Simple Sanity in Chaos
I have had to find simple sanity in chaos, This is because I have had so much change, adversity and chaos in these last years that if I were to take a stress inventory I would be off the Richter …
Donna Brooks
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Emotional Resilience
Tightening and relaxing the pelvic floor is great exercise. BUT if that is all you are doing you are missing a lot. Most importantly, you are missing the connection between your pelvic floor dysfunction and emotional resilience. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction …
Grief, Regret, Pain and the Velveteen Rabbit.
Today I had a great conversation with my friend and colleague Clare Maxwell. She is doing movement coaching on a fantastic BAM experiential theater exploring beliefs and emotions of Black life in America. Our conversation was an inquiry into how a white person could grieve black …
Dealing with the Emotions of Loss and Grief.
Dealing with the emotions of loss and grief means recognizing that some experiences in life are just awful. And, having feelings of sadness, dismay, anger or complete overwhelm happen. No one wants to feel these feelings yet they are part …
Embodiment for recovery from grief and loss.
Embodiment is key for recovery from grief and loss. Some experiences in life are just awful and we are left with feelings of sadness, dismay, anger or complete overwhelm. No one wants to feel these feelings yet they are part …
There is Beauty In Grief And Loss.
Like the Cold And Sparse Beauty Of Winter, there is beauty in grief and loss. From COVID through the second trump era, many have grieved the loss of normality. The simple luxury of sitting in a coffee shop or browsing …
Finding Space in the Midst of Grief
Approaching grief is anchoring me in the here and now with all its paradoxes. Currently, grief is like a rock in the pit of my stomach. It is dense, hard, and immovable as it sits heavily. My tears wear away …
Interoception Offers Highly Sensitive People (HSP) Help
Interoception offers Highly Sensitive People (HSP) help. This can be help for overwhelm, emotional flooding and focus. Interoception is a tool you can use when your sensory system get overwhelmed. Let’s back up. Highly Sensitive People (HSP) need help because …
COVID-19: Feeling Regulated and Finding Action in Despair
I have been thinking a lot about how our country and many of our lives feel so discordant or just strangely different. The covid lock down was so sudden and unexpected. We lost the steadiness of predictability and access to …
Somatic Movement and Embodied Inner Ecology
What is Somatic Movement and Inner Embodied Ecology? Embodied Inner Ecology is an outcome Somatic Movement. Just as we live in an ecological community made up of the unity and diversity of trees, plants, stones, bodies of water, animals etc..our …
