The Michael Ostrolenk Show

Today's guest is Gloria Celeste, CEO & Founder of Lavender Moon Spaces. Bio: With 10 years of experience in real estate, sales and construction management, Gloria combined her passion for altnertative living with real world solutions. Beginning with her successful business, Lavender Moon Spaces, she built off-grid van and bus conversions for 5 years before re-branding and launching the business as a New Earth Agency to offer alternative living solutions to her community. Links: lavendermoonspaces.com IG: lavendermoonspaces https://www.instagram.com/lavendermoonspaces?igsh=YWowd291aDEwcXRx&utm_source=qr TIMELINE 0:00 Introductions, Gloria discusses her experience during a recent Vipassana retreat 14:09 Michael asks Gloria to describe further the relationship between emotion and sensations in the body 28:00 Gloria gives some examples of the impact of and benefit of the Vipassana retreat 35: 20 Gloria discusses her sustainable home business, lavender spaces. Minimalism/nomadic life, starting custom van-life business 45:38 Michael asks Gloria to describe various types of alternative living situations We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. I am Michael Ostrolenk, a therapist, coach and educator and I am your host. I would like to welcome back Max Borders, a Futurist, author, and speaker who lives in Austin, TX. His books include “After Collapse: The End of America and the Rebirth of Her Ideals “, “ The Social Singularity: How decentralization will allow us to transcend politics, create global prosperity, and avoid the robot apocalypse” and “The Decentralist: Mission, Morality, and Meaning in the Age of Crypto” TIMELINE 0:00 Life Force Sponsor Information 1:33 Introduction / What is a Futurist, and what are the two primary threads of Futurism? 10:30 How did this approach to life develop for you, what were your influences? 15:29 Can you walk us through some of the challenges you feel we're facing, and how these can be understood as opportunities? 21:12 Michael and Max get into a discussion about the balance between local power and the risk of it being easily captured. 27:19 Max discusses examples of how technology can rapidly shift power, through examples like Uber and Bitcoin. 40:42 Michael invites Max to share about the breadth of what he's written about and also how viewers can connect more with his work if they're interested in learning more about it. Max also shares some of what he's learned from Vedic traditions, including the conviction that we should not look to derive our morality from politics. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

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Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. I am Michael Ostrolenk, a therapist, coach and educator and I am your host One of the three pillars of the Emergent Human podcast is optimizing health. Part of my own process in doing so is being a member of an organization known as Lifeforce. I joined Lifeforce after reading the book “Life Force” by Tony Robbins and Peter Diamandis in order to get the support I needed to take my health to the next level. I am happy to announce that Lifeforce is now a show sponsor. Lifeforce's membership provides you with at-home diagnostics, access to functional medicine doctors, health coaches, advanced nutraceuticals, hormones, and peptides. Lifeforce creates a customized plan tailored to your goals and blood work results to help you optimize your health. Their diagnostic is one of the most affordable, convenient and comprehensive blood tests out there. If you've been looking for a more personalized approach to improve your health in the new year, check out Lifeforce at https://www.lifeforce.com/ and use code EMERGENTHUMAN15 for 15% off your first purchase. I would like to welcome Amiel Handlesman on today show to discuss his work on embodying the self-authoring mind in everyday conversations. Amiel helps leaders navigate complexity and grow as human beings. His clients use new conversation microhabits to make clear commitments, deliver what they promise, and do this with more ease. As a writer and speaker, Amiel frames complex challenges like democracy, climate change, diversity, and “race" as practice fields for self-authorship. He has written five books including Practice Greatness, Reimagining American Identity, and How to be an Anti-race Antiracist. His free online mini-course, Nine Ways to Make the Ask, helps you use the Enneagram to make skillful requests. Amiel holds an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in Public Policy Studies from Duke University. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with his wife and two sons. https://amielhandelsman.com https://amielhandelsman.com/9-ways-to-make-the-ask/ https://amielhandelsman.medium.com/ We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI TIMELINE 0:00 Introductions and sponsor info 2:10 Michael asks Amiel about the kinds of deep questions that he's been wrestling with since a very young age, and what that journey has looked like for him. 9:25 How do you discern who is the right mentor or teacher to follow at a particular time? 11:41 Michael invites Amiel to walk us through ‘The Self-Authoring Mind”, which is a way of developing one's own capacity for following your authentic path. vs ‘The Socialized Mind' which is living out other people's ideas of how you should live your life. 20:29 Amiel describes the differences between states, stages, and peak experiences, and then shares why this matters. They then begin to discuss the art of listening and conversing. 31:43 Amiel begins to break down the different ways in which he works with his clients, starting with develop the capacity for speaking as well as working with emotions. 44:12 Michael asks Amiel to share about the range of clients he's worked with, followed by giving some examples of the kind of work he does with supporting clients' listening capacities. 1:01:15 Amiel concludes by describing an online mini-course of his - ‘9 Ways to Make the Ask' - that he co-teaches, as well as some of his books that are available to purchase.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. I am Michael Ostrolenk, a therapist, coach and educator and I am your host. One of the three pillars of the Emergent Human podcast is optimizing health. Part of my own process in doing so is being a member of an organization known as Lifeforce. I joined Lifeforce after reading the book “Life Force” by Tony Robbins and Peter Diamandis in order to get the support I needed to take my health to the next level. I am happy to announce that Lifeforce is now a show sponsor. Lifeforce's membership provides you with at-home diagnostics, access to functional medicine doctors, health coaches, advanced nutraceuticals, hormones, and peptides. Lifeforce creates a customized plan tailored to your goals and blood work results to help you optimize your health. Their diagnostic is one of the most affordable, convenient and comprehensive blood tests out there. If you've been looking for a more personalized approach to improve your health in the new year, check out Lifeforce at https://www.lifeforce.com/ and use code EMERGENTHUMAN15 for 15% off your first purchase. Prime grew up in Texas, where he attended the Marine Military Academy. A few years later he would enter the Marine Infantry before advancing as a MARSOC Marine Raider, with a specialty as a Marine Corps Water Survival Instructor. He uses tools and techniques, which he brings from this background, as well as what he has learned from training thousands of individuals and teams to create personal breakthroughs. His F.R.E.E. Your Mind Guidebook is the result of these findings, in which a framework was created to coach world class athletes, business executives, and military Special Operations candidates looking to perform at a higher level. He is the co-founder of the Underwater Torpedo League and Deep End Fitness. Prime currently resides in Carlsbad, CA. LINKS: https://www.primehall.com/ https://utlnation.com/ https://www.deependfitness.com/ We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. I am Michael Ostrolenk, a therapist, coach and educator and I am your host Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. Today's guest is Nicole Berschback Cole Berschback is co-founder of Total Potential, an author, Unbeatable Mind Coach, Registered Dietitian, and certified yoga instructor. She has spent the past 20 years working in health and wellness. Several formative events led her to a deep passion for families and all that is possible when we approach the family as an opportunity, not an obstacle. She supports group and 1:1 coaching to help individuals experience the best of themselves with the people they love most. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and three amazing children. Links: http://www.thetotalpotential.com We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

