Why you are not living in the Present
After I made the video above, I thought some more about it, and put pen to paper, and wrote this slightly longer exploration of the subject. I feel the...
thewayisee
There’s a popular YouTube video (see below) of a baby named Piper squirming as her parents fit her first pair of glasses onto her face. Initially struggling, she settles, and...
On the belly, the sternum, and the female voice
Some 30 years ago, while riding my bike through the city, I caught up at a stoplight with a car in which one of my young nieces was riding. It...
Post-concussion syndrome and the breath
Post-concussion syndrome can knock you out It seems like people all over the place are hitting their heads and taking ages to recover from the blows. Most people know someone...
Where Language and Embodiment Come Together
Philip was asked a question in our TEPP membership group about the intersection of embodiment and language. This is his response. We thought you'd enjoy it!
The spaciousness of Being, the activation of purpose
Listen to Philip read this blog post: Embodied Present · The - Spaciousness - Of - Being Your body takes up space in the world. Everyone's does. But think about...
COVID is Us
Listen to Philip reading this piece: Embodied Present · Covid Is Us by Philip Shepherd As the economic engines that propel civilization have reluctantly, suddenly, astonishingly been brought almost to...
On Being
I write and speak about 'being' with considerable frequency. Sometimes I refer to "my being", or to "your being" or just to "being" itself. In all my writing, though, I've...
Quieting the Mind
People talk a lot about needing to “quiet the mind”, and I get it, but I’ve just got a really different take on it. When people talk about “the mind”...