tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418296591871311209.post7451105430366876877..comments2023-06-27T10:38:09.174-05:00Comments on A Journey...: I can dance!Empowering Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11438601114644988521noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418296591871311209.post-9629197577184904252009-07-09T15:28:15.110-05:002009-07-09T15:28:15.110-05:00Jalyia - isn't it something how animals instin...Jalyia - isn't it something how animals instinctively know to do those things to recover from a stressful event? My pup Brindle will do just that - stand up and "shake it off". I love your idea of a "jitterbug" dance to stay in the joy of the moment, Jalyia!!<br /><br />I've read Peter Lavine as well - "Trauma Recovery" Restoring your body - what a terrific read!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by Jalyia!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912871715015255464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418296591871311209.post-54818130399823102722009-07-09T15:21:39.971-05:002009-07-09T15:21:39.971-05:00Thanks for stopping by Michele; I've been doin...Thanks for stopping by Michele; I've been doing some research on the "freezing" response...which is part of that "learned helplessness" many survivors of childhood abuse experience. The good news is that we don't have to stay there and can begin to climb out of that place of self doubt by reconnecting with our bodies - and one way to do this is to practice movement in dance!<br /><br />BTW; congratulations again on the big move and launching your website!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912871715015255464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418296591871311209.post-89399171927012110642009-07-09T11:09:38.975-05:002009-07-09T11:09:38.975-05:00Dancing and doing the dishes! --> Remember the ...Dancing and doing the dishes! --> Remember the movie "The Big Chill"? :-)<br /><br />Yesterday I listened to Michael Jackson's "So You Wanna Be Starting Something" a zillion times ... I've gotten into a happy habit of shake-shake-shaking my whole body just because it feels so good and loosens everything up ... Shaking is also a natural bodily action that occurs after a stressful event ... I think that Peter Levine writes about it in his book "Taming the Tiger." Non-human animals naturally release tension through shaking and trembling ... We tend to curtail or suppress this process of release ... So I've started shaking for the joy of it whenever I can ... My husband calls it my "jitterbug dance" :-)Jaliyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868006713291780694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418296591871311209.post-82293797150267479182009-07-08T09:04:58.786-05:002009-07-08T09:04:58.786-05:00"The body and mind are amazing and dont seem ..."The body and mind are amazing and dont seem capable of holding the pain of the past AND the joy of movement at the same time." <br /><br />That's what I discovered, too! Aren't we lucky the body and mind so badly WANT to feel joy that the minute it's truly offered both body and mind dump the bad stuff and get into the joy groove?<br /><br />Love the idea of you dancing and doing the dishes. It's when we bring joy into the most insignificant moments that we really begin to make it a habit. From there, all healing is possible.Michele Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898364169417010039noreply@blogger.com