The Emergent Human Presents: Gina Worful on Creating Health from a Cellular Level Gina's Info: Personal empowerment is my passion! The greatest challenge to long lasting health is navigating the overwhelm and noise and breaking through self sabotage. My greatest strength is empowering people to know and trust their body from the inside - out. We might do this through creating a tailor made nutrition program based on their unique biochemistry or give them the method to eliminate food cravings and break through self sabotage. From this place of connection and trust with their body, health becomes effortless and empowering. My innovative courses teach people how to: - create health from a cellular level, instead of band-aiding symptoms - trust their body's wisdom to make food choices, instead of using a restrictive diet - easily overcome stress eating and food cravings, without using willpower - create confidence and self trust that will last a lifetime Expertise: registered dietitian, weight loss success, personal empowerment coach, mindful eating, intuitive eating, health optimization and performance, food cravings coach Links: https://www.instagram.com/gina.worful/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginaworful/ https://www.mygutsyhealth.com/gina

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. I am Michael Ostrolenk, a therapist, coach and educator and I am your host. Today's show is brought to you by Somatic Psychotherapy Today: https://somaticpsychotherapytoday.com/ Today's guest is Victoria Rose. Victoria is a pre- and perinatal psychology and health educator, birth visionary and traditional birth witness, registered massage therapist, Reiki Master for fertility, pregnancy, birth and postpartum, ceremonialist, contemporary vegetalista, and ayahuasca preparation and integration guide.. LINKS: - Website: https://luminousbirth.earth - IG: @luminousbirth - Facebook: www.facebook.com/birthingluminousbeings - Email address: birthingluminousbeings@gmail.com - Riosbo Ayahuasca Retreat and Research Centre: https://www.ayahuascafoundation.org/riosbo-ayahuasca-research-center - Sacred Birthing School: https://sacredbirthingschool.weebly.com - APPPAH: https://birthpsychology.com We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. I am Michael Ostrolenk, a therapist, coach and educator and I am your host Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com Today's guest is Victoria Rose BIO & LINKS Victoria is a pre- and perinatal psychology and health educator, birth visionary and traditional birth witness, registered massage therapist, Reiki Master for fertility, pregnancy, birth and postpartum, ceremonialist, contemporary vegetalista, and ayahuasca preparation and integration guide. She has apprenticed with elder and birth pioneer Barbara Essman, founder and director of The Sacred Birthing School on Kaua'i Hawaii - with whom she's completed several trainings and certifications in conscious conception, pregnancy and birth, birthing the next generations, and conscious death. She's an active member and student of APPPAH, the Association of Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health. Victoria has been studying ancient tradition amazonian medicine for nearly a decade, which has included spending extensive periods of time living and working alongside her beloved master teachers and their families in the Peruvian jungle. Among her vast experience sharing the healing of this wisdom tradition around the world, she's had the privilege of working as a ceremony and retreat facilitator at Riosbo Research and Healing Center located in the heart of the Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve along the bank of the Nanay River in the Amazon rainforest, where the first-ever government-funded scientific research studies looking at the impacts of Ayahuasca on mental health and DNA expression are being hosted. Victoria is the founder of Luminous Birth - a living transmission that directly supports the highly sophisticated beings that are currently incarnating on planet earth. Luminous Birth an authentic weaving of modern scientific discovery and ancient wisdom and exploration of the prenatal origins of human and societal health. Victoria works predominantly online, supporting women and couples all over the world to navigate the psycho-spiritual dimensions of birth. She provides radical birth preparation and education that equips them to conceive, grow, and birth their babies IN LOVE, free of industrial obstetrical mediation and intervention. One of her main areas of work is guiding adults back to transcribe the living memories of their own birth and pre-birth, conception and pre- conception experiences, in order to reclaim the energetic excellence of their own true essence, remember their power and purpose, and revitalize their health, life, work, and relationships. She believes this is the work of our time: coming back into right-relationship with nature, and consciously engaging as active participants in our lives. Victoria is a whole-hearted believer that in order to create a new world we must birth a new humanity, and we must remember the that health of women determines the families, which determines the health of communities, and therefore the health of our world. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. I am Michael Ostrolenk, a therapist, coach and educator and I am your host Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com Today's guest is Melanie Sliwka Her passion and mission is to guide humanity to better health and happiness and reduce suffering. She believes that this can be accomplished through physical and mental training and trials. Supportive fueling, recovery, and self-care are at the heart of these efforts. Through the actions of Unbeatable Mind training and SEALFIT, she has been witness to thousands of people doing just this, living better lives. Living lives of service, passion, and health aligned with each person's unique offering. She started her journey as the CEO of the first Crossfit equipment company, The Garage Gym Store. For the past 12 years, she has trained and worked with many Navy SEAL team guys, thought leaders, and top-performing executives. This experience has given her the unique mental and physical mentorship to help her assist others in this unique journey of an uncommon life. - Kids Food Fight Inc. Owner and CEO. https://www.kidsfoodfight.com/ - Functional Medicine Practitioner, Medmel.com - Author of 6 weeks to Cleaner Eating. - Certified Unbeatable Mind Coach - KOKORO Yoga certified trainer - KOKORO 29 Graduate We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. I am Michael Ostrolenk, a therapist, coach and educator and I am your host. Today's guests are Dr Stuart Sovatsky and Victoria Rose. Today is a trialogue on re-sacralizing conception, pregnancy, birth and family life. BIOS & LINKS Victoria is a pre- and perinatal psychology and health educator, birth visionary and traditional birth witness, registered massage therapist, Reiki Master for fertility, pregnancy, birth and postpartum, ceremonialist, contemporary vegetalista, and ayahuasca preparation and integration guide. She has apprenticed with elder and birth pioneer Barbara Essman, founder and director of The Sacred Birthing School on Kaua'i Hawaii - with whom she's completed several trainings and certifications in conscious conception, pregnancy and birth, birthing the next generations, and conscious death. She's an active member and student of APPPAH, the Association of Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health. Victoria has been studying ancient tradition amazonian medicine for nearly a decade, which has included spending extensive periods of time living and working alongside her beloved master teachers and their families in the Peruvian jungle. Among her vast experience sharing the healing of this wisdom tradition around the world, she's had the privilege of working as a ceremony and retreat facilitator at Riosbo Research and Healing Center located in the heart of the Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve along the bank of the Nanay River in the Amazon rainforest, where the first-ever government-funded scientific research studies looking at the impacts of Ayahuasca on mental health and DNA expression are being hosted. Victoria is the founder of Luminous Birth - a living transmission that directly supports the highly sophisticated beings that are currently incarnating on planet earth. Luminous Birth an authentic weaving of modern scientific discovery and ancient wisdom and exploration of the prenatal origins of human and societal health. Victoria works predominantly online, supporting women and couples all over the world to navigate the psycho-spiritual dimensions of birth. She provides radical birth preparation and education that equips them to conceive, grow, and birth their babies IN LOVE, free of industrial obstetrical mediation and intervention. One of her main areas of work is guiding adults