Addie and Kevin on Gendlin’s Foundational Contribution to WBF

The first benefit of watching this video is a chance to observe these long-time collaborators approach the topic as a Heartfelt Conversation. The second benefit is to hear anew how essential the foundation of Gendlin’s work is to Wholebody Focusing.

The Connection Between Wholebody Focusing and Gendlin’s Theories

We have a new series of videos that provide insights into Wholebody Focusing through a Heartfelt Conversation between Addie van der Kooy and Kevin McEvenue. Their purpose is to deepen their understanding of how Gene Gendlin’s theories, the founder of Focusing, remain relevant to Wholebody. They also explore a new edge in Addie van der Kooy’s work, deepening our understanding of the power of Wholebody focusing, which draws on his experience working with clients and his own transformation using WBF.

Benefits of connecting WholeBody with Gendlin

The first benefit of watching this video is that it is a great pleasure to observe these long-time collaborators and friends approach the topic as a Heartfelt Conversation. What comes is from a state of grounded presence. One can watch a heartfelt conversation in action and sense its results.

The second benefit is to hear anew how essential the foundation of Gendlin’s work is to Wholebody Focusing. Addie directs us to connect with some aspects of Gendlin’s proposals in our WBF practice. He also points us to the simplicity and precision of the six core Focusing movements that Gendlin introduces in his book Focusing. He was particularly sensing into Finding a Handle and Resonating the Handle with the Felt Sense.

In future videos, we will present how those foundational concepts are part and parcel to how Kevin McEvenue’s Wholebody Focusing developed to include the role of the bodily felt sense in a new way.

This post includes the video of this conversation. It also includes the video transcript, so those who speak other languages can use the translation app attached to this blog to translate the video content.  Transcript of Van der Kooy, McEvenue, and Gendlin

We invite you to enjoy, like, and comment on this conversation. We also encourage your anticipation of the videos of the rest of the conversation

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La forza evocativa delle parole

Wholebody – Its name for me, is more than a name, it is like an invitation to my body to consider itself as a whole.

di Rosa Catoio

La forza evocativa delle parole, nell’Wholebody, mi permette di accedere direttamente al corpo superando i dubbi e le resistenze della mente.

Il mio incontro con l’Wholebody Focusing fa parte di un processo iniziato tanti anni fa. Sono passata attraverso tante discipline ed ognuna di queste mi ha dato qualcosa. Il Focusing e l’Wholebody sono gli ultimi anelli di una lunga catena e sono molto grata di averle potute includere nella mia vita.

Sono una partigiana dell’inclusione e sono convinta che sia l’inclusione ad arricchire le nostre vite e non l’esclusione. La visione propriamente inclusiva dell’Wholebody mi ha catturata e lo ha fatto attraverso le parole, parole di grande potere evocativo.  A cominciare dal suo nome, Wholebody.

Corpo intero 

Il suo nome, per me, è più di un nome, è come un invito al mio corpo a considerarsi come un tutt’uno. Sin dall’inizio della mia formazione è come se il mio corpo avesse risposto a questo invito e avesse iniziato a sentire un senso di ampiezza, di espansione e di benessere. E questo movimento si ripete ogni volta che penso o pronuncio la parola “Wholebody”.

Non so come avvenga, ma nell’evocare questo nome, il mio corpo risponde a questa parola/invito e si mette in cerca di una forma di unità, non so se mentale, immaginaria, energetica, fisica, relazionale, spirituale, oppure tutti questi aspetti insieme. Lo fa in maniera naturale, rapida e armoniosa, creando un senso di espansione, di leggerezza e di presenza. Un corpo che va ben al di là della pelle che mi ricopre.

Non è una sensazione che rimane a lungo, ma basta ripensare al nome perché la sensazioni ritorni. Come se ci fosse bisogno di ricordare a me stessa, con più frequenza, che sono un essere molto più grande e complesso di quello che penso. Questo invito mette insieme tutte le parti di me, come se venissero attirate da una calamita in un unico nucleo centrale, che via via diventa più grande, più ampio e più libero, fino ad includere tutto ciò che mi circonda, persone comprese.

Nessuna parte viene abbandonata a se stessa. Ogni parte viene inclusa armoniosamente. In questo modo l’intero corpo (Wholebody) è pronto ad iniziare il processo di accoglienza di ciò che ha bisogno di essere ascoltato o visto in quel momento.

