Smaller things

 
 

Lately, I feel my perception becoming more refined, that I am more sensitive to nuances, to minute changes. Whether it's in myself or in my work, I give more importance to the micro-movements that can occur, and I'm less interested in "unblocking" things by generating "big insights".
The most obvious example is my perception of my body. I am just beginning to realize how constrained I am, as if my energy is unconsciously committed to limiting my movement. I could say "I have tension everywhere", but in fact I am becoming more and more aware that this tension is a side effect of a self-imposed rigidity, out of protection or freeze reaction. Lately, instead of trying to "relax" with stretching or big movements, I just try to soften my presence inside myself, as if I were gently opening a tight fist. The result is quite extraordinary: immediately, my spine starts to move, micro-movements spread, and I breathe better.


I am beginning to understand in an embodied way what my many teachers have often told me, whether in constellation or in cranio-sacral: "Minute movements are as effective or even more effective than "big revelations" or catharsis." And with this realization I feel a deep relaxation, both personal and professional, and a space of gentleness opening up for myself and others.
And you, what is the smallest change/movement you can make toward coherence, toward a life that fully nourrishes you?

MusingsLaure Porche