School of Embodied Arts Podcast with Jenna Ward
Emotionally empowered, sensually alive, and magnetic women discuss how to live, lead, coach & embody more of their feminine nature with Feminine Embodiment Coach Jenna Ward. This podcast is for women who demand deep, vulnerable living. To us, the feminine so much more than floral skirts, love & light. It's also about dark, messy, transformation & intimacy with all the currents of life that want to have their way with us.
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S11E9 - Investing In Yourself
11/15/2024
S11E9 - Investing In Yourself
Want to take the risk out of investing in your next bold move? Today on the podcast, we're diving into how to make successful personal investments — like gaining new skills, finding creative freedom, starting a business or making space for passions — that pay dividends in growth and satisfaction. Together, we’ll unpack why it’s so easy to second-guess these kinds of investments, especially when they don’t match up with traditional ideas of what “good” investments look like. We’ll dive into examples of my own investments across the years, explore navigating tough conversations with loved ones & explore the 2 key questions I ask before investing time or money. Here’s a snapshot of what we’ll explore: Why investing in yourself is worth the risk (& how to reduce the risk) Common internalized beliefs around what "smart" investments look like & how to rewrite them My personal investment journey, from small luxuries to career-defining decisions How to know if your investment will bring you real ROI Strategies for sharing your vision with loved ones who may have doubts Resources mentioned in this podcast: - live in November - free guide - at home embodiment practice - professional training
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S11E8 - AI Self-Coaching? & Will Coaches Be Replaced?
10/28/2024
S11E8 - AI Self-Coaching? & Will Coaches Be Replaced?
Will AI replace coaches? And how can we use AI to self coach us through everyday challenges? Lately a dear friend of mine, also an embodiment practitioner, & I have been joking about “AI Therapy”. We’ve had a few tricky situations, and have turned to chat GPT to channel advice in the tone of some of our favorite authors, mentors and coaches. It’s been illuminating, funny, and sometimes insightful. It’s gotten me thinking about the role of AI in replacing coaches. It’s also opened up some ideas about how we can use AI for self coaching… Today on the podcast I want to open up the conversation. In this episode we: First we discuss AI replacing coaches I share both my thoughts & the insights ChatGPT provided (naturally) We dissect the role of a coach & which parts AI might be able to replicate We then dive into Self-Coaching, we define what it is I share some AI prompts I’ve been using lately (with various levels of success) And I share some free you can use at home Resources mentioned in this podcast: - free guide - at home embodiment practice - professional training by Gay Hendrix
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S11E7 - Can I Make A Sustainable Income? Profit Plans for Embodied Coaches
10/17/2024
S11E7 - Can I Make A Sustainable Income? Profit Plans for Embodied Coaches
Can I translate somatic coaching skills into a profitable business & sustainable income? If you (or your loved ones) have been asking this question, today’s podcast is for you. This line of thinking is VALID. In the age of the “Instagram Coach” who… with no valid experience or informed ways of working, can update their bio every 5 minutes to be an “embodiment coach” or feminine mentor.... It’s valid to wonder if you can truly earn a livelihood as an Embodiment Coach. So let’s break it down. In today’s podcast we dive into: The 2 distinct skill sets you need The difference between practitionership & entrepreneurship We look at 3 different business models & calculate both income & hour worked We dive into the common challenges & worries like “who will pay this” and “can anyone afford this” We speak about investing in yourself, when everyone else around you thinks it’s a wild and risky move… Resources mentioned in this podcast: Find the profit plan Jenna mentions on this podcast at - professional training
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S11E6 - Embodied Parenting: Part 2
10/03/2024
S11E6 - Embodied Parenting: Part 2
Catch Part 1 of this 2-part series . Raising kids the embodied way is an experiment I’m in the midst of. I have a 5 year and 8 month old who are both stubborn, intelligent, creative, brilliant kids. I’m constantly exploring how I can employ emotionally intelligent values in the way I parent. To be clear, this isn’t my speciality, or body of work. I’m a somatic educator & coach, but parenting isn’t my zone of mastery. Today’s podcast came about from a listener's request and it’s something I’m so happy to shed some light on. Today I’m sharing 10 strategies I use with my kids. Specific little techniques, tricks, approaches or resources I do. This is moreso with my 5 year old, but the principles and some of the practices still apply for my baby. If you have old kids, most of these will still be relevant. Resources from today’s podcast - at home embodiment practice