back to transcribe the living memories of their own birth and pre-birth, conception and pre- conception experiences, in order to reclaim the energetic excellence of their own true essence, remember their power and purpose, and revitalize their health, life, work, and relationships. She believes this is the work of our time: coming back into right-relationship with nature, and consciously engaging as active participants in our lives. • Website: https://luminousbirth.earth • IG: @luminousbirth • Facebook: www.facebook.com/birthingluminousbeings • Email address: birthingluminousbeings@gmail.com • Riosbo Ayahuasca Retreat and Research Centre: https://www.ayahuascafoundation.org/riosbo-ayahuasca-research-center • Sacred Birthing School: https://sacredbirthingschool.weebly.com • APPPAH: https://birthpsychology.com We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Today's show is brought to you by Somatic Psychotherapy Today. https://somaticpsychotherapytoday.com/ Dr. Roger Jahnke , OMD, is one of the most respected luminaries in the fields of evidence-based mind-body practice, wellness, integrative medicine, and Chinese medicine for self-transformation. He has dedicated his professional life to sharing the ancient holistic empowerment and healing traditions of China, distilled for contemporary times. As the director and chief instructor of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC) in Santa Barbara, California, Dr. Jahnke and his IIQTC colleagues have trained over 3000 Tai Chi and Qigong Teachers and Practice Leaders internationally. With 35 years of clinical practice as a physician of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, and 10 research tours to China's temples and sacred mountain sites, Dr. Jahnke has emerged as a key spokesperson for and master teacher of Tai Chi, Qigong, and mind-body practice. His first book, The Healer Within: Using Traditional Chinese Techniques to Release Your Body's Own Medicine, delivered a revolutionary guide to self-care with simple medical Qigong practices, adaptable for every lifestyle. His second book, the groundbreaking The Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness Through Qigong and Tai Chi, distills the best practices drawn from 25 traditional and modern forms of Tai Chi and Qigong, and offers guidelines to tailor a personal wellness and empowerment regimen to each individual's unique needs. INTERVIEW CONTENT: 00:00 Intro 01:50 Life history/Background 08:30 Subjectivity/Objectivity and Science 10:55 Childhood/Upbringing 14:00 Influence of Alan Watts, Yin/Yang, Duality, Integration, Acceptance 20:43 History & Corruption of Chinese Medicine; The Three Treasures (Physical Self, Mental/Emotional Self, Transcendental Presence); Mind & Heart are One 32:35 Channels and Organs; Mapping organs and associations; Consciousness; Choices, Cultivation and Trauma; Integrating Body/Mind/Spirit 37:55 Easiest first thing is Breath Practice; Breath as Biohacking 41:00 Where to follow Roger and find more info LIST OF RESOURCES FOR DR. JAHNKE AND THE INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL QIGONG AND TAI CHI (IIQTC) – Both free and fee…. Free Resources Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi - http://instituteofintegralqigongandtaichi.org/ Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/TaiChiAndQiGongWay/ Facebook Interactive Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/taichiqigongway Qigong Library (videos, keynotes, articles) online - https://healthaction.infusionsoft.app/app/page/the-tai-chi-and-qigong-way YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/TaiChiAndQigongWay/videos For Fee Discounted for Podcast Audience - Healer Within Medical Qigong Video Library - https://healthaction.infusionsoft.app/app/page/medical-qigong-video Discounted for Podcast Audience - Breath Medicine Video Library - https://9mm4bsz2.pages.infusionsoft.net/ Amazon.com The Healer Within Kindle & Paperback - https://www.amazon.com/Healer-Within-Traditional-Techniques-Meditation/dp/0062514776 Amazon.com The Healing Promise of Qi Hardcover - https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Promise-Qi-Creating-Extraordinary/dp/0809295288 We close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. I am Michael Ostrolenk, a therapist, coach and educator and I am your host Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. A shoutout to my mentor, colleague and friend Stuart Sovatsky, a scholar of kundalini Yoga and author of “Advanced Spiritual Intimacy: The Yoga of Deep Tantric Sensuality” Ostrolenk speaks to Christos Galanis (MFA) who is an interdisciplinary artist and human geographer who has spent the past 15 years or so tracking, and making visible, the various 'spells' through which colonialism, human-supremacism, and narcissism inhabit and inhibit relationships - both individually and culturally. His recently launched business - Kairos - helps clients to integrate more meaning and beauty into their lives through individualised ceremonies and rituals. In addition to his academic publishing, lecturing, and ethnographic field-work, he also brings years of experience teaching workshops on walking, play, performance, kink, and eco-sexuality. A practicing Animist, he is a graduate of Stephen Jenkinson's Orphan Wisdom School, and is completing a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. LINKS: Website: www.christosgalanis.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christmas7 We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI BOOKMARKS: 00:00 Intro 01:30 Christos' life-path, describing a spiritual awakening in his early 20s and a moment of grace one morning 06:30 What led from there to working with ceremony and ritual through Kairos, focusing on humans' capacity for creating beauty 10:30 Describing temporality as medicine and the meaning of time as Kairos, Chronos, and Aion in Greek. 15:15 Christos describes contexts where tuning into Kairos supports significant beginnings, endings, and transitions in life. How to slow down and allow your being to 'catch up' with what has already transpired in your life, where perhaps you didn't have the time and space to properly mark it 22:55 Christos shares the story of a significant rite of passage that he undertook, travelling to Spain to walk a pilgrimage to support the transition of a close family member's spirit who died tragically 26:40 Christos describes how his walking and movement practice is central to his maintaining a link to receiving input from Creation, which then serves as a source for the seeds of ceremonies and rituals. 30:30 Christos uses an example from Michael's own life to walk through what it might look like to work with Kairos with a prospective client. He describes how he supports the client to 'tune-in' to the un-rational, embodied intelligence that is Kairos in order to discover what the proper way to proceed might be. Christos also describes the importance of community and gathering together to witness, and to share stories. 36:40 Michael asks Christos to describe his relationship with beauty and how it's central to his work with ceremony and ritual. Christos then recounts a youtube video which documents a chimpanzee in a state of awe and exuberance as he interacts with a waterfall. 43:02 Michael and Christos discuss how important it is to bring more ceremony and ritual into our lives, especially for those who are not connected to any of the major world religions or ancestral traditions. Christos describes how ceremonies also ground us in place and connect us to our corners of the world and also to our non-human neighbours. 49:03 Christos gives info for how to reach him and work with him #EmergentHuman

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. I am Michael Ostrolenk, a therapist, coach and educator and I am your host. Ostrolenk speaks with Frederic Lowen, who is a psychotherapist, Bioenergetic therapist and Executive Director of The Alexander Lowen Foundation. He also is manager of Lowen copyrights and son of Alexander Lowen, M.D. the creator of Bioenergetic Analysis. Frederic talks about his path to become a bioenergetic therapist which included a thirty year or so break from the somatic therapy world to purpose business interests including solar energy. Mr. Lowen discusses the history of Bioenergetic therapy which goes all the way back to Dr Wilhelm Reich who provided therapy and instruction to his father Dr. Alexander Lowen in the 1940's in the United States. Frederic explains the Bioenergetic model and how it is implemented in the therapeutic setting to include assessing character structure, the clients biography and working with the energy of the body as well as its physical structure. He concludes with a discussion of the Alexander Lowen Foundation and its various educational and therapeutic offerings You can learn more about the Alexander Lower Foundation- https://www.lowenfoundation.org/ Today's show is brought to you by Somatic Psychotherapy Today https://somaticpsychotherapytoday.com/

