15/06/2024
“When I run after what I think I want,
my days are a furnace of stress and anxiety;
if I sit in my own place of patience,
what I need flows to me, and without pain.
From this I understand that
what I want also wants me,
is looking for me and attracting me.
There is a great secret here
for anyone who can grasp it.”
Rumi
Anna Pavlova and Jack the Swan, 1912.
16/06/2023
We are taught to lean heavily on rational analytical thought, but turning to the body can help us make sense of things when it all gets too much and the 'keep calm and carry on approach' isn't cutting it. Transformational Bodywork has its roots in body-centred psychotherapy, this article explains it beautifully.
Body Centered Therapy - Lifeworks Psychotherapy
Body-centered psychotherapy is an experiential therapy based on the idea that we store or hold information and emotions in our bodies. Said another way, our bodies have a kind of memory for experiences and feelings. Read more “Body Centered Therapy”