Douglas Heel Be Activated

Tim has been looking to find more ways to support his son Braxton who has Autism. There is a clear neural pattern that repeats and Tim and Doug discuss ways to work within his system to improve Braxton's resilience.

Have you been going against your nature? If you experience internal conflict then likely you have been going against your nature. The goal of life is to thoroughly uncover 100% of how you operate in order to create a flow state. In this chat Doug and Tim discuss recent findings of their own nature and how the process helps you learn more about yourself and how to work cooperatively with others.

Sally's question today: Knowing what you know now, if you could go back to Doug as a teenager, what advice would you share?

In todays interview Douglas chats to Sally. Sally incorporates BeActivated into her dance school and we chat about how she has done this, and how she has managed teaching where all sessions are still being done online. The power of helping people connect to themselves, so they can dance, is also the thing that makes them more able to navigate the uncertainty of the world around them. We also chat about what kids need, and the challenges they face. Of course we also had to see how her mum has been doing too. Sally Wragg Email: [email protected] Website: www.dronfielddancetheatre.com

Jeni wants to know Doug's reasons for always being barefoot. Of course the answer starts in one place, but leads to many others. We may even have a new sensory class for your feet? This time Jeni gives me a profound refection on how being barefoot can feed keeping me as the reference point in my world.

Today Douglas chats to Jeni. Jeni created a 6 day challenge for her clients and had over 100 people sign up and participate. We chat about what she did, the challenges and the outcomes, and then reflect on what an awesome thing that she had achieved. Funnily enough, she had not yet noticed. Jeni first started down the BeActivated path 9 or 10 years ago, so there is a lot of learning and reflection. Jeni Ferguson Director Jeni Ferguson Pilates Ltd 0114 2814003 www.sheffieldpilates.co.uk

Paul literally has a note pad full of questions, which will reveal the patterns we have discussed and looked at in the interview. This is a strong re-enforcement of everything we covered, and more...

Todays interview is a long one! Douglas talks to Paul. We had agreed to talk and also see if we could address a few problems Paul has been struggling with. This interview is interwoven with insights and reflections and a lot of learning pieces and is well worth setting the time aside to listen. If you listen carefully you will see how Paul frames some answers which are then used to reflect back patterns of where he my be coming up against resistance. Paul M. Keenan BSc (Hons). PGDip. Adv.Dip.Managing DirectorSussex Injury Clinics Ltd. 0044 (0) 1444 360 520 0044 (0) 7795 085 [email protected] www.paulkeenan.com [email protected] www.sussexinjuryclinics.co.uk

In todays question Stephen asks about expanding Level 2 learning around the row your boat techniques and any possible advances in the technique and ideas. Doug of course answers the question from numerous perspectives to make sure what we were talking about in our interview is put in place immediately... At then end we talk about Scurvy elephants (thank you Wayne Dyer).

Today Douglas chats with Stephen Tomlinson. We start with a snapshot of what is happening in the UK, and who can see clients and who cannot. We look at perspective, language and understanding your client. Stephen shares his experiences with a top international swimmer and a para-olympic athlete. How can you use a cheat pattern when the limb is no longer there? We then look at how finding different ways to communicate the same idea helps broaden your understanding and ability to reach people. Doug then has to be a 3 year old in order to ask a 3 year old's question... Stephen Tomlinson www.BeActivateduk.com [email protected] Near Basingstoke in Hampshire

Lily has worked with me as organiser and sometimes translator for many private clients I see in Indonesia. As such she has seen all the different ways a treatment session can be structured. What she wants to know today is how sometimes the session is one point and 5 minutes. We chat about how this becomes possible.

Lily and I first met in Spain, when she attended the BeActivated workshops (Taught entirely with a translator). She asked me to come and teach for her in Jakarta in Indonesia. I was not too interested until a surf trip to Bali was thrown into the mix. Since then, about 9 years ago, I have travelled to Indonesia many times and Lily and Nico have become family. Come and join us for a conversation about what makes people in Indonesia so happy, how Lily has been doing things in the last year and what she has seen and experienced while organising and translating with private clients, that my be the most important key to understanding the philosophy and techniques to finding mastery of your client sessions. It was truly a pleasure to be chatting to my good friend again. https://vitruvianpilates.com Lily Touw

So in todays question Josee wants to know how I have adapted to not travelling and having to go online. Like all of us we have to go to the uncomfortable places to bring ourselves to the world in the mediums that are available at the moment. Tania wants to know more about Spain or is that Portugal? What is this BeActivated International Training Centre and what are we going to do there once we are able to move around the globe again? Of course the questions had to have travel themes, it is important to both of them.

