Aaron Cantor's guest appearances

Aaron Cantor

Evolve Move Play Podcast

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Marlo Fisken

Trevor Hash

John Vervaeke

Matt Thornton

Rory Miller

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Aaron, 43, male. Son of Philip and Anne Cantor. Brother of Gabriel. Father of Bodhi and Jasper. Grew up in Japan and Brazil. Traveled the world pursuing enlightenment and self mastery. Yoga, meditation, martial arts, breathwork, bodywork, biohacking, dance, athletics...Got really good at somethings. Was really successful teaching somethings and that  evolved over 20 years  into a  body of work I called "primal pratice"... not sure what to call it now. My focus currently is 1)stories (mythic)  2)games (embodied) 3) practice (enacted intention) as portals into deep encounters with the Great Unknown (life, the universe and everything). Seems to me that "Play" is what we become when we enter the portals. I'm amazed and grateful to be embodied and em-worlded here with you. If you are reading this, I prey we can play together someday.

Aaron, 43, male. Son of Philip and Anne Cantor. Brother of Gabriel. Father of Bodhi and Jasper. Grew up in Japan and Brazil. Traveled the world pursuing enlightenment and self mastery. Yoga, meditation, martial arts, breathwork, bodywork, biohacking, dance, athletics...Got really good at somethings. Was really successful teaching somethings and that  evolved over 20 years  into a  body of work I called "primal pratice"... not sure what to call it now. My focus currently is 1)stories (mythic)  2)games (embodied) 3) practice (enacted intention) as portals into deep encounters with the Great Unknown (life, the universe and everything). Seems to me that "Play" is what we become when we enter the portals. I'm amazed and grateful to be embodied and em-worlded here with you. If you are reading this, I prey we can play together someday.

#93 - Aaron Cantor Pt. 2

Aaron, 43, male. Son of Philip and Anne Cantor. Brother of Gabriel. Father of Bodhi and Jasper. Grew up in Japan and Brazil. Traveled the world pursuing enlightenment and self mastery. Yoga, meditation, martial arts, breathwork, bodywork, biohacking, dance, athletics...Got really good at somethings. Was really successful teaching somethings and that  evolved over 20 years  into a  body of work I called "primal pratice"... not sure what to call it now. My focus currently is 1)stories (mythic)  2)games (embodied) 3) practice (enacted intention) as portals into deep encounters with the Great Unknown (life, the universe and everything). Seems to me that "Play" is what we become when we enter the portals. I'm amazed and grateful to be embodied and em-worlded here with you. If you are reading this, I prey we can play together someday. 

Aaron, 43, male. Son of Philip and Anne Cantor. Brother of Gabriel. Father of Bodhi and Jasper. Grew up in Japan and Brazil. Traveled the world pursuing enlightenment and self mastery. Yoga, meditation, martial arts, breathwork, bodywork, biohacking, dance, athletics...Got really good at somethings. Was really successful teaching somethings and that  evolved over 20 years  into a  body of work I called "primal pratice"... not sure what to call it now. My focus currently is 1)stories (mythic)  2)games (embodied) 3) practice (enacted intention) as portals into deep encounters with the Great Unknown (life, the universe and everything). Seems to me that "Play" is what we become when we enter the portals. I'm amazed and grateful to be embodied and em-worlded here with you. If you are reading this, I prey we can play together someday.

#90 - Aaron Cantor

We recently held our 2019 Return to the Source seminar and by all accounts it was the best event we’ve put on to date. What started years ago as a three day parkour seminar in nature has blossomed and evolved into an event that time and time again brings people together and reconnects them to core components that make life feel more meaningful. This year we were joined by Aaron Cantor, an incredible coach and friend who’s been on the podcast before. He was both a participant and a facilitator at Return to the Source, and it was an absolute joy to have him present to share his stories, movement, humor and support. Not to mention also leading the group in  a wonderful dance party on the final night. After the event we sat down to film an interview for the podcast, but decided to make this one a little special and let Aaron ask all the questions. Where did Evolve Move Play start, how did it get to where it is now, and where do we intend to go? What’s the aim of EMP and how do we go about achieving it? How do we determine what’s valuable and who do we look to for inspiration in this vast and chaotic world of beliefs, dogma, misinformation, and mystery? Aaron does a great job as guest interviewer; we share some laughs  along the way and it was a valuable means of processing and articulating the deeper insights from the event. SHOW NOTES00:00 — Intro04:29 — Return to the Source Recap12:19 — Moving in Nature16:05 — Rafe’s Why21:06 — Chaos, Order, and Connecting to Nature28:00 — The Ecology of Evolve Move Play47:16 — Sources of Influence51:27 — Algorithms and Heuristics 1:01:12 — What Happens After You Die?1:06:05 — Culture and Value1:13:17 — The FutureTRAIN WITH USEMP Autumn Retreat (Oct 3-6)https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/ev_event/autumn-retreat-2019/EMP San Francisco Experience (Sept 14-15)https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/ev_event/evolve-move-play-san-francisco/EMP Los Angeles Experience (Sept 21-22)https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/ev_event/evolve-move-play-los-angeles/BECOME A PATRONhttps://www.patreon.com/rafekelley

