Best Yanai Podcasts (2024)

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Death and the Dhamma. An interview with Yanai Postelnik 1:28:48

6d ago1:28:48

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Today I'm talking to meditation teacher, Yanai Postelnik about old age, sickness, death and the Dhamma Yanai was diagnosed with bowel cancer just over a year ago and so has a very personal experience of both the Dhamma and ill health. He has led retreats on the subject and talks very openly and candidly about what he has been through, so far from b…

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E73 - Omri Hurwitz (Media Entrepreneur and Tech Investor) 57:10

6d ago57:10

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In this episode, we speak with Omri Hurwitz. He's a tech marketer and media strategist. His clients are some of the leading companies, billionaires, and tech startups He is also an investor and owns several media publications in the United States. And yet he’s only 28 years old. We discuss: • Media ownership, investing, and transparency the ease of…

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Jennifer Oyler-Yaniv and the point of creative frustration 36:04

11d ago36:04

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Send us a Text Message. Jennifer Oyler-Yaniv is a professor working on the immune system at Harvard’s Medical School. In this episode, we discuss with her how she teaches creativity in her course for PhD students. We explore the emotional roller coaster ride of research projects, typically culminating in the point of creative frustration, where we …

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Grounding ourselves in Saint of Bright Doors 56:42

14d ago56:42

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We never left, so we are not back. We just like to keep you guessing about episode times. This time we talk about the brilliant Saint of Bright Doors, a decolonial multifaceted dark fantasy novel that's quite a thinker, but also pretty accessible. Give it a read! Eden recommends playing "Laysara: Summit Kingdom", which kinda fits the theme of this …

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Guy Yanai on Pentimenti 24:01

26d ago24:01

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Send us a Text Message. Guy Yanai is a painter whose work is displayed in many public and private collections across the US, Europe, and Asia, including, for example, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. His distinctive painting style blends modernist, abstract tendencies together with references to everyday life and popular culture. Coincidentally, Guy is …

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E72 - Sagive Greenspan (CEO Priority Software Ltd.) 44:03

2M ago44:03

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In this episode, we interview Sagive Greenspan, a professional with two decades of experience navigating the complexities of the telecom and financial sectors. Sagive has tackled numerous executive roles, managed large-scale projects, and led teams in both development and client engagement. He’s also experienced in business development and running …

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George Church and shooting for the stars 36:18

1M ago36:18

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Send us a Text Message. George Church, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, leads a large research group at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. A pioneer in the fields of personalized genomics and synthetic biology, he has co-founded over 50 biotech companies. In 2017, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most in…

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Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz lights a candle for science 39:47

2M ago39:47

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Send us a Text Message. Prof. Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz directs research labs at both CalTech in the US and the University of Cambridge in England. Magdalena is one of the world’s leading developmental biologists, who has been recognized by the 2023 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize and Science magazin's People's Vote for Scientific Breakthrough of the…

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An Interview with Dhamma teacher Ayala Gill 1:54:55

2M ago1:54:55

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Today my guest is Ayala Gill. Ayala has been committed to a path of insight and awakening sinceher early twenties. She has been practicing Iyengar yoga since 1977 -aged justsix years old- Insight Meditation and Dhamma since 1995, Insight Yoga(including yin yoga and psychospiritual enquiry) since 2001 and the animisticpractices of the Andean-Inkan H…

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E71 - Donna Griffit (world-renowned corporate storyteller) 1:05:53

3M ago1:05:53

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In this episode, we’re excited to be joined by Donna Griffit, a world-renowned corporate storyteller, pitch alchemist, and best-selling author of “Sticking to my Story: The Alchemy of Storytelling for Startups”. Her ability to create, edit, and deliver powerful presentations, pitches, and messages has earned her a reputation as one of the most soug…

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Isaac Newton and a new kind of science 26:33

3M ago26:33

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Send us a Text Message. Night Science – coming up with novel ways to interpret the physical world – is as old as philosophy. In contrast, Day Science – empirical evidence as the sole argument for truth – was invented only in the 1700s, championed by the groundbreaking work of Isaac Newton. In the April 1st, 2024, episode of the Day Science Podcast,…

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E70 - Roy Gottlieb (Co-founder & CEO of a VC backed stealth cybersecurity startup) 52:31

4M ago52:31

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In this episode, we speak with Roy Gottlieb, currently the co-founder and CEO of a backed stealth cybersecurity startup. Before embarking on this latest venture, he spent almost a decade on the investor front, co-founding and serving as a general partner at Cardumen Capital, serving as an investment manager at Samsung Ventures, and collaborating wi…

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Bo Xia and a tale of tails 31:35

