20 MAY. 2024 · I'm really grateful to have an opportunity to talk with my brother Sai Calder, the founder of LifeForce Qigong, about his Qigong practice and how it's evolved over the years. We talk about how he has developed LifeForce Qigong and why he felt this was a requirement for his health and well-being, his journey in self-development. We also talk about his 2024 visit to the UK and the residential retreat he'll be holding in Trigonos in Snowdonia, North Wales, entitled "Waking the 5 Element Spirits - A Light of the Inner You" Embarking on an expansive journey through the realms of Qigong and personal growth, my brother, Sai Calder, and I delve into the intricate fabric of Life Force Qigong, a practice deeply entwined with the essence of vitality and consciousness. Sai is set to lead an immersive retreat titled “Waking the 5 Elements Spirits: A Light of the Inner You” from September 2nd to 6th, set against the breathtaking backdrop of Snowdonia in the UK, at Trigonos. This venue promises an enriching experience with its stunning views, organic culinary offerings, and opportunities for lake swimming amidst the natural beauty. Sai’s journey with Qigong has been a lifelong expedition, beginning in his youth, influenced by various teachers and practices including yoga and meditation. This path has taken him across the globe, from the UK and Europe to India, Thailand, and eventually Bali, attracting many to the profound energetic practices he’s mastered. Sai describes Qigong as a life passion that offers holistic benefits, encompassing health, spiritual connection, and personal evolution. This commitment to Qigong, Sai notes, is akin to investing in a lifelong venture that continually enriches his life. All details about Sai's work can be found on his podia site https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWtXM3lmb3lHSFZablpBcHdkZzZYUWg2ME43QXxBQ3Jtc0trSXB5NHRmS0ZuN3FocFh0aHN1amp0U29jd1ZKQnVEU3oxWE5heE9GLTByZzJiRnJVdzNtWHFxcC1GdE1zMk0zMlc4amxKcExqWkk1WE5lVXJoZXFLazZMVVgxeUg3eExSY1FXQ0t3a3hrQVZCRVJSMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Flifeforceqigong.podia.com%2F&v=ez6kh2-irJg Details and booking the the retreat can be found here https://bookwhen.com/integralhealth/e/ev-sp8e-20240902093000

11 OCT. 2023 · In this episode, I was really grateful to be interviewed by Laura Mac from Transforming you Live to talk about LifeForce Qigong. We touched on a few other aspects of my work, including Bowen Technique, Kinesiology and the Epigenetics as well as the qigong. As you all know Qi Gong is the deeper passion, that enriches my life and therefore my interaction in the world around me which therefore has a benefit on everyone else’s life as well. I talk about life in relation to ‘Listening to the feedback, the noise that is constantly being produced by my body anyway, and trimming the sails adjusting oversteer and understeer it’s those simple ways that help me’ You can hear the original interview here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-power-of-qi-gong-with-ben-calder/id1629875629?i=1000620835319 You can connect to Laura's work here https://transformingyoulive.com/ Sign up for either our live qigong classes or our drip-feed full training "Activate LifeForce" here https://integralhealth.mylearnworlds.com/courses

7 OCT. 2022 · It is a great pleasure to be interviewed again for the Transcending Explorations podcast by upcoming Integral and Health advocate Lachlan Dunn. If you have missed the previous 2 episodes of this series you can find them here in my blog. In this episode, Lachlan wanted my views on these really interesting questions that we see in Integral Theory Waking Up Cleaning up Growing Up Showing Up In this discussion we are exploring what these ideas might mean and how we can experience and practice these in our daily lives. Through this episode we are looking at: Waking up is not an event but a process Integrating from waking up Practice. Practice. Practice. Wake up to new perspectives. Subjective and objective shadow within cleaning up How to notice whats shadow and whats not We have immense amounts of consciousness wrapped up in our shadow The collective shadow Learning to take other peoples perspective Transcending and including each structure of consciousness Taking full responsibility The journey of Life is like a roller coaster ride I hope you guys love , enjoy and value this episode. Through this episode we are looking at: Waking up is not an event but a process Integrating from waking up Practice. Practice. Practice. Wake up to new perspectives. Subjective and objective shadow within cleaning up How to notice whats shadow and whats not We have immense amounts of consciousness wrapped up in our shadow The collective shadow Learning to take other peoples perspective Transcending and including each structure of consciousness Taking full responsibility The journey of Life is like a roller coaster ride I hope you guys love , enjoy and value this episode.

