Transforming Lives Through Relational Practices | Tataya Bailey and Rachel Hayden

Dr. John Vervaeke

Tataya Bailey is the founder and lead trainer of Prisma Leadership, combining her law degree, multiple yoga certifications, and over two decades of facilitation experience to create a unique leadership approach rooted in integrity and connection.

Rachel Hayden is a magpie of the Liminal Web, and occasional collaborator with people like John, Gregg Henriques, and Alexander Bard. Her background includes somatics, meditative and contemplative practice, and peer-based mental health

How can we heal and transform ourselves through embodied practices and the relational field? In this episode of Voices with Vervaeke, Tataya Bailey and Rachel Hayden join John Vervaeke to explore the transformative power of relational practices on personal growth and healing. They delve into the balance between structure and spontaneity, discuss handling trauma, and emphasize the significance of attention and attunement in fostering authentic connections. This episode highlights the beauty of human connection and the endless possibilities for transformation.

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"I discovered capacities in me that I didn't even know I had." - Tataya Bailey [00:06:30]

"The experiences ranged from incredibly profound and bequeathing of a new dharma for me, all the way to working through shadow stuff, having alternate childhood experiences, and working through archetypal symbolism and tribal imagery between people. It was all like welcome there, and it was all material for that relationality, which I found so beautiful and so accessible to me." - Rachel Hayden [00:12:00]

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00:00 Introduction: Exploring Relational Practices

08:35 Rachel’s Prisma Experience: Embracing Vulnerability and Transformation

13:45 The Structure and Values of Prisma: Balancing Spontaneity and Containment

21:10 How Prisma Unlocks Relational Potential: Recovering Lost Parts and Deepening Connection

40:05 Attention and Attunement: Harmonizing Individuation and Participation

43:50 The Musicality of Relational Practices: The Dance of Metaphors and Sacred Rituals

50:50 Navigating Trauma and Safety in Relational Work

01:00:00 Embracing Discomfort: The Journey from Propositional to Participatory Connection

01:04:50 Re-exaptation and the Imaginal: The Role of Aporia in Transformative Practices

01:12:10 Final Thoughts and Future Aspirations

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Ideas, Authors, and Works Mentioned in this Episode

Alanja Forsberg - Avalon Community

Alexander Bard

Seth Allison - IFS

James Carse - Infinite Game

Andrew Huberman

Kerry Ressler

Robert Kegan

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