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Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy.
"The medicine is here, we just need to give it to the people." From the wishlist of a doctor, how would the new medical model look?
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Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers Richard Mack
Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber  
Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller 
Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara
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SEEDS is a podcast about a set of somatic touch principles that we call Somatic Mindfulness and how it is changing the practices and lives of LMTs and practitioners.

Each episode is a brief conversation with someone who has adopted these principles sharing how it’s affecting their work and their views about massage and life.  We eagerly look forward to hearing how practitioners define or describe Somatic Mindfulness. Becca's dual skillset makes her perspective unique. In this episode she's sharing how it comes together in her client work.

Hosted by: Madelana Ferrara & Richard Mack
Video Engineered by: Fernando Rojas 
Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara
Them Song by: Mitch Lieber
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Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy.

Dr. Hoch, a holistic medical doctor in Asheville, NC, shares the way he works with his clients. He imparts insightful wisdom about our current medical model, and healing vs disease.
In 2024 his local community suffered a flood disaster and state of emergency. As he's been recovering himself, he shares stories about the kinds of issues presented by his patients, ways he offers his gifts, and the successes they've enjoyed.

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers Richard Mack
Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber  
Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller 
Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara
Special Thanks to Our Sponsor:  MYB.LLC

Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy.

Meet Mark Hoch, MD in this episode. Mark found Trager (somatic touch work) while attending medical school. As an already active, embodied person, he found this somatic work gave him a more fully embodied experience. This shaped the trajectory of how he would practice medicine. He has a rich and diverse background that he has combined in a unique and expansive manner that finds the common ground amongst the various systems in which he is trained.

NOTE: Please excuse the couple moments of technological & editorial challenge in this first episode with Mark. They are fleeting and don't detract from the richness of this conversation.

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers Richard Mack
Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber  
Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller 
Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara
Special Thanks to Our Sponsor:  MYB.LLC

Gail returns to the podcast to share her wisdom about being and feeling, and how she has taken the gifts from her teacher, Dr Milton Trager, to become an incredible teacher of this work. This episode is part conversation and part teaching. We get to be with Gail and feel as she takes us through the way she prepares and sets the space for her clients and students. For practitioners and clients, this episode gives real insight to the work.

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers and Richard Mack
Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber
Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller
Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara
Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: MYB.LLC

SEEDS is a podcast about a set of somatic touch principles that we call Somatic Mindfulness and how it is changing the practices and lives of LMTs and practitioners.
Each episode is a brief conversation with someone who has adopted these principles sharing how it’s affecting their work and their views about massage and life.

Meet Becca Sanker, a massage therapist who transitioned from the world of mental heath therapy to the body therapies and, more recently, the Somatic Mindfulness approach. Her work with the mental health and drug-rehab communities has been a rewarding outlet for the way she has been able to integrate her skillsets.

Hosted by: Madelana Ferrara & Richard Mack
Video Engineered by: Fernando Rojas 
Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara
Them Song by: Mitch Lieber
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:  MYB.LLC & SomaticMindfulness.CO

Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy.
In this deeply intimate conversation about the work, Abraham offers provocative and evocative thoughts around how the central axis of the body, "the center of who I am" is the beginning of movement, and whatever we want to create in our life. He paints a picture of how this marriage of body, mind and spirit offers us access to the optimal, efficient, pure definition of "who I am, and what my purpose is".
The real work, he explains, is in the process of how we dance this dance with self & spirit using whatever life brings us as a tool to know ourself in this journey. 

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers Richard Mack
Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber  
Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller 
Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara
Special Thanks to Our Sponsor:  MYB.LLC

Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy. Client Stories: Migraine history, Parkinsonism, M.S., C.P. Abraham shares some thoughts about how to work with these neurological conditions, as well as conditions related to trauma. He talks about teaching new ways TO BE in your body as the goal for what we are really offering clients, and how he sees his work with clients as an interplay between ease and structure and how he employs techniques to establish this balance in the work.

 

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers & Richard Mack

Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber

Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller

Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara

Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: MYB.LLC

Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy. Meet Abraham Bahat, a pioneer who was driven to find his own healing for back pain. Abraham explored a long list of methods and approaches over many years including Alexander Technique, Paula Method, Structural Integration, Trager Approach, and more recently LTT. His approach to Somatic Touch Therapy integrates many aspects from his years of diverse study. Hear his stories and why he says his most enjoyable component of the work is "working together" with the client to explore the issues presented.

 

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers Richard Mack

Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber

Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller

Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara

Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: MYB.LLC

Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy. These two pioneers have both made indelible contributions with Somatic Touch Therapy in the medical world. In this conversation they reveal how their own Stage IV cancer diagnoses have invited them to weave together the wisdom of their work in the journey of this process. Jack talks of slowing down resulting in time expanding. Bill is enjoying the benefits of the ultra open-minded Suisse Medical system as he returns to his roots digging, planting, and being with his lovely wife. Both men are finding lightness and fun, keeping the human connection. To other Somatic Touch Practitioners: Presence is the more powerful part of the work, and it's important to know what the client wants. Remember it's sometimes important to "take the drops", be realistic about what your work can and can't do.

 

Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers Richard Mack

Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber

Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller

Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara

Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: MYB.LLC