What if death wasn’t something to fear, but a catalyst for your greatest transformation?
Somatic practitioner, dancer, and poet Hannah Blake reunites with Marc to explore how we heal, evolve, and reconnect to the heartbeat of nature. They unpack the journey from performance to purpose, discuss the intelligence of the body, and the importance of death—physical, emotional, and egoic—as a portal to rebirth.
Hannah shares her personal journey through burnout, Crohn’s disease, plant medicine, and community building in the Oregon forest. This episode dives into the intersection of somatic psychology, sacred ceremony, and the need for collective healing in a fractured world.
Our first conversation can be found here.
Show Notes
00:00 – Opening: Who is Hannah today?
02:00 – Revisiting their first conversation and Hannah’s core identity
05:00 – How a cultural dance trip changed her life path
07:00 – Healing Crohn’s and creating the SOM Maya method
10:00 – Dance as spiritual expression, not performance
12:00 – How Hannah blends somatics, plant medicine, and neuroplasticity
14:00 – Her 3-day healing format and care-first approach
16:00 – What burnout taught her about congruence and boundaries
18:00 – Using the body as a compass for truth and discernment
22:00 – Interoception: Noticing what the body knows
26:00 – “So much of our life is dying to our past”
28:00 – Ego death as a fertilizer for new life
31:00 – DMT, surrender, and being ready to die
34:00 – Rebuilding community and regenerative living
36:00 – A beautiful analogy from the Baha’i faith on life and rebirth
42:00 – The medicine of communal healing
45:00 – Closing reflections on questions, community, and legacy
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