FreeBody Podcast

Paton Ashbrook
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Everyone has a different body story. On FreeBody we give a platform to folks where they can tell their unique stories through the lens of their body. We cover topics from somatic experiencing, healing trauma stored in the body, living with chronic illnesses and disease, navigating racism, ableism, sexism, and how we humans turn to movement, creativity, and connection to heal. Join Paton, actor and yogi, as she chats with folks from all walks of life about their own unique physical journeys and what true health really means. Please subscribe, share, and follow on instagram @freebodypodcast !

  1. JUN 25 · BONUS

    Jupiter Cazimi in Cancer: New Moon Yoga Nidra

    This yoga nidra practice (translating to "yoga sleep" in Sanskrit) is a guided meditation that explores space in our bodies and helps plant seeds of manifestation with the new moon. (Starts at 1:40) Yoga nidra is a wonderful practice that brings you into a hypnogogic state: a semi-conscious state between wakefulness and sleep. As your brain waves slow down, the body is essentially asleep while the mind remains aware. This activates our parasympathetic system where our body naturally repairs itself (we access this while sleeping every night). Research shows that only 20 minutes of yoga nidra gives your body the same benefits as 2-3 hours of sleep. The roots of this ancient practice are more than 5,000 years old, originated in India, and lead us through the 5 "koshas" or layers of the self. All you need to do is lay down and listen. If you have any thoughts, questions, or concerns, please reach out on instagram @freebodypodcast.

    22 min
  2. GBS Awareness Month: Reconnecting to your Body's Expression with Marianna McClellan

    MAY 29

    GBS Awareness Month: Reconnecting to your Body's Expression with Marianna McClellan

    It is Guillain-Barré Syndrome Awareness Month and in this episode of FreeBody, Marianna McClellan, performer and Body Intelligence Movement instructor, shares the journey of her GBS diagnosis while simultaneously discovering that her mother was suffering from late stage cancer.  We explore her embodied experience of growing up in the Lower East Side, how illness often challenges us to let go of past identities, and how pain can be an important teacher.

    1h 17m

  3. MAY 27 · BONUS

    Gemini New Moon - Planting Seeds

    This yoga nidra practice (translating to "yoga sleep" in Sanskrit) is a guided meditation that explores space in our bodies and helps plant seeds of manifestation with the new moon. (Starts at 5:15) Yoga nidra is a wonderful practice that brings you into a hypnogogic state: a semi-conscious state between wakefulness and sleep. As your brain waves slow down, the body is essentially asleep while the mind remains aware. This activates our parasympathetic system where our body naturally repairs itself (we access this while sleeping every night). Research shows that only 20 minutes of yoga nidra gives your body the same benefits as 2-3 hours of sleep. The roots of this ancient practice are more than 5,000 years old, originated in India, and lead us through the 5 "koshas" or layers of the self. All you need to do is lay down and listen. If you have any thoughts, questions, or concerns, please reach out on instagram @freebodypodcast.

    26 min

  4. FEB 27 · BONUS

    Pisces New Moon Yoga Nidra: Surrender and Spark

    This yoga nidra practice (translating to "yoga sleep" in Sanskrit) is a guided meditation that explores opposites and naturally occurring polarities existing within us and nature. Yoga nidra is a wonderful practice that brings you into a hypnogogic state: a semi-conscious state between wakefulness and sleep. As your brain waves slow down, the body is essentially asleep while the mind remains aware. This activates our parasympathetic system where our body naturally repairs itself (we access this while sleeping every night). Research shows that only 20 minutes of yoga nidra gives your body the same benefits as 2-3 hours of sleep. The roots of this ancient practice are more than 5,000 years old, originated in India, and lead us through the 5 "koshas" or layers of the self. All you need to do is lay down and listen. If you have any thoughts, questions, or concerns, please reach out on instagram @freebodypodcast.

