somatics & embodiment

it really is possible to massively reduce psychological/emotional suffering a.k.a what your interiority feels like all day long it’s not twitter hype, there are many ways to get to it, and it’s worth endlessly talking about so everyone who wants emotional wellbeing encounters it

Truth is the thing that keeps you up at night and the thing you’re afraid to tell your loved ones. Speaking truth sets you free. The body is the location of truth. If you’ve clarified your desire you can discern truth because your body loves it. If you haven’t it’s hard to see.

We need to set our roots deep. Bare feet in the dirt, looking up at the sky. We need to spend time sitting around a fire together. We need to spend time co-regulating. We need to stretch, do yoga, do qigong, meditate, contemplate, sink into the rich texture and fabric of our experience. We need to remember and help others remember that we are human... See more

As if your life depends on it, because in a way it does:

Take walks through the woods and bathe in sunlight. Watch the moon change phases and listen for shifts in the wind. FEEL your own patterns and how they interact with everything around you. Shake. Roll. Dance. Fight. Fuck.

(For the love of God.)

I know that disembodiment is a real and pervasive mental issue afflicting cerebral people. The phrase “stuck in your head” isn’t metaphorical, it refers to the arbitrary sense that your perceptual home base is a golfball-sized hole in the middle of your head. I used to have it, and it is a massive downgrade versus correctly perceiving your awarenes... See more