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Embodied Business, Inspired Brain
by Chantill Lopez and Anne Bishop
If you LOVE a good cocktail of cutting edge thinking and science mixed with a passionate, whole-person approach to making more money, more impact, and experiencing more WOOHOO doing EXACTLY what you want, this podcast is for you. Are you an entrepreneur, educator, coach, consultant, or simply a body curious human who is ready to demand more from every experience? Discover how to build your business on a powerful “take no shit” approach that will uplift your vision and your teams with brain, body, and nervous system science. This will blow your hair back and change your life; unleash your intuition with strategy and data at your back so no one dares ever say to you, “soft skills ain’t real skills.” Join behavior change consultants, educational and entrepreneurial design experts, Chantill Lopez and Anne Bishop, in a bi-weekly podcast that unleashes their collective 40+ years of educating, business building, nervous system and brain-based coaching, mentoring, podca
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Ep 53 - Are you a Conscious Entrepreneur? {Interview with Alex Raymond}
Welcome to this special episode of the Embodied Inspired Brain Podcast! Today, we are thrilled to introduce our guest, Alex Raymond. Alex is the host of the Conscious Entrepreneur Summit (CES), a transformative gathering for entrepreneurs who seek to grow their businesses while prioritizing...
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Ep 52: The Power of Safe Spaces: How Women Thrive Through Connection
In this episode, we explore the critical importance of building safe spaces for women—both personally and professionally. Chantill shares family music highlights, while Anne celebrates a big milestone—her new office! Together, they reflect on the deep connections forming within their client...
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Ep 51: 2025 is ALL About Women’s Health + Entrepreneurship
Welcome to Episode 51 of the Embodied Business Inspired Brain Podcast! We’re kicking off 2025 with fresh intentions, exciting announcements, and a deeper focus on women’s health and entrepreneurship. In this episode, we reflect on what we’re personally excited about in the new year before diving...
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Episode 50: Transformation + Growth + Guests! - CELEBRATING 50 Episodes
🎉 It’s our 50th episode, and we couldn’t be more excited! We celebrate this milestone with some very special guests: a few of our wonderful colleagues and clients. In this heartfelt and inspiring episode, our guests share their unique journeys of discovering the transformative power of nervous...
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Ep 49: Stop Repeating Yourself: How to leverage curriculum design for more time + profits
In this episode, we begin with a heartfelt "What's in Process/What's in Progress" update. Chantill shares her run-in with unexpected garage intruders, while Anne reflects on the joy of celebrating her dad’s magnificent 85th birthday. They explore how their nervous systems handle stress…
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Ep 48: Episode 48: Buckle Up! We are sharing all the goods.
Welcome to Episode 48, where we serve up equal parts inspiration, education, and laughter! This week, we dive into what it means to be a polyvagal-informed business and how this philosophy shapes our three key pillars: Developing Awareness, Practice Shifting, and Nurturing Change. (Spoiler: these...
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Ep 47: Change Your Business or Company Culture with This ONE Strategic Move - Mental Health Monday’s, Baby!
As we get closer to our 50th episode mark, we’re excited to share a pivotal development in our company’s journey: Mental Health Mondays. We’re talking about major internal culture shifts and what it requires. In this episode, we’ll unpack what Mental Health Mondays are, why we created them, and…
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Ep 46: Navigating Uncertainty & Finding Regulation in a Dysregulated World
Wowza. This was quite a show! If you’re feeling like the world is a little overwhelming right now, know that you’re not alone. This episode encourages everyone to take a collective exhale, acknowledging that it's okay to feel uncertain and that there are ways to find calm in the chaos. Join us as...
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Ep 45: The Founder’s Dilemma of Money + Meaning
Welcome back, everyone! We’re diving into a rich conversation about embracing the changing seasons — both literally and within our business. As the cool breeze of fall begins to settle in, we’ve found ourselves reflecting on how we’ve grown. Fall, with all its cozy wonders, has a grounding and...
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Episode 44: Income and Emotional Wellbeing
Get ready to join us on a deep dive into the connection between money and emotional wellbeing, especially for caretakers and entrepreneurs. We kick things off with our ritual “what’s in process, what’s in progress?” segment, digging into our experiences as caregivers and parents, the joys and...
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Ep 43: Time to Make a Profit, Dammit!
