Kathy Jakielski: Tuning into Your Body to Find Your Way

Podcast

October 31, 2017

“It’s just the human experience. We get to keep practicing over and over, integrating what we’ve learned, and moving from there.”

Kathy Jakielski’s journey from rocket scientist (literally!) to massage and craniosacral therapist is a remarkable one – made transformative by how it taught her to trust her body’s wisdom.

As a go-getter “corporate road warrior,” Kathy was “a head on a body” – disconnected from her body’s signals and profoundly exhausted. Disoriented in an airport one day, not knowing what city – or even country – she was in, Kathy took her first step towards connecting with self and finding a more personal and satisfying definition of success.

Kathy Jakielski is an ex-rocket scientist turned massage and craniosacral therapist who helps thought leaders, IT executives, creative professionals, opera singers, photographers, writers and overall beautiful human beings to proactively chill the eff out and create amazing things in their lives. She is the founder of Shift Massage – with offices in Seattle, WA, the Big Island of Hawaii, and Lancaster, PA.

Highlights

Kathy shares how tuning into her body helps her manage anxiety, stay present, and be a more effective leader
How judging herself led to judging other people – and why Kathy put judgment aside in favor of connection
How Kathy is learning to trust her body’s signals about food, even though she grew up in a “food is love” family
The secret to enjoying what you have while also reaching for what’s next
A more satisfying way to define personal success, plus 4 questions to ask yourself when evaluating your goals
The simple daily habit Kathy uses to set herself up for a more peaceful and productive day (and how “New Jersey grandma” helps her stick with it!)