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. I am Michael Ostrolenk, a therapist, coach and educator and I am your host. Today's show is brought to you by Somatic Psychotherapy Today. https://somaticpsychotherapytoday.com/ A shout out to my colleague Abby Hand, an epigenetics coach, who does Preconception health coaching which focuses on optimizing the health of both parents, before becoming pregnant. This may involve improving sleep, correcting nutrient deficiencies, balancing body systems, managing stress, increasing fitness level, reducing inflammation, and even removing exposure to chemicals, medications, and other substances that may impede health and fertility. Ostrolenk speaks with Steven Kessler, a psychotherapist who has studied many different healing modalities and maps of personality, including the Enneagram (with Helen Palmer), NLP, energy work, Thought Field Therapy, and EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques or tapping). For 20 years he has been a student of Lynda Caesara, studying Character Structure, the direct perception of energy, and shamanism in the lineage of Grandfather Two Bears and the Southern Seers tradition. He is the bestselling author of The 5 Personality Patterns: Your Guide to Understanding Yourself and Others and Developing Emotional Maturity. During the interview, Steven takes us through the developmental tasks a person needs to master, both in utero and during childhood, and the consequences of failing to master each of those tasks. He outlines the safety strategies we adopt to try to feel safer during that time and how each safety strategy develops into a pattern that becomes part of our personality. He then discusses how our personality patterns shape our interactions with others and the value of getting out of our personality patterns and returning to simply being present in the moment. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/songwriters Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks to Deirdre Fay who is the author of “ Becoming Safely Embodied: A Guide to Organize Your Mind, Body, and Heart to Feel Secure in the World” And “Attachment-Based Yoga & Meditation for Trauma Recovery: Simple, Safe, and Effective Practices for Therapy. “They discuss the importance of being embodied, some of the cultural and psychological obstacles to doing so and how to overcome them. Deidre also discusses her story, her training and experiences and what led her into the field. You can learn more about Deirdre's work below www.Dfay.com www.dfay.com/safeguide (free safe guide access) "Becoming Safely Embodied: A Guide to Organize Your Mind, Body and Heart to Feel Secure in the World" https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Safely-Embodied-Organize-Secure/dp/B095QWH1S6/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Deirdre+Fay&qid=1651761278&s=audible&sr=1-1 (Amazon book link) "Attachment-Based Yoga & Meditation for Trauma Recovery: Simple, Safe, and Effective Practices for Therapy" https://www.amazon.com/Attachment-Based-Yoga-Meditation-Trauma-Recovery/dp/0393709906/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Deirdre+Fay&qid=1651761278&s=audible&sr=1-2-catcorr (amazon book link) Today's show is brought to you by Somatic Psychotherapy Today. https://somaticpsychotherapytoday.com/ We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writer Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks to Raja Selvam Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist who developed Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP). He's the author of “The Practice of Embodying Emotions: A Guide for Improving Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral Outcomes Raja speaks of his early traumas and their effects on him and how his subsequent path through multiple Western and Eastern healing modalities (mainstream approaches of Intersubjective Psychoanalysis and Jungian psychology, somatic psychologies of Bioenergetic Analysis, Bodynamic Analysis, and Somatic Experiencing, bodywork/energy work systems of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy and Polarity Therapy, affective neuroscience, Yoga, and the spiritual approach of Advaita Vedanta) led him to develop his science-backed and body-based approach of Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP) and its core clinical strategy of the practice of embodying emotions to shorten treatment times and improve cognitive, emotional, behavioral, physical, energetic, relational, and spiritual outcomes in all therapy modalities and in daily life To learn more about his work, visit his website, read his book, and join his online professional training program: - (Google books) https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Practice_of_Embodying_Emotions/ZhLhDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=The+Practice+of+Embodying+Emotions&printsec=frontcover - (Amazon link) https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Embodying-Emotions-Improving-Behavioral/dp/1623174775/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+practice+of+embodying+emotions&qid=1652502794&sprefix=the+practice+of+embodying+%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-1 (available trainings/ application) - https://integralsomaticpsychology.com/ - https://integralsomaticpsychology.com/what-is-integral-somatic-psychology/ Today's show is brought to you by Somatic Psychotherapy Today. https://somaticpsychotherapytoday.com/ We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

Welcome to “The Emergent Human" where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk and co-host Sardot speak with biophysicist Dr Beverly Rubik about her work in studying and researching the human biofield. Dr Rubik talks about her research into the effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) on the cells, the human biofield and therefore the totality of the human biological systems. She also talks about her novel research into devices claiming to offer some degree of protection against EMFs. Part of Beverly's work, which she discusses, was as a Member, Program Advisory Board, Office of Alternative Medicine at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), 1992-94 where she worked to make official the concept of the biofield. Dr. Rubik also discusses biophotons, live blood cell analysis and various spiritual practices that strengthen the human biofield. You can learn more about her work;: www.frontiersciences.org www.brubik.com Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks with Jenny Wade Ph.D, a professor with the Integral and Transpersonal Psychology doctoral program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, developmental psychologist, and researcher. Dr. Wade details how she transitioned from a traditional career in marketing to one where her research of consciousness forms the basis of leadership. Dr. Wade also speaks of her work in altered states during sexual experiences, and how her own experience prompted her work in this field. She's found that the experience of altered states during sex are much like that of mystical experiences, in that most people have a similar type of experience. Interestingly, the experience is only minimally related to orgasming and for most who have experienced altered states during sex, it has prompted a subsequent spiritual journey. Dr. Wade is now also focusing her work and research on prenatal consciousness and the experience of life between lives. To learn more about her work, visit her websites, read her book, and be on the lookout for her upcoming publications: · Wade Mindsets (developmental theory): http://wademindsets.org/ · Transcendent sex: http://www.transcendentsex.org/ · https://www.millenniumschool.org/ · https://www.millennium.org/ · https://hbr.org/2022/05/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-peer-support-groups/ · Physically Transcendent Awareness - A Comparison of the Phenomenology of Consciousness Before Birth and After Death: https://www.newdualism.org/nde-papers/Wade/Wade-Journal%20of%20Near-Death%20Studies_1998-16-249-275.pdf · Two Voices from the Womb - Evidence for a Physically Transcendent and a Cellular Source of Fetal Consciousness:https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-newearthnation-org/university/2018/01/Two-Voices-Wade.pdf Another Shout out to Dr Stuart Sovatsky, a scholar of Kundalin Yoga. I am working with Stuart on an online class to be launched soon on his book “Advanced Spiritual Intimacy: The Yoga of Deep Tantric Sensuality." Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human” where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks with Abby Hand, a Preconception Health Consultant based in beautiful Austin, Texas. Abby describes her early-career journey through the conventional medical world, an overall chalenging experience that led her to approach her own pregnancy from a different, holistic, avenue. She found her pregnancy experience to be overwhelmingly positive and healing and she contrasts this with experiences she had while working in the conventional system. Determined to help support a healthier health care system, Abby founded Hand Wellness, which specializes in helping women and couples prepare for pregnancy through positive lifestyle change and health optimization. Abby guides clients using biometric tracking and epigenetic data, and incorporates current research, traditional medicine, and natural philosophies into her coaching. In her conversation with Ostrolenk, Abby details how she works with clients, including her approach to diets, sperm health, physical activity, stress reduction, and more. To learn more about Abby and her work, visit her website (handwellness.com), finder her on Instagram (@handwellness), or send her an email (Abby@handwellness.com).

