embodied autonomy – Ellen Heed

Embodied Autonomy, Read Me First

What is Embodied Autonomy?

Posted on June 1, 2019December 17, 2019 by Ellen Heed

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Embodied autonomy means ownership of your own body, the very one that entered this world at birth. Embodied autonomy means a more mindful occupation of your own skin - on a sovereign, consistent, and pleasing basis. It’s a sensation that leads to a coherent connection to your own intuitive, fundamental knowing. It comes from your bones. It’s a kind of confidence - that you know what you know – when you trust yourself to interpret your body’s signals.

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Embodied Autonomy, Read Me First

Biochemistry & Embodied Autonomy

Posted on June 8, 2019December 18, 2019 by Ellen Heed

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All these systems add up to the totality of us, and our body is one nation, ruled by the quality of our blood. Every one of our cells is bathed in it. It’s basically a question of plumbing – when fluid flow is plugged at either end, cells suffer, and health suffers.

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Embodied Autonomy, Read Me First

Emotions & Embodied Autonomy

Posted on June 15, 2019December 18, 2019 by Ellen Heed

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We have a map of our body stored in our brain. It’s a map that binds our emotional landscape to our physical real estate, a map of our psycho-proprioceptive self. The body and mind are in constant reciprocity – they communicate back and forth to maintain muscle mass, postural alignment, and appropriate responses to our environment. Embodied autonomy depends on open lines of communication between our brain and the muscles, organs, glands, nerves, bones, and connective tissue that make up the rest of us. Forgotten or suppressed emotions sink deep; they can shut down the link between our body and its mental map.

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Embodied Autonomy, Read Me First

Scar Tissue & Embodied Autonomy

Posted on June 29, 2019December 18, 2019 by Ellen Heed

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Scars are a fact of life lived in the body. Healthy scars close wounds, and that’s the end of it. But some scars don’t stop there; they spread three-dimensional web-like structures, emerging from a wound site or surgical incision. These are pathological scars and can form fibrotic shells around muscles and organs, creating rough, raised tissue that tightens over time as it spreads away from original sites of tissue trauma. The effects of scars can go much further – their pull can be felt at quite a distance from old injuries or surgeries. Scars are often at the root of postural distortions.

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Embodied Autonomy, Read Me First

Why 85% Aren’t Ready For Bodywork

Posted on July 6, 2019December 19, 2019 by Ellen Heed

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The surprising truth is that without proper preparation, bodywork is simply not right for everyone right away. There’s often quite a bit of body-based housekeeping to take care of before bodywork becomes an appropriate vehicle to take us where we want to go. Each person has their own particular chores to complete to improve their personal balance of four variables; this is their health equation to solve before bodywork is a viable tool to fulfill any promise of pain relief or personal potentiation.

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