Orienting

Orienting is one of the basic tools for regulating the Nervous System. Why? Because when we're restless, nervous, or feel stuck and disconnected – usually our animal self perceives some sort of threat. This can be kind of constant, stem from experiences in the past where the environment didn't feel safe. So you constantly had to look out for danger – be it physical, emotional or mental. 
In these cases, it is crucial to teach our nervous system that the environment is SAFE, HERE AND NOW. Imagine you're a gazelle grazing in the wild, and a branch cracks: naturally, you look up, and around - orient yourself whether there is danger or not. If there is, you mobilize your energy to fight or flee. If you notice it was just a bird searching for items for its nest that caused the cracking – you start to relax. We humans are the same. So: if your system feels threatened - hyper- or hypoactivated as we say: Look around. Orient. Reality check if you are in danger - or, maybe, you're actually safe. You can do this any moment, anywhere you are.

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Here's how I guide myself and how I guide others:

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Orienting is a crucial element of the Sensual Sundays which start March 15th. How is it connected?

Sensuality for me means being connected to all my senses. It's not about performance, about looking a certain why. It's when I can feel, smell, taste, hear and see in fine nuances, with lots of sensitivity. I am intimately connected to the experience in my body. 

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In order to be in the body, we need to feel safe. We need to create ourselves an environment of safety. This can happen through other humans with who you regulate. Through imagining support. Through feeling the ground, the support of nature. Through orienting... 

That's how you arrive in the Here and Now - where life starts to feel so alive. Where you feel connected. Where you are embodied.

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Therefore, cultivating safety will always be a crucial part of Sensual Sundays. 

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Join us from March onwards, every Sunday - mornings in Europe, evenings in Bali.

Details and sign up here. 

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