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I'm very excited to bring you another wonderful interview from the world of Bowen Technique.Today I am speaking with Russell Sturges, the founder and developer of Fascial Kinetics, perhaps the original offshoot from the initial form of Bowen Technique taught by Bowtech.Russel explores his early start in the world of bodywork from doing osteopathic massage as a teenager, through to the training and development that lead him to found Fascial Kinetics.We then explore more about his mindfulness, personal and spiritual development programs and why he feels these are so essential to being an effective practitioner.We also discuss some of his books and his work with the Tarot and it's value in personal development. This is a really fascinating interview with a deeply aware teacher, well worth your time and attention.You can learn more about Russell and Fascial Kinetics herehttps://www.russellsturgess.com.au/https://www.facebook.com/russellasturgess/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKC856noCjHcGx3QrLi5KLwhttps://www.fascialkinetics.com/https://www.facebook.com/fascialkinetics/If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, then check out our website and socials at: https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/https://www.facebook.com/BowenBTPAhttps://www.instagram.com/bowenbtpa/If you'd like to connect with me, you can find me here:https://bencalder.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/bengcalder/https://www.facebook.com/bencalderintegralhealthBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Welcome to the next in my series of interviews with leading voices in the world of Bowen Technique and manual therapy.Today we have a topic I know many people on the Bowen forums ask about regularly, is it safe to do Bowen Technique with clients who have a cancer diagnosis?Eleanor guides us gently through this while highlighting the need for training and understanding, empathy and compassion.She shares with us her background in medical tech, all the years she spent diagnosing conditions in the lab and how that lead on to her becoming the founder of Oncology Massage Global.This is a really beautiful interview with an amazing light in the world of health and healing. We hope you enjoy it and look forward to your comments and feedback below.If you would like to learn more about Eleanor and her work, you can check it out here: https://oncologymassageglobal.com.au/https://oncologymassageglobal.com.au/oncology-massage/Get the free guide on this here https://oncologymassageglobal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Oncology-massage-global-FREEBIE-Ver2-20-06-2020.pdfEleanor's book on her work: Touching Cancer https://amzn.eu/d/11XEZ0EIf you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, then check out our website and socials at: https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/https://www.facebook.com/BowenBTPAhttps://www.instagram.com/bowenbtpa/If you'd like to connect with me, you can find me here:https://bencalder.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/bengcalder/https://www.facebook.com/bencalderintegralhealthBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

I have a wonderful interview for you today with Helen Dobra, the co-founder and co-ordinator of the Natural Therapy Institute, organiser of the Bowen Global Summit and producer of the Bowen documentary "These Two Hands" which takes a beautiful exploration through the Life of Tom Bowen.Helen talks about how she found Bowen as a way of dealing with injuries acquired through her Himalayan adventures and how it was important in her road to recovery and how this led to exploring trauma release through the TRTP system and the trauma work of Anne Schubert, and becoming a Qigong teacher and mindfulness mentor, working with many teenagers to help with their ADHD and PTSD.This year Bowen Global Summit will take place on the 22nd-23rd March 2025 and all registrants will gain an incredible wealth of material, resources, marketing tools etc for their own business and personal development. Helen will also be talking, along with the other 20+ top names in their industry (including me, talking about Integral Approaches to Health), on Surviving to Thriving. You can check out the 2025 Bowen Global Summit here: https://naturaltherapinstsitute.mykajabi.com/bowenglobalsummit https://www.instagram.com/bowentherapydocumentary/More information and connect with Helen here:https://seedofwellbeing.com/homehttps://www.facebook.com/Seedofwellbeing/https://www.instagram.com/seedofwellbeing/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1PYDXYiwF_HtnRKHT0FDNQIf you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, then check out our website and socials at: https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/https://www.facebook.com/BowenBTPAhttps://www.instagram.com/bowenbtpa/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Welcome to the next of my interviews of 2025, where I am joined by Visual Artist, Breathing and Bowen Techer Laura van Tattenhove. In this interview, we explore the importance and the simplicity of breathing and why it is such a useful skill to master.We also explore the relationship of art and creative expression in the understanding of anatomy and why there is so much difficulty in becoming a healthy breather.If you'd like to learn more about Laura's work, you can find her here https://bowencollege.org.uk/tutors/laura-van-tatenhove/https://www.bowentherapylancaster.com/abouthttps://lauravantatenhove.com/current-research/https://lauravantatenhove.com/artefacts-of-the-anatomists-scalpel/ https://www.facebook.com/laura.vantatenhoveIf you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website and socials at: https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/https://www.facebook.com/BowenBTPAhttps://www.instagram.com/bowenbtpa/If you'd like to connect with me, you can find me here:https://bencalder.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/bengcalder/https://www.facebook.com/bencalderintegralhealthBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Hello again everyone,I am really pleased to bring my next interview with leading voices in the Bowen and bodywork world.Today we are talking to Alastair McLoughlin, ex-Bowen Teacher and developer of McLoughlin Scar Tissue Release and The Art of Bodywork training.Alastair has a long career, starting in massage in 1983, and after building a highly successful practice, went on to qualify in Bowen Technique in 1994.He was invited to teach for the Bowen Academy of Australia in 1997. He went on to develop his own range of techniques, with his particular interest in the effect of scars on body function and the developments he worked through in the clinic which became his Art of Bodywork classes.His practical and no-nonsense approach to bodywork has made him a leading voice in our industry and this is a great interview to get to know his work.If you would like to know more about Alastair, his training, both online and in person in the UK in 2025, check out the links belowhttps://www.mcloughlin-scar-release.com/https://www.mcloughlin-scar-release.com/instanthttp://artofbodywork.online/ http://artofbodywork.training/index.html http://artofbodywork.training/course-dates.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100027584511340 https://www.instagram.com/mcloughlin.scar.release/If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website and socials at: https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/https://www.facebook.com/BowenBTPAhttps://www.instagram.com/bowenbtpa/If you'd like to connect with me, you can find me here: https://bencalder.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/bengcalder/https://www.facebook.com/bencalderintegralhealthBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

