Integral Health with Ben Calder
by Ben Calder
Discussions and musing on health from an integral perspective. Incorporating Integral Life Practice, LifeForce Dynamics Qigong & Integral Health. We've also been rated as one of the top 15 Qigong podcasts https://blog.feedspot.com/qigong_podcasts/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.
Episodes
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Exploring Body/Mind Bowen with Anne Schubert
What a wonderful opportunity we have here today, speaking with Anne Schubert, who developed the Mind/Body and has been exploring Bowen for over 38 years. Anne shares with us her history of how she went from school teaching to Bowen and the development of the Mind/Body approach she has been using...
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Living Happier, Healthier Lives with Chris Reed
Hi everyone, another great interview for you today, speaking with one of the longer-standing members of the Bowen community in Australia, who was chair of the Bowen Association of Australia for 15 years and is the chair of Bowen Training Australia, he is also the voice of the Bowen Buzz Podcast....
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Exploring Fascia Therapy BTPA interview Steven Goldstein
Hi everyone, I have another exciting interview with you today with a real master of fascial work, Steven Goldstein. Steven has been in professional practice for almost 40 years now, starting in massage and holistic medicine in the 1980's and then developing a specialism for Integrative Fascia...
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Overcoming Addiction through Bowen Technique with Kathryn Hamer
Hi everyone, todays interview has got to be one of the most powerful and moving stories I've heard regarding Bowen Technique. Today we are speaking with College of Bowen tutor and Mindfulness teacher Kathryn Hamer. Kathryn shares her incredible story of how she started to have Bowen from her mum,...
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Imposter Syndrome and the Business of Bowen Technique with Sharon Schofield
I have another really interesting episode for you here today with Bowen Practitioner and Life Coach Sharon Scholfield, who has over 35 years of experience in HR, training, coaching and career guidance. Sharon has found she is especially good at working with people with neurodiversity and offers...
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Podiatry and Bowen Technique with Mitchel Mosher
Hi everyone, I've got another great interview for you today, with holistic podiatrist and Bowen practitioner Mitchel Mosher, who is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Mitchel is celebrating 30yrs of Bowen Therapy this year after being taught by Milton Albrecht. He's the author of the book...
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Bringing Bowen Technique to the Highlands and Islands with Annie Hall
I am really excited to bring you another great interview in our series of discussions with Bowen Teachers from around the world, today we bring you this really interesting discussion with College of Bowen Studies Introduction Course Tutor Annie Hall. Annie's story is unique in that she lives on a...
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The Neurological Approach to Bowen - Interview with Jun Chow
Welcome to the next of our exciting interviews with Bowen Teachers from around the world. Today I have a great interview with Bowen College UK teacher Jun Chow to look as his CPD workshop the Neurological Approach to Bowen. Jun takes us through his history, starting with his degree in Animal...
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Interview with Bigger Than Pain's David McGettigan
Hey everyone, great to see you again. I have another very interesting video for you, with pain and movement specialist and founder of the Bigger than Pain program, David McGettigan. David has a really interesting history of trying to solve the chronic pain issues he developed in his teens, which...
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Interview with Russell Sturges on Fascial Kinetics & Practitioner Personal Development
I'm very excited to bring you another wonderful interview from the world of Bowen Technique. Today I am speaking with Russell Sturges, the founder and developer of Fascial Kinetics, perhaps the original offshoot from the initial form of Bowen Technique taught by Bowtech. Russel explores his early...
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Interview with Eleanor Oyston on Oncology Massage and Bowen Technique
Welcome to the next in my series of interviews with leading voices in the world of Bowen Technique and manual therapy. Today we have a topic I know many people on the Bowen forums ask about regularly, is it safe to do Bowen Technique with clients who have a cancer diagnosis? Eleanor guides us...
