Today I am joined by River Kenna the Somatic-Imaginal guide aka The Wilderless. River uses learning from Jungian Psychology, Esoteric Buddhism, and Body-Mind Integration to help people get out of their head and into their life.
River’s Somatic Resonance course can be found here:
In this interview, River tells us
The pitfalls of emphasizing certain meditation practices.
What are the Somatic, the Imaginal, and the Mythopoetic?
How can Somatic, the Imaginal, and the Mythopoetic change our lives?
How can we better interact with our dreams?
Basic exercises for body work, imaginal work, and dream work.
How synesthesia and aphantasia may affect imaginal work.
How to unbecome who we aren’t.
The systematic vs. spontaneous modes of being.
How healing may be an incoherent concept.
Perspectives on trauma.
Information on living a graceful nonlinear lifestyle.
and much more!
References mentioned in the show:
River’s Stoa Talk ‘Mythopoetic Cognition is the Engine of Mind’
River’s Course - Somatic Resonance
James Hillman, Peaks and Vales, Senex and Puer
#28 River Kenna on the Power of Your Inner Wilds