In our latest episode, we delve deep into the growth we've experienced both in our partnership and our business. As we’ve navigated the challenges and triumphs of working together, we’ve learned so much about what it takes to grow not just as business partners, but as individuals committed to the...
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Ep 42: Resilience and the Nervous System in Work + Life
What is resiliency? In this episode, we dive deep into the concept of resilience—defined as the ability to adapt and thrive in the face of adversity. We share personal reflections on how we are navigating life's transitions, with a strong emphasis on the importance of making time for rest,...
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Episode 41: Leveraging the Nervous System (NS Awareness) in Times of Challenge in High Performance Environments
As we dive into the final days of summer, Anne and Chantill share their own pause and savors of all things family, travel, plus their own nervous system statuses. Whether you’re a parent, leader, or someone seeking personal growth, this episode offers valuable insights and practical advice to…
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Ep 40: Egoic Death/Identity Shift in Business and Life
In this transformative episode, we delve into the profound concepts of egoic death and identity shift, exploring their implications in both business and personal life. We begin by examining dysregulation, the state of being out of sync with one's true self, and how it often serves as a catalyst…
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Ep 39: How to Increase Entrepreneurial Capacity Through Embodiment
Another provocative episode for anyone ready to learn some tricks for expanding their capacity in business and work WITHOUT befalling the all too common pitfalls of entrepreneurship. What is Entrepreneurial Capacity? We’re gonna tell you and look at how to increase it through an embodied approach...
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Ep 38: Ryan Holiday’s Stoicism and the Link to a Healthy Nervous System
What do the Stoics know about entrepreneurship? Turns out, a hell of a lot! In this episode we’re deconstructing the 4 “virtues” of Stoic philosophy as explored by Ryan Holiday in his new book “Right Thing Right Now” (and in many of his other books on the subject). We’re holding the virtues of...
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Ep 37: Calling Bullshit on the Cost of Ambition
Feisty, fiery, and lots of friendly co-regulation. That’s what’s going on in this episode. Impassioned. Opinionated. Data-backed. Process-driven. It’s all here. Join Chantill and Anne to explore what it means to be high-performing (they don’t agree) and how to eliminate the historically…
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Ep 36: Cultivating Joy Seeking Behavior for High-Performance Living
This is only the tip of the iceberg! We are BIG fans of having it all and our most emergent framework prioritizes what Anne calls “joy seeking behavior”. In this episode, you’re going to not only hear about our newest year-long program, Elevated Entrepreneur* — the only year-long program...
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Ep 35: Marketing and Your Nervous System Business Map
Here are the questions we’re asking in this episode? How does your nervous system respond in different domains of your life and of your work? How can science inform your business? How can your nervous system totally elevate or completely f*ck up your business? Welcome to the Nervous System…
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Ep 34: The Intersection of Education, Business, and Behavior Change
What is an embodied business and why does it matter? Is it a drive for something more than bro-land entrepreneurship? Is it a chance to bring everything that you are to everything you do? Is it a more energized forward propulsion, when your heart is leaping out of your chest? Yes, to all of…
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Ep 33: Part 2 - Why Your 1:1 Clients Need Curriculum Design
If you’re feeling “allergic” to the word curriculum, never fear. What exactly do we mean by “curriculum design”? Well, we’re gonna tell you. Today we’re talking about how to gain some powerful perspective on your business: what it does, how it interfaces with other things, and how it supports...
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Ep 32: Part 1 - Why Your 1:1 Clients Need Curriculum Design
We’re talking about some pretty spicy stuff in these next two episodes — another 2 part series — and calling out the BIGGEST PITFALLS coaches and educators face when over personalizing their coaching and teaching. Learn more in this part 1 about how to use transformative, brain-based educational...
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Ep 31: Part 2 - The Truth About Fight + Flight in Your Business + How to Get a Handle on It
In our part 2 of “The Truth About Fight + Flight in Your Business” we’re exploring how a Polyvagal-informed approach to your business can guide you in profound ways not only making you feel more at ease, but making your output efforts more flowing, creative, poignant, and clear. Who. Doesn’t.…
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Ep 30: Part 1 - The Truth About Fight + Flight in Your Business + How to Get a Handle on It
We are entrepreneurs, hear us roar!! Mmhmm. We are creative, driven, problem-solvers and we pride ourselves on all of those things. AND…“being in business” is not always fun or easy. Owning and running your own business is supposed to be liberating and create opportunities for flexibility and...
