Dear Reader,

I came back from ten days of silence on Sunday.

No phone. No writing. No reading. No podcasts. Just long hours of sitting, scanning sensations, and noticing how quickly the mind wants things to be different. Less pain. More comfort. A way out.

Vipassana calls the practice equanimity. The capacity to stay with sensation as it is, without craving when it’s pleasant and without aversion when it’s unpleasant. Not suppressing. Not indulging. Simply noticing.

When we stop feeding our mind new input, it starts showing you what’s already there.

This morning, I was about to record the podcast episode for the evening. The team had been briefed and cleared their calendars to jump into editing as soon as I finished.

And then: nothing. The guest didn’t show up.

And on my end, no spike of irritation, no scrambling to fix the situation while mentally cursing it. Just a clear look at what was actually happening.

It took me less than five minutes to realise that I had the perfect solution sitting in the other room: My fiancée, who happens to be one of the best embodiment coaches around.

When asked if she was up for a spontaneous recording, she was! What followed was a grounded, generous conversation. I learned from her, as I always do, and found myself weaving fresh Vipassana insights into her deep body-based knowledge without effort.

As it seems, Gautama Buddha might well have been one of the first embodiment coaches. Long before theories and labels, he worked with sensation, reaction, and the human habit of making things harder than they need to be.

🎙 Meanwhile, on the podcast…

Take a moment to tune into your body. Do your muscles feel tense, is your heartbeat slow and steady, is your jaw clamped tight?

Embodiment coach and one-week-old facilitator, my fiancée Mirjam Leunissen joins me this week for a podcast first! As a scientist in a past life, Mirjam spent her days distilling data points – and she continues to do so under a new guise, now recognising patterns in the body, in emotions, and how people show up.

We explore how embodiment can be a gateway to changing perspective and mastering our own comfort, as Mirjam shares practical tips for making sense of our bodies. A beautiful invitation to think a little less, sense a lot more, and come back to being a whole human being!

Find out about:

• How embodiment can shape how we think and feel, helping us to regulate our nervous system, and respond with greater clarity
• Why emotional awareness begins in the body first, when we tune into our physical sensations
• Why facilitating with lightness, play, and curiosity can foster psychological safety
• The importance of using tangible, factual terms about our physiology to bridge understanding
• Why shifting our posture can positively transform the way that we think

🎧 Click here to listen to the interview

📥 Check out my 1-page summary

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🎧 Join the next podcast club gathering

While counting down the final episodes of workshops work until it's retirement on December 31st, I am inviting you to join me on Substack where I am creating a Podcast Club: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/​

In January, we will gather around the theme of Polarisation in Facilitation.

​Click here to sign up for free.

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That’s it from my side! I hope you enjoy the content and find inspiration in the stories and the podcast. I wish you a week where you notice what’s already there, before trying to change it. I’ll see you next week!

Myriam

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