episode 120 | Feb 10, 2022 | 67min

Expanding Our Somatic Capacity

In these particularly challenging times, how can we as coaches help people foster resilience, embodied decision-making and the fundamental needs of safety, belonging and dignity? In this conversation with somatic coach Staci Haines we dive into coaching across social boundaries, addressing conditioned tendencies, fostering resilience, living from past commitments and expanding our somatic capacity.
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In this podcast we talk about:

01:15 How context shapes worldviews
04:55 Coaching across social boundaries
08:10 Addressing conditioned tendencies
13:00 Fostering resilience through practice
16:20 Living from inherited commitments
20:15 Moving from a known to an unknown self
25:00 Reclaiming the wisdom of the body
29:30 Expanding our somatic capacity
35:30 How do we give centered consent
41:20 Embodied consent and commitment
46:10 Safety, belonging and dignity
53:15 Becoming part of something bigger

Resources Mentioned:
Andrew Huberman
The Politics of Trauma, by Staci Haines

About the Guest

Staci Haines

Staci K. Haines is a pioneer in the field of somatics, working at the intersection of trauma healing, embodied leadership, and social justice. With more than 25 years of experience, she teaches internationally and runs programs and teacher trainings that integrate somatic practice with social and climate justice movements. She is the author of The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing, and Social Justice and Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma, both translated into multiple languages. Staci is the co-founder of generative somatics and founder of generationFIVE, and serves as a senior teacher at the Strozzi Institute, where she continues to advance methodologies linking personal transformation with collective liberation.

WEBSITE
https://theouterworkproject.org
https://generativesomatics.org
Upcoming Free Series on Embodied Agency with Staci Haines and others: https://theouterworkproject.org/the-world-is-calling/

About the Host

Joel Monk

Joel Monk is a leadership coach, educator and entrepreneur. He co-founded Coaches Rising, a company on the cutting edge of online coach training with a community of over 65,000 coaches. Coaches Rising programs regularly include participants from every continent on the planet and they have collaborated with some of the leading minds in the field of human development and coaching. Joel is also a leadership coach, coaching at companies such as THNK, Booking.com, Siemens and Naspers. Joel has designed and led several entrepreneurial and leadership development programs, at places such as Socionext, THNK and The Impact Hub Amsterdam.

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