Nature can support embodiment in several ways by providing an environment that promotes sensory engagement, presence, and connection with the physical body. Here are some ways in which nature supports embodiment: Spending time in nature and engaging in activities that connect us with the natural world can enhance our embodiment by facilitating sensory engagement, grounding,…
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Coming Home to the Body – 3 minute meditation “Your body is your first home. Breathing in, I arrive in my body. Breathing out, I am home.” – Thich Nhat Hanh The Buddhist understanding of compassion means offering patience, kindness, and nonjudgmental understanding to others as well as oneself. Here is a short meditation to…
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Do you see your body as a temple? In yoga and many other spiritual traditions the body is considered the temple of the soul. Yet many of us can’t begin to imagine our bodies as safe, let alone sacred. Our internal worlds might not feel safe, there might be pain, grief, and we would not…
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