Understanding embodied leadership including using integrated decision making, the Inner Board of Directors, and self-care practices for embodied leadership.

JourneyWorks is excited to sponsor this 1 Day training with Linda Marks MSM

Embodying mind-body leadership is a way of life. As we become more emotionally embodied, and cultivate intentional presence of mind, body, Hara and heart with our practice,whether it be in energywork or mental health we naturally become integrated mind-body leaders. What we embody creates an energy field that holds everyone around us. Incorporating mind-body meditation, grounding exercises, group discussion and a wonderful mind-body tool called the Inner Board of Directors, we will explore how to stay grounded and connected with the flow of life, including challenging situations requiring us to embody leadership skills. We will also reflect on what's in the way of embodying our leadership right now, and how to move through these barriers so we can become more emotionally embodied, maintain an intentional presence and be the leaders we can be.

Training Objectives:

• Participants will be able to define what embodied leadership is, differentiate it from more familiar models of leadership and describe 5 qualities of an embodied leader.
• Participants will be able to give examples of barriers to embodied leadership and will be able to determine strategies to overcome these barriers.
• Participants will be able to explain what emotional safety is, and what it is important in self-care and clinical care.
• Participants will be able to apply their understanding of emotional safety in their work with clients.
• Participants will practice tools and techniques to stay grounded in challenging situations, so that they can use them personally and professionally.
• Participants will discuss what helps them stay grounded and identify situations where they may lose their grounding.
• Participants will be able to identify transference and countertransference of touch and establish appropriate guidelines for working with transference and countertransferece of touch.
• signs of PTSD and other triggers in clients.
• Participants will practice techniques for conscious, safe touch with permission.
• Participants will be able to use The Inner Board of Directors, a mind-body tool for integrated decision making.
• Participants will be able to give examples of self-care practices for embodied mind-body leadership.

6.5 CEU's Approved for Allied Mental Health Clinicians, Drug and Alcohol Counselors, Psychologists, and Social Workers.

Brief Bio: Linda Marks, MSM, developed Emotional-Kinesthetic Psychotherapy (EKP) in the 1980's and has taught and practiced EKP with individuals, couples, families and groups for 33 years. Linda is the co-founder of the first state body psychotherapy professional association in the country, and was involved in the founding of her national professional association, the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy (USABP). Linda is the author of Living With Vision: Reclaiming the Power of the Heart (Knowledge Systems, 1989) and Healing the War Between the Genders: The Power of the Soul-Centered Relationship (HeartPowerPress, 2004), and is also a professional singer/songwriter with 6 albums. She holds degrees from Yale and MIT, and has taught nationally and internationally.