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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The 4 Vulnerability Avoidance Styles
04/21/2025
The 4 Vulnerability Avoidance Styles
If you’re craving more depth in your own embodiment or in the spaces you hold with clients, vulnerability is non-negotiable. It’s the key that opens us up to real intimacy and true transformation. When someone shares vulnerably with me—whether it’s a client, colleague or my child—I know we’ve reached the gold. We’re no longer hovering on the surface. We’re in rich, honest territory. But vulnerability can be confronting. It asks us to feel the tenderness, shame, or discomfort that many of us were taught to avoid. And so, we’ve developed clever strategies—mostly unconscious—to sidestep that feeling. In this podcast, I’m sharing the 4 avoidance strategies we use to avoid vulnerability, and how naming your style is the first step to doing something different. We also explore: How important vulnerability is for deeper connection Why so many of us see vulnerability as a weakness (rather than the gift it is) Why recognizing your vulnerability avoidance style is crucial to flexing your vulnerability muscle as a human (& practitioner) The 4 Vulnerability Avoidance Styles Why creating safe spaces for vulnerability is vital for growth. Resources mentioned in this podcast: - free guide - at home embodiment practice - professional training
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S12E13 - Info Session - Feminine Embodiment Coaching Cert School Tour March 2025
04/01/2025
S12E13 - Info Session - Feminine Embodiment Coaching Cert School Tour March 2025
How can we weave somatic skills into our client work? What is a Feminine Embodiment Coach? And what makes this style of coaching different to other somatic approaches? We answer these questions (and more) during our Information Session for the Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification. Join Program Founder, Jenna Ward to explore our philosophy, name the techniques great practitioners should have & take a tour of the school & get these questions (and more) answered. This podcast is a preview of our Info Session held in March 2025. Resources mentioned in this podcast:
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S12E12 - Navigating Political Change & Polycrisis in Embodied Ways
03/24/2025
S12E12 - Navigating Political Change & Polycrisis in Embodied Ways
Why Feminine Embodiment is Essential in Times of Crisis We’re living in intense times—so how can we navigate them in embodied ways? Whether you’re navigating cyclones from climate change, destabilizing political regimens or something else closer to home, it’s beyond heart breaking. So what does this have to do with feminine embodiment? (hint, the answer’s everything). There has never been MORE of a need for feminine power on the planet. So how can we access it, and use it, in embodied ways? 💡 Hint: It all starts in the body. During the podcast, we’ll dive into: What power actually is & how it moves through the body Why personal empowerment is not enough on it’s own How to feel more resourced & stable in wild times, using somatic tools How to prevent feeling frozen or overwhelmed by the polycrisis’ that abound What these times ask of us as practitioners As a mother living with low grade anxiety about the state of the world my kids will inherit, this much is abundantly evident to me - if i don’t do something with my power, then it’s not real power. In the podcast we dive into what I’ve been doing about that. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Free Guide: Book: - the work of Dr. Resmaa Menakem Practice: Training:
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S12E11 - WTF is the Feminine?
01/29/2025
S12E11 - WTF is the Feminine?
This energy, this force, this dimension that so many of us feel called to… but struggle to define. It’s the missing piece, the thing we crave more of—yet, so many are also uncertain: Is the feminine harmful? Is it just some new-age fluff? And how do we navigate these gendered terms if we’re not about old-school binaries? As an intersectional feminist, deeply committed to liberation for all bodies (including from gender norms) I’ve been in this contemplation, too. For years. In this episode, we’ll explore: The heart of the feminine: what it really is, how we find more of it How to access it responsibly. I’ll share how I stumbled into this work and why it’s so deeply personal for me. We’ll chat about the 3 books that shaped my explorations My own ancestral ‘feminine’ roots We’ll touch on why patriarchy has silenced the feminine How capitalist systems have commodified it and Why we need this force now more than ever. The feminine is about the full spectrum of feeling, sensation, live-living-itself-ness. So if you’re ready to explore the wild, the untamed, and the transformational energy of the feminine, this episode is for you. Resources mentioned in this podcast: The Radiant Sutras by Lorin Roche - Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & The Christianity We Haven’t Tried Yet by Meggan Watterson - If Women Rose Rooted: The Power of Women in the World - - free guide - at home embodiment practice - professional training
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S12E10 - Embodied Movement Stories: Intuition & Productivity with Yael Lagana
01/15/2025
