Episode

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Moving from Center with Wendy Palmer

Embodiment
Leadership
Stress

On this episode, Adam and Miriam chat with Wendy Palmer to discuss what leadership embodiment is, Aikido, her journey, and so much more.

Wendy Palmer
Website

In this episode we discuss:

  • Integrating Aikido principles and mindfulness into leadership practices.
  • How leadership embodiment approach helps leaders handle stress, enhance their capacity, and lead with integrity.
  • Stories from the early days at Esalen and the development of her work

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Interview excerpts:

Service

If you want to help someone, get yourself together.

Leadership Embodiment

The way we sit and stand can change the way we think and speak. No need to ground and grip the earth - let the earth flow up through you, lightly supporting you. We are held between the earth and the sky. Enjoy the feeling of lightness flowing up and settledness flowing down. If the body is light the mind will be light.

How the body learns

The body learns through exaggeration and contrast.

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