by Samantha Lotti | Aug 22, 2017 | Biodynamic Thought, Client Resource
This exercise is inspired by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, who demonstrated what it really means to get comfortable when sitting. We often get into a pattern of thinking about what’s next, which takes us out of the present moment and projects us into a future that...
by Samantha Lotti | Aug 23, 2016 | Biodynamic Thought, Client Resource
This is a modification of a breathing exercise called Coherent Breathing first introduced to me by Michael Shea. You can find this and many other embodiment practices in Body Compassing: Meditation-for-Healing. We often get stuck in cyclical thoughts and feelings,...
by Samantha Lotti | Sep 8, 2015 | Biodynamic Thought, Client Resource, Managing Thoughts and Feelings
Thank you to David Hatfield for introducing me to this exercise. You can learn more about embodiment practices in Body Compassing: Meditation-for-Healing. We often get stuck in cyclical thoughts and feelings, which take us away from living our lives. This is a simple...
by Samantha Lotti | Aug 31, 2015 | Biodynamic Thought, Client Resource, Pain, Pain Management
Pain is all too often a part of our daily life, whether physical, mental, or emotional. This is a simple exercise to help manage the pain you are experiencing in this moment 1. Locate the pain you are feeling right now in your body, finding and naming the specific...
by Samantha Lotti | Mar 1, 2014 | Biodynamic Thought, Client Resource, Meditation
We know we are here because we have input from our senses that go directly to our brain and orient us to ourselves, to our surroundings, and to other people. Without these inputs, we would be unable to function. Something we do every day, like walking, would become...
by Samantha Lotti | Jun 22, 2013 | Biodynamic Thought, Client Resource, Perception and Perspective
There’s no one who hasn’t experienced the richness of their own blood when bleeding from a cut. To some people the sight of blood is gross or scary, to some fascinating and beautiful. The fact that we bleed when cut means we’re healthy, it means the heart, in...