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks with Dayna Martin, public speaker, parenting coach, and author of three books on peaceful parenting and unschooling. Dayna speaks about her path to natural childbirth and peaceful parenting, which derived from learning to trust her own inner wisdom. From childbirth through parenting, Dayna details how society and its institutions focus on obedience and control as the key objective. Conversely, she coaches from a partnership approach, where everyone's needs and human connection are prioritized . Discussing her own children's development, Dayna details how she found ways to engage her children in activities that met their interests and curiosity. To learn more about natural childbirth and radical unschooling, visit Dayna's website (https://daynamartin.com/), where you can find her books and learn more about her coaching and resources. Shout out to Keith and Michelle Norris from Paleo FX . Paleo f(x)™ 2022 – APRIL 29 – MAY 1, 2022! Uplevel your wellness with Life-Changing Talks, Interactive Physical Experiences, and Connections that bring you all the magic of Paleo f(x)™ https://www.paleofx.com/ Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfD

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. I am Michael Ostrolenk, a therapist, coach and educator and I am your host. Shout out to Dr Stuart Sovatsky, a scholar of Kundalin Yoga. I am working with Stuart on an online class to be launched soon on his book “Advanced Spiritual Intimacy: The Yoga of Deep Tantric Sensuality" (https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Spiritual-Intimacy-Tantric-Sensuality/dp/1620552647/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TE95K0CN3GR1&keywords=stuart+sovatsky&qid=1650200375&sprefix=stuart+sov%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-1) Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. Today's guest Keith Norris, the co-author with his wife Michelle of “Primal Uprising: The Paleo f(x) Guide to Optimizing Your Health, Expanding Your Mind, and Reclaiming Your Freedom." (https://www.amazon.com/Primal-Uprising-Optimizing-Expanding-Reclaiming/dp/B08ZVQTY2W/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1SVCWQHNJALER&keywords=keith+norris&qid=1650210200&sprefix=keith+morri%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-1) Today is a special episode of the Emergent Human where we will be discussing the upcoming PaleoFX (https://www.paleofx.com/paleo-fx-event/) conference which is APRIL 29 – MAY 1, (https://www.paleofx.com/paleo-fx-event/). Paleo FX speakers include Mark Sisson, Ben Greenfield, Dr Paul Saladino, Dr. Dan Stickler, Dr. Zach Bush, Jamie Wheal, Mickra Hamilton Ph.D., Dr. Dan Engle, Josh Trent, Morris Brossette and many others.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human” where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks with Dr Irene Cop, founder of the Stress to Success S.H.I.F.T. Institute, which helps purpose-driven high achievers shift from stress to success in all areas of life. Dr Cop details her own experience with childhood trauma and catastrophe burnout. After much exploration and learning, she took this life-altering experience and turned it into a path to helping others heal, foster self-love, and ultimately redefine what success means. Dr. Cop's comprehensive background and expertise spans both Eastern and Western medicine, holding dual doctor degrees as a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, with extensive training in acupuncture, neuroplasticity, elite performance psychology, stress management, and resilience. To learn more about her and her work, visit the links below: Website: https://drirenecop.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dr.irenec Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.irenec/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drirenecop/ The Stress to Success S.H.I.F.T. Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-stress-to-success-s-h-i-f-t/id1561226627 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFTN-EU3umbz_0d0GFwk_Bw/videos Free workbook, Awakening Awareness Around Your Success Blocks: https://drirene.life/workbook Free Avenger Stress Style Quiz: https://drirene.life/avenger Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. Another shout out to Frederick Lowen from the Alexander Lowen Foundation's Center for Bioenergetic Analysis who I am now working with as part of my own personal development work. https://www.lowenfoundation.org/

Welcome to “The Emergent Human” where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks with Sean Sessel, head of The Oculus Institute (https://www.oculusinstitute.com/) and a voracious learner with a fervent belief in the ability of the individual to better themselves. Through the Awaken Program (which shows people how to escape burnout jobs and craft careers that truly inspire them), Sean has found a means of enduring impact working with over a thousand different people. Sean discusses how his interest in helping people craft their dream careers grew out of his strength of absorbing, processing, and transmitting information and his deep interest in esoteric studies. He details five types of jobs: 1. A toxic work environment; 2. An unfulfilling job; 3. A bridge-job (short-term enjoyable); 4. A calling job; 5. A destiny/optimal career path. Through his framework (find first what do you love, then what the world needs, then how do you make money with it, and finally develop how do you get good at it), he helps his clients get to at least a calling job. Sean aims to ensure potential clients start with the best-fit program for their current situation. To find out more about his work, visit www.oculusinstitute.com/purposequiz. The quiz will let you know where you fall on the metrics of career fulfillment, financial success, and internal alignment and recommend which program is best for you. Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. Shout out to Frederick Lowen from the Alexander Lowen Foundation's Center for Bioenergetic Analysis who I am now working with as part of my own personal development work: https://www.lowenfoundation.org/. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI.

A beautiful song produced by my friend Christos Galanis in honor of my best buddy Cleona the Bulldog who transitioned to be with Gd last year.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human” where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks with Paola Zuazua, a scholar of epigenetics, naturopathy, functional medicine, consciousness and autobiographical modalities, and pre and perinatal psychology and health. Zuazua discusses her own exploration of these topics, including from interest of the health of her children. When working with clients, she guides them through the importance of the history of their ancestors, cellular memories, and a healthy biome. Zuazua offers personalized approach and tailored guidance to her clients. To learn more about her work, visit her website: https://www.paolazuazua.com/. Shout out to Daniel Luper from the Apeiron Center for Human Potential Epigenetics Academy. I work with Daniel in the Academy and last week he, using an NLP technique, got me to quit drinking coffee. It was a very interesting experience and has worked to date. Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI.

