Community practice happening in 2 hours 8:30 PST. Join me for 15 minute somatic centering practice and today I plan to do some rowing practice which is intended to help us stay centered in transition and change.

I have struggled most of my life oscillating between hypervigilance and collapse. Both kept me safe and were useful for survival. Years of really good therapy have helped me to identify these experiences and patterns. What this looks like today is hypervigilance in work, and collapse in personal life. Difficulty looking at parts that need tenderness, care, attunement, attention - the health of my body, of my emotional and spiritual life, of my relationships with family, friends, community, planet. At work I was putting one foot in front of the other to meet the task - burnt out from 2+ decades of tireless, unrecognized work and holding boundaries and accountability with insecure leadership through significant chronic health challenges until I had to step down to slow my nervous system down. Now in my new career as a therapist I realize more than ever how these extreme patterns leave me unbalanced and depleted, and oftentimes not fully present and available for the important work I am called to do. I’m in the overlapping moment in the spiral of my life where I have an opportunity to integrate all that I have learned and am learning to make small shifts. Within the neuro-somatic framework, engaging in practices that invite and allow for regulation begin to gradually shift our brains out of default mode network to build new pathways of being, of relating, reflecting and reimagining. The practice doesn’t have to be big or intense or strict. I want to highlight a micro practice I have been engaging in for a few months that seems to be scrambling my default network of patterns and unfurling for me ways in which I want to show up for myself, for my community and for the planet. For a few months I have been Earthing. In my backyard which is huge and not cared for. I walk bare feet on the grass for about 5 minutes. At first it just started out without any intention. The more I did it the more I was called to do it. Whether it was a sunny morning or a cold dark wet one, the sensations my feet felt when I walked on the grass, the communication the mycelia were having with my body and nervous system, led to an awakening of the connection I have felt with nature all my life. With putting my fingers in the dirt..smelling it, playing with it, eating it as a child. My renewed connection with nature through this micro practice is creating shifts that might seem small but are huge feats for me!

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Community practice in 1 hour will you join?

Join me for community practice at 8:30 PST. I had to change the time due to a meeting. This Monday morning I woke up leaned into practice and am looking forward to centering in community later this morning. I feel my body returning to rhythm. Yesterday I committed to a walk, meditation and solo time making art. And I know it but different to feel it in your body. I feel more ready to tackle the week and committed to my practices. If you can I hope you will join me for a 15 minute centering practice. The link is in the calendar