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S11E5 - Embodied Parenting: Part 1
09/26/2024
S11E5 - Embodied Parenting: Part 1
How can we support our kids to be the most embodied, emotionally intelligent generation ever? I recently received a request from a podcast listener to speak about embodied mothering. I’m not an expert in this area, but as a Feminine Embodiment Coach & international founder of a somatic school of training AND parent to two little humans… I do have lots of thoughts on the topic that I’m so happy to share. Parenting isn’t my body of work. It’s not the space of genius I’m here to contribute to the world. So I haven’t analyzed my parenting in depth to give it language, structures or frameworks (unlike somatic coaching, which I do love to dissect in fine detail!). Also, I’m a parent to a 8 month old and 5 year old, so there’s a certain level of emotional and physical maturity that my kids have, which might be different if your kids are older, or hold different genders or identities. Personally I want to be the one to teach my children their values & an embodied culture in how they relate to themselves, others and the world. In Part 1 (this episode) we’re diving into embodiment for yourself as a mother or parent. In Part 2 (coming soon) I’m sharing 10 approaches I use to parent my kids. We’re doing it in this order because you can’t foster deeper embodiment with your kids if you’re not practicing it yourself. The person you are BEING is the clearest teacher for your child. I’m not an expert in this area, but as a Feminine Embodiment Coach AND parent to two little humans… I do have lots of thoughts on the topic that I’m so happy to share. Resources from today’s podcast: - at home embodiment practice
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S11E3 - Is This The Worst Time To Become A Coach: Market Update
09/12/2024
S11E3 - Is This The Worst Time To Become A Coach: Market Update
Is it a good time to become a coach? You might be thinking of changing careers, or specializing in embodiment coaching. Yet at the same time there’s talk of a recession. Record rates of inflation, cost of living crisis. It’s valid to wonder, are these conditions creating the worst time to become a coach? Because times are a-changin. But not for the worse. On the podcast this week I’m sharing a market update & some insights into the maturing Coaching Industry. In this episode we explore: Reflections on the global coaching industry What a busy market place means What buyers are looking for How competition factors in If you’d like to dive into mapping your signature journey & define the unique magic you’re here to bring a coach, there’s never been a better time… Sharon, Kate & I from the FEC Teaching Team are hosting a virtual immersion exclusively available to our community to support them map their signature journey. If you’d like to chat to us about the program & our special immersion…
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S11E4 - Info Session - Feminine Embodiment Coaching Cert School Tour September 2024
09/11/2024
S11E4 - Info Session - Feminine Embodiment Coaching Cert School Tour September 2024
How can we weave somatic skills into our client work? What is a Feminine Embodiment Coach? And what makes this style of coaching & school different? We answer these questions (and more) during our Information Session for the Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification. Join Program Founder, Jenna Ward & the teaching team to explore our philosophy, take a tour of the school & get these questions (and more) answered. This podcast is a preview of our Info Session held in September 2024. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Watch the full info session (video & audio) Speak with the Teaching Team from past participants
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S11E2 - What Philosophy Underpins FEC?
09/09/2024
S11E2 - What Philosophy Underpins FEC?
My kids are the most embodied people I know. They are effortlessly, fully, deeply IN their bodies. Feeling and EXPRESSING their inner sensations moment to moment. They remind me embodiment isn’t something we DO to the body. Somatic work isn’t about imposing or doing MORE. It is instead the process of peeling back what isn’t sincere, so we’re left with our simple, yet profound soma. This concept is a bit of a head fuck because so much modern therapy, development & personal growth is about doing or applying something TO the body. Modulating it. Hacking it for better performance. So if somatic work is more akin to stripping back, what’s the philosophy that supports it? If you’re hungry to dive into the schools’ of thought that underpin Feminine Embodiment Coaching, this podcast explores our technical approach to the world of somatic coaching. In this conversation, we discuss: The impact of late-stage capitalism on our bodies Trauma therapy and the work of Peter Levine Polyvagal therapy and the neurobiology of embodiment Feminist & spiritual influences, including a powerful essay Where the intellectual property of ‘Feminine Embodiment Coaching’ comes from The difference between coaching & therapy Our influences as a school are wide & diverse. From the realm of Embodiment, Somatics, Dance & Movement Therapy, Coaching, Polyvagal Theory, Trauma Theory, Feminism, Somatic Abolitionism and more. Resources from this podcast include: Peter Levine - Audre Lorde Essay -
