We live in a society in which so many people walk around in a chronic state of stress without even realizing it. Living with constant stress has become such a norm, that we are not even aware of how dysregulated our nervous systems have become. Our nervous system is made up of two parts: the sympathetic and the parasympathetic. You may have heard of the sympathetic nervous system referred to as our “fight or flight” response. This is meant to keep us safe from danger, but we are not meant to be in this state at all times. The other part is our “rest and digest” nervous system, and this is where we are meant to operate on a regular basis.

Staying in a fight or flight mode diverts energy from rest and digest, and so many of us have forgotten how to rest and need to learn how to regulate our nervous system so we can operate from a place of peace. We have all had some sort of trauma in our lives, even collective trauma such as the pandemic, and it is important to understand how it affects us, how it lives within our bodies, and how to release it so it doesn’t hold us hostage. Phoebe Leona is here to teach us how to do that.

Phoebe Leona is an embodiment guide leader, author, and TEDx speaker. Through inspirational speaking, dancing, writing, somatic/movement practice, and transformational coaching, she is here to guide people to become the embodied leaders of our world. In this episode, she shares her story of watching her father suffer from PTSD, and how she found peace in dance and movement. Phoebe explains that our bodies, posture, injuries, illnesses, and relationships mirror the experiences of our lives. Bringing awareness to how they are connected is the first step to finding peace. Tune in for more!

Key highlights:

• Phoebe’s background and childhood
• How people’s habits play out in their posture and bodies
• We are living in a chronically stressed world and Phoebe helps people move into the parasympathetic nervous system
• Getting out of survival mode
• Phoebe’s realization that she was addicted to chaos
• Phoebe explains the different chakras in our body
• In the Western world, we love to put things in categories, but everything is connected
• Phoebe walks us through a figure 8 exercise

Episode resources:

Book: Eastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea Judith

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