Somajna
The Wisdom of Our Body
Somajna for You
Coaching for Embodied Transformation
Embodied Leadership Development
Why is it we appear to lack an abundance of effective leaders, when we have so much information about ‘ How to be a great leader?’
Leadership is an embodied experience much like our instincts to survive in the face of danger. The patterns of how we view our world live within us at a cellular level.
Unless we learn to shift this embodied trait, our ideas about how to be an effective leader will remain just that – ideas.
With approaches that integrate the mind and body, we work with you to discover and express your innate potential.
Connecting with Empathy and Influence
Globally, the workforce is going through unprecedented levels of uncertainty and anxiety due to the pandemic.
This is a transition for our planet; one that has changed the living conditions for all humanity and will potentially rebalance our world.
This shift is asking us to tap into a resilience that goes beyond our accumulated knowledge & experience. Our ability to be centered is at the heart of accepting our circumstances and taking meaningful action.
How can leaders balance empathy and accountability in a constantly evolving environment?
Our one-to-one coaching for senior leaders is focused on the unique challenges presented by this transition.
Somajna for Your Team
Team Coaching | Consulting Services
Finding Flow in Teams
A Harvard research paper by Richard Hackman on team effectiveness, found that only 25% of over 120 teams studied were observed as being effective on three outcomes – meeting and exceeding stakeholder expectations, continuous improvement & ongoing enrichment of the individuals within the teams.
What makes certain teams highly effective and how will team coaching help?
We combine this research with our experience of embodied learning to work at a grass roots level. Team coaching is embedded in their flow of work and focuses on the core elements of the team, surfacing opportunities that may exist in - purpose, roles, process and decision making.
We work with Senior Leadership Teams, cross functional teams and small business units.
Bridging the Gap from Strategy to Reality
Slow or ineffective strategy execution was the biggest challenge reported by Gartner in a 2019 strategy benchmarking survey.
Employees being unclear about their roles within the strategy and teams failing to adapt to changing circumstances were the major reasons for the gap.
In a post pandemic world, this gap can widen further as business and employee concerns may become more polarised, if meaning, purpose & wellness are ignored.
We work with growing organisations to enable cohesion and generate the momentum required for sustainability. Our approach includes team coaching and building a coaching culture.
Somajna for Your Organisation
Facilitation | Consulting | Communication
Tell your Story
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you”
- Maya Angelou
Each of us live a certain story and hold another within.
Being in resonance with the world we inhabit (as individuals or organisations) begins from being in alignment with our story. From here, the first step of expressing our story can be taken, in a way that connects with our world.
Our Storytelling offering integrates content development, facilitation and organisation-wide communication. By engaging the wisdom of the body, we help surface your untold story for the people you care about. This may be what your organisation needs to connect with your vision or simply one that needs to be heard.
With our expertise in Appreciative Inquiry, Instructional Design & Creative Expression, we can help articulate and present your story, while it still carries your signature.
What story are you drawn to in this moment?
Create a shared vision & culture
Every organisation invests in efforts to articulate, share and nurture a desired culture.
This culture is aimed at fuelling the movement towards your Vision and, enable it to deal with challenges in the present. This journey is an essential part of growth and therefore, an important investment.
Organisations can behave like ‘organisms.’ They already have a culture which is embedded, tangible and sometimes, misaligned. Unless the existing elements of the environment are surfaced and worked with, the ‘culture on the poster’ can remain just that, regardless of the well-intentioned investments.
We partner with you to take a holistic view of your Vision and Values, that embraces what is present as the first step of your journey.
From Seed to Growth
Research shows that over 90% of startups don’t make it past the 5-year mark, which means very few move from seed to growth stages and beyond.
One of the subtle reasons is the ability of young companies to recover from multiple transitions in a short space of time. Exits of founders, change in product strategy, market reassessment, funding are some of the common examples encountered during this time. Each of these (and sometimes in combination) can challenge the leadership in new ways.
How do leaders find the resilience to move forward through uncertainty?
This is the theme of our growth centered interventions for young and growing businesses.
