We are holding so much right now. For many of us, when things feel overwhelming, when it all gets to be too much, we get tighter. We draw in. We clench ever more tightly, as our wise bodies try to hold it all together.

and this isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Tension in the body is functional, it is habituated, and it is a wise teacher. What does your body know about tension?

In this session, we will explore some ways to think about body tension with compassion & an open mind. We will feel for our own body's holding, and the wisdom therein. We will engage in some embodied practice to meet this tension, and see what else might be possible. And we will talk about some plants & practices that offer support to the very powerful holding our bodies are doing. 

Holding all this tension can be exhausting. Sometimes the body yearns for another way. but how?

Sometimes the way to soften, to loosen, isnt to try to do those things at all. but rather to meet our wise body's tension, offer them care & accompaniment, and see what emerges.