47: Willa Blythe Baker on the Wisdom of the Body, Somatic Meditation, and the Integration of Mind and Body - a podcast by Katherine King, PsyD, and Alex Gokce, MSW

In this episode, Willa Blythe Baker joins Kate and Alex to discuss the experiential divide between mind and body that serves as a source of suffering. She describes the difference between the conceptual and feeling body and explains four ways that the body can be a source of wisdom. Listen in for Willa's insight on bringing together body, mind, and breath and stay tuned until the end to hear Willa guide a grounding meditation practice.

Willa Blythe Baker PhD is an author, translator and authorized teacher (lama) in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. She is the founder of Natural Dharma Fellowship and its retreat center Wonderwell Mountain Refuge in Springfield, NH and has been on faculty at Harvard Divinity School, the Mind and Life Institute, Kripalu Center, Omega Institute, SanghaLive and One Earth Sangha. Her books include The Wakeful Body: Somatic Mindfulness as a Path to Freedom, Everyday Dharma, and The Arts of Contemplative Care. 

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