As part of my yoga therapy training, we were asked to write about a time when our body had a story to tell. The following is my response, and I think it gives some sense of the great potential for change contained in the Phoenix Rising process: Reflecting on my somatic history - from an early head-first fall that led to my front teeth being pulled out, to my rise from awkward dork to blackbelt, and then my discovery of yoga and meditation - I realize that it's only in the past few years that I've been listening closely enough to hear what my body is trying to teach me. Since beginning martial arts and theater classes in sixth grade, I grew up very comfortable and confident in my body. I developed discipline, strength, balance and breath awareness through Tae Kwon Do practice. Years of theater games taught me to move spontaneously, how posture is connected to thought and emotion, how to communicate nonverbally. But despite these physical efforts, I was far more comfortable living in my head most of the time.
My Mountain Story
My Mountain Story
My Mountain Story
As part of my yoga therapy training, we were asked to write about a time when our body had a story to tell. The following is my response, and I think it gives some sense of the great potential for change contained in the Phoenix Rising process: Reflecting on my somatic history - from an early head-first fall that led to my front teeth being pulled out, to my rise from awkward dork to blackbelt, and then my discovery of yoga and meditation - I realize that it's only in the past few years that I've been listening closely enough to hear what my body is trying to teach me. Since beginning martial arts and theater classes in sixth grade, I grew up very comfortable and confident in my body. I developed discipline, strength, balance and breath awareness through Tae Kwon Do practice. Years of theater games taught me to move spontaneously, how posture is connected to thought and emotion, how to communicate nonverbally. But despite these physical efforts, I was far more comfortable living in my head most of the time.