Why Modern Life Makes You Feel Empty
I’m delighted that this interview is now available. Dmitrij Achelrod of the Evolute Institute came to it with a deep understanding of my work and familiarity with my books, and...
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"Philip Shepherd is a force of nature. Fully embodied and present in the world, he stands outside the most fundamental bias of Western culture and offers us nothing less than a new center to live from."
— Morgan Farley, PhD Author of "Name Your Feast"
Free Meditations
Snow Globe
This simple, short practice enables you to quickly land in a place of calm presence through an embodied experience – an experience you can come back to for yourself at any time.
Embodiment Practices for Uncertain Times
These practices are being offered for free to anyone in the hope that they might help during through these strange and uncertain times
Releasing To The Breath
This practice on Insight Timer helps you discover a more natural way of breathing, helping you tap into your body's wholeness.
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New Self, New World
A practical guide for initiating a personal revolution and finding your way out of the head and reuniting with your body’s intelligence.
Radical Wholeness
A practical guide for initiating a personal revolution and finding your way out of the head and reuniting with your body’s intelligence.
Deep Fitness
Co-authored with Andrei Yakovenko, a science-based strength-training program that's simple, quick, and maximizes results.
Free Articles
The World’s Hidden Harmony
An interview with Philip Shepherd by Tim McKee
How recognizing and cultivating a whole-body intelligence can help us rediscover our place in the universe.
The Embodiment Manifesto
By Philip Shepherd
"I believe that humanity can survive the crises that are mounting around us – but that our ability to make it will depend on us forging a new kind of clarity."
Interviews
Finding Wholeness in the Embodied Present
Sheri Kling is fabulous. She’s an author, interdisciplinary educator, public scholar, retreat leader, and passionate advocate for psycho-spiritual wholeness and common flourishing. She also has a podcast called The Sacred...
Why “Listening to Your Body” Isn’t Enough - Philip Shepherd on The Vitalist Podcast
I had such a lively, enjoyable, probing conversation with Sera Sheppard and Keiko Finnegan on their Vitalist podcast that I’m sure the joy of it will be infectious. They are...
Conferences
Keynote Address - Alexander Congress 2025
The International Alexander Congress takes place once every three years, and this August it was in Dublin. I attended it as a keynote speaker, and it was my first time...
Meaning and Wholeness – The Embodiment Festival 2025
I always enjoy The Embodiment Festival – an important and lively feast of different perspectives on embodiment. This year's theme was 'Meaning', and the sessions are short and sweet –...
Deepening into the Security of Your Being: The Embodiment Festival 2024 free talk
The Embodiment Festival was a huge success this year, and I thoroughly enjoyed my part in it. The theme was ‘resilience’ and the format was short and sweet: 15 minutes...
Other Videos
What is Embodiment?
What is Embodiment? Philip Shepherd brings clarity to that issue as he addresses six questions, and then offers a simple embodiment practice. The questions Philip addresses are: 1) Why do...
Deep Fitness Exercises
Get a taste of the Mindful Strength Training to Failure exercises from Andrei Yakovenko and Philip Shepherd with a few free exercises.