4M ago31:35

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Send us a Text Message. Bo Xia is a Junior Fellow at Harvard and a Principal Investigator at the Broad Institute. During his PhD with Itai, he suffered a painful tailbone injury that led to an obsession with this vestigial organ and its origins in human evolution. In this out-of-the-ordinary episode, we talk about this specific science project: how…

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Todd Golub and bottom-up creativity 35:57

4M ago35:57

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Send us a Text Message. Prof. Todd Golub, the Director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, has made important contributions to cancer research. In this episode, he argues that creativity is the greatest hallmark of a successful scientist, and he tells us about his artist-in-residence program at the Broad. As its director, he aims to hire res…

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Sean B. Carroll – he told some good stories 39:03

4M ago39:03

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Send us a Text Message. Sean Carroll is a world-renowned scientist, author, educator, and an Oscar-nominated film producer. Sean sees storytelling as the key to all he does. Similar to how musicians get inspiration by listening to other people’s music, Sean attributes his own creativity to his insatiable habit of reading about other people’s scienc…

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E69 - Liron Azrielant (Managing Partner at Meron Capital) 55:55

5M ago55:55

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In this episode, we speak with Liron Azrielant, a Founding Managing Partner at Meron Capital - a VC at the forefront of investing in technology companies in Israel. Her track record speaks volumes as she's led investments in tech successes such as Loom Systems, Clear Genetics, Testim, and many others which were subsequently acquired. Prior to Found…

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Nigel Goldenfeld and the jazz of impossible problems 39:13

5M ago39:13

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Send us a Text Message. Nigel Goldenfeld is the Chancellor's Distinguished Professor in Physics at the University of California at San Diego. In this episode, he talks with us about how research is an art form, and how he tries to help graduate students make the transition from being a “classical musician”, where the goal is to faithfully reproduce…

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It takes two to think 23:31

5M ago23:31

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Send us a Text Message. Despite the variety of creative approaches practiced by different scientists, one tried-and-true though often overlooked — trick for generating new ideas stands out. It may sound trivial, yet it is as reliable as it is simple: talk to someone. By talking with other people, we not only pool the information or ideas that each …

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Rich White on living on the edge cases 43:56

5M ago43:56

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Send us a Text Message. Rich White studies cancer as a professor at Oxford University. Rich is not only a brilliant physician-scientist but also a great friend of Itai Yanai, one of the two Night Science hosts. In this episode, Rich talks about how often the process that led to a particular result can be more interesting than the result itself – so…

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E68 - Asaf Yanai (Co-founder and CEO of Alison.ai) 47:52

6M ago47:52

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In this episode, we speak with Asaf Yanai, a visionary entrepreneur and the Co-founder & CEO of Alison.ai. With a track record of turning ideas into reality, Asaf has left a lasting mark on the tech landscape, with Alison.ai being the third company Asaf founded after successfully selling two tech startups he’s built in previous years.We discuss:• M…

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Carolyn Bertozzi and a long game called science 40:47

6M ago40:47

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Send us a Text Message. Carolyn Bertozzi is a Professor at Stanford University. In 2022, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. In this episode we talk about how the process of science is unstructured, so you don’t know when and where the next idea is going to come – sometimes even at the supermarket checkout line. For Carolyn, science is a …

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Stephen Quake and the Creative Network 35:09

6M ago35:09

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Send us a Text Message. Stephen Quake is a Stanford University professor and the Head of Science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). Among his many inventions are DNA sequencing methods for non-invasive prenatal testing. In this episode, Steve tells us about his tricks for the creative scientific process, including the surprising usefulness of…

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E67 - Asaf Shamly (Co-Founder CEO Browsi) 1:01:33

7M ago1:01:33

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In this special wartime episode, we speak with Asaf Shamly, a visionary entrepreneur and thought leader in the AdTech space, who co-founded Browsi, an AdTech AI startup back in 2017, with a mission to create a world where content and ads blend harmoniously.He’s been at the forefront of innovation in the AdTech industry for over 8 years and has a we…

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John Mattick and doing what your mother taught you 30:59

7M ago30:59

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Send us a Text Message. John Mattick is Professor of RNA Biology at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. For decades, he has been on a mission to show that the large portions of the human genome that many scientists consider useless "junk" instead have important regulatory functions. In this episode, he tells us that his creative…

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Peter Ratcliffe on being the Master of Daydreams 35:17

7M ago35:17

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Send us a Text Message. Peter J. Ratcliffe shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on oxygen sensing in animal cells. He directs research institutes in London and Oxford. In this episode, he reveals the interplay between dissociation – daydreaming – and interaction with colleagues as a major source of his scientific creat…

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E66 - Andy Ram (Tennis Legend, Official Wimbledon Champion 2006) 48:37

