SEVEN WAYS THE BODY IS VITAL TO COACHING
Many coaches have a sense that the body is important in their work, but may not be aware of exactly how much it matters. I’ve spent many years helping coaches and facilitators increase their embodied understanding; rather than just their bodily understanding. Here’s a quick list of some of the most important reasons not to […]
Exclusion helps make a community
While inclusion is almost a knee-jerk stated value these days, it’s worth noting that to form a really good community, inclusion needs to be balanced with boundaries. The Embodied Facilitator Course and Embodied Yoga Principles communities are powerful and contain many types of people (in terms of ethnicities, sexualities, nationalities, ages etc), but they are […]
Radical Somatic Responsibility (And A New Definition Of Kindness)
You’re mostly your fault. Admit it. When people complain about their bodies and emotions, they tend to miss the central fact: true accidents aside, they’re usually doing what they’re complaining about! When someone says, ‘I have a bad neck’, for example, what they mean is, ‘I bad my neck’. It was their use that caused […]
GUEST BLOG: CERTAINTY INTERFERES WITH PRACTICE by Paul Linden
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] There are many different processes that can contribute to a sense of certainty in Aikido. Some are very different from others, but they all can have similar consequences. In this paper, we are going to consider some illustrative stories […]
Keeping Your Body… While Everyone Is Losing Theirs And Blaming It On You
Practical resilience tools for troubled times So it’s all gone a bit crazy, right? Given the state of politics and the world generally right now, I thought I’d offer a few tips on keeping your head in the insanity. Well, more like keeping your body as those around lose theirs and blame it on you […]
A Sexy Embodiment Is More Important Than A Sexy Body
We all know someone who doesn’t look like a magazine model, but is confident – and as a result, seriously sexy. Or we have a friend who’s open, empathic – and drop-dead gorgeous because of it. Or maybe we know a leader who has presence, gravitas or charisma which makes them attractive in a way […]
Coaching, Training and Trauma
By Mark Walsh This article is useful reading for any trainer or coach as it describes some of the signs and symptoms of trauma, and the effects it can have on learning. Trauma is incredibly common. For example, statistics show an 80% lifetime prevalence in the UK, and that one in four women and one […]
How Not To Seem Like A Bloody Hippie When Working With Normal People
By Mark Walsh I’ve been successfully bringing unusual embodied practices into what could be called ‘mainstream’ environments for over ten years now, working with everyone from large corporate entities (e.g. Unilever, Shell and L’Oreal), to the police and international military units. I’ve also worked with other potentially ‘hard’ audiences, such as humanitarian aid workers in […]