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S11E1 - Magnetism In The Everyday
08/29/2024
S11E1 - Magnetism In The Everyday
Want to banish hollow action & replace it with potent, magnetic doing throughout your day? In today's episode, I share tips on turning on magnetism in everyday, mundane moments. Centering magnetism in the way I work has been a game-changer. It means… ✅Getting more of what matters done ✅Having those actions work to their fullest potential ✅Avoiding busy work that keeps me busy but doesn’t DO anything Turning on your magnetism is a (happy) side effect of embodiment. The more we contact the deep currents of aliveness within us, the more we can attune those currents to the object of our desires. Check out these resources from the podcast: Embodied Movement Practice -
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S10E11- Somatic Ancestral Indigenous Reconnection with Rani George
03/27/2024
S10E11- Somatic Ancestral Indigenous Reconnection with Rani George
How can we reconnect with the impressions & resources of our ancestral lineage, in somatic ways? I recently invited Rani George, a practitioner steeped in both Eastern & Western spirituality, to join us for an exploration of ancestral reconnection at our The Future Is Embodied Conference. During the conversation Rani offered us an experiential practice of expanding our awareness to perceive more of our ancestors, somatically. I just had to share it more widely so today on the podcast we’re joined by Healing Arts Practitioner Rani George. In this conversation we explore: - Rani’s mystical awakening into her indigeneity - The traumas and resources that are passed down through our ancestors - Rani’s diverse cultural teachers and what they have reminded her of the ‘universal Indigenous Field’ - Why reconnecting with our indigeneity isn’t a modality - but rather a way of living - Jenna & Rani share diverse examples of how our indigeneity speak to us, through the body - Rani guides us on a powerful 15 min experiencing of expanding our bodies wisdom to perceive our ancestors - Two beautiful practices to deepen your ancestral connections About Rani George Healing Arts Practitioner http://www.circlefolks.com Rani George was raised with the influences of Eastern and Western mystical spirituality and earth-based healing traditions handed down through the generations by her mother. Her adult daughter continues in the line. She has been in private and group practice and served as organizer, consultant, presenter, and teacher in the healing arts for over 30 years. She is a Systemic Constellations facilitator with specializations in Spiritual and Nature Constellations. Her current focus is Ancestral Indigenous Reconnection utilizing embodiment practices, hands-on energy work, and meditative processes to access the indigenous wisdom and resourcing of our ancestors. Resources From Today’s Podcast ● Rani’s work & website ● – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches ● ● ● Thought or reflection to share?
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S10E10 - Feminist Business: Marketing Practices That Shift Culture
03/21/2024
S10E10 - Feminist Business: Marketing Practices That Shift Culture
How can our businesses be an extension of our embodied values & political views? If we’re interested in doing business in more embodied ways, we have to examine how the inherited marketing and business practices many of us have been indoctrinated into are not rooted in the values WE hold dear. Today, we’re speaking with Feminist Business Educator Kelly Diels about marketing practices that can shift culture & what it looks like in practice. From social media to email marketing, how we choose the images we use and what we actually market, Kelly shares with us practical suggestions for genuinely liberatory practices in business. In this interview, we explore: How Kelly incorporates her political & culture-making practices into her business Transcending the inherited status quo marketing tactics to align selling with your values The Female Lifestyle Empowerment Brand (FLEB) & how to know if you’re centering this (or your body of work) in your marketing Strategies Kelly uses in her business to shift culture - from email consent, how she chooses imagery & signal boosting The input Kelly uses to fuel prolific (& powerful) expression Creating consistency on social media when you’re an ebb & flow kind of person Kelly Diels is feminist educator, writer, and coach. She specializes in feminist marketing for culture-makers. She’s here to raise awareness about how the business-as-usual formulas we learn everywhere actually reproduce oppression. She develops and teaches alternate, feminist marketing tools to help us do it differently (and better). Resources From Today’s Podcast ● ● ● – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches ● – Embodied At Home Movement Practice ● ● ● Thought or reflection to share?
