EMBODY YOUR WILD

EP 164: EMBODY YOUR WILD WITH ELI BUREN

In this episode I speak with Eli Buren, a dedicated practitioner of over 20 years in yogic embodiment, awareness, martial arts, and outdoor leadership. He walks his talk with practices like qi gong, tea ceremony, sensory awareness, skin time and reverence.

He describes how deepening our relationship with nature helps us appreciate each other more, and why it’s so important to become adept at both yin/yang aspects within ourselves: sharpness & softness, ferocity & vulnerability.

He talks about how romantic love relationships naturally invite us into a place of being disturbed, and how turning toward discomfort can amplify intimacy and vitality.

He shares why it’s so important for men to spend time with other men, gives helpful tips for women and shares powerful methods from his international men’s retreats. 

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WE TALK ABOUT:

• Turning toward discomfort, softening & creating a relationship with it
• Accessing more energy by turning toward the shadow
• How challenges can bring us into alignment or crush us
• Vices vs. access points to awakening
• Invitation into the body as the doorway into men (not talking)
• Western world and its avoidance of the physical body
• How martial arts can act as a bridge between physicality & subtlety
• How emotions can get trapped in the body, and how turning toward them can free us
• The relationship between sharpness & softness, ferocity & vulnerability
• Honoring the differences between men and women
• How blaming creates blocks vs. spacious freedom & love
• How intimacy invites us into a place of being disturbed
• Learning to sit quietly with ourselves as a training to be open to others
• How to create more intimacy with a male partner
• Importance of men being around other men for their wellbeing
• Intensifying intimacy in relationships with awareness that everyone we love will be taken from us

MORE ABOUT ELI:

Eli Buren has been a dedicated practitioner since 1998, with in-depth training in yogic embodiment, awareness, sexual yoga, martial arts, somatic studies, outdoor leadership, and most importantly: how these disciplines may be lived in a down-to-earth manner.

Eli has taught workshops and retreats internationally since 2005, working with thousands of students across the USA, Europe, and Asia. He is gifted at guiding students into a deeper understanding of spirit, authenticity, and true presence—teaching how to live each realization with integrity through the body.

He has studied with a wide spectrum of teachers, including 8 formative years alongside David Deida, teaching the men's morning embodiment sessions during his intensives. Eli teaches immersive experiential events and offers one-to-one video or in person sessions.

If you are interested in bringing Eli to an event, or would like to request more details about private sessions, click here.

CONNECT WITH ELI BUREN:

Follow him on Instagram: @eliburen
Explore his website: www.eliburen.com
6th Annual Zion Retreat: eliburen.com/zion
Watch his videos: eliburen.com/videos

CONNECT WITH KATIE:

Follow her on Instagram: @iamkatiehess @lotuswei
LinkedIn: Katie Hess
Media Kit: Katie Hess, International

Happy listening,