Try these short somatic enquiries whenever you feel demotivated, restricted, unbound, tense, or off-centre. Your body can be your resource in so many ways.
I love this set of resources, and I remember you first sharing them on Instagram! Today I'm mostly feeling very, very tired. Beyond a nap, I'm wondering what you would suggest as a somatic enquiry for fatigue...?
Thank you! When I am tired I tend to stop and ask myself, how do I know I am tired? What sensations am I interpreting as tiredness? That might give me clues for how to respond, maybe I actually need to hydrate, or maybe I need a snack, however what I do find works for general fatigue is to switch out of the vertical. If I can’t lie down, then I’ll try and lean towards 45 degrees (play with the angles: somewhere it’s refreshing, somewhere it’s a snooze!) if I can get out of the vertical then I usually close my eyes and get in touch with the out breaths. Let me know if any of this chimes 🙏
Ps. I meant to say that I find leaning forward out of the vertical is as interesting for fatigue as leaning backward eg sitting on the floor and leaning forward to rest folded arms/head onto the seat of a chair (bolster support for front body, extra nice!)
I love love this. Wish I could keep a copy in front of me at all times
Thanks Jo! I’m glad they’ve landed well for you 🙏
What fabulous ideas, and such a refreshingly sensible way of looking at our mind/body connections...thank you!
Thank you for the feedback! I hope they prove handy for you 🙏
I love this set of resources, and I remember you first sharing them on Instagram! Today I'm mostly feeling very, very tired. Beyond a nap, I'm wondering what you would suggest as a somatic enquiry for fatigue...?
Thank you! When I am tired I tend to stop and ask myself, how do I know I am tired? What sensations am I interpreting as tiredness? That might give me clues for how to respond, maybe I actually need to hydrate, or maybe I need a snack, however what I do find works for general fatigue is to switch out of the vertical. If I can’t lie down, then I’ll try and lean towards 45 degrees (play with the angles: somewhere it’s refreshing, somewhere it’s a snooze!) if I can get out of the vertical then I usually close my eyes and get in touch with the out breaths. Let me know if any of this chimes 🙏
Ps. I meant to say that I find leaning forward out of the vertical is as interesting for fatigue as leaning backward eg sitting on the floor and leaning forward to rest folded arms/head onto the seat of a chair (bolster support for front body, extra nice!)
Hmmm. Leaning. Let me play with that and get back to you!
delicious, all of them! thank you.
Delicious is a nice response to savour! Thank you 🙏