We offer a body-based approach in reclaiming your body, recreating your personal narrative, and reconnecting to your innate freedom.

 
Artwork by Sarah Sun     Photo by Collette Wright

Artwork by Sarah Sun    Photo by Collette Wright

It is a practice in remembering.

 
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Remembering all that you are and have always been. 

It is a practice in reclaiming your body, integrating your associated stories, and recreating your personal narrative. It is a practice in embodiment. It is a practice in finding your freedom and remembering your truth. It is a practice in taking up space and in not abandoning yourself as you and your story continues to evolve and change. 

It is remembering that this is all just a practice in awareness: life, you, me, vulnerability, health, growth, tension, joy, and pain.

There is no destination, no mastery, no end point. There is only practice.

Remembered Practice is a practice within practices to strengthen your ability to remember, trust, and have compassion for the most important aspect to your self and your healing:

You.

 
 
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Are you ready to say “yes” to yourself?
 

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a pioneer in trauma research, says:

“The only way you can change your survival orientation in your brain is by accessing your interoceptive world—the part of your brain that allows you to observe yourself…observing yourself, knowing yourself, being curious about yourself, befriending yourself, taking care of yourself.”

 
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Are you ready to say “yes” to yourself?

 
“I feel ok - great really. ⁣ To be honest with you I think it’s probably more about how I’ve carried myself and how I’ve had to be for 42 years as opposed to the accident.⁣ I think it’s actually an emergence of me.”⁣ ⁣ I received these words via text this morning after an appointment with a weekly client. It truly captures the essence of the work that I aim to do with people. I continue to be amazed by this work, and forever amazed and inspired by the human spirit and its resilience. ⁣ ⁣ What if within your pain, tension, embodied patterns, and trauma was a path to truth? A path to uncovering You. A path allowing the emergence of your self? ⁣What if that path is where your freedom lies? ⁣ [[ 📸 Nathan Dumlao @unsplash ]]
“I have felt immense freedom in the practice. It has allowed me to get out of my own way, to stop trying to always figure out every single little detail of my path or process. I feel so light after a practice, and often deeply connected to my self.“⁣ ⁣ “Amazing to see things in my movement that don’t show up in my everyday processing of who I am.”⁣ ⁣ “Expressing my grief through intuitive movement was a very tender experience today- it reminded me that we can show up for ourselves even when we’re at a loss for words, grasping for understanding, and still following a trail of tears. We can find refuge in our own arms and let the future be unknown.”⁣ ⁣ These are a few of the things people shared from the intuitive movement Instagram challenge that I cohosted recently. It’s amazing what can happen when you tune in to your body and listen to what it needs. We all have this ability. ⁣ ⁣ Want to give it a try? Come hang out with me on Thursday. Link is in the bio.
A client shared with me recently as I was using myofascial release with them that they didn’t understand what their body was doing during the session. Every time I was working in one area of the body, another seemingly unrelated area(s) would present with sensation, pain, or discomfort. It felt strange to them that while the work that I was doing in the specific area felt good, it was hard to understand why these other areas were “lighting up” with pain or discomfort. To them, it feels like a game of Whack-a-mole. I totally get it. Many clients have the same inquiry. What’s actually going on is that the body, or more specifically the fascial system, is communicating to you and me what it needs. I may be working in your right hip and then your left shoulder hurts. When I begin working in your left shoulder, your right knee might feel uncomfortable. When I address the knee, another area may ask for your attention. Remember, everything is connected. I like to think of it as a map and as soon as you activate your awareness each pain point shows up and acts like another clue that brings you closer to your physical freedom. Your body always knows what it needs to heal. If you follow the unwinding via the physical cues, you are actually allowing the fascia to tell you what it needs. Can you let go of control? What does it feel like for you to trust your body’s knowing? When did you stop trusting it? [[ 📸@filippaedghill ]]
[swipe] Day Seven: Stepping Toward Embodiment. Last day! I decided to take a walk around a lovely lake local to me to reflect on this last week and I remembered that there was a point in my life when I was a runner. I ran several races and almost never missed a workout. I did it because most of the time it felt great. At some point though, it began to feel like work. I literally woke up one day realizing that running really wasn’t serving me anymore. I realized that I was perhaps actually using running as a way to figuratively run away from things and situations that weren’t working for me anymore. For the last few years, there is still a part of me that sometimes wants to run. I think it’s an old part of me that feels really familiar, the part of me that is trying to keep me safe when I really don’t want or need that kind of protection anymore. It’s also a very realistic part of me that just really likes the cardiovascular exercise and endorphin rush. Ever heard of a runner’s high? It’s a thing. I’m not there anymore, though. I want to take my time. I want to take it all in and do the work. I want to show up and continue developing my practice in awareness and deepen my understanding of my self. I want to continue moving toward and being in my truth(s), ultimately finding my own freedom there. I want to stop and smell the flowers and notice the details. I want to appreciate the simplicity of each moment. I want the little things and moments in life to be the ones that light me up. I want to continue to ask questions, specifically in regards to the way that I show up in my body, for myself, and for the world. I want to continue exploring my own belief systems and feel the emotions that I experience as I decide whether or not they’re working for me anymore. I want to remain dedicated to my truth, freedom, growth, and autonomy even if it means I have to face the hard shit, have the hard conversations, and do the hard things. I don’t want to run, I want to walk. Specifically in nature, but especially in my process. When I walk I’m fully present. I have awareness, ask questions, notice the details, and feel my body. I get to take my time. That feels so good.
Sometimes the most profound thing you can do for yourself is to compassionately take ownership of and acknowledge your need for help. Have you asked for help recently? What impact did it have on you? If not, what stops you from asking? Let me know below. [[📸 @wildrepose ]]