The Soft Rebellion Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

What does magic and witchcraft mean to you? And how much of it do you allow there to be in your life? The witch, an ancient archetype, is there in all of us, waiting to be awakened and its powers to be used wisely. The witch is the one who gets things done, magically, meaning in flow whilst she is harvesting the ocean of possibilities. And so did my today’s guest Sarah Robinson get a lot done being the author of a whole world of magical books! Together we explored why it is so powerful to invite fairytale, stories and the old ancient myth into our lives - as they help us to remember our true power and call out of us voices, ideas, visions and dreams which otherwise stay hidden.

This conversation is for you if you are ready for a deep dive into how you can dive into the world of magic and witchcraft and how you can bring it into your daily life - and yoga practice!

Sarah Robinson is a yoga teacher and author based in Bath, UK (once named after a goddess: the ancient Roman town of Aquae Sulis). Her background is in science; she holds an MSc Psychology & Neuroscience and has studied at Bath, Exeter and Harvard University. She loves weaving her love of all things mythic, magic and Goddess - and is passionate about creating work that inspires and transforms. Through yoga, meditation and ritual she aims to help everyone connect with their own unique magic and inner power.

In this conversation we talked about:

- Sarah’s so inspiring story and how she dared to move on in moments when “it wasn’t feeling magic”! And yes, this conversation is a wonderful powertalk and invitation for all of us to do the same, reclaim your magic, sisters!

- What magic means to Sarah and how we can bring more of it into our lives. We talked about how to meet those stuck moments along our creative journeys and how to move through them. Sarah shared some amazing practices and tools with us!

- Fairytale, folklore, ancient myths and goddesses. Fairytales speak to us in a very deep way, awakening older parts of our brain and reflect hidden voices. You will hear how connecting with the story of the goddess means to connect to ourselves, how she is a metaphor for possibility and nurtures us deeply.

- How to approach yoga to connect with our special powers and inner magic!

Receive my free mini course: From body shame and disconnect to joy and into the fullness of your creative power: - www.flurinathali.com/

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The Soft Rebellion Podcast is created and hosted by Flurina Dominique Thali. I love hearing from you. To contact me, email softrebellion@flurinathali.com.

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Guest: Sarah Robinson: @yogaforwitches

Credits:

- Intro/outro music – ‘Hymn for Jim’ by Aspyrian: Robin Porter – saxophone, Jack Gillen – guitar, Matt Parkinson – drums, composed by Robin Porter, listen to the full track here.

- Graphic: Annina Thali, for more information click here

Welcome to The Soft Rebellion Podcast, I am so happy that you are here.

By the time your were only four weeks old floating in your mother’s womb your heart was there circulating blood to every cell and organ to become, your heart is still  there 24 hours, 7 days a week, your whole earthy live. It is always with us and yet we so rarely attend to it, only noticing it when we’re out of breath or feeling uncomfortably nervous. Your heart is so much more than an organ, so much more than a pump ensuring the flow of blood in your body. Your heart is a gateway to your creative power! And this is why I dedicate this whole episode to the wild and poetic anatomy of your heart. 

By recording this podcast episode I am grounding myself in my sacred medicine, weaving together a decade of experience in dance, anatomy and osteopathy and I explore how the story of the embryo, the story of how your body came to be brings alive its wild and poetic anatomy - she who guides us home to the creative power of our female body. 

In this conversation I share with you: 

• Softly rebellious facts and insights about the anatomy of your heart - we explore the wings of your lungs, the dome of your diaphragms, the outpouring of great vessels and the pliability of your lungs.

• How your heart developed and created itself during your time in your mother’s womb and what this story might have to teach you about the expression of your creative power.

• How our heart helps us to reclaim space, movement and flow and what practices and questions you can engage with to attend to the story of your heart and let its wisdom flood your life. 

Receive my free online workshop: A guided journey to explore and reclaim your soft rebellion - access it ⁠here⁠.

