Embracing the Power of Somatic Experiencing in Leadership

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The speaker, Rachel Ryder, initially found it challenging to introduce holistic tools like somatic experiencing and polarity therapy in the corporate world. However, over time, she discovered that high-powered leaders have a strong desire to learn how to regulate their nervous systems to effectively manage the demands of their roles. What seemed 'too woo' at the beginning turned out to be the very reason people sought her out, showcasing a shift towards embracing somatic practices in leadership.

Rachel Rider shares visualization and other approaches to gain individualized insights on improving your leadership.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) A powerful visualization to break out of negativity

2) The biological hack to overcome anxiety

3) How to decode your body’s tension signals

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— ABOUT RACHEL —

Rachel Rider founded MettaWorks in 2015 after a distinguished career in HR, receiving executive coaching certification from Columbia University, and extensive training in meditation, Somatic Experiencing, and Polarity Therapy. Starting as HR Business Partner responsible for developing and coaching leaders and teams at Bloomberg, she went on to specialize in leadership coaching at AppNexus (since acquired by AT&T) and Digital Ocean, the third-largest hosting company in the world. She studied under renowned teacher and Zen Mountain Monastery founder John Daido Loori Roshi for 13 years before continuing under his successor, Shugen Arnold Roshi.

Rider completed a three-year intensive certification in Somatic Experiencing in 2018, and a 2020 training in Polarity Therapy with the aim of bringing leaders tools to unlock effective, long-lasting change in concert with the body. Since 2020, she’s been working intensively with anti-racism coach Makeda Pennycooke. Rider lives in New York with her husband and two children.

• Book: Who You Are Is How You Lead

• Instagram: mettaworks

• LinkedIn: Rachel Rider

• Website: MettaWorks.io

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon

• Book: Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon by Buzz Aldrin & Ken Abraham

• Podcast: Dr. Trevor Kashey’s “Coffee with Dr. Kashey”

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