In Conversation is a companion series to In This Body the Podcast, offering shorter, slower moments drawn from the wider well of dialogue. These are distilled encounters with thinkers and feelers whose work lives at the intersection of embodiment, sexuality, creativity, and spirit. Each episode invites you into a more intimate pace—thirty minutes of attunement, reflection, and quiet inquiry into the ways the body remembers, responds, and reclaims. Paired with gentle journal prompts, these offerings are an invitation to not just listen, but to feel what stirs within your very own body.
Mark Walsh
Mark Walsh is a seasoned embodiment facilitator, coach, and educator, known for his work in bringing embodied intelligence to the mainstream. He is the founder of Embodiment Unlimited and has trained thousands globally, from corporate executives to humanitarian workers in war zones. With a background in martial arts, coaching, and trauma-informed leadership, Mark blends practical somatic tools with philosophical inquiry to guide people toward greater self-awareness and resilience. His body of work includes the Embodied Facilitator Course, the Embodiment Conference, and the book Embodiment: Moving Beyond Mindfulness.
You can find out more about Mark here.
The Conversation
What does it mean to fall in love with life through the body? In this rich and far-reaching conversation, Mark Walsh explores how the dance between discipline and devotion, trauma and tenderness, intellect and intimacy shapes our embodied experience. From martial arts dojos to war-torn regions, he reflects on how embodiment isn’t just a tool for personal healing—it’s a necessity in our disoriented world. With clarity, humor, and provocation, he calls us into a deeper, more robust love affair with being alive—one that includes power, presence, and the poetry of practice.
Highlights
00:06 – “Being in love with life”: Mark defines embodiment as a dance, a playground, and a temple.
03:10 – The danger of intellectualizing embodiment: why knowledge alone can’t take us there.
07:17 – Working in Ukraine: how witnessing war reshaped Mark’s sense of tenderness and strength.
11:45 – Embodiment as an antidote to victim culture: cultivating robustness, not just regulation.
Embody the Material
Questions to sit with:
What does your love affair with embodiment look like today? What keeps the romance alive?
When do you feel most in your body? What practices help you return to that place?
Where in your body do you feel safety or anchoring, even amid instability?
How do you balance sensitivity and strength in your somatic life?
What embodied virtues are you cultivating—and through what practices or communities?
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