In our image based culture, the human body is often presented as either an object to be valued for its appearance, or used for its performance. This can create a disconnection from the natural processes of our imperfect bodily systems, and lead to self-aversion, dissociation, or just a nagging sense of ‘not measuring up’.
However, when we really inquire, feel and sense our bodies, we realize that our body is not a thing, fixed in time, but an ever-changing expression of life itself. Sensing it in this way opens up a field of previously hidden possibilities. As we begin to sense the body as a part of nature itself, our fear, shame and blame are relaxed.
It also dawns upon us that the mind is not ‘somewhere up here in the head’, but rather suffuses the entire sense of being in and of a body. We begin to sense that this is the ground where real awakening and release can happen.
In this course we will explore the following themes:
- Sensing beneath fixed views of our body
- The interface between mind and body
- The seamlessness of the body and nature
- The body in the context of aging and death
- Control and letting go in the bodily realm
- The body as the ground for awakening and deep knowing
Cost: $120
Discounted rates are available
to register please email peter@originalnature.co.nz