HUMANING: in Conversation

Hallie Dalsimer, Alex Crow, Ally Rugge, Ashley Berry

Humaning is a messy business. Gathering around a common intent to get at the heart of what it means to be human, Humaning In Conversation is an often raw and always real-talk kind of podcast. We speak candidly from our lived experience, centering embodiment, spirituality, and the nitty-gritty questions and practicalities of life on Earth. Our discussions aim to cut through conditioning, in service to reclaiming wholeness and sensing our way out of the often fractured and numbing “daily grind.” Join us as we get curious together and reflect on how to navigate the mess with integrity, show up to the challenges with grace, learn from and become more generous with one another. Join Hallie, Ally, Alex and Ashley, as we dive deeply into exploring what it means to human well - in our bodies, in relationship, in this moment, on planet Earth.

  1. Episode 1

    Pain as a Point of Connection

    A poetic and poignant place to begin, our first conversation hones in on the reality of pain as an essential aspect of our human experience. From our own tender perspectives, we contemplate the many dimensions of pain, including how slowing down to acknowledge and become more intimate with our personal pain may just be the doorway to more trust, empathy and compassion with others - human and more than human.  This conversation includes the voices of Hallie Dalsimer, Ally Rugge and Alex Crow. Embodiment Practice/ Guided Grounding ends at: 5:40 Recording Date: April 8, 2021*   Humans & resources mentioned (in order of reference) : Dare Sohei : Underworld Party Podcast | https://bodyaltar.org/underworldpartyAlex Crow : Yin Yoga Embodiment Practice | https://patreon.com/groundedcrownAlly Rugge : Menstrala School of Embodied Arts + Advocacy | https://menstralaschool.comKhalil Gibran’s The Prophet : On Pain | https://poets.org/poem/pain-1Deborah Hay : Dance Artist | https://dhdcblog.blogspot.comMapi Ormachea : contributor to this conversation | https://www.umaceramics.comRolfing Technique | https://www.rolf.orgBrea Fisher : Qigong & Gongfu | https://quanyingongfu.com  *Please note: this conversation was originally recorded live on ClubHouse, so the guests’ voices were unable to be recorded.

  2. Episode 2

    Getting Comfortable with Discomfort

    Continuing the thread from our conversation on pain, this episode explores the ways in which we have each come to value discomfort. Unpacking the tendencies we see within ourselves and the collective to orient towards comfort, we explore how avoiding discomfort can perpetuate harmful patterns, both in our personal relationships and in society. We touch on many topics, including the discomfort of the healing process, the difference between stretch and strain, and how something being uncomfortable doesn't make it "bad" or "wrong." We also share some tools that help us lean into discomfort in a generative way, increasing our tolerance for conflict and creating more space for growth, repair, and connection. “If you’re committed to comfort, you cannot be committed to justice. Withstanding our discomfort requires understanding that our discomfort is a necessary and constant part of the work. Our goal is not to feel comfortable because we won’t, it is to better tolerate the discomfort that inherently arises.” ~Rachel Ricketts   This conversation includes the voices of Hallie Dalsimer, Ally Rugge and Alex Crow.  Embodiment Practice/ Guided Grounding ends at 7:15 Recording date:  April 15, 2021*   Humans & resources mentioned (in order of their reference): Gaga Movement Language | https://www.gagapeople.com/en/Mantak Chia : Qigong & The Inner Smile | https://www.mantakchia.comRachel Ricketts | https://www.rachelricketts.comNkem Ndefo : The Resilience Toolkit | https://theresiliencetoolkit.coAlex Crow : Yin Yoga | https://groundedcrown.com/guidanceMapi Ormachea : contributor to this conversation | https://www.umaceramics.comWu De : Zen & Tea | https://globalteahut.orgThe I Ching | https://www.chinafile.com/library/nyrb-china-archive/what-i-chingKatie Sutton | https://www.zenwithinacademy.comThe Gene Keys | https://genekeys.comShambhala Meditation Practice | https://shambhala.orgQigong : Brea Fisher/Quan Yin Gongfu | https://quanyingongfu.comResmaa Menakem : My Grandmother’s Hands | https://www.resmaa.com  *Please note: this conversation was originally recorded live on ClubHouse, so the guests’ voices were unable to be recorded.

  3. Episode 3

    Sensuality is More than Just Sex

    Diving in to unpack the relationship between sexuality and sensuality, we explore the rich and varied terrain of sensation and pleasure. As we untangle some of the knots that attempt to bind sensuality exclusively to the realm of sex, we retrace the roots of the conditioning that teaches us to master our bodies - rather than inhabit and enjoy them - to expose the systems invested in keeping us disembodied and ashamed. What is restored when we tune back into the rich beauty and complexity of our lived, embodied experience? We invite you to join us in reveling in the awe of the profound human capacity to touch and be touched by life, ourselves, and one another. This conversation includes the voices of Hallie Dalsimer, Ally Rugge and Alex Crow.  Embodiment Practice/ Guided Grounding ends at: 7:50 Recording Date: April 22, 2021*   Humans & resources mentioned (in order of reference): Katie Sutton : Zen Within Academy | https://www.zenwithinacademy.comAdrienne Maree Brown | https://adriennemareebrown.netGaga Movement Language | https://www.gagapeople.com/en/Catherine Linard | https://www.catherinelinard.com  *Please note: this conversation was originally recorded live on ClubHouse, so the guests’ voices were unable to be recorded.

