You Are Not Your Past
You can feel whole, well, safe, and even vital—right now!
More and more people are being diagnosed with anxiety, insomnia, PTSD, depression, ADHD, and other mood conditions.
When challenging events have happened in your life, it can feel difficult, even insurmountable, to navigate your way through.
One approach to this is to develop a relationship with your body, mind, and feelings that is comfortable, even enjoyable. You can feel whole, well, safe, and even vital—right now!
The nurturing, nonjudgmental touch of Breema bodywork supports you to experience a deep relaxation that releases tension, resets the nervous system, and reveals to you that you are not the summation of your life experiences. Self-Breema exercises help you relate to your own body without fear, and the simple movements, brushing and stretching release stress and fear, and allow for a new experience of energy and vitality.
You are not your past experiences, and those experiences don’t have to color your future. When body, mind, and feelings are connected, you can experience a new energy that is unaffected by the past and future. This offers a firm foundation for healing, and a new possibility to have a healthy and supportive relationship with your body, your mind, and your feelings that can profoundly change your life.
Author Bio:
Alexandra Johnson, MD practices integrative, functional family medicine and is a Breema bodywork practitioner and instructor. She finds this approach invaluable for supporting mental, physical and emotional health. She also has extensive experience working with other professionals, including health professionals, to alleviate burnout, chronic fatigue, and compassion fatigue. She has clinic locations and teaches workshops in Santa Cruz, Oakland, and internationally.
Upcoming Events:
The Antidote to Fear: Bodywork, Self-Care Exercises, and Principles for a More Balanced Life
Mondays, 7-8:30pm - in person at Hummingbird Valley 1690 Glen Canyon Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
What’s the remedy for fear and confusion? Body-mind connection. When we have it, we discover an inner strength that allows us to respond harmoniously to the events of life, instead of reacting to them in ways that cause harm to ourselves and others. Body-mind connection is the foundation on which we can build real understanding.
Moving in Harmony with Life: Self-Care Exercises for Vitality and Balance
Wednesdays, 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm - online and in person at Hummingbird Valley 1690 Glen Canyon Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
We spend much of our time being sedentary, lost in our minds. Yet each movement you make throughout your day is an opportunity to be present. Self-Breema exercises are simple and dynamic, and offer a direct experience of body-mind connection. As you practice in class, you increase your ability to be present during your day.
Connecting to Life: Bodywork, Exercises and Principles for Daily Life
December 6 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm - in person at Hummingbird Valley 1690 Glen Canyon Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
From earliest childhood, we are told who we are supposed to be, and the “right” way to live. Then why do we so often feel anxious and uncomfortable? Why do we feel we aren’t living up to expectations, nor is life meeting our expectations? Breema bodywork and Self-Breema exercises support us to experience these nurturing principles and discover new, more harmonious perspectives that make life truly satisfying.