Body College Podcast

I chatted with the awesome Natasha Devon MBE about anxiety, body image and the power of reading. Natasha is an ambassador for the Reading Agency. On October 10th 2022 they launched Reading Well for Teens. The scheme includes a collection of books being distributed in public libraries in England and Wales aimed at supporting the mental health and wellbeing of teenagers. Anxiety is Really Strange is one of the 27 books on the list. Natasha is an eloquent and fun speaker. Her passion for supporting mental health and diversity in teens comes through very clearly. She talks about her new novel Toxic and, essentially, how we all need a bit of David Bowie.

Ciara Ni Dhiomasaigh talks with Steve Haines about biodynamic craniosacral therapy (BCST) and movement and much more. Ciara has always used movement and massage to support health. Her discovery of biodynamics transformed her work. Listen for Ciara's unique insights on BCST, using movement in relationship to table work and how passion is essential for building a busy practice.

Listen to this podcast to explore what you can do change your anxiety experience and how you can support others to find agency and choice in meeting their anxiety. The first hour is an interactive talk on anxiety based on webinar given by Steve Haines - author of Anxiety is Really Strange, 'Highly Commended' by the British Medical Association. The last 20 mins explore using Relational Touch and embodied approaches to anxiety. (Available as video podcast https://vimeo.com/714240993/5efdfaba13 )

This podcast explores models around stress, trauma and appeasement. One of the core themes is that being aware of habitual survival gestures can help us become more resilient. Dissociation is the hidden mystery of trauma, by learning to be grounded we can put the brakes on overactive threat detections responses. It is hard when we can not regulate feelings of speeding up to survive or shutting down to survive. The podcast offers it is possible to safely find new ways to connect to our body and our environment to find agency and choice. (Available as video podcast https://vimeo.com/714240993/5efdfaba13)

Dr Karin Lindgaard talks with Steve Haines about her new book 'Taking Heart and Making Sense - a New View of Nature, Feeling and the Body'. Karin is a philosopher and biodynamic craniosacral therapist based in Australia. We talk about the importance of feeling states to being conscious, the origin of concepts as 'structures of experience', change as a fundamental and embodied cognition. Karin is wonderful guide to some rich philosophy that is directly relevant to embodied models of health and healing. There are some valuable insights that could really help clarity in clinical practice.