Integral Health with Ben Calder

In this episode, I was really grateful to be interviewed by Laura Mac from Transforming you Live to talk about LifeForce Qigong.We touched on a few other aspects of my work, including Bowen Technique, Kinesiology and the Epigenetics as well as the qigong.As you all know Qi Gong is the deeper passion, that enriches my life and therefore my interaction in the world around me which therefore has a benefit on everyone else’s life as well.I talk about life in relation to ‘Listening to the feedback, the noise that is constantly being produced by my body anyway, and trimming the sails adjusting oversteer and understeer it’s those simple ways that help me’You can hear the original interview here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-power-of-qi-gong-with-ben-calder/id1629875629?i=1000620835319You can connect to Laura's work here https://transformingyoulive.com/Sign up for either our live qigong classes or our drip-feed full training "Activate LifeForce" here https://integralhealth.mylearnworlds.com/courses

It is a great pleasure to be interviewed again for the Transcending Explorations podcast by upcoming Integral and Health advocate Lachlan Dunn.If you have missed the previous 2 episodes of this series you can find them here in my blog.In this episode, Lachlan wanted my views on these really interesting questions that we see in Integral TheoryWaking UpCleaning upGrowing UpShowing UpIn this discussion we are exploring what these ideas might mean and how we can experience and practice these in our daily lives.Through this episode we are looking at:Waking up is not an event but a processIntegrating from waking up Practice. Practice. Practice.Wake up to new perspectives.Subjective and objective shadow within cleaning up How to notice whats shadow and whats not We have immense amounts of consciousness wrapped up in our shadowThe collective shadow Learning to take other peoples perspective Transcending and including each structure of consciousness Taking full responsibilityThe journey of Life is like a roller coaster rideI hope you guys love , enjoy and value this episode. Through this episode we are looking at:Waking up is not an event but a processIntegrating from waking up Practice. Practice. Practice.Wake up to new perspectives.Subjective and objective shadow within cleaning up How to notice whats shadow and whats not We have immense amounts of consciousness wrapped up in our shadowThe collective shadow Learning to take other peoples perspective Transcending and including each structure of consciousness Taking full responsibilityThe journey of Life is like a roller coaster rideI hope you guys love , enjoy and value this episode.

After the success of the first of the interview's with Australia's emerging Integral voice Lachlan Dunn, I was really pleased that he wanted to do a second interview.At the end of our first interview https://bencalder.co.uk/blog/integral-general-theory/approaching-spirituality-and-spiritual-development-from-an-integral-perspective-with-ben-calder/ Lachlan said to me that he had only got about a third of the way through his notes of the things he wanted to discuss and of course I was happy to schedule another session so that we could talk more and so here you go.In this session we are talking about the following topics:- Bens morning and night routines- Having fluid responses to events and environments we interact with- Timing of practices- Being in harmony with environmental circadian cycles- The sun is a big magnetron also shifting inside of us- Looking at the direction you sleep, the shape of the room and home your in and house materials- How the shapes of buildings influence us- Biogeometry/Geopathic stress- The body wears the shape the mind creates- The meaning of Health ?- Adaptation & the expansion of consciousness- Imbalance is necessary- Everything in the right proportion is a medicine everything in the wrong is a poison- What are symptoms , illness and disease ? Spontaneous diseases and us manufacturing our own diseases- Shadow/Unconscious and physiological condition , perception and physiology connection.So as you can see Lachlan wasted no time getting right into some really interesting topics.You can learn more about Lachlan and listen to more of his shows here https://transcendingexplorations.buzzsprout.com/And connect with him socially here:https://www.facebook.com/lachlan.dunn.161/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lachlan-dunn-628643167/https://www.instagram.com/transcendingexplorations/

In this conversation, entitled "Approaching Spirituality And Spiritual Development From An Integral Perspective" we explore the following topics:- My worldview- Being able to take multiple perspectives and be flexible - Nothing is important , it doesn't matter, life is neutral - Most efficient and effective practices and modalities along bens awakening and healing journey- Big mind meditation- Human beings are too comfortable now compared to our ancestors- Is the world a mirror reflection ?- Infinitude of observations to take - Where is the past and future ?- What spiritual development looks like from an integral perspective- The many perspectives of spirituality - SurrenderingIts really amazing to have an emerging Integral voice such a Lachlan, who is based in Australia, to want to discuss my approach to health.Lachlan is fast becoming an exciting voice in the next generation of people exploring the boundaries of health and spiritual development.You can learn more about Lachlan and listen to more of his shows here https://transcendingexplorations.buzzsprout.com/And connect with him socially here:https://www.facebook.com/lachlan.dunn.161/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lachlan-dunn-628643167/https://www.instagram.com/transcendingexplorations/

