I went through a period of not wanting to move at all. When you spoke about not wanting to feel, I think that was very accurate, but also, it felt as if I had experienced "too much movement", in a very jarring life event and staying very still for me felt like a way to control my experience. I'm starting to move more, and naturally very active, so feeling some aliveness and strength again is welcomed.
Why aren't we moving our body? I think we have many distractions in our daily life that pull us out of our body into dissociated states of scrolling social media. It is an addiction. Movement is a practice, a discipline to make a mindful effort to move. I need to move every day. I walk 45 mins, I do a yoga based practice an hour a day and dance for 15 minutes a day. If I don't feel like it, I just get down on the floor and see what I need to get started and tell myself just start to move even if it's not a full on practice. I always feel better, no matter what I'm moving through. Yes, the questions about what do you eat, how do you sleep and how do you move your body/exercise are the foundation of caring for yourself! Jane, thank you for this! ☺️
I love this!! “if I don't feel like it, I just get down on the floor and see what I need to get started and tell myself just start to move even if it's not a full on practice. I always feel better, no matter what”
When I think about “why do we choose social media over movement?” especially when we’re apathetic, depressed, and numb…the answer you illuminated here makes perfect sense. Movement = feeling.
I’m pondering how I can keep this in mind when guiding people through a yoga practice. I might use something related to Anne’s comment above, helping people start from a very gentle minimum of a movement practice and celebrating that they got on their mat. Building from there.
Such a helpful little byte. Thank you Jane, I’ve been following for awhile and always appreciate what you share 🙏🏼
I appreciated this a lot. Thank you Jane. I'm finding myself reflecting on some nuance I encountered as I watched your video. I can see how people can avoid moving to avoid feeling, and at the same time, I notice just how much I move every day (going to dance class after working a very physically active job every weekday) and how it also helps me achieve something similar. I avoid feeling by employing this strategy of constant vigilance, while others employ something like the opposite.
It makes me think about hyper-and hypo-arousal, and how perhaps one individual may easily fall into a particular state because it's become their "normal". I've known for a while that hyper-vigilance is a state I find myself in much more as opposed to being hypo-aroused.
I love the statistics you mentioned and the point about activity potentially being in the therapists shadow. All wonderful things to be aware of. Also, social media. Huge topic. The Centre for Humane Tech does some great advocacy work and they regularly update their "Ledger of Harms" on the effects of social media on children and adolescents (adults as well I believe).
Wise words. Yes I have found that needing to be in constant motion can be an expression of hypervigilance. Movement has it’s polarities for sure. To either help us feel more or help us numb out. Thanks for sharing these thoughts!
I went through a period of not wanting to move at all. When you spoke about not wanting to feel, I think that was very accurate, but also, it felt as if I had experienced "too much movement", in a very jarring life event and staying very still for me felt like a way to control my experience. I'm starting to move more, and naturally very active, so feeling some aliveness and strength again is welcomed.
Why aren't we moving our body? I think we have many distractions in our daily life that pull us out of our body into dissociated states of scrolling social media. It is an addiction. Movement is a practice, a discipline to make a mindful effort to move. I need to move every day. I walk 45 mins, I do a yoga based practice an hour a day and dance for 15 minutes a day. If I don't feel like it, I just get down on the floor and see what I need to get started and tell myself just start to move even if it's not a full on practice. I always feel better, no matter what I'm moving through. Yes, the questions about what do you eat, how do you sleep and how do you move your body/exercise are the foundation of caring for yourself! Jane, thank you for this! ☺️
I love this!! “if I don't feel like it, I just get down on the floor and see what I need to get started and tell myself just start to move even if it's not a full on practice. I always feel better, no matter what”
When I think about “why do we choose social media over movement?” especially when we’re apathetic, depressed, and numb…the answer you illuminated here makes perfect sense. Movement = feeling.
I’m pondering how I can keep this in mind when guiding people through a yoga practice. I might use something related to Anne’s comment above, helping people start from a very gentle minimum of a movement practice and celebrating that they got on their mat. Building from there.
Such a helpful little byte. Thank you Jane, I’ve been following for awhile and always appreciate what you share 🙏🏼
I appreciated this a lot. Thank you Jane. I'm finding myself reflecting on some nuance I encountered as I watched your video. I can see how people can avoid moving to avoid feeling, and at the same time, I notice just how much I move every day (going to dance class after working a very physically active job every weekday) and how it also helps me achieve something similar. I avoid feeling by employing this strategy of constant vigilance, while others employ something like the opposite.
It makes me think about hyper-and hypo-arousal, and how perhaps one individual may easily fall into a particular state because it's become their "normal". I've known for a while that hyper-vigilance is a state I find myself in much more as opposed to being hypo-aroused.
I love the statistics you mentioned and the point about activity potentially being in the therapists shadow. All wonderful things to be aware of. Also, social media. Huge topic. The Centre for Humane Tech does some great advocacy work and they regularly update their "Ledger of Harms" on the effects of social media on children and adolescents (adults as well I believe).
Thank you again.
Wise words. Yes I have found that needing to be in constant motion can be an expression of hypervigilance. Movement has it’s polarities for sure. To either help us feel more or help us numb out. Thanks for sharing these thoughts!
I am noticing and discovering that I love to move in the company of others! And also finding the type of movement that I love… is so helpful.