School of Embodied Arts Podcast with Jenna Ward

How Embodiment Found Me (And Changed Everything) Embodiment has a way of finding us, whispering quietly and planting a curiosity inside us—often long before we even know what the word means.  That was true for me. Back when I was a hospital pharmacist, I had no concept of “embodiment.” But something in me longed for more. My body was trying to tell me that what I was living… wasn't it. I was sick—literally—Monday through Friday. I did all the tests, took all the medications, but the nausea wouldn't go. My body knew. I was sick of the system I was part of. I didn't know it yet, but what I was searching for was a different way of being. Personally & professionally.  Something more vital, more heart-connected, more alive. That search led me into a personal and professional metamorphosis—and eventually into building a whole school dedicated to Feminine Embodiment Coaching.   Resources mentioned in this podcast:  Info Session - Explore the Philosophy of Feminine Embodiment Coaching  Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training   

Could Feminine Embodiment Coaching be the missing link to creating the somatic depth you're craving in your client work, the grounded confidence you yearn for in your practitioner skills, and the sustainability you need to create a rich livelihood of service….   (Even if you're brand new to coaching or still have further to go on the ‘embodiment' path yourself)   If you're yearning to move beyond mindset tools & get to the root of what's holding you (& your clients) back… If you're called to service, but sense you're not (yet) bringing your most potent self to client sessions...   And you know there is more depth, vulnerability & power available… somewhere inside the body. This session will invite you to experience how Feminine Embodiment Coaching works and taste it for yourself.   Resources mentioned in this podcast: Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification: https://jennaward.co/feminine-embodiment-coach/ Download the Curriculum: https://jennaward.co/feminine-embodiment-coach/ Speak with the Teaching Team here: https://jennaward.co/feminine-embodiment-coach/ Testimonials & Praise from past participants: https://jennaward.co/praise/  

Want to know the secret to avoid adding (yet another) course to your ‘never quite finished' shelf?  We've all bought a training (or five) that didn't deliver. Perhaps… You lost interest halfway through  The star-studded lineup of teachers turned out to be an incohesive mess  The pricing looked too good to be true (and it was) The mentors had no vibe & couldn't hold a resonant space  These experiences are a rite of passage. We've all been there, as we figure out how to discern the meaningful experiences from the mediocre ones.  The difference between experiences that suck and experiences that stick is… the opportunity for embodied learning.  Most training has zero embodied learning built into their experiences. For those who are strong self-starters & want to do all the implementation themselves, this could work. But for those of us who want to venture into the unknown, who want to soften & be held. For those of us who want to do things faster by accessing community & on-demand help.  Then embodied learning spaces are where it's at.   Resources mentioned in this podcast:  Info Session - Explore the Philosophy of Feminine Embodiment Coaching  Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training 

Looking to bring more depth to the clients you work with?  This is one of the most common yearnings for practitioners we partner with. But how to do it? What are the ingredients for more depth? I'm breaking it down on today's podcast….  Whether you're a new practitioner, or already have 200 modalities under your belt, many of us sense there's deeper layers to access. We feel it for ourselves, and we want to share it with our clients.  In the podcast we're diving into:  The 3 key ingredients to bring more depth to your client sessions  Why so many highly skilled practitioners have this yearning (despite already being skilled practitioners)  Why these ingredients are left out of many transformational modalities How to find more truth & power that your client can tangibly access  Some key strategies I use, including my own client examples    Resources mentioned in this podcast:  Info Session - Explore the Philosophy of Feminine Embodiment Coaching  Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training  

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:  Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training   

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: Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification Download the Curriculum Watch the full info session here (video & audio) Testimonials & Praise from past participants

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? 

