In this episode, Tessa Sanderson introduces us to focusing, a beautiful technique that brings more consciousness and acceptance into our lives by giving our body wisdom more space. It’s practical, you can do it to support your happiness, your relationships and as meditation; infinitely adaptable and useful in everyday life.
We also talk about the wonderful medicine circle, birth trauma, preparing for birth and many other topics.
Tessa is a yoga teacher and trainer, menstrual educator and prolific author of women’s and children’s books. She organises the State of Birth symposium for birth professionals. She also offers 121 trauma-sensitive sessions of embodied listening through Focusing and Medicine Circles.
Resources
The State Of Birth symposium is at thestateofbirth.com on 13th and 14th November 2021 and the recording will be available afterwards.
Tessa’s website is here where you can find all her books including Pearls of Birth Wisdom which she mentions in the podcast.
Tessa’s Instagram is @tessa.venuti.sanderson
You can find instructions for a listening partnership here
The conversation about Medicine Circles for pregnancy is here
The focusing training Tessa mentions is here wholebodyfocusing.com/
The Radical Acceptance of Everything: Living a Focusing Life is by Ann Weiser Cornell
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
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Music
Trust Me (instrumental) by RYYZN Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream Music promoted by Audio Library
Artwork
Portrait by Lori Fitzdoodles
