Cheryl Whitelaw: What Does Your Body Already Know?
From Think Outside the Lines by Shawn Feeney
April 29, 2026 · 55 min
About this episode
Cheryl Whitelaw discusses her journey into somatic intelligence and the importance of connecting with the body to navigate life's challenges.
Cheryl Whitelaw built a life around planning. Bright, capable, and deeply achievement-oriented, she moved through academia and a career in intercultural education the way most of us do — by mapping the path ahead and executing it. Then one day, sitting in a windowless office she believed in, something shifted. Not a thought. A feeling. A knowing she couldn't explain and couldn't ignore. What followed was a years-long journey into somatic intelligence — the Aikido dojo, the Feldenkrais method, the study of how the body holds wisdom the mind can't always access. Today, Cheryl is a Feldenkrais practitioner, martial artist, certified integral coach, and the founder of Kind Power Studio in Canada, where she helps individuals and organizations develop the embodied presence needed to navigate conflict, uncertainty, and change. This is a conversation about what it means to stop living five seconds ahead of yourself — and what opens up when you finally come home to your body. Connect with Cheryl: 🌐 kindpower.ca 📺 YouTube: Peace and Power In this episode, we explore: What it means to live entirely from the mind — and the moment Cheryl's body finally said enough How she left a career she…
People in this episode
Host: Shawn Feeney
Guest: Cheryl Whitelaw
Topics covered
- somatic intelligence
- embodied presence
- navigating conflict
- personal transformation
- mind-body connection
Keywords
- somatic intelligence
- Feldenkrais
- Aikido
- personal growth
- mindfulness
- conflict resolution
- embodiment
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Kind Power Studio, Feldenkrais method, Aikido dojo
Places: Canada
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