S12E10 - Embodied Movement Stories: Intuition & Productivity with Yael Lagana
What kind of devotional practice can help you to validate your intuition, so you can be more productive & get more done? The answer is embodied movement practice. Despite the common belief that intuition or feminine depth has no place in business - our guest on the podcast today, Yael Lagna, finds weaving somatic practices into her work (and world) helps her to get so much more done. Yael Lagana joins us on the podcast today for an exploration of her experience of Embodied Movement Practice & journey as an entrepreneur and abuse survivor. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Yael Lagana - - at home embodiment practice - professional training
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S12E9 - Embodied Movement Stories: From Flatlining to Fulfilled with Sarah Schülke
01/15/2025
S12E9 - Embodied Movement Stories: From Flatlining to Fulfilled with Sarah Schülke
If you’re one of those people who “doesn’t feel much”, a kind of flatline without much up or down happening within. Have you ever wondered… Is there truly nothing happening within me? … Or is that I just can’t feel it? One day Sarah Schülke found herself wondering about this exact question. It sparked a journey out of her head, into her body, and onto the path of embodied movement practices. Today we’re speaking with Sarah to explore her experience with: Moving from an inner flatline - to an inner fulfillment by listening to her body Using embodied movement practice to figure out her path As well as navigating physical symptoms, sleep & feeling increasingly safe Resources mentioned in this podcast: Sarah Schülke - Sarah Schülke - | ) - at home embodiment practice - professional training
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S12E8 - Embodied Movement Stories: Farewell People Pleasing with Christina Ryan-Stoltz
01/15/2025
S12E8 - Embodied Movement Stories: Farewell People Pleasing with Christina Ryan-Stoltz
How do we drop the people pleasing tendencies & assumed identities we’ve taken on… so we contact our wild self? This is big, profound work. Yet you don’t need 10 years of therapy or burning down your entire life/marriage/career to do it. Christina Ryan-Stoltz @she_skool joins us on the podcast today for an exploration of her experience of Embodied Movement Practice & how it’s supported her to contact the self she always knew was there… but wasn’t sure how to access. In this personal retelling Chrstina shares with us: The primal, wild woman within that surfaced through embodied movement Not taking up much space in marriage - to finding more equal partnership Body image issues & how these held Christina back from inhabiting her body Why shaking, releasing energy through movement & vocalizing can feel “weird” and how we can overcome of hesitations to do it Resources mentioned in this podcast: Christina Ryan-Stoltz - Christina Ryan-Stoltz - - at home embodiment practice - professional training
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S12E7 - Graduate Spotlight: Working With The Raw Materials of Life, with Hanne-Lina Drott
12/15/2024
S12E7 - Graduate Spotlight: Working With The Raw Materials of Life, with Hanne-Lina Drott
Today, 8+ years later, Hanne-Lina joins us from Sweden to speak about the program and how working with the “raw materials of life” has shaped her & her coaching practice. This podcast is part of the Graduate Spotlight Audio Series — showcasing how graduates from the past 8 years have woven the Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification into their bodies, their work & their purpose. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Hanne-Lina Hanne-Lina Hanne-Lina 🎁2 free months in the Garden of Aliveness Community - free guide - at home embodiment practice - professional training
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S12E6 - Graduate Spotlight: From 1-1 to a Million Dollar Business with Anna Rova
12/15/2024
S12E6 - Graduate Spotlight: From 1-1 to a Million Dollar Business with Anna Rova
Today on the podcast we’re joined by to discuss how she went from “I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life” to working with over 500 clients. We also speak about why she’s chosen to close that business down & is in the midst of evolving her work in a new direction, backed by the same tools & methods. This podcast is part of the Graduate Spotlight Audio Series — showcasing how graduates from the past 8 years have woven the into their bodies, their work & their purpose. Resources mentioned in this podcast: - free guide - at home embodiment practice - professional training
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S12E5 - Graduate Spotlight: Fitra & Feminine Embodiment - An Embodied Path for Muslim Women with Raja Avila
12/15/2024
S12E5 - Graduate Spotlight: Fitra & Feminine Embodiment - An Embodied Path for Muslim Women with Raja Avila
In today’s conversation, Raja shares her personal journey of discovering embodiment as a way to reconnect with her feminine nature—moving from a life of overwhelm and overachievement to one of relaxation, receptivity, and trust in divine guidance. Through practices rooted in embodiment & her Islamic faith, she has found liberation and healing, for generations current, past and future. If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body, caught in cycles of “doing” rather than “being,” or longed for a closer connection to your inner nature and divine purpose, this conversation is for you. This podcast is part of the Graduate Spotlight Audio Series — showcasing how graduates from the past 8 years have woven the into their bodies, their work & their purpose. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Raja - Raja - Raja - - free guide - at home embodiment practice - professional training
