{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fb5a787c2-5b76-40ab-81e9-731fc79b164b","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"#38 Ecosomatics |Connect to your body to connect to your world","description":"\u201cWhen we connect to our own energy and life force, we're actually connecting to the big energy out there in the world\u2026And this is the venue, the entry point into connecting with all the rest of life around us.\u201d - Mark MooneyConnect with your body, connect with the worldAccording to Mark Mooney, the embodied or self-actuated self includes a deep connection to all the rest of life on the planet. Achieving this requires an understanding of somatics and ecosomatics.\r\nSomatics is a body-centered approach to learning and transformation; we learn through our body to reach our potential. Ecosomatics integrates deep ecology, which acknowledges the inherent value and interconnection of all living things. Tapping into our senses and sensations lays groundwork for both.\r\nThis week Mark explains how our bodies and our \u201c historical shaping\u201d inform our strategies for navigating the world. He also explains how connecting with nature enhances our wellbeing - and how to connect with nature even when it\u2019s not easily accessible.\r\nBe fully in the experience of life[15:36] \u201cWe might as well be in the experience of life as opposed to thinking of life. Joseph Campbell suggested that we're not looking for the secret of the meaning of life. He suggests that we're looking for the experience of life, which means experiencing all of our emotions fully. Being fully aware in the moment and to the things going on around me. [Then the] experience of life just gets better.\u201d\r\nOur shape suggests our mood[22:15] \u201cThat's an interesting part about shaping. You look at people\u2019s shape, a \u2018resigned shape\u2019 is one of the things that people can see the most: kind of collapsed - looks like there's a weight around the neck\u2026it\u2019s part of the defense of \u2018let's make myself smaller.\u2019 I'll bring my energy and I'll condense my musculature. I'll actually bring my head down. Now I'm going to be smaller.\u201d\r\nConnect to your senses to become present and alive[50:21] \u201cCultivate your connection to your senses. Go for a walk (and nature is probably going to give you the easiest time to do this) and spend 10 minutes strictly in one sense\u2026so I could walk slowly and just pay attention to what I hear. What's the furthest away thing I can hear? What's the closest thing? What's high pitch, what's low and bass? And just pay attention and listen to the quality of sound.\u201d[54:28] \u201cIt opens a world getting connected to our senses on this level, it opens a world that we're just not usually paying any attention to.\u201dResources mentioned in the episode:Mark Mooney:mooney23@comcast.netecosomatic.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mooney-6116a49/Strozzi Institute:https://strozziinstitute.com/Richard Strozzi-Heckler, PhD:https://strozziinstitute.com/about-2/#richard-strozzi-hecklerDeep Ecology + George Sessions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_ecology#:~:text=Deep%20ecology%20is%20an%20environmental,in%20accordance%20with%20such%20ideas.Arne Naess: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne_N%C3%A6ssTo subscribe to the Rise Leaders newsletter for more resources:https://mailchi.mp/426e78bc9538/subscribeTo discuss executive coaching, leadership development program design, and workshop facilitation, please visit:https://rise-leaders.com/contact-info/","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/91174770-3040-4aa2-b508-37202d69a4a1/diVPkdaKPugi6q5hivSZnSmo.jpg"}