Recorded on #worldsuicidepreventionday Centre director Ben Calder talks to Marcus Matthews about his experiences with suicide and how it changed his life.Marcus shares his journey from feeling suicidal to now helping others understand what his journey taught him about suicide and how feeling suicide and anxiety are about killing who you have become not who you are.And as a gift to others in this situation you can access Marcus' Free Hypnotherapy Course and Recording available when you buy the book on Amazonhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Drowning-Anxiety-Successful-Marcus-Matthews-ebook/dp/B088G16KM6If you want to learn more about Marcus and his work, you can find him here:https://www.makeyourlifecount.co.uk/https://www.facebook.com/makeyourlifecountukhttps://twitter.com/leadersaskwhyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/makeyourlifecount/https://www.instagram.com/marcusamatthews/https://www.instagram.com/transformationaltherapyuk/

It was a great pleasure (and with lots of laughter) to talk with my old friend and college Phil Clubley, who not only is a fellow kinesiologist, but is also the current chairman of the Kinesiology Federation, the UK's largest dedicated organisation for kinesiologists.We explore kinesiology (I mean for those who don't know, wtf is it, how do we even say it?) and how it can be used for helping to keep us healthy and resolve issues on a number of levels, his role as the UK chair and the challenges the last year has brought and his thoughts for the future of medicine with kinesiology as an active partner.If you would like to connect to Phil you can find him here:https://www.philclubley.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/philclubley.kinesiology/https://www.facebook.com/philclubleykinesiologyEnjoy the show

In the 3rd of my interview series with the co-authors of the My 2020 book, released in July 2021, I get to talk to Emma last of Progressive Minds, the business health coach and founder of the Human Reboot Movement. We talked about her move from corporate burn out to coaching and support individuals and businesses to really explore life balance in their culture. Emma is also part of the amazing team with Jessica Prime working on the new My 2020 book to look at how 2020 was able to facilitate healthy change as well.You can find out more about Emma and her work at these great channels https://progressive-minds.co.uk/https://thehumanrebootmovement.com/https://www.facebook.com/emma.last.180https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-last-she-her-20199435/

It was my great pleasure in this latest episode of the Integral Health podcast to chat with my friend and colleague Jo "Happiness" Howarth about her journey to be the founder of the "The Happiness Club". Jo is a well respected hypnotherapist who took her business in such a joyful direction, she is well worth listening to.Jo is also one of the co-authors of the book My 2020, released in July 2021 on how the 1st year of the pandemic gave her opportunities to turn her challenges into opportunities. Listen in for more and if you want to contact Jo, you can find here in the following locations:https://thehappinessclub.co.uk/https://www.facebook.com/jo.howarth.587https://www.facebook.com/TheHappinessClubLtdhttps://twitter.com/HappinessClubJohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-howarth/

It was my great pleasure today to interview holistic aesthetician, face yogi, beauty guru, trainer and best selling author Kris Davies on her journey from training in beauty at Champneys in 1983 to recovering from Fibromyalgia to developing her own vegan skin care range for humans and animals to being a Face Yoga teacher and trainer.There is no way this lady is 56, if you take a look at her before and after Face Yoga pictures, you can see that she walks her talk and her methods get results.It was inspiring to hear her journey from being a beauty therapist and how she developed fibromyalgia, to how she rooted out the cause of her illness and transformed it with RTT (Rapid Transformational Therapy) and went on to develop her own range of vegan, chemical free skin care before becoming a Face Yoga practitioner and teacher.Listen along to her amazing story and if you ant to see the proof of her path, check her out on her website and social media siteshttps://krisdavies.com/https://www.facebook.com/kristineliane.davies.3https://twitter.com/davies_kristinehttps://www.instagram.com/sav_eeskin/https://www.facebook.com/skinsoapbar/https://www.linkedin.com/in/kris-davies-150a2946/

I really enjoyed getting to have a in depth interview with Tai Chi and Qigong teacher Rich Morley.Rich and I have been social media friends for a few years now and I deeply appreciate not only the humour that fills his pages, but also the valuable reflections on why breathing correctly is so important not just for health and prevention of illness, but also on healing from quite serious conditions. Rich recovered from years of Fibromyalgia using Tai Chi, Qigong and breathing practices and now teaches all 3 to help others.You can learn more about Rich and his work by visiting his social media profiles:https://www.facebook.com/rich.m.morleyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-morley-1aa201187/https://www.richmorley.com/ (new website will be live by end of May 2021)

I am really grateful to my friend and fellow psychonaught Ralph Cree for recording this interview for his podcast Evolving Spiritual Practice where we talked about my work and it's relevance for integrated health practice.We talk about how to approach integrating the health of our body, heart, mind and spirit. I have been practicing Qigong for 30 years, am a long time meditator and have been a professional kinesiologist for 18 years. In this conversation we focus in particular on nutrition, epigenetics, the relationship between the practitioner and client, the importance of flow, how spiritual bypassing can ignore health, and how to stay sane and healthy during coronavirus lockdowns.If you would like to listen to more of Ralph's work you can access his podcast herehttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/evolving-spiritual-practice/id1552740357For more information about his work please visit www.bodyheartmindspirit.co.ukTo hear more of his music please visit his soundcloud page https://soundcloud.com/ralphcreeHis YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfQp5jM16pPB7QX2zmMYbQHis Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/bodyheartmindspirituk/I'm also really excited that my podcast has now been added as one of the Top 15 Qigong podcasts https://blog.feedspot.com/qigong_podcasts/