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S10E9 - Trauma & The Embodied Arts with Monique Pangari
03/13/2024
S10E9 - Trauma & The Embodied Arts with Monique Pangari
How can we work DEEP in the body without ‘blowing up’ someone’s trauma? Almost all somatic practitioners (including embodiment coaches) I work go through a phase of feeling super worried about activating latent trauma & triggering a client. This is a conversation I have with women a lot. Sometimes, this fear manifests as an extreme over-abundance of caution, need to “get it right” & hyper-fixation on strategies. This results in practitioners holding themselves back from deepening into sensation - to everyone’s detriment, especially the clients. Today on the podcast we’re speaking with Somatic Psychotherapist & founder of The School of Integrative Somatic Psychotherapy Monique Pangari about somatic approaches to trauma-centric therapy and what practitioners need to know if they are worried about activating latent trauma (plus so much more). Monique's training & experience is vast & in this conversation, we explore: - Examples of somatic strategies to support clients in a trauma therapy setting - Why embodied approach are deceptively simple & some of the core components for practitioners to make them work well - The difference between trauma therapy, therapy & coaching - What practitioners need to know if they are worried about activating a client’s trauma - The importance of rupture & repair for practitioners - Attachment styles & the work Monique created for counsellors & psychotherapists About Monique Pangari Monique Pangari, MEd, SEP, is the creator of Somatic Sand Therapy™, Somatic Expressive Therapies and Somatic Attachment Focused Expressive Therapies™ (SAFE-T). In 2020 she founded 'The School of Integrative Somatic Psychotherapy' where she offers post-graduate training and clinical supervision for professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists. Monique has been practicing Sandplay Therapy and Expressive Therapies with clients of all ages since 2002 and has been training other therapists across Australia since 2008. She began integrating Somatic Experiencing® and Attachment Repatterning into her practice in 2017. Monique has undergraduate studies in Education and Psychology and holds two Masters Degrees. She is also trained in Family Constellations, Circle of Security, Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples, NeuroAffective Touch®, ISHTA Yoga and is currently undergoing further study in Jungian Sandplay Therapy. In addition to offering Training, Supervision and Counselling in her private practice, Monique also lectures part-time at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) in the Masters of Counselling program and offers Supervision to Counselling Interns at the University Counselling Clinic. Monique is a Level 4 member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and is a member of the ACA College of Supervisors. Resources From Today’s Podcast ● Monique Pangari - Website | Social links | Please open in new window | ● ● ● ● – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches ● – Embodied At Home Movement Practice ● ● ● Thought or reflection to share?
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S10E8 - Embodied (Witchy) Business with Rachael Maddox
03/07/2024
S10E8 - Embodied (Witchy) Business with Rachael Maddox
2021 was the year of my (mini) professional crisis. There were big decisions to make, and I was feeling deeply confused about the direction I wanted to grow in professionally & with our school. What kind of business (& life) did I want to have? Did I want to blow up my creation? It took me a long time to find a mentor to help me navigate what was right, for me. I wanted someone who worked in deeply embodied ways. Someone who would support me if I decided to throw in the towel & make the decision to destroy my creation. And also someone who was a little bit magic. Somehow (I think it was the power of Instagram) Rachael Maddox entered my life. She’d just closed her own Coaching School down (to begin a conception journey) and was making some radical changes in her business model. She was EMBODIED AF. And supported CEOs. We started working together - and I’ve loved her since. Recently I spoke with Rachael as part of our The Future Is Embodied Conference. Our conversation was a dive into the ethics of embodied business & how Rachael navigates her work as a witch & mentor. It was such a rich conversation I wanted to bring it to you today, in the hopes you find some “unconventional” courage to follow your path (whatever that is) to the best version of your work in the world. Of course, I didn’t close down our school, or decide to blow anything up in the end. Which is what I love so much about EMBODIMENT work. It’s an invitation to find YOUR body's truth. Which won’t look the same as anyone else. What’s right for you won’t be right for them. But holding space for ALL the possibilities, even the wild & witchy ones remains something I hold as so valuable. Resources From Today’s Podcast ● & find her here on ● ● – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches ● ● ● Thought or reflection to share?
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S10E7 - ADHD & The Womb: How Hormones Impact Neurodivergent Women
02/28/2024
S10E7 - ADHD & The Womb: How Hormones Impact Neurodivergent Women
I’m 200% here for any experience (or in this case, diagnosis) that supports a woman to inhabit her unique flavor more fully. Adele Wimsett is such a woman. Today on the podcast, we’re chatting with Adele Wimsett, a UK-based Women’s Health Practitioner specializing in supporting ADHD women to understand the impact their hormones have on their traits, taking a solution-focused approach to creating an ADHD-friendly lifestyle. In this conversation, we explore: How Adele received her ADHD diagnosis & why it was so validating - Rejection sensitivity dysmorphia & other ADHD traits that women can experience - Bridging science and the womb in ADHD, exploring how our hormones & cycles impact symptoms - Gender bias in ADHD research and what the research tells us - Menstrual cycle awareness & how Adele uses this to support her neurodivergent symptoms About Adele Wimsett Women’s Health Practitioner | www.harmoniseyou.co.uk | @harmoniseyou Adele empowers women to balance their hormones and harness the power of their cyclical nature. She specialises in supporting ADHD women to understand the impact their hormones have on their traits, taking a solution-focused approach to creating an ADHD friendly lifestyle. Resources From Today’s Podcast Adele Wimsett - www.harmoniseyou.co.uk | @harmoniseyou – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches – Embodied At Home Movement Practice Thought or reflection to share?
