What if the Interruption IS the practice? Flavia Jimenez joins the conversation.

Reflections on slowing down, tuning into our soma, creating space and building capacity with Flavia Jimenez. This week features a conversation between Julie Cusmariu and Flavia Jimenez about the Embodied Social Justice certificate program; take aways, insights gained and what remains to unpack and integrate into life, personally and professionally for them both. We each sought out collaboration on the project and found a connection point through our work as coaches interested in embodiment and somatic awareness for ourselves and the individuals we work with daily. 00:28:30- Flavia shares Insights on ’slowing down’ (as evoked by Resma Menakem in the ESJ Certificate Program), creating space and building capacity as well as her work experience as a lawyer and advocate. 00:38: 00 - On building capacity and the art of holding space 00:30:59- How do we gift ourselves space? 00:54:00- Stumbling upon the title of the podcast offered by Flavia. What if your practice is the interruption? 00:55:00- Flavia walked Julie through a gentle somatic inquiry and practice in real time. 01:00:00 -What it means to have your head below the heart. 001:04:00- Defining the Soma (as explained by Kelsey Blackwell). About Flavia Jimenez Flavia holds a JD from New York Law School and a life coaching certification from Leadership that Works. She received her yoga teaching certificate in 2019 and has a Certificate in Mindful Leadership from Spirit Rock Insight Meditation Center. She is currently focusing her yoga learning on yin and restorative yoga. www.flaviajimenez.com Deep Renewal and Healing in the Sacred Valley of Peru Embodying Social Justice Certificate Program: You can register for this one-of-a-kind, once per year, 3-month certificate program committed to collective liberation by increasing awareness, unlearning oppressive social patterns, repairing relationships and building trust & belonging. This is NOT a summit. Go beyond conventional DEI to where bias and breakdown lives: in the body. https://www.transformativeprograms.com/ www.JulieinConversation.com