A Micro Pause where we practice viewing our relationship to our bodies as a negotiating one.

Body Intelligence is about treating your body as an ally, not an obstacle, and with allies we negotiate, we do not demand.

Demanding of your muscles to release their grip and extent into their full length (by applying a hard pull) is not very useful. Negotiating with them to do so is much more efficient.

Why? Because thats how the nervous system works. The muscle need to feel like its safe to extend (in the sense that it won’t cause it to break and/or not being able to contract again) in order to let go of its grip. On the level of the nervous system this can be accomplished by a continuous action of gently pulling and releasing.


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Body Intelligence – Dive deeper, 8: full relaxation

Use that body scan to help your body relax. A common consequence of focusing on a body part is the relaxation of that body part, you may have noticed in the previous lesson. Now we take it a step further. Having the ability to fully relax is so valuable! Make this lesson before bedtime to improve your sleep duration and quality!

Body Intelligence – Dive deeper, 7: body scan

Turn on your inner torch and search through your entire body. You may be amazed by what you discover. Or you may not. Either way, you get a tool that really allows you to become present in your physicality. This is very useful whenever the mind gets overwhelmed or when you need to zoom out of whats going on in your head.

Body Intelligence – Dive deeper, 6: breath work

View your breath as a friend, and as an indicator on how you respond to different situations in life. If you know your breath you will also instantly know how you feel about something, how your body responds to different stressors, and so on. Learning to breathe deeper, longer and fuller is also learning to control your parasympathetic nervous system response. Breathing consciously is a very accessible way to calm the body down and allow space for reflection on any given situation. Now, let’s breathe together!

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