Islands of Coherence

Performance coach, movement specialist, and author, Rob Reider joins us on the show to talk about cultivating an intentional presence that you can then use for your stage performances and social anxiety. With forty plus years of performing and coaching under his belt, Rob has a powerful command of attention and heightened desire to help his students succeed in their respective field. 

SHOW TOPICS
What is Presence?
The Movement from Thinking to Doing
Why Less is More
Importance of Connecting to your Audience
Overcoming the Need for Approval
The Responsibility of having Someone's Attention
The Role of Nutrition in Performance
The Effect of Trauma on our Self Image

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To book a consulting session with Rob for enhancing your performance or speaking abilities, head on over to coachpresence.com 

This weeks guest is teacher, therapist, lecturer, and writer, Molly Lannon Kenny! Founder of Integrated Movement Therapy and Bedside Yoga, she is joining us to talk about her work in bringing Yoga to those who are in the process of dying. Having spent 30 years in the field of helping people navigate radical change, she helps guide us into the rich and insightful world of death doulaship.


Show Topics
The Difficulty of Talking about Death
Being in the Presence of Death
How can we Best be with Grief?
The Tender Heart of Compassion
How Death brings us Closer to Life
Bringing Yoga to the Dying
Navigating the Ego while Working with the Dying
The Many Faces of Dying

LINKS
mollylannonkenny.org

The incredibly talented visionary artist and founder of the Positive Creations art brand, Chris Dyer joins the show to talk about his unique relationship to art, life, and self love. I highly encourage checking out his work on any of the links below while you listen to this episode!

Show Topics
The Role of Art in Uncertain Times
Seeing Life as a Video Game
Inside the Head of an Artist
Self- Love
How you view yourself vs how others view you
Relationships as an artist
Recent Relocation to the United States

Links:

https://linktr.ee/Positivecreations

www.PositiveCreations.ca

www.PositiveCreations.net

www.GalakticGang.com 

President of the Three Jewels Enlightenment Studio in New York City, Hector Marcel joins us on 21CV to explore the Lojong Slogans of Tibetan Buddhism. He is a social entrepreneur, public speaker and seasoned organizational change management professional specializing in performance, culture, and service. As a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism for 25 years, Hector believes that meditation opens the door to every personal achievement.

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SHOW TOPICS
Practicing Buddhism
What are Lojong Slogans and why are they relevant to you?
Importance of Teacher-Student Transmission
The Dreamlike Quality of Existence
What is Emptiness in the Buddhist system?
The Emptiness of Emptiness
How Karma Works
Emptiness and Compassion
Taking Radical Responsibility for our Emotions
Developing an Awakened Heartmind

LINKS
threejewels.org
@wakeupist

This weeks book dive is into the wise Pema Chodron's extremely helpful meditation manual, 'How to Meditate'

If you are interested in beginning this practice and wish to work with a teacher, please feel free to reach out to me at 21stcenturyvitalism@gmail.com

Also keep an eye open for the weekly meditation group coming in a couple of weeks, more details on that will be announced soon!

Michael Phillip from the sensational podcast, Third Eye Drops joins us on the show this week to talk about the importance of perpetually edging toward Truth and how engaging in dialogue can help us do so. I highly encourage you to give his show a listen wherever you find your podcasts and the links down below

SHOW TOPICS: 
- Importance of Asking Questions
- Discussion as a Spiritual Practice
- The Acceleration of Novelty
- Understanding your Philosophical Tree
- Is Truth Something We Move Toward?
- What is Rationalism
- Comparing Eastern and Western Approaches to Ultimate Truth
- What Do We Do with Emotions while Pursuing Truth?
- Importance of Caution when Choosing a Teacher
- Dangers of Censorship

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Links:
thirdeyedrops.com
@third_eye_drops

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Joining us this week is the one and only, Allison Denney of Rebel Massage! Massage therapist of twenty years and YouTube content creator with close to 50 million views; Allison is a well respected and sought after voice in the world of manual therapy. In this conversation we cover the whole gamut of things related to massage therapy from using it as an awareness practice to how you can make the most out of your sessions as a client. She recently partnered with Diane Matkowski to start the Massage Mentor Institute which is a virtual education platform which hosts some of the leading practitioners and most cutting edge modalities on the market. 

