“I’ve been doing the breathing exercises (from the workshop learn to manage your anxiety) quite consistently, especially when I feel stressed. The movements I’ve practiced less regularly, but they’re helpful too – especially when preparing for meetings or situations I know will be stressful.” M.
“I found my way to Michelle during a particularly demanding phase of life – at first unsure how I would even make time for it. Her remarkable ability to listen, combined with clear insight and an open heart, helped me better understand my situations and gain clarity. My body responded naturally with renewed strength and the ability to let go. And despite the depth of the topics, laughter was never in short supply: a gift amidst the heaviness. Michelle is both highly gifted and very funny.”
“The workshop (learn to cope with your anxiety) was incredibly helpful and insightful. I found the exchange with you and the other women, as well as the tools we practiced together, very valuable. I have been incorporating some of them into my daily routine and practicing them regularly. I really enjoyed our discussions and the practical exercises, and I deeply appreciate the effort you put into creating such an engaging session. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge! I can already see an improvement when I become aware of what is truly happening and focus on my breathing. Of course, I still have a long way to go, but it feels like progress”. S.
How can we access the deep inner knowing that already lives within us?
In my experience, the first step is calming — or perhaps more accurately, quieting — the mind and its constant stream of thoughts, plans, opinions, and judgments. This doesn’t mean shutting the mind off, especially because shutting it off is so difficult, but rather shifting our attention toward the signals and sensations of the body. [Read more]
Reconnecting with the body, which is ultimately my aim in working with clients, allows to tap into a great deal of information that we find locked away within ourselves. My way to do so is to engage the whole body in breathing, movement and bodyattention.
We can also broaden the experience by including the connection with Nature.
This is what will happen on the 28 of June during the next Day to Breathe: by practicing in a more natural environment, we will open up other levels of perception. [Read more]
For several months now, I’ve been working with groups on the theme of anxiety management and how to prevent and stop panic attacks.
Not only the work with participants offered me – once again – moments of great satisfaction, but it has also taught me a lot about the strategies we develop to avoid… feeling ourselves.
This is nothing new, but it’s always touching to observe how what we feel in our bodies can be perceived as something too invasive, too uncomfortable and dangerous to be contained within us.
When this happens, we feel overwhelmed by negative sensations that we don’t want to feel, and also we don’t recognise easily.
As a result, in order to protect ourselves from this potential experience we tense up, reduce our breathing and sometimes restrict ourselves in rigid and limited postures. [Read more]