First in a four-part series. How do I know if I am meditating or not? Once my body is still, my breath is deep in the belly, my eyes are closed….now what? Am I meditating or just wasting my time? These are important questions that I have been asking myself because meditation is a journey […]
Meditation & Rabbit Holes; Part 1: Distractions Read More »
From the beginning of my studies in Somatics, it has been Thomas Hanna’s inquiry into freedom that has taken root deep within me. Deeply curious about human freedom, Hanna left very few disciplines unexplored to pursue his interest in this topic. A philosopher at heart, his exploration began with philosophy and ended, curiously enough, in
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A profound teacher of mine unexpectedly passed away; perhaps not unexpected by him, but certainly to most of the rest of us who were his students. And I find it a mystery that when someone dies, they become more alive for us; perhaps it is in the reflection and memories that this becomes true. Yogiraj
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Somatics Education is finding its place around the country. This practice of slow, conscious movement is one of the truest practices to experiment with the concept of “less is more”. Somatics Education has invited me to re-think relaxation. For most of us, relaxation is the opposite of what we do the rest of the day.
The Perfect Engagement Read More »
Our solar plexus and belly sit at the site of the 3rd chakra, our place of individual power and strength. This is also the place that houses our fear, anxiety, anger, rage, jealousy, and pain. These emotions all tighten our “middles”, causing our thoughts, words, and actions to come from a place of constriction. When
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I looked “balance” up in the dictionary and noticed the words that followed. There is balance beam, balance control, balanced diet, balanced fund, balanced line, balanced rudder, balanced sentence, balanced step, balanced ticket, balanced valve, balance lug, balance of nature, balance of payments, balance of power, balance of terror, and balance of trade. This afternoon
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If you are going to follow your bliss, you will also wind up following your blisters. –Michael Meade I love the sound of the word bliss. It makes me think of clouds and playfulness and being happy and carefree and oh, so contented. Blisters, however, is something I like to avoid. But I know from
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I recently heard a story about a teacher who was instructing on laziness. He proceeded to tell his students that there are 2 kinds of lazy. One is the kind where a person just sits around doing nothing. The other, more serious form of laziness, is the kind where one moves at a frantic pace