Ostrolenk speaks with Jan Winhall, author of “Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model: A Bottom-Up Approach" (https://www.amazon.com/Treating-Trauma-Addiction-Sense-Polyvagal/dp/0367408120). Winhall details her history with treating trauma and addiction and how she came to understand addiction not as a disease but as a means of coping with trauma. Addition occurs, Winhall explains, naturally when individuals do not feel safe and are unable to socially engage. We also live in cultures that do not support engagement and grounding, which is further detailed within the five stages of oppression in Winhall's book. Lastly, Ostrolenk and Winhall discuss practices for transitioning out of fight, flight or freeze states to grounded self-regulated and socially engaged states. To learn more about Jan Winhall's work, visit her website: https://janwinhall.com/. Also check out the Integrating Addiction and Trauma Treatment on the USABP FORUM https://usabp.org/event-4574720. Shout out to the Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health. If you are interested in birth psychology and health check them out https://birthpsychology.com/. Today's show is brought to you by the Somatic Psychotherapy Today. https://somaticpsychotherapytoday.com/ We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks with Dr. Thomas R. Verny, a psychiatrist, writer, lecturer, and academic. Dr. Verny is the founder of PPPANA (now APPPAH), served as its President from 1983 to 1991. Verny was founding editor of the Pre- and Peri-Natal Psychology Journal of which he is presently Associate Editor. Dr. Verny is author of The Secret Life of the Unborn Child with John Kelly, Pre-Parenting with Pamela Weintraub. In total, he has written eight books including the recently published The Embodied Mind and over 47 scientific papers. Dr. Verny discusses what inspired him to pursue a career in Pre- and Peri-Natal Psychology, including clients' accounts of early memories that called into question mainstream thinking on the topic. Dr. Verny also details the disproportionate medical focus on the brain, while memories are also held throughout our body. Greater focus on the rest of the body will improve our capacity to understand and treat disease, introspection, and – ultimately – our free will. To learn more about Dr. Verny's work and the relationship between epigenetics, quantum biology, consciousness, microbiome, hypnosis, out of body experiences, microtubules, and heart transplants, check out his new book “The Embodied Mind: Understanding the Mysteries of Cellular Memory, Consciousness, and Our Bodies” and visit his website: https://www.trvernymd.com. Shout out to retired Navy SEAL Dr Kirk Parsley (https://docparsley.com/ ) for introducing me to Dr Dan Sticker and Mickra Hamilton from Apeiron Center for Human Potential a few years ago. It has been a really good two years working with them. (https://apeironzoh.com/) Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI.

Ostrolenk speaks with Dr. Diana Hill, a modern psychologist, mom, yoga teacher, and co-author of ACT Daily Journal: Get unstuck and live fully with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Dr. Hill discusses the primary emotion systems from her book – caring, drive, and threat – and the frequent activation of threat and drive systems from the structures of our culture. She details 6 core practices that support personal evolution and progress: compassion, self-care, and intentional use of time; being present; cognitive defusion; acceptance; perspective taking; values; and committed action. Dr. Hill's work and daily journal serves as your psychological flexibility guide, offering practical, science backed and integrative strategies to help you skillfully adapt to life's challenges. To learn more about Dr. Hill and her work, visit her website: drdianahill.com, get her book (https://drdianahill.com/book/), follow her on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/drdianahill/), and check out her podcast: Your Life in Progress (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-in-progress/id1551417652). Shout out to Dr Melissa Petersen and The Human Longevity Institute. Thank you Melissa for inviting me to teach in your new certification program. https://optimizedhealthsolutions.lpages.co/precision-longevity-certification-emergent/. Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/songwriters Stuart Davis - Fall Awake. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTgx3TIhYs.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human” where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks with Carri Bailey, a certified CannaDNA Endocannabinoid Coach and Cannabis Advocate. She studied biological science at Rowan College and has a background in holistic health. Epigenetics and the endocannabinoid system became her focus after genetic testing revealed her own rare genetic makeup. Carri shares how that experience led her to discover the medical benefits of cannabis. She discusses the different types of cannabis and how each can be leveraged for various health benefits. She also discusses new versions of CBD and the research underway, as well as the value in ensuring cannabis is grown chemical-free. How to learn more about how you would process various aspects of the plant and what plants they should be using, visit Carri's website (https://carribailey.com/), find her on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/carribaileycannadna), or reach out to her at carribailey@yahoo.com. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI Another shout out to Dr Dan Sticker and Mickra Hamilton from Apeiron Center for Human Potential ( https://apeironzoh.com/ ) my partners along with coach Curt and Meagan in co-leading the Apeiron Zoh Master-Mind group called the Arete Collective ( https://www.lifeofexcellence.io/main-zoh ). Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human" where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks with Esme and Terence, the authors of “Tigress and Dragon of the Hundred Lifetimes: An Erotic Memoir of Sacred Consorts.” Esme (Tigress) lives a mermaid's life by the sea and writes poetry and prose to heal and inspire herself and others. Terence (Dragon) lives a dragon's life and enjoys his time in the forests and mountains communing with nature. Esme and Terence offer their insight into what is possible for us for us as human beings, in relationships with ourselves and others. They discuss intimacy, and the pathway to achieving it through presence, vulnerability, and sovereignty. They also detail their experience with practices to build and recirculate sexual energy, induce transpersonal experiences and how their practices have changed their outlook on life – encouraging more fun in every day moments. To learn more about their work, visit their website (https://www.tigressanddragon.com/) and read their book (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tigress-and-dragon-of-a-hundred-lifetimes-esme/1139723742) Shout out to Dr Dan Sticker and Mickra Hamilton from Apeiron Center for Human Potential ( https://apeironzoh.com/ ) my partners along with Curt and Meagan in co-leading the Apeiron Zoh Master-Mind group called the Arete Collective (https://www.lifeofexcellence.io/main-zoh). Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks with Dr. Cherionna Menzam-Sills, student and educator of Pre- and Perinatal Psychology/Therapy, Continuum (a mindful movement practice), and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy globally. Dr. Menzam-Sills has authored two books, The Breath of Life: An Introduction Craniosacral Biodynamics and, recently, Spirit into Form: Exploring Embryological Potential and Prenatal Psychology. Dr. Menzam-Sills opens with what led her to explore alternative methods of healing and the role that intuition played in guiding her towards Pre- & Perinatal Psychology. Dr. Menzam-Sills developed her own education path and was influenced by the work of many, including William Emerson and Ray Castellino, and Continuum founder, Emilie Conrad. Through her work, Dr. Menzam-Sills has guided patients through deconstructing past contractions and rebuilding. She draws on body work to help induce a state that allows them to go back to their pre- and post- birth experiences and details the importance of a field of safety and cellular memory. To learn more about Dr. Menzam-Sills and her work, visit her websites: - www.birthingyourlife.org - www.resourcingyourlife.org Dr. Sills offers courses, mentoring, and workshops. She is also offering a monthly course guiding people through her book Spirit into Form. To learn more, visit https://courses.resourcingyourlife.org/course/spirit-into-form-being-with-the-book/. And to learn about an Experiential Training for Practitioners, visit http://www.birthingyourlife.org/our-journey-here-training/. Today's show is brought to you by Somatic Psychotherapy Today https://somaticpsychotherapytoday.com/

