For me, it starts with something as simple as the breath. Noticing that I am breathing. Registering my body. Doing things that support my registration of breath and weight. Thus I am ecstatic to have found Breema bodywork, and am finding and making more and more opportunities to give and receive Breema treatments. When I'm flying solo, I draw on a whole host of self-Breema exercises to bring me to my body and let me experience a deepening sense of Breema principles. I notice very distinctly that it curbs my tendency to amp up and spiral off, which throws me ultimately off-center. Recently I've noticed how Breema helps me stay clear and focused, whereas I have a tendency to fog out during the day and lose track of what I am doing, thus becoming frustratingly inefficient. For me, it starts with breath.

I also sometimes take off into the Berkeley hills and find a nice park to disappear into for an hour or two, to read a book or watch the sun set beyond the Marin hills, gaze at Mount Tamalpais piercing the pinks and purples of the evening sky. A simple walk around the block. Standing by redwoods. When not doing Breema with a partner, I find great healing in being alone with myself, time which I truly treasure. Spending this time with my body and my imagination, letting myself go on vision quests, lets me be even more present with others, making those times more rich, colorful, and wonderful.

Food for thought, can't wait to hear your response,

Shaggy
7/22/99