Meeting Adversity with Unconditional Kindness
In recent years my life has been relentlessly challenging. Although I have much to be grateful for, I have had to deal with one hardship after another without time to regroup in between. I tell you this, because I suspect that I am not alone. Others are also facing an acceleration of unsettling change. These are truly difficult times for many. However, I am learning that challenges are simultaneously opportunities.
Release is simply the body's way of relinquishing tension or trauma, and thus shifting to a more relaxed state of being. Some people (such as Somatic Experiencing practitioners) use the word discharge instead of release. I use the two terms interchangeably, but prefer the word release.
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