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How to not live according to others’ expectations
Think of something you care about, and imagine what ‘others’ would (or do) think about it. It doesn’t matter if what you believe about their opinion is true or not, it doesn’t matter if they have never told you so, but it’s only what you imagine they think
What Others Might Think
Can we not care about others’ opinions without pushing them away from our life? Can we find the balance between listening, being inclusive, and wanting to belong, while at the same time having our own voice, opinion and path?
Part 2: My Neck Remembers / Practical Application
Listen to your body. Don’t do anything with it; just hear its language. You might only pick up one message; you might pick up more. Let it speak to you. Be the listener you always wanted others to be, when you did your best to express something.
Part 1: My Neck Remembers
Many of my clients come to me because of physical discomfort they want to get rid of. From a bodywork perspective, their body is telling them that something has to change. My job is to look with them at what is it their body says and find ways to address it.
Part 2: The Choice To Be Touched by the World Around Us / Practical Application
When you push a certain emotion away, you most probably also push other emotions away (e.g. if we don’t want the potential pain of love, we would also not let love to touch us). Next time when you notice that you ignore what you feel, be attentive to the physical way that you do this…
Part 1: The Choice To Be Touched by the World Around Us
As adults we often make conscious decisions; we are aware of our reasons for wanting certain things while rejecting others. As children our decisions happened in a different way. We coped with situations we encountered such as when the situation at home was too difficult, and we found our own ways to endure it.