Philip Shepherd
Episode 150
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Episodes tagged Embodiment
Amanda Blake
Episode 100
Memory Reconsolidation & the Neuroscience of Change
The way we engage with the world is largely rooted in learned habits that are deeply embodied. How can neuroscience and embodied coaching inform how we help our clients change? In this conversation with leadership coach Amanda Blake we dive into the neuroscience of change, ways of knowing, how to work with embodied habits and the deep philosophical waters of transformation. [Read more...]
David Treleaven
Episode 37
How to Embody What You Most Care About
Why is it that some people can walk into a room and instantly – seemingly effortlessly – command the attention of everyone present? What is the strange magnetism that makes some people so compelling, what does it tell us about their lives, and is it something we can coach people towards? These are the questions we explore in this episode with mindfulness and trauma expert David Treleaven as we dive into the mechanics of magnetism, the role of embodiment, how to coach our clients into greater personal congruence and the roadblocks that come up in the process. [Read more...]
Mark Walsh
Episode 28
Embodied Coaching Essentials
Embodiment is the latest buzzword in the coaching industry, but how do we actually work with it? In this conversation with Embodied Coaching expert Mark Walsh we discover the foundational practices for coaches working with somatic techniques, a host of embodied coaching hacks you can implement right away, and the powerful Four Elements Model for designing practices. (Heads up: this podcast contains some mild swearing) [Read more...] Amanda Blake
Episode 27
The Neuroscience of Change
What do our bodies have to do with living a self-directed life? What say do they have in our actions and behaviors, aside from providing a more or less sports-inclined physique? In this conversation with leadership coach Amanda Blake, we learn how the body defines our scope of possibility, how we can use it to create massive shifts, and why being in direct contact with life through the body is so important. [Read more...]
Staci Haines
Episode 18
How to Create Lasting Embodied Change
Why are some habits so hard to shift, even when we understand that they no longer serve us and we know exactly what to change? In this conversation with somatic expert Staci Haines we explore some of the gateways into the body used in somatic coaching. We also explore the root cause of the somatic adaptations that live within us and how we can develop an expanded somatic perception. [Read more...] David Treleaven
Episode 17
Finding the Transformational Sweet Spot
As coaches we’re all about creating transformative experiences. But how do we know when a client is on the verge of a breakthrough? And how do we know not to push too far? In this lively conversation, mindfulness and trauma expert David Treleaven clarifies how to recognize the sweet spot of transformation, the core tenet of somatic coaching. [Read more...]
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Joel Monk
I’m a coach, trainer and entrepreneur.
Recently I saw on a deeper level how all the things in my life orient around cultivating a sense of ‘aliveness’. By this I mean – what is it to be awake and fully expressed in this moment? How can I metabolize the conditioning that binds me so that I can wake up into deeper expressions of authentic, embodied human presence?
I’m deeply committed to awakening the leader that lives in all of us. We’re all being invited to align with what wants to live through us and from here we can truly serve the world with our work.