Josee and Tania are serial course repeaters. They have travelled the world together to attend BeActivated programs in many different places. Why would you attend so many of the same workshops? A very good question we discuss in this interview. Find out how they use BeActivated in their businesses. [email protected] [email protected]

Steve asks such an interesting question today. If I were launching BeActivated today, in the current climate, how might I do things differently. Since our goal is to meet people in the world where they are at, it may be we would have to shift our order....maybe?

Today Douglas talks to Steve from Romsey physiotherapy. In this very open discussion Steve reflects on what is going on in the UK at the moment, and the challenges he has faced as well as why he is so high energy now. I benefited greatly just listening to Steve, his energy is contagious. This energy can only have huge positive influence with the people he meets and works with. Steve Poole https://www.romseyphysio.co.uk/the-team-1

Today both linda and Roshmi have a question for Doug. Linda wants to know how Doug went from physiotherapy to BeActivated. Roshmi works a lot with trauma and wanted to know if Doug had noticed differences in the way trauma is stored and presented in different races.

Today Douglas speaks with Linda and Roshmi. Linda has been doing BeActivated for over 7 years, and she runs programs with Roshmi who is a psychotherapist. Join us for a conversation where we look at integrating ideas and concepts of the mind and body. Linda Wheatley Website: www.hathayogauk.weebly.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/Yoga-with-Linda-Wheatley Roshmi Lovatt MA IAP, Dip Sup, UKCP, MBACP - Integrative Arts Psychtherapist https://www.bodhispace.co.uk/about/

Question time. Because of Kirsten's courageous sharing, she offers me the opportunity to do the same. When did I know to find the answers in me?

Douglas talks to Kirsten today. Doug is in sunny Cape Town, and Kirsten is in Denmark, cold, dark and wet. Its a good place to start. We chat about environmental influences on our physiology, clients who are "very clever" are tougher to work with and Kirsten struggling with the Monday email for the HAK 2021 program. In this very honest and frank discussion she shares what she discovered, and where it led her. And once you are clear what you are dealing with, joining a live session to do the work can be a powerful catalyst for the changes she has been waiting for, 27 years.... And she did it all herself. Kirsten shares openly about her work and vulnerability, and this is courage in action, and it is a privilege to be on the other side of the chat. ___________________________________________________

Norman's question today relates to visual field problems and what you can do to overcome this yourself. We discuss ways of considering this and the possibility of creating a training for this. Please let us know if this is something you would like Douglas to create.

Today Douglas chats to Norman Stalker. A lot changed for Norman in February 2020 when he came on Level 1&2 in London. We have an open discussion of what life was before when adrenaline and anger were the driving force, versus now when he can choose. It changes the way we present ourselves in the world. I felt more like I was talking to a Zen Buddist monk than and adrenaline junkie. Thank you Norman for your open sharing and reflection. https://www.newmovementsolutions.com/about-nms.php https://www.facebook.com/NewMovementSolutions/ Mobile : +44 7930 522586 Email: [email protected]

Fitpro in 2018 with Dr Padraig McGillycuddy. He and his wife had completed the course in Dublin and he had taken BeActivated back to his practice. We chat baout his experiences and insights. https://www.carrigalinemedicalpractice.com/

This is an interesting question that starts off the conversation. What does one do when you know huge amounts about the client/friend and their history? When you already know what the problem is….. Or do you? See how we change the perspective and language to differentiate what is clear date (testing) and what we think we know. It is a very important conversation as often having a lot of information at the start or deciding early what the problem is stops us seeing what is right in front of us. It also stops us helping our client figure out what is going on because we already have the answer (we think). We have fun unravelling puzzles, and talk about expanding our clients perspective about what is happening. And we talk about smoking….

In todays interview Douglas chats to Spud and Susan from Spud Inc in Columbia, SC. Conversation moves from power lifting as a zero and the strategies you need to lift weight, to being YouTube famous for a lift where Marc's body exploded - if you follow this link…. be warned - Spud recommended turning you sound off https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9ZQT6uYOjI And we talk about invisible rocks and hitting ones head, concussion and all good things when get smashed - yes ironic that Dougal and I talk about concussion in the surf a few interviews ago. This is a big deal for me because this is when I really got the benefit of the New Activation tool, 15 minutes before we started, so you will see how amped up and excited I am. ______________________________________________________________________ For more information on Spud Inc: Spud, Inc. 10 Quality Court Columbia, SC 29229 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spudinc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spudincstraps

Jeff's question for Doug... How is Doug doing? This was an interesting question since it was answered 10 days ago, on the 12th December. A lot can change in 10 days and so the appearance of the Home Activation kit has a lot to do with the next day hitting my head on an invisible rock in the surf, and being concussed, and what I did to project myself out of it. It all happened 15 minutes before next weeks interview, so you will need to check in with that next week too.

