Space

The Quality of Silence

Sharing Silence. What gets in the way?Is it socially acceptable to simply plunge on the floor and be? Together? Maybe even close together? In most cases, not. There is the urge and often the need to talk, to behave, to socialize.To be intelligent, to be funny, to be liked, to be interesting. Being together in silence and being comfortable is an act of trust and connection. Cows and sheep on a pasture do it naturally and whenever they like it, …

Posture and emotion: it’s a dance.

Let me tell you a short story about an experience with a client: Recently I walked next to a client outside in nature.When you walk and talk, thoughts and emotions tend to flow easier than sitting still, so we walked along. As we tackled a subject that was highly emotional to her and triggered very loaded negative memories, her posture changed into this: She pulled her chin forward, her shoulders went up, her neck shortened, her breath became shallow and …

Clear Boundaries: Your guideline for true connection!

Note:this article was crafted on request for the Platform Embodied Empowerment, a network for Body-Practicioners and Coaches.However, the guidelines apply also to any other (service-)professional and human being. “As bodyworkers, we are in service of the well-being of our clients.However, that does not mean you are 24/7 available for everything. Clear boundary-keeping and managing expectations are key to preserving your inner energy and hence also being able to serve your clients at your best, fully. Hint:Expectation management is what you …

Space: give it – take it – share it!

For this edition, I’d like to look at SPACE: How do you feel when you hear:You are blending in!Accepted, seen… or invisible? How do you feel when you hear:You are standing out!Proud, shy, seen… comfortable? However your inner response to these questions is: Taking up space and sharing space.It is an ever-flexible and changing phenomenon! Space has many forms:physical space, emotional space, energetic space.  Your body and its three-dimensional shape take up space. The trees in the picture below can only …

Who’s your favorite …? Staying with: presence and loving weirdos

Note: this article stems from the Corona period.-)———– What do you feel when you hear: “Marriage is an endless sleep over with your favorite weirdo”. It’s a slogan that made my head turn as I biked along the street, passing a bed-shop in the city. I don’t know if you are married – I have never been in my life – so far!You never know what might happen… But I know very well how to maintain long-lasting friendships and how …

Love yourself. Hm… How?