7 OCT. 2022 · After the success of the first of the interview's with Australia's emerging Integral voice Lachlan Dunn, I was really pleased that he wanted to do a second interview. At the end of our first interview https://bencalder.co.uk/blog/integral-general-theory/approaching-spirituality-and-spiritual-development-from-an-integral-perspective-with-ben-calder/ Lachlan said to me that he had only got about a third of the way through his notes of the things he wanted to discuss and of course I was happy to schedule another session so that we could talk more and so here you go. In this session we are talking about the following topics: - Bens morning and night routines - Having fluid responses to events and environments we interact with - Timing of practices - Being in harmony with environmental circadian cycles - The sun is a big magnetron also shifting inside of us - Looking at the direction you sleep, the shape of the room and home your in and house materials - How the shapes of buildings influence us - Biogeometry/Geopathic stress - The body wears the shape the mind creates - The meaning of Health ? - Adaptation & the expansion of consciousness - Imbalance is necessary - Everything in the right proportion is a medicine everything in the wrong is a poison - What are symptoms , illness and disease ? Spontaneous diseases and us manufacturing our own diseases - Shadow/Unconscious and physiological condition , perception and physiology connection. So as you can see Lachlan wasted no time getting right into some really interesting topics. You can learn more about Lachlan and listen to more of his shows here https://transcendingexplorations.buzzsprout.com/ And connect with him socially here: https://www.facebook.com/lachlan.dunn.161/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lachlan-dunn-628643167/ https://www.instagram.com/transcendingexplorations/

7 OCT. 2022 · In this conversation, entitled "Approaching Spirituality And Spiritual Development From An Integral Perspective" we explore the following topics: - My worldview - Being able to take multiple perspectives and be flexible - Nothing is important , it doesn't matter, life is neutral - Most efficient and effective practices and modalities along bens awakening and healing journey - Big mind meditation - Human beings are too comfortable now compared to our ancestors - Is the world a mirror reflection ? - Infinitude of observations to take - Where is the past and future ? - What spiritual development looks like from an integral perspective - The many perspectives of spirituality - Surrendering Its really amazing to have an emerging Integral voice such a Lachlan, who is based in Australia, to want to discuss my approach to health. Lachlan is fast becoming an exciting voice in the next generation of people exploring the boundaries of health and spiritual development. You can learn more about Lachlan and listen to more of his shows here https://transcendingexplorations.buzzsprout.com/ And connect with him socially here: https://www.facebook.com/lachlan.dunn.161/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lachlan-dunn-628643167/ https://www.instagram.com/transcendingexplorations/

23 SEP. 2022 · Recorded on #worldsuicidepreventionday Centre director Ben Calder talks to Marcus Matthews about his experiences with suicide and how it changed his life. Marcus shares his journey from feeling suicidal to now helping others understand what his journey taught him about suicide and how feeling suicide and anxiety are about killing who you have become not who you are. And as a gift to others in this situation you can access Marcus' Free Hypnotherapy Course and Recording available when you buy the book on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drowning-Anxiety-Successful-Marcus-Matthews-ebook/dp/B088G16KM6 If you want to learn more about Marcus and his work, you can find him here: https://www.makeyourlifecount.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/makeyourlifecountuk https://twitter.com/leadersaskwhy https://www.linkedin.com/in/makeyourlifecount/ https://www.instagram.com/marcusamatthews/ https://www.instagram.com/transformationaltherapyuk/

19 JUL. 2021 · It was a great pleasure (and with lots of laughter) to talk with my old friend and college Phil Clubley, who not only is a fellow kinesiologist, but is also the current chairman of the Kinesiology Federation, the UK's largest dedicated organisation for kinesiologists. We explore kinesiology (I mean for those who don't know, wtf is it, how do we even say it?) and how it can be used for helping to keep us healthy and resolve issues on a number of levels, his role as the UK chair and the challenges the last year has brought and his thoughts for the future of medicine with kinesiology as an active partner. If you would like to connect to Phil you can find him here: https://www.philclubley.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/philclubley.kinesiology/ https://www.facebook.com/philclubleykinesiology Enjoy the show

21 JUN. 2021 · In the 3rd of my interview series with the co-authors of the My 2020 book, released in July 2021, I get to talk to Emma last of Progressive Minds, the business health coach and founder of the Human Reboot Movement. We talked about her move from corporate burn out to coaching and support individuals and businesses to really explore life balance in their culture. Emma is also part of the amazing team with Jessica Prime working on the new My 2020 book to look at how 2020 was able to facilitate healthy change as well. You can find out more about Emma and her work at these great channels https://progressive-minds.co.uk/ https://thehumanrebootmovement.com/ https://www.facebook.com/emma.last.180 https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-last-she-her-20199435/

