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...
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...
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’...
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...