Ostrolenk speaks to professional photographer Beau Simmons and Army Rangers Dan Blakeley and Tom Amenta about their new book “The Twenty-Year War: A Photo Journal Dedicated to Veterans of the Global War on Terror and Their Stories.” In the book, American combat veterans open up about their military service, the hard realities of combat, their transitions post-military, and what it's like to find purpose and create new lives. In the interview they discuss what it was like to create the book which included visiting 42 states in 61 days, traveling 16,000 miles. The book includes 71 unique veteran voices. The conversation is wide ranging and includes Dan discussing three phases of leaving military service which include Phase one: Out of the Fight; Phase two: No Uniform, Now What?; and Phase three: Self-Reflection. He acknowledges, though, that this is not necessarily everyone's path. Beau speaks of his learning to move beyond the self and serving something bigger than oneself as a result of the road trips to visit the 71 vets. Tom discusses his inner work to help heal from combat. The interview also includes a discussion on taboo topics, the need for tribe, and invisible wounds. They also discuss specific interviews and what they meant to each of the three creators. They end the conversation with the lessons they want the listening audience and hopeful book buyers to take away from the book. To purchase the book visit https://twentyyearwar.com/

Welcome to “The Emergent Human” where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks with returning guest Brent Gleeson, a Navy SEAL combat veteran with combat tours to Iraq and Africa. Upon leaving SEAL Team 5, Brent turned his discipline and battlefield lessons to the world of business and has become an award-winning entrepreneur, bestselling author, and acclaimed speaker and consultant on topics ranging from leadership and building high-performance teams to culture and organizational transformation. Gleeson has recently published a new book - "Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life”, and he begins by detailing two of his own difficult experiences which taught him to embrace the suck. The psychology of mental fortitude and resilience, Gleeson details, are key to a growth mindset. He details how acknowledging obstacles and overcoming adversity can foster successful relationships, and the path towards this entails doing something difficult every day and engaging in 360 reviews. In Gleeson's experience, the best leaders learn to crave feedback, and they understand the value of making decisions based on a set of values. To learn more about Brent Gleeson and his work, read his newest book is titled “ Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life”, and visit his websites https://takingpointleadership.com/ and http://www.brentgleesonspeaker.com/. In other short updates: Shout out to my colleagues Dan Cerrillo and Chriss Smith at Spartan 7; which is Leading the way in executive protection, tactical and mental readiness training, and continued rehabilitation support for veterans. https://www.spartan7inc.com/. Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. Our guest today is Brent Gleeson We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Good Wyrd” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZhRgUdHurA&list=PLATF5eWSVEAN4_DXjORbLYaiy34H98HIv&index=2

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks with Alexsys Thompson, MLC, BCC is a best-selling author of the book “The Power of a Graceful Leader: Flow, Integration and Alignment,” a keynote speaker, executive integration coach, and member of the Forbes Coaches Council. Her work is guided by her life's mission to create safe spaces for souls to show up. Alexsys shares stories of her own experiences and the experiences of those with whom she's worked closely; she discusses how these experiences have grown her understanding of graceful leadership. She has found that most leaders know how to lead intellectually, but few now how to lead from a grace-center, the energy force around the heard. She has helped clients discover ways to break negative coping strategies and become more approachable. Alexsys shares the 6 Tents of Graceful Leadership: Integrating: Mind, Body and Soul; Evolving: Alignment of Soul and Self; Transparency: Self and Others; Connecting: Self and Universe; Co-Creating: Innovative; and Compassionately Powerful in All Things. She also offers thoughts on post-conventional living and the balance of evolution and revolution. To learn more about Alexsys Thompson and her work, visit her websites at www.alexsysthompson.com and https://ubuntuasafehaven.com/, and find her book on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Power-Graceful-Leader-Alexsys-Thompson/dp/1544504985). In other short updates: Check out The Arete Collective Mastermind brought to you by Apeiron Zoh. We will be launching our second cohort in July. If you are interested in body/mind and spiritual growth with a great community, it could be a good fit for you https://www.lifeofexcellence.io/main-zoh Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Today's guests are Curt Cronin and Jamie Wheal. From Navy SEAL Tier One Operator to entrepreneur, Curt has a track record of making the impossible possible. He creates an energetic force field of coherence for teams to drop into flow and high performance. Curt received his MBA at combined programs from the London School of Economics, New York University's Stern School of Business, and the HEC School of Management in Paris. Curt graduated fifth in his class from the United States Naval Academy and has been awarded two Bronze Star medals for combat valor and three Distinguished Meritorious Service Medals. Jamie Wheal is the author of Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death In a World That's Lost Its Mind, and the Pulitzer-nominated global bestseller Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work. He is the founder of the Flow Genome Project, an international organization dedicated to the research and training of human performance. Ostrolenk speaks with Curt and Jamie about the questions they're seeking to answer through their work, including how we live a life of meaning in an era of increasing uncertainty and how to cultivate a societal transition to a future that works for everyone. Curt offers insight into the collective and community mindset of the military, and how we might bring these lessons to civilian life and business. Jamie offers cathartic techniques and technologies that are open source and support the human transition that can get us to a better space. They also discuss undigested grief, what it does to our capacity to relate to one another, our current state of divergent narratives on global events, and Curt and Jamie's ten suggestions. To read Jamie's book, visit https://www.recapturetherapture.com/, and to learn more about their work check out www.flowgenomeproject.com. In other short updates: Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks with Cara Bradley, a leading authority of mental fitness who has led thousands through her signature strategies to work and play in flow. She shares body-based trainings with Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and premiere college sports teams. Her work focuses on building awareness of body-mind states, regulating the nervous system and priming the gut-brain connection for optimal wellbeing and performance. Cara discusses her early experiences of mind-body connection and her fascination with human potential. She details the exercises one can undertake to wake up, show up, and shine, and she highlights how these practices can positively affect relationships and daily activities. Cara also discusses what it means to be present, and the importance of treating oneself with love and kindness. Cara is the author of On The Verge: Wake Up, Show Up, and Shine, founder of the award-winning Verge Yoga Center, and host of the On The Verge podcast. www.carabradley.net. To learn more about Cara and her work, and explore how you can work with her, visit her website. In other short updates: Check out The Arete Collective Mastermind brought to you by Apeiron Zoh.. We will be launching our second cohort in July. If you are interested in body/mind and spiritual growth with a great community, it could be a good fit for you https://www.lifeofexcellence.io/main-zoh. Today's show is brought to you by Somatic Psychotherapy Today https://somaticpsychotherapytoday.com/. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks with Vicki Starr. Vicki devoted herself to her family and her career. She also participated in multiple physical challenges including marathons, six Ironman races, the Boston Marathon, Ultramarathon and SEALFIT's 20X. At 45 years old as an empty nester and not finding the depth of meaning in her physical challenges, she began a spiritual path of self-discovery. Vicki chronicles the life experiences that led her to the path she's on now, including the loss of her father, understanding her own trauma versus generational trauma, and the power she found in breathwork. Through her work, Vicki seeks to serve women, tapping into what lights their souls on fire. Vicki is offering a Soul Journey Retreat in Costa Rica from November 11-16. To learn more about this retreat and to explore opportunities to work with Vicki one on one, visit her website at https://hotforholistics.com/. In other short updates: Shout out to Will Brink and his new coffee booster called “Alpha Joe”. It has creatine for its neuroprotective properties as well as cocoa. I am enjoying it and have been experimenting with it for a few weeks now. It goes great with my Misha's coffee. Check it out at https://secure.alphajoecoffee.com/alphajoe-coffee-booster44921902?page_hash=home Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Savoring Samsara” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKYdI19XKJY.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human" where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Today's podcast format differs from most on our show and is a dialogue between Ostrolenk and Michelle James, CEO of The Center for Creative Emergence, and a Creative Emergence Coach. Ostrolenk and James discuss: - How James brought improv and integral theater into a salon space - The Integral Theory and Spiral Dynamics - SEALFIT - The idea of Emergence and its importance to both Ostrolenk and James - Stability versus progress and, relatedly, security versus safety - Different types of birth - The value of group work when serving as a leader and when engaging as a participant Tune in again soon to hear more conversations between James and Ostrolenk.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Ostrolenk speaks with Pilar Geroseemo, an award-winning health journalist, pioneering social explorer, and author of a new book, “The Healthy Deviant: A Rule-Breaker's Guide to Being Healthy in an Unhealthy World.” She is best known for her work as founding editor of Experience Life magazine, and also served as top health editor for The Huffington Post and as visiting faculty for the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Today, Pilar co-hosts a top-rated podcast called The Living Experiment and teaches online courses through her digital learning platform, Healthy Deviant Academy. Pilar discusses societal expectations and how her own experience with such at a younger age drove her to be less happy and less healthy. Gaining inspiration to change her experience, she learned the importance of experimenting with one's comfort zone, developing practices that keep one aware, and the value of taking a break. Pilar notes that it is statistically more likely that a person is unhealthy than it is that they are healthy. She expresses hope for the possibility of creating a better way of living on this planet. To learn more about Pilar's book and the courses that she teaches, visit her website www.healthydeviant.com. You can get a free book preview and take the "Are You a Healthy Deviant?" quiz there. In other short updates: Shout out to my friend Dr Melissa Peterson author of “Codes of Longevity: Learn from 20+ of Today's Leading Health Experts How to Unlock Your Potential to Look, Feel and Live Life Optimized to 120 and Beyond https://codesoflongevity.com/ for having me speak at her Longevity conference on my transpartisan work. Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Good Wyrd” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZhRgUdHurA&list=PLATF5eWSVEAN4_DXjORbLYaiy34H98HIv&index=2