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 - Link to book Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & The Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet by Meggan Watterson - Link to book If Women Rose Rooted: The Power of Women in the World - Link to book Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training 

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 - www.frumfatale.org Yael on Instagram  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training   

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 - Website  Sarah Schülke - Instagram (German) | Instagram (English)  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training   

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 - Website Christina Ryan-Stoltz - Instagram  Clarissa Pinkola Estés Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training   

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 Website  Hanne-Lina Socials Hanne-Lina

Today on the podcast we're joined by Anna Rova 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 Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification into their bodies, their work & their purpose.    Resources mentioned in this podcast:  Anna on Instagram  Rosie Rees  Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training

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 Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification into their bodies, their work & their purpose.    Resources mentioned in this podcast:  Raja - Website  Raja - Socials Raja - Meditation  Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training   

In 2020 Laura Weist 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 Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification.    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 Laura's work now - 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 Graduate Spotlight Audio Series — showcasing how our 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:  Laura - Laura's Website Laura - on Instagram  Laura - free workshop  Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training 

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 Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification 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 Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification into their bodies, their work & their purpose.    Resources mentioned in this podcast:  DC Hill on Instagram - Socials  DC Hill on Bsky - Socials Black Gurl Reliable: Pedagogies of Vulnerability and Transgression by Dominique C. Hill - Pre-Order the book here Spirit-Murdering - Patricia Williams Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training 

Today we welcome past graduate Tertia Riegler 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 - Website Tertia - Instagram Tertia - Feel It First Guided Practice  Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  https://jennaward.co/feminine-embodiment-coach-directory/- Discover more Feminine Embodiment Coaches here  

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 Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification into their bodies, their work & their purpose.    Resources mentioned in this podcast:  Sharon - Website  Sharon - Socials  Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training 

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:  Making Bold Moves Workshop - live in November  Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training 

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 Somatic Self-Coaching resource you can use at home    Resources mentioned in this podcast:  Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training  The Big Leap by Gay Hendrix  

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 www.jennaward.co/profit  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training  Praise from past participants of the Feminine Embodiment Coaching Cert 

Catch Part 1 of this 2-part series here.  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  Podcast Part 1  In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek and Christine Roussey Book of Invisible Things  Dr. Becky Kennedy  Hold On To Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld.  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification   

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:  Hold On To Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld.  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification 

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 Coaching Certification community to support them map their signature journey.    If you'd like to chat to us about the program & our special immersion…Find a time in our calendar to chat →   

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: Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification  Download the Curriculum  Watch the full info session here (video & audio) Speak with the Teaching Team here Testimonials & Praise from past participants

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 - Somatic Experiencing  Audre Lorde Essay - Uses of The Erotic: The Erotic As Power  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification   

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:  Download the free Magnetism Map  Check out the Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification  Embodied Movement Practice - learn more here   

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 July 2024.   Resources mentioned in this podcast: Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification (link to https://jennaward.co/feminine-embodiment-coach/) Download the Curriculum (link to https://jennaward.co/feminine-embodiment-coach/) Watch the full info session here (video & audio) (link to https://jennaward.co/info/) Speak with the Teaching Team here (link to https://jennaward.co/feminine-embodiment-coach/) Testimonials & Praise from past participants (link to https://jennaward.co/feminine-embodiment-coach/)

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 and the teaching team to explore our philosophy, tour the school, and get these questions (and more) answered. This podcast is a preview of our Info Session held in March 2024.   Resources mentioned in this podcast: Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification (link to https://jennaward.co/feminine-embodiment-coach/) Download the Curriculum (link to https://jennaward.co/feminine-embodiment-coach/) Watch the full info session here (video & audio) (link to https://jennaward.co/info/) Speak with the Teaching Team here (link to https://jennaward.co/feminine-embodiment-coach/) Testimonials & Praise from past participants (link to https://jennaward.co/feminine-embodiment-coach/)  

