Musings moving the mind
Some of these blogs were written before I accidentally deleted most of the data from my old website in early 2023. And some have been revamped or recently created from my musings and thoughts now. It is my hope that my writings inspire you to feel and be in your body with renewed curiosity.
Meeting your inner family
Today was the last day of the last retreat of 2023 at Jardin de Luz.I am grateful for the beautiful, courageous journeys I was invited to guide this year. One of our participant's favorite practices is the inner child cards that we create from working somatically,...
Where do you focus?
“Focus on your difficulties and you have difficulties for life.” (Moshe Feldenkrais) Yesterday I prepared a Feldenkrais awareness through movement explorations for a little group of people of all leaps of life. An exploration to release tension in the neck and...
You are enough
I am preparing for the solo retreat that will start in less than a week. In many of the past retreats, women told me about their struggle with 'Not being good enough'. One of the tools in my magic healing box is the Systemic Dance Constellation Ritual. It was born out...
Visiting my inner museum
To change our mode of action, we must change the image of ourselves that we carry within us. — Moshe Feldenkrais Have you ever been to a museum?In my twenties, I had a part-time job as an attendant in the municipal museum in The Hague. There was a hall with the works...
Movement is life
“Movement is life. Life is a process. Improve the quality of the process and you improve the quality of life itself.” Moshe Feldenkrais. Everything in nature is in constant motion to create a harmonious ecosystem. A dynamic balance, so to speak. And if we zoom in,...
The spell of your words
., The words you choose or habitually use to tell and give meaning to your personal narrative are powerful. They are energy! They create and build or destroy. The story you tell about yourself and to yourself sets the tone and direction of your life. The words you...
What if you could feel more ease and pleasure in your life?
Feeling more wase and pleasure all starts with becoming aware of how you feel in your body! How do you feel? And is that how you want to feel? Most people's sensation compass is tuned to pain. To feel pain, you need more pain. It's a vicious cycle that puts you in a...
Be Guided by Your Body Wise
“What people had been calling a “gut reaction” turned out to be a mere hint of the complex intelligence at work in a hundred thousand billion cells.” ― Deepak Chopra, The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life How do we really know what is good...
Do you love yourself enough to truly listen to your Body Wise?
I am in the midst of preparing the sessions for the ‘Embrace your Body Wise’ retreat in May. The retreat will be a journey of somatic dance play that takes you into your own depths to feel, move and be moved, to discover, connect, heal and grow in your natural time,...
Rolling about and around
The benefits of somatic floor play... I love to roll on the ground. I love floor play whether it is Feldenkrais oriented or whether it has an NIA Joy in Motion taste. Rolling around and about, creeping, crawling, and playing animal… my daily dose of spontaneous play....