GiaK Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Breathing mindfully takes our mind back to our breath and, if we continue, to our whole body. We go back to our body and reconcile with it. We get to know what’s going on in our body, the wrongs we have done, the conflicts we’re having, and we’ll know what to do and what not to do in order to be on good terms with our body. With mindful breathing, we come to recognize our body as our home. We might say: Breathing in, I am aware of my body. Breathing out, I smile to my whole body. by Thich Nhat Hanh from Your True Home One of the most profound aspects of healing from the medically induced injury from psychotropic drugging, has been the process of coming, by necessity, to deeply know my body. I can only be grateful for my life at this point knowing what I know. Conscious embodiment is a source of grace. A collection of posts on the importance of the body for our sense of holistic well-being. The disembodied mess we’re in Inhabiting our bodies in meditation Body-Centered Inquiry The body, ethics, trauma and violence (and) Nature and The Body There is so much more than the body and what the drugs do to the body The body as poetry… Body-Centered Inquiry Yoga for trauma: reclaiming your body Love letter to my body… Fear will create all sorts of havoc in the body Tend to the body — get some exercise, get enough sleep, get enough quality food: it matters The Body Keeps the Score (part 1) The Body Keeps the Score (Part Two) — how trauma changes us Trauma and your body No matter how much we might neglect or mistreat it, our body calls us back learning to deeply love and attend to the body — your body needs you! The body is involved in psychological healing The body is the gateway “Sensations in the body are ground zero, the place where we directly experience the entire play of life” The body releases trauma and restores goodness Why I dance: moving the body is a wonderful and therapeutic thing, a celebration of living See also how moving the body helps us heal: ECSTATIC DANCE YOGA There are endless ways of moving the body and healing. As many as there are human beings, really. And diet too, of course, matters: Mental health and diet, Nutrition and gut health original link http://wp.me/p5nnb-bc1 Everything Matters: Beyond Meds https://beyondmeds.com/ withdrawn from a cocktail of 6 psychiatric drugs that included every class of psych drug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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