Live Embodied Movement

SUMMARY

TIME FRAME: 15-30 minutes

• ABOUT & WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

  Intention: Moving your body with intention and presence can provide clarity and connection to self.

  If I can’t guide you in person or online, here’s the next best thing for you when you need to reconnect to your body and receive some insights.

  Follow this process and practice with consistency or when you need it and in time.

• WHEN TO USE

  • Feel stuck in your head

  • Feeling disconnected to your body

  • Wanting to get some insights from your body

  • Needing to move some emotion

• PROVISIONS & PREP

  • Materials:

    • Spotify account to play music without commercials

    • Journal, paper or worksheet

    • Pen or pencil

    • Headphones or speaker

    • Blanket or sheet

    • Tissues

    • Clothing that feels good to you.

      • Ask your body what it needs or doesn’t need on your body.

  • Prepare:

    • Create a space to freely move.

    • Option: Play with the limitation of staying only on the bed, couch or floor.

• TIPS

  • While the identified stages of the movement are in a particular order, you may find yourself vacillating between one or two before moving forward. This is completely normal.

  • It’s a practice and each time you prepare to move, your body may require something different. Please honor what comes up.

  • Move at a pace that allows you to be authentic and present with yourself.

  • Allow extra time to rest, care and integrate anything that might arise.

TRUE STORY

The Origin Story

I first started taking sensual movement classes in 2012. Over the years in being the practice of connecting and allowing my body to move slowly, freely in a manner that felt pleasurable, I noticed in my own timing emotions would release and with it (or right behind it) some insight or nugget of wisdom.

While at first I didn’t know what to do with the information, I decided to experiment with taking action on what I was receiving. The more I followed through, it felt like I was flexing not only my body connection muscles, but my ability to receive and be resilient. There was a familiarity in the body sensation that I became accustomed to instead of fearing.

In one instance, I received the guidance to teach and guide others through the experience that I was having. I was initially reluctant until I started receiving inquiries.

In time, women were inviting me to guide them to their own body connection and I led my first official class in 2015. After guiding hundreds of women, the experiences and results vary, as it should be. It’s your movement. Follow where your body wants to naturally go or be. (And yes, if lying there still is what you need, honor it. No judgements here).

STEPS

1. Download Live Embodied Movement Worksheet.

2. Print or use as a reference and write in your own journal.

3. Write down any questions or concerns that have been on your mind.

   • Ideas:

     • Write an open-ended question.

     • Write a question with two or three known answers. For example, yes/no or option A/B/C.

     • My go to “What do I need to know right now?”

4. Select from any of the Spotify playlists.

5. When your body feels complete for this session, return to the worksheet to answer and note any insights.

Playlists

*I anticipate this section will grow or another space will be created to find playlists. I’m open to taking themed playlist requests.

NEXT STEPS

Your options:

• Be with your insights. No need to rush.

• Take the action inspired from your connection.

• If a new desire emerged that you want to track, start adding the information to the New Desire Tracking worksheet.

• Use the insights to inform the other Level 1 Pillars: Process and/or Life Engagement

• Explore another experiment in the Embodiment Laboratory.