Somatic Healing & the Organic Intelligence of the Body (with Megan Brians)
The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGannShow Notes
In this episode of Drop the Weight, Elizabeth reconnects with the remarkable Megan Brians, a dear friend and colleague of hers from their SoHo Sanctuary days in New York City.
Now based out of Bend, Oregon, Megan is breaking new ground as an organic intelligence coach, energy worker and massage therapist developing into a new specialty called sexological bodywork training.
Throughout the discussion, Elizabeth and Megan catch up and compare notes on a wild array of topics, including the profound ways that emotional trauma manifests through the body and how it may ultimately be relieved. They also reflect on their shared experiences and contrasting feelings about having recently turned 50.
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SHOW NOTES
Intro [ 00:00 ]
How emotions manifest and live in the body [ 01:55 ]
Tension and contraction create physical issues [ 03:00 ]
Organic intelligence coaching [ 03:30 ]
"What's Wrong Attention" & Steve Hoskinson [ 05:10 ]
Elizabeth's 2024 manifesting challenge [ 06:20 ]
The body's "guarding" mechanism causing pain and dysregulation [ 07:10 ]
People tend to attach to their symptoms and neurological states [ 08:50 ]
Turning 50, perimenopause and menopause [ 10:55 ]
The 3 prongs of Megan's practice: "Everyone's medicine is unique." [ 12:15 ]
Magical intuition versus the clinical? [ 13:00 ]
Polarity training and energy work [ 14:10 ]
When the tissues tighten, self-protection is happening [ 17:25 ]
How to regulate the nervous system [ 19:10 ]
Coregulation with other people [ 20:55 ]
Polarity and the chakra system [ 22:10 ]
Dropping the emotional, spiritual and physical weight [ 23:40 ]
Ayurvedic food philosophy [ 24:25 ] Tarot, and how Megan uses it in her work [ 27:00 ]
Sexological bodywork training [ 28:30 ]
Giving advice to your younger self at 50 [ 31:40 ]
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Learn more about Megan Brians:
Megan's Website: https://bodyandbeinghealing.com/ Megan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodyandbeinghealing/
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