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Embodied Leadership Intensive
Leadership when people get difficult and things get messy
A live July implementation intensive with Mark Walsh on staying centred and useful under pressure.
Includes the full Embody Your Leadership training library, plus 4 live July sessions with Mark to apply the work to real leadership situations.
Leadership is easy until people get difficult
Leadership is easy when everyone is calm, sensible and doing what they said they would.
So, almost never.
The real test is what happens when pressure rises.
Someone gets defensive.
A conversation turns awkward.
Plans change.
A client kicks off.
A team loses focus.
You realise you’re not quite as centred as you thought.
Most leadership advice assumes you’ll have access to your “best self” when it matters.
Lovely idea.
Often, you won’t.
Under pressure, people default to patterns, habits and conditioning.
The body reacts before the clever leadership model has even found its shoes.
This intensive is about what to do then.
What’s included at a glance
Embody Your Leadership training library
15 hours of practical teaching and exercises.
4 live July implementation sessions
Apply the work to actual leadership mess.
Optional August peer session
If you want to keep practising over summer.
September integration & follow-up
Bring the work back into real life.
Replays & ongoing course access
Miss a call, catch up.
Leadership is state before strategy
Especially when things get difficult.
People respond to your state before they respond to your clever words.
Your tone, timing, posture, breathing and tiny signals all count. Usually more than we’d like.
You can say the right leadership thing.
But if your body is tense, rushed, collapsed, aggressive or secretly panicking, people will usually feel that first.
Annoying, but true.
Under pressure, most people default.
They grip.
They please.
They push.
They avoid.
They freeze.
They get loud.
They go vague.
They send the email they should absolutely not send.
This is not because you are uniquely broken.
It is what humans do under pressure.
The question is whether you can notice it before it runs the meeting, the client conversation or the team.
Why embodiment changes leadership
Most leadership training gives you ideas.
Some of them are even good.
But insight is not the same as capacity.
You can understand boundaries and still collapse when someone is upset.
You can believe in calm leadership and still get thrown off by one difficult person.
You can know all about trust and still leak anxiety through your face.
The body is not decoration here.
It is where pressure usually lands first.
Embodiment gives you practical ways to train state, posture, voice, attention and presence when things get uncomfortable.
Less leadership theory. More practice for the moments where leadership actually happens.
What you’ll practise
You probably do not need more leadership concepts.
You need practice for the moments where leadership gets uncomfortable.
In this intensive, you’ll work on how to:
Centre under pressure
For when your body wants to rush, collapse, please, attack or disappear.
Notice reactivity earlier
Before it leaks through your voice, face, posture or inbox.
Build trust through the body
Through presence, timing, tone and the signals people actually read.
Stay firm without rigidity
Useful for boundaries, conflict, standards, decisions and other places where “being nice” stops working.
Work with difficult people
Without losing yourself, performing calm, or making your state everyone else’s problem.
Lead without bullying or collapsing
Influence and take responsibility without becoming a tyrant, a doormat or a motivational LinkedIn post.
What you get
4 live July implementation sessions with Mark
The centre of this intensive is the live July work.
Live July sessions: July 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 3pm UK time (10am ET).
Session length: 60 minutes
Replays: available if you miss a session
Bring your examples, pressure points, difficult people and leadership situations.
The point is not to admire the menu. It is to eat the food.
Full Embody Your Leadership training library
15 hours of practical embodied leadership teaching and exercises from Mark.
Includes work on authority, trust, care, centring, voice, boundaries, criticism and leading actual humans.
Use it at your own pace alongside the live sessions.
Optional August peer session
A lightweight peer accountability and integration session.
Useful if you want to maintain momentum.
September follow-up with Mark
A live integration session with Mark after you’ve had time to practise in real life.
Bring your questions, wins, messes and what actually happened.
Replays and course access
Miss a call, catch up.
You’ll have ongoing access to the course library and replays.
How the intensive works
This is a focused implementation month, with a beginning, middle and end. Sensible.
1. Watch and practise
Use the Embody Your Leadership library between sessions.
2. Bring real situations
Difficult conversations, group dynamics, pressure, visibility, boundaries and responsibility.
