, anxiety, nihilism, victim narratives, work ethics, immigration, and great responsibility. A deep and fun chat with a good man.

Find out more about Zuby here: https://www.zubymusic.com/

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Zuby is an independent rapper, author, podcast host, public speaker and creative entrepreneur with over 2 million followers on social media. He was born in England, raised in Saudi Arabia and is a graduate of Oxford University.

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Yoga educator Leslie comes back on the podcast to talk yoga peaking, online training, business models, AI, yoga and society, yoga research, the Olympics, BJJ, aikido, why Mark can't run, ageing, Zoom-life balance, and polarisation. A wonderful catch-up between embodiment friends.

Find out more about Leslie here: https://yogaanatomy.org/

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Leslie Kaminoff, co-author of the bestselling book "Yoga Anatomy" and creator of YogaAnatomy.net, is a yoga educator and internationally recognized specialist with over four decades' experience in the fields of yoga, breath anatomy and bodywork. His approach to teaching combines intellectual rigor, spontaneity and humor, and is always evolving.

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Exercise scientist Mike joins me to discuss why we might all want to do weight training, what makes us attractive, virtue and the gym, the psychological impact of weight training, anxiety, agency, humility, the high of working out, can the gym be addictive, the negatives of exercise, compensation, an "exercise pill", what's it like being a man, and getting cancelled. A wonderful deep dive into exercise psychology.

Find out more about Mike here: https://www.instagram.com/drmikeisraetel/?hl=en

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Dr. Mike Israetel holds a PhD in Sport Physiology and is currently the chief content officer at RP Strength (https://rpstrength.com/ ). Mike has been a longtime professor of Sport and Exercise Science at multiple universities. He has worked as a consultant on sports nutrition to the U.S. Olympic Training Site in Johnson City, TN, and has been an invited speaker at numerous scientific, performance, and health conferences. A co-founder of RP Strength, Mike is the head designer of both the RP Hypertrophy App and the RP Diet Coach App.

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Yoga, meditation and Embodied Toolkit teacher Vidyadasa joins me to talk ranges of embodied practice, the development of ETK (Embodied Toolkit), how the poses were invented, the "No" pose, vulnerability, yoga festivals, exotic Asian appeal, and creativity. A lovely ramble.

Find out more about Embodied Toolkit here: https://embodimentunlimited.com/embodied-toolkit/

Learn more about Vidyadasa on his website: https://vidyadasa.com/

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Vidyadasa is an Embodiment coach, yoga & meditation teacher, author, creative, web designer and father, who shares Buddhist-inspired embodiment-based practices with groups & individuals to facilitate body & mind transformation, and creates websites for embodiment practitioners & creatives.

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Health coach and breathworker joins me to talk retreats, anxiety, co-regulation, breath-work modalities, breath contraindications, vision quests, boredom, psychedelics, and more. A really broad friendly ramble.

Find out more about Ryan here: https://ryanxcarroll.com/

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Ryan is a health coach with a primary focus on the breath and it's powerful impacts on health and wellness. He helps clients overcome lifelong chronic anxiety, change food relationships, and achieve incredible health through a program he's fine tuned over his 20 years in the industry.

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Nervous system educator Sheridan joins me to talk body disconnection, having no hair, being defaulted while doing business, boundaries, business, the divine masculine, how women work, food cravings, intuitive eating, self compassion, and dealing with others who have a shot nervous system!

A wonderful practical flow.

Find out more about Ruth here: https://sheridanruth.com/

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Sheridan is a Certified Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapist, Yoga Therapist, Ayurvedic practitioner and ex-anxiety, OCD and relationships coach.

From being stripped of every strand of hair on her body to losing her ex to suicide 3 weeks after breaking up, Sheridan was forced to use trauma-healing to sustainably build her business. While there are a lot of 'trauma-informed' and 'body-based practitioner' coaches in the industry, none of them do it by merging body-based tools, the nervous system AND business strategy.

Sheridan helps anxious, perfectionist, people-pleasing and burned out entrepreneurs combine the nervous system with business strategy to increase profit and decrease anxiety - even when traditional methods haven't worked.

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Actor and fitness expert Alex joins me to talk Men's Health, university level fitness, apps, body image, sleep, stress, auto-regulation, "adherence", motivation vs inspiration, exercise and mental health, young men's problems, gateway, how fitness teaches us, embodied acting, and more. A really pleasant useful one.

Find out more about Alex here: https://www.crockfitapp.com/

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Alex Crockford is an actor, born in England in 1990. He trained with Yorgos Karamalegos who specialises in presence and authenticity in performance. Alex is a well known personality in the fitness industry, and is becoming the next big actor in TV and film.

He believes that personal development never stops, and that life is about achieving our highest potential. This mindset led him to chase his dreams of becoming a successful actor.

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