Radical Aliveness

First in a series of short, embodied demonstration videos teaching the principles of healthy relating: Tiffany & Harmony What would it be like to feel good in every moment of every relationship? To be fully present, centered strong, safe, open, and receptive? PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHY RELATING Sometimes it’s just hard, confusing or scary to   meet and try to get to know someone new. We can have feelings of overwhelm, confusion , awkwardness, disconnection, and even shame, as we try to negotiate the intricacies of connecting and relating.   Think about it, though. Every time have an encounter with another person, we must greet, meet, connect, interact, and complete.   How do we stay present and feeling good during each stage of this process? In this video we will break it down step-by-step. We offer some new languaging and bring in some new concepts. You will learn to feel, understand and differentiate the different intentions and energies for each...

Sharing my insights on facilitating and enjoying spontaneous, dynamic interactive free-style and Contact Improvisation Dance MY BACKGROUND AND  CONTEXTUALIZING WHAT I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT : INTRO CONTINUED: MAPPING THE RELATIONAL INTERACTIONS: 2 POLARITIES;  4 ROLES DEEPER EXPLANATION OF THE 4 ROLES PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE COACHING: 1. Going with their system 2. A safe environment is required for learning 3. Be what you are asking others to be/learn 4. Take the biggest risks WHAT PEOPLE NEED FIRST: TOUCH AND CONTACT IMPROVISATION HOW WE LEARN:

It’s easy to conflate the idea of ‘group awareness’ with group conformity, or 'going along' with what a group is doing or believing. While maintaining an awareness of the larger group is desirable, and it may seem like a good idea to just go along, when we give up our individuality or autonomy in order to belong to a group, we’ve sacrificed any opportunity to offer our unique contributions. And it is these very unique contributions that enhance any group.   F rom my point of view, ‘group awareness’ does not mean 'group think' or 'herd mentality'. In fact, many awful things can happen when folks give up inner authority and thoughtlessly follow a herd mentality! What we are looking for is a way to include others, without disregarding our own energy, feelings, and needs.  I recently heard a delightful definition of 'harmony' or ‘harmonizing’. It was given in the context of musicality, but I think it beautifully describes how we can ...

SOFTENING INTO RECEPTIVITY Softening is not collapsing. Softening is letting go of excess tension, excess resistance. Softening is letting go of urgency. Softening is letting go of control. Softening is listening and attending to the moment. It is allowing ourselves to become permeable. Softening opens us up to be receptive. To receive subtle impulses, to receive spontaneous impulses. Softening is waiting for impulses to arise, rather than making things happen. When we soften we become connected to ourselves. We become available to ourselves. We become available to others.   When we soften we feel ourselves as the center of our own flow, rather than feeling we are outside of the flow and trying to connect with it. When we soften, we slow down.   We savor. We perceive through our senses and sense with our hearts. We become alert and alive to the moment. We receive everything.   Softening is trusting. Trusting ourselves to just be in this moment. Co...

soften, listen, receive Softening is not collapsing. Softening is letting go of excess tension, excess resistance. Softening is letting go of urgency. Softening is listening and settling into the moment. It is allowing our senses to become permeable. Softening opens us up to be receptive. To receive impulses. To wait for impulses to arise, rather than making things happen.When we soften we become available to ourselves. We become connected to ourselves. We become the subject of our heart rather than the object of our mind. When we soften we feel we are the center of our own flow, rather than feeling outside of the flow, trying to connect with it.

A beautiful testimonial from a client who received embodied coaching from me. In it she shares how her body senses and responds to very specific kinesthetic information I provide. Simply directing her focused attention to areas and sensations in her body, her energetic patterns are revealed to her conscious awareness.  This awareness alone is enough to spontaneously bring about radical changes in her psyche. Elena's Transformative experience with Embodied Coaching

Watch until the end, there is a beautiful spontaneous 3 minute dance.