http://www.bodyfreedom.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:14:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en BodyFreedomhttp://feedburner.google.com Today was a tough day as I was really tested by our painter, who, besides having a language issue, did not tell the truth..... I was so angry because there were moments where I doubted myself... maybe he was right... I really had to take a moment to stay connected ... http://www.bodyfreedom.com/blog/index.php/2009/body-freedom-articles/knowing-my-truth/ The other day I was reading an article in O magazine and there was a piece written that had been taken from an interview with Marion Woodman. It was a wonderful piece about how in this present time the feminine principle is suppressed in both men and women. She ... http://www.bodyfreedom.com/blog/index.php/2009/body-freedom-articles/the-feminine-connection/ Freedom is a word that comes up a lot in my world.  As an integrative Physical Therapist who specializes in total mind-body healing, especially emotional & trauma release from the body, I hear statements like: “I want to be free of this pain”; “I want to be free of this ... http://www.bodyfreedom.com/blog/index.php/2009/body-freedom-articles/want-freedom-use-your-body-as-a-guide/ Take a minute to sense where you are wanting more freedom in your life.  Where do you hold that in your body?  Once you find it, breathe into that area, or shake the area, even place your hands there.  Now spend some time being fully focused on that area.  Keep ... http://www.bodyfreedom.com/blog/index.php/2009/body-tips/august-wellness-tip-video-finding-freedom-through-the-body/ This week I had a client in who suffers from feeling anxious all the time. She has had some panic attacks but mostly she feels deeply anxious about living. A lot of us do get anxious, I know I do, and definitely have much more than I do ... http://www.bodyfreedom.com/blog/index.php/2009/body-freedom-articles/breath-and-anxiousness/ Today is Thursday, my movement class day, and my step-daughter and two of her friends from Sweden decided to join us.  How wonderful it was to have three young women in class learning how to connect to their body.  On the ride home, as kids will do,  they talked and ... http://www.bodyfreedom.com/blog/index.php/2009/body-freedom-articles/musings-on-todays-class/ "The body knows things a long time before the mind catches up to them. I was wondering what my body knew that I didn't" . I love this quote. Lilly Owen is the main character in a Sue Monk Kidd's book A Secret Life of Bees.  So what does your ... http://www.bodyfreedom.com/blog/index.php/2009/body-freedom-articles/secret-life-of-bees/ I was planning on meditating and  moving as I usually do this morning then I got stuck in front of the computer because I had something I had to get out today ..... and now I am cranky.  Well my body is cranky because I haven't taken the time I ... http://www.bodyfreedom.com/blog/index.php/2009/body-freedom-articles/things-get-away/ “What I am interested in is the unfolding of the self. This involves identifying the problem and clarifying the question it contains. Once we hear the question clearly then it is answered” Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen from her book Sensing Feeling and Action. I love this quote as it supports what ... http://www.bodyfreedom.com/blog/index.php/2009/body-freedom-articles/the-answer-is-within/ The Feminine energy is critical to the survival of this planet. That is something I feel deeply in my bones.  The Feminine has been suppressed as we all know and certainly  now women are much more "empowered" in the world...  However, as women, the feminine still needs to embraced within our ... http://www.bodyfreedom.com/blog/index.php/2009/body-freedom-articles/women-thrive-in-your-life-by-embracing-your-feminine-energy/