Developing Women Leaders Through Leadership Embodiment

Posted on: November 9, 2016

Women’s leadership coach Liz Rivers finds working directly with the body is one of the most powerful ways to enable women to become confident, inclusive, visionary leaders.

An article published in Coaching Perspectives, The Association for Coaching global magazine, Issue 11, October 2016

My own journey with somatic work started when I was a young lawyer in my twenties, dealing with a stressful and demanding caseload in a profession where making a mistake could have catastrophic consequences – the worst possible environment for a self-doubting perfectionist! I lived in constant fear of getting something wrong and found it very hard to switch off from work.

Fortunately I discovered the ancient Taoist practice of Chi Kung (the less well-known cousin of T’ai Chi)…

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See also: Association for Coaching website.