Questo processo mi permette di uscire dall’isolamento mentale in cui troppo spesso mi sento imprigionata. Mi collega al mondo e agli altri, con maggior fiducia e maggior presenza. Mi collega al flusso stesso della vita rendendomi più vitale e piena di energia. Un’energia che scorre più libera e sottile attraverso ogni parte del corpo, anche quelle solitamente dimenticate e stanche o problematiche. Tutto tende a collaborare e ad avere un senso.

Ma questa non è l’unica parola che per me corrisponde ad un invito. Ce ne sono tante altre che ho imparato o ritrovato grazie all’Wholebody.  Ne citerò alcune. Sono queste parole che hanno creato in me, passo dopo passo, l’idea di Wholebody e del suo funzionamento.

Presenza Radicata

L’altra parola/invito fondamentale è Grounded Presence – Presenza Radicata Una Presenza più grande, radicata, centrata, osservatrice, che emerge quando riesco a darmi il permesso di posarmi, lì dove sono, così come sono, con chi sono. Quando permetto al flusso vitale di percorrermi e attraversami fin nel profondo delle mie radici. Quando permetto all’intero contenitore “corpo” di sentirsi sicuro di esplorare quello che è. Permettere piuttosto che fare.

Questo può essere l’inizio di un processo di Wholebody Focusing. Ho imparato a sperimentarlo su di me e a trasmetterlo, ponendo l’attenzione sui cinque spazi corporei, secondo il metodo Wholebody.

Saggezza del Corpo.

Un’altra parola che funziona come catalizzatore per innescare un processo è Body Wisdom – Saggezza del Corpo. E’ un’idea molto potente perché, nei momenti di maggior stress, offre un pensiero di salvezza, e dà la possibilità di affidarsi a qualcosa di più grande di noi. Qualcosa che sentiamo vicino, che ci abita e ci guida, se solo glielo permettiamo, abbandonando la rigidità e l’eccessivo controllo mentale.

Noi Qui

Uno dei termini usato nell’Wholebody che apprezzo particolarmente è : We Here – Noi Qui che è l’invito relazionale a considerare il campo energetico in cui ci troviamo in due, in tre o in gruppo. Grazie alle nostre rispettive presenze radicate, possiamo aprirci all’intero potenziale del campo che riusciamo a creare in quel preciso momento, con la nostra accoglienza, la nostra disposizione a lasciare da parte il mentale per aprirci alla parte più grande di noi, al nuovo, alla saggezza interiore, senza giudizi, senza etichette, schemi o aspettative.

Queste sono alcune delle parole che ho imparato ad usare con la pratica dell’Wholebody Focusing. Alcune di queste vengono usate anche nel Focusing e in altre pratiche conosciute, tuttavia le parole dell’Wholebody entrano in modo nuovo e potente e, se lo permettiamo, riescono a risvegliare il nostro mondo interiore. È quello che succede nel processo di Wholebody ed è un viaggio che porta davvero lontano.

English Version

The Evocative Power of Words

by Rosa Catoio

The evocative power of words, in Wholebody, allows me to directly access the body, overcoming the doubts and resistance of the mind. My encounter with Wholebody Focusing is part of a process that began many years ago. I have gone through many disciplines and each of these has given me something. Focusing and Wholebody are the last links in a long chain and I am very grateful to have been able to include them in my life.

I am a supporter of inclusion and I am convinced that it is inclusion that enriches our lives and not exclusion. The truly inclusive vision of Wholebody captured me and did so through words, words of great evocative power. Starting with its name, Wholebody.

Wholebody

Wholebody – Its name for me, is more than a name, it is like an invitation to my body to consider itself as a whole. From the beginning of my training it is as if my body responded to this invitation and began to feel a sense of breadth, expansion and well-being. And this movement repeats itself every time I think or pronounce the word “Wholebody”.

I don’t know how it happens, but in evoking this name, my body responds to this word/invitation and starts looking for a form of unity, I don’t know if mental, imaginary, energetic, physical, relational, spiritual or all of these aspects together. It does so naturally, quickly and harmoniously, creating a sense of expansion, lightness and presence. A body that goes far beyond the skin that covers me.

