Why Body

“Learn to think with your whole body.” – Taisen Deshimaru, Swordmaster

The first thing that people notice is a person's presence. People respond to those who embody natural confidence and power. The intelligence of the body is a major resource that can meaningfully impact communication and relationships. Since 80-90% of communication occurs on a non-verbal level, someone who can intuitively anticipate the needs of others through non-verbal means has a much higher chance of success. The best way of knowing the non-verbal needs of others is to understand your own mind-body system. Your ability to connect to the health of your own system translates to the health of your relationships, organization and entire life.

Many of our obstructive beliefs are hidden from us. They abide deep within the architecture of our soma and psyche. They are ingrained neural and biochemical patterns that are vested with powerful emotions and thoughts. If we want to succeed in this transformational journey we must absolutely understand and creatively work with these aspects of our human nature.” – Adam Burke, Ph.D.

“When you lose presence you lose your capacity to access the highest levels of power and responsiveness. Presence and power are fundamentally connected. Your power to act in the world is supported by your inner presence.” – Stuart Heller, Retooling on the Run.

“If you could wake up tomorrow with significantly more positive, focused energy to invest at work and with your family, how significantly would that change your life for the better? As a leader, how valuable would it be to bring more positive energy and passion to the workplace? If those you lead could call on more positive energy, how would it affect their relationships with one another, and the quality of service that they deliver to customers and clients?” – Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz, Power of Full Engagement.

“Somewhere between Ancient Athens and today's Aeron, we’ve lost the plot and come to believe that all of Reason and Innovation resides inside our skulls. Organizational leaders require more than coaching "from the neck up" to compete in today's information age. We need to develop our physical, cognitive and relational capacities and expand our bandwidth.” Jamie Wheal, Free Your Ass and Your Mind Will Follow: Embodied Leadership.