Body and Soul Wisdom Podcast

Body and Soul Wisdom Podcast


Ep 86 Conscious Feminine Leader through Devotion with Jelena

January 20, 2021

In this episode, Jen interviews Jelena Virijevic. Jelena is a mother, Executive and woman’s empowerment coach. She has 2 decades of experience in public, private and start-up sectors, M&A, managing 1,000+ people operations and developing purpose-driven cultures. After years of burnout/overwhelm, she set out to transform her own life. She didn’t accept that women leaders had to compromise on family, balance, purpose and well-being to get to the top.  Through her own transformation, she founded the WILL, LLC to help women thrive in their businesses and careers with more peace, ease + grace. Her focus is helping women develop as conscious feminine leaders so they can the impact that really matters! Jen and Jelena talks about how to be a conscious feminine leader and creating a life that fits with our true strengths from a place of knowing, a place of wisdom, devotion, intention and presence. Key Points to Learn: What Leadership is to Jelena How there’s a power in that knowing that we’re always held and supported even in the most challenging times What Devotion means to Jen and Jelena When we consciously choose to take that breath, it resets the nervous system How we can be a conscious feminine leader and why it’s important Show Notes: (04:57) Jen introduces her guest speaker for this week (06:08) Jelena shares about herself and her journey (11:35) Jen shares what kind of teacher she sees in Jelena (12:27) How our parents taught us that women can do anything a man can do  (14:37) How’s there a difference in owning your power and being in your power (15:24) Jelena shares what she sees most women are struggling with to take that first step on their path (18:45) Jen shares how she can easily relate to what Jelena shared and how she reverts to the things that are easier  (20:22) How the creative flow then comes into the delivery of the message  (21:37) How Devotion is different from commitment  (22:47) Jelena shares what Devotion means to her and how she started to learn what Devotion really meant (32:33) How Jelena practices of looking everything as a gift (33:54) How every breath is an opportunity to shift back into alignment  (36:16) Jen shares what has showed up for her in the past year is the stillness in the moment   (38:57) Jelena talks about how she was forced to create the power of the pause and how she found a mantra that uplifted her (39:40) How the feminine gets into alignment whenever she wants (41:20) Jen shares how she has never related to the word imposter syndrome (45:59) Why is conscious feminine leadership important? (52:06) How it’s scary to be able to fully step into the light and shine and it is where the gift is (58:26) Jelena talks about the WILL Mastermind, for whom it is for and what her goals for the program are Quotes: (17:47) Let’s lift one another up (19:14) The busyness is a distraction from our inner truth and inner wisdom (24:15) The Devotion has to start to myself.  (33:49) You’re always one second away from your next breath.  (35:55) The more you practice, the more you become. - Jen (36:46) Every breath is a new beginning. Where the breath goes the though goes, the body goes. - Jen (37:52) When you command your breath, you can command the room (54:04) You don’t have to do it alone.  Links Mentioned: Website: https://www.jenmons.com/ Work with Jelena https://thewill.live/book-your-free-call Instagram: @thejelenavirijevic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spiritsoulexec Join our theWILL.live community: https://thewill.live