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The Soft Rebellion Podcast is created and hosted by Flurina Dominique Thali. I love hearing from you. To contact me, email ⁠softrebellion@flurinathali.com⁠.

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Social media: 

Flurina Dominique Thali & The Soft Rebellion: ⁠@flurina.thali⁠

Credits:

• Intro/outro music – ‘Hymn for Jim’ by ⁠Aspyrian⁠: Robin Porter – saxophone, Jack Gillen – guitar, Matt Parkinson – drums, composed by Robin Porter, listen to the full track ⁠here⁠. 
• Graphic: Annina Thali, for more information click ⁠here⁠

Hello and welcome to The Breathing Body Podcast - My name is Flurina and I am your host, and I am so happy that you are here. In today's episode I welcomed Josianne Hosner back on the podcast, and this time we answered YOUR questions - and the result is such a deep and meaningful and joyful conversation. This conversation is for YOU if you would like to diver deeper into the magic, mystic and power of menstrual cycle awareness and how you can use it to enhance your life! Nature lives through four seasons year by year, and so do we women cycle through four inner seasons month by month. We are not always in the same mood and many challenges in daily life lose their scarce if we learn to understand WHY our energy levels aren't always the same. To get to know your inner spring, summer, autumn and winter supports us to connect to ourselves, our body and inner wisdom. And in that way we feel less at mercy of our mood and we can use the knowledge about the menstrual cycle to bring lightness and joy into our life. About Josianne: Josianne is a menstrual-cycle-mentor , «Menstruationskundige» and author. Since more than 10 years she is supporting women to learn to understand their body and menstrual cycle und to create a bloody brilliant life in harmony with the knowledge about the menstrual cycle. Her book «Back to the roots» - sadly only existing in German - all about cyclical living with huge joy, has been sold more than 10`000 times. In the conversation with Josianne you will learn about: Josianne`s fascination and inspiration for the menstrual cycle and how she came to work in that field The cyclical nature of all aspects of our life What the inner seasons are and what it means to live a cyclical life Why living a cyclical life connects you to your true inner self and connects you to your body as your greatest teacher Why saying yes to my cycle is saying yes to myself leading to a much more fulfilled and happy life I hope you feel as energised and inspired as I did after listening to the interview with Josianne and that it encourages you to explore more deeply the nature of your menstrual cycle and how its wisdom can enhance your daily life! In this conversation we talked about: ✨ Menstrual cycle awareness, hormonal contraception and how to challenge the use of the latter ✨ The transition (and its gifts) into and of menopause ✨ How to meet the challenges of the premenstrual phase, the inner autumn ✨ Why we are living in an `inhale society` and tend to put any spring experience above the one of our inner autumn and winter ✨ How to meet your cycle to find your true calling and longings ✨ How to bleed and how to rest I a busy time / life This is how you can connect with Josianne: - You can find out more about Josianne on her webpage: www.quittenduft.ch More links about the episode: - Books in ENGLISH (recommended by Josianne!) about menstruation and living a cyclical life: «Code red» by Lisa Lister and «Moon time» by Lucy H. Pearce I hope you enjoy this episode and I am looking forward reading your thoughts and comments. To leave any comments and to get in touch with me, follow me on Facebook or instagram @flurina_breathingbody or visit my webpage www.flurinathali.com Love, Flurina Credits: - Intro/outro music – ‘Hymn for Jim’ by Aspyrian: Robin Porter – saxophone, Jack Gillen – guitar, Matt Parkinson – drums, composed by Robin Porter, listen to the full track here. - Graphic: Annina Thali, for more information click here - Mix engineer: Jack Gillen, for more information click here