3. Work live with Mark
Ask questions, practise tools and get help applying embodiment to what you are actually dealing with.
4. Integrate afterwards
Use August and September to keep the work moving into your actual life.
This is for people who want practice, not just inspiration.
Who this is for
For coaches, facilitators, trainers, managers, business owners, consultants and community leaders who need to stay useful when humans get difficult.
You do not need “leader” in your job title.
But you do need to care how you show up when things get awkward, pressured or emotionally loaded.
This is for you if you need to:
- Stay centred when the shit hits the fan. Not perfectly calm. Just less hijacked.
- Have difficult conversations without collapsing, attacking, performing or spending three days rehearsing in your head.
- Set boundaries without becoming cold, rigid or apologetic for existing.
- Influence without bullying. Lead and guide without using force, charm or pressure as your only tools.
- Stay human while carrying responsibility, because pretending not to care is not leadership. It is usually just armour.
Who this is not for
This is probably not for you if you want:
- Corporate leadership theory without practice
- Motivational pep talks
- To avoid conflict, feedback or responsibility
- Embodiment as a nice idea, but not something you actually do
- Group therapy
No judgement. Mostly.
This intensive is for people willing to practise.
About Mark Walsh
Mark Walsh is the founder of Embodiment Unlimited and has taught embodiment, leadership and facilitation in over 40 countries.
He has worked with organisations from Google and Unilever to the NHS and the House of Lords.
His work has taken him into boardrooms, universities, humanitarian settings, war zones, coach-training rooms and leadership events around the world.
He is the author of several books on embodiment, host of The Embodiment Coaching Podcast, and has trained thousands of coaches, facilitators and leaders in practical embodied methods.
His teaching is direct, practical and occasionally sweary.
Mark is not interested in leadership theory.
He is interested in what helps people stay sane, useful and responsible when life gets messy.
Taught in 40+ countries
Certified 2000+ coaches
Author of 6 books
Join the Embodied Leadership Intensive
A live July implementation intensive for staying centred and useful when leadership gets messy.
Includes:
- 4 live July sessions with Mark
- 15-hour Embody Your Leadership training library
- Optional August peer session
- September follow-up with Mark
- Replays and ongoing course access
Normal price
$1,000
Early-bird until June 30
$490
Not sure if it’s for you? Email us and we’ll tell you honestly: support@embodimentunlimited.com
Frequently asked questions
Is this live or self-paced?
Both.
You get the full self-paced Embody Your Leadership training library, plus live July implementation sessions with Mark.
The live work is the centre of the intensive. The course library gives you depth and practices to use between sessions.
Do I need to attend live?
Attend live if you can.
That is where you can ask questions, bring examples and work with Mark directly.
If you miss a session, replays will be available.
What if I have not done embodiment before?
That is fine.
You do not need previous embodiment training.
You do need a body, which is usually available.
Mark will teach the practices clearly and practically.
Who is this for?
Coaches, facilitators, trainers, business owners, consultants, managers, team leaders and community leaders.
Also people who do not call themselves leaders, but somehow keep ending up responsible for people, groups, decisions or messes.
Is this the same as CEC?
No.
CEC is our full embodiment coaching certification.
This is a shorter leadership-focused intensive for applying embodied tools to pressure, conflict, boundaries, difficult people and responsibility.
If you want a full professional embodiment coaching methodology, look at CEC.
If you want practical embodied leadership work in July, this is the thing.
How much time will it take?
The live sessions are 60 minutes each.
You also get the 15-hour training library, which you can work through at your own pace.
You do not need to complete everything perfectly to benefit.
What happens in August and September?
In August, there will be an optional peer accountability and integration session while Mark is away.
In September, there will be a live follow-up session with Mark after you’ve had time to practise in real life.
Bring your questions, wins, messes and what actually happened.
What is the price?
Join by 30 June for $490.
After that, the price rises to $590 until the course starts, at which point it will rise to the regular $1,000.
Embody your leadership
Leadership is easy when everyone is calm, sensible and doing what they said they would.
So, almost never.
If you want practical embodied tools for staying centred and useful when leadership gets human, join us for the July intensive.
Bring your body.
Bring your real situations.
Leave the difficult people where they are.