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S10E6 - The Epidemic of Dis-Embodiment in Dating, Career & Rites of Passage
02/22/2024
S10E6 - The Epidemic of Dis-Embodiment in Dating, Career & Rites of Passage
Women from all walks of life are experiencing epidemic levels of disembodied. It’s rife! No matter our cultural background or country of origin, many of us know what it’s like to feel numb, disconnected from ourselves & overridden by what the world demands of us. Today we’re speaking with three Feminine Embodiment Coaches, all from diverse backgrounds who have found their way home to embodiment work and are supporting their clients to do the same in the realms of dating, career & rites of passage. In this episode we speak with Anna Rova, Siobhan Barnes, Amy Frankel & Jenna Ward about: How these 3 women from diverse backgrounds found their way into the world of embodiment We speak about the process & skill of disembodying and what it looked like for them, and for their clients Dating and embodiment: Anna shares with us some common themes & challenges modern women face in the dating realm Career and embodiment: Siobhan explores navigating career change through an embodied lens Rites of passage & embodiment: Amy shares her experience with rage, autonomy & rites of passage for women Resources From Today’s Podcast ● | Founder of Claimed.com. Dating, Relationships & Feminine Embodiment Coach @annarova ● | Life and Leadership Coach ● | MPH, Feminine Embodiment Coach, Rites of Passage Guide ● – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches ● – Embodied At Home Movement Practice ● ● ● Thought or reflection to share?
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S10E5 - Embodiment & Feminism - Where do they overlap? with Dr. Kimberly George
02/08/2024
S10E5 - Embodiment & Feminism - Where do they overlap? with Dr. Kimberly George
The more we notice how disembodied our culture is, the more we have to wonder… how the fuck did we get here? In my quest to answer that question I stumbled into the world of feminism & across the work of thank the goddess I did) several years ago. There are so many ways feminists (including Kimberly) have empowered & supported my embodiment skills. Every few years I catch up with Kimberly (most recently at our conference) for a rich discussion on the topic of feminism, embodiment & what is truly life giving. This year’s installment was as potent as ever & today I’m sharing it (and Kimberly) on the podcast with you… In this conversation, we explore some hard topics such as: Where do feminism & embodiment overlap? How do ‘modern’ somatic & embodiment practices create harm Is embodiment selfish when the world is (literally) burning, and how do we reconcile this? What’s the role of intellectual understanding of how we got here? We speak about the intellectual path that supports the safety of sensation and how that’s different from intellectual bypassing Kimberly shares two of her favorite feminist foremothers' works Resources From Today’s Podcast Kimberly’s work and social media The work of Silvia Federici, we mention The work of Gloria Anzaldúa, we mention – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Thought or reflection to share?
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S10E4 - A Woman’s Right To Pleasure: Ancient Erotic Text & Sensuality with Seema Anand
02/01/2024
S10E4 - A Woman’s Right To Pleasure: Ancient Erotic Text & Sensuality with Seema Anand
What can ancient erotic texts teach us about sensuality & sexuality? Many narratives around women's sensuality are rooted in religious-sin, purity or porn-that-distorts reality. But what could we learn about a woman's right to pleasure from ancient erotic texts, texts such as the Kama Sutra? On the podcast today we’re joined by mythologist Seema Anand who has been studying women’s story of pleasure & sexuality through the Kama Sutra for the past 23 years. Join us for this conversation exploring: Seema’s search for stories about a woman’s right to her own pleasure & how it lead her to the Kama Sutra Ancient erotic texts & what they have to teach us about pleasure What the Kama Sutra is (it’s not a book of positions) and why jewelry & pleasure are central to it’s erotic teachings What’s missing for modern women - how our emotional & intellectual vocabulary around pleasure is letting us down Resources From Today’s Podcast – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches – Embodied At Home Movement Practice Thought or reflection to share?
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S10E3 - The Age of Embodiment
01/25/2024
S10E3 - The Age of Embodiment
Today on the podcast I come together with four Feminine Embodiment Coaches, from different corners of the globe, to explore how they came to the embodied arts. Why did it awaken for them? How do they notice it awakening for their clients? And what does it mean for us to choose embodiment back? Extending a warm welcome to , , & who join me on the podcast today. In this rich, round table discussion we discuss: - Finding a safe space in your body when the world outside doesn’t feel safe - Define embodiment & explore it’s approach to life, transformation & healing - Grief and how individual heartbreak can connect us to collective heart ache - Career change & women navigating change towards their callings in life - Embodiment as a modality not interested in fixing or solving you - Activism, change & emboidment work as liberation Resources From Today’s Podcast ● | Author, Speaker, & Embodiment Coach ● | Embodiment Coach | ● | Psychotherapist & Feminine Embodiment Coach | ● | Embodiment Coach & Somatic Educator | ● ● – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches ● – Embodied At Home Movement Practice ● ● ● Thought or reflection to share?
