How could we ever be satisfied by something that didn't emerge from our own longing?

Like, we could try to get full on what somebody told us we should eat.

But how could I ever feel deep satisfaction if I'm not answering the call that's coming from inside of me?

What is worth organizing your life around?

What vision do you see is worth organizing your life around?

And I think that's what the work of visioning calls us towards.

I dream something that is not sold to me, that's not offered to me, that comes from the deepest parts of my belly and I will organize my life around

this devotion to this vision.

Hey, so have ever felt a deep longing for something more a richer sense of purpose, more authentic

connections, or a life that just thrums with energy and aliveness, or maybe found yourself going

through the motions, numbing out from the

fullness of your experience. So many of us struggle with the feeling of being

disconnected from our bodies or truths to each other and even the world around us. My guest today is Prentiss Hemphill, a writer,

embodiment facilitator, organizer, and therapist whose work really guides us in reconnecting with the vibrancy and the power of our full embodied

selves. Prentiss is the founder and director of the Embodiment Institute and the Black Embodiment

Initiative and host of the podcast

Becoming the People and for over a decade they have practiced and taught somatics

embodied mindful practices everywhere from social movements to community organizations to

individuals and during times of change. In their debut book,

What It Takes to Heal, how transforming ourselves can change the world,

Prentiss shares hard-won wisdom on individual and collective healing.

And they explore how inhabiting our bodies more fully

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