Episode #40: Profound Meetings
As the podcast community grows, Christine reintroduces herself and the purpose of the show through four stories of profound meetings in her own life, and puts the question out: what meetings have been profound for you?
In this episode, she covers:
- Why Rose?
- What is a profound meeting?
- Paying attention to the first hit. Mentions: Jill Manchester, Marty Stoller
- Capacity and Calling out the Best in Others: ROTC boot camp at Ft. Knox, KY and meeting Drill Sargent Collins
- Self Acceptance and Not Power Yoga: Meeting Mark Whitwell (15 min in) (also mentions Rosalind Atkinson Jodi Blumstein, Baron Baptiste, Parayoga and Rod Stryker, Esalen Institute)
- Forgiveness, Transformative Justice and Being Bound Together: Meeting Jacques Verduin (also mentions James Fox and the Yoga and Prison project, Insight Out and the GRIP training program)
- Raising the Bar on Presence: Meeting Adam Bauer (About 24 min in) (also mentions Eddie Modestini and Nicki Doane, her book First Steps on the Path of Yoga, Amy Fox and Mobius Leadership, Thomas Huebl and Collective Trauma, Elizabeth Walsh)
- Why this show, and The Androgynous Soul
- Rosebud Woman
“As the podcast community grows, Christine reintroduces herself and the purpose of the show through four stories of profound meetings in her own life.”
Frequently asked
What is the GRIP program mentioned in this episode?
GRIP is the prison-yoga-world training program Christine references through her meeting with Jacques Verduin, focused on forgiveness and transformative justice.
What four profound meetings does Christine share in this episode?
She tells stories of a Drill Sergeant at Ft. Knox, yoga teacher Mark Whitwell, restorative justice teacher Jacques Verduin, and fellow podcast guest Adam Bauer, each a turning point in her own path.
What is Esalen Institute, referenced in this episode?
It's mentioned as part of Christine's yoga lineage story, a well-known retreat center associated with the human potential movement.
References
- Listen: Profound Meetings— The Rose Woman Podcast
- Esalen Institute— Esalen Institute
- Thomas Huebl— Thomas Huebl
- Prison Yoga Project— Prison Yoga Project
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Christine Mason
Founder & Author, Rosebud Woman
Christine Marie Mason is the founder and CEO of Rosebud Woman, a leading brand in women’s intimate wellness and self-care. She is the author of six books on embodiment, intimacy, and awakening, and the host of The Rose Woman podcast—ranked in the top 5% worldwide. A longtime yoga and consciousness teacher, Christine writes and speaks on women’s health, sexuality, and midlife vitality, helping people cultivate love, reverence, and radiant wellbeing in every stage of life.