Online Events
Authority Magazine
An interview for Authority Magazine in their ‘Women in Wellness’ edition explores some of the things I have learnt through my long career in embodied practices as an educator, therapist and author.
Books by Women
Books by Women invited me to write an imaginary Character Interview with one of my novel’s characters. Here is an imagined therapy session with Ellen, the main protagonist of angel wing. If Ellen had access to therapy in 1954-5, her and daughter Anita’s lives might have been quite different, but of course she didn’t have this possibility at the time!
Interview with AllAuthor on the interface between somatic movement, psychotherapy practice, and writing fiction and non-fiction
You can read the transcript of this interview, where the weaving of my work in somatic movement and psychotherapy, with the writing of fiction and non-fiction, is explored:
EARTH MATTERS: Ecosomatics in the Anthropocene 2.0
Conversations to inspire embodied action in the face of planetary dysregulation: Episode #1- Linda Hartley & Jamie McHugh (January 16, 2025) Sponsored by The International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA) – ismeta.org
It goes without saying: Earth matters! Without a viable planet, there is no living soma. This fundamental truth in the face of Earth disruptions is the ground for our conversations. These interactive roundtables are designed to connect the ISMETA community with artists, activists, scientists, agriculturalists, philosophers, and many others dedicated to the preservation of life on Earth.
Jamie begins the conversation with a quote from Joanna Macy:
“Active hope is a practice. Like T’ai Chi or gardening, it is something we do rather than have. It is a process we can apply to any situation, and it involves three key steps. First, we take a clear view of reality; second, we identify what we hope for in terms of the direction we’d like things to move in or the values we’d like to see expressed; and third, we take steps to move ourselves or our situation in that direction. Since active hope doesn’t require our optimism, we can apply it even in areas where we feel hopeless. The guiding impetus is intention; we choose what we aim to bring about, act for, or express. Rather than weighing our chances and proceeding only when we feel hopeful, we focus on our intention and let it be our guide.” – Joanna Macy
Embodied Consciousness Developing
A conversation between Paula Sager and Linda Hartley
In December 2024, a few months after my book Embodied Spirit, Conscious Earth was published, and just before her book The Watch was released, my friend and colleague Paula Sager and I met to speak together. We had not known the other was writing a book but felt some mysterious meeting places, as if an ‘underground conversation’ had been taking place between us. Our conversation spiraled around the subject matter of our books, held within our shared practice as teachers of the Discipline of Authentic Movement.
Paula writes: “Our conversation began with the mystery of what becomes embodied as “plan and potential”, and led us to a vision of the flourishing of life’s promise in relation to the longing and efforts to bring creative consciousness to the world and our communities. May it be so.”
You can watch a video recording of the conversation here:
Paula Sager and Linda Hartley come together as teachers of the Discipline of Authentic Movement and as authors of newly published books. Attending to the body as a primary source, they speak to the importance of embracing the mysteries within the unfolding of life.
Embodied Spirit, Conscious Earth, Linda Hartley: www.triarchypress.net
The Watch: Time to Witness the Beauty of It All, Paula Sager (www.paulasager.com): bookshop.org
LIFE THAT SAID YES: Episode 16: WIDENING EMBRACE with LINDA HARTLEY
You can listen to the recording of another rich conversation with Ivan Vuković, November 5, 2024, part of his series of podcasts ‘Life that said Yes’:
Embodied Healing:
Linda Hartley on the Evolution of Integrative Bodywork and Movement Therapy
You can read an interview with Luka Dragovic on behalf of “Mystic Mag” online magazine (May 6th 2025), which hosts many interesting practitioners. We discussed the evolution of the Institute for Integrative Bodywork & Movement Therapy, the Discipline of Authentic Movement and psychotherapy, the benefits of somatic movement practice and how it can deepen our connection with body, earth and spirit:
Listening to the Body and Listening to the Earth with Linda Hartley
I was invited to join Ailey Jolie, Psychotherapist and Somatic Trauma specialist, on her podcast In This Body.
“We explore embodiment as an evolving, relational journey – shaped by age, memory, and the quiet intelligence of the body itself. Linda shares her path from early dance to the development of a healing modality rooted in Body-Mind Centering® and Authentic Movement, offering insight into how presence, witnessing, and somatic attunement can transform personal and collective experience. The conversation also touches on the Earth body, the arc of aging, and the grief and gratitude that accompany living in connection with all that is.”