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Ep 29: Your Nervous System and Your Business
In this episode, Anne and Chantill discuss how your Nervous System can impact your business. They discuss the impact of a dysregulated nervous system on co-workers and business decisions. They discuss how inaction can be a coping mechanism in business. Some of the ways we try to regulate our...
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EP 28: ASK AN EXPERT Interview with Chantill Lopez
In this episode, Anne interviews nervous system expert Chantill Lopez. Chantill started her professional life as a journalist and quickly moved into the realm of movement education where she has stayed for more than 20 years as an entrepreneur and studio owner. Her extensive studies have led her…
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Ep 27: 3 HUGE Missed Opportunities When You Ignore the Power of Curriculum Design
In this episode Chantill and Anne reunite to discuss the top 3 problems you will always have if you ignore the powerful Embodied and Transformative Curriculum Design that they are sharing with entrepreneurs: 1. A divisive and unmotivated team culture 2. The never-ending struggle to find and KEEP...
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Ep 26: A Guide For Healing with Gwen Miller
Gwen Miller is the creator of The Gwen Miller Studio. She is an author, teacher and movement practitioner. Her latest book Safe Movement for All Spines: A Guide to Spinal Anatomy and How to Work with 21 Spine and Hip Conditions is a resource guide for teachers and clients. It is an education on…
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Ep 25: Business that works for your life with Joanna Sapir
Joanna Sapir is a wellness business coach and host of The Business (R)evolution podcast. She helps wellness professionals to streamline their business, create more income and a bigger impact. This episode is filled with business gems that you can apply to your own business today. On this week's...
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Ep 24: Working with Trauma through Embodiment and Education
We learn best from stories. In this episode you’ll get a glimpse into how a lifelong trauma educator uses embodiment, the nervous system, and transformative curriculum design to put her powerful work in the world. Join me and our guest, Tami Lysher, an expert in movement and trauma, a breast…
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Ep 23: Your Guide to Leveraging Embodied Experiences
FREEBIE alert! We’ve got something extra special for you in this episode to support you in building stronger, more transformative, and potent content (no matter what it is) by leveraging embodiment and an embodied perspective. We’re going back to the beginning and digging back into what…
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Ep 22: Predictive Models: Your Brain and Your Business
What, or rather how, is your brain “predicting” outcomes and how is that keeping you from: listening to your intuitive nudges; taking risks that are unexpected or outside the box; tolerating change and transition; and potentially supporting a rigid nervous system? In episode 22 we bring together...
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The Intersection of AI and Embodiment
How is your business and life going to be impacted by AI in 10 years? How will you keep your humanness intact in the AI world? How do we bring more humaness to a world steadily marching toward more and more AI reliance? This one was a doozy! We recorded this ONE day before Microsoft unveiled its...
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Identity Shifting Expert, to Educating Experts, to Entrepreneur to Thought Leader and Designer of your Life
In this second episode of 2023 we celebrate a MAJOR shift and follow the path of what it means to grow through the many stages of mastery and entrepreneurship with success and grace. Learn about the role of your nervous system in these identity shifts, how it can tell you which direction to go...
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Change + Transition: Creating space between what you want and what happens
Happy New Year! We thought we’d jump right in with a juicy, “how-do-you-like-that” topic to kick off our 2023. Anne just sold her studio after 20+ years. I am being forced into the new year with floods and destruction. And what we want to talk about is the not-so-subtle elephant in the room…
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The Hands On Support You Need to Overcome "Failure to Launch"
In this final episode of their mini-series on Demystifying the Online Education Space, Chantil and Anne review some of the most potent tools they've used to create a successful and powerful online education presence. They explore more deeply how to overcome the "failure to launch" challenge that...
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Online Education + The Age of Transformation is RIGHT NOW
What does it mean to be in the Age of Transformation in the online education space? And why does it matter to you as a conscious educator, business owner, teacher, and change-maker? Anne and Chantill explore answers to these questions and more in this exciting mini-series part 3 episode. Learn…
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Overcoming Barriers + Finding Your Flow in the Online Education Space
Meet Patti Halyburten Able, co-owner of Able Wellness. Patti decided to jump into hybridizing her movement business almost a year and a half ago by learning to create transformative and embodied courses with us and is now an ambassador to our incoming teachers and educators. If you're feeling at...