8M ago48:37

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In this special episode, we’re pleased to have Andy Ram as our guest. Andy made history by becoming the first Israeli tennis player to win a senior Grand Slam event. He achieved this feat at Wimbledon in 2006.His winning streak includes the French Open mixed doubles title and the men's doubles title at the Australian Open.He achieved a World No. 5 …

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Christina Curtis and keeping the faith in the process 42:07

8M ago42:07

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Send us a Text Message. Christina Curtis is a Professor of Medicine and the Director of Artificial Intelligence and Cancer Genomics at Stanford University’s Cancer Institute. Among her many achievements is the conception of the “Big Bang Theory” of tumor biology. In this episode, she tells us how not being biased by assumptions of what we know has …

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Daniel Dennett’s intuition pumps 41:04

8M ago41:04

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Send us a Text Message. Daniel Dennett, Professor at Tufts University, may be the most important living philosopher, tackling the biggest questions around: what is consciousness, do we have free will, how does evolutionary adaptation occur? In this episode, Dan tells us about some of his ‘intuition pumps’ - tools that are as indispensable for think…

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An Interview with Meditation teacher Ethan Pollock 1:36:33

8M ago1:36:33

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Today my guest is Ethan Pollock, meditation teacher andco-founder of Mindful Living Community. Ethan has been facilitating mindfulnessgroups and retreats for over a decade. In his early twenties he gave up a career as a commercially successful artist and spent five years training at Plum Village with the internationally recognized mindfulness teach…

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Eternal Discourse War With Warhammer 40k 1:27:01

9M ago1:27:01

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We talk about how to critique the Fascist sentiments in Warhammer 40k, without worrying too much about the degrees of intent or satire behind it.

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E65 - Pamela Becker (Founder & Chairman, Jeremy’s Circle) 38:02

9M ago38:02

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In this episode, we have the pleasure of interviewing Pamela Becker, a marketing executive for some of Israel's leading technology companies.After she was widowed with three small children in 2008, Pamela co-founded and remains the active chairperson of the Israeli charity Jeremy's Circle, which supports children and teens coping with cancer or can…

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Howard Stone on how to tilt your head for discovery 39:56

9M ago39:56

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Send us a Text Message. Howard Stone is a Professor of Engineering at Princeton. His research explores how fluid dynamics can help to understand diverse systems, from bacterial biofilms to the earth’s interior. In this episode, Howard explains how a lot of important, low-hanging fruit are at the interface between disciplines. Howard is most creativ…

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Prisca Liberali and the junkies of discovery 32:35

9M ago32:35

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Send us a Text Message. Prisca Liberali is a senior group leader at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research in Switzerland. In this episode, Prisca tells us how her creative thinking thrives on recursive thinking – going deeper and deeper into a problem from different angles. Prisca also deliberately uses carefully chosen conferenc…

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E64 - Idan Ofrat (Co-Founder & CPO, Fireblocks) 51:41

10M ago51:41

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In this episode, we're traveling to the crossroads of cybersecurity and blockchain technology, where our guest has been a prominent figure and an influential force. Our guest is Idan Ofrat, CPO and co-founder of Fireblocks, a groundbreaking platform dedicated to securing digital assets, with over 600 employees and a large global customer base. When…

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Tom Mullaney & Chris Rea on giving thanks to bias 43:24

10M ago43:24

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Send us a Text Message. Tom Mullaney is a Professor of History at Stanford University and the Kluge Chair in Technology and Society at the Library of Congress, and Chris Rea is a Professor of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia. In 2022, Tom and Chris published the book ‘Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project That Matter…

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Bonnie Bassler and living on the edge in a nerdy kind of way 38:39

10M ago38:39

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Send us a Text Message. Bonnie Bassler is the Chair of the Molecular Biology Department at Princeton. In this episode, Bonnie talks about her passion for scientific inquiry, creativity, mentorship, and how the journey of discovery is about asking the right questions, distinguishing between what you can do and what you should do, and about embracing…

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E63 - Yair Snir (Managing Partner at Dell Technologies Capital) 45:07

11M ago45:07

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In this episode, we speak with Yair Snir, he’s the managing partner of Dell Technologies Capital. With over a decade of experience in building companies, Yair has a keen eye for investing in innovative startups.His firm has backed over 145 startups, including some of the most successful companies in the tech industry such as DocuSign, JFrog, Netsko…

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Yukiko Yamashita, the queen of analogies 26:49

12M ago26:49

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Send us a Text Message. Yukiko Yamashita is a biology professor at MIT and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Yukiko’s research is amazingly broad, perhaps because she often only realizes at the end of a project which question she was asking by what she had been doing, as she explains in this episode. She likens research to sol…

