Practice

Yoga Practice

Off the back of a breath practice, expanded into a yoga practice. From all the movement practices I’ve tried, this still feels like one of the best things I can do for my Body. It goes best for me when practicing at a consistent time and space with others. I’ve done many hours since.

Touch Practice

Prior to isolation in 2020, massage was a weekly part of my life, and a key part of feeling integration within myself. During and after isolation, it basically stopped. The longer it’s been absent, the more I’ve craved it on some levels, while on others, I no longer want it at all anymore. I started some massage training, and offered it as a service for a while, but received resistance and push back from others, and simply didn’t have the Touch to maintain it.

Movement Practice

I had always been a casual dancer, never really taking it seriously, but always enjoying times when I could sway my body. After some profound, but also disconnecting experiences, I recognised a deeper connection between the environment, and my own body. I attempted to explore that connection through an ecstatic dance practice, and sometimes felt myself flowing beautifully, while other times, it felt like energy from multiple different directions would jam me up. I tried to get back into a bunch of time, but generally stopped practicing, because a) it hurt, and b) I wasn’t making any good connections out of it. However, if time and priorities allowed, I feel there is much more that could be explored here, if there were supporting energy practices and community engagement around it.

Breath Practice

After a long time in isolation, I decided Breath was an important starting point, to help re-engage with people. That was based on a profound Breath experience a few years earlier, and research. Since then, when I’ve been solid and focused, breath is something that supports and expands my consciousness. But my practice has generally been patchy, as I’ve struggled with instability.