  4. Episode 4

    On Perfectionism and Perfection

    Embodiment Practice/Drop-in ends at: 6:50 Born out of a real life challenge Ally is in the midst of, today we discuss the lifelong impacts of the perfectionism we learned as children. We look at how both family dynamics and cultural conditioning taught us to “perform” in order to belong, and examine how the identities we adopt to please others keep us from truly being ourselves. We dig into how perfectionism undermines our sense of worth and our capacity for intimacy.  Join us as we walk the messy web of our personal entanglement with this topic - differentiating perfectionism from perfection; contemplating how we might cultivate a healthier expression of our natural drive to evolve; and reflecting on  the reclamation of self that becomes possible when we begin to listen to our bodies, claim our wholeness, and believe in our inherent enoughness. This conversation includes the voices of Hallie Dalsimer, Ally Rugge, Alex Crow and Ashley Berry. (Yay for Ashley joining us!!) Embodiment Practice/ Guided Grounding ends at 6:50 Recording Date: April 29, 2021*   Humans & resources mentioned (in order of reference): Gabor Maté | https://drgabormate.comWu De : Zen & Tea | globalteahut.comThe Gene Keys | https://genekeys.comHuman Design | founded Ra Uru Hu  Hallie learned from Karen Curry Parker | https://understandinghumandesign.com/  *Please note: this conversation was originally recorded live on ClubHouse, so the guests’ voices were unable to be recorded.

  5. Episode 5

    Time as a Dimension of Our Being

    TIME AS A DIMENSION OF OUR BEING We walk into 2022 by bringing forward a conversation that began with a seemingly straightforward question Hallie brought forward around their last birthday — is age just a number? — and expanded into a wide ranging exploration about the ways we relate to time itself.  From the many dimensions of how we understand age and aging, to unpacking learned systems of tracking time, we get curious about how our personal orientations not only inform our embodied experience of passing through time on Earth, but actually impact the ongoing health of our bodies and minds. A potent space was created to contemplate stages of growth and rites of passage from a variety of personal and cultural perspectives, including how individual, communal and cultural initiations support the grace of our human development.  We hope you are as inspired by this expansive conversation as we were - may it be a support to us all in embracing new ways of relating with ourselves and each other as we move beyond the threshold of this new year.   This conversation includes the voices of Hallie Dalsimer, Ally Rugge, Alex Crow and Ashley Berry. Embodiment Practice/ Guided Grounding ends at 9:27 Recording Date: May 13, 2021*    Humans & resources mentioned (in order of reference): On Being with Krista Tippet : Ellen Langer |  https://onbeing.org/programs/ellen-langer-science-of-mindlessness-and-mindfulness-nov2017/Ellen Langer | https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2010/09/the-mindfulness-chroniclesBill Plotkin : The Eco-Soulcentric Developmental Wheel | https://www.animas.org/wp-content/uploads/Intro-to-ESDW-for-Animas-website.pdf5 Element Theory : Traditional Chinese Medicine | https://www.tcmworld.org/what-is-tcm/five-elements/Taoist Alchemy | https://www.goldenelixir.com/jindan/jindan_intro.htmlStephen Jenkinson | www.orphanwisdom.comLaura Fallon | https://www.lauracfallon.com  *Please note: this conversation was originally recorded live on ClubHouse, so the guests’ voices were unable to be recorded.

  6. Episode 6

    Place, the Way it Shapes Us

    Our conversation this week grounds into the many questions we hold about the ways that place impacts our identity, sense of belonging & notion of home.  We reflect upon our relationship with the environments, landscapes and cityscapes we have had the privilege to be immersed in, and how we have been changed through our travels and relocations.  Swapping stories and rich memories, we allow ourselves to wander through the many inquiries that present themselves. We touch into the depth of human history that sits in places and how the soul or spirit of a place might inform our sense of self.  Do the places we are attracted to or repelled by say something about who we are or who we are becoming? Are we truly in balanced reciprocity with the many beings we coexist with?  We hope you are inspired by this curious & wonderfully wandering conversation.  May the many questions presented here offer space for you to explore your own sense of place.     This conversation includes the voices of Hallie Dalsimer, Ally Rugge, Alex Crow, Ashley Berry & Wren LaFeet(who joined us via ClubHouse).  Embodiment Practice/ Guided Grounding ends at 15:39 Recording Date: July 1, 2021 Humans & resources mentioned (in order of reference): California Heritage : Indigenous Research Project - Ancestral Homelands Reciprocity Program | https://chirpca.org/ancestral-homelandsWren LaFeet | https://dancecocrea.com/Gene Keys | https://genekeys.comRebecca Solnit : A Field Guide to Getting Lost | http://rebeccasolnit.net/book/a-field-guide-to-getting-lost/Bill Plotkin : The Eco-Soulcentric Wheel of Development | https://www.animas.org/wp-content/uploads/Intro-to-ESDW-for-Animas-website.pdf