Hello and welcome to The Breathing Body Podcast - My name is Flurina and I am your host, and I am so happy that you are here. Today's episode invites you to listen to Pete`s journey away from structure and alignment into sensation and movement - and how this transition shaped his lens through which he approaches the concept of pain and chronic pain in particular. This conversation is for YOU if you would like to explore how you can start to untangle the meaning of both physical and emotional pain and how the experience of pain can be a doorway to meet yourself and `to reach into yourself more fully`. About Pete: Peter is an UK based Osteopath and yoga teacher, both teaching regular classes and workshops and training various movement practitioners. His approach is so unique as you will find out in this episode and also influenced strongly by the work of Vanda Scaravelli. Pete continues to explore ways to make yoga accessible and relevant to practitioners in the 21st Century. Over the last fifteen years he has contributed to various teacher training courses both in the UK and abroad, but his central interest has been the development of his humanistic yoga courses which aims to understand yoga from modern understandings of neurology, psychology and biomechanics. He is the author of the book called "Intelligent Yoga" in which he describes his humanistic approach to yoga, firmly rooted in the here and now and underpinned by scientific research. In this second edition, he seeks to distance himself further from the biomechanical view of the body, revealing instead his more integrative perspective, focused on the neurological basis for movement and on the relationships between things. Rather than approaching yoga as an exercise system, it is seen here as a tool for self-exploration and as we explored in tis conversation as a tool to increase the accuracy of our perception - maybe the most important tool we can ever engage with? In this conversation we talked about: ✨ The illusion of our tendency to separate body and mind - especially in relation to pain ✨ How understanding pain invites us to learn to think biologically and what this means ✨ Role of movement in experience of pain and healing - what if feeling arises from bodily changes? ✨ How yoga can be a practice to increase the accuracy of your perception and its role in (chronic) pain ✨ What practice you can do to embark in this process, grow your sensory vocabulary and create space to heal This is how you can connect with Peter Blackaby: - Visit his webpage: www.peterblackaby.co.uk I hope you enjoy this episode and I am looking forward reading your thoughts and comments. Love, Flurina Credits: - Intro/outro music – ‘Hymn for Jim’ by Aspyrian: Robin Porter – saxophone, Jack Gillen – guitar, Matt Parkinson – drums, composed by Robin Porter, listen to the full track here. - Graphic: Annina Thali, for more information click here - Mix engineer: Jack Gillen, for more information click here

Hello and welcome to The Breathing Body Podcast - My name is Flurina and I am your host, and I am so happy that you are here.  This podcast invites you to meet your body - in a deeper and more meaningful way and to find your way back home. We explore tools and practices, share stories and experiences about how we can say YES to the body we inhabit: This is is the most beautiful project life has to offer.  I call it self-love.  After I shared my own healing journey as the first episode in this year I got a lot of questions from you about what concretely I did to uncover my eating disorder and stop into the recovered landscape - and I decided to record two episodes - this is part 2 - in which I share all weird and wonderful big and small things which supported me and still support me to this day. This episode is for you, no matter if you struggle with food or not. In today's episode I fly solo and I talk with you about why eating disorder recovery is such a rich & rewarding journey:  🌟 It gifts you with tools, coping strategies, inspirations and insights which you will benefit from way beyond! 🌟 And today I share with you what these goldnuggets are for me.  🌟Let us open the space for disordered eating to guide us back home to our true self 💛  These are the resources I mentioned in today's show: - Diana Richardson (www.loveforcouples.com), also see Episode 5 I hope you enjoy this episode and I am looking forward reading your thoughts and comments. Love,  Flurina  How to connect with me:  • Follow me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flurina_breathingbody/ • Join my FREE MASTERCLASS: https://www.flurinathali.com/masterclass • Visit my webpage: www.flurinathali.com 

