by Samantha Lotti | Feb 15, 2017 | Biodynamic Thought, Body-Mind Connection, Perception and Perspective
Your body is making choices every second. Thousands of choices are being made on your behalf to keep all body systems operating and you alive. Is core body temperature too high? Yes. Dilate blood vessels, open pores and sweat. Decision-making is an operational must in...
by Samantha Lotti | May 18, 2014 | Perception and Perspective, Biodynamic Thought
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.”...
by Samantha Lotti | Jan 18, 2014 | Biodynamic Thought, Perception and Perspective
“For age is opportunity no less than youth, itself, though in another dress. And as the evening twilight fades away the sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow We often forget that an aging body has the ability to...
by Samantha Lotti | Sep 17, 2013 | Biodynamic Thought, Perception and Perspective
In a single day, the body is asked to perform all the physiological functions that keep it alive, manage the stresses coming from its external environment, and navigate the emotional ups and downs of human life. Each one of these things is challenging for the body....
by Samantha Lotti | Jun 22, 2013 | Biodynamic Thought, Body-Mind Connection, 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...
by Samantha Lotti | Jun 14, 2013 | Perception and Perspective, Biodynamic Thought
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...