A Holistic Path to Wellness with Bowen Therapy, Kinesiology, and Qigong – Ben Calder on the Healers Café In this episode of The Healers Café, Manon Bolliger, FCAH, RBHT, speaks with Ben Calder about his transformative journey into integrative healing, exploring how personal challenges led him to embrace modalities like kinesiology, Bowen therapy, and Qigong to empower others in their health journeys.Highlights from today's episode include:Ben Calder  They would have a logic, okay, if we've got a mind component, do we need to do anything with the mind? If we've got a body and behavior component, do we need to do something with that? And that might have included diet and nutrition.Ben Calder  You know, I see quite a number of people in their 60s and 70s. And almost the number one thing that they will tell me is that the doctor has told them that they can expect it because of their age. And at that point, I want to slap that doctor and just say, No, that's not true. Ben Calder  You know, give yourself a decade to master a level of Qigong, and it's not a quick fix, and you may not even feel it in the first 2,3,4 sessions. You know, the Chinese would traditionally say 100 days of practice to start feeling your chi and then the rest of your life to master it.ABOUT MANON BOLLIGER, FCAH, RBHTAs a recently De-Registered board-certified naturopathic physician & in practice since 1992, she has seen an average of 150 patients per week and have helped people ranging from rural farmers in Nova Scotia to stressed out CEOs in Toronto to tri-athletes here in Vancouver.Her resolve to educate, empower and engage people to take charge of their own health is evident in her best-selling books: ‘What Patients Don't Say if Doctors Don't Ask: The Mindful Patient-Doctor Relationship' and‘A Healer in Every Household: Simple Solutions for Stress'. She also teaches BowenFirst™ Therapy through Bowen College and hold transformational workshops to achieve these goals.So, when she shares with you that LISTENING to Your body is a game changer in the healing process, she is speaking from expertise and direct experience”.Mission: A Healer in Every Household!For more great information to go to her weekly blog:  http://bowencollege.com/blog. For tips on health & healing go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/tips"If we are creating ourselves all the time, then it is never too late to begin creating the body we want instead of the one we mistakenly assume we are stuck with!" - Deepak ChopraBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Hello everyone, wow have I got a wonderful interview lined up for you today.It is with great gratitude and respect, I get to share my interview with world leading anatomist Gil Hedley, founder of Integral Anatomy.Gil has been teaching “integral anatomy” in the dissection laboratory, via keynotes and speaking tours, and online via his extensive website and subscription portal, www.gilhedley.com, and his YouTube channel, "Somanaut," since 1995. He is the producer of The Integral Anatomy Series, the Anatomy from A to Z Project, and The Nerve Project, as well as being the author of several books and anatomy models.He is based at the Institute for Anatomical Research in Colorado Springs, CO, where he teaches, films, and serves as Board President.We talk about his history, what led him to this deep exploration of anatomy and how it has informed his views on life. He speaks about the work leading upto his Nerve Tour, of which there will be a special European livestream on 5th January 2025 and how all of this is relevant for those of us working with health in any modality.This was a really exciting interview to do and I know that the Bowen community will really benefit from this, as we have from Gil's work over the last 15+ years.If you would like to learn more about Gil, you can connect with his work here: https://www.gilhedley.com/https://www.instagram.com/gilhedley/https://www.facebook.com/p/Gil-Hedley-Integral-Anatomy-100064739404455/ https://www.youtube.com/@UC340xzyTs7QNDgdcJDAmUlAAnd for the book he mentioned https://channelmcgilchrist.com/master-and-his-emissary/If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website and socials at: https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/https://www.facebook.com/BowenBTPAhttps://www.instagram.com/bowenbtpa/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Welcome to the next of my interviews looking at leading voices in the world of Bowen Technique.I am really excited to share this next instalment, where we interview Ross Emmett, who many of you will know as the founder of EMMETT Technique, a worldwide technique for helping with pain and movement issues.Ross has also been involved in the development of Bowen Technique and taught for 8 years from 1988 and shared the evolving forms of his technique, which began before he knew any body therapy, with many of the early pioneers of Bowen, some of whom considered Ross's work "The missing link" in Bowen.Ross talks about his work with animals and how that was the initial place his work began and how that still forms an important part of his work today.We also talk about how your clothes and objects you wear (such as watches) can significantly unbalance the body.This was a really interesting interview to conduct and I am really grateful to Ross for being so open about his history. There is certainly much to learn from his work and we hope you will enjoy this as much as I did.If you'd like to learn more about Ross and the work of EMMETT Technique, you can check out their links here: https://www.emmett-technique-hq.com/ https://www.emmett-uk.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/emmett.therapies https://www.facebook.com/Emmett4Animals/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXflpFjS54FrwDPBGRPzB3g https://x.com/Emmett_ukIf you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website and socials at: https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/BowenBTPA https://www.instagram.com/bowenbtpa/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Welcome along to the next in my series of interviews with some of the leading voices in the Bowen Technique world right now.In this episode, I am really grateful to have Lindsay Holder, lead UK tutor for Smart Bowen.Lindsay takes us through her history from studying Equine Sciences at University, her introduction to Bowen, which came just from wanting to use it with horses, to why she rates Smart Bowen.We also explore her work in the canine and equine world with Bowen and why she feels that is such a special area to work, right through to her dissection work on horses, working with leading horse anatomist Sharon May-Davis.Another really interesting interview to explore the diversity of Bowen and what it can accomplish, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.If you'd like to learn more about Lindsay and her work, you can find out more here: https://www.centreforwellbeing.co.uk/lindsay-holder https://bowen-training.com/ http://www.smartbowen.co.uk/current-undergraduate-training.html https://www.instagram.com/equine_bowen/ https://www.instagram.com/bowentherapy/ https://www.facebook.com/BowenMalvern https://wholehorsehealth.co.uk/If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website and socials at: https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/BowenBTPA https://www.instagram.com/bowenbtpa/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Welcome along to the next in the series of interviews with leading figures in the Bowen world right now.I'm excited to share this episode, where I talk to Joanne Hewitt of Bowen College UK who has the vision of seeing a Bowen Practitioner in every GP surgery.She was inspired while working as a practice manager in a GP surgery by Paula Esson and decided to make a career shift and train in Bowen (whilst pregnant) and went on to do a lot of work with children and pregnant women.Joanne talks to us about the value of the new introduction weekends that are now available through the Bowen College to begin as a stepping stone to full training, but also to help families to be able to better support one another, reducing the NHS burden.She's very keen to promote the idea of maintenance rather than breakdown and also incorporates Homeobotanicals in her work. I hope you enjoy the episode.You can learn more about Joanne here:https://bowencollege.org.uk/tutors/joanne-hewitt/ https://www.jhewittbowentherapyclinic.co.uk/services https://www.facebook.com/jhewittbowentherapyclinicIf you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website at https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Welcome to the next in my series of interviews with leading figures in the world of Bowen Technique.I am grateful to share some time with the founder of The Bowen College Canada - Manon Bolliger, who aside from her wonderful work in Bowen Technique, is also a published author, TEDX speaker and a deregistered Naturopath. In our interview, we talk about how Manon worked with Ossie and went on to develop the modular system of Bowen teaching before moving to start the Bowen College in Canada so she could include more aspects that she felt were relevant and important in the curriculum.We discuss her vision (and also the title of one of her books) to have a healer in every household and what that might mean for healthcare and the world in general.We hope you enjoy this as much as we did.To learn more about Manon and her work, you can go tohttps://www.drmanonbolliger.com/https://www.bowencollege.com/https://www.facebook.com/DrManonBolliger/https://www.instagram.com/drmanonbolliger/https://x.com/DrManonBolligerIf you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website at https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Hello once again from me as I bring you the next of the interviews with the BTPA.In this episode I'm very excited to be interviewing Jihan Adem of the Bowen College UK. We talk about her history and how she got into Bowen before getting into why she is so passionate about teaching this work and what her deep interests are; TMJ, Breathing and their relationship to sleep.We also talk to her about her upcoming CPD workshop for the BTPA AGM on 5th October 2024 - open to members and non-members, where she is sharing some of the wonderful Empowering Movement training she has developed with Rebecca Ellis to help physical therapists explore exercises and movement practices that can be safely used with their clients to help further their rehabilitation (we are REALLY looking forward to experiencing this)We also talk about how Jihan was part of an international team, along with fascia legend Robert Schleip, to develop the first ever fascia network plastination for the Body Works exhibition in Berlin.I know I say it every time, but this was a really great interview and has me super-excited for the BTPA AGM this year, where I hope to see more of you to join in with this wonderful new work that is coming forward. If you'd like to learn more about Jihan and her work, you can check out here linkshere https://www.jihanadem.co.uk/about-me https://www.bowencollege.org.uk/tutors https://www.bowencollege.org.uk/continuing-professional-development https://www.bowencollege.org.uk/safe-guarding-cpd https://fasciaanatomylabs.com/about/ https://fasciaresearchsociety.org/plastination_project.php https://www.facebook.com/jihan.adem.3 https://www.instagram.com/jihanadem/If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website at https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Here we are with the next in our series of interviews with leading teachers in the field of Bowen Technique.Today I am really excited to have the (infamous) Gus de la Querra of the Body Rewired. Any of you who have been following Gus's social media will know he's the King of Vagus (no Elvis puns intended - honestly).Gus and I talked through his history and how he found Bowen Technique before exploring the development of the Simply Vagus and Lymphatic work he teaches, plus we look at his new program "Reset 101" which includes the vital third component of his work - the immune system.The book "Incognito" that Gus mentioned is here https://amzn.eu/d/9JFkM3XYou can learn more about Gus and his work via https://www.thebodyrewired.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thebodyrewiredhttps://www.instagram.com/thebodyrewired If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website at https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

