Embodied Leadership is not a concept.
It’s a practice.
Embodied leadership is the ability to lead not just from what you know, but from who you are, aligned, grounded, and fully present in every moment.
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This methodology reconnects leadership with its most reliable instrument: the self. You don’t just talk about leadership, you train it, through concrete, disciplined practice.​
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The approach emerged at the intersection of somatic practices, neuroscience, and leadership development, most notably through the pioneering work of Richard Strozzi-Heckler and the Strozzi Institute in the 80's. ​​​
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Over the past decade, Manu has played a key role in evolving this methodology in Europe adapting Embodied Leadership to the realities of European corporate culture, integrating somatic depth with business pragmatism.
Why it matters
Leaders don’t fail for lack of knowledge. They derail under pressure, when the gap between who they are and how they lead becomes visible.
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That’s why real transformation requires more than mindset shifts or new skills. It requires:
• A different relationship to pressure.
• A clearer sense of self.
• And the ability to act from intention, not from reactivity.
Embodied Leadership helps leaders close that gap.
The 4 P's of Embodied Leadership
The work is structured around four dimensions that turn insight into embodied change:
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​1. Presence
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The capacity to fully show up in the moment, clear, grounded, and connected to self and others.
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Without presence, there is no choice, only reaction.
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2. Purpose
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The inner compass that orients leadership toward something greater than personal success.
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Purpose aligns intention with meaning. It brings direction, coherence, and resilience.
​​​3. Pattern
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Every leader carries embodied habits, physical, emotional, relational, that shape how they lead.
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These patterns are trainable. Once seen and practiced, they become choice points.
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4. Practice
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Transformation isn’t an event. It’s a repetition.​​​
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Sustainable change happens when new behaviors are practiced over time, in real conditions.
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A practice, not a concept.
In this work , leaders don’t just talk about vision, power, or complexity. They:
• observe their own conditioned tendencies.
• train new ways of standing, speaking, choosing.
• anchor their leadership in the body, not just in concepts.
This method blends the rigor of executive coaching, and the depth of somatic leadership work.
It’s designed for leaders who are ready to lead from a deeper place, with clarity, presence, and impact.
