S7E01 - Pleasurable Business with Ainslie Young

School of Embodied Arts Podcast with Jenna Ward

My work & business can be pleasurable? Easeful? I want to believe you, but I just don't think it’s so....

Today we’re speaking with Ainslie Young, a Pleasure Mentor for ambitious women in business. Ainslie works with coaches, creatives, and practitioners to create successful and wildly pleasurable businesses without burning out and selling out their souls. Ainslie has dedicated years of personal inquiry, exploration & training (including as a Feminine Embodiment Coach with our school) in exploring how to weave more pleasure& ease into the way she works. She walks her talk. Earlier this year, our school recognized Ainslie’s work in our 2022 Excellence In Coaching Celebrations in the category of Embodied Leadership. We know she’s exemplary as a leader (& we only want to bring you the absolute best on our podcast).

During this podcast, we’ll explore:

• The 4 dimensions of pleasure (& why it’s not necessarily full-body orgasm while walking down the street
• Why burnout & feeling overstretched is the norm in business & how that currently shows up in Ainslie & Jenna’s body
• When struggle = strength. Ainslie shares her current inquiry.
• Toxic capitalism & how Jenna’s unwinding from ‘once I just have a little more I’llbe established...’ in her own pleasure journey
• Nervous system orientation & how it responds to pleasure
• Why pleasure became a non-negotiable for Ainslie as a new mom & her first year of making a commitment to this way of business
• Ainslie shares TONS of practical suggestions for what it looks like in her own day

This is a great podcast for anyone feeling burnout or looking for a different way to work. It’s also a great podcast for entrepreneurs and coaches who want to hear the intimacies of how Jenna & Ainslie have shown up over the course of their entrepreneurial journey.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

• Ainslie Young - website
• Ainslie Young - Instagram @ainslieyoung
• Ainslie’s Pleasure + Productivity Weekly Planner, get it here →
• Feminine Embodiment Coaching - an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches
• Find a Feminine Embodiment Coach in our Professional Directory
• School of Embodied Arts
• Leave a podcast review on iTunes here
• Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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Find Jenna on the following platforms:

Website: http://jennaward.co/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennaward.co/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennawardco/

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