The Second Step to Stress Relief
/First, I’d like to extend my deepest gratitude for those of you who have been sticking it out with me during the pandemic. I am so incredibly grateful for your love and support. Thank you for coming to classes and reaching out and staying connected. It means so much to know we’re not alone during this time!!! So much love to you.
So…last week, we talked about the first step of stress relief which is feeling that you’re supported and safe (ie. regulation). Remember, this is a body experience, not just a thought in your head. You can learn these tools in the Somatic Movement classes or in private sessions with me. Once you feel support, notice the ways your body is telling you that you’re stressed. Where are those sensations in your body?
This week’s step (and it relates to Thanksgiving) is about what to do once you notice how you feel? Let’s say in this moment you feel sadness in your belly. Instead of trying to make it go away, you get to know it, cozy up next to it and connect to all of the ways it’s talking to you. By doing this, you can help whatever emotion you are feeling to pass through, instead of it getting lodged in your body tissue to carry around for years and years.
What’s fascinating about learning how to work with emotions is that we want all of them to come, feel them fully, and allow them to finish. Even the yummy ones, learn to cozy up with them. For some people this can feel even more challenging as we tend to gloss over the nice moments of life in search of the next thing to do, plan or worry about. I would say this skill of marinating in the good is even more valuable because when you marinate in what feels good for you, the easier it is to return to a feel good state. This is a big part of repatterining the nervous system AND I think feeling good more often is what we’re truly seeking. By the way, when I say good, I don’t mean mind blowing ecstasy, although that’s pretty awesome. I just mean, the easeful everyday enjoyment of being alive. Use your senses to take it all in.
So, this week, I know there’s a lot of mixed emotions. The holidays during a pandemic can bring up an incredible amount of sadness and loneliness if you’re not with your people. Grief is especially hard during the holidays. AND its a great opportunity to continue traditions, remember loving times and make new memories. My hope is that you’ll take it all in, the good, the bad and the ugly, from a place of being grounded and really feeling into it in your body home. May this practice bring up your natural gratitude for all that you get to experience in life. As weird as it is right now.
And I’m here to support you.
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Each somatic yoga movement class includes:
~nervous system regulation exercises (creates a feeling of safety and presece)
~tracking your own nervous system
~yoga poses and breathing
~alignment that is functional and can be used in all areas of your life
~deep rest
Carve out space to develop a connection to your nervous system this week and clear out what’s bogging you down.
Join us for Somatic Movement classes this week.
Monday 6-7 pm CST (YOGA)
Wednesday 9:30-10:30 am CST (BOWSPRING)
Friday 12-1 pm CST (YOGA)
Saturday 10-11:15 am CST (YOGA)
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I'll see you on the mat!
With Love and Regulation
~Dorie
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