{"id":412,"date":"2015-11-01T18:31:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T01:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/creativehealing.org\/dreambody\/?p=412"},"modified":"2018-07-27T09:28:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T16:28:21","slug":"believing-experiences-weakness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/creativehealing.org\/dreambody\/believing-experiences-weakness\/","title":{"rendered":"Believing in Our Experiences of Weakness"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Frosty-leaf\"<\/a>In the October forum we talked about Big and Small Health and the tyranny of wellness. Also, that true\u00a0health means to be open to the diversity of experiences that we have.<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u00a0<\/span>explored an individual’s experience of weakness from arthritis in their hands. Then in small groups we explored questions including: How do you deal with being held back by health issues and h<\/span>ow significant is touch and movement in your health? In the discussion at the end we explored issues around expectations and responsibilities and the need for simplicity and play.<\/span><\/p>\n

Arthritis Experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This woman’s symptom experience was of having hands that get swollen and stiff, but no experience of pain. The symptoms especially occur when it is cold outside and lead to having trouble turning a key or zipping a jacket when the muscles just don’t work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Paradox of Weakness<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We explored many aspects of the symptom. These included\u00a0the frustration of being weak and held back from being able to continue what she wanted to do. There was a critic that wanted her to shape up. A powerful aspect of the experience of the symptom was about\u00a0being stiff and having to stop and wait which led to an awareness of needing to stand her ground. By listening to the wisdom to be found in aging\u00a0and all that life has taught her she was reminded of being creative, her ability to find other options, as well as\u00a0taking care of herself, wearing mittens, eating well, and being kind to herself. \u00a0Moving between all these parts resulted in a playful movement performance of different characters. She finished by reminding herself to\u00a0believe\u00a0in her own experience.<\/p>\n

Finding Appreciation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In the forum we explored roles of expectations, pressure to do things and the judging that comes from this. Then we unfolded the various roles\u00a0 and reactions after you get sick, afraid and life gets messy. The roles shifted from criticisms to genuine care and concern for each others’ health and vulnerabilities. A shift occurred allowing appreciation of ones accomplishments and the perseverance it takes in meeting expectations. \u00a0There was a part that was\u00a0silly and slow and had loosen\u00a0the communication format right from the beginning. It became impossible to ignore and helped the expectation side to relax a little. We became aware how we all share some kind of suffering and don’t know very much about each others lives.<\/p>\n

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In the October forum we talked about Big and Small Health and the tyranny of wellness. Also, that true\u00a0health means to be open to the diversity of experiences that we have. We\u00a0explored an individual’s experience of weakness from arthritis in their hands. Then in small groups we explored questions including: How do you deal with …<\/p>\n

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