    22 min

  5. JAN 30 · BONUS

    Aquarius New Moon Yoga Nidra: Stardust

    This yoga nidra practice (translating to "yoga sleep" in Sanskrit) is a guided meditation that explores opposites and naturally occurring polarities existing within us and nature. Yoga nidra is a wonderful practice that brings you into a hypnogogic state: a semi-conscious state between wakefulness and sleep. As your brain waves slow down, the body is essentially asleep while the mind remains aware. This activates our parasympathetic system where our body naturally repairs itself (we access this while sleeping every night). Research shows that only 20 minutes of yoga nidra gives your body the same benefits as 2-3 hours of sleep. The roots of this ancient practice are more than 5,000 years old, originated in India, and lead us through the 5 "koshas" or layers of the self. All you need to do is lay down and listen. If you have any thoughts, questions, or concerns, please reach out on instagram @freebodypodcast. Special thank you for the ambient space sound used in this nidra: Ambient Space Texture by Andrewkn -- https://freesound.org/s/474864/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

    23 min

  6. 12/30/2024 · BONUS

    Yoga Nidra "The Moon, The Sun, and The Lotus"

    This yoga nidra practice (translating to "yoga sleep" in Sanskrit) is a guided meditation that explores opposites and naturally occurring polarities existing within us and nature. Yoga nidra is a wonderful practice that brings you into a hypnogogic state: a semi-conscious state between wakefulness and sleep. As your brain waves slow down, the body is essentially asleep while the mind remains aware. This activates our parasympathetic system where our body naturally repairs itself (we access this while sleeping every night). Research shows that only 20 minutes of yoga nidra gives your body the same benefits as 2-3 hours of sleep. The roots of this ancient practice are more than 5,000 years old, originated in India, and lead us through the 5 "koshas" or layers of the self. All you need to do is lay down and listen. If you have any thoughts, questions, or concerns, please reach out on instagram @freebodypodcast.

    30 min
  7. Aaron Dean Eisenberg - Transformation Through Physicality, Vulnerability, and Masculinity

    10/22/2024

    Aaron Dean Eisenberg - Transformation Through Physicality, Vulnerability, and Masculinity

    Aaron Dean Eisenberg has undergone major physical transformations for multiple roles. In this episode you'll hear more about Aaron’s experience with these dramatic physical demands while working on The Iron Claw, which fearlessly explores the cost of living in the world as men who are taught that vulnerability or softness equals weakness. We talk about the difference between “hitting the gym to get shredded" and mindful somatic practices like yoga or meditation, and if working out in the gym can be a healing experience, what would that look like? You can see Aaron in The Deuce and The Iron Claw on MAX, Dead Ringers on Amazon (TW: miscarriage) and go watch us both on Power Book II: Ghost on STARZ. If you'd like to share your body story, please reach out on instagram @freebodypodcast, we'd love to hear from you! SUBSCRIBE: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freebody-podcast/id1532838522 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5C1hqPeOXMUqooK1z4gDVn?si=198bea81389148c4 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@FreeBodyPodcast SOCIALS: Instagram - @freebodypodcast and @patonashbrook AARON DEAN EISENBERG: instagram - @aarondeaneisenberg

    1h 16m
  8. Nikki Calonge - “The Relationship Between Movement and Soul”

    08/27/2024

    Nikki Calonge - “The Relationship Between Movement and Soul”

    Today's guest, Nikki Calonge, "studies the relationship between movement and soul." She is a theatre maker and performing artist, a movement educator, akidoka, and yoga teacher who studied movement and dance therapy at Pratt. Nikki’s body story takes us from high school cheerleading, to battling blood disease while in acting conservatory, to the importance of participation as devotion for theatre makers. Nikki and Paton also talk about embodied ethical decision making and their personal takes on mewing vs. face yoga. If you'd like to share your body story, please reach out on instagram @freebodypodcast , we'd love to hear from you! SUBSCRIBE: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freebody-podcast/id1532838522 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5C1hqPeOXMUqooK1z4gDVn?si=198bea81389148c4 YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/@FreeBodyPodcast SOCIALS: Instagram - @freebodypodcast and @patonashbrook NIKKI CALONGE: instagram - @sashclements and website - nikkicalonge.com

    1h 25m
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Everyone has a different body story. On FreeBody we give a platform to folks where they can tell their unique stories through the lens of their body. We cover topics from somatic experiencing, healing trauma stored in the body, living with chronic illnesses and disease, navigating racism, ableism, sexism, and how we humans turn to movement, creativity, and connection to heal. Join Paton, actor and yogi, as she chats with folks from all walks of life about their own unique physical journeys and what true health really means. Please subscribe, share, and follow on instagram @freebodypodcast !

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  • Creator
    Paton Ashbrook
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Paton Ashbrook
  • Show Website
    FreeBody Podcast