Using Movement and Relaxation to Reconnect with Ourselves

When you are using breath work, whether your still or moving, things can come to life. We have to remember that traumas, early beliefs and pain from injuries can get stored in our tissues. Either we never dealt with the situation, it's left over "junk", or some other reason. I realized this in an episode years ago where I went to a chiropractor because my neck was stuck in a position. After he "broke the tension" I started crying (for no apparent reason at the time) and couldn't stop for a couple of hours. I realized it was stored grief I had been holding onto for 3 years. In other works, my body had to stop me in my tracks (by stopping neck movement) to address the grief and work through it. And then I asked myself, "How else has this grief been affecting my life?" or "How has my body been trying to tell me there was some grief to let go of before the neck?"

But in any case, this stored junk can hinder your movement, your relaxation, and your life in general. So it is helpful to check out what is your body saying to you (and don't wait 3 years to listen!). Some people can listen to their body better when they are moving. Some need to sit still in a quiet setting. I find sometimes I need the movement and sometimes I need the sitting and they kind of work together.