It is not a sensation that remains for long, but just thinking back to the name makes the sensations return. As if I needed to remind myself, more frequently, that I am a much bigger and more complex being than I think. This invitation brings together all parts of me, as if they were attracted by a magnet into a single central nucleus, which gradually becomes bigger, broader and freer, until it includes everything that surrounds me, including people. No part is left to itself. Every part is included harmoniously. In this way the whole body is ready to begin the process of welcoming what needs to be heard or seen in that moment.

This process allows me to escape from the mental isolation in which I too often feel imprisoned. It connects me to the world and to others, with greater trust and greater presence. It connects me to the very flow of life making me more vital and full of energy. An energy that flows more freely and subtly through every part of the body, even those usually forgotten, tired or problematic. Everything tends to work together and to make sense.

But this is not the only word that for me corresponds to an invitation. There are many others that I have learned or rediscovered thanks to Wholebody. I will mention some of them. These words created in me, step by step, the idea of Wholebody and how it works.

Grounded Presence

The other fundamental word/invitation is Grounded Presence – A larger, rooted, centered, observing Presence, which emerges when I manage to give myself permission to rest, where I am, as I am, with who I am. When I allow the vital flow to run through me and pass through me to the depths of my roots. When I allow the entire “body” container to feel safe to explore what it is. Allowing rather than doing.

This can be the beginning of a Wholebody Focusing process. I learned to experience it on myself and to transmit it, paying attention to the five body spaces, according to the Wholebody method.

Body Wisdom

Another word that works as a catalyst to trigger a process is Body Wisdom. It is a very powerful idea because, in moments of greatest stress, it offers a thought of salvation, and gives the possibility of relying on something bigger than us. Something that we feel close to, that lives in us and guides us, if only we allow it, abandoning rigidity and excessive mental control.

We Here

One of the terms hat I particularly appreciate is We Here – which is the relational invitation to consider the energy field in which we find ourselves as two, three or in a group. Thanks to our respective rooted presences, we can open ourselves to the entire potential of the field that we manage to create in that precise moment, with our welcome, our willingness to leave the mental aside and to open up to the greater part of us, to the new, to inner wisdom, without judgment, without labels, patterns or expectations.

These are some of the words I learned to use with the practice of Wholebody Focusing. Some of these are also used in Focusing and other known practices, however the words of the Wholebody enter in a new and powerful way and, if we allow it, manage to awaken our inner world. That’s what happens in the Wholebody process and it’s a journey that really takes you far.

Please read another post by Rosa Catoio A Heart Creation/Una creazione del cuore

A Life Changing Walk

I also feel that it was not actually a mistake to take a life changing walk along the Mountain Lake Road. It was meant to happen. Someone from heaven knew my adventurous mind, and wanted to give me a life long gift.

I had a life changing walk during the fall 2021, at a time when I felt a strong fear of making mistakes. On Saturday, 18th of September, I made two huge mistakes, which surprisingly changed my relationship with making mistakes.

From Friday to Sunday, I was in a silent and writing retreat at a lovely old village school in the middle of Finnish countryside, or wilderness, you may say. When arriving on Friday, I was allowed to choose a room from three options. Two of them were on a shadow side and I could feel how my body shrank when checking if one of them was right for me. Third one was on a bright side, and the view out the window was uplifting. Light was calling me in. I made it my home.

On Saturday morning, for a writing assignment we went outside to find something in nature that spoke to us. A plant, a stone, a tree, whatever. I had heard that if I took the road to the left, on the highest point of the road there would be a beautiful, open field on both sides of the road. I went there and had a meaningful discussion with a flower on the side of the road.

When turning back, I decided to still walk a little in the other direction, instead of going back to the retreat site. I saw a crossroads and a sign of Mountain Lake Road. The name of the road was fascinating. There was a barrier at the beginning of the road. The forest on both sides of the road looked dark and menacing. I could sense a threat in my body. However, I decided to get around the barrier. I wanted to see the mountain lake.

A Life Changing Walk

While walking down the road, I still wondered if it made sense to move on towards something that felt menacing. When I saw a gorgeous carpet of moss under tall, dark spruce trees, I thought you can find something beautiful out of something threatening. I took some pictures, and continued walking. When I then checked from Google Maps how far the lake was, I realised it was too far, and I would miss the prayer time if I went there and back.