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S10E2 - Embodiment & Joy As Social Justice with India Pierce
01/15/2024
S10E2 - Embodiment & Joy As Social Justice with India Pierce
Today we’re joined by , an Educator and Consultant who helps others boldly chase joy and improve their equity practices & organizational culture. India is a guest teacher on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Liberation for our n - and a fellow entrepreneur who believes embodiment is freedom work. I spoke with India as part of ‘The Future Is Embodied Conference’ late last year & our conversation was so rich, I thought it best to open the enclosures & share this conversation more widely. So today, it’s coming to you on the podcast. In this conversation, we explore: ● How India found embodiment through religion & the three dimensions of her embodied living ● Extractive activism & divine activism - we speak about the different fuels for movements ● India’s journey back to her body through experiences of her emerging queer identity & pregnancy loss ● Why India sees Embodiment as liberation work ● JOY - Being guided by joy & why joy is freedom work ● Is it selfish to prioritize joy? The difference between self-care, joy, collective liberation ● 2 practices for coaches, practitioners & those working in the embodied arts to center DEI and liberation in their work Advice - This conversation discusses pregnancy loss India Pierce is an entrepreneur, educator, and consultant who helps others boldly chase joy. After over a decade of working with businesses to improve their equity practices and organizational culture, she realized that something was sorely missing from the organizations and daily lives of the business owners she worked with; you know what that thing was? Joy! That realization went on to drastically change her work and life. Dubbing herself a “joy ambassador,” India launched India Pierce Consulting to encourage people to put the joy back into their work. She supports organizations in creating joyful and equitable workplaces where employees thrive and find fulfillment. As well as, small business owners in building their businesses with their joy in mind so they can grow their business without sacrificing their greatest vision for their life. Outside of work, she is completing her doctorate, enjoys spending time with her family, binging RomComs, and eating pizza. Resources From Today’s Podcast & – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Thought or reflection to share?
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S10E1 - Info Session - Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification
12/29/2023
S10E1 - Info Session - Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification
What is a Feminine Embodiment Coach & what makes this style of coaching different? How is the program practically delivered? And what kind of results can I expect to create? In today’s special podcast episode we’re featuring an August 2023 Info Session for the Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification. We answer these questions (& many more) in this workshop with program founder Jenna Ward. Together with the teaching team we explore the philosophy behind FEC, take a tour of the school & discuss what it’s like to train in this modality. Resources From Today’s Podcast Watch the Info Session (video & audio) here <> – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches
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S9E10 - What is a Feminine Embodiment Coach & What Makes This Style of Coaching Different?
10/01/2023
S9E10 - What is a Feminine Embodiment Coach & What Makes This Style of Coaching Different?
In today’s special podcast episode, we’re featuring an August 2023 Info Session for the Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification. We answer these questions (& many more) in this workshop with program founder Jenna Ward. Together with the teaching team, we explore the philosophy behind FEC, take a tour of the school & discuss what it’s like to train in this modality. Resources From Today’s Podcast Watch the Info Session (video & audio) – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches
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S9E9 - Embodied Ways of Working
09/24/2023
S9E9 - Embodied Ways of Working
While the embodied & feminine arts have called to me for a loooong time. It took me a while to figure out how to weave them into the way I work. The subtle hyper-masculine, head-first way of operating is so easy to slip into when I’ve got shit to do. I’m still excavating and rewiring the ways I dishonor my body & attempt to be productive in disembodied ways (despite knowing that it’s far less fun AND less effective). No matter what your career, work, profession, study, or pursuit… we can all work in more embodied ways. Today on the podcast I’m sharing some of the keyframes & THE key tool I use to help me weave embodiment into my doing. It’s a game changer for how creative, alive & GOOD I feel as I get shit done. In this episode, we’re exploring: 3 pearls for working in more embodied ways uses to plan her week (it’s a game changer) How we can hack our body for inspiration, not productivity How my menstrual cycle influences my work planning What my work week looks like & the conditions I need for creative inspiration Magnetism & how to weave the principles of receptivity into our somatic orientation Resources From Today’s Podcast Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series - - download your free copy here – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches – Embodied At Home Movement Practice Thought or reflection to share?