In the next of the series of interviews with prominent teachers and thinkers in the world of the Bowen Technique, I are really excited to share our latest interview with Canadian Bowen teacher and Homeopath Jonathan Damonte.Jonathan has been involved in the founding of Bowen Canada and the Bowen Therapy Clinics, the North American Bowen Teaching College and Bowen Online. He is a registered homeopath and has created the training portal Homeopathy Simplified for people to understand how they can use homeopathy in an easy way.In this episode we talk about how Jonathan came to the world of Bowen and how his interest in homeopathy has informed his approach to working with Bowen Technique and how he combines the two disciplines to create better outcomes for his clients.For anyone who has wondered about how Bowen and Homeopathy integrate and how we can get past that basic idea we are often given in Bowen training that the two are compatible, without being given a framework to integrate the two, then dive in.You can learn more about Jonathan and his work here https://bewellnow.com/now-on-salt-spring-island/ https://bowen-online.com/ https://www.homeopathysimplified.com/If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website at https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Welcome everyone to another of the interviews in this series to speak with some of the renowned teachers of Bowen around the world.In this episode I'm grateful to be joined by John Wilks of Our Birth Journey, a well known and well regarded teacher of Bowen for many years who gave attended the BTPA AGM in 2023 and gave a fascinating workshop on considerations around pregnancy and birth for mother and baby.It was great to talk more with John about his work and the importance of it. Which also underpins the importance of the CPD workshops we offer at the BTPA AGM.To learn more about John and his work you can find him athttps://www.ourbirthjourney.com/homehttps://www.therapy-training.com/https://ehealthlearning.tv/You can also learn more about the BTPA via https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

