This Spring, I’ve been noticing a lot about the need to create honored practices around the waning phases in particular… There is so much to be excited about, to plan and to do, but if you don’t make space for some times to rest, enjoy, and ride your current wave, sometimes what happens is a forced waning.  You might get sick, burnt out, or utterly exhausted.  Not fun!

I’m reminded of an art teacher in high school, who said, “Some days, you just have to clean your brushes.”  I think he meant literally, but I took it metaphorically too.

I also want to share this songby Deb Talan as inspiration to support nourished periods of waning.  As she sings,“Don’t push so hard against the world… Come on, come on, lay it down.  The best made plans are your open hands.”

I am, as always, very happy to work with you to create sustainable ways of dreaming, acting, resting, and enjoying that serve you best!  Practices for supporting our waxing and waning are nuanced and varied for each person, so contact me if you would like to talk more about your specific situation.

Warmly,
Lee

Let’s face it– It can sometimes be hard to give ourselves permission to slow down.  But it is nonetheless SO important!  It’s not your fault if you get sick, of course (I might have picked up a cold anyway), but slowing down can definitely help your nervous system to handle everything you to and encounter with more resilience.

So, I thought it’d be good to stir up some conversation about what you do, could, or would like to give yourself permission to do in order to follow YOUR body’s timing.

Post your thoughts here!

Planning for our upcoming Contact Improvisation Fundamentals Intensive, Awakening the Seeds of Your Practice, I’ve been delighting in all the ways that we can explore movement through space and with other bodies while honoring each person’s individual timing needs… What powerful training for life!

I’m very excited about this series and I want to make sure you know that our Early Bird discount ends this coming Friday, April 5th.   Read more and register here!

Happy Spring’s beginnings,
Lee

In our technological age it can seem like we need move much faster than is supportive to our internal biorhythms.  Expectations for productivity and communication can be way beyond what we have been evolutionarily and developmentally prepared for as humans.  This creates stress, anxiety, burnout, and a variety of stress related ailments.

Slowing down, even just in small degrees, helps us access some of our deepest and most creative sources of energy.  We can experience more joy and enjoyment, ease of movement, and mental and emotional agility.  We can create lives of well-being and sustainable alignment with our passions.

I have seen this to be true for so many people, and I know how difficult it can be to slow down when all around us messages of working more, harder, and faster abound.  I’d like to take a stand against patterns of overworking that sabotage our brilliance and wellbeing so…

I’ve decided to start an official “Slow-Volution.”

And I’ll start it out slow .  Every Monday on Facebook through April, I will post an inspiring story, piece of information or question to begin a community dialogue on slowing down even amidst busy, passionate, or demanding lives.   I will also send weekly email reminders of our Slow-volution Mondays to anyone who signs up here.

Won’t you join me?  The best ®evolutions happen when we move together…

Yesterday, participants of our Somatic Wellbeing for Visionaries and Leaders course explored the seeds and expression of emotion in the body, and I”m feeling inspired to widen the conversation by asking:

However you are feeling in this moment, or about the new year, where are you noticing this feeling flow in your body?  What sensations or movement impulses in your body are telling you ”I”m feeling (… scared, or excited, or frustrated)?”

At a basic level, feelings can flow very quickly from one to the next.  What happens when you take a moment or two to notice your sensed flow of your feelings?

I welcome your responses, here or on Facebook!

A vision is an image, feeling, or idea
that is beckoning you into dreaming or action,
dreaming being a powerful action in its own right.

At the time that I wrote these words, they felt more like a proposition than a confident knowing — something that at least felt right enough to try on for size.  I am amazed at how much truth they hold for me now.

1. Slow down and pay attention to sensation.  Ask yourself, ‘What am I sensing and noticing in my body right now?’  Allow yourself to be curious, and even surprised.

2. Follow what feels good.  There is certainly value in feeling into what is uncomfortable, but it is equally worthwhile to notice and/or create neutral and pleasurable experiences.   A good place to start is to ask, ‘What else am I noticing?’  Or do something simple that you can enjoy — give yourself a foot rub, lie down, walk, hum, smell something yummy…

3. Connect with others who inspire spacious awareness and listening, or invite someone to join you in doing something (eating, walking, just being together) slowly and with awareness of sensory experience.

Finding support internally and through community is just what we are going to be doing in the Somatic Well-being for Creative Leaders and Visionaries workshop series starting in January.  I am so excited for the group of delightfully inspiring people who are beginning to gather for this course, to deepen into their bodies and visions together.
I am going to be announcing this offering to the wider community later this week, and I want you to be able to participate — so, please let me know ASAP if you are considering the workshop or would like to reserve your spot.

Click HERE to read more about the Somatic Well-being for Creative Leaders and Visionaries Workshop Series!

With you in all of the moving and changing,

Lee

What came up loud and clear for me were two main intentions:  To be forgiving –and even pleased– with myself, and to remember how connected I am to other people!

I wonder, when you think about your work, life, goals, and challenges, how do you feel?  Pleased?  Frustrated?  Rushed?  Curious?
And what happens for you when you consider your connections to others in your work and life?
Your responses to these questions can give you a lot of information about what you’re needing at this time.

As you do the fabulous work of sharing yourself with the world, The Visioning Body’s programs are here to support you in knowing and receiving what you need for your whole being.  You do not have to do this alone!  … and there is plenty to be pleased with already.

I encourage you to get in touch today to learn more about how The Visioning Body can serve you specifically.

many blessings,
Lee

I had an intention of allowing myself to expand into more life-enhancing ways of moving with time, work, and play — ways of being that would support my body, my visioning process, my practice with clients, and my practice of running a business.

The process has been an adventure in itself, including moments of enjoying, crying, indignantly declaring, resting and letting my sails flap in the breeze, wrestling with certain goals and tasks, and celebrating accomplishments.  Now, at summers end, I can say that experiencing all of these different ways of being — not just the comfortable, or the joyful, or the diligent, or the restful - but meeting ALL of these ways with a fullness of being, has helped me to deepen into myself, my vision, and my work even more.

I also became very clear, grounded, and excited about some new offerings I would  love to share with you to support your visioning, leading, growing, and well-being.

To start us off, please click here to read about  The Visioning Body’s new Reiki Programs!

With Love,

Lee