Doug and Jeff reflect on how the year has been, the difficulties and the triumphs. Jeff was in Hong Kong when the world started locking down, so his before, travel and get home, and after were very different. And so was he...

Nils reflects of something he learned in Doug's interview with Sue, and how he straight afterwards worked with his friend differently, as a curious kid, rather than trying to impress or fix his friend. This change in approach completely altered the results and outcomes they achieved together. We dive into this topic and look at how to get out of your own way in sessions.

In this weeks episode, Douglas and Nils talk about his journey through the world of BeActivated. Started watching YouTube clips, to asking questions on the community group and then to see Kristoffer in Denmark. Each step elevated and improved where he was at and opened more possibilities. The next logical step was to do 4 days on a live workshop. Nils' journey is so powerful it culminated in him standing up in front of friends and family and singing and playing guitar, for his fathers 70th birthday. No one knew, he could sing or play guitar. Listen to how he helped himself overcome this threshold moment in his life and how it has become his inspiration that drives him today.

This week we go back in time. This interview was filmed with Nuno in Dublin in 2018. It is still completely where we need to be in our thinking and doing. Please note, the real star of the show is Fresh, the uniquely skilled ball hunter who allowed us into his studio and to use his couch.

This is our first in person interview with Dougal Paterson - Photographer, film maker and big wave surfer. We chat about what it takes to be out in big waves, about past stories we have shared together and dying in the ocean. We had started our day with a follow up session, some of which will be posted tomorrow, where we unravel what is happening in Dougal's body and the important conversations and realisations that come in these moments. We get onto the very important topic of concussions, both in any collision sports, but very much big wave surfing, and how some of the new safety equipment solves some big problems, but opens up some new ones. This morning I watched one of Dougal's movies, Zions Gate. Click onto his website if you would like watch it too, it is really powerful.

In the question Pete wants to know what the future looks like in the world of BeActivated and what it will take for more education to be happening, both to grow the community and create programs and environments for deeper learning for the current community.

Doug and Pete talk about leadership, and how helping our clients connect in with themselves and a parasympathetic state helps us to be better leaders for our families and communities. As much as we tried to avoid it, we also delve into politics, and dividing groups, as the reason we chose to run a 4 day program in Milwaukee a few years ago due to the divisions in that city. We talk about what we learned when talking with community leaders and visiting Mick, a man who created a haven for kids in a neighbourhood where we did not fit in, and how our host created a safe space for us as we left (and how it left us with a serious dose of reality). Pete is committed to helping and healing communities and to create environments of understanding; each other and our differences. I hope you enjoy our conversation.

With a tribute to the late Sean Connery, Doug says there can be only one (question) from the Highlander. Doug disrupts Tim's thought process and shows how activation can realign thoughts so he can come up with the best question. From there, Doug goes into where he thinks BeActivated is limited.

Tim started working with Doug in late July of 2020 to help him spread the message of BeActivated digitally. Working with Doug's content, Tim became increasingly interested in what the Activation process was all about and what benefits were possible by having everything in his system activated. With 4 months of BeActivated under his belt, Tim shares some of the new findings and personal development changes that he's experienced in such a short amount of time.

Emilie puts Doug on the hot seat and asks him what the biggest lessons he learned about himself thru Be Activated. Watch this quick bit and see what he reveals. It can help you!

In this weeks interview Doug chats with Emilie in Montreal. Her story in 3,000 stories was seriously powerful and just her first paragraph brought up a lot for Doug. They chat about that and how she has found ways to convey the messages and learning of Be Activated with simple teaching tools, like balloons. Simple things that makes sense, so people get it.

Carla and Christie are very experienced Activators. Like all good activators, they work together on each other to get stronger and advance in the work. They leverage their individual experience to elevate each other's knowledge. They had run into a challenge during their work together and asked Doug if he could help. They were hoping Doug could bring an additional perspective to their work to send both over the top! During the session they found some amazing things. This is definitely one of our deepest recorded session with a significant amount of information. Get your note pad ready, you will love this! For more information on Doug and Be Activated check out: https://douglasheel.com/

This week, Douglas speaks with Coach John Carlo of Performance Inc Gym in Boise, Idaho USA. Doug was very impressed with how quickly John progressed through the online learning. It was as if he were on a mission. They chat about Johns passion for Jujitsu and his relationship with Charles Poliquin. They also discuss John's own transformation and his work with Asthma and Asperger's. The changes made a significant impact on the success John has seen. For more information on Coach John Carlo or Performance Inc Gym: www.performanceincgym.com For more information on Douglas Heel and Be Activated: https://douglasheel.com/