In the next of our series of interviews with key figures and teachers in the world of Bowen, it is our great pleasure to share our interview with Paula Esson.Paula has been an exceptional example of tenacity and diligence when it comes to getting Bowen into the more mainstream focus and use in the NHS. Having pioneered the Northern Integrative Health Practice (NHIP) a collaborative partnership between the NHS and a multi-disciplinary team for chronic pain management, Paula has led the way in helping Bowen gain the recognition it really deserves.Paula talks about her development, coming from a sports science background, through to her current role working with elite footballers and her fascination with neuroscience and the role it plays in Bowen Technique.It was so great to chat with Paula again, having been taught by her in my Sport 1 and 2 modules and having the greatest of respect for how she conducts herself and what a credit to the world of Bowen she is.We hope you enjoy this as much as we did to film it. Paula has also been very generous (as she always is) to be available to anyone wanting to learn more about Bowen and the benefits it can give.You can contact Paula via https://www.paulaessonclinic.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Broughshane/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

In the next of my interviews with leading teacher in the Bowen Technique, we are speaking to the lead tutors of the College of Bowen Studies (CBS) here in the UK, Colin Murray and Jo Wortley.In this interview, we get to hear a little of their history and how they came to Bowen (from Martial Arts and the automotive industry - but guess who did what!) and how they have come to be teaching Bowen in the UK.We also talk about the developments in the College of Bowen Studies, the updates and improvements to how they are teaching the core Bowen work, from the new student portal to the video content to help students, new illustrated guides and the expanded CPD availability, including the new support aspects for business development and safeguarding they are bringing online soon.This is another great interview and I'm grateful for the time of all the people involved in helping to promote Bowen Technique.If you'd like to learn more about the College of Bowen Studies and their work, then check out their website https://www.collegeofbowenstudies.co.uk/If you want to learn more about Bowen in general, check out the latest research and find your nearest practitioner, then go to the BTPA website https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

In the next of our series of interviews, we are excited to have Phil Steward as our guest. Phil is the brains behind the most recent School of Bowen in the UK Assessment Led Bodywork Training which has been partly inspired by his work with Graham Pennington, who Phil spent time with in Australia and was encouraged by Graham to develop his approach to teaching.We explore why he's taken this approach to training in the interview Phil also teaches the "Fine Tuning the Neck" workshops, a recognised CPD class with both the BTPA and CBS and we discuss the importance of that work in his expression of Bowen.This was another really fascinating interview to undertake and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.You can learn more about Phil and his work via https://handsonclinic.co.uk/therapist/phil-steward/ https://www.albt.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/assessmentledbodyworktraining/ https://www.facebook.com/AssessmentLedBodyworkBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

In the third of my new interviews, I speak to Ron Phelan, another of the really big names in the Bowen Technique world.In this interview, we discuss how Ron found his way from electrical engineering to Bowen Technique and the similarities between them, how he went on to develop his PASC - Practitioner Assessment Skills Courses and his approach to hormonal work through Bowen Technique that was pioneered by Trevor Rose.Ron talks about what he finds important in assessment and treatment in Bowen, demonstrating how much a multi-disciplinary approach can add to the core work of Bowen, especially the application of kinesiology for assessment, and his interest in using radionics in his work.He also shares with us his thoughts for where the practice of Bowen is going in the coming years and what he wants to continue with.You can learn more about Ron's work via https://pascseminars.com/  https://pascseminars.com/course-schedule/His hormonal work has more details here https://hormonalreleasethebowenway.com/There is the opportunity to join David Howells in the UK for the "Hormone Release the Bowen Way" seminars in July and October 2024 in Leamington Spa and details of these can be found here https://hormonalreleasethebowenway.com/classes.htmMore details of Bowen practitioners in the UK can be found on our website https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/Thanks to Ron for his time and experience in creating this interviewBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

In the second of our fascinating new interviews with some of the key figures in Bowen Technique today, I'm really excited to share this interview with Graham Pennington to talk about his wonderful Importance of Symmetry work.You'll see my brief fan-boy moment at the start of the interview as Graham's work has made a wonderful contribution to how I approach working with Bowen Technique with my clients.We explore Graham's history and how he came to develop this highly beneficial assessment process, as well as talk about what he sees as important directions for bodywork to take and what we are not spending enough time looking at in this field.You can learn more about Graham via his website http://www.bowenseminars.com.au/ His book "A Textbook of Bowen Technique" is available in the UK via authorised teacher Robert Smith, whose contact details can be found here https://www.bowenseminars.com.au/contact/For connection to the BTPA, for practitioner searching, Bowen Research, Training links and membership enquiries please go to https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