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2025 Bowen Global Summit, Interviewing Helen Dobra
I have a wonderful interview for you today with Helen Dobra, the co-founder and co-ordinator of the Natural Therapy Institute, organiser of the Bowen Global Summit and producer of the Bowen documentary "These Two Hands" which takes a beautiful exploration through the Life of Tom Bowen. Helen…
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Breathing and Art - BTPA interview with Laura van Tattenhove
Welcome to the next of my interviews of 2025, where I am joined by Visual Artist, Breathing and Bowen Techer Laura van Tattenhove. In this interview, we explore the importance and the simplicity of breathing and why it is such a useful skill to master. We also explore the relationship of art and...
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Interviewing Alastair Mcloughlin on MSTR & the Art of Bodywork
Hello again everyone, I am really pleased to bring my next interview with leading voices in the Bowen and bodywork world. Today we are talking to Alastair McLoughlin, ex-Bowen Teacher and developer of McLoughlin Scar Tissue Release and The Art of Bodywork training. Alastair has a long career,...
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A Holistic Path to Wellness with Bowen Therapy Kinesiology and Qigong - The Healers Cafe
A Holistic Path to Wellness with Bowen Therapy, Kinesiology, and Qigong – Ben Calder on the Healers Café In this episode of The Healers Café, Manon Bolliger, FCAH, RBHT, speaks with Ben Calder about his transformative journey into integrative healing, exploring how personal challenges led him to...
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Interviewing Gil Hedley on Integral Anatomy and the Nerve Tree for the BTPA
Hello everyone, wow have I got a wonderful interview lined up for you today. It is with great gratitude and respect, I get to share my interview with world leading anatomist Gil Hedley, founder of Integral Anatomy. Gil has been teaching “integral anatomy” in the dissection laboratory, via…
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The Development of EMMETT Technique and Bowen Technique with Ross Emmett
Welcome to the next of my interviews looking at leading voices in the world of Bowen Technique. I am really excited to share this next instalment, where we interview Ross Emmett, who many of you will know as the founder of EMMETT Technique, a worldwide technique for helping with pain and movement...
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Bowen Technique, Horses and more with Lindsay Holder of SMART Bowen
Welcome along to the next in my series of interviews with some of the leading voices in the Bowen Technique world right now. In this episode, I am really grateful to have Lindsay Holder, lead UK tutor for Smart Bowen. Lindsay takes us through her history from studying Equine Sciences at…
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Joanne Hewitt: The vision to have a Bowen Practitioner in every GP surgery
Welcome along to the next in the series of interviews with leading figures in the Bowen world right now. I'm excited to share this episode, where I talk to Joanne Hewitt of Bowen College UK who has the vision of seeing a Bowen Practitioner in every GP surgery. She was inspired while working as a...
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Conversation with Manon Bolliger about a Healer in every household
Welcome to the next in my series of interviews with leading figures in the world of Bowen Technique. I am grateful to share some time with the founder of The Bowen College Canada - Manon Bolliger, who aside from her wonderful work in Bowen Technique, is also a published author, TEDX speaker and a...
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Interviewing Jihan Adem of Bowen College UK on Breathing, Sleep & Empowering Movement
Hello once again from me as I bring you the next of the interviews with the BTPA. In this episode I'm very excited to be interviewing Jihan Adem of the Bowen College UK. We talk about her history and how she got into Bowen before getting into why she is so passionate about teaching this work and...
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Interviewing Gus de la Querra about Bowen Technique, Vagus Nerve, Lymphatics and more
Here we are with the next in our series of interviews with leading teachers in the field of Bowen Technique. Today I am really excited to have the (infamous) Gus de la Querra of the Body Rewired. Any of you who have been following Gus's social media will know he's the King of Vagus (no Elvis puns...
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Interviewing Jonathan Damonte on Homeopathy and Bowen Technique
In the next of the series of interviews with prominent teachers and thinkers in the world of the Bowen Technique, I am really excited to share our latest interview with Canadian Bowen teacher and Homeopath Jonathan Damonte. Jonathan has been involved in the founding of Bowen Canada and the Bowen...
