S10E2 - Embodiment & Joy As Social Justice with India Pierce

School of Embodied Arts Podcast with Jenna Ward

Today we’re joined by India Pierce, an Educator and Consultant who helps others boldly chase joy and improve their equity practices & organizational culture.

India is a guest teacher on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Liberation for our Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - and a fellow entrepreneur who believes embodiment is freedom work.

I spoke with India as part of ‘The Future Is Embodied Conference’ late last year & our conversation was so rich, I thought it best to open the enclosures & share this conversation more widely. So today, it’s coming to you on the podcast.

In this conversation, we explore:

● How India found embodiment through religion & the three dimensions of her embodied living

● Extractive activism & divine activism - we speak about the different fuels for movements

● India’s journey back to her body through experiences of her emerging queer identity & pregnancy loss

● Why India sees Embodiment as liberation work

● JOY - Being guided by joy & why joy is freedom work

● Is it selfish to prioritize joy? The difference between self-care, joy, collective liberation

● 2 practices for coaches, practitioners & those working in the embodied arts to center DEI and liberation in their work

Advice - This conversation discusses pregnancy loss

India Pierce is an entrepreneur, educator, and consultant who helps others boldly chase joy. After over a decade of working with businesses to improve their equity practices and organizational culture, she realized that something was sorely missing from the organizations and daily lives of the business owners she worked with; you know what that thing was? Joy! That realization went on to drastically change her work and life. Dubbing herself a “joy ambassador,” India launched India Pierce Consulting to encourage people to put the joy back into their work. She supports organizations in creating joyful and equitable workplaces where employees thrive and find fulfillment. As well as, small business owners in building their businesses with their joy in mind so they can grow their business without sacrificing their greatest vision for their life. Outside of work, she is completing her doctorate, enjoys spending time with her family, binging RomComs, and eating pizza.

Resources From Today’s Podcast

• The work of India Pierce & India on Instagram
• Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches
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