Episode 94 - Conversations with Will Johnson- Round 2
From Touching Into Presence by Global Community of Bodyworkers
August 27, 2025 · 1h 13m
About this episode
The episode features a conversation with Will Johnson about his experiences and insights into meditation and bodywork.
Today's conversation is with Will Johnson. Will received his B.A., magna cum laude, in Art and Archaeology from Princeton University in 1968. After graduation, he worked for several years as an art critic in New York before moving to the west coast of North America where he began actively exploring gazing, moving, and sitting meditations. He became a Buddhist practitioner in 1972 and was trained as a Rolfer™ in 1976. He began the formal sharing of the practices of Embodiment Training in 1995. he’s the author of 15 books (two of which won awards as “Best Spiritual Book of the Year.”) on the role of the body in spiritual awakening which can be ordered through your local bookseller or online at Will Johnson's Books . He and his wife (and partner in the practices) Coco live in Delicias, Costa Rica, just outside the little bohemian town of Montezuma at the southern tip of the Nicoya peninsula where they have created Bambu Hueco, the Hollow Bamboo Retreat Center where they welcome serious meditation students to enter into intensive 7-21 day self retreat. During these retreats, people have the opportunity to work closely with Will in their meditation practices and receive deep bodywork…
People in this episode
Guest: Will Johnson
Topics covered
- meditation
- spiritual awakening
- bodywork
- Buddhism
- evolutionary transformation
Keywords
- Will Johnson
- meditation
- Buddhism
- bodywork
- spiritual awakening
- Embodiment Training
- retreat
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bambu Hueco, Princeton University
Books & works: Best Spiritual Book of the Year
Places: Delicias, Costa Rica, Montezuma, Nicoya peninsula
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