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Interviewing John Wilks on Birth Interventions and Bowen Technique for the BTPA
Welcome everyone to another of the interviews in this series to speak with some of the renowned teachers of Bowen around the world. In this episode I'm grateful to be joined by John Wilks of Our Birth Journey, a well known and well regarded teacher of Bowen for many years who gave attended the…
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Interviewing Paula Esson on Bowen Technique and Neurophysiology for the BTPA
In the next of our series of interviews with key figures and teachers in the world of Bowen, it is our great pleasure to share our interview with Paula Esson. Paula has been an exceptional example of tenacity and diligence when it comes to getting Bowen into the more mainstream focus and use in…
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Interviewing Jo Wortley and Colin Murray of The College of Bowen Studies UK
In the next of my interviews with leading teacher in the Bowen Technique, we are speaking to the lead tutors of the College of Bowen Studies (CBS) here in the UK, Colin Murray and Jo Wortley. In this interview, we get to hear a little of their history and how they came to Bowen (from Martial Arts...
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Interview with Phil Steward of Assessment Led Bodywork on Bowen Technique
In the next of our series of interviews, we are excited to have Phil Steward as our guest. Phil is the brains behind the most recent School of Bowen in the UK Assessment Led Bodywork Training which has been partly inspired by his work with Graham Pennington, who Phil spent time with in Australia...
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Interviewing Ron Phelan on Bowen Technique for the BTPA
In the third of my new interviews, I speak to Ron Phelan, another of the really big names in the Bowen Technique world. In this interview, we discuss how Ron found his way from electrical engineering to Bowen Technique and the similarities between them, how he went on to develop his PASC -...
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Interviewing Graham Pennington on the Importance of Symmetry for the BTPA
In the second of our fascinating new interviews with some of the key figures in Bowen Technique today, I'm really excited to share this interview with Graham Pennington to talk about his wonderful Importance of Symmetry work. You'll see my brief fan-boy moment at the start of the interview as...
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Interviewing Michael Nixon Livy NST for the BTPA
I'm really excited to share the first of a series of interviews I'm doing for the the Bowen Therapy Professional Association (BTPA) to talk with some of the major researchers and developers of Bowen Technique to support both students and practitioners of Bowen Technique and for the public to have…
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Waking the 5 Element Spirits an Interview with Sai Calder
I'm really grateful to have an opportunity to talk with my brother Sai Calder, the founder of LifeForce Qigong, about his Qigong practice and how it's evolved over the years. We talk about how he has developed LifeForce Qigong and why he felt this was a requirement for his health and well-being,...
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The Power of Qi Gong 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...
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Wake Up, Clean Up, Grow Up & Show Up - an integral plan for wellness
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...
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Approaching Health, Wellness & Illness From An Integral Perspective
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...
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Approaching Spirituality And Spiritual Development From An Integral Perspective
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...
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Suicide Prevention Interview with Marcus Matthews for Suicide Prevention Day
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...
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Interviewing my friend and fellow kinesiologist Phil Clubley on manual muscle testing for health
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…
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Interview with Emma Last of the Human Reboot Movement
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…
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Transforming into Happiness - Interview with Jo "Happiness" Howarth
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…
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Interview with Kris Davies: From Fibromyalgia to Face Yoga
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...
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Interview with Rich Morley on the importance of breathing for health
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...
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Evolving Spiritual Practice Podcast - Integrated Health: a conversation with Ben Calder
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,...
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Achieve peak health for your family this fall - An interview with "Dr Mom" Nelli Gluzman
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...
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Mens Health interview on Calon FM with Denise Oliver
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…
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How I'm surviving lockdown, the Shadow self and LifeForce Qigong
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...
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Life After Birth Trauma Interview with Sarah Auger
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…
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Life After Birth Trauma Interview with Elaine Godley
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...
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Life After Birth Trauma Interview with Jackie Allatson
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...
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My Guest Spot on the Elaine Godley Radio Show on Elatic FM on Gut Health
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...
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Interview with Hilary Stock on her Psychosynthesis research into over-eating
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...
About this show
Discussions and musing on health from an integral perspective. Incorporating Integral Life Practice, LifeForce Dynamics Qigong & Integral Health. We've also been rated as one of the top 15 Qigong podcasts https://blog.feedspot.com/qigong_podcasts/
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.
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