OM DENNE EPISODE
How does your body hold your culture, your identity, and your story? ✨
In this week's episode of Holistic Inner Balance, we are joined by the incredible Marcia Bonato Warren for a deeply grounding conversation on culture, identity, and the body.
Marcia Bonato Warren is a licensed somatic counselor, teacher, and author who integrates social justice, Indigenous ways of knowing, and somatic psychology into her practice. Holding a Master’s degree in Somatic Counseling from Naropa University, her work focuses on helping individuals explore their cultural identities, repattern trauma, and embrace embodied code switching as a proactive strength.
From handling unexpected technological glitches in real time to exploring how our family lineages shape our nervous system responses, Marcia teaches us how to move with life's unpredictability rather than fight it.
In this episode, we explore:
- Embodied Code-Switching®: Moving beyond language to understand how our bodies physically adapt and shift across different cultural contexts.
- The Three Levels of Somatic Awareness: Unpacking social, emotional, and environmental awareness—and how architecture and online spaces inform how we show up.
- Oscillation & Grounding: How shifting your attention between internal sensations and external environments helps repattern trauma and build true self-trust.
- Navigating the Age of AI: Cultivating inner discernment and body-based knowing when external reality feels questioned or gaslit.
Your body isn't just a vehicle—it's a rich landscape holding your ancestral wisdom, your boundaries, and your truth.
👉 Be sure to check out Marcia’s new book, "Movement and Identity," and follow her on social media https://www.instagram.com/marciabonatowarren/ to dive deeper into her somatic work! 🌟
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Dr. Nicole Cain, ND MA is a pioneer in integrative approaches for mental and emotional wellness. With a degree in clinical psychology, training in EMDR, and a license as a Naturopathic Physician in the state of Arizona, her approach to mental health is multidisciplinary: medical, psychological, and holistic.
Hadlee Garrison, MPH is an Ayurvedic expert, academic, healer and her mission is to teach people how to transform their habits, health, bodies, energy, confidence, and all of the other things in order to lead less stressed and more joyful lives.
Disclaimer: This podcast was created by Dr. Nicole Cain, ND, MA and Hadlee Garrison, MPH for educational purposes only. These are the opinions of Dr. Nicole Cain, ND, MA and Hadlee Garrison, MPH and should not be taken as the “definitive opinion” or “absolute medical opinion” on any subject. This podcast is not a substitute for medical, psychological, counseling or any other sort of professional care. Consumption of these materials is for your own education and any medical, psychological, or professional care decisions should be made between you and your primary care doctor or another provider that you are engaged with.
