Are you ready to rewire your mindset and achieve your goals? Join us as we explore the power of somatic coaching with Jay Fields, and discover how tuning into your body’s intelligence can lead to personal growth and transformation. But what happens when your nervous system overrides your mental awareness? Tune in to find out.
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Somatic Coaching for Better Outcomes with Jay Fields
If you’re feeling stuck in a cycle of self-doubt and negative thinking, constantly second-guessing your decisions and struggling to make progress, then you are not alone! You may already be taking actions such as seeking validation from others, comparing yourself to people on social media, or avoiding challenges altogether. Instead of feeling confident and empowered, you may be experiencing frustration, anxiety, and a lack of fulfillment.
In this episode, you will be able to:
- Rewire your mindset for personal growth and success.
- Achieve your goals with effective somatic coaching techniques.
- Enhance your relationships through improved body awareness.
- Align your behavior with self-empathy for greater fulfillment.
- Discover the power of somatic coaching for mindset, goals, and growth.
Jay Fields, a somatic coach with a rich background as a yoga teacher and a contracted wilderness guide for a university, brings a unique blend of expertise.
With over 20 years of experience, Jay is passionate about helping individuals tap into the mind-body connection to foster personal growth and transformation. Her approach revolves around integrating body awareness into mindset rewiring, offering a holistic and effective way to achieve self-awareness and set meaningful goals.
Jay’s extensive experience in nature and mindfulness practices adds depth to the conversation on somatic coaching for mindset rewiring.
Fields’ journey into somatic coaching began with a parallel pursuit of yoga teaching and leading outdoor expeditions in early adulthood. This dual experience instilled a profound appreciation for the impact of physical presence on mental and emotional well-being.
Embracing the concept of somatic coaching, Jay recognized the significance of incorporating bodily experiences and sensations to foster personal growth and mindset rewiring. By leveraging the body’s wisdom and its influence on one’s nervous system, Jay embarked on a mission to guide individuals toward sustainable transformation.
Through Jay’s narrative, we gain insight into the profound influence of somatic coaching, offering a pathway to liberation from ingrained patterns and beliefs. Jay’s story illuminates the potential of somatic coaching in cultivating heightened self-awareness and holistic personal development, empowering individuals to embark on a journey of profound inner transformation.
What is Somatic Coaching?
Somatic coaching is a form of coaching that focuses on the connection between the mind and body. It recognizes that our thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations are interconnected, and it aims to address issues by integrating both mental and physical aspects. Somatic coaches work with clients to increase self-awareness of bodily sensations, movements, and posture as a means to understand and transform patterns of behavior.
Learn more from the Somatic Coaching Academy.
The term “somatic” refers to the body, and somatic coaching often involves techniques and practices that engage the body in the coaching process. This may include breathwork, mindfulness, movement exercises, and other embodied practices. The goal is to help individuals develop a deeper understanding of themselves, improve emotional regulation, and make positive changes in their lives by integrating the wisdom of both mind and body.
Somatic coaching can be applied in various contexts, including personal development, leadership coaching, and addressing issues related to stress, trauma, or overall well-being. The approach is holistic, considering the person as a whole rather than focusing solely on cognitive or emotional aspects.
Chapters
00:05:56 – The Power of the Nervous System
00:09:22 – Overriding Physiological Responses
00:13:34 – Techniques for Somatic Awareness
00:16:20 – Polyvagal Theory and Nervous System Regulation
00:18:52 – Behavioral Responses and Empathy
00:22:47 – Self-Soothing Techniques and Emotional Regulation
00:26:40 – Empathy and Understanding in Relationships
00:33:20 – Internal Values vs. Behavior
00:36:00 – Nervous System Responses
00:39:56 – Building Trust with Yourself
Rewire mindset for personal growth
Jay Fields highlights the crucial role our body and nervous system play in shaping our mindset, touching upon an intriguing practice known as somatic coaching. This approach emphasizes mind-body awareness, asking us to explore our physical sensations in the present moment to alter our perspectives for personal growth. It effectively exploits the brain-body dynamic, with the body notably communicating around 80% of the information to the brain.
Achieve goals with somatic coaching
Somatic coaching could serve as an innovative tool in achieving our goals, presenting the unique angle of magnifying the body’s physical sensations. Delving into Jay’s insights, we find that the nerve center is a substantial influencing force in our behaviors and personalities, prompting the reevaluation of our goal-setting strategies. By utilizing resources from within our body, somatic coaching encourages us to alter traditional mental concepts, giving precedence to the body’s communication with the brain.
Enhance relationships with body awareness
The discussion prompts an examination of our perceptions of the feelings and actions of others, urging us to recognize that another person’s behavior might reflect their internal state rather than indicating a personal affront. Jay stresses the importance of physical exercises, such as humming or toning the voice, as potential tools for tuning our nervous systems. Establishing a connection with our bodies and our feelings fosters empathy towards ourselves and others, therefore enhancing our ability to manage our emotions and build healthier relationships.
This is Jay Fields
Jay Moon Fields, M.A. is a leading educator, coach, and author. Over a half million people have taken her courses featured on Linkedin Learning, and her book Teaching People Not Poses has sold over ten thousand copies and is used by yoga teacher training programs globally.
For over twenty years, she has taught the principles of embodied social and emotional intelligence to individuals and groups from Patagonia, Weiden + Kennedy, Apple, the UN, UC Santa Barbara, and Cottage Hospital. Jay has been a guest on over 30 podcasts and was named one of the top 50 health and wellness bloggers making a difference in the world by Greatist.com.
Jay has been a featured speaker at GoPro, Baker Tilly, The Fifteen Seconds Festival and the Omega Institute. She received her BA in Psychosocial Health and Human Movement from the College of William and Mary and her masters in Integral Transformative Education from Prescott College.
Resources
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Credits
Hosted and Edited by Jerry Dugan
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