Remember the last time you shut someone out of your life? May be you didn’t like a look, comment, opinion, or action. We all have had such moments.
It is easier than ever to disconnect in today's world. A click to log out, swipe to unmatch, ultra-wireless headphones to cancel out the 'noise' from around. We disconnect when we feel it is not safe to continue the connection. In Yoga, this process is called viyōgam.
The more we try to design systems to control the external world to fulfil our need for comfort and safety, the more we risk being violent to the beings around us. There is no dearth of examples for this phenomena.
From visa controls at national level to control movement of people to court directives to empty the streets of the stray dogs at local level, we have normalised putting the burden of our safety on others around us.
Is there a different way? A more compassionate way - to ourselves and others?
Somatic Experiencing (SE) method and practices from Yoga empowers one to take ownership of one's own reality, and invest our attention into cultivating the sense of safety within ourselves.
Listen to what my SE mentor, Efu Nyaki, shares in my Sōma Maṇdala podcast on how trauma can be created and carried by our body even from imaginary events.
So, how do we ensure that we cleanse our nervous system of this trauma energy to develop greater resilience and choice by reconnecting with ourselves and cultivating safety within in the face of uncertainty and perceived threat.
This is the theme that Federica Lazza and I are exploring and sharing in our monthly community space 'Sōma Maṇdala', where we share simple yet powerful somatic and yoga practices to help you better understand trauma and create conditions for healing. Here is a personal invite from Federica and I for this workshop.
If you are ready to reconnect with yourself in this chaotic world, join us for our upcoming Somatic Experiencing masterclass. This workshop is offered freely in the spirit of including anyone who needs this right now.
Learn more and sign up here, if it calls out to you. Feel free to share with anyone you feel might benefit from this experience.
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