Richard Strozzi-Heckler, PhD is founder of Strozzi Institute.  He has spent over four decades researching, developing and teaching Somatics to executive managers, teams from Fortune 500 companies, NGO's, and the U.S. Government and military.  From 2002 to 20078 he was adviser to NATO and the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe (SACEUR) General Jim Jones, formally the National Security Advisor.   He is the co-founder of the Mideast Aikido Project (MAP), which brings together Palestinians and Israelis through the practice of Aikido. Richard is a seventh degree black belt in the martial art of Aikido.  He is the author of eight books, including Embodying the Mystery: Somatic Wisdom for Emotional, Energetic, and Spiritual Awakening, which is the focus of this podcast. For more information about Richard, please see his website:   https://strozziinstitute.com/  or his publisher, Inner Traditions' website:  https://www.innertraditions.com/author/richard-strozzi-heckler This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-231-dr-richard-strozzi-heckler-somatic-spiritualityembodying-the-mystery-somatic-wisdom-for-emotional-energetic-and-spiritual-awakening Have an awesome weekend!