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• May 2022 • qathetliving.ca
TAKE A BREAK
Stuck? Try embodied decision making
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RETURN TO REVERENCE
hink to a time when stand on, a piece of tape you have had diffion the floor or a pillow culty choosing beperhaps. Designate one tween two options, in a choice for each item and “this” or “that” type of stand before them. After JULIETTE JARVIS situation. Not so much a cleansing breath and a at the level of what to moment to “get into our make for supper, but life body,” step onto the first path choices such as which option and feel as if you career to study for, or behave fully stepped into that tween a perceived responchoice. Made and done. sibility and dream pursuit. Notice now any emotions Perhaps that time is right welling up and let them now even. We may feel inform you. Take stock of such a tension arise that we physical tension in your become immobilized and body and your posture. Is truly challenged. your jaw clenched? Arms Our minds and hearts wrapped around yourself? and guts seem at odds with Face grimacing? each other. Maybe neither, Now step back and shake or both, of the options feel it all off before “making” authentically right and so your second choice. Notice we ping pong back and again and note any changforth. es that occur. This is where If we introduce a third compassionate witnesses can option, a stability of sorts be helpful. Often they can can be attained. The tension see our stance and energy becomes distributed in a balanced way, much like a change better than we can. triangle or three-legged stool. Often this option is a One of the three options will bring greater ease compromising blend of the original two, but may be to our body with feelings of freedom, strength, or something wild and previously unconsidered. excitement while the others feel heavy, oppressive, Trusted help may be enlisted to think outside of or downright painful. the box we were in, but boldly seeking that third opWe tend to rely heavily on our minds to make detion can bring strong feelings of spaciousness to then cisions, but our wise bodies have lots to tell us too. step into my favourite decision making method. We Give this practice a try next time you are stuck and can do this as a solo experience, but having trusted feel it out! observers to this process adds a wealth of informaJuliette Jarvis offers card readings, shamanic sestion we might miss on our own. sions, medicine gatherings, and immersion programs The first step is to ensure we have three firm, clear online and in-person. Find her at 3FoldBalance.com and options. The next step is to find three things we can ReturnToReverence.ca