9 JUN. 2021 · It was my great pleasure in this latest episode of the Integral Health podcast to chat with my friend and colleague Jo "Happiness" Howarth about her journey to be the founder of the "The Happiness Club". Jo is a well respected hypnotherapist who took her business in such a joyful direction, she is well worth listening to. Jo is also one of the co-authors of the book My 2020, released in July 2021 on how the 1st year of the pandemic gave her opportunities to turn her challenges into opportunities. Listen in for more and if you want to contact Jo, you can find here in the following locations: https://thehappinessclub.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/jo.howarth.587 https://www.facebook.com/TheHappinessClubLtd https://twitter.com/HappinessClubJo https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-howarth/

24 MAY. 2021 · It was my great pleasure today to interview holistic aesthetician, face yogi, beauty guru, trainer and best selling author Kris Davies on her journey from training in beauty at Champneys in 1983 to recovering from Fibromyalgia to developing her own vegan skin care range for humans and animals to being a Face Yoga teacher and trainer. There is no way this lady is 56, if you take a look at her before and after Face Yoga pictures, you can see that she walks her talk and her methods get results. It was inspiring to hear her journey from being a beauty therapist and how she developed fibromyalgia, to how she rooted out the cause of her illness and transformed it with RTT (Rapid Transformational Therapy) and went on to develop her own range of vegan, chemical free skin care before becoming a Face Yoga practitioner and teacher. Listen along to her amazing story and if you ant to see the proof of her path, check her out on her website and social media sites https://krisdavies.com/ https://www.facebook.com/kristineliane.davies.3 https://twitter.com/davies_kristine https://www.instagram.com/sav_eeskin/ https://www.facebook.com/skinsoapbar/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kris-davies-150a2946/

15 FEB. 2019 · A short and simple centreline breathing exercise to help gather your mind and energy and leave you feeling more settled and in control of yourself. Great for when you feel a little scattered and out of sorts

15 FEB. 2019 · The inner smile visulisation is a classic Daoist technique for bringing energy and radiance to the body. Addressing specifically the yin organs, skeleton and the viscera. This is a great pick me up visualisation for when you feel down and dull and will fill your body with the energy of a loving smile

15 FEB. 2019 · Tree roots & branches visualisation is there to allow you to feel totally grounded while still allowing your energy to grow and expand. This is a great practice for those of you who feel comfortable with your grounding and are ready to move on to the next step of being able to expand while feeling grounded.

15 FEB. 2019 · The total rootedness visualisation is for when you need strong and deep grounding, for when you body and mind feel like they are ungrounded and floating away. Take the time to really allow yourself to connect to the planet and settle yourself. Developed from original work by Simon and Sue Lilly in their Tree Seer series

15 FEB. 2019 · Whenever you are feeling scattered or ungrounded, the Tree Roots Visualisation will give you a strong grounding experience that is quick and easy to establish. Based on original work by Simon & Sue Lilly in their Tree Seer series, this is an excellent technique for feeling more yourself, more settled and stable

15 FEB. 2019 · Nothing is quite as relaxing in nature, so when you can't get out to nature, we'll bring it to you. Spend a gentle 30 minutes relaxing under the olive groves in Greece with the sound of the local church bells to start and finish your journey. Nothing to do here but relax and allow yourself to immerse in the atmosphere of the olive groves with the natural sounds from around you. It is not suggested you listen to this while driving or handling machinery

15 FEB. 2019 · Listening to the gentle ebb and flow of the ocean is a deeply relaxing process. When you an't get out to be in nature and allow it's natural strength to relax and reassure you, you can bring it to you wherever you are.

15 FEB. 2019 · Whenever you are experiencingor have experienced a crisis, it is usefult o be able to examine what meanings you could extract from that to find a positive and constructive response to it. Even when a situation is challenging, we don't need to write it off, we can always find some learning to be gained and value from it.

15 FEB. 2019 · We can all have times where we struggle to direct our attention and where we get easily distracted. This visualisation will help you to focus your attention and develop the skills for holding your attention on what you want. Psychosynthesis exercise taken from What We May Be by Piero Ferrucci Music Courtesy of Simon Lilly's Wodewose album, used with permission

15 FEB. 2019 · Acceptance can be a difficult process at times, but learning to work with the concept of acceptance will help us to find new levels at which we can accept and new areas of our lives in which we can allow acceptance to take place This visualisation will aid you in developing those skills, which when practised become easier. This psychosynthesis exercise is taken from What We May Be by Piero Ferrucci Backing music by Simon Lilly from his Wodewose album, used with permission