Hello and welcome to The Breathing Body Podcast - My name is Flurina and I am your host, and I am so happy that you are here. Today's episode is another one of my `root teachers`- series: In 2017 I went to Goa to participate in a Scaravelli-inspired yoga teacher training with Helen Noakes, who was guest on the podcast too (see episode 4). During this training I met Gary Carter, who taught us anatomy and movement - and I can't put in words what happened with me when I sat there on the sandy Shala ground and witnessed how my own horizon got pulled wide open and I came to acknowledge that my body is so much more I would ever have thought. Yes, studying with Gary is breath-taking and so is this episode. This episode is for YOU if you would like to explore how studying the miraculous nature of your body changes the way we move and use our body - and is a direct invitation to heal. About Gary: Gary Carter brings a wealth of experience to this world with his over 35 years of experience in physical training, anatomical study, and bodywork practices. He created a movement Training called ‘Myofascial Movement Training’ and founded the Natural Bodies Centre
in 1991 to teach, train and encourage kinaesthetic awareness, ease of movement, efficient body use in exercise, sport, and many movement disciplines, and is one of the first people in the UK to bring tensegrity and fascial aspects to yoga and training systems. Gary trained and taught with Tom Myers (Anatomy Trains) and studied yoga with teachers such as Mary Stewart and John Stirk and after a brief time with Vanda Scaravelli. He also studied in Shiatsu, Chi Kung & Chi Ne Tsang, CranioSacral Therapy. Gary has been and is teaching nationally and internationally for various organisations and universities and recently  has been lead dissector and designer with the Fascial Net Plastination Project, Germany with Gunther von Hagens team, creating the world’s first plastinated fascial human. Gary lives and teaches in Brighton in the UK and is consistently exploring, studying, and practicing with talented and inspiring people from all backgrounds of movement research and manual therapy. In this conversation we talked about: ✨ How Gary`s understanding of the body evolved on his journey … ✨ … from working as a graphic designer to become a leading dissector in the `fascia world ✨ How learning about our body transforms the way we use our body and the way we move! ✨ The power of the mind - body connection and how we can use visualisation to access a place of … ✨ ... innerness, that mysterious place where no words exist … ✨… and we move into the power of unspoken knowing. This is how you can connect with Gary: - Visit his webpage: www.naturalbodies.com I hope you enjoy this episode and I am looking forward reading your thoughts and comments. Love, Flurina Credits: - Intro/outro music – ‘Hymn for Jim’ by Aspyrian: Robin Porter – saxophone, Jack Gillen – guitar, Matt Parkinson – drums, composed by Robin Porter, listen to the full track here. - Graphic: Annina Thali, for more information click here - Mix engineer: Jack Gillen, for more information click here

Hello and welcome to The Breathing Body Podcast - My name is Flurina and I am your host, and I am so happy that you are here. 

Today I welcome my dear friend Isabella Kilian on the podcast and together we weaved a conversation about all the many things we have in common - dance, osteopathy, movement research, spirituality, … - celebrating how we are both on this search for "something more", the very ungraspable and mystical … 

This episode is for YOU if you would like to explore how you can say yes to a PROCESS which invites you to arrive in your body and in your truth every given moment. 

About Bella:

Isabella Kilian's passion for dance has been a lifelong journey, beginning with ballet during her early years and evolving into a love for Latin American partner dances during her teens. Her dance background laid the foundation for her to study contemporary dance for three years in Munich, where she delved deeper into the art form and discovered a desire to work harmoniously with the body.

Seeking a holistic approach to healing and movement, Isabella pursued studies in osteopathy in the UK. This path not only enriched her understanding of the body's mechanics but also inspired her to develop her movement workshop, SoulContact. This unique workshop has been a highlight at festivals across Europe, attracting participants eager to explore the nuances of movement and connection.

Driven by her insatiable curiosity about the connection between body, mind, and spirit, Isabella embarked on a journey to study the Liberato Method with her mentor, Xandy Liberato. This transformative experience further fueled her passion for exploring body flow, connection, and the profound beauty of listening through the body.

Today, Isabella Kilian is dedicated to creating workshops that empower individuals to embrace their body's natural flow, deepen their connections with themselves and others, and discover the joy of truly listening to their bodies. Through her teachings, she continues to inspire others to explore the interconnectedness of movement, mindfulness, and personal growth.

In this conversation with Bella we talked about:

• Bella journey from Ballett to Osteopathy, back to dance and into her very own work
• The importance of sensuality …
• … and why we need to let go of control to find freedom in movement. 
• Her own work "soul contact"
• And why you don't need to commit to a morning routine to be in flow with life :-) 

How to connect with Isabella:

• You can find all about Isabella's current work and offers on her instagram page (@bellas.body.poetry)

I hope you enjoy this episode and I am looking forward reading your thoughts and comments.

