THE BIRTH OF THE MUSE...

We're Alexi + Emily, and since we met in 2017, we've been the close friends and business partners in multiple endeavors (including launching a non profit).

After both burning out from being the high achieving & ambitious women we are, we both went through our own initiations into becoming the Muses of our own lives, and supporting each other into our deepest reclaiming and remembering of the Women we desire to be.

In 2022, drawing on over 30 years of combined experience as facilitators, coaches and trainers working with thousands of high performing Women around the world, we co-founded Awaken the Muse. This work has since empowered tens of thousands of women through our content, online programs, embodiment retreats, and immersive experiences to come back home to themselves and remember the fullness of who they are. 

By addressing the chronic stress and disconnection that arise from living predominantly in wounded masculine "survival mode," our signature Muse Method—integrating nervous system attunement, somatic work, and embodiment through teaching our Feminine Fundamentals and practicing with Dynamic Embodiment work—guides women to rediscover their sensuality, aliveness, and intuition...starting with a safe, regulated body as the foundation. This transformative approach not only deepens self-connection, love and trust...but also fosters richer intimacy and meaningful relationships.

ALEXI PANOS

Weaving in her expertise of Somatics, the Nervous System and Trauma into everything she does, Alexi has been one of the top Female Embodiment Coaches for 15+ years. 

A leader in the Embodied Wisdom movement,  Alexi Panos was named as one of FORBES Top 11 Women Entrepreneurs, INC magazines TOP 10 ENTREPRENEUR'S CHANGING THE WORLD, and one of Origin Magazines TOP 100 CREATIVES CHANGING THE WORLD. She is a featured expert in the documentary films THE ABUNDANCE FACTOR, RISEUP and AGE OF THE ENTREPRENEUR.  

Alexi has trained some of the most renowned coaches, leaders, and experts in the world, and continues working globally with students in her in person, embodiment and nervous system training workshops The Bridge Experience + Extreme Leadership.

Developing Awaken the Muse (alongside co founder Emily Gallagher) was a personal call that was answered to help liberate women and come back home to themselves.  Through their embodiment workshops, online programs, and teachers training and masterminds, Women reclaim their embodied feminine essence, and get to create and experience a life that feels as good as it looks.

She has authored the best selling books “50 WAYS TO YAY!” and “NOW OR NEVER,” is the host of the Top 10 Self Improvement podcast by her name,  and is the founder of the non profit E.P.I.C.- bringing clean water to those in the developing world since 2005.  

Alexi is a proud mama to 4 kids and wife of fellow Master Coach Preston Smiles.

EMILY GALLAGHER

Emily Gallagher is a certified life and embodiment coach, TEDx speaker, and co-founder of Muse, a transformative company designed to help high-performing Women create integrated & embodied wholeness, and experience a life that feel as good as it looks. With over 13 years of experience coaching thousands of high performing women—through her programs, private work, and global events—Emily is a master at guiding women through the complexities of modern life, love & work while reconnecting them to their bodies & reclaiming their feminine essence.

After building her coaching business Conscious Boss into a seven-figure enterprise, Emily encountered her own burnout, which led to a deep healing journey. Like many women, she had been driven by deep-rooted feelings of inadequacy and hypervigilance, which, while contributing to her success, left her disconnected from her true self or a sense of aliveness in her life. This experience inspired her to shift focus toward what creates lasting, sustainable change, so Women could still have it all, yet in a new, more feminine way.

Emily’s work in Muse and her private 1:1 coaching centers on helping women cultivate deep intimacy with themselves, allowing for more meaningful relationships and alignment in both their personal and professional lives. Her teachings are deeply informed by her own journey of balancing success with feminine embodiment & 13 years in the industry truly knowing what works for women seeking to break free from burnout and live in full expression & deep intimacy.

Emily’s mission is clear: to help women create a life that feels vibrant, magnetic, juicy AF and true to their authentic selves—both in all areas of life, love and work