What If Your Body Is Your Brain: A conversation with Dr. Amanda Blake

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Guest Bio: Dr. Amanda Blake is the author of the award-winning book Your Body Is Your Brain, and creator of the Body = Brain(TM) course on the neurobiology of experiential leadership learning. In addition to teaching about the art and science of embodiment, she works with leaders worldwide to help them become their best self, enjoy life more, and make a bigger contribution. Once an internationally competitive athlete, Mandy is skilled at cultivating high performance in herself and others. As a Master Somatic Leadership Coach, she is known for supporting pragmatic yet profound transformations in her clients. She holds a degree in Human Biology from Stanford University and a doctorate in Management from Case Western Reserve University. She’s also a longtime yoga enthusiast, mountaineer, and musician.Untraining: The idea that our mental intelligence is our greatest asset. Training: There are ways to tap into our embodied intelligence that we haven’t been taught to access or value. Dr Blake will share with us her strategies for retraining from a body centered approach. What we will explore in this episode:Everyday we leave money on the table by underestimating our bodies intelligence - how can we change this?Greater understanding of how the body is involved in perceiving information and broadcasting information. The body is a lens of perception working 24/7.We don’t tend to train our embodied intelligence. Luckily the part of our brain that helps make sense of our embodied experience is as trainable as the intellectual parts.A lot of tapping our embodied intelligence is about coming to embody new behaviors that are more resourceful and better meet the moment.Embodiment practices can help widen our window of tolerance.It can be life altering to learn to listen to your body.Good news Dr. Blake is working on a book helps people learn HOW to put this work into practice.You can find her here: Website: https://embright.org/Book: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Body-Brain-Intelligence-Relationships/dp/0999368117

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