Doug chats with Grant McLullich from Scotland. Grant has been very active on 3,000 Stories. As a high volume contributor, Doug wanted to interview him to see what elements where driving Grants activity. For more information on Grant: Website is: www.thetreatmenthub.co.uk Facebook Page: Grant McLullich Sports Therapy Email: [email protected]

In this weeks interview Doug chat to JL Holdsworth, ex-world powerlifting champion and co-founder of Reflexive Performance Reset. JL owns The Spot Athletics in Columbus Ohio. Strap yourself in as we visit many places. They talk about long range rifle shooting, meditation with Douglas Brackmann. Not fitting in, the differences of wolves, gazelles and sharks in Cape Town and how surfers can be wolves. Creating frameworks that create a level of certainty that is repeatable, and creates a sense of certainty and therefore trust. Who's flying the plane when you are hyper-vigilant? Whats separates a top fighter pilot and pilot who just crashed. Holding space when working with clients. Learning from you misses, not the ones you make! Stop looking for something, just look! Put the bullet in the chamber and JL switches on. Then, JL goes for a swim - and everything is different? Fighting for your life because at birth doctor stabbed him in the head with a scalpel. The strategy chosen is the one you take into your life. JL has surfed before…on the roof of a car going at 60 miles per hour. What we need to do to feel alive? Can you choose to do it differently? if not, you are not flying the plane. Teaching there is a different way. Opening up possibilities. Step right? No ones defending there. Jack Nicklaus - see everything before you putt. JL in the squat rack, Doug - it was all your fault!_

Denny Shang a Physio from Taipei, Taiwan In this interview Denny discusses his encounter with Doug and Be-Activated. He developed the ability to focus on understanding before making judgements, 123 and relationship of human beings and bring in strength and resilience when experiencing a traumatic incident.

Douglas and Kristoffer chat about what's happening around the world and the influence it is having on our clients. We talk through so many different aspects of the work and how it influences the way we live our lives. Kristoffer is a physiotherapist in Denmark and invited Douglas to run a workshop About 6 years ago. Since then we have run programs at least twice a year around Denmark. Email: [email protected] Name: Kristoffer Bjerke Website: www.sportsclinic.dk Denmark - Copenhagen

Doug and Bev chat about the importance of 'Point of Focus' and what can get in the way. Bev is a Neuromuscular Physical Therapist based in Dublin, Ireland. She uses BeActivated everyday in clinic and in her yoga and movement classes. After Bev experienced incredible personal shifts to her own health and wellness through being activated, she did a u-turn and changed her career path to embark upon this insane and wonderful process. BeActivated changed not just her understanding of the body and how it moves but also gave her a greater understanding of why. Find out more Douglas Heel and BeActivated at: https://douglasheel.com/

Meet Carel Wildenboer a Physiotherapist, course presenter and owner of Be123 and The Activation Clinic in Melbourne, Australia. In his interview with Doug, Carel discusses his recent move to Australia and the importance of taking care of yourself and your people. They also discuss his journey from a physiotherapist to a Be Activated consultant and course presenter. Check out Carel's 3000stories article: https://3000stories.com/author/be123/ For more information on Carel and his clinics, check him out at: https://www.be123.co/ On Social Media at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beact... Instagram: https://instagram.com.be123_beactivat... For more on Douglas Heel and BeActivated: https://douglasheel.com/

Doug chats with Sue Mills about the integration of 'Be Activated' into her physiotherapy practice and also the new exciting journey of working with Parkinson's patients and running the first ever pilot study with Doug! Sue is a chartered Physiotherapist based in Hampshire, UK whose private physiotherapy practice has expanded even further since the introduction of the Be Activated philosophy. Her team of physio's are all now practicing Be Activated and the physio's and patients are constantly astonished at the amazing results. Perhaps all those complicated cases which we all come across… maybe not so complicated after all! Romsey Physiotherapy Clinic Ltd 1 The Horsefair Romsey SO51 8EZ Tel: 01794 518081 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.romseyphysio.co.uk __________________________________________________________________________ For more information on Douglas Heel and Be Activated: https://douglasheel.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/douglasheelb... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/douglasheel...

Doug chats with Nuno Figueiroa an Osteopath & Personal Trainer with Be The Change. His first contact was 2008 when he did meeting of the minds in Colorado with Doug. He saw the clip on YouTube and it started his journey. Nuno has been using the Be Activated System for over 10 years with his clients and it has significantly helped grow his business. Learn More About Douglas Heel and Be Activated: https://douglasheel.com/ #beactivated #muscleactivation #activation