Wild Beings Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Humans have come a long way sincethe beginning of our evolutionary journey. We have adapted through manydifferent landscapes which all play a part in how our body/mind/brains functiontoday. Simon Thakur has dedicated his life to understanding this ancestraljourney on a very deep level.

Creator of Ancestral Movement, a framework & philosophy influenced by various Traditional movement practises, Simons academic work within evolutionary biology, body work modalities & the landscape.

Simon has delved deep into our ancient origins prehuman & beyond, deep into the early stages of our evolutionary journey & created practises around accessing the innate intelligence within us all. In a world that is so disconnected from natural movement, true embodiment & the animal body, this conversation gives us some thought provoking insights into the potential of the body & mind when in relationship with the landscape. A fascinating take on rewilding the senses, the body & the mind.

Simons Website:

⁠https://www.ancestralmovement.com/⁠

Instagram:

⁠https://www.instagram.com/ancestralmovement/?hl=en⁠

Books mentioned:

Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin

The Master & his Emissary by Iain Mcgilchrist

The Body has a Mind of its Own by Sandra Blakeslee

The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge

The Developing Mind by Daniel j.Siegel

The Human Zoo by Desmond Morris

Rewilding is a philosophy & set of values which enable us to live like humans once again. In a world that is rife with disconnection & deterioration of human societies & landscapes, rewilding gives us a framework to guide us back into a connected way of living. It is about bridging the concepts & land-based lifestyles of hunter gatherers & using those beliefs & practises to guide us forward into a way of living that is connected to each other & the land. 

Peter Michael Bauer is an anthropologist, experimental archeologist, historian & life-long community organiser. His work focuses on the social & environmental impacts of the neolithic revolution & how understanding these impacts can provide us with solutions to the 6th mass extinction. Since the early 2000's Peter has been an integral catalyst in the human rewilding movement. This movement works to create resilience through the return to place-based regenerative subsistence strategies, inspired by those that exist outside of and those that existed prior to agrarian states (Indigenous folks). Peter is also an author, rewilding & ancestral skills teacher & founder fo Rewild Portland. 

Website https://www.rewildportland.com/

Peters Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/petermichaelbauer/?hl=en

Rewild Portland IG https://www.instagram.com/rewildportland/

References: 

Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

Against the Grain by James Scott

Rewilding the West by Dave Foreman  

Podcast with Dr. Leonard Martin https://open.spotify.com/episode/0NK5jRcTEl7Dy4URKBynj9?si=0fe3c2861b9e460c

Dr Theresa Emmerich Kamper is a renowned teacher of ancestral skills specialising in traditional leather making. With a PHD in Prehistoric Leather analysis & 30 years of hands on experience with traditional tanning, Theresa is a wealth of knowledge in this field and has a lot of fascinating survival experiences to share.Theresa was on season 8 of the TV series Alone in the US where she spent 69 days surviving in the arctic. She was also on bbc's Surviving the Stone Age, a month long wilderness survival experience using only stone-age equipment.   Topics discussed:- The science of traditional tanning methods- Making clothing with buckskin- Archeological findings of leather- Theresa's time out on Alone season 8- Surviving the Stone Age experience - Prehistoric technologies - Humans have been shaped by our prehistoric past- Raw hide boat adventure- Animal craft workshops - Theresa's upcoming Centre for Ancient TechnologiesFind Theresa at http://www.theresaemmerich.com/ and on FB as Theresa Emmerich & IG as Traditional Leather.

Miriam Lancewood lived in the NZ wilderness with her partner for 7 years surviving off rations and meat that Miriam hunted with her bow & arrow. In this conversation we speak of the liberation of a simple natural existence. How her mind and body changed from a modern pace to a much slower more in tune way of being. The illusion of time & security, how none of it matters when you are living fully in the moment out in the wild. The innate memory of hunting & connecting with the land in such an intimate way. Her insights on social programming and how it all falls away when you spend long enough in the wild. The power of discomfort and how it builds resilience and a sense of being truly alive. This is a remarkable conversation of Miriam’s journey of being a modern nomad, a refreshing perspective of choosing freedom & living life in a way that is in close relationship to nature. For more info head to www.miriamlancewood.com

