Mauro Zappaterra

Dr. Mauro Zappaterra Website: holdingspace.com Instagram: @drzappaterra Email: holdingspace18@gmail.com Mauro Zappaterra obtained his MD and PhD degrees from Harvard Medical School. He completed his PhD doing work with neuronal stem cells and the effects of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in brain development and in adulthood. He is published in numerous scientific articles on the CSF and his work was chosen as the cover image for the prestigious Neuron Journal. He was also featured in the New England Journal of Medicine in teaching medical students about living with life threatening diseases and in Psychology Today in an article titled “Joy: The art of loving life.” He completed his Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) residency at the UCLA VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, where he also served as Chief Resident. He is board certified in PM&R with a particular focus on optimizing human performance and decreasing suffering. He is the Director of Regenerative Medicine and Clinical Research at Synovation Medical Group and is a staff physician at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. He is co-creator and co-host of The PM&R Podcast, an independent project aimed at providing informational interviews with authorities in the field. As a PM&R physician he combines his training in various complementary medicine modalities such as Polarity Therapy, Reiki and Craniosacral Therapy and attempts to treat each individual holistically, integrating body, mind and spirit. He researches and designs new programs and techniques to help alleviate pain, improve function, and increase quality of life. He was recently voted by his peers as one of Pasadena Magazine’s Top Docs for 2018. Dr. Mauro Zappaterra brings his training in alternative therapies, such as Polarity Therapy and Reiki, to his physical medicine rehabilitation practice, and reports on some of the fascinating and pioneering discoveries of his Harvard Medical School lab about the remarkable role of cerebrospinal fluid.

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I had questions for Dr. Mauro Zappaterra for months in advance.

The kind of questions that sit quietly in the back of your mind — about consciousness, fluid, and what animates this body. Dr. Mauro is both an MD and PhD from Harvard, and one of the first researchers in the world to use a mass spectrometer to analyze cerebrospinal fluid. But what drew me to him wasn’t just his credentials. It was his willingness to explore the edge of what we can measure.

We dove into the river bathing your brain and spinal cord — and his compelling theory that this fluid may act as a bridge between biology and awareness. That resonance within the cranial vault could influence perception itself. Much of this dialogue lives at the frontier — what science can explain… and what still humbles us. You may leave with more questions than answers. And that, to me, is where real inquiry begins. I highly recommend buying his series of children's meditations books for your loved ones.

We discussed:

The Frequency of Life
Exploring Cerebrospinal Fluid and Fascia
The Role of Breath in Energy Flow
Resonance and Movement in the Body
The Importance of Grounding and Connection
Breath Patterns and Brain Waves
Integrating Breath and Movement
The Power of Awareness and Sensation
The Impact of Water Quality on Health
The Connection Between Sexuality and Cerebrospinal Fluid
Exploring Connection and Flow in Relationships
The Impact of Semen Retention and Energy Flow
Consciousness and the Flow of Energy
The Interconnectedness of All Beings
The Power of Collective Breath and Intention
Creating Healing Centers for Community
Reconnecting with Our True Nature and Love

For those who prefer a visual experience, the conversation is available on YouTube. As always, the audio version streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. I sincerely hope you enjoyed our talk. Be mighty!

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“Everything is one fluid system pretending to be separate.”
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Mauro Zappaterra

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