Embodied Intelligence: What Somatic Awareness and AI Teach Us About Intuition. A Conversation with Lavinia Plonka (Epi. #267)

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The episode explores how somatic awareness can enhance intuition and decision-making skills through a conversation with Lavinia Plonka.

Share your Thoughts about this Episode The Intelligence of the Body Somatic Awareness, Pattern Recognition, and Intuition A Conversation with Lavinia Plonka (Ep. #266) What if intuition isn’t mystical — but a skill we can train? In this episode, I’m joined by Lavinia Plonka, movement educator and longtime teacher of the Feldenkrais Method®, to explore how awareness of the body can deepen our ability to recognize patterns, make better decisions, and respond to life with greater clarity. Toget...

People in this episode

Host: Shilpa Lewis

Guest: Lavinia Plonka

Topics covered

• somatic awareness
• intuition
• pattern recognition
• decision making
• body intelligence

Keywords

• somatic awareness
• intuition
• Feldenkrais Method
• pattern recognition
• decision making

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Feldenkrais Method®

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