"The body can be the quickest route to peeling through the layers of defenses that we develop in order to avoid our core wounds. Simple talk therapy can take a long time because it engages only the cerebral cortex, the rational mind. The problem is, the mind can be like a stubborn lawyer defending her case passionately. The higher mind is capable of earnest denial of deep truths, but the body often is not." A wonderful, powerful article from the beautiful and wise, Hala Khouri, M.A. E-RYT. This is why yoga can be so powerful as a healing modality, as can any movement (the options are endless - from dance to kick boxing to slapping towel angrily against a wall) that helps shift stagnant emotion and its energy patterns from the body. And this is also why our physical body, and the mal-alignments, signs, symptoms and illness it may express, can be infinitely wise and informative at pointing us toward that which needs to be illuminated and transformed. All we need to do is cultivate the softness and space to listen. Go there. Go to your deepest fears and give them the microphone. What is their story? What do they want you to know, to feel, to integrate? It is the road less traveled but a road that few will ever regret having the courage to walk. Listen, acknowledge, accept, love, heal. ☮ Charlotte. elephantjournal/2013/07/getting-to-the-root-of-it-all-hala-khouri/
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:56:27 +0000
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