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S12E4 - Graduate Spotlight: Moving Beyond The Superficial with Laura Wiest
12/15/2024
S12E4 - Graduate Spotlight: Moving Beyond The Superficial with Laura Wiest
In 2020 Laura Wiest was a highly sensitive woman & new coach wondering how she could find the ‘missing piece’ to move beyond the superficial with her clients... While she’d done all the ‘spiritual’ workshops, training and experiences… there was a glass ceiling she wanted to understand on a deeper level. Enter the Today, 4 years later, Laura joins us on the podcast to speak about the program & how it’s shaped her and her coaching work in the years since graduating. We also dive into - supporting women to deepen their own embodied boundaries & Laura shares tips into how she’s retired her inner people pleaser & found more self honouring boundaries with herself, her mother & supports her clients to do the same. This podcast is part of the — showcasing how our graduates from the past 8 years have woven the into their bodies, their work & their purpose. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Laura - Laura - Laura - - free guide - at home embodiment practice - professional training
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S12E3 - Graduate Spotlight: Embodiment & Black Gurlhood with DC Hill
12/15/2024
S12E3 - Graduate Spotlight: Embodiment & Black Gurlhood with DC Hill
In this episode, I’m joined by the incredible DC Hill, a Gender & Sexuality Studies Professor we have the honour of working with in the for rich conversation exploring vulnerability, movement, and how we can connect deeper with our bodies We dive into how DC uses embodiment as a tool for challenging systems like those that impact Black girls and women. From hair policies in schools to deeper conversations about spirit murder and the embodiment of Black girlhood, DC shares powerful insights on how our bodies hold both oppression and potential for liberation. This podcast is part of the Graduate Spotlight Audio Series — showcasing how graduates from the past 8 years have woven the into their bodies, their work & their purpose. Resources mentioned in this podcast: DC Hill on Instagram - DC Hill on Bsky - Black Gurl Reliable: Pedagogies of Vulnerability and Transgression by Dominique C. Hill - - - free guide - at home embodiment practice - professional training
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S12E2 - Graduate Spotlight: From Burnout to Magnetic Ease with Tertia Reigler
12/15/2024
S12E2 - Graduate Spotlight: From Burnout to Magnetic Ease with Tertia Reigler
Today we welcome past graduate to the podcast to share with us her journey into Feminine Embodiment, and how it’s shaped her coaching practice on the other side. Tertia Riegler specializes in supporting high-achieving women to step out of the stress spiral and into a life where achieving big goals doesn’t mean sacrificing yourself. This podcast is part of the Graduate Spotlight Audio Series — showcasing how graduates from the past 8 years have woven the Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification into their bodies, their work & their purpose. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Tertia - Tertia - Tertia - - free guide - at home embodiment practice - Discover more Feminine Embodiment Coaches here
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S12E1 - Graduate Spotlight: Teacher Spotlight: From Obedience to Empowerment with Sharon Kaur
12/15/2024
S12E1 - Graduate Spotlight: Teacher Spotlight: From Obedience to Empowerment with Sharon Kaur
Today we’re joined by Sharon Kaur, Master Feminine Embodiment Coach & Teacher here at the School of Embodied Arts to learn about her journey with embodiment. Sharon takes us on her journey… From breaking the spell of internalized program around being the obedient Indian daughter, to navigating complex PTSD and what it means to reclaim the body as a South Asian Woman… Sharon shares with us her journey of navigating into a felt experience of “I deserve to exist, and exist magnificently” In this conversation we explore: Sharon’s personal experience of leaving an abusive marriage & finding a way out What it means for different identities & different bodies to go on the journey Sharon’s passion around supporting South Asian Women to deepen their pleasure & sensual aliveness Wanting to help others, but feeling like you’ve “still got further to go” on your healing journey Sharon’s experience as a Teacher & Master Coach in the Coaching Cert This podcast is part of the Graduate Spotlight Audio Series — showcasing how graduates from the past 8 years have woven the into their bodies, their work & their purpose. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Sharon - Sharon - - free guide - at home embodiment practice - professional training
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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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