How it works
As you might have noticed I’m constantly trying to improve the way that I communicate around what I do and clarify my messaging so that more people have an understanding of what I am about. I thought I’d share another “behind the scenes” with you. This is the result of me writing to clarify to myself what I believe in as a healer.
Each one of us has unlimited potential when we get here and there’s a way, particularly because of the different oppressions that operate in our society and affect the people who take care of us, that the world is not always set up to provide us with the optimal conditions for our growth and flourishing. As a result we end up encountering different hurtful experiences that accumulate and store in our bodies.
We also come to the world with inherent mechanisms to heal that are expressed in the ability to emote our body feelings. However, because of a commonly held misguided belief that confuses the hurt with it’s expressed emotion, we end up learning to shut down our emotions which are an integral part of our humanness and what allows us to deal with challenging life situations with resiliency. We basically end up shutting off a big part of ourselves and our main healing mechanism.
When a person is met with radical acceptance, which includes a compassionate, open, non-judgmental presence and a belief in the goodness and inherent ability of the individual to heal, they feel safe enough to become vulnerable and fully show their authentic self so the healing process can begin.
As a therapist and healer my job is not to analyze, give advice or direct the client but rather make space for the client to connect with the story their own body has to tell assuming they are the best expert on their life. I trust that the client’s psyche always knows what is the next step in its expansion given their inner resources and life circumstances at any given point.
We can use the body and movement as a resource to tap into the memories that are being stored there and that hold the potential for our healing and transformation.
Joyful movement has the potential to assist in that process by bringing out the creative parts of our humanness and allowing our spirit to express itself.
Joyful movement is what we engage in when we are young in an unsolicited way, mostly through play. As we grow we gradually forget that it’s our inherent nature and birthright to move authentically.
Joyful movement can be reclaimed by everybody and can be the main way people sustain their mental and physical well-being and health.
Body shame and weight stigma has a detrimental effect on people’s willingness to engage in movement. I strive to provide a body inclusive space for people to move without worrying about their shape, size, fitness level or experience.
That’s it for now. There’s probably more but this is the distillation of my beliefs around movement and healing. I’m curious to know what you believe in and if any of these beliefs resonate with you so as always, feel free to write back.
Looking forward to seeing you in the virtual studio for a few more classes of joyful movement. Heads up: I will be taking off for the month of August.