If you feel abandoned by the world, Can you imagine your mother standing on the left behind you, supporting you, putting her hand on your shoulder, can you feel her love? And your father on the right, supporting you? Can you feel his strength? Can you remember a moment when your mother held you, where you felt supported by her? Can you remember a moment where your father did that, where you felt his support, his strength? And if right now this doesn't come easy to you, maybe

Also building nervous system resiliency and regulating is a habit. A habit that requires dedication, a certain structure, in which we feel safe.

What brought you to Bali? Here's a little of my story.

An invitation by my wonderful wise SE teacher Efu Nyaki. Access my somatic mini-guide "A Map Back to Your Body" here.

Fawning is normal. A normal nervous system response. A response that comes up when to our body it seems all other options are more dangerous than to please, agree, comply. Our nervous system wants for us to survive. If you nod the head where you actually have a different opinion... If you yes and go with what another person suggested... If you stick to a promise rather than to break it although there's big resistance now... – then, your nervous system interprets this as the o

"In the present moment - we were safe. Even when the alarm on our phones showed up, telling us we need to go to the ground floor because an attack is looming - we were still safe in this present moment." What a beautiful reminder by a peer of mine of the Somatic Experiencing studies. On their way from Europe to India to start the next training module with us, the war started - and they were stuck in Dubai for 1 week. She studied, practiced hands on – on herself and her immedi

Women, anger, and the disconnection from our bodies that make us susceptible to romances in which we suffer. How to shift this pattern.

Yesterday morning, quite out of the blue, I had the impulse to write on tumblr again. After 15 years! I realize I’m somewhat tired of Instagram. I feel pressured often, a pressure to be, do, express myself in a certain way. A pressure to achieve something. Which creates the opposite: it blocks me. This is my antidote.