Embodied Leadership: Jonathan Popple at TEDxCarletonCollege

Jonathan Poppele is the founder and director of the Center for Mind-Body Oneness and the creator of the Embodied Leadership program. He holds a 3rd-degree black belt in Ki-Aikido, and was a double gold medalist in the 2004 International Ki-Aikido Exhibitions held in Tochigi, Japan. Poppele is the award winning author of several nature guidebooks and is an adjunct instructor at the University of Minnesota in the Departments of Ecology, Evolution & Behavior and Writing Studies. Poppele is also is a former nationally-ranked bicycle racer, and finalist in the International Juggler's Association Senior Championships. His TEDx talk will involve the audience in practical exercises-- drawn from his decades of experience in mind-body practices, education, and nature studies--to show how relaxation (not tension) produces optimal results.

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