21st Century Vitalism

Feb 26 2025 100 ep. 70 mins 1

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A podcast where we explore cultivating vitality while dealing with 21st century stressors. We do this by investigating various body-mind integrating practices such as bodywork, fitness, yoga, meditation; as well as embodied routine creation with diet, spirituality, art making, and relationship building. The theme is that in order to be whole, we need to balance our inner and outer worlds to be in harmony. So lets get to it, shall we?

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Feeling As Others Feel Through Somatic Empathy with Dr. Cindy Engel

Feb 26 2025 57 mins

Joining us on the show today is author, biologist, and bodyworker, Dr. Cindy Engel! For this conversation we explore the topic of somatic empathy, which is the focus of her newest book, ‘Another Self: How Your Body Helps You Understand Others’. This is the first overview of how our bodies take on the physical, emotional, and mental states of others and how we can utilize these

Watching Your Mind with Sokuzan

Feb 12 2025 61 mins

Joining us on the show is the founder and abbot of the Sokukoji monastery, Sokuzan. Having received his full ordination as a priest in the Soto Zen lineage, Sokuzan has spent the past 50+ years of his life studying, practicing, and teaching the Buddhist Dharma. He also happens to be a lifelong artist who paints and teaches his students how to expand their awareness using meditative

Visionary Art as a Catalyst for Social Change with Mark Henson

Jan 29 2025 58 mins

This week's episode of the 21st Century Vitalism podcast is now live! Joining us on the show today is visionary artist, Mark Henson (@markhensonart)! Most known for his stunning and psychedelic depictions of love, loss, warfare, and celebration. In this conversation we explore one of his life’s passions of utilizing visionary art as a means to inspire social change. Drawing on de

Cultivating Self Compassion Through IFS and Buddhist Meditation with Ralph De La Rosa

Jan 08 2025 55 mins

Joining us on the 21st Century Vitalism podcast this week is psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and author, Ralph De La Rosa. In this conversation we explore his work in combining the therapeutic ‘Internal Family Systems’ framework with traditional Buddhist wisdom. Our intention is to create a map of how we can cultivate a real and palpable energy of self-compassion within ou

How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis with Osprey Orielle Lake

Dec 11 2024 68 mins

Joining us on the show is the founder and executive director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network, Osprey Orielle Lake! In this conversation, we explore some of the themes of her recent book, ‘The Story Is In Our Bones: How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis’. Namely, we explore how some of the foundational worldviews of Western Culture hav

Freestyle Dance as Self Development with Nickel Yudat

Nov 27 2024 62 mins

Joining us for our 100th episode celebration is founder of the Beyond the Moves dance classes, Nickel Yudat. Nickel is a UK based freestyle hip hop dancer and teacher who imparts onto his students the importance of mindset in the practice of freestyle dancing. In this conversation, we explore Nickel’s story of how he found his way to dancing, and ultimately how he’s using it as

The Beginner's Guide to Karma with Mordy Levine

Nov 13 2024 49 mins

Joining us on the show this week is entrepreneur, meditation teacher, and president of the Jigme Lingpa Center, Mordy Levine. In this conversation we explore the teachings of Karma from the Buddhist tradition. Namely what it is and isn’t, how we can work with it to create more joy in our lives, and its role in the journey of awakening. This episode is connected to the release of

Political Engagement as Spiritual Practice with Reggie Hubbard

Oct 28 2024 14 mins

This week's episode of 21st Century Vitalism is now live! Joining us on the show is the 500 hr certified yoga teacher and founder of Active Peace Yoga, Reggie Hubbard. One part teacher, one part activist, Reggie has established himself as a guiding voice in the art of combining spiritual practice with political engagement. Having over twenty years of service in this domain, Reggie�

The Everyday Magic of Feng Shui with Anjie Cho

Sep 25 2024 64 mins

Joining us on the show today is architect, feng shui practitioner, author, and dharma arts teacher, Anjie Cho. In this conversation we’re laying the foundation for how to begin your own exploration into the world of Feng Shui. We do this by covering the essential topics and themes that you’ll need to start adding more intention and awareness to your spaces. This is a great conv

Taking Refuge in the Earth with Cynthia Jurs

Sep 11 2024 64 mins

Joining us on the show this week is dharma teacher, author, and environmental activist, Cynthia Jurs. Cynthia is a teacher in Thich Naht Hanh’s Order of Interbeing as well as an honorary lama in the Vajrayana tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. She is largely recognized for her work with the Earth Treasure Vase practice which has brought her all around the world to a diverse array of