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S9E8 - Career Change Stories: 3 Coaches Share Their Experience
09/17/2023
S9E8 - Career Change Stories: 3 Coaches Share Their Experience
What does it take to have a mature, financially stable coaching business? I asked three past graduates of our program, all of whom have transitioned careers and developed signature bodies of work in the embodied arts. Preeti Matoo from Well Adorned, Christina Lane a dating and relationship specialist & Mary Lofgren from the School of Sensual Living join us for this delicious conversation. If you’re wondering how long it takes to develop a stable income, how to navigate your way forward when you seem to be taking the long road, if entrepreneurship feels daunting or you’re worried you’ll just never get there, this is a wonderful conversation to join. In this podcast, we explore Careers before Coaching - Past careers & the call to pursue your passions. This educator, fashion executive & esthetician chatted about ‘what my body was calling me towards’ and taking forever to figure it out Leaving ‘impressive’ & ‘serious professionals’ to pursue something as crazy as coaching Financial security & maturity - We hear three stories about establishing financial security as a coach & entrepreneur, and many of the lessons along the way The nature of entrepreneurship & 3 big lessons - including “I’m not my business” and how these coaches hold their relationship with their work to avoid feeling burnt out or burdensome. Resources From Today’s Podcast Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series - – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches – Embodied At Home Movement Practice Thought or reflection to share?
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S9E7 - Calculating Your Return on Investment
09/10/2023
S9E7 - Calculating Your Return on Investment
I’m an avid learner. Right now there are about 2 training, 5 books & a handful of experiences I’m just itching to dive into. But I’ve hesitated pressing GO on all of them because - I want to calculate the return on investment & make sure I’m making wise use of my resources (time, money, energy) before I press GO! So how do we calculate our return on investment? When training, experiences, or next steps feel risky & we’re worried “will this work out”, how do we decide? Over the years I’ve developed three questions I ask myself to clarify if I’m making the RIGHT decisions for the RIGHT reasons. I’m sharing them with you on the podcast today. You are the expert in your body & life. No one else will make the same ‘RIGHT’ decision as you (which makes it even harder to navigate what is right). These questions are not designed to lead you towards something that’s safe, or predictable. Rather they are designed to illuminate what’s true for you. In this episode, we’re exploring: The 3 questions I use to decide if I’ll see a return on investment We discuss conventional investment vs. investing in your values & desires When “shoulds” are driving your decisions & what to do about it Some of the investments I’ve made lately & how I came to those decisions. Resources From Today’s Podcast Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series - – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches – Embodied At Home Movement Practice Thought or reflection to share?
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S9E6 - What Coaching Is Not... Mentoring vs Facilitation vs Coaching
09/03/2023
S9E6 - What Coaching Is Not... Mentoring vs Facilitation vs Coaching
What image comes to mind when you think of the coaching industry? Whether you’re a coach, client, practitioner, or random person on the street the general impression that tends to bubble up is concerned with Instagram celebrity status or a bit of a ‘woo-woo left of field’ ick factor. Today on the podcast, we’re exploring what coaching is NOT. If you’re a practitioner in the field of transformation/personal development, or equally drawn/repulsed by the word, this is an excellent episode. We’re diving into: What coaching IS & what it ISN’T - things people do they call coaching, which is not, in fact coaching What a great coach should be creating & the 🔑 technology they use to create that outcome Why giving advice, fixing, solving & telling your story is not coaching & why we do these things to avoid vulnerability Coaching vs. Mentoring vs. Facilitating - we break apart the components, depths, directions & tools of these different types of practitionership Resources From Today’s Podcast Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series - – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches – Embodied At Home Movement Practice Thought or reflection to share?
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S9E5 - Money & Starting Up a New Career
08/28/2023
S9E5 - Money & Starting Up a New Career
Can I make good money from my passions? Is this a viable career? Will I be able to replace my income, or exceed it? I’m worried the industry I want to move into is saturated. Will there be room (and income) for me? These are just a few of the (very valid) questions I hear women contemplate when working toward their passions. I understand it. I wanted the know if I could replace - or exceed - the income of my original career (in pharmacy), while doing work that felt more meaningful & aligned with my personal values. In this podcast, we explore: The 2 skill sets you need to make money from your passions (& which order you should develop them in) We chat about Instagram reality VS the actual phases of business maturation My money journey - I share my money journey & the details of what I earned then & now Business models - We speak about business models for coaches, what I’ve tried & for example income from some of our graduate coaches Practical tips for minimizing risk & maximizing your return on investment in following your passions The #1 trap most new entrepreneurs fall into and why we have to avoid staying caught in the busy mechanic role (and which role we should focus on instead) Today’s podcast is not all unicorns & fairies. It’s an honest, transparent appraisal of what it takes to make it. Resources From Today’s Podcast Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series - – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches – Embodied At Home Movement Practice Thought or reflection to share?
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S9E4 - Am I Making The Right Move? 4 Women’s Career Change Stories
08/20/2023
S9E4 - Am I Making The Right Move? 4 Women’s Career Change Stories
What do a lawyer, campaigner, UX freelancer & policy manager have in common? They all decided it was time to pursue their passions & are in the messy middle of a career change. Four intelligent, successful women who, despite having it all from the outside (career-wise) share the “I want more” and “is that it?” moments which catalyzed career change and the full spectrum of fears & challenges that go with it. In this podcast, we explore The call to change - the moments or experiences that defined their decision to pursue something new The fears that came with it - we go there, with depth, exploring the full spectrum of inner fears they have (and continue) to experience along the journey The fear of telling people & being less ‘put together’ to the fear of money, being too old and what if this doesn’t work? Where they source their courage & inspiration to move forward from Resources From Today’s Podcast Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series - – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches – Embodied At Home Movement Practice Thought or reflection to share?
