From Head to Heart

When I was going through my yoga training 15 years ago, I came across a quote that made so much sense to me as I learned to become a teacher. "The longest journey you will ever make, is the journey from the head to the heart." I didn't realize at the time, how poignant that would actually be as I gravitated towards somatic work as a teacher and in my own life.  

Like so many people, I focused on the knowledge I gained by using my mind to make decisions. After all, my first academic achievement was in the realm of science. But the thought process is not the only avenue for acquiring information and engaging the body in action. It's important and relevant to use your cognition, but acting on that alone negates the intelligence and intuition of the heart.  

Do you trust your feeling sense? The heart is all about feeling and trusting in that guidance. The head is all about thought processes and using logic to act. They don't at all have to be in opposition to one another, it's just that most of us can learn to move from the head to the heart where you can integrate these intelligences to create the experience you want.

For example, I use this in movement when I'm teaching someone how to do a strong squat. I teach to their mind so they can see and understand the position that creates alignment. Then I bring their awareness of how it feels to move and activate the correct muscles so the movement is experienced as strong and stable. 

It's a mind intelligence to a heart intelligence that allows the words I'm speaking to be interpreted into action. Yet, allowing the openness of heart intelligence to how good you can feel when being present and trusting in that internal instruction.  

It does take practice and being assured that your heart centered intuition is a trusted source.

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All the best and hope to connect with you :)