Following Our Body Wisdom to Guide Us and Change the World with Susan McCulley

What if loving yourself and deepening your relationship to self could lead to transforming the world? This is exactly what Susan McCulley believes. Susan is a mindful movement teacher based in Charlottesville, Virginia, with a passion for helping people use movement to connect with themselves and as a result, change the world. In today's episode of the We Rise Podcast, Susan shares how tuning into sensation helps us to broaden our tolerance of discomfort and grow as a human. She explains the importance of being an ally to our body and the power of curiosity. Feel inspired and emboldened to be present with yourself and how this is a guide for others. You are a gift to the world, and we're so glad you're here today. Welcome! LINKS/RESOURCES MENTIONED Learn more about Susan and her work as a mindful movement coach at her Website. You can also enjoy Susan's teachings, meditations, and new 30 day course on the Insight Timer app, called Building Balance In Your Body & Life! If you are over the age of 50 and identify as a woman, check out Susan's online community, The Age of Becoming. Book Recommendation From Susan: My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem The Yes! We Rise is produced by Dialogue + Design Associates, Podcasting For Creatives, with music by Drishti Beats. Follow Yes! We Rise on Facebook and Instagram. Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast so we can continue spreading our message far and wide. Find our email list at the website: www.yeswerise.org. Thanks for listening. The We Rise podcast features solutions-seekers, change-makers, and those creating a resilient future. We share stories and strategies to inspire action to build resilience and community transformation. To create change, people need to feel like they belong and that they are part of a growing movement. They need to know their voice matters and that they have the inspiration, agency and ability to transform their lives and their communities. They are the key to a resilient future.     From the Navajo Nation to the mountains of Appalachia, incredible work is being done by community members and leaders. Change is often sparked by inspiration: seeing what others have done, especially in similar situations and places. People see that when someone looks like them or lives in a place like theirs, and has created real, true and lasting change, change that will allow their granddaughters and grandsons to thrive — they begin to imagine what might be possible for them.  No longer waiting for someone else to come and save them, they realize they are the ones they have been waiting for.  But what creates that spark? What creates that inspiration?  Learning through stories and examples, feeling a sense of agency and belonging, and getting fired up to kick ass creates that spark.  We Rise helps community leaders and members learn to forge a new path toward creating resilience and true transformation. One person at a time, one community at a time, one region at a time, the quilt of transformation can grow piece by piece until resilience becomes the norm instead of the exception. Together, we rise.