Somatic Primer Podcast

Nov 27 2024 73 ep. 63 mins 9
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The Somatic Primer Podcast promotes a cross discipline of somatic dialogues that strive to discover the common threads that run through them all. The Somatic Primer Podcast hosts interdisciplinary conversations from experts in their fields and sharing those ideas within the larger somatic community. 

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Don Hanlon Johnson: Pioneer of Somatic Education

Nov 27 2024 63 mins  
Don Hanlon Johnson is a professor at CIIS in San Francisco and the founder of the first graduate degree program in Somatics. He is the author of a body of literature on the intersections among bodily experience, the natural world, spirituality, social justice, and health.Don Hanlon Johnson began his training with Dr. Ida Rolf and joined Thomas Hanna as a contributing editor of his

Wasentha Young: Tai Chi, Meditation Through Movement

Nov 11 2024 64 mins  
Wasentha Young is a lifelong practitioner of Tai Chi, Qigong, and Meditation. She is a founding board member of the Association of Women Martial Arts Instructors. Wasentha was a student of Grandmaster William CC Chen. Master Young received formal training in Buddhist and Taoist meditation respectfully from Trungpa Rinpoche and Gia-Fu Feng in addition to achieving a masters degree i

Jean-Louis Rodrigue: The Alexander Technique "Back to the Body"

Oct 27 2024 60 mins  
Born in Casablanca, Morocco, Jean-Louis Rodrigue is a movement director, acting coach, and senior teacher of the Alexander Technique. For over 40 years, he has worked professionally in Los Angeles and New York in theatre, film, television, and digital media; his unique approach to character movement and improving the levels of performance has brought international recognition.Click

Yogi Sivadas: Himalayan yoga

Oct 12 2024 54 mins  
Yogi Sivadas was born into the traditional Ayurvedic and Yoga practices of Kerala. As a teenager, he left home to continue his quest for deeper knowledge, traveling throughout India and the neighboring countries. After more than twelve years of exploring throughout India gaining spiritual wisdom he founded the Kailash Tribal School of Yoga and Holistic Healing at Mcleodganj in 2000

Alexandra Bellar: Somatics in Theater & Dance

Sep 24 2024 64 mins  
Alexandra holds a BFA/Dance (University of MI), MFA/Dance (University of WI at Milwaukee), and CMA (Certified Movement Analyst) in Laban Movement Analysis/Bartenieff Fundamentals (LIMS). She is on faculty at Princeton University, Rutgers University, and The Laban/Bartenieff Institute for Movement Studies, and guest teaches nationally and internationally. To find out more about Alex

A Conversation with Ven. Robina Courtin

Sep 10 2024 74 mins  
This Week's Episode of the Somatic Primer Podcast: Ven. Robina CourtinOrdained since the late 1970s, Ven. Robina has worked full time since then for Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s FPMT. Over the years she has served as editorial director of Wisdom Publications, editor of Mandala Magazine, executive director of Liberation Prison Project, and as a touring teacher of Bu

Robert Chuckrow: Tai Chi Concepts and Experiments

Aug 25 2024 67 mins  
On this episode I had the pleasure to speak with taiji teacher Robert Chuckrow. He has studied (Taiji), (Qigong),under masters such as Cheng Man-ch’ing, William C.C. Chen, Elaine Summers. He has written four books on T’ai Chi: The Tai Chi Book, Tai Chi Walking, Tai Chi Dynamics, and Tai Chi Concepts and Experiments.https://www.chuckrowtaichi.com/https://www.youtube.com/@dsfgnk4

Sam F.S. Chin: I Lie Chuan/ Zhong Xin Dao, The Martial Art of Awareness

Aug 11 2024 79 mins  
Sam F.S. Chin is the co-founder of the art I Liq Chuan / Zhong Xin Dao system.Master Sam Chin was profoundly influenced by Buddhist meditation. Combining mindfulness and awareness with the traditional martial art his father had taught him Master Chin developed what would become I Liq Chuan.I Liq Chuan is the art of cultivating consciousness based on Tai Chi and Chan (Zen) principle

Lama Losang: The Golden Eight-Petaled Lotus

Jul 28 2024 70 mins  
Lama Losang (Dr. David Bole) is a fully ordained monk, he completed his traditional three-year retreat in 2004. Lama Losang is also an acupuncture physician, a Tai Chi teacher, and holds a Ph.D. in Psychology. He teaches wellness and Buddhism around the country. He has recently published a book titled, The Golden Eight-Petaled Lotus, Book One: Wisdom & Compassion. For more info

Cyndi Lee: OM Yoga

Jul 14 2024 65 mins  
Cyndi Lee began teaching meditation 30 years ago with the blessing of her root guru, the great Tibetan master, Gelek Rinpoche. Cyndi is known for integrating yoga asana and Tibetan Buddhism. From 1998-2012, she founded and ran the renowned OM yoga Center. OM yoga Center was the first NYC studio to offer Buddhist meditation classes. Cyndi is the author of several books including: Yo