Suddenly I heard a voice. “Tumps”. A moose, I thought. I peeked to see if I could see it. I didn’t. I took my notebook and wrote down a thought that popped into my mind about the flower I saw before. “Tumps” again. I wondered how big the moose might be. I felt fascinated to see it and considered stepping out to the forest and walking to see it from the place where I thought the voice came from. It felt too challenging, so I decided to walk back up the road.

Then I saw it, or her, I feel, on the left side of the road. She had a round, brown back and butt, and a coat of fur that looked so thick, soft, and slightly lumpy. Only two meters from me, having her back to me there was a bear rumbling something. She turned her head to look at me.

I Survived

I started running as fast as I could and hoped that she would not run after me and catch me as prey. One of the first thoughts I had was that I need to take a picture, otherwise nobody would believe me. I did not do it. Then I remembered that if you encounter a bear, you should be as immobile as dead (later I read that one should peacefully walk back, not turn ones back on it and in no case run.) No way, I ran!

She didn’t come after me.

I Survived!

At night, it was hard for me to fall asleep. The thought that was constantly going around my mind was: What if I never recover from this encounter?

What if this fear stays in my body forever?
I tried to read, I tried to write, I tried to listen to music. After trying all this and still feeling exhausted, I said to myself: “Okay, I will go into my body to see how all of this feels in my body.

With the felt sense in my torso area I found out that yeah, fear of making mistakes, this time I didn’t have it. I made two major mistakes: 1) I didn’t stop and turn back when feeling the threat in my body, and 2) after seeing the bear I did exactly the opposite of what you should do in this situation. So the truth was that I made two major mistakes. And I survived! For an odd reason I could sense a huge release in my body. And fell asleep.

A Life Changing Walk Was Not a Mistake

The following day, when eating lunch, I suddenly heard the music (there was always peaceful background music during eating times) calling me to dance and move. I let my body move the way it wanted. My head started to turn over my shoulder to look back, turning my upper body, as well.

I did it again
for both sides
and I realized I was the bear
in her own space watching a passer-by
not getting nervous, as I sometimes do
“Aah, a human,”
and continued eating.

The first lessons from her were:
Take the space that belongs to you.
Don’t push yourself back to the darkness when you are called to come into light.

Appreciate your body wisdom much more than you currently do.

This embodied bear has continued to talk to me by encouraging me to find clear boundaries and keep them, and to concentrate on my own task, not letting others disturb me. I can feel her strength in me, and am really grateful for her coming into my life, not necessarily wanting to meet her or any of her classmates again.

I also feel that it was not actually a mistake to take that road. It was meant to happen. Someone from heaven knew my adventurous mind, and wanted to give me a life long gift.

Artwork by Maria Hakasalo

WBF and Yoga Nidra

I find my body seems joyful that it has a chance to be observed in its natural state. It has become so used to being observed that I often do not have to speak or think the process but just let my body know that I am taking time to notice it part by part.

Are we only Wholebody Focusers when we are in partnership with other Wholebody Focusers, or is it a way of life? For me, it is a way of life, a theoretical structure that holds my experiences. The most important concepts are:

Body Wisdom knows what our bodies need.

We hold space for everything we find within us with equal positive regard.

Our bodies only need our awareness to begin and support the healing process.

What happens when we are living our lives? How do these concepts come into play? Do we ignore them? Do we fully enter other worlds and adapt to other ideas? Or do we integrate what we know supports life within us? These are questions I ask myself when I want to participate in other energetic practices.

Yoga Nidra

I became very fond of Yoga Nidra when I worked in NYC public schools. My days were always long and full of demands and challenges. To relax, I would use an audio guide to help me get into the Yoga Nidra state when I returned home from work. I would take 20 minutes to allow my body to recover while my dear husband cooked our dinner. I am not an expert in Yoga nor a scholar of its history. I am approaching this discussion as a student in a yoga class.

Yoga Nidra is the part of a Yoga class when you lay on you back with your arms spread out and palms facing up and legs hip-width apart. The goal is to enter a state somewhere between awareness and sleep. This state is profoundly relaxing and acts like a tonic that recharges your body.

As one listens to the teacher’s guiding words, you notice different body parts. Some teachers might say something like “ask your toes to relax” and proceed through the body from bottom to top asking all areas to relax. I began to wonder if even this small demand on the body was out of step with my Wholebody Focusing practice?

