What was your scariest time with an "other" recently? Was it
when your long term partner admitted to an indiscretion? Or told you they
wanted you to come to therapy with them? Was it a when a new relationship asked
of you more than you were ready to give?
Intimacy asks of us to be willing to be vulnerable,
transparent,
and reciprocal.
It requires an ability to be both separate and together. How do you allow your
partner to have their full autonomy and at the same time feel bonded? And how
do you do this for yourself?
We separate ourselves into parts by only being in our
thoughts, identifying so strongly with a feeling that we don't sense our body,
or when we think of "my foot" (or it) rather than "me." This
may illicit isolation, an aloneness that is scary. Yet we also have had the
experience of the isolation activating a yearning to change, grow, and unify.
The pain from our fear initiates an opportunity to connect - a sacred act.
Listening deeply to our needs, yearnings, and internal
voices is how we become transparent and vulnerable to our self. Being intimate
with ourselves is the first necessary step to being intimate with another.
At the Feb 10 workshop we will choose one part of the
body, in this case the sacrum, to consciously separate our awareness in
order to explore how we separate, within and outside ourselves, rather than choose
connection.
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Upcoming Events
Intimacy - Sacred or Scary?
Wed 2/10/10 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Lack of movement in the sacrum, the triangular bone at the base of the
spine, inhibits sexuality, feelings of power, creativity and easeful walking.
Any of these desired abilities can seem scary when there is not full mobility. This
class will offer an opportunity to explore the movement in your sacrum - (Latin
for sacred) and turn scary into sacred.
Please reserve a space:
sally[[at]]sallychurgel[[dot]]com
707-217-7433
Cost: $25
Location:
Center for Integrated Awareness® Map
170 Professional Center Drive
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
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