In this solo episode of the Compromised to Alchemized podcast, I share what has been stirring in me since my Santa Barbara Floor 4 training, and why I think people are drawn to the flame of Phase Shift.

I open with a family I have been journeying with: an infant with feeding issues, a dad and a mom who both had diastasis, and how Phase Shift brought tone and coherence back to their abs, mostly by working on the foot. Then I talk about gratitude for everyone who came to the training, a humble conversation with a rolfer who wanted to learn how our work could overlap, and why I believe people did not come for the technique. They flocked to the flame of care, compassion and the desire to help people heal. I came to that same flame.

We also explore expression as my own pathway into Phase Shift, the Floor 4 as coordinates that get you to a place, a 19-year-old who fell asleep standing up, what kindred means to me, bodywork as art and dance, and how Phase Shift changes tone for both hypertonic and hypotonic bodies.

To champion the flame around which we flock is to champion the people who need this work.

Time Stamps

0:00:00 | Intro: Diastasis, Tone and a Family's Breakthrough

0:09:07 | Start of the Episode: After the Spoken Word of Episode 100

0:10:35 | Gratitude for the Santa Barbara Floor 4 Training

0:14:59 | Three Failed Instagram Posts and Writing on Substack

0:16:51 | Rolfing, Structural Integration and a Humble Conversation

0:20:19 | Flocking to the Flame of Care

0:22:13 | How Phase Shift Found Me: Expression as a Pathway

0:24:09 | The Floor 4: Head, Throat, Sides and Feet

0:25:41 | Houston, Portland and Passing the Work On

0:28:51 | A 19-Year-Old Who Fell Asleep Standing Up

0:30:50 | What Kindred Means to Me

0:33:00 | Bodywork as Art, Dance and Partnership

0:34:57 | Music, Soundtracks and Creating Around an Injury

0:37:50 | From 70 Areas to the Floor 4

0:39:55 | Coordinates, a Nexus and the Event Horizon

0:41:32 | The Floor 4 Online Course

0:45:00 | Thank You to My Team, Old and New

0:48:00 | Championing the Flame

0:49:05 | Tonic: How Phase Shift Balances Tone

Thank you so much for tuning in. If this episode sparked something within you, please share it with a friend who might need this message today. I can't wait to hear what you think!

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