I'm really excited to share the first of a series of interviews I'm doing for the the Bowen Therapy Professional Association (BTPA) to talk with some of the major researchers and developers of Bowen Technique to support both students and practitioners of Bowen Technique and for the public to have a better understanding of Bowen Technique and associated developments in body work.In this first interview, I talk with Michael Nixon-Livy, who has developed NST (Neurostructural Integration Technique) and the significant and important Osteospinal seminars that underpin his work. It was fascinating to hear about Michael's history and how his practice developed and was influenced by various fields in his early development.We talk about some of the differences between classical Bowen and NST and where Michael feels the field of body work is going and what we should be looking towards over the next 10 years. We also chatted a little about his upcoming visit to the UK and Europe to teach his Osteospinal seminars this spring and summer.To learn more about Michael, please see the NST website https://nsthealth.com/For connection to the BTPA, for practitioner searching, Bowen Research, Training links and membership enquiries please go to https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

I'm really grateful to have an opportunity to talk with my brother Sai Calder, the founder of LifeForce Qigong, about his Qigong practice and how it's evolved over the years. We talk about how he has developed LifeForce Qigong and why he felt this was a requirement for his health and well-being, his journey in self-development. We also talk about his 2024 visit to the UK and the residential retreat he'll be holding in Trigonos in Snowdonia, North Wales, entitled "Waking the 5 Element Spirits - A Light of the Inner You"Embarking on an expansive journey through the realms of Qigong and personal growth, my brother, Sai Calder, and I delve into the intricate fabric of Life Force Qigong, a practice deeply entwined with the essence of vitality and consciousness. Sai is set to lead an immersive retreat titled “Waking the 5 Elements Spirits: A Light of the Inner You” from September 2nd to 6th, set against the breathtaking backdrop of Snowdonia in the UK, at Trigonos. This venue promises an enriching experience with its stunning views, organic culinary offerings, and opportunities for lake swimming amidst the natural beauty. Sai's journey with Qigong has been a lifelong expedition, beginning in his youth, influenced by various teachers and practices including yoga and meditation. This path has taken him across the globe, from the UK and Europe to India, Thailand, and eventually Bali, attracting many to the profound energetic practices he's mastered. Sai describes Qigong as a life passion that offers holistic benefits, encompassing health, spiritual connection, and personal evolution. This commitment to Qigong, Sai notes, is akin to investing in a lifelong venture that continually enriches his life.All details about Sai's work can be found on his podia site https://lifeforceqigong.podia.com/Details and booking the the retreat can be found here https://bookwhen.com/integralhealth/e/ev-sp8e-20240902093000Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

In this episode, I was really grateful to be interviewed by Laura Mac from Transforming you Live to talk about LifeForce Qigong.We touched on a few other aspects of my work, including Bowen Technique, Kinesiology and the Epigenetics as well as the qigong.As you all know Qi Gong is the deeper passion, that enriches my life and therefore my interaction in the world around me which therefore has a benefit on everyone else's life as well.I talk about life in relation to ‘Listening to the feedback, the noise that is constantly being produced by my body anyway, and trimming the sails adjusting oversteer and understeer it's those simple ways that help me'You can hear the original interview here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-power-of-qi-gong-with-ben-calder/id1629875629?i=1000620835319You can connect to Laura's work here https://transformingyoulive.com/Sign up for either our live qigong classes or our drip-feed full training "Activate LifeForce" here https://integralhealth.mylearnworlds.com/courses

It is a great pleasure to be interviewed again for the Transcending Explorations podcast by upcoming Integral and Health advocate Lachlan Dunn.If you have missed the previous 2 episodes of this series you can find them here in my blog.In this episode, Lachlan wanted my views on these really interesting questions that we see in Integral TheoryWaking UpCleaning upGrowing UpShowing UpIn this discussion we are exploring what these ideas might mean and how we can experience and practice these in our daily lives.Through this episode we are looking at:Waking up is not an event but a processIntegrating from waking up Practice. Practice. Practice.Wake up to new perspectives.Subjective and objective shadow within cleaning up How to notice whats shadow and whats not We have immense amounts of consciousness wrapped up in our shadowThe collective shadow Learning to take other peoples perspective Transcending and including each structure of consciousness Taking full responsibilityThe journey of Life is like a roller coaster rideI hope you guys love , enjoy and value this episode. Through this episode we are looking at:Waking up is not an event but a processIntegrating from waking up Practice. Practice. Practice.Wake up to new perspectives.Subjective and objective shadow within cleaning up How to notice whats shadow and whats not We have immense amounts of consciousness wrapped up in our shadowThe collective shadow Learning to take other peoples perspective Transcending and including each structure of consciousness Taking full responsibilityThe journey of Life is like a roller coaster rideI hope you guys love , enjoy and value this episode.

After the success of the first of the interview's with Australia's emerging Integral voice Lachlan Dunn, I was really pleased that he wanted to do a second interview.At the end of our first interview https://bencalder.co.uk/blog/integral-general-theory/approaching-spirituality-and-spiritual-development-from-an-integral-perspective-with-ben-calder/ Lachlan said to me that he had only got about a third of the way through his notes of the things he wanted to discuss and of course I was happy to schedule another session so that we could talk more and so here you go.In this session we are talking about the following topics:- Bens morning and night routines- Having fluid responses to events and environments we interact with- Timing of practices- Being in harmony with environmental circadian cycles- The sun is a big magnetron also shifting inside of us- Looking at the direction you sleep, the shape of the room and home your in and house materials- How the shapes of buildings influence us- Biogeometry/Geopathic stress- The body wears the shape the mind creates- The meaning of Health ?- Adaptation & the expansion of consciousness- Imbalance is necessary- Everything in the right proportion is a medicine everything in the wrong is a poison- What are symptoms , illness and disease ? Spontaneous diseases and us manufacturing our own diseases- Shadow/Unconscious and physiological condition , perception and physiology connection.So as you can see Lachlan wasted no time getting right into some really interesting topics.You can learn more about Lachlan and listen to more of his shows here https://transcendingexplorations.buzzsprout.com/And connect with him socially here:https://www.facebook.com/lachlan.dunn.161/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lachlan-dunn-628643167/https://www.instagram.com/transcendingexplorations/