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S9E3 - Accidental Entrepreneurship. When Following Your Passions Means Having a Business - Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series
08/08/2023
S9E3 - Accidental Entrepreneurship. When Following Your Passions Means Having a Business - Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series
I accidentally became an entrepreneur. It wasn’t something I chose, and it’s not a term I identify with strongly. But at some point following my passions, it just kind of happened - I had a business. I had to learn the skills to run that business. Skills like money management & managing a team. Skills to build structure, find tech solutions to my problems & profitably price services so we could stay cash positive. Such grown-up considerations, none of which I really said YES to when I chose to pursue my passions. I see this a lot… Women are following their passions, and then all of a sudden realize it (might) mean also becoming a business witch. It can be overwhelming. An unexpected (yet obvious) fork in the road. You’re still figuring out your passions & likely honing your skills to do your trade well. Yet you also need to consider a whole (previously unexplored) frontier of business. I wish I had known what I was getting into earlier. I bloody LOVE entrepreneurship & the joy, creativity, challenge & expansion that comes with it. But because looking back, the distinction was (is) so obvious if only someone had pointed it out. So today, on the podcast, I’m doing just that. Today on the podcast we’re exploring… How I accidentally found myself on the entrepreneurial path The difference between the skills of your trade & the skills of your business Which skill to focus on first The two key questions to ask yourself if you’re on the path of your passions The 6 Pillars of Entrepreneurship How our business structure has grown over the years & what it looks like now Resources From Today’s Podcast Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series - – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches – Embodied At Home Movement Practice Thought or reflection to share?
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S9E2 - Tolerating The Job (while making a career change) - Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series
07/30/2023
S9E2 - Tolerating The Job (while making a career change) - Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series
Are you secretly dreaming of the day you never have to come in to work again? Imagining what it would be like to quit & revel in the freedom of taking your next step towards working your passions? I’m feeling you. I used to have a 40 min commute down a highway every morning to a job that started at 7am & I just couldn’t bloody wait to hand in my resignation. Except, it took several years of preparing my passions before I was ready to resign. So how do we tolerate “the job” in the interim? How can we (dare I say it) enjoy the work we’re doing, when we know this career isn’t for us in the long term? It can be a real struggle to show up to a job & career you’re ready to leave. But for many of us, it’s a necessary phase of our transition towards our passions. Today on the podcast we’re exploring these deeper dynamics… The 5 deeper drivers causing dissatisfaction in our job Why high performing women often have the greatest challenges tolerating the job My 3 pearls of wisdom for enjoying your work (more) Money, security & where we’re allowing cash to flow from Why I asked for a demotion & how I transitioned (we take a detailed look) The internal standards we have to investigate & dismantle to create more room for our passions Resources From Today’s Podcast Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series - sign up for all 9 episodes here → – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches – Embodied At Home Movement Practice Thought or reflection to share?
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S9E1 - Passion, Purpose & Career - Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series
07/23/2023
S9E1 - Passion, Purpose & Career - Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series
Considering a career transition? Desiring to deepen the quota of passion & purpose in your work (& life)? Transitioning to more meaningful work is something I’m constantly involved with. Our School supports women to deepen their professional mastery in the embodied arts & often transition into careers as coaches. I’m also personally on my third career. Plus I feel like I have this conversation frequently with many of my girlfriends (including one this last weekend who has just closed the door on her career without knowing what’s next). I decided to create a 9-Part Limited Podcast Series exploring the deeper dynamics of changing careers & what it means to pursue your passions. This series is perfect for the woman who’s quietly seeking a career change, actively navigating the chaos of change, or just wants to become a more interesting person in the way you relate to your work. Today we kick the series off with a deep dive into passion, purpose & career. Exploring: Why we might feel hollow in our current career & where to find the (true) source of our dissatisfaction Is your career your purpose? A discussion of life, meaning & what we are really looking for in a new job. Why creativity & becoming an interesting person is more important than finding the next career to pursue The (necessary) descent into the unknown and why we must dissolve old identities in order to emerge with a meaningful new path We dive into my first two career transitions (one was a failure but the second was much more successful) 4 tips for feeling safe & secure in the swirls of change Resources From Today’s Podcast – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches – Embodied At Home Movement Practice Thought or reflection to share?
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