Can I find this place of deep relaxation and apply what I know about WBF? In other words, how can any energetic practice become a Wholebody experience?

I changed this practice to make it more in line with my Wholebody practice by setting a different intention for the Nidra state. Instead of asking my body to do something, I want to give my body a chance to do what it needs to do. By observing a particular body part, it activates in some way. I feel energy churning. I stay with this felt sense until it seems to have found its rhythm. Then, another part becomes activated. I do not move on to another part of my body in a predetermined order but by what appears next. I stay with that new part until it recognizes my awareness.

I find my body seems joyful in that it has a chance to be observed in its natural state. It has become so used to being observed that I often do not have to speak or think the process but just let it know that I am taking time to notice it part by part. I set the intention at the beginning that I am giving my body time to be with itself and it just happens.

I tried to create an audio file to help you experience this, but anything I would say might limit your experience of WBF Nidra.

For me, as my different parts churn away (my energetic experience), I feel a great relief from the need to “be in charge.” My body knows I support its need to create this energetic movement and is happy to have a chance to have the time, space, and support to do what comes naturally.

I have learned something significant over time.  When I first started this practice and felt the energy, I would imagine that I had some illness that needed attention. Once I had a diagnosis, I would begin to create an action plan to treat it. My plans were so detailed on a particular occasion, I was able to observe the nonsense of it and just laughed out loud.

At first I would remind myself that I needed to let go of any ill health diagnosis that might come to mind. Without a diagnosis, there was no need for an action plan. My mantra became, “No diagnosis, No Action Plan.”

In fact, our bodies are constantly seeking stasis, an equilibrium of two opposing forces.  By holding these energy patterns with equal, positive regard, our bodies have a chance to use their innate wisdom to help themselves be the best they can be. I go deeper into my Nidra state and allow my body to have its own time to heal and come back refreshed and anxiety free.

Please try this and see what it feels like. Let us know what your experience is in the comments.
Namaste!

Photo Credit: Swamp Rose Mallow Hibiscus on the East River, Manhattan. Diana Scalera 2009

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Incontro il mio Corpo/I Meet my Body

There is great movement here … in my body…on the left

I am relieved, supported and happy…with this laboratory that helps me

That never stops,

That works even when I am not aware of it.

Painting by Cristina Griggio

Incontro il mio Corpo

Antefatto:

(Nasce dal racconto a Natale 2019 con Claudio…..Il sollievo del superamento, gratitudine per il rapporto cambiato).

Il mio corpo inizia ad oscillare…destra – sinistra

Incontro il grande attraversamento e la fatica che c’è stata………Densa…

Oscura….Brullicante….sul mio lato sinistro.. del corpo.

Lo ascolto …

E’ UN GRANDE LABORATORIO !!!

E’ un posto… con un grande laboratorio

Che è qui.

C’è un gran lavoro qui….nel mio corpo… a sinistra.

Sono sollevata, sostenuta e contenta….di questo laboratorio che mi aiuta..

Che non si ferma mai,

Lavora anche quando io non lo so..…

E’ un gran conforto tutto questo

Cristina Griggio

I Meet my Body

Background:

It comes from a Christmas  2019 story with Claudio…the relief of finding a new way becomes gratitude for our changed relationship.

Something that is on the right and is now on the left…..

Dark….confusing…. on the left side of my body

I listen to it….

IT IS A LARGE LABORATORY!!!

It is a place… with a large laboratory

Right here.

There is great movement here … in my body…on the left

I am relieved, supported and happy…with this laboratory that helps me

That never stops,

That works even when I am not aware of it.

All this is a great comfort.

Grazie

Cristina Griggio

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Focusing with One’s Body

Photo Credit: Michael Lux The Creative Little Garden NYC

As part of our Trainers’ Corner, we are offering a series of short training videos. The videos demonstrate what happens in a Wholebody Focusing session.

This first clip is from a session between Kevin McEvenue and Diana Scalera. It is from the end of a meeting whose theme was of being with what is new in our lives while honoring what was there before. What you will see in this video is how this situation lives in Diana’s body and how Kevin supports the forward movement of how these challenges live in her body.

Please consider sharing what you notice about the session, what you learned, or maybe that which you want to know more. Use the link below to send your comments, and we will respond.