A very real & raw conversation from an Indigenous perspective about the current state of society & how we can integrate a more connected way of being into it. We speak of the struggles of being a modern human that is not connected to a tribal way of living, how do we navigate social constructs of the modern world in a way that isn't destructive?Some of the topics we chat about:- Navigating neurodivergence in the modern world.- Wrong story about climate change - Old Knowledge getting thrown around with no roots.- Our role as humans of caretaking. - Integrating & adapting to the present, even when it breaks your heart.- Creating symbiotic social structures- The eco-system of society. Tyson always speaks & shares his unfiltered truth which is a breath of fresh air amidst a sea of misinformation on the media. Tyson Yunkaporta is a researcher, arts critic, poet, and traditional wood carver. He works as a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges and is the founder of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab at Deakin University.He is the author of "Sand Talk" and more recently "Right Story, Wrong Story".

Andrew Turbill is a highly experienced nature connection practitioner, wildlife naturalist, avian ecologist, environmental science educator and published writer who lives with his family amongst the ancient Gondwanan rainforests of the upper Bellinger Valley where he receives precious few visitors. During this conversation we discuss a wide amount of topics: - nature connection & bird language - the origins of song birds - pattern identifying in nature - the benefits of listening to the land - honing in on the various languages of birds - predator tracking through alarms - rewiring the brain to pay attention to nature - the power of joy through nature. Find Andrew’s work at www.andrewthebirdguy.com and follow his socials @andrewthebirdguy. Enjoy!

This is a thoroughly insightful conversation with Holistic Health Coach Asher Cloran about his journey from veganism to ancestral nutrition. We cover a lot of topics including: - the holistic approach to health, movement, life style, sleeping, breathing & connection to nature - eating an Ancestral diet in a modern world - relationship to food - conscious eating - the spectrum of healthy living - traditional and seasonal eating - the importance of metabolic health - health as a life style not a destination. Asher Cloran is the CEO of Nature & Science based education platform “Life Rocks”. Find more on Asher at www.liferocks.school and Life Rocks instagram.

This is a brief introduction on Wild Beings, what we stand for and what to expect on this podcast series.

Miles Holmes is an anthropologist & director of NatureFix, an organisation aimed towards wellness through nature. The common thread of his professional work is facilitating engagement between people and land.

He works all across Australia with Aboriginal communities specialising in human, country & cultural interactions. Often this takes the form of ecological research & cultural heritage surveys. 

Miles work has led into building relationships with Indigenous folks all over the country working to support their cultural aspirations.

During this conversation we dive into the stories from Miles 20 years visiting & working with the Warlpiri People of the Desert. Stories of tracking, hunting, keeping warm in the cold desert nights & bridging the two worlds.

We learn about Miles work with NatureFix, offering the modern medical system a simple solution with outdoors therapy.

Resources mentioned:

Pemulwuy by Eric Wilmont

Elder Jerry Jangala https://ictv.com.au/video/11743-jerry-jangala-kuyu-pungu

Christine Micheals https://ictv.com.au/video/13058-christine-ellis-michaels-kuyu-pungu

Tracking Resources https://www.walyaku.org.au/#/st/0

NatureFix www.naturefix.life

Contact Miles personally via miles@theconnective.co

Arthur Haines is a Maine hunting, fishing, and recreation guide, forager, ancestral skills mentor, author, public speaker, and botanical researcher.  He grew up in the western mountains of Maine, a rural area that was home to swift streams known for their trout fishing. He spent most of his childhood in the Sandy River Valley hiking, tracking, and foraging.  Arthur now runs the Delta Institute of Natural History in Canton, Maine, where he teaches human ecology, focusing on the values of foraging, wildcrafting medicine, and primitive living skills.  He operates an apprenticeship program where students spend a moon (28-days) learning place-based skills, communal living, ancestral child rearing, and human rewilding. He continues to spend a great deal of his free time practicing his skills as a modern hunter-gatherer.  In 2017, he authored “A New Path”, a comprehensive work on nature connection and rewilding, detailing how to incorporate ancestral practices into modern living.  As a research botanist for the Native Plant Trust, he completed an inclusive flora of the New England region titled “Flora Novae Angliae” and has authored over twenty publications in peer-reviewed journals and books, including naming species of plants new to science.  His series of YouTube videos has inspired thousands of people interested in foraging wild edible and medicinal plants. Learn more at www.arthurhaines.com

During this conversation we discuss Arthurs seasonal way of gathering food, his in depth botanical knowledge , what it means to be part of ecology & so much more.