Single Sentence Thought #5
The richness of our blood represents the richness of our heart. --Samantha Lotti
Each Part Influences
Each different part influences and is influenced by the others. If a part of a system changes, the environment surrounding that part becomes altered, reshaping itself in response to the change. As the environment is reshaped, the part itself, as well as the...
Take the Metaphorical Wall in Your Life Literally
Two years ago at the end of February I was driving through the Italian Alps only 10km from my destination when my car hit a patch of ice and began to slide. On my left was the edge of the mountain. On my right was a wall. I did everything I was taught in driver’s ed:...
Single Sentence Thought #4
Tension initiates transformation. --Samantha Lotti
Single Sentence Thought #3
The body is a sensual vehicle. --Samantha Lotti
Pull the Present Moment Around You
Sometimes it’s hard to get up in the morning and remember that today is not the same as yesterday. Often that’s because today looks the same as yesterday. The routine is the same, the people are the same, the problems are the same, and the thoughts and emotions are...
The Body’s Midline
The spine is the body’s midline. It runs from the base of the skull through all 24 vertebrae to the sacrum, ending at the coccyx. It connects the top, middle, and bottom of the body and is the body’s structural and functional center. Movement is accomplished by...
Redefining Your Trauma
Once we have told the story of the trauma in our lives to others and others have reflected that story back to us, then it is time to make a choice. Our trauma either defines us for the duration of our life, becoming the closed box from which our actions and words...
Take a Moment for Your Body
In the search for health, our body looks for opportunities to disengage from the sympathetic state (fight/flight) and enter into the parasympathetic state (rest/digest). In order to heal, the body must go from maintenance mode to repair mode. The only way to do this...
What Is Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy?
I have read many introductions to Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST), participated in hundreds of conversations on the topic, and have been confronted about the “quackery” of BCST from a scientific standpoint. I agree, it is hard to understand what is Biodynamic...