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Today I speak with Mansal Denton "Little Beaver," the founder of Sacred Hunting, host of the Mansal Denton Podcast, and the subject of an upcoming documentary BELOW THE DROP, which explores our relationship to life and death through hunting. Feeling insecure in early life, he chased a woman to Europe, which led him to prison. Struggling with shame and confusion of what it meant to be a man, he found his calling with the sacred art of hunting. He now desires to share this practice with more men. Mansal details hunting as a connection with nature, how he began leading hunts as a sacred practice, the process of engaging in a sacred hunt, and the healing and transformation he has observed from participants. To learn more about Mansal's work and participating in a sacred hunt, visit www.sacredhunting.com. In other short update: Shout to my friend Erwan Le Corre founder of MovNat for his new breath work retreat. June 7-11 2021 (only 5 spots left!) November 29 -December 3 2021. Yelapa, Mexico https://www.naturalmovement.com/holdyourbreathretreat?utm_source=MovNat%C2%AE+True+Nature%E2%84%A2+News&utm_campaign=6499fa3d8e-Newsletter+-+05%2F06%2F21&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e4dca9b1e-6499fa3d8e-380152881&mc_cid=6499fa3d8e&mc_eid=9635a41c02. Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Savoring Samsara” www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKYdI19XKJY.

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Today I speak with Wendy Taylor, a career coach who helps each client identify their unique gifts and value proposition and find a job where they can express their full potential and be well rewarded for it. Wendy brings a rare combination of experience to her practice. She has deep knowledge of human development through every stage of development into adulthood and knows how to guide her clients in developing the specific mindset, traits, and skills needed to succeed in the jobs that will best express their potential. Wendy speaks about career resilience and her experience in helping clients achieve it. She details the importance of the overlap between great teaching, great parenting, and great management, and how it's key to know her clients mind-body-spirit practices. People often come to Wendy when they are ready for the next step in their career, and she takes a holistic approach to helping them find a career that fits for their whole life. To learn more about Wendy and her work, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendytaylor/ In other short updates: Shout out to my friend Dr Melissa Peterson and her new book “Codes of Longevity: Learn from 20+ of Today's Leading Health Experts How to Unlock Your Potential to Look, Feel and Live Life Optimized to 120 and Beyond https://codesoflongevity.com/ Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI

Welcome to The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Today I speak with Dr. Melissa Petersen, an expert in thriving, and a best-selling author, speaker, and thought leader in epigenetics and precision longevity. Dr. Petersen is also the host of the Igniting Limitless Podcast, an advisor to Heads Up Health Technologies, and the founder of the Human Flourishing Institute. Her clinical training and background include a Licensed Doctor of Chiropractic & Epigenetic Human Performance Success Coach, with a Board Certification in Holistic Health and a Masters in Wellness Leadership and Performance. Pair this with her past fitness and television career in the world of professional wrestling and you get a powerhouse that is on a mission to uplift, inspire and ignite people around the globe to express greater states of health, wellbeing and human flourishing for generations to come. Dr. Petersen discusses the human body and her study of it, her personal experience with her mind-body connection, and the value of giving your body time to heal and recuperate. She also discusses trauma and the role of reclaiming one's power. She also details the importance of setting clear intentions and viewing your actions as feedback towards that intention. Dr. Petersen also discusses her work in longevity, which is about thriving at every stage, and what we can do individually and collectively to support our longevity. To discover what is possible for you or to learn more about Dr. Melissa and the ways to connect, visit www.DocMelissa.com and check out her book at www.CodesofLongevity.com. In other short updates: Check out Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health. Their mission is to support and promote human potential from the very beginning of life by providing global education to professionals and families about emerging evidence in prenatal and perinatal science and birth psychology that babies are conscious and aware and have their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences before, during, and after birth. Learn more at https://birthpsychology.com. Today's show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Savoring Samsara”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKYdI19XKJY

Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. Today I speak with Ruth Culver who is an IFS somatic psychotherapist based in Brighton, UK. She works with adults and teenagers, in groups and individually, with a particular interest in trauma, attachment and resilience. We discuss her Survive/Thrive Spiral graphic which integrates Internal Family Systems with Polyvagal theory. She breaks down both systems and how they are useful in working with trauma. We also touch upon Constellations work as well as intuitive drawing. To learn more about Ruth's work check out https://calmheart.co.uk/ . For a video about the Survive/Thrive Spiral visit https://youtu.be/GlNhFXMOQpM Today's show is brought to you https://somaticpsychotherapytoday.com/ Shout out to former U.S. Navy SEAL Chriss Smith's new Trident Mindset online program. Trident Mindset is an online mindset training program created by Navy SEALs, intelligence operatives, and neuroscientists https://www.tridentmindset.com/ We will close out today's show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Savoring Samsara”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKYdI19XKJY