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- Blending Eastern and Western Medicine: A Case Study
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What happens when your body is telling you something, but the answer isn’t immediately obvious? Ani and Brian unpack Brian’s real-life health mystery and explore how combining Western medicine, holistic approaches, somatic awareness, and intuition helped them piece together the puzzle—and how you can approach your own health with curiosity while knowing when to seek professional care.
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https://somaticcoachingacademy.com/podcast30 min - Success or Acceptance; which do you want more?
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What happens when the very things that could help you succeed make you feel embarrassed to do them? Ani and Brian unpack why our need for acceptance can make us self-limit, and share practical ways to build safety, confidence, and supportive communities so you can move toward what you want without abandoning belonging.
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https://somaticcoachingacademy.com/podcast28 min - Is being tired an illusion?
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What if you don’t actually need more energy—you need to stop leaking the energy you already have? Ani and Brian unpack the hidden drains on your energy, from chronic tension and worry to overthinking, conflict, and emotional repression, and share a practical “gather, circulate, and direct” framework to help you manage your energy more intentionally.
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https://somaticcoachingacademy.com/podcast34 min - The laughable reason you may not be manifesting what you want
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What if taking yourself too seriously is actually getting in the way of what you want to create? Ani and Brian explore how lightheartedness, releasing chronic tension, and simple somatic practices like breathwork, laughter, humming, and body scans can help you feel more open, relaxed, and ready to move toward what you want.
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https://somaticcoachingacademy.com/podcast39 min - Is personal development selfish?
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What if taking care of yourself isn’t selfish—but actually makes you better for everyone around you? Ani and Brian unpack the guilt and shame around personal development and show how investing in yourself can build greater confidence, warmth, connection, and a more empowered way of showing up in your life.
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https://somaticcoachingacademy.com/podcast37 min - The Key to Better Tolerating Unpleasant Situations
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What if the unpleasantness isn’t the problem—but the uncertainty around when it will end? Ani and Brian unpack why uncertainty can intensify difficult sensations and share practical somatic tools for creating more certainty, grounding yourself, and becoming less overwhelmed by uncomfortable experiences.
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https://somaticcoachingacademy.com/podcast25 min - Using the Natural Laws to improve athletic performance
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What if pushing harder isn’t always the path to better performance? Ani and Brian explore how somatic practices, intentional recovery, and the natural “law of rhythm” can help athletes regulate their nervous systems, perform more sustainably, and build healthier relationships with their bodies.
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https://somaticcoachingacademy.com/podcast24 min - Descartes Error and Sensation-Based Coaching
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What if your body knows whether a decision is right before your conscious mind can explain why? Ani and Brian explore Antonio Damasio’s groundbreaking work on emotions, sensation, and decision-making—and share how tuning into your body’s signals can help you make more effective, growth-aligned choices.
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https://somaticcoachingacademy.com/podcast33 min - When is the right time to get certified in somatic coaching?
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Is AI replacing coaches—or making truly human coaching more valuable than ever? As artificial intelligence transforms the coaching industry, where does that leave coaches, consultants, and anyone passionate about helping others grow? In this episode, Ani Anderson and Brian Trzaskos dive into the future of coaching, the explosive growth of the somatics industry, and why body-based transformation is becoming one of the most valuable skills in a rapidly changing world. They explore how AI is reshaping cognitive coaching, why somatic coaching can't be commoditized, and what today's market trends mean for professionals who want to stay ahead.
Join us for a future-focused conversation and discover why now is the perfect time to embrace somatics, build confidence in your work, and create a coaching practice that technology can never replace.Listen to all our episodes here:
https://somaticcoachingacademy.com/podcast36 min - Does somatic coaching always refer to trauma?
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Does somatic coaching always have to involve trauma? It's one of the most common questions people ask—and the answer may surprise you. In this episode, Ani Anderson and Brian Trzaskos take you on a fascinating journey through the history of somatics, exploring how trauma and body-based practices became so closely connected. From the pioneering work of Pierre Janet and Wilhelm Reich to the human potential movement, modern neuroscience, and today's coaching industry, they unpack the evolution of somatic coaching and explain why it's about so much more than healing trauma.
Join us for an eye-opening conversation that will deepen your understanding of somatic coaching, clarify its true purpose, and help you see how the body can support both healing and human potential.Listen to all our episodes here:
https://somaticcoachingacademy.com/podcast35 min
About The Somatic Coaching Academy Podcast
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Somatics has always been at the core of Ani and Brian’s professional expertise, but that’s not what makes them a dynamic duo. Ani and Brian are life and business partners and the “yin” to the…
other’s “yang.” They share stories from their professional lives as well as their personal lives to better explain and illustrate the power of somatic techniques.
After more than a decade working independently, Ani and Brian combined forces. Together they have over 86,000 hours of client experience, more than 20 certifications and half a century working helping people learn to develop self and professional mastery. After leaving the Western Medical system and creating their own private pay holistic rehabilitation practices, they went on to create two wellness centers and two international training centers together. Their expert knowledge of physiology combined with multiple certifications in energy medicine, eastern movement practices like tai chi and qigong, meditation, mindfulness and manual therapies combined with coaching methodology ultimately led to the formation of The Somatic Coaching Academy. Through the lens of coaching, Brian and Ani have developed a comprehensive curriculum for learning somatic modalities that anyone can learn. You don’t need to be a psychologist to deeply help people transform their lives and heal long held problems, both physical and emotional. The trauma-sensitive coaching solutions taught at the Somatic Coaching Academy will outperform conventional western coaching and therapeutic practices. Episodes of this show are packed with useful information and lessons on precisely this topic.
In this hectic and precarious world, everyone should have equal access to whatever resources they need to thrive. Using innovative trauma-sensitive somatic coaching methods, Brian and Ani will help you master client work. Learn the ins and outs of a variety of holistic methods so you can provide truly life-changing outcomes for your clientele.
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