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Your Mind-Body Connection – 5 Simple Ways to Reduce Static and Tune In

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Somatic Embodiment.

Are you listening? Too often we’re so busy looking outwardly that when we try to tune in to our inner selves, all we hear is static. The good news is that you can train yourself to listen to yourself. How? Develop a deep awareness of your mind-body connection. This involves not only identifying physical sensations but also discovering how you feel emotionally about what’s happening at any given time. Don’t just live. Learn to experience your life moment by moment.

A somatic approach to wellness teaches us that your emotional, physical, and spiritual health are inseparable. The thing we haven’t been taught is that our emotions are experienced and stored in our bodies, and they’re manifested through body sensations.

How to Succeed at Anything – Master the Five Stages of Your Inner Game

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Self-Leadership Skills, Somatic Embodiment, Stepping Forward.

When we want to succeed at something new, we look to experts to guide us and help us master new goals and techniques. But being told by someone what we should do doesn’t necessarily help because it’s too easy to forget the advice and revert back to old habits. So there has to be more to the story of knowing how to succeed at anything.

It’s so easy to fall into the trap of trying too hard — the more you try the worse it gets. That happens because your focus is on the error, which keeps multiplying it. It’s like the person skidding on a slick road toward a telephone pole. Because your eye is on the pole you unconsciously steer toward it, even if you don’t want to. But if you keep your eyes on where you really want to go, you’ll be more likely to come out of the skid.

In order to reach your goal what you need, beyond expert advice, is to master your own inner game. It has to go beyond just a mental effort. It must involve your body wisdom, too.

Ten Centering Techniques to Live an Embodied Life

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Mindfulness, Somatic Embodiment, Stepping Forward.

An embodied life is a way of life that embraces what Plutarch said centuries ago…“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.” So much of modern coaching techniques focus on thought process, emotional control and presence. Yet learning to live in and with our bodies is often neglected. People are left with a chasm between the person they want to be and the person they are daily and especially when under stress. (For example, you want to make good nutritional choices, but the argument with your boyfriend makes you so frustrated you binge on ice cream and chips.)

How to Live In Your Body — A Centering Practice Calms Emotional Chaos

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Controlling Stress, Life Skills, Mindfulness, Somatic Embodiment.

How to live in your body more fully, through a centering practice…

“If you are centered, you can move freely.” ~ Morihei Ueshiba

Do you really live in your body? Or are you so busy with life that you forget to connect with your senses and sensations? To cultivate more calm and presence, why not try a centering practice to reconnect with your body wisdom — to think, speak and act from your body, instead of reacting impulsively from mental chaos or confusion? Here’s what I mean…

Overwhelmed? Gain Clarity of Mind with One Simple Yet Powerful Practice

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Self-Leadership Skills, Somatic Embodiment.

“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” ~ Anne Frank

Chris (not her real name) came to me feeling out of control. She described herself as always being in a hurry. She had to hit the ground running every day. Chris had minimal self-care. She had no time for deep relationships. She never got enough sleep and couldn’t remember the last time she sat down to eat a decent meal. A vacation? What’s that! And at the end of the day, she couldn’t say what meaningful things she had accomplished. She felt empty and lost. She needed to gain clarity of mind.

As we talked, I could see that her mind was ablaze with new ideas, which were quickly being extinguished by her many self-imposed obligations. She spent a lot of time just trying to retrieve information from her brain, notebook and computer files. She often didn’t know if she’d completed a project, because she was already on to the next. Then she’d have to retrace her steps and recreate mentally what had been done. Can you relate?

Category: Somatic Embodiment

Your Mind-Body Connection – 5 Simple Ways to Reduce Static and Tune In

How to Succeed at Anything – Master the Five Stages of Your Inner Game

Ten Centering Techniques to Live an Embodied Life

How to Live In Your Body — A Centering Practice Calms Emotional Chaos

Overwhelmed? Gain Clarity of Mind with One Simple Yet Powerful Practice

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