Learning to receive........ for real?
During my training my teacher Karen Hasskarl (very wise and hilarious woman) said ," it takes time to learn to receive this work",meaning Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy (PRYT). At the time I thought this was a very obtuse if not mysterious thing to say.
For those of you who have received this work, no mystery...... For those of you left wondering, I will try to explain.
Phoenix Rising sessions are given one on one, in an atmosphere of total support. Your body is completely supported by the practitioner and with blankets. The practitioner actually places your body,(yes it's true) in yoga postures. All the while checking in with you, the receiver. When have you come to a place where there is just enough stretch ( kind of like Goldilocks) not too much and not too little. We Practitioners calls this spot "the edge".
We ask you to breathe........ahhhhhhhhhhhh and settle into your body, then ask you to tell us; what's happening now?
That seems like a easy question, not so difficult. As I endevoured to answer that question for myself the first time, I found a lot more was going on than I had ever imagined!
In this place of safety and physical support , in the presence of a non judgmental witness, there was a lot going on!
I heard a painful story from my childhood I had long since forgotten tumble out of my mouth. She repeated my words back to me. I heard what I had said in a slightly different light, and knew without question I had been heard.....really heard. This was something new for me, this being heard.
Being heard ,listening to what my body had to say, being asked to "Tell me more", I found overwhelming, astounding.
What world had I stumbled into where I could be supported physically, emotionally in a nonjudgmental way? The world of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy.
I now have the privilege of watching my clients learn to receive. I see the same realization they are safe and will be heard. I see them learn to listen to view their bodies as a source of wisdom and information that translates into their daily lives.
It is difficult to explain how this evolution happens. It just does. Beginning to listen to the body is a process and is experiential. In this world where we are encouraged to "go for it" and ignore our aches and pains, learning to listen to our body's messages, is often a skill we don't possess.
Ask yourself the next time your gut is calling to you, or you have nagging pain, "what's happening now?"
Take a deep breath listen, and wait, for all the information you will ever need. It's right inside of you.
For those of you who have received this work, no mystery...... For those of you left wondering, I will try to explain.
Phoenix Rising sessions are given one on one, in an atmosphere of total support. Your body is completely supported by the practitioner and with blankets. The practitioner actually places your body,(yes it's true) in yoga postures. All the while checking in with you, the receiver. When have you come to a place where there is just enough stretch ( kind of like Goldilocks) not too much and not too little. We Practitioners calls this spot "the edge".
We ask you to breathe........ahhhhhhhhhhhh and settle into your body, then ask you to tell us; what's happening now?
That seems like a easy question, not so difficult. As I endevoured to answer that question for myself the first time, I found a lot more was going on than I had ever imagined!
In this place of safety and physical support , in the presence of a non judgmental witness, there was a lot going on!
I heard a painful story from my childhood I had long since forgotten tumble out of my mouth. She repeated my words back to me. I heard what I had said in a slightly different light, and knew without question I had been heard.....really heard. This was something new for me, this being heard.
Being heard ,listening to what my body had to say, being asked to "Tell me more", I found overwhelming, astounding.
What world had I stumbled into where I could be supported physically, emotionally in a nonjudgmental way? The world of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy.
I now have the privilege of watching my clients learn to receive. I see the same realization they are safe and will be heard. I see them learn to listen to view their bodies as a source of wisdom and information that translates into their daily lives.
It is difficult to explain how this evolution happens. It just does. Beginning to listen to the body is a process and is experiential. In this world where we are encouraged to "go for it" and ignore our aches and pains, learning to listen to our body's messages, is often a skill we don't possess.
Ask yourself the next time your gut is calling to you, or you have nagging pain, "what's happening now?"
Take a deep breath listen, and wait, for all the information you will ever need. It's right inside of you.
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