Episode Description
What if the nervous system practices you've been taught weren't actually created with women of color—and our lived experiences—in mind?
In this episode, Dielle Charon sits down with somatics practitioner Brenda Lomeli for a conversation about decolonizing somatics and reconnecting with the wisdom of your body. Brenda explains what somatics actually means, why nervous system work can look different for people from marginalized identities, and how many popular healing practices have been removed from the cultural and ancestral contexts they originated from.
They also explore what this means for entrepreneurship: how to support your body while still selling, showing up, making money, and taking action toward your goals. From building safety without shutting down your business to using your body's wisdom as a coach, this conversation offers a different way to think about nervous system healing—one rooted in relationship, context, ancestral resilience, and collective liberation.
About Brenda Lomeli
Brenda Lomeli is a first-generation Mexican-American decolonized somatics coach.
For over 10 years, she has supported 500+ women in reclaiming their bodies — first through TL10, and now through Reclaiming the Body™ Decolonized Somatic Certification.
She is a Master Certified Life Coach, Advanced Feminist Coach, and practitioner in nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and ancestral healing.
She holds degrees in Music Therapy and a Master's in Occupational Therapy — and is a confirmed descendant of Mesoamerican healers, herbalists, and curanderas.
Timestamps
00:01 Why relationship-based selling can be so powerful
09:20 How Dielle + Brenda's relationship came full circle
16:30 What somatics actually means—and why your body matters
19:20 What it means to decolonize somatic and nervous system work
25:30 Why somatics matters when you're building a business
33:10 When nervous system work becomes a reason to stop taking action
36:45 How to honor your nervous system without shutting down your business
43:40 Reclaiming the Body + Brenda's somatic certification for coaches of color
Reclaiming the Body™ is a decolonized somatic certification for coaches of color who want to learn how to work with the body, emotions, and nervous system in their coaching practice. Rooted in a decolonized and anti-oppressive approach to somatics, the certification unlocks what becomes possible when we stop treating the body as something to override—and recognize it as powerful, intelligent, and unique source of wisdom.
The founding cohort of Reclaiming the Body™ kicks off October 1, 2026.
Learn more about Reclaiming the Body™:
www.brendalomeli.com/reclamation
Join the membership: https://forthe23percent.com/everything-sales
