E111: Embodied Listening: A Radical Practice in Trauma-Informed Somatic Coaching
In this episode of my show Through a Trauma-Informed Lens: Soma, Psyche & Soul, I’m exploring one of the most radical and healing practices at the heart of somatic coaching – Embodied Listening. The practice of Embodied Listening isn’t about fixing, analysing, or interpreting. It’s about creating a safe enough space to tune into what is already present – the spoken and unspoken, the subtle bodily sense, and the wisdom of the nervous system.
I draw on my 30 years of experience, and weave together Focusing (developed by Eugene Gendlin), Somatic awareness and resonance, and a Polyvagal-informed approach to make listening more than a skill – it becomes a whole way of being. This practice is central to the Integrated Soma-Psyche-Soul Coaching Method® that I teach inside our 160-Hour Trauma-Informed Somatic Teacher & Coach for Women® Certification.
In the episode I share:
What Embodied Listening is - and what it is not.
The six core qualities of Embodied Listening: curiosity, patience, compassion, accuracy, embodiment, resonance.
How Focusing and the felt sense deepen somatic coaching.
Why silence, safety, and small shifts matter in trauma-informed practice.
How Embodied Listening bridges soma, psyche, and soul for lasting transformation.
If you’re feeling called to take your next step, two opportunities are now open for enrolment right now:
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