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 http://www.circlefolks.com  ●      Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches ●      School of Embodied Arts ●      Leave a podcast review on iTunes here ●      Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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 ●     Kelly's work ●     Kelly on instagram ●      Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches ●      Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice ●      School of Embodied Arts ●      Leave a podcast review on iTunes here ●      Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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 | Pls grab from here ●      Somatic Experiencing ●      Diane Poole Heller ●     Trauma Aware Embodiment Coaching (Podcast by Jenna) ●      Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches ●      Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice ●      School of Embodied Arts ●      Leave a podcast review on iTunes here ●      Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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 ●      Rachaels' website & find her here on Instagram ●      Karpman drama/empowerment triangle ●      Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches ●      School of Embodied Arts ●      Leave a podcast review on iTunes here ●      Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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 Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice School of Embodied Arts Leave a podcast review on iTunes here Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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 ●      Anna Rova | Founder of Claimed.com. Dating, Relationships & Feminine Embodiment Coach @annarova ●      Siobhan Barnes | Life and Leadership Coach @iamsiobhanbarnes ●      Amy Frankel | MPH, Feminine Embodiment Coach, Rites of Passage Guide @amycfrankel ●      Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches ●      Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice ●      School of Embodied Arts ●      Leave a podcast review on iTunes here ●      Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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  Dr. Kimberly B George  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 Caliban & The Witch The work of Gloria Anzaldúa, we mention Light in the Dark/Luz en lo Oscuro: Rewriting Identity, Spirituality, Reality Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches School of Embodied Arts Leave a podcast review on iTunes here Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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 Seema's book, The Arts of Seduction Find Seema's work here Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice School of Embodied Arts Leave a podcast review on iTunes here Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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 Emily Grace Smith, Sarah Laverty, Kate Leiper  & Rachael Haylock 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 ●      Emily Grace Smith | Author, Speaker, & Embodiment Coach @guidetowholeness ●      Sarah Laverty | Embodiment Coach | @embodiment_with_sarah ●      Kate Leiper | Psychotherapist & Feminine Embodiment Coach | @kate.leiper ●      Rachael Haylock | Embodiment Coach & Somatic Educator | @achaeljohanna_ ●      Emergent Strategy, adrianne maree brown ●      Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches ●      Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice ●      School of Embodied Arts ●      Leave a podcast review on iTunes here ●      Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

Today we're joined by India Pierce, 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 Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - 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 The work of India Pierce & India on Instagram Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Leave a podcast review on iTunes here Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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 Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Leave a podcast review on iTunes here

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  Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Leave a podcast review on iTunes here

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 The Embodied Planner Jenna 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 - sign up for all 9 episodes here The Embodied Planner - download your free copy here Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice School of Embodied Arts Leave a podcast review on iTunes here Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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 - sign up for all 9 episodes here Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Preeti Matoo Christina Lane Mary Lofgren Kajabi - the platform Christina mentioned (we use it too & this is an affiliate link) Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice School of Embodied Arts Leave a podcast review on iTunes here Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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 Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice School of Embodied Arts Leave a podcast review on iTunes here Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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

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 - sign up for all 9 episodes here →  Emergent Strategy by adrianne maree brown  Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice School of Embodied Arts Leave a podcast review on iTunes here Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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 - sign up for all 9 episodes here →  Emergent Strategy by adrianne maree brown  Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice School of Embodied Arts Leave a podcast review on iTunes here Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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 - sign up for all 9 episodes here →  Profit First by Michael Michalowicz Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice School of Embodied Arts Leave a podcast review on iTunes here Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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 →  Mr Money Mustache & his values on money/spending Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice School of Embodied Arts Leave a podcast review on iTunes here Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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 Julia Cameron, The Artists Way Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice School of Embodied Arts Leave a podcast review on iTunes here Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

If you desire to be more embodied, more of the time, the #1 skill to develop is sensitivity.  Sensitivity is a skill many of us were never taught, nor taught to value. Yet in dampening our ability to feel, sense & perceive the textures, sensations & knowings of our inner world, many of us have (inadvertently) left our bodies.  My journey back home to the body began with re-sensitizing my body.  Turning UP the volume of my inner sensations, so that I could feel more & be cracked open to life's ravishment more consistently.  On today's podcast, we're exploring:  Why so many turn our sensitivity-volume-down & long term effects of this action The 4 dimensions embodied humans desire to re-sensitize Mini-exercises to determine your own levels of sensitivity  Why many modern devotional/spiritual practices don't work for deepening sensitivity  The Pillars of Embodiment as supports to expand sensitivity Formal & informal practices for sustainably sensitive, in empowering ways  Whether you're new to embodiment or seeking mastery in your practice, this is a powerful podcast that weaves in many key theoretical frames from our Coaching Certification to explore how we can be more embodied, more of the time.  Whether you're feeling well, or unwell, acute or chronically, there is such medicine & magic in re-sensitizing our bodies.  It's how we become a full-spectrum human.  This episode is part of our SOEA Podcast series exploring Embodied Movement Practices. You can find more episodes here.   Resources mentioned in this podcast: Primal Feminine Flow - Embodied At Home Movement Practice The SOEA Podcast series exploring Embodied Movement Practices - find more episodes here Feminine Embodiment Coaching - an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches Find a Feminine Embodiment Coach in our Professional Directory  School of Embodied Arts Leave a podcast review on iTunes here Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here