Advanced BODY WISDOM BASICS

EXTENSION
Somatic extension builds upon the foundations of center and ground, in order to encompass something larger than our selves, i.e., our bodies and our ideas. It is akin to dropping something energetically from your center to the earth’s core and receiving something in the rebound. The ball that “bounces back.”

What lies beneath us and behind us is concealed, unseen at first. We may fear it, but what is there really supports and strengthens us.

We can take these depths into ourselves, absorb and integrate, or let it channel through us toward some thing, or someone, or some task. It takes shape in our hands, but comes through the hara. It is expansive, not muscled.

If we don’t let it channel through us but breath it in, extension releases constriction, expands the torso and lengthens the spine.

Extension feels like expanding outward from base through center.
It follows naturally from complete release. Extension is an outward fulfillment of fully releasing. Dropping something completely.

Extension has breath. It is predominantly inspiring, as it follows release. Extension comes up from beneath, feeling its way through the heart center, seeking connection through the arms and fingers.

The head just listens without worry. The mind is awake without effort, receptive, compassionate, and at ease.

From the Somatic Conflict Resolution Training
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