| Spring is well under way here where I live. The ground is warming. The crocuses are up… and sometimes when this starts to happen, I get nervous. You may have noticed that I have a lot of energy and a lot of passion. I love being this way – but the thing is I can get excited about A LOT of things at once and end up with too many things on my plate. It seems to happen more often in the Spring, because all activity picks up after the winter. In the winter, it is clear to me that I need to turn inward and rest. Come Spring, especially during covid, I am ready to get moving. In the past, I would overdo it and end up with adrenal fatigue, and brain fog. Not pleasant. Plus, it would take me a long time to recover and get back to my baseline of activity. Over the years, as I have done this work, I have developed much better ability to track what is happening with me in any given moment. That means I can sense and feel what is happening and correct course most anytime, should I want to. For example, if I am in a tense conversation with someone, I can notice my heart beating faster, and I can choose (if I want) to physically shift and calm myself. I’ve learned how to disengage a little and step back when I feel the need to. If I am mellow or have low energy and I need to get myself pumped up to do something, I use little tweaks to help elevate my energy and excite my nervous system. While we all have the same nervous system overall, we are not just stuck with our default response in any given situation. We can easily develop choices in HOW we respond to whatever we are experiencing. Moshe Feldenkrais wrote about health not as a static state – but rather as one’s ability to adapt to things that happen. He gave an example of a perfectly healthy and fit tiger that was the pet of a woman in Paris;-) One day when the woman was walking her tiger 😾, a neighbor reported her, and the tiger was taken into police custody. The tiger was in perfect health but died within a few days – not because it was mistreated (it had food and water etc.), but because it could not stand the change in its routine and environment. So sad. We have all been living in extreme times. It has not been easy. And while it has not been easy, I bet many of you have found out just how adaptable and resilient you are If someone had told you it would take a year to be vaccinated, it is likely you would have thought “I can’t do that.” But you did. 👊🏼 Want to get better at being able to shift your energy, to adapt, to a quieter and more regulated state of the nervous system when needed and to a more energetic, playful or even boundary setting state when needed? Want to learn how to thrive? Join me on Sunday March 21st at 12pm EST.💜 In this workshop we will explore ways that you can learn to become better able to regulate your nervous system according to your needs. We will also explore how you can release some of the negative experiences you have had over the past year and leave them behind;-) Reply to this to save your spot. Early bird cost = $49 See you soon I hope, Astra P.S. My tech team is setting up a payment system for those outside the US;-) |
