Body is a Bioregion, Not a Machine
Traditional fitness and Western medicine often treat the human body like a car. If the exhaust pipes are rattling, you fix the exhaust. If your neck hurts, you stretch the neck.
But your body is not a machine made of isolated parts; it is an interconnected ecosystem. Anf it’s injuries are not disconnected from aliveness.
As we age, we generally have more body aches and pains. We injure ourselves more easily. Most of us accept this as the inevitable process of growing older. But what if we could continue to have ease and integrity in …
Losing Balance is an interesting phrase. We can lose balance physically. Often, this happens accidentally or is part of aging, muscle atrophy, or illness. We can lose our balance emotionally. Watching, reading, or listening to news reports can trigger horror, …
Loss is quite present on many of our lives. So, how do we navigate this turbulent terrain? This article offers 3 ways Embodiment helps navigate loss. Please understand, there are no hard and fast answers. However, embodiment can be a …
Right now, I need to apply somatic help for disappointment overload in my own life! You see, my husband and I have been house hunting. We make really good offers and yet – no house! Obviously, buying a house takes a …
One of my favorite books on grieving is full of the recognition that grief and beauty can be experienced together. It has been amazing to me how in moments my grief turns to a kind of exquisite beauty and awe …
Creating a good life after a child dies is not easy. In 2020, I lost my adult son. His death has been, without a doubt, the most devastating loss of my life. I wanted to beat the odds and create …
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 …
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 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 …
