S11E2 - What Philosophy Underpins FEC?

School of Embodied Arts Podcast with Jenna Ward

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