Awake In Relationship

In a time when many of us are spending 11 or more hours a day glued to screens our innate connection to the nature has suffered.  Youth are particularly vulnerable to algorithms that  distort our sense of self and perception of the world around us.  Beyond Covid 19 there is a looming mental health crisis on the horizon, and there isn’t an App for that.  In this episode of AIR I speak with David Segal, clinic counsellor and co author with Dr. Nevin J...

012 - With Covid 19, the climate crisis, economic free fall and massive social unrest you might be feeling the need to find your tribe.  Community is more important than ever, but as many of us in this ‘new normal’ are spending more time at home and online it is harder than ever to form those intimate bonds...

011 - Thanks to the star power of Oprah and other influencers millions of people have been introduced to the power of mindfulness and compassion practices.  Despite an emphasis on self liberation and ending suffering many western meditation communities have failed to encourage diversity among their membership...

010 The relationship between father and son is often defined by ordinary moments shared in silence.  Fathers are held to a god like standard and judged harshly when they fall.  For young men coming of age there is longing for something only their father’s can provide, and without it the journey feels incomplete...

009 - In the wake of George Floyd's murder at the hands of police in Minneapolis a global anti racist movement has risen up and brought to light a long history of inequality and racism woven into our key institutions.  In this episode we discuss First Nations rights and title and the struggle against eco-racism with Ana Simeon, fundraiser and campaigner for Raven Trust, a not for profit that raises money for First Nations legal defence...

#008 After 3 months of Covid lockdown many people are confronting conflict and challenges in close relationships,  When it is at home or work a breakdown in communication can sometimes feel like living inside a pressure cooker that is about to blow.  Strong emotions quickly take over and it easy to turn someone we care deeply about into an object of anger or even hate...

#007 - Reestablishing close human contact after Covid 19 can be anxiety provoking. Touch is an essential part of our mental wellbeing and trust building with others and without it relationships and even communities start to fall apart.  In this episode we talk about creating safety for platonic and intimate touch in the post Covid era with Trica Bowler and Michael Haines from Being Held, a monthly community gathering focused on conscious touch...

#006 - For 8 years a lone wolf named TAKAYA survived and thrived on a small archipelago near Victoria BC.  Cheryl Alexander, an internationally recognized conservation photographer and educator spent 6 years documenting his remarkable life.  Sadly, TAKAYA was killed by a hunter in March 2020, but his story of resilience has now gone global.  In this episode Cheryl shares some of her personal journey with TAKAYA as well as what we can learn from the wisdom of wild places...

#005 - There is nothing like a pandemic and social distancing to make one yearn for the beloved.  Whether you a single or partnered the lover archetype is likely showing up in your life and relationships in surprising ways...

#004 - For anyone who is committed to a path like meditation or yoga it can be easy to feel a sense of separation between our spiritual and intimate lives.  We might feel very awake and aware as the result of practice, but completely shut down when it comes to relating to those we are close too.  In this episode with Buddhist teacher and author of the Dharma of the Princess Bride, we chat about meditation as a practice of fully showing up in friendship, romance and family life...