Somatic
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The primary text of the mystic is the human body.
—Antonio de Nicolás
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Your body is your first home. Breathing in, I arrive in my body. Breathing out, I am home.
—Thich Nhat Hanh
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The body remembers.
—Babette Rothschild
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Your body knows the answer.
—David Rome
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The body keeps the score.
—Bessel Van Der Kolk
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Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?
—Corinthians
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Your body is not a temple. It's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.
—Anthony Bourdain
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I would offer you my pulse
I would give you my breath
—Ani DiFranco
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Well, you may be a lover
but you ain't no dancer
—Beatles
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Do you want
Do you want
Do you wanna dance with me, baby?
—Joni Mitchell
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Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.
—Thich Nhat Hanh
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How do I know about the world?
By what is within me.
―Lao Tzu
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Poem: Sleeping Next to the Man on the Plane
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Just noticing … just feeling …
Feelings (emotions & sensations)
Smell the flowers, blow out the candles
3-minute breath control & awareness practice
The Somatic Post-Encounter Clinical Summary (SPECS)
Visual poem: Starship Somatics