Cyclical Thoughts and Feelings: Redirect Them

by Samantha Lotti | Jun 14, 2016 | Biodynamic Thought, Exercise, Managing Thoughts and Feelings

We often get stuck in cyclical thoughts and feelings, which take us away from living our lives. This is a simple exercise to help manage cyclical thoughts and/or feelings Exercise 1) Consciously become aware of a cyclical thought/feeling you are having or have been...

Alternative Definition #3

by Samantha Lotti | Nov 1, 2015 | Alternative Definitions, Biodynamic Thought

Inspired by the lectures of Jeffrey Yuen and a discussion on Daoist acupuncture: An alternative definition for Heaven: Heaven: rays of sunlight which cause the transformation of life. –Samantha...

Cyclical Thoughts and Feelings: Throw Them Out

by Samantha Lotti | Sep 8, 2015 | Biodynamic Thought, Exercise, 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...

Pain: Find What Doesn’t Hurt

by Samantha Lotti | Aug 31, 2015 | Biodynamic Thought, Embodiment, Exercise, 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...

How Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy May Benefit Pain Conditions

by Samantha Lotti | Aug 24, 2015 | Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Biodynamic Thought, Pain

Living with chronic or acute pain can be debilitating. It can cause not only high levels of stress but also significant changes in mood and daily life activities. Default treatments like anti-inflammatory medications and painkillers, appropriate exercises and...

The Brain and the “I”

by Samantha Lotti | May 18, 2014 | Biodynamic Thought, Perception and Perspective

Note: I will not be defining the “I” in this post because it is beyond the scope of what I’m writing about. This is why I keep it in quotation marks throughout the post. This month in my practice the discussion that’s been on the table is the brain. And the “I.”...