SHOW TOPICS: 
- Massage as Self Awareness Practice
- The Nature of a Therapeutic Relationship
- The Importance and Function of Authenticity
- Allison's Approach to Manual Therapy
- Taking the Wheel of your Wellness Journey
- How to Make the Most out of your Massage Session
- The Influence Massage Therapy has had in our Personal Lives

LINKS:
rebelmassage.com
https://www.facebook.com/RebeMassage
https://www.youtube.com/c/RebelMassage
themassagementorinstitute.com

This weeks book dive is into Mary Bond's 'New Rules of Posture: How to Sit, Stand, and Move in the Modern World'. This has been an incredibly useful and profound book in my body awareness explorations that began last year and I felt inspired to take some time to share some of my favorite practices found within. In this hour long video, we break down the six posture zones and share some space to practice body awareness techniques together. You'll get the most out of this dive if you take some time to do the practices as we go through them, pausing and giving each exploration some focused time. If you wish to get a copy of the book, the link is down in the description!

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-new-rules-of-posture-how-to-sit-stand-and-move-in-the-modern-world_mary-bond/351714/item/#edition=4391205&idiq=4358571 

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This new year and special 50th episode of 21CV launches with a bang as we sit down in person with the owners of From the Heart Yoga, Rick Powell and Behjne Mason. Practitioners and teachers for well over 25 years, they join us on the show to talk about what exactly yoga is, how we can find a discipline with it, and how it has transformed over the past thirty years.

Behnje is an E-RYT 500 Certified Hatha Yoga teacher with over 25 years of teaching experience. She began her study of Yoga in 1989 and dedicated many years. She received her certification in Anusara Yoga from John Friend in 2004 and served on the National Certification Board for Anusara Yoga for 8+ years. In 2013, Behnje completed Desiree Rumbaugh's Wisdom Warriors training. Behnje continues her studies with Dr. Douglas Brooks, Jamie Allison, Sianna Sherman, Sonam Targee, Sally Kempton, and Manoj Chalam. Behnje is inspired by Yoga’s ability to connect people to the wisdom of the heart. It is from this enthusiasm that she is honored to be representing such a rich and elegant method of Hatha Yoga.

Rick has studied Tai-Chi Jeung and Tai Chi Praying Mantis Kung Fu with Sifu Lee, Hoa Yen since 1984. In 1987 Rick was accepted as an "In door" Disciple of Sifu Lee Hoa Yen. In 1990 Sifu Lee granted him 1 of the 5 teaching certifications he has given out since moving to America. In 1990 Rick began practicing yoga and in 2008 received his certification in Anusara Yoga. He is currently an E-RYT 500 Certified Hatha Yoga Teacher who has studied with John Friend, Behnje Masson and many other great Teachers. Rick is dedicated to preserving these beautiful health&martial art forms and passing them on with patience, integrity, and accuracy.

SHOW TOPICS: 
- What is yoga
- How is it possible to be disconnected from ourselves?
- Their 30 year journey
- Yogas evolution into what it is today
- Studentship and appropriation
- Importance of the long view
- Yana Yoga
- Mudras
- Spiritual Bypassing

LINKS: 
fromtheheartyoga.com

Joining us on the show this week is L.A. based Divinatrix, Teesee Tarot! In this conversation we dive deep into the world of divination, more specifically, cardomancy! We cover everything one may need to know before getting started with reading tarot, from what exactly the function of the practice is and what is meant by the term, 'Magick'; we then dive into the traditional Rider Waite deck and explore the Major and Minor Arcana and how the Fools Journey unfolds. The episode then ends with yours truly getting a specialized reading!

Check out their website to book a reading or take classes on how to become your very own reader! https://www.teeseetarot.com/
@teeseetarot

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SHOW TOPICS
- What is Divination?
- What is Magick?
- Becoming a professional divination practitioner
- Overview of the Fools Journey
- Dissection of the Major and Minor Arcana
- The Suit of Swords and Mental Health
- How to start reading
- Brett's live reading