SA is part meditation, part body awareness, and part sitting with another who’s attuning to, listening to, asking about, and following along with your developing experience, particularly the raw experience of arising sensation. This practice can actuate profound changes in one’s mental and physical well-being. Sessions last 50 minutes. Payment is on a sliding scale, $75 - $125. BOOK A SESSION Who’s this for? If you’re feeling stuck, are wrestling with something difficult in your life, have a sen...
Jan 13, 2022•21 min
This episode, I chat with a new teacher of mine, from a course called “Healing from Presence,” Riyaz Motan. We talk about relating from an embodied, being-at-home place, and the many wonders and pitfalls of working, and ultimately being, with others. Find Riyaz’s work, and sign up for his newsletter, at his website here . I also allude to this interview with Pico Iyer and Elizabeth Gilbert....
Jan 04, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Dec 15, 2021•10 min
This episode is a preview of my year-long labor of love, A Creator's Companion .
Feb 04, 2021•26 min
Can body-based material be taught online? Can a somatic curriculum be shared with a decent felt sense, something other than the feeling of not quite being as good as the real thing?
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 15 min
“The Coronation” essay links: in print , in iTunes , and other audio options . Charles’ website , which includes links to his podcast, workshops, essays and more....
May 19, 2020•1 hr 21 min
May 11, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Orientation : a riff and a meditative practice.
Apr 18, 2020•33 min
I've been wanting to interview Sara for a long time ... Indeed, since I first participated in Authentic Relating Games in a variety of settings, including potlucks, movement seminars and segues into contact improvisation. Happy to have you with us. SHOW NOTES That Atlantic article the the AR Games, "The Club Where You Bare Your Soul to Strangers" Sara and co's website, Authentic Revolution...
Sep 29, 2019•1 hr 22 min
Aug 27, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Birth and death: an update. Thank you for being here! 💛 Danny Schmidt "Just Wait Til They See You" 💛 Rev angel Kyodo Williams On Being 💛 David Whyte's Clear Mind, Wild Heart
Aug 08, 2019•20 min
Peter Levine founded Somatic Experiencing, a body-oriented approach to healing trauma. In this interview, we hear about the origins of that work, and a lot about what's now, and what's next, for this pioneer. Find Somatic Experiencing, and more of Peter Levine's bio, at https://traumahealing.org/
Jun 15, 2019•46 min
Happy third anniversary, friends 💛 Links My “how to start a podcast” guide My interview with Donna Martin My interview with Angelo Coppola
May 25, 2019•37 min
I started following Ryan's page on Instagram . I was nearly immediately put on edge by some of his posts. He, at least a lot at that time, was playing a bit of a villain, challenging me and anyone else reading to put ourselves out there in a way I'd been, and to a large extent still am, uncomfortable with. This episode is really about communication, how we talk to ourselves and others alike. It's a challenge to find the passion in the work you're doing. (There's a line about midway that's been r...
May 09, 2019•1 hr 11 min
Patty Townsend has been teaching yoga since waaaaaay back in the day when there were only a couple yoga studios in LA. That alone would give her lots of credit to be on this show ... And so it's such a bonus that she offers her experience with a refreshing humility and clarity. We go into what teaching yoga in the States in the early 80's was like, the distinction between purification and clarification ( this one's good ), even a really sweet — if not super disarming — tip for teachers on how to...
Apr 01, 2019•58 min
Welcome back 💙
Mar 06, 2019•25 min
In this episode, we wrap up Season 2 of The Body Awake with a mix of retrospect, looking around and some personal sharing from me. Here 's that poem I mention at the end. With love, LB
Nov 17, 2018•20 min
Don Hanlon Johnson has had his interest at the intersection — or perhaps mutual expression — of "taking care of your body stuff" and "political, social and taking care of the environment stuff" for a long time now. We cover a lot of ground. I was delighted to join him, an early pioneer of what we now consider the broad term of "embodiment" practices. == DHJ's new book, authored by a wide array of body types and lineages, is called Diverse Bodies, Diverse Practices: towards an inclusive somatics ...
Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 22 min
This episode, after a long time considering and reckoning myself with some of this material : “Reaching for Blackness” with Aaron and Jennie of Holistic Resistance. You can find their website here . Cheers to all of our inquiries, rich and personal, on our own paths. Love, LB
Oct 01, 2018•1 hr 22 min
Our guest this go is David Fleming, a bright and thoughtful practitioner whose work spans bodywork, lifestyle shifts and movement, and is informed by research into fascia, bioelectricity, the healing potential of the earth and more. This episode has a great big dose of little potential experiments that fall into the category of “Try this! It’s cheap or free, is not complicated, has no downside and may have a huge upside in your life.” One example is spending some time barefoot on the earth each ...
Aug 30, 2018•1 hr 1 min
When teaching, "I start with science, but hopefully I end with more of the poetry of the movement." This is one of my favorite lines from this episode's guest, Tatjana Mesar. Tatjana is a teacher and practitioner, a smart thinker and deep feeler, like so many of you. And we dive into some big guiding questions: what is tradition, what is modern, what is fusion of ideas and, ultimately, what is outside of the erosion of time? You can find Tatjana's school, and some of her writing, in Berlin or at...
Aug 07, 2018•1 hr 14 min
I love a good question. I also love the attentive space it evokes in me to come up with an answer. And so with that, hopefully this is a win-win as I present to you five listener-powered inquiries, ranging across a decent spread of body-related topics, and my corresponding responses: I practice massage and am “absorbing” other people’s pain. What do I do about this? What is embodiment? What is the biggest obstacle to being more embodied in the world? I’ve oscillated between self-obsession and se...
Jul 20, 2018•47 min
Living your body's intelligence ... Oh, what that could mean! To get a feel for what it is, let's point to what it's not . It's not blindly following every bodily desire that arises. (Only one donut orgy per month, alright?) Nor is it forever perfecting your internal compass without moving in its direction, paralyzed by the potential — and inevitable — messiness of life. It's something else, something that is both of these end ranges at the same time. Pay attention, try, move, keep paying attent...
Jul 11, 2018•51 min
This was one of those interviews where I thought we were going to talk about one thing, and we ended up talking about another. It is real, intimate (and happening in relatively real time, depending on when you listen to this) as we discuss the power of sex, touch, and being predator and prey, both in and out of the context of bodywork. Glad to have you tuning in, as always. Love, LB SHOW NOTES Kimberly's website (with her latest writings, etc. also, to get her "guide to the pelvic floor" audio, ...
Jun 09, 2018•1 hr 39 min
In this episode, I'm reading "The Limbic Brain and the Biology of Emotion," which is a chapter from Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit and Sexy — Until You're 80 and Beyond by Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, M.D. This could be a great chapter to share with parents or grandparents in your life. (My reading starts at 6m 10s.)
May 30, 2018•45 min
I was quite excited when Stanley agreed to this interview. His book on the autonomic nervous system — including but not limited to the vagus nerve — includes detailed anatomy and self-help exercises and was easily the best $20 I've spent in a long time. I loved it. Here, I ask Stanley questions about the notion of our "social nervous system," and some detail around his self-help exercises which can be, if they work for you, an astoundingly simple way to reorient your basic sense of orientation a...
May 16, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Join Lisa Elliott and I for a dive into the inner workings of someone who, in my experience, curates beautifully a space often known for its disembodiment and unkindness: a facebook forum. Hers in the Vagus Study Group, linked below. This is a great episode for anyone who curates space, whether teacher, facilitator and anyone who works with clients. Enjoy. Love, LB + TBA SHOW NOTES The Vagus Study Group on facebook "How I've Come to Think of the Vagus" (an expanded definition of the tenth crania...
Apr 17, 2018•1 hr 15 min
By listener requests, and my delight in the fulfillment, here's one of what may be a few led meditation / awareness / embodiment exercises. Questions, feedback, requests: please do shoot me a line. Love, LB
Apr 03, 2018•15 min
It used to be: good information was hard to find; good teachers and teachings were rare. The onus, in many ways, was on the teacher. Now, of course, that’s still true in a certain respect. But also true now more than ever, I reckon in this age of near-infinite material being but a click away, is the importance of being a good student. What makes a good student? • You are willing to learn, and also willing to stop learning and practice what you’ve learned. • You don’t think you know everything; y...
Mar 31, 2018•32 min
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Mar 15, 2018•17 min
