Embodying Authenticity: A Somatic Path to Transforming Self, Team & Organisation
by Dr Eunice Aquilina
Published by Live It Ventures Ltd, ISBN: 978 19105 6582 7
5 stars out of 5
Dr Eunice Aquilina is an unsung guru of the coaching world. Her book, Embodying Authenticity, is infused with her wisdom, courage, vulnerability and warmth and it opens up somatic learning. She shares her own revealing stories and includes the voices of other practitioners, as well as organisational leaders.
“Who we are is how we lead”, is a central theme. It is about enhancing “our capacity to hold a space for others to evolve and change”. She deftly investigates how somatics can introduce a transformational dimension to coaching, leadership development and culture change.
We explore: waking up; stepping into the void; declaring and becoming; self as instrument; purpose, presence, practice; cultivating a leadership culture and authenticity as enquiry. As we venture, we are encouraged to pause, centre and bring attention to ourselves. What physical sensations are we aware of? What is our mood? What question emerges? What future do we wish to step into?
Dr Aquilina is on a committed journey of mastery, engaging with uncertainty and ambiguity. She invites each of us to “embark on a path of deeper enquiry and learning”.
Tamsin Slyce is a director of the coaching consultancy Talking Talent www.talking-talent.com