Good morning friends,
I’m enjoying coffee while sitting on the bed in the guest room of my son and soon-to-be daughter in law’s house in Norman, Oklahoma. I’m sensing my fingers touching the keys of my laptop, the red robe that was my father’s touching my skin, the soft socks surrounding my feet for warmth, the weight of my body touching the comforter underneath.
Touch… such a simple sensation, yet so powerful. Touching… one of our 52 Moves in Nia.
The largest organ in our body is our skin, and through bringing awareness to the sensation of touch, we access thousands of sensory receptors in our body. We bring a heightened consciousness to living!
I am flying back to San Antonio in a few hours, and I am holding the intention to notice the people, objects and space I touch as I travel… I love adventure, and it is so easy to create an adventure in every moment.
Join me this week for Nia and Journey Dance as we bring increased awareness to touch… to living in our body!
I grew up here in Oklahoma, and I continue to be humbled by the power of Mother Nature, and her ability to shape and mold through wind, rain, and fire… elements that touch the earth reminding us of the one constant in life: change. On Friday, tornadoes changed the landscape of Norman through touch… I am in awe.
Read more below on touch and healing our bodies.
All love, Adelle
My classes this week: Nia: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm, Sunday 4:00pm…
Journey Dance: Sunday 10:00am
Touch– Healing Our Bodies…
Incorporating human touch in to our everyday lives is vital to the healing of our emotional and physical selves.
Sometimes we might concentrate so much on our spiritual lives that we overlook the wonders of being present in our physical form. When we are more aware of the fact that our bodies are also important in terms of our personal growth, we may find it easier to nurture them. One of the most powerful ways to do this is through human touch, for a loving, comforting touch allows us to access the part of ourselves that yearns for a sense of oneness with the world around us. Even simple forms of touch connect us not just to our bodies but also to the energetic presence of other people.
There are so many ways to incorporate touch in our daily lives, one of the easiest being a heartfelt embrace. Just making a point to hug someone on a daily basis and really feel our energy pass between each other can strengthen the bonds that keep us together. Hugs help us heal any hurt or upset we may have recently experienced by letting us release into the moment of the embrace and realize that no matter what happens to us, we have someone in our lives who supports and cares for us.
Another nourishing form of touch is massage. While we may think of massage as a luxury, it is actually an ancient form of healing that enables us to open up our energetic pathways in order to receive unlimited energy from the universe. It doesn’t matter whether a simple massage comes from a loved one or a massage therapist, but by giving ourselves the gift of massage every once in a while, we are doing something healthy and beneficial for our bodies. Massage helps our bodies activate their own restorative powers, creating a wonderful way to engage fully in our own healing.
Letting ourselves take advantage of the healing nature of touch creates space where we can truly live in and experience the world through our bodies, allowing us to completely immerse ourselves in the loving sense of joy and wonder that is our life.
Adelle Brownlee Brewer
Owner, The Synergy Studio, San Antonio, Texas
Nia Black Belt Teacher; White Belt Trainer
Nia Training Faculty
Journey Dance Guide; Professional Fiber Artist
www.thesynergystudio.com
www.nianow.com/adelle
www.journeydance.com