  7. Episode 7

    Teachers & Teachings of the Natural World

    This week we explore our evolving relationships with the natural world, reflecting on the many ways that Nature has guided, invited and taught us along the way. We share stories of where, when, and how these relationships quickened and deepened, and how particular encounters kindled a recognition of the intelligence of the "other than human" beings with whom we share the planet. We contemplate interconnectedness and co-evolution, and marvel at the capacity for direct communication between humans and plants. We honor teachers, books, places, plants, and practices that have supported us to remember that we are never truly alone in a world that is viscerally alive and sentient. May this conversation inspire you to deepen your sense of belonging in and to the world (and support your nervous system!) by accessing more pathways to connect with the living, breathing quality of life on planet Earth.   This conversation includes the voices of Hallie Dalsimer, Ally Rugge, Alex Crow, and Ashley Berry.  Embodiment Practice/ Guided Grounding ends at 12:30 Recording Date: January 20, 2022   Humans & resources mentioned (in order of reference) : Peter Wohlleben : The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate | https://www.peter-wohlleben.de/ueber-michTony(a) Lemos : Blazing Star Herbal School | https://blazingstarherbalschool.typepad.comOn Being with Krista Tippett | https://onbeing.orgTaos Pueblo | https://taospueblo.comRobin Wall Kimmerer : Braiding Sweetgrass and Gathering Moss | https://www.robinwallkimmerer.comMartin Prechtel | https://www.martinprechtel.comBill Plotkin | https://www.animas.orgJamie Sams and David Carson : Medicine Cards Oracle Deck: The Discovery of Power Through The Ways of Animals | https://medicinecards.com  Influential humans & resources (not mentioned) who we want to acknowledge : Ally Rugge Jamie Sams | The 13 Original Clan Mothers and Sacred PathMary Siisip Geniusz | Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have To Do is Ask: Anishinaabe Botanical TeachingsPat McCabe/Woman Stands Shining | The Earth Talks, Indigenous Ways of KnowingTree Sisters hosts Pat McCabe/Woman Stands Shining | Indigenous Wisdom for EarthAshley Berry Daphne Lowell and Alton Wasson | https://www.contemplativedance.org Nature and Contemplative DanceVictoria Loorz, Brian Stafford, Matt Syrdal, and Rev. Bryan Smith : Seminary of the Wild | https://www.seminaryofthewild.comSusun Weed : Healing Wise | http://www.susunweed.comThe Standing Rock Movement | https://standwithstandingrock.netNini Melvin : 5 Element Meridian Movement | http://ninimelvin.comStephen Harrod Buhner : The Secret Teachings of Plants | https://www.stephenharrodbuhner.comEliot Cowan : Plant Spirit Medicine | https://eliotcowan.com/plant-spirit-medicine

  8. Episode 8

    The Art of Wintering

    What would it feel like to live a cyclical life, one that is aligned with the natural rhythms of the Earth? How might the health of our environments, within and without, be impacted by a life that truly celebrates all of the seasons — especially winter? What does winter offer to our well-being, and why is it important to embrace the many expressions of winter in our lives?  We warmly invite you to cozy up with us as we contemplate these important questions and reflect upon the multi-dimensional gifts and challenges that winter brings.     This conversation includes the voices of Hallie Dalsimer, Ally Rugge, Alex Crow, and Ashley Berry.  Embodiment Practice/ Guided Grounding & Reading ends at - 10:42 Recording Date: January 26, 2022   Humans & resources mentioned (in order of reference) : Katherine May: “Wintering: The Power of Rest & Retreat in Difficult Times” | https://katherine-may.teachable.comAdyashanti | https://adyashanti.opengatesangha.orgThe Nap Ministry | https://thenapministry.wordpress.comLorie Eve Dechar : Five Spirits | https://anewpossibility.com

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Humaning is a messy business. Gathering around a common intent to get at the heart of what it means to be human, Humaning In Conversation is an often raw and always real-talk kind of podcast. We speak candidly from our lived experience, centering embodiment, spirituality, and the nitty-gritty questions and practicalities of life on Earth. Our discussions aim to cut through conditioning, in service to reclaiming wholeness and sensing our way out of the often fractured and numbing “daily grind.” Join us as we get curious together and reflect on how to navigate the mess with integrity, show up to the challenges with grace, learn from and become more generous with one another. Join Hallie, Ally, Alex and Ashley, as we dive deeply into exploring what it means to human well - in our bodies, in relationship, in this moment, on planet Earth.

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    Hallie Dalsimer, Alex Crow, Ally Rugge, Ashley Berry
  • Episodes
    18
  • Seasons
    1
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