Embodiment: Moving Beyond Mindfulness / Mark Walsh
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Discover The Embodiment Conference, a 10 day, free, online conference about all things Embodiment. We talk to Mr. Embodiment himself, the charismatic Mark Walsh about what it is and why the people and the planet need this more than ever right now.
Mark's Bio: I’m Mr Embodiment! 😉 I run the Embodiment Conference, wrote the embodiment book, and make the embodiment sandwiches for lunch daily. But you knew that already, so what’s the story? I have loved body-mind arts like yoga, conscious dance, meditation, and martial arts my whole adult life; and also been saddened that these can stay “on the mat” and not really impact the day-to-day lives of people. I did years of aikido before I ever took the principles into a conversation, and found that while I got very still on meditation retreats, afterwards that stillness barely lasted past my first Facebook update. I’ve also spent the last 15 years working with “normal” busy practical people, who just want quick wins and practical tools, and don’t have the time or the energy to take on a whole philosophy. I’ve found what works best in the real world, with business people, soldiers, single mums, aid workers, NHS staff, etc, and I can teach it to you. I’ve realized that while embodiment is great, there needs to be a bridge between formal arts and the realities of our lives. With that in mind I have put this accessible, pragmatic course together to help ordinary people who want to get this stuff without the woo-woo trappings. Experienced practitioners who want more life integration are going to love this too. I filmed it in my own house, and shared the actual things I use daily, as I wanted to show the REAL way to use this work. This felt a bit personal actually, but that’s the point (don’t judge my messy kitchen!).I’m really proud of this one, not because it’s some leading-edge craziness, but just because I’m confident that it will work for people. I’m also happy that it’s an accessible price and format, as the world really needs this stuff. As ever, I’m not for everyone, but if your cup of tea isn’t chai-spiced bullshit, I’m your man.
Find Mark Walsh on the web:
https://theembodimentconference.org/
https://embodiedfacilitator.com/
https://embodiedfacilitator.com/the-embodiment-podcast/
https://www.embodiedyogaprinciples.com/
https://www.theembodimentbook.com/
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Chapters
1. What is embodiment? (00:03:07)
2. Tasty snippets from Mark's book (00:13:54)
3. The Skinny on the Science of Embodiment (00:23:26)
4. Language has power, wield it wisely (00:32:42)
5. Why we need embodiment now (00:37:26)
6. Why TheEmbodimentConference.org? (00:42:20)
7. What is health (a podcast mic drop) (00:50:04)
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