In this conversation, entitled "Approaching Spirituality And Spiritual Development From An Integral Perspective" we explore the following topics:- My worldview- Being able to take multiple perspectives and be flexible - Nothing is important , it doesn't matter, life is neutral - Most efficient and effective practices and modalities along bens awakening and healing journey- Big mind meditation- Human beings are too comfortable now compared to our ancestors- Is the world a mirror reflection ?- Infinitude of observations to take - Where is the past and future ?- What spiritual development looks like from an integral perspective- The many perspectives of spirituality - SurrenderingIts really amazing to have an emerging Integral voice such a Lachlan, who is based in Australia, to want to discuss my approach to health.Lachlan is fast becoming an exciting voice in the next generation of people exploring the boundaries of health and spiritual development.You can learn more about Lachlan and listen to more of his shows here https://transcendingexplorations.buzzsprout.com/And connect with him socially here:https://www.facebook.com/lachlan.dunn.161/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lachlan-dunn-628643167/https://www.instagram.com/transcendingexplorations/

Recorded on #worldsuicidepreventionday Centre director Ben Calder talks to Marcus Matthews about his experiences with suicide and how it changed his life.Marcus shares his journey from feeling suicidal to now helping others understand what his journey taught him about suicide and how feeling suicide and anxiety are about killing who you have become not who you are.And as a gift to others in this situation you can access Marcus' Free Hypnotherapy Course and Recording available when you buy the book on Amazonhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Drowning-Anxiety-Successful-Marcus-Matthews-ebook/dp/B088G16KM6If you want to learn more about Marcus and his work, you can find him here:https://www.makeyourlifecount.co.uk/https://www.facebook.com/makeyourlifecountukhttps://twitter.com/leadersaskwhyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/makeyourlifecount/https://www.instagram.com/marcusamatthews/https://www.instagram.com/transformationaltherapyuk/

It was a great pleasure (and with lots of laughter) to talk with my old friend and college Phil Clubley, who not only is a fellow kinesiologist, but is also the current chairman of the Kinesiology Federation, the UK's largest dedicated organisation for kinesiologists.We explore kinesiology (I mean for those who don't know, wtf is it, how do we even say it?) and how it can be used for helping to keep us healthy and resolve issues on a number of levels, his role as the UK chair and the challenges the last year has brought and his thoughts for the future of medicine with kinesiology as an active partner.If you would like to connect to Phil you can find him here:https://www.philclubley.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/philclubley.kinesiology/https://www.facebook.com/philclubleykinesiologyEnjoy the show

In the 3rd of my interview series with the co-authors of the My 2020 book, released in July 2021, I get to talk to Emma last of Progressive Minds, the business health coach and founder of the Human Reboot Movement. We talked about her move from corporate burn out to coaching and support individuals and businesses to really explore life balance in their culture. Emma is also part of the amazing team with Jessica Prime working on the new My 2020 book to look at how 2020 was able to facilitate healthy change as well.You can find out more about Emma and her work at these great channels https://progressive-minds.co.uk/https://thehumanrebootmovement.com/https://www.facebook.com/emma.last.180https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-last-she-her-20199435/

It was my great pleasure in this latest episode of the Integral Health podcast to chat with my friend and colleague Jo "Happiness" Howarth about her journey to be the founder of the "The Happiness Club". Jo is a well respected hypnotherapist who took her business in such a joyful direction, she is well worth listening to.Jo is also one of the co-authors of the book My 2020, released in July 2021 on how the 1st year of the pandemic gave her opportunities to turn her challenges into opportunities. Listen in for more and if you want to contact Jo, you can find here in the following locations:https://thehappinessclub.co.uk/https://www.facebook.com/jo.howarth.587https://www.facebook.com/TheHappinessClubLtdhttps://twitter.com/HappinessClubJohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-howarth/

It was my great pleasure today to interview holistic aesthetician, face yogi, beauty guru, trainer and best selling author Kris Davies on her journey from training in beauty at Champneys in 1983 to recovering from Fibromyalgia to developing her own vegan skin care range for humans and animals to being a Face Yoga teacher and trainer.There is no way this lady is 56, if you take a look at her before and after Face Yoga pictures, you can see that she walks her talk and her methods get results.It was inspiring to hear her journey from being a beauty therapist and how she developed fibromyalgia, to how she rooted out the cause of her illness and transformed it with RTT (Rapid Transformational Therapy) and went on to develop her own range of vegan, chemical free skin care before becoming a Face Yoga practitioner and teacher.Listen along to her amazing story and if you ant to see the proof of her path, check her out on her website and social media siteshttps://krisdavies.com/https://www.facebook.com/kristineliane.davies.3https://twitter.com/davies_kristinehttps://www.instagram.com/sav_eeskin/https://www.facebook.com/skinsoapbar/https://www.linkedin.com/in/kris-davies-150a2946/

