By Jenna Ward
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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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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
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