Your post today took me in a surprising direction. My writing probably will too. Your descriptions of your anxious dog made me think of my 16 year old cat. Tawny went to the vet this week for a new injection for arthritis pain in cats. Studying the charts in the exam room as I waited, I learned that Tawny is roughly the same age as me—mid to late 70s.
She is moving slowly these days. She really can’t tell me if anything hurts or if she just prefers to move slowly.
Last week I tried to join some little ones on a trampoline. In my mind it looked like fun. But with a 4 an 7 year old bouncing near me, as well as my 47 year old daughter I could not get any balance and wound up sitting in the middle watching the fun. I was afraid if I jumped and came down the wrong way, my bones would fold like an accordion..
I figured I just did not have good memory movement from a trampoline—it wasn’t like riding a bike after many years. But everyone recommends I not try it again. Fortunately I am not in pain at my age. Maybe I am like Tawny. I just don’t move as fast as I used to, even though in my mind I am jumping 4 feet into the air.
I’ve heard so much about this book over the years, but I have yet to read it. I like the “suffering from memories” phrase - something I can easily remember to think about.
I like how your specific prompt of writing about noticed tension follows the same process as we do in yoga - noticing where the tension is and exhaling into that specific area. We can approach healing of the same thing in multiple ways.
Your post today took me in a surprising direction. My writing probably will too. Your descriptions of your anxious dog made me think of my 16 year old cat. Tawny went to the vet this week for a new injection for arthritis pain in cats. Studying the charts in the exam room as I waited, I learned that Tawny is roughly the same age as me—mid to late 70s.
She is moving slowly these days. She really can’t tell me if anything hurts or if she just prefers to move slowly.
Last week I tried to join some little ones on a trampoline. In my mind it looked like fun. But with a 4 an 7 year old bouncing near me, as well as my 47 year old daughter I could not get any balance and wound up sitting in the middle watching the fun. I was afraid if I jumped and came down the wrong way, my bones would fold like an accordion..
I figured I just did not have good memory movement from a trampoline—it wasn’t like riding a bike after many years. But everyone recommends I not try it again. Fortunately I am not in pain at my age. Maybe I am like Tawny. I just don’t move as fast as I used to, even though in my mind I am jumping 4 feet into the air.
Love this whole concept of somatic healing. Sometimes I think my trauma is embedded in every cell.
I’ve heard so much about this book over the years, but I have yet to read it. I like the “suffering from memories” phrase - something I can easily remember to think about.
I like how your specific prompt of writing about noticed tension follows the same process as we do in yoga - noticing where the tension is and exhaling into that specific area. We can approach healing of the same thing in multiple ways.