Self-Deletion Becomes Self-Respect

A note from Erin: Good day! One of the powerful aspects of my professional Feldenkrais training was learning this truth: I have to be at least as tuned into myself as I am to my client if I am to be of benefit. Often I need to have 50% or more of my attention on my own comfort,…

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The Most Important Thing

The Most Important Thing

A note from Carl: Happy Losar and Chinese New Year! A supermoon, a new year- what a ripe morning! A good day for reflecting on a line from Suzuki Roshi: “The most important thing…is to find out what is the most important thing.” This is one of those inquiries that I need ask myself repeatedly…

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The Wisdom of a Broken Heart

A note from Erin: Greetings! This past weekend was the beginning of my Women Embodied Live group for 2015. I adore teaching this class so much and am always blown away by the wonderful women who grace the group. This past week was no exception. One of the things I look forward to every year…

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Dreams and Trust

A note from Erin: I’m thinking about dreaming. Not night dreams, but those we dream for ourselves in our lives. As in Charles Eisenstein’s beautiful phrase, “the more beautiful world our heart knows is possible.” Not so many years ago I was a little disoriented about dreams. I thought the point was all about being…

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The Paradox: Perfect as You Are + You Could Use Some Improvement

A note from Carl: Greetings from Finca Mia! We arrived yesterday morning in Costa Rica and our Begin Again retreat commences this evening. As I sit here on the deck of the movement studio with the laptop, countless sounds of the living world surround me. The crickets, frogs, birds birds birds, and the the ever-present…

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