I really enjoyed getting to have a in depth interview with Tai Chi and Qigong teacher Rich Morley.Rich and I have been social media friends for a few years now and I deeply appreciate not only the humour that fills his pages, but also the valuable reflections on why breathing correctly is so important not just for health and prevention of illness, but also on healing from quite serious conditions. Rich recovered from years of Fibromyalgia using Tai Chi, Qigong and breathing practices and now teaches all 3 to help others.You can learn more about Rich and his work by visiting his social media profiles:https://www.facebook.com/rich.m.morleyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-morley-1aa201187/https://www.richmorley.com/ (new website will be live by end of May 2021)

I am really grateful to my friend and fellow psychonaught Ralph Cree for recording this interview for his podcast Evolving Spiritual Practice where we talked about my work and it's relevance for integrated health practice.We talk about how to approach integrating the health of our body, heart, mind and spirit. I have been practicing Qigong for 30 years, am a long time meditator and have been a professional kinesiologist for 18 years. In this conversation we focus in particular on nutrition, epigenetics, the relationship between the practitioner and client, the importance of flow, how spiritual bypassing can ignore health, and how to stay sane and healthy during coronavirus lockdowns.If you would like to listen to more of Ralph's work you can access his podcast herehttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/evolving-spiritual-practice/id1552740357For more information about his work please visit www.bodyheartmindspirit.co.ukTo hear more of his music please visit his soundcloud page https://soundcloud.com/ralphcreeHis YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfQp5jM16pPB7QX2zmMYbQHis Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/bodyheartmindspirituk/I'm also really excited that my podcast has now been added as one of the Top 15 Qigong podcasts https://blog.feedspot.com/qigong_podcasts/

It's a real treat to have been able to interview "Dr Mom" Nelli Gluzman of Blossom Pediatrics in New York.We spent a great hour together discussing her protocol for how to achieve peak health for your family this fall with her Nutrition Immunity Program.I loved how she spoke not just about the importance of good quality food, but how essential having probiotic rich foods, a healthy mindset and how medicine that engaged the mind/body connection were necessary.Listen on to learn more.....You can connect to Dr Gluzman through her website:https://blossompediatrics.com/and on social media via:https://www.instagram.com/dr_gluzman/https://www.facebook.com/DrGluzman/and you can connect to the program we are talking about here:https://blossompediatrics.com/2020/08/30/a-holistic-pediatricians-complete-guide-to-protecting-your-family-this-fall/

It was great to be invited back onto Calon FM to my friend Denise Oliver's Empowerment Hour to talk about men's health in November (during the now infamous Movember - Men's Health Month) and to highlight some of the issues that men can face with their health.We were very careful to point out that this was not an anti-female or anti-feminist show and that these were just perspectives about men's health, something that I am very aware of - being a man and all. Listen on and enjoy the show and laugh at all the pause pionts where we had to let them play music on the broadcast version of this.

It was really great on Thursday 30th April to do a zoom interview with my friend and Access Consciousness Certified Facilitator Denise Oliver for her Empowerment Hour radio show on Calon FM.We spent the show sharing how we are surviving the corona lockdown (as you can see by my hair on the show photo), how I managed to change my normally in person Embracing Your Shadow workshop to a zoom livestream successfully and what that offers people, and how using Qigong and other methods that I work with to keep myself well and healthy (mind and body) during this strange and challenging time.

This is the 3rd of the interviews with the co-authors of the Life After Birth Trauma book, which has just been released and available through all the usual outlets.It was my honour in this episode to interview Sarah about her story, the miraculous pregnancy, losing one of her twins just 3hrs after birth and how it effected her life in the subsequent years. Plus her tips for what helped her to cope and what she suggests for others who have had difficult birthing processes or are either pregnant or considering pregnancy right now.You can contact Sarah directly in her work as a special educational needs providor throughwww.thesensoryfairy.co.ukwww.facebook.com/thesensoryfairywww.instagram.com/thesensoryfairy

This is the 2nd of the interviews with the co-authors of the Life After Birth Trauma book, which has just been released and available through all the usual outlets.It was my honour in this episode to interview Elaine Godley about her story, her lack of natural inclination to be a mother, choices being made without her full understanding, her Out of Body Experience (OBE) during labour, trying to maintain thriving business and her top tips for how to prepare for the best birth you can have.You can learn more about Elaine and connnect with her through her website and social media.https://www.elainegodley.com/https://www.perfect-health.co.uk/https://www.facebook.com/groups/perfecthealthwellnessclub/

I'm proud to be sharing the first of my 3 interviews with the co-authors of the fabulous new book, Life After Birth Trauma, which explores the very powerful experiences that can take place when birth doesn't go to plan. Previously very little has been written about this and this new book offers a wealth of resources, information and support for those who have had birth trauma and those who would seek to prevent it.Jackie is a midwife and certified Birth Trauma Resolution practitioner, who after her own traumatic experiences, wanted to help others to overcome this little talked about area of life.You can connect with her via her websitehttps://www.downtoearthjackie.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/jackie_downtoearth/https://www.facebook.com/downtoearthjackie/

It was great to get to be a guest for Elaine Godley again on her radio show on Elastic FM talking about Gut Health and why it is so important to our overall health.Elaine was a little suprised by some of the topics we discussed, which is impressive considering her knowledge and experience with natural health.Hope you enjoy listening back and give me a shout if you have any questions.You can connect to Elaine's full list of shows or listen to it in it's original location here https://anchor.fm/elainegodleyofficial/episodes/Ben-Calder---Gut-Health-ea8r0m

