Mindful movement is like having a fulfilling conversation with your body as if it’s an old friend. So much can be illuminated.
"I have this gut feeling that surgical intervention isn't right for me right now. So, I'm committed to physical therapy and Pilates to heal myself. I'm going to show up and do the work."
"Even this simple movement. I'm always so amazed at how impactful it is."
"I feel so much better!"
In these precarious times we wanted to simply highlight the powerful healing of moving in, and connecting with. your body. A regular topic of conversation in the studio is why sometimes this simple act is so hard to do. There are likely many answers to that question, but what comes to mind most readily is that perhaps there is a fear of letting go. Letting go of the injury that redefined our capacity to move (at an appropriate time in the healing process, of course), letting go of how culture might define a new phase of life, or letting go of preconceived notions of how we should look.
As we deepen our practice with ourselves and our clients it's becoming apparent that the more we let go the more room there is for feeling pleasure and connecting with intuition. Actually getting to hear what our body is trying to tell us. Which can lead to being guided by movement that feels good instead of avoiding movement for fear of feeling bad.
And so our wish for you this summer is freedom to feel good in your body wherever you are and whatever you're doing. No need for a "bikini body" workout unless you find it fun.
Sizzle just as you are!
Call to Action in the Name of Change
As mindful movement practitioners, we are in the business of supporting and guiding our clients through change. That change does not happen in a vacuum, but instead has ripple effects. In that way, we are in the business of change in the individual, the community, and the world.
Body autonomy is facing serious opposition with the recent gutting of Roe V. Wade. Never has there been a generation that will be afforded less rights than the generation prior. The right to choose your health care options determines your experience in life - how your body will be affected and how you will be able to use or not use your body through the world. As movement practitioners committed to the practice of finding freedom in ours/your body we ask that you join us in supporting Plan C.
Plan C is an information campaign, started by a small but mighty team of veteran public health advocates, researchers, social justice activists and digital strategists.It transforms access to abortion in the US by normalizing the self-directed option of abortion pills by mail.They envision a world in which the ability to end an early pregnancy is in the hands of those who need it.