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Demystifying the Online Education Space
Chantill and Anne begin their new series helping you to break through the mysteries and sometimes overwhelming roadblocks of hybridizing your body-based, embodied and transformational businesses. Whether you are a body-based educator, you lead workshops or retreats that incorporate mindfulness,...
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The REAL LIFE impact of transformative educational design
Meet Lauren Thompson, one of the current teachers working with us to redesign her embodied businesses with the work of transformative educational design. Learn WHY this work matters to her, how she’s using it to build her work in the online space and support her in-person studio business located...
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The intersection of pain’s impact on performance and how nervous system work can support
How does the biopsychosocial model of pain impact mindful movement practices? How can the nervous system work ADD to the support systems? How does knowing these frameworks and practices impact you as a leader to your clients, customers and team members? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
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Make your work more accessible to more people - It’s in the design w/ UDL expert Kasia Derbiszewska
What does it mean to intentionally design your work, curriculum, education, staff training, or company culture around creating expert learners? What is variability? Did you know you can see it and it’s invisible? What if you had a framework that could do all of the heavy lifting of making sure...
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How to do a thing you don't know how to do...even when you're tired
In this short and feisty episode (we might have been a little tired...maybe) we talk about sustaining energy for doing a new, different, risky, big, or scary thing AND do it even when we’re tired. We share some of our best strategies and anecdotes for how we’ve done it over the years to build...
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If it's ALL good, it's not that good
“Embrace the suck!” If you don’t suck a little (and probably at some point a whole lot) you’re not doing it right.. If you don’t experience some strain, some effing up, some totally getting it wrong…you’ve basically got nothing worth anything. Plus, life just works that way, so let’s embrace it,...
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The change process with Debora Kolwey
Some change has no choice but to be cataclysmic. Is that true? Or are we just in the habit of responding to change in an aggressive way? (Because it’s easier to take action from anger and being fed up.) Can we choose a gentler/slower shifting into change that is both spurred from and committed to...
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What kind of “feeling bad” are you committed to?)
We all like to complain and explain and unpack how life is hard, stressful, unfair, challenging, feels less than good and we make lots of plans for feeling better. Often we blame circumstances and sometimes people for how we feel. But what we’re exploring in this episode is how WE are the root of...
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How not attracting enough business is a matter of clarity and design
Don’t you love it when someone says, “It’s not at all what you think it is” or “Nope, you’re totally pointed in the wrong direction.” No matter what the “you’re on the wrong track” vibe is, it can feel like a real bummer at first. Until…you get on the right track. Then…KABLOOEY! Ding, ding,...
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An embodied leader's journey
We are so THRILLED to introduce you to one of the most powerful, driven, generous, and badass embodied leaders we know: Gina Pelucca. Learn about her journey to become embodied WHILE birthing a 15+ year career at Google. As our first guest, Gina’s story lifts up the path of a leader moving toward...
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Embodiment. Teaching. Leading.
Today…we’re talking about the path we’re on to change the world! What it is we do and how it’s changing the game and the design of teaching, educating, and leading. There are two ways in to building businesses that are embodied entities: You are an embodiment-based/focused teacher or professional...
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MONEY + SAFETY - Why and how we keep ourselves from what we say we desire...
We begin with our Real Life Riff and uncover the external stories that keep us in the scarcity mindset that tell us to find your way to wealth you must buy fewer lattes, no blue velvet couches or rugs. And we also explore how we spend money on foundational products and services that ARE not…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
If you LOVE a good cocktail of cutting edge thinking and science mixed with a passionate, whole-person approach to making more money, more impact, and experiencing more WOOHOO doing EXACTLY what you want, this podcast is for you. Are you an entrepreneur, educator, coach, consultant, or simply a body curious human who is ready to demand more from every experience?
Discover how to build your business on a powerful “take no shit” approach that will uplift your vision and your teams with brain, body, and nervous system science. This will blow your hair back and change your life; unleash your intuition with strategy and data at your back so no one dares ever say to you, “soft skills ain’t real skills.”
Join behavior change consultants, educational and entrepreneurial design experts, Chantill Lopez and Anne Bishop, in a bi-weekly podcast that unleashes their collective 40+ years of educating, business building, nervous system and brain-based coaching, mentoring, podca
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