S4E16 - My 3 Favourite Feminine Books & 2021 Reflections

It’s December & the days are getting shorter, the nights colder. Holiday seasons are the time I love to escape into a book. I have 3 great feminine books to recommend this year. These books have nourished, spoken to my feminine heart & given me so much to contemplate.

2021 Reflections 

As we wrap this calendar year it’s also a natural time for reflection. While this hyper-masculine world would have us rush forward to set intentions & go-go-go (always rushing forward)... 

I’m instead sitting in the reflection of:

• Who have I become this year? 
• What do I want to witness & celebrate in myself as a woman? 

At the beginning of the year, I was in a new land, starting a new chapter of leadership.

A chapter that expressed more clearly how the feminist & social justice lenses I had been refining through studies & contemplation intersected with feminine embodiment. This chapter lead to more study, hosting a conference & filtered through strongly to Season 4 (the current season) of our podcast.

On the podcast today I’m sharing some reflections on the training I undertook in the field, what I’ve been learning as a teacher about embodied feminism & social justice, and how that’s worked its way into our school.

I’m also sharing some personal reflections on what’s next on my spiritual unraveling & how that’s impacting the podcast in 2022.

So, I invite you to join me on this final podcast of the year where I’m reflecting on:

• What I’ve been learning as a teacher about embodied feminism & social justice and how that’s worked its way into our school
• What’s next on my spiritual unraveling
• What’s coming on the podcast in 2022 (Season 5)
• My top feminine 3 books from 2021

I hope you receive the space to reflect on your year & land more fully in who you’ve become. It’s something to witness & celebrate.

Books mentioned:

• Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & The Christianity We Haven’t Tried Yet by Meggan Watterson
• Wintering: The Power Of Rest & Retreat In Difficult Times  by Katherine May
• If Women Rose Rooted: A life-changing journey to authenticity and belonging by Sharon Blackie

RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST 

Training & coaching

• Note: Just because I write about someone doesn’t mean they know (or endorse) me or my work, or vice-versa
• Foundations in Somatic Abolitionism with Resmaa Menakem with Education for Racial Equality
• Certification in Embodied Social Justice
• Toi Marie

Our school’s resources:

• Primal Feminine Flow - a movement practice to resensitize your body
• Feminine Embodiment Coaching - an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches
• Working The Embodied Way - a virtual workshop on body-honouring, feminized ways of actualizing our work in the world
• School of Embodied Arts
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