Love, 

Flurina 

Credits:

• Intro/outro music – ‘Hymn for Jim’ by Aspyrian: Robin Porter – saxophone, Jack Gillen – guitar, Matt Parkinson – drums, composed by Robin Porter, listen to the full track here. 

• Graphic: Annina Thali, for more information click here

• Mix engineer: Jack Gillen, for more information click here

Hello and welcome to The Breathing Body Podcast - My name is Flurina and I am your host, and I am so happy that you are here. 

This podcast invites you to meet your body - in a deeper and more meaningful way and to find your way back home. We explore tools and practices, share stories and experiences about how we can say YES to the body we inhabit: This is is the most beautiful project life has to offer.  I call it self-love. 

You asked, I deliver: 

In today's episode I fly solo and I talk with you about why eating disorder recovery is such a rich & rewarding journey: 

• It gifts you with tools, coping strategies, inspirations and insights which you will benefit from way beyond!

• And today I share with you what these goldnuggets are for me. 

• Let us open the space for disordered eating to guide us back home to our true self 💛 

These are the resources I mentioned in today's show:

• The Alexander Technique - look for an Alexander Technique Teacher in your area
• Ideokinesis, book: By Ursula Stricker - Ideokinesis: A Creative Approach to Human Movement and Body Alignment
• Dr. Sue Morter and her amazing book called «The Energy Codes»
• Dr. Anita Johnston and her amazing book called «Eating in the light of the moon.»
• EFT - Emotion Freedom Technique 

I hope you enjoy this episode and I am looking forward reading your thoughts and comments.

Love, 

Flurina 

How to connect with me: 

• Follow me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flurina_breathingbody/
• Join my FREE MASTERCLASS: https://www.flurinathali.com/masterclass
• Visit my webpage: www.flurinathali.com 

Credits:

• Intro/outro music – ‘Hymn for Jim’ by Aspyrian: Robin Porter – saxophone, Jack Gillen – guitar, Matt Parkinson – drums, composed by Robin Porter, listen to the full track here. 

• Graphic: Annina Thali, for more information click here

• Mix engineer: Jack Gillen, for more information click here

Hello and welcome to The Breathing Body Podcast - My name is Flurina and I am your host, and I am so happy that you are here. 

This podcast invites you to meet your body - in a deeper and more meaningful way and to find your way back home. We explore tools and practices, share stories and experiences about how we can say YES to the body we inhabit: This is is the most beautiful project life has to offer.  I call it self-love. 

Today's episode is all about chocolate, fascia and the spark of life - yes, this is a deep, magic and mysterious conversation - just how recovering from eating difficulties can feel like or did feel for me. 

About Joanne:

Joanne Avison is an author, illustrator and specialist in fascia, myofascial movement and manual therapy. The 2nd edition of her book "Yoga Fascia Anatomy and Movement" precedes a new illustrated series including "Myofascial Magic in Action", "Fasciategrity – the Magical Interface", "The Heart-centred Embryo" and "Somatic Archetypes". Through archetypal awareness, Joanne teaches how fasciategrity redefines the unified nature of human form and self-expression through everyone's unique movement patterns. An ordained minister, Joanne's doctorate in Spiritual Science includes study and practice as teacher / practitioner of Restorative Yoga, Surat Shabd Yoga, Structural Integration and Sacred Contracts - archetypal patterns and the movement of magical inner awareness. Joanne invites us to tune in to ourselves and understand our own biomotional intelligence from the inside out. 

During our conversation Joanne shared how she spends most of her time travelling the world working mainly with  practitioners teaching her work and how she witnesses her students get confidence that «there is nothing wrong with me, I am embodied, I am.» She described this as «watching lightbulbs go on, a process of bringing ourselves home - where the magic happens». And of course this is exactly what this podcast is about and what healing is about - coming back home and acknowledging the wholeness you are and have always been! 