It's a real treat to have been able to interview "Dr Mom" Nelli Gluzman of Blossom Pediatrics in New York.We spent a great hour together discussing her protocol for how to achieve peak health for your family this fall with her Nutrition Immunity Program.I loved how she spoke not just about the importance of good quality food, but how essential having probiotic rich foods, a healthy mindset and how medicine that engaged the mind/body connection were necessary.Listen on to learn more.....You can connect to Dr Gluzman through her website:https://blossompediatrics.com/and on social media via:https://www.instagram.com/dr_gluzman/https://www.facebook.com/DrGluzman/and you can connect to the program we are talking about here:https://blossompediatrics.com/2020/08/30/a-holistic-pediatricians-complete-guide-to-protecting-your-family-this-fall/

It was great to be invited back onto Calon FM to my friend Denise Oliver's Empowerment Hour to talk about men's health in November (during the now infamous Movember - Men's Health Month) and to highlight some of the issues that men can face with their health.We were very careful to point out that this was not an anti-female or anti-feminist show and that these were just perspectives about men's health, something that I am very aware of - being a man and all. Listen on and enjoy the show and laugh at all the pause pionts where we had to let them play music on the broadcast version of this.

It was really great on Thursday 30th April to do a zoom interview with my friend and Access Consciousness Certified Facilitator Denise Oliver for her Empowerment Hour radio show on Calon FM.We spent the show sharing how we are surviving the corona lockdown (as you can see by my hair on the show photo), how I managed to change my normally in person Embracing Your Shadow workshop to a zoom livestream successfully and what that offers people, and how using Qigong and other methods that I work with to keep myself well and healthy (mind and body) during this strange and challenging time.

This is the 3rd of the interviews with the co-authors of the Life After Birth Trauma book, which has just been released and available through all the usual outlets.It was my honour in this episode to interview Sarah about her story, the miraculous pregnancy, losing one of her twins just 3hrs after birth and how it effected her life in the subsequent years. Plus her tips for what helped her to cope and what she suggests for others who have had difficult birthing processes or are either pregnant or considering pregnancy right now.You can contact Sarah directly in her work as a special educational needs providor throughwww.thesensoryfairy.co.ukwww.facebook.com/thesensoryfairywww.instagram.com/thesensoryfairy

This is the 2nd of the interviews with the co-authors of the Life After Birth Trauma book, which has just been released and available through all the usual outlets.It was my honour in this episode to interview Elaine Godley about her story, her lack of natural inclination to be a mother, choices being made without her full understanding, her Out of Body Experience (OBE) during labour, trying to maintain thriving business and her top tips for how to prepare for the best birth you can have.You can learn more about Elaine and connnect with her through her website and social media.https://www.elainegodley.com/https://www.perfect-health.co.uk/https://www.facebook.com/groups/perfecthealthwellnessclub/

I'm proud to be sharing the first of my 3 interviews with the co-authors of the fabulous new book, Life After Birth Trauma, which explores the very powerful experiences that can take place when birth doesn't go to plan. Previously very little has been written about this and this new book offers a wealth of resources, information and support for those who have had birth trauma and those who would seek to prevent it.Jackie is a midwife and certified Birth Trauma Resolution practitioner, who after her own traumatic experiences, wanted to help others to overcome this little talked about area of life.You can connect with her via her websitehttps://www.downtoearthjackie.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/jackie_downtoearth/https://www.facebook.com/downtoearthjackie/

It was great to get to be a guest for Elaine Godley again on her radio show on Elastic FM talking about Gut Health and why it is so important to our overall health.Elaine was a little suprised by some of the topics we discussed, which is impressive considering her knowledge and experience with natural health.Hope you enjoy listening back and give me a shout if you have any questions.You can connect to Elaine's full list of shows or listen to it in it's original location here https://anchor.fm/elainegodleyofficial/episodes/Ben-Calder---Gut-Health-ea8r0m

This was a great follow up interview with Hilary Stock on the research she has conducted for her Masters degree looking at why we over eat and what are the factors surrounding it. Creating a clear differentiation from more commonly associated eating disorders, she looks at what is a much more common practice with people.It was great to hear many ideas that I was familar with and supported in this and also how much it given Hilary insight into some of her own behaviours.You can get in contact with Hilary via her website https://aspencounselling.co.uk/Or via her profile page on the Centre for Integral Health website https://integralhealthshrewsbury.com/about-us/our-practitioners/hilary-stock/

Once again I have been lucky enough to be invited to be a guest on Calon FM's Empowrment Hour as a guest of the lovely Denise Oliver. We spent the show talking quite a bit about LifeForce Qigong and my imminent authorisation as an internationally recognised teacher in this system. We also talked about the McLoughlin Scar Tissue Release (MSTR) and how much change that can create in old scars that are still causing pain, hypersensitivity, numbness, range of motion and movement problems even years after the surgery and injury took place. This was especially poignant as October is Breast Cancer awareness month and the MSTR can help extensively with post surgical recovery and improvement on mastectomy and lumpectomy scars to deal with the pain and tightness experienced by many women.