The spell of your words

by Pingel Braat | Sep 16, 2023 | Changing the story, Somatic Awareness

.,  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...

Do you love yourself enough to truly listen to your Body Wise?

by Pingel Braat | Apr 11, 2023 | Body Intelligence, Changing the story, Somatic Awareness

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,...

How to dissolve feelings of not belonging?

by Pingel Braat | Feb 28, 2023 | Blog, Body Intelligence, Changing the story, Somatic Awareness

Today I was preparing a private Chakradance retreat ‘Reconnect with your Essence‘ in Jardin de Luz. While dancing through the base chakra, I came upon the themes of belonging and birthright. I know that there are many people who struggle with a deep feeling and belief...

Re-membering yourself home in your body

by Pingel Braat | Feb 28, 2023 | Changing the story, Somatic Awareness

“Our bodies know they belong; it is our minds that make our lives so homeless.” John O’Donohue I love this quote and I believe there is so much truth in it!  Our stories start in the body with the way our autonomous nervous system ‘feels’...

My sexy tango dress

by Pingel Braat | Feb 20, 2023 | Blog, Changing the story, Somatic Awareness

Years ago, when I started dancing the tango, I wanted a sexy dress. I found a very nice dress that swirled around me when I danced and which had a very nice low back. For years I have worn that dress with great pleasure and I looked super sexy and elegant in that...

Are you trapped in an old story?

by Pingel Braat | Feb 18, 2023 | Blog, Changing the story, Somatic Awareness

Yesterday I participated in an online training course to become an NIA Blackbelt teacher with about twenty other women. The assignment we got was to take turns in front of the camera, engaging the other women in your dance. I felt the shrinking motion, so familiar to...