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E62 - Gur Shatz (Founder, President & COO At Cato Networks) 43:45

12M ago43:45

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Welcome to our podcast, where we interview trailblazers who have made a significant impact by being human beings performing at their best.Today, we're excited to have Gur Shatz as our guest.Gur is an accomplished entrepreneur, having founded Incapsula, a cloud-based web application security and acceleration company that was later acquired by Imperv…

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Feldenkrais Method for Stress Management - Jill Wigmore-Welsh 23:42

12M ago23:42

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This Body Sensing & Movement Awareness Lesson is an introduction to a way you can use simple moves from the Feldenkrais Method to de-stress and recalibrate These days, in the workplace, there's a lot of attention placed on becoming more resilient. Which is interesting because sometimes when you are under stress when you're life is stressful and it'…

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Live show Episode 2: Feldenkrais and Every Day Stress -Jill Wigmore-Welsh 17:11

12M ago17:11

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This is the second show episode that went out today and I talk Feldenkrais & everyday stress and tensioning: Here is the link to the lesson: Warning sound is a little muffled, recording issues!! Feldenkrais BSMA and Stress Management Lesson Here is the text: Hello this is Jill Wigmore-Welsh here from Reading in Berkshire just introducing you to ano…

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Stephen Wolfram is the Worldly Scientist 41:46

12M ago41:46

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Send us a Text Message. Can you think of another big company CEO that does basic science? Stephen Wolfram is the CEO of Wolfram Research – the company that developed Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha – but most fundamentally he has a deep commitment to figuring out the nature of reality. Stephen wrote the landmark ‘A new kind of science’ in 2002 and in…

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Live show Number 1: How can Feldenkrais fit into a personal development program? 17:30

12M ago17:30

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Number 1: This is a recording of a live podcast put out on Thursday 15 June, which is the first of a series, where I introduce ways you can utilize this work as you learn to improve your life. It lasts about 16 minutes, and hopefully the recording sounds OK. Let me know. If you want to have a conversation and discuss options on ways you need help t…

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Feldenkrais Part 2 Alexander Yanai 4 Points lesson: Link to Part 1 in the description 35:44

1y ago35:44

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This is the second part of the Feldenkrais Method 4 Points classic Alexander Yania lesson. Sorry but the quality of the recording isn't so good, the yeti microphone may not have been picked up by audacity, typical tech issues ! Yesterday I recorded part one for you and stopped at a midpoint, today I take up where we left off and complete the lesson…

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Chronic Pain CRPS Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and body image 13:02

1y ago13:02

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A re-release from 2017 but still valid.If you want some options to help book a conversation Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS Chronic Pain & Body ImageTreatment in Reading, West Berkshire UK, London When you have CRPS, or Chronic Pain your body image will be different from the way it was before you began having problems So what is Body Image? Bo…

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CRPS choosing someone to work with to help your problems 19:00

1y ago19:00

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This is a re-release from 2017 but still valid today Contact me at https://www.jillwigmore-welsh.com Or book a conversation to discuss options CRPS #Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is quite rare so not many GP's and clinicians will have come across someone with the condition. In this podcast produced during NERVEmber Jill advises on who and what you…

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CRPS Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in children 17:01

1y ago17:01

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This is a re-release from 2017 but equally important today. Contact me on https://www.jillwigmore-welsh.com or book a conversation at to discuss options, note this is set at UK time zone Early signs of CSPS Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in Children. Children can develop CRPS sometimes there are warning signs in this podcast Jill give some backgrou…

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CRPS Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Early Stage What to do? 22:18

1y ago22:18

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A re-release from 2017 still valid today and I've worked with even more people with CRPS now: Contact me on https://www.jillwigmore-welsh.com or book a conversation to discuss options Book a 30 minute conversation, Note this is UK London time zones set A successful case CRPS Early Symptoms of CRPS Complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS, ...Complex…

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Introduction the Feldenkrais Method 24:03

1y ago24:03

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This is a re-release from 2008 because it's highly likely you haven't heard this one The Feldenkrais Method is still relatively unknown, despite the fact that Moshe Feldenkrais started teaching his classes over 40 years ago. This 24 minute introduction will give you some background on the two processes of Awareness Through Movement & Functional Int…

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Jill Wigmore-Welsh introduces you to the Feldenkrais Method Alexander Yanai Four Parts : Lesson one part of two 32:48

1y ago32:48

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The Alexander Yania lesson series is a classic set of lessons, sometimes they can need a little interpretation because the transcriptions are direct from speech. Their would have been a whole class, a group of up to 50 taking the lesson at the same time. So sometimes Moshe would have been commenting on what he could see different people having diff…

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