We recently held our 2019 Return to the Source seminar and by all accounts it was the best event we’ve put on to date. What started years ago as a three day parkour seminar in nature has blossomed and evolved into an event that time and time again brings people together and reconnects them to core components that make life feel more meaningful. This year we were joined by Aaron Cantor, an incredible coach and friend who’s been on the podcast before. He was both a participant and a facilitator at Return to the Source, and it was an absolute joy to have him present to share his stories, movement, humor and support. Not to mention also leading the group in a wonderful dance party on the final night. After the event we sat down to film an interview for the podcast, but decided to make this one a little special and let Aaron ask all the questions. Where did Evolve Move Play start, how did it get to where it is now, and where do we intend to go? What’s the aim of EMP and how do we go about achieving it? How do we determine what’s valuable and who do we look to for inspiration in this vast and chaotic world of beliefs, dogma, misinformation, and mystery? Aaron does a great job as guest interviewer; we share some laughs along the way and it was a valuable means of processing and articulating the deeper insights from the event. SHOW NOTES 00:00 — Intro 04:29 — Return to the Source Recap 12:19 — Moving in Nature 16:05 — Rafe’s Why 21:06 — Chaos, Order, and Connecting to Nature 28:00 — The Ecology of Evolve Move Play 47:16 — Sources of Influence 51:27 — Algorithms and Heuristics 1:01:12 — What Happens After You Die? 1:06:05 — Culture and Value 1:13:17 — The Future TRAIN WITH US EMP Autumn Retreat (Oct 3-6) <a href="https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/ev_event/autumn-retreat-2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/ev_event/autumn-retreat-2019/</a> EMP San Francisco Experience (Sept 14-15) <a href="https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/ev_event/evolve-move-play-san-francisco/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/ev_event/evolve-move-play-san-francisco/</a> EMP Los Angeles Experience (Sept 21-22) <a href="https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/ev_event/evolve-move-play-los-angeles/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/ev_event/evolve-move-play-los-angeles/</a> BECOME A PATRON <a href="https://www.patreon.com/rafekelley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/rafekelley</a>

Aaron Cantor Interviews Rafe: EMP Podcast 30

On this week's episode of the Evolve Move Play podcast we talk with Aaron Cantor, an embodiment and movement teacher who has spent the last 15 years creating and sharing his Primal Practice. Over the course of an hour and a half we speak at length about using the incredible power of story telling to enrich our abilities to teach, learn, and live. The art of telling stories is ancient. The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest recorded piece of literature, dating back to 2700 BC, and in it are common archetypes that have been found in myth and legends all over the world, which suggests that variants on The Heroes Journey predate writing by thousands of years. The fact that humans are deeply connected to and dependent on stories is further exemplified by the costs of the average feature film budget. Most films run between $70 and $90 million, but the blockbusters can soar into the hundreds of millions, hitting as high as $425 million in the case of James Cameron's Avatar.  As instructors, one of the best ways we can convey complex layers of information and meaning to our students is through effective story telling. Utilizing common archetypal themes and characters to represent struggles and journeys that are central to the human experience will almost always hit closer to home than reciting plain raw data or statistics. Aaron has been using stories to deepen his students connection to their peers, their movement, and their personal processes of discovery and progress. Come with us as we discuss those stories, as well as the search for meaning, embodiment, intention, awareness, and more.

On this week's episode of the Evolve Move Play podcast we talk with Aaron Cantor, an embodiment and movement teacher who has spent the last 15 years creating and sharing his Primal Practice. Over the course of an hour and a half we speak at length about using the incredible power of story telling to enrich our abilities to teach, learn, and live.  The art of telling stories is ancient. The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest recorded piece of literature, dating back to 2700 BC, and in it are common archetypes that have been found in myth and legends all over the world, which suggests that variants on The Heroes Journey predate writing by thousands of years. The fact that humans are deeply connected to and dependent on stories is further exemplified by the costs of the average feature film budget. Most films run between $70 and $90 million, but the blockbusters can soar into the hundreds of millions, hitting as high as $425 million in the case of James Cameron's Avatar.   As instructors, one of the best ways we can convey complex layers of information and meaning to our students is through effective story telling. Utilizing common archetypal themes and characters to represent struggles and journeys that are central to the human experience will almost always hit closer to home than reciting plain raw data or statistics.  Aaron has been using stories to deepen his students connection to their peers, their movement, and their personal processes of discovery and progress. Come with us as we discuss those stories, as well as the search for meaning, embodiment, intention, awareness, and more.