Bodylearning

‘What is forgiveness?’
asked the pupil to the master.
The master smiled, picked up a stone and placed it in front of him:
‘the violent man would use it as a weapon to do evil.
The builder would make it a brick on which to build a cathedral.
For the weary traveller it would be a chair where he could find rest.
The artist would sculpt the face of his muse.
The absent-minded would stumble upon it.
The child would make a game of it.
In all cases, it is not the stone that makes the difference, but the man.
With forgiveness, man chooses to transform the stones of life into love.’  (*)

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In the last article, we talked about creating a state of wonder, so to nourish another kind of attention.
We are often paying attention to our reality through the lens of being busy with a « to do list », with worries and problems – real, potential or imaginary. In this state, our Inner Judge gets a lot of material for comparing and criticising what we do and how we are. The results are stress, dissatisfaction, insecurity, even anxiety.
The kind of attention I recommend to nourish is the one we experience when we are “simply” in the present. It can happen when we admire art or Nature. It helps to shift our attention from doing to being.
It is also bonded with being more able to appreciate : a wonderful melody, a magnificent landscape, a lovely moment with friends and family. Or simply to enjoy the daily life activities.   [Read more]

Do you also experience a very unkind, critical Inner Judge, commenting on your actions and behaviours, and sometimes on your being, with this kind of sentences?
“You are never good enough”. “You should have done this better”. “The others are better that you”. “You are an impostor who soon will be discovered”. “You will never manage”.
Many clients start working with me being already aware that they have a critical inner judge.   [Read more]

This year, for the third time, A Day to Breathe gifted us with deeply and precious body’s experiences.
Let me start by saying that I am very lucky to have always lovely and inspiring participants at my activities. People willing to challenge themselves, people able to follow my instructions and to trust their body.
I need to mention this because it may seem evident but it is not: I felt, once more this year, honoured for the privilege to lead such a nice and committed group.
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While working with clients, or leading my groups activities or developing my articles, I always underline the importance of breathing.
I would like to attract again your attention on this topic, because our mind tends – and it is very good at that – to ignore the importance of this basic function and to move quickly to something more “exciting”… But “outside” the body!
How to blame it? It is true that breathing is, basically, “only” breathing 🙂   [Read more]