In the week after this session, my right shoulder pain that would show up after a night’s sleep in the same position disappeared. There is still pain on the left side. What did change in a big way was that I have a broader capacity to face challenges with more confidence and clarity.

Let’s see what happens when my left arm has a chance to be fully heard and becomes more aware of itself.

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How to Start Wholebody Focusing

This is a description of the steps of a session with Cristina Griggio via Skype. It can be a starting point for focusers who would like to add some Wholebody sensibility to their practice.

Photo Credit: Diana Scalera

When I attended the Scambi 2019 in Albano Terme, Italy this past summer, I presented my workshop Focusing Around the Dinner Table using mostly Wholebody Focusing as the vehicle to access this theme in our bodies. Since then, some focusers have been asking for help to learn Wholebody Focusing. I have begun working with some of the Italian focusers and have come up with a way for them to get started on their path to incorporating Wholebody Focusing into their Focusing practice. Below is a description of the steps of a session with Cristina Griggio via Skype. It can be a starting point for focusers who would like to add some Wholebody sensibility to their practice. 

Wholebody Focusing With a Partner

Both partners need to be willing let go of the need to have an agenda for their session and actively hold space to what your body prioritizes. Each partner can take a turn being the person who is focusing, and the other person is mostly silently holding energetic space for their partner while noticeing how what happens to your partner impacts your body.  

Working with Energy is Different

  1. Establish your energetic connection with your partner. If you are in person, make sure you have a sense of each other’s energy. If you are working via the internet, find your way to connect in this situation.  Wholebody is an energetic activity, not a thought process.  
  2. The Focuser asks her body a simple question “Where does my body need attention now?” Let your body choose what it needs. Let go of any narrative and your thoughts about what is necessary in this moment. Your body might have a different point of view.
  3. Wait and hold space for whatever comes. 
    1. Acknowledge the body’s sense of what is there without adding a narrative. Stay with the bodily sensation.
    2. Let what is there know that it can be just the way it is and has all the time it needs to be present to itself.
    3. Give your body permission to move, especially your hands, which may be able to support parts that are struggling.  
  4. Stay with whatever comes. Ask for help from other parts of your body, from the earth below you, the sky above, the air you breathe, or the chair in which you sit. 
  5. Let your body indicate when it has found a resting place (or ask your body to find a resting place).
  6. When the Focuser has come to a resting place, the partner can share how that experience with her partner impacted her body. The Focuser can also share more if they choose with their partner about their experience.  
  7. After the session, both Focuser and Listener should pay attention to whatever comes that relates to what happened in the session. According to Addie van der Kooy, each opportunity we take to spend time with our bodies in grounded presence causes changes (from minor to monumental). Our lived experiences after our sessions let us know what has changed.  

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When Joy Becomes More than a Crumb

Photo by Gabrielle Clark

Today my body bought me a long forgotten memory.
A joyful one!

As I was out walking early in the morning, a little yellow flower caught my eye.

“Do you like butter?”

Instantly, I could hear the sound of little girls giggling with delight as we played this childhood game. It was a simple game we played where you hold a flower under your friend’s chin and if it turns yellow – then you like butter!

It made me smile – and still does – to feel this body memory from long ago.

A forgotten joy.

The joy that is the precious jewel of childhood that no one can take from me. Even a difficult childhood doesn’t stop the timeless innocence, wonder, and magic that each child has available in his or her inner world. A wellspring of wonder.

Rilke says even if you found yourself in the worst prison you would still have it. The magic, wonder, and joy that is inherent in every child.

To savour an ice-cream slowly, trying to catch the drips with my tongue, without an ounce of guilt, enjoying the flavors and taste sensations of fresh passion fruit or feijoa straight off the vine. The total immersion of my whole being when listening to a favourite fairy tale, a song or a story over and over again. The joy and delight of jumping waves at the ocean and running screaming from the water with pure free abandonment. The magic of a mirror and wondering how to get into the world on the other side where the little girl is……

Somewhere along the way, I had let my joy become a crumb.
It is so nice to taste it again.

To feel once again the wonderment and joy the world offers to me when I can pause and listen to my body wisdom.

To nurture the seeds of wonder and joy that live inside me – this is my practice.

My inspiration from Rainer Maria Rilke…

“And even if you found yourself in some prison, whose walls let in none of the world’s sounds – wouldn’t you still have your childhood, that jewel beyond all price, that treasure house of memories?”

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