A generative practice is a conscious choice to embody a behavior that can be used in whatever situation we find ourselves. It’s a commitment to a way of being in the world. It is life-affirming, creative, and it produces a reality by how we orient to our life situation. Learning to type, on the other hand, is a specific practice; it’s specific to a

This willingness to abuse our bodies is the genesis of abusing other bodies. To solve the many dilemmas we now face, it’s important to have leaders who take action from their hearts and guts as well as their minds.

Ethos is not what a person says or promises, but it’s her way of being in the world, a presence and comportment that effects others to follow her and to be open to her ideas.

A natural response to fear is to lift the shoulders, and if we chronically hold our shoulders up we’re inviting the emotion of fear. We may not have anything to be afraid of or even think we’re afraid of something, but raised shoulders move us toward a fearful experience of life.

In his groundbreaking book Silent Messages, Albert Mehrabian, professor emeritus of psychology at UCLA, asked the question, “What makes someone credible?” or “Why do we trust someone?” In his study, people stated that the believability of someone’s message was influenced 7 percent by content, 38 percent by voice tone and tempo, and 55 percent by bo

Peter Drucker, America’s management and leadership guru for the past forty years, has said that the primary job of a leader is to manage his or her energy. When you think of all the things a

exemplary leadership; by this I mean the ability to organize and mobilize the talents and skills of others (or yourself) toward an observable result. This is accomplished through pragmatic wisdom, grounded compassion, and skillful action.

A practice is a conscious choice we make to train ourselves so we will behave and act in a particular way so that it becomes embodied or part of who we are.

If we consider that from a somatic perspective, voice tone and tempo fall into the category of body, we can conclude that 93 percent of building trust and credibility is communicated through the body.