Somatic Coaching
Just because you’re a leader, it does not mean that you can leave your history and conditioning behind. These things show up in our bodies and behaviours, often beneath our conscious awareness. These patterns are often re-affirmed by the systems and structures around us — which can make them very hard to change.
Madelanne works 1-1 with change-makers, enabling them to connect with the embodied histories and patterns they carry, to identify untapped resources and gifts, and to transform the inner dynamics that might limit their effectiveness. Whether you are a female leader poised to make a big move and feeling overwhelmed by fear; a person of colour standing up for what you believe in while fighting an internal battle as well; someone stymied by a ruthless inner critic; or, a person with privilege seeking to shift reactive patterns that are blocking change, somatic coaching will provide you with a supported space to explore your challenges and to make the outer and inner changes that best enable your work in the world.
Madelanne brings presence, compassion and skill to the experience of facing outdated systems that cause harm, as well as the ways these systems are embodied and expressed by the people around us … and within our own selves.
This work has a strength/skill-based focus, but can also be deep and very personal. Madelanne holds it with sensitivity and a strong container of confidentiality.
Are you looking for somatic coaching support? Schedule a 30-minute online consultation with Madelanne to see if it’s the right fit.
What you can expect
Madelanne will take the time to get to know you, your unique context and history;
She will guide your inquiry through conversation as well as body-based activities and exercises;
She will compassionately hold space for areas of fear, sensitivity, or suffering;
She will support you to identify strengths and connect with your innate resilience and intelligence;
The work will enable you to become ever more receptive to the intelligence and creativity of your embodied self;
And, to develop the confidence and self-expression to skillfully bring your full, embodied self into your life, work, and group cultures.
Sessions can be highly focussed, and directed towards responding to a particular issue or can be more about following an open inquiry.
In either case, the work is highly bespoke and attuned; it does not follow a set formula or programme but rather follows alongside the needs of each client.