Radical Embodiment

This topic may seem a bit silly but I am quite serious about it. 

I am a fan of on occasion eating in the bathtub. I find it can be very supportive way to help your nervous system settle and enable more optimal digestion, particularly for days when you are tight on time but really desire a bath.

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I love getting to share with my listeners women who are dear to me in my community. In this episode, I get to interview Katie Sorka, a women’s embodiment guide and energy healer, who I am in a community with where we do some deep, intimate work together.

In the episode Katie shares her own personal story of going through a divorce and how that propelled her into her own embodiment journey. She shares that embodiment means having a deeply connected relationship with your body. You know your body’s sensations & you’re there with them. You don’t try to control them, you don’t try to run from them, whether they’re pleasant or unpleasant. Having a relationship means having a conversation with your body.

Katie is dedicated to living from the truth of her body and heart. Her journey began after a divorce where she learned her greatest gift — that of choosing and loving herself. She now guides women to do the same by connecting to their inner compass. Katie is a trauma-informed certified life coach, Reiki practitioner, The Non-Linear Movement Method® facilitator, triple Capricorn, mystic, and is wholly captivated by the beauty of nature.

Website: https://katiesroka.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/katie.sroka/

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Welcome to Season 3 of the Radical Embodiment podcast!

In today's episode, I share what embodiment means. When I have a guest on the podcast, the first question I ask them is what embodiment means to them. I went through & listened to all of my interviews thus far and summarized the definitions shared to bring into one episode. I also share what embodiment means to me and what it means to be radically embodied.

Radical - a person who holds or follows strong convictions

Embodiment - having the ability to utilize your physical body to anchor into the present moment;  the integration of your physical and energetic bodies

What is radical embodiment to me?

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https://www.radicalembodiment.com/

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https://www.radicalembodiment.com/free-gift-page

This episode marks the final episode of Season 2 of Radical Embodiment the podcast. I am honored to bring a dear friend and incredible woman, Stephanie Domingue, a Certified Holistic Doula, Mother Roaster & Ceremonialist.

This is a valuable conversation and Stephanie shares from such a loving, warm, understanding, but clear place of what moms-to-be and new moms really need in regards to food, rest, and care. Stephanie goes in depth on the 3 phases of a woman’s life, how to integrate all 3 stages, and how that supports us to be more embodied and fulfilled in our life experience. She shares the importance for new moms to receive nourishment and rest.

Stephanie is a Colorado native and mother of three who is deeply passionate about supporting women through their pregnancy and birth experiences. She strives to create a safe and supportive space for birthing persons, honor their intuition, and guide them through the threshold of transition. Her own experiences with birth and loss have led her to a desire to help cultivate a nourishing pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience for all, including those who have experienced loss.

To learn more about Stephanie and her work, check out her website: https://www.rockymountainmother.com/

To learn more about the work Stephanie is trained in and to find a doula near you, visit https://thematrona.com/

In this week’s Radical Embodiment podcast episode, Emily interviews a fellow Animal Flow Instructor, Taylor Burch. Taylor has her Masters in Kinesiology and Psychology and has developed a passion for helping others build healthier habits and find movements that they actually enjoy.

In the episode Taylor shares a bit of her own personal story, how disconnection leads to insecurity, and her experience with confirmation bias and exposure therapy.

As a personal trainer, Taylor heard countless stories from female clients about feeling intimidated or out of place in the weight room. What started out as a joke, quickly evolved into an idea for a tshirt. She figured this was the best way to deliver her message. KFO was created to empower women to own their space, feel confident in their bodies, and above all to stand up for themselves. But if they don’t want to say it, she’ll say it for them: Kindly F*ck Off.

To learn more about Taylor & KFO visit:

KFObrand.com

Or on Social Media where she is kindly_f.ck_off

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In this week’s episode, Emily gets to interview a friend of hers, Amy Young, who is a coach and guide to women who are committed to Patriarchal Deprogramming, and the energetic dissolution of our dysfunctional Masculine paradigm.

In the episode, Amy goes deeper into what the above means, how to shift from deprioritizing and dismissing the feminine to begin to trust the internal subtle cues within yourself, and emphasizes the importance of relating to yourself with curiosity and compassion. She describes embodiment as your capacity to receive the messages your body is trying to send to you; internalized intimacy and safety with yourself.

