This week, an engaging and enjoyable chat with Systema practitioner, wellness coach, and podcaster Howard Jacobson. Here, we get into a range of topics relating to coping with the ongoing constraints of the Covid-19 pandemic, as we face the sixth month of life in its shadow. Themes include:
The dangers of avoiding discomfort
Mitgating stress and anger through exercise (and how that can easily backfire)
Finding acceptance and context in your daily interactions
The primacy of relationship in conversation
Recorded outdoors at the beautiful Eno River near Durham North Carolina, this episode features an extended breathwork and awareness exercise (starting at around 15:00-minute mark) for resetting your mental and emotional state.
Mentioned in this episode:
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
Sand Talk: How indigenous Thinking Can Save the World, by Tyson Yonkapurta