This was a great follow up interview with Hilary Stock on the research she has conducted for her Masters degree looking at why we over eat and what are the factors surrounding it. Creating a clear differentiation from more commonly associated eating disorders, she looks at what is a much more common practice with people.It was great to hear many ideas that I was familar with and supported in this and also how much it given Hilary insight into some of her own behaviours.You can get in contact with Hilary via her website https://aspencounselling.co.uk/Or via her profile page on the Centre for Integral Health website https://integralhealthshrewsbury.com/about-us/our-practitioners/hilary-stock/

Once again I have been lucky enough to be invited to be a guest on Calon FM's Empowrment Hour as a guest of the lovely Denise Oliver. We spent the show talking quite a bit about LifeForce Qigong and my imminent authorisation as an internationally recognised teacher in this system. We also talked about the McLoughlin Scar Tissue Release (MSTR) and how much change that can create in old scars that are still causing pain, hypersensitivity, numbness, range of motion and movement problems even years after the surgery and injury took place. This was especially poignant as October is Breast Cancer awareness month and the MSTR can help extensively with post surgical recovery and improvement on mastectomy and lumpectomy scars to deal with the pain and tightness experienced by many women.

A chance to listen back to the talk I gave at the first ever Shropshire Frestival - Free From festival looking at all things allergy and freefrom. Some interesting questions from the audience in this as well as a few handy self help tips and hints as we go along. Enjoy

Here's a chance to listen to the talk I gave to the U3A (University of the 3rd Age) Farm & Food group on Thursday 16th May in Ludlow, England. This was a group of retired knowledge seekers from many different backgrounds who were interested in allergies and epigenetics. Some really interesting questions as I talked about some of the causes of allergy, the difficulties in defining it, how I look at it integrally and finally how our Epigenetic Body Type can change what we are more susceptible to

I was lucky enough to bebinvited to talk on the Seven O'clock show on BBC radio Shropshire with Frestival founder Rhea Alton and local celebrity Chef Chris Burt, hosted by Mark Elliot. We talked about the inspiration for the event coming partly from Rhea's Fibromyalgia. We talked about whybthe issues with allergies have been increasing in the last decade and how that has impacted the catering and restaurant industry. Which from Chris Burt's point of view has also brought a level of creative and inspired thinking into his creations. The original show was aired on Thursday 16th 7pm on BBC radio Shropshire and this except is taken from just after 8pm All copyright is with BBC radio Shropshire.

In just a few days I will be running my summer season 5 element day for of LifeForce Qigong. Here we are focussing on the Fire element and the heart as an organ. In this podcast I'm talking about some of the associations of the heart in Chinese medicne and how the LifeForce Qigong practices can be used to losen and open the heart, clear the stagnant emotions and create greater physical and emotional health. If you're interested in the healing sounds practice mentioned in this episode, you can find it in the resources section of my website www.bencalder.co.uk where you will also find details of this and more LifeForce Qigong classes run by me.EnjoyMuch of the detail for this podcast comes from:LifeForce Qigong Module 2 Qi training manual by Simon CalderNourishing Destiny by Lonny S. Jarrett

Here's what happens when 2 friends who have not seen each other for a year get together and one interviews the other on her radio show Empowerment Hour on CalonFM on 11th April.We talked about my recent LifeForce Qigong Advanced Level retreat in Poland with my brother Simon Calder. We also discussed the Gravity cradles from www.gravitylife.com (use code INTEGRAL to get an extra discount on RRP). We talked about the upcoming lecture I was giving on Allergies and Epigenetics at the Frestival - Free From festival happening in Shrewsbury on 18th May https://www.shropshirefrestival.co.uk/ where I will also be demonstrating Epigenetic Body Type testing. And the LifeForce Qigong 5 Element Day for Summer/Fire/Heart energy the day after on 19th May where people can come along to experience Qigong and to clear the stagnant energies of the heart, allowing more love and joy to flow, helping to integrate them seasonally into the next part of the year.It was a blast I can tell you, listen in.

This is a great interview for me as I have known Rob Chapman for 19 years and was seeing his earlier study in celtic mysticism, magic and music way back then. This gave us a chance to talk about possibilities in hypnotherapy, what can and can't be done, how it can be used for spiritual development. Also on Rob's "How To..." book series and his new workshop based on his book The Art. Listen on for more details

It was great to sit down with Acupuncture lecturer Amanda Bedding and discuss acupuncture and what brought her to be practicing this amazing therapy. We talk about integral health models and why the chinese system is so comprehensive, does it hurt, how do acupuncturists decide what to needle, what the difference between acupuncture and dry needling is.It's really great to get a broad idea of what acupuncture can do and how it works best.

One of the other great gifts of running the Centre for Integral Health is that I get to hear a lot of great stories about how people came to offer the therapies they practice.Amanda Vernalls who offers Yoga 1-2-1's, Medtation training, Reiki and massage is just one of those. Having depression and anxiety herself and using a combination of Yoga and Meditation to help heal her mind and beleifs about her self and is now teaching these skills to other to help them with their own journey. Listen on to find out what it did for her.You can contact Amanda via her page on the Centre for Integral Health Website https://integralhealthshrewsbury.com/about-us/our-practitioners/amanda-vernalls-1/ or via her own website https://www.ommandalaspirit.com/ 

We've been lucky enough at Centre for Integral Health in the last 2 years to have Hilary Stock of Aspen Councelling offering a psychosynthesis approach to councelling and how this differs from the more conventional forms of councelling such of CBT and how this can contribute a valuable alternative route that can look more deeply at not just causative factors but also a vision of the possible future.You can learn more about Hilary's approach to counselling from her link on the centre site  https://integralhealthshrewsbury.com/about-us/our-practitioners/hilary-stock/ or from her own website https://www.aspencounselling.co.uk/