In this episode, Kurt and i (amber) dive into what it takes to build steadiness in ourselves for sincere connection.
We speak to the health of relationships. What health in relationship looks like and what it is to begin to move towards health within us.
So much of the stress, angst, overwhelm, seeking, scatteredness, grief and even depression can be traced back to a lack of sufficient nourishment through healthy, steady relationships. At the heart of good relating is steady consistency: the steady and consistent returning to care, active connection and presence.
We explore what it means to truly meet another person. The meeting beyond intellect, beyond just two physical bodies being in the same time-space.
For many of us, closeness and intimacy have come with pain. Parts of us may be holding a barrier between ourselves and others, registering closeness as a threat.
Repair happens through slow consistency. Slowly and consistently, we can repair what is fractured within us and create intimacy in our own relational field with ourselves.
This can be supported by very simple ways of engaging the body and awareness at the same time. Through meditation and embodied movement, we can gather our attention back towards the body and reconnect with the intelligence that lives inside the soma.
This is the foundation of STAMINA: seven days of embodied meditation practices working with the body, the nervous system, the mind, the harmony of the heart, activation, boundaries and the capacity to gather yourself and hold your own ground.