
Dr. Shin Lin: The Science of Tai Chi & Qigong
On today’s episode I had the pleasure to speak to Dr. Shin Lin. Dr Lin is Professor Emeritus, Developmental & Cell Biology School of Biological Sciences. He is also a Chen Tai Chi linage holder and ...
14 Des 20241h 8min

Don Hanlon Johnson: Pioneer of Somatic Education
Don Hanlon Johnson is a professor at CIIS in San Francisco and the founder of the first graduate degree program in Somatics. He is the author of a body of literature on the intersections among bodily ...
27 Nov 20241h 3min

Wasentha Young: Tai Chi, Meditation Through Movement
Wasentha Young is a lifelong practitioner of Tai Chi, Qigong, and Meditation. She is a founding board member of the Association of Women Martial Arts Instructors. Wasentha was a student of Grandmaster...
11 Nov 20241h 4min

Jean-Louis Rodrigue: The Alexander Technique "Back to the Body"
Born in Casablanca, Morocco, Jean-Louis Rodrigue is a movement director, acting coach, and senior teacher of the Alexander Technique. For over 40 years, he has worked professionally in Los Angeles and...
27 Okt 20241h

Yogi Sivadas: Himalayan yoga
Yogi Sivadas was born into the traditional Ayurvedic and Yoga practices of Kerala. As a teenager, he left home to continue his quest for deeper knowledge, traveling throughout India and the neighborin...
12 Okt 202454min

Alexandra Bellar: Somatics in Theater & Dance
Alexandra holds a BFA/Dance (University of MI), MFA/Dance (University of WI at Milwaukee), and CMA (Certified Movement Analyst) in Laban Movement Analysis/Bartenieff Fundamentals (LIMS). She is on fac...
24 Sep 20241h 4min

A Conversation with Ven. Robina Courtin
This Week's Episode of the Somatic Primer Podcast: Ven. Robina Courtin Ordained since the late 1970s, Ven. Robina has worked full time since then for Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s FPMT....
10 Sep 20241h 14min

Robert Chuckrow: Tai Chi Concepts and Experiments
On this episode I had the pleasure to speak with taiji teacher Robert Chuckrow. He has studied (Taiji), (Qigong),under masters such as Cheng Man-ch’ing, William C.C. Chen, Elaine Summers. He has wri...
25 Aug 20241h 7min



















