This episode is with my friend Janice Rous, the somatic psychonaut. Janice was pioneering in the field of somatics (body work, yoga, breathwork)before it was all the contemporary rage. Now as an elder, her life experience and love for life bear the fruit of practical wisdom. Janice developed her work into what she calls Body Dialogue because she was in search of a practice to integrate all of her different studies. Body Dialogue is a unique form that effectively combines Alexander Technique, breathing and yoga. She also partners with Polly Howells and Jean Esther annually to host a women’s retreat based in the practice of Body Soul Rhythms Leadership Program, a program Janice graduated from in 2003.

To support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/m/astemperaturesrise To learn more about Janice's work: http://bodydialogues.com/ Music in this episode is "Undying" by Blue Dot Session

In this episode we talk about: - The body as the guide - The mind-body connection relating to the chaos in the world today - Body Dialogue - Inflammation in the body, in the planet signaling out of balance - Body as the first responder - We were not born to sit in chairs - Spiritual poverty in the western world - BLM is revealing how we've exploited our bodies - Autoimmune disease is our inner intelligence not working properly - Getting your knowledge from within - Attune to nature - Vitality and where are we in deficit - Come back to love and gratitude - "Teach us to number our days"

Links to mentions in the episode: The Alexander Technique: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Technique Marion Woodman: https://mwoodmanfoundation.org/