07/02/2022
This is the post that I made 3 years ago almost and it is a very potent message for the work that “I do” :
Often, I hear “I don’t know,” or “I think” when I ask the question how are you feeling?
This is where traditional “talk” therapy & somatic (in the body) “therapy” flows, moves & journeys through healing differently...
Somatic therapy is a bottom up approach rather than top down, meaning...
rather than working with the mind, thoughts & stories being told & possibly relived each time the feelings that have always been there from those traumatic experiences or unexpressed & repressed emotions are gently being guided with accepting the presence of them, & allowing the sensations to come through for them so that we can then maybe, meet at a “crossroad” & allow those experiences or conditionings to take another direction through your system to complete its course.
Aka, nervous system & energetic body work or energy points (chi).
This is where modalities that work on moving the stuck or stagnant energy through the system allow the body to finally have an outlet free to flow in & out of.💫🤲🏻
The reAson I got so technical right there is this...
It can be so very triggering & painful when we can’t explain or do not understand why we feel the way we do, or why we have felt stuck for so long, I think the most triggering has to even be just sitting with a lot of pain & aches throughout the body with no idea of “why,” & maybe even why your present experiences & relationships haven’t been what you needed but you’ve stayed...feeling safe in the familiarity & comfortable enough to just make it through another day.
My passion & the whole reason I started on this path,
Is so the next time someone asks you how are you feeling, you may be able to create space in that moment, invite self reflection, internal wisdom, awareness with compassion, maybe even a “hand” gesture of kindness placed over a part of yourself that holds a voice while having a more gentle approach towards self discovery 💓🙌🏻
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