In this conversation we talked about:

• Joanne's journey from being a chocolatier to speaking «fluent fascia» …
• … and teaching practitioners worldwide in her role as a «spiritual scientists»
• Why we need to let go of thinking about our body as a biomechanical machine … 
• … and acknowledge the crystal liquid matrix of fascia!
• How we can engage the latter through movement!
• What embodiment means and that we can never not be embodied!
• What the embryo has to teach us.

Yes, this is a power talk of an episode and just so heart-warming, inspiring and encouraging! Listen, enjoy and then go and follow your own wild heart and do all those things which make you feel alive. This is our birth right. 

I hope you will enjoy this episode and I am so much looking forward hearing from you - share with me how listening to Julie inspired and nurtured your yoga practice from anew and what you took from this conversation. 

More information about Joanne's work: 

• www.joanneavison.com

• Engage with Joanne on social media @joanneavison

Credits:

• Intro/outro music – ‘Hymn for Jim’ by Aspyrian: Robin Porter – saxophone, Jack Gillen – guitar, Matt Parkinson – drums, composed by Robin Porter, listen to the full track here. 

• Graphic: Annina Thali, for more information click here

• Mix engineer: Jack Gillen, for more information click here

Hello and welcome to another episode of  «The breathing body». My name is Flurina and I am your host -  and I am so happy that you are here.

I received so much feedback and questions about my latest solo episode so that I decided to share with you part 2 of my own healing journey. Yes, me and my body this is my story. I found healing from disordered eating when I allowed myself to become sensually alive and when I gave her a voice. The power within emotions and feelings became the sweetest song and strongest dance I could ever share. This is my creator force and feminine spirit, I realised, wanting to be awakened and expressed.

Today I share with you what was that last huge game-changer on my path to recovery and what my relationship at this moment had to do with it!

About today's guest, myself, FLURINA :-)

I am an Osteopath, lecturer, researcher, dancer, artist and mother of the podcast «The Breathing Body». And, I am a woman who suffered from an eating disorder for many years - and found healing through movement, body awareness and falling in love with the fascination and miracle my expresses every day - the sweet song of feelings and emotions.

I initially trained as a dancer in Denmark and the Netherlands. During this time, I encountered many somatic practices, in particular the Alexander Technique and … which continuously teaches me as a facilitator the art of creating space and finding ease in movement by using images and imaginations.

The wish of engaging my hands in care for others led me to gain a Masters` degree at the European School of Osteopathy. I am currently practicing in private clinics in Kent and London, as well as training as a paediatric osteopath at the Osteopathic Center for Children in London.

I am fascinated by the physical matter of our body and how we came to be. I am continuously exploring an experiential and poetic approach towards being human and the potential of human touch for healing.

In this episode I share with you:

• What my eating disorder had to do with my relationship

• How I used my eating disorder behaviours to justify my misery
• The power of saying NO during recovery!

• The role of fear in my recovery and how I learnt to use it as feed-forward force!

• What, in my experience, true lightness is about and how we can source it
• The importance of taking breaks and REST in recovery
• It needs courageous to live a life beyond your wildest dreams!

I am looking forward hearing from you - what inspired you the most? What was most precious for you from today's episode? What would you like to hear more about? I am excited to read about your thoughts of this episode - share it with me on Instagram @flurina_breathingbody.

Lots of love to you,

Flurina

Links to this episode:

• You can find me on instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/flurina_breathingbody/

• My webpage: https://www.flurinathali.com/
• JOIN MY FREE MASTERCLASS: https://www.flurinathali.com/masterclass

Credits:

• Intro/outro music – ‘Hymn for Jim’ by Aspyrian: Robin Porter – saxophone, Jack Gillen – guitar, Matt Parkinson – drums, composed by Robin Porter, listen to the full track here.

• Graphic: Annina Thali, for more information click here

• Mix engineer: Jack Gillen