This is a juicy conversation with a lot of depth & I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Amy has been supporting women online globally for a decade, offering heart-hitting, no-BS advice via her YouTube channel as well as her solo podcast, "Just What You Needed". To learn more about Amy's work you can visit her website: www.amyyoungcoaching.com, or find her on Instagram: @amyyoungco

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This episode was such a breeze & joy for me to get to do. I interviewed a dear teacher & friend of mine, Liz Janowski, Artist and Teacher.

In the episode, Liz shares her process that anyone can begin using to support them in being able to come more into their body. She emphasizes the importance of keeping it simple as you embark on your embodiment journey and to be clear for yourself that there is no timeline or end set goal. Liz invites in the opportunity of how movement and connecting with one’s body can help bring you back into more of a childlike state, connect into your potentiality body, and be in constant expansion of your self perception.

Liz Janowski teaches movement and makes art in Boulder, Colorado. She is a wife and mother.  In addition to teaching and taking photographs, she built and manages a successful surgery practice, alongside her husband. She has two masters degrees in communications and art from NYU and the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Check out Liz’s work from her Instagram @permissionary or from her website https://www.permissionary.com/

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I had the great pleasure of getting to interview Marlo Fisken for my podcast, Radical Embodiment. In the episode, Marlo shares on movement positivity, constructive misbehavior, giving yourself permission to move, wiggle, & touch yourself in all settings, and more.

Marlo Fisken is a lifetime dancer who has turned her passion for taking the stiffness out of fitness into a lifelong mission.

She is a former international pole dance champion with 23 years of teaching experience and a collection of TV, movie, music video and commercial credits.

Today, she specializes in guiding people into Flow states through mobility, floor play, and pole dance. Her skills have been featured in Elle, Shape, and Fitness Magazines along with many prominent movement and embodiment conferences.

Marlo regularly shares her playful approach to movement which she calls “movement positivity” and “constructive misbehavior” with her combined social media audience of 650 thousand followers.

In this week’s podcast episode Emily interviews Kavita J Patel, a world-renowned relationship coach for women who are professional, high-achieving, successful, and single. For more than a decade, she has supported thousands of clients in helping them find what she calls their Soul Level Love™.

Emily worked as a coach for Kavita for about a year and a half so was particularly excited to get to interview her for the podcast. In the episode, Kavita shares what a Karmic Pattern is, how to release it, how that impacts your relationship with your body and others, and what Soul Level Love is.

Kavita also hosts her own YouTube channel, and has been featured on CBS News, FoxNews, Women’s Health, Brides, and more.

Find out more about Kavita and receive her FREE Mini Course, Single to Soul Level Love by visiting her website at https://kavitajpatel.com/

In episode 6 of Season 2 of the Radical Embodiment podcast, I interview Karen Mahar, PhD who is a co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Animal Flow, the Quadrupedal Movement Training system developed by her business partner Mike Fitch.

Being that Karen is a female who has been in the fitness world for 12 years, I wanted to have her on the podcast as I knew she could shine some light about some of the outdated ways that are still lurking in the fitness world.

Dr. Mahar’s pathway her leadership role in the fitness role has included education and experience in a wide range of fields, each of which has contributed something valuable to being a part of the current adventure.

She has a Doctoral degree in Comparative Sociology, being a true data-geek who loves using research to build great programs. As a social scientist, she’s a big believer in developing evidence-based programs that respond to real-world needs, and in making sure the global Animal Flow program can be adapted to local levels.  She also has a Bachelors degree in film production, and it was this experience that allowed her to first begin making exercise video tutorials with Mike more than 12 years ago, a side project that soon grew into the formation of their company and the decision to make fitness her full-time career.

Dr. Mahar’s first job out of college was working for a nonprofit organization in Miami addressing income equality and homelessness. During 20 years with the organization, Karen rose to become its VP of Strategy and then CEO of its Institute of Homelessness Studies. While working for a fitness company and a homelessness organization might sound like disparate occupations, they are actually quite similar – Karen gets to use her passion and skills to create programs that make people’s lives better.

Dr. Mahar is passionate about fitness and the outdoors. An avid skier and hiker, you can find her all over the Colorado slopes in the winter. In the summer you'll find her hiking trails with her Bernese Mountain Dog, Pandora.    And, of course, she practices lots of Animal Flow!