The Part Of You That Goes Still Under Pressure

Sometimes the body does not race or run; it goes quiet, and you drift somewhere far from the room. This is not you being broken. This short practice helps you come back slowly, one sense at a time, with warm piano and bass beneath a grounded voice, until being here again feels possible instead of demanded.

Transcript

What does your body do when it cannot fight and cannot leave? This practice is called the part of you that goes still under pressure. Sometimes the nervous system does not race. It goes quiet and you go far away. If you have gone still. You are not broken. Let your feet press gently into the floor. Let your hands find something solid. You Here is something you can do. Name one thing you can feel right now. The floor the chair. The air on your skin. Repeat quietly. Going still was my body keeping me safe. I can come back slowly. One sense at a time. I am allowed to be here again. Name one more thing you can feel. Let it bring you an inch closer. You do not have to rush back. You only have to know the way is still there.