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... See more
Whether we are aware of it or not, we step into any situation tuned in to some mood, a tone or frequency . When I act from contraction in my body – a clenched heart or a dense heaviness in my belly – I am often caught up in webs of stories (“I am scared, I feel resentful”) that limit the arena of my choice-making. Harmonizing the energy body is to... See more
"feel your emotions" is kind of the final boss of healing and inner work. all roads in personal development, growth and psychotherapy eventually lead to 'feel your feelings' ime
the question is: how do i actually feel my feelings?
the answer: it's a skill and the easiest way to start... 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.
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
become fascinated by the 'inner' experience of the body; the sensations, textures and temperatures that make up the 'inside' of the body - the part that can be felt but not seen
there's so much more happening in there than at first seems. the more curious and intrigued by it we become, the better