The power of expanding space…

After a year of not being allowed to travel and still working from home — it appears that we are facing the brink of an overhaul in our work culture for good. Companies are coming up with all sorts of ideas that will solve where we work, including work from home/office hybrid arrangement. Home offices seem to be here to stay!

With home offices remaining very much part of our working culture in months and potentially years to come the importance of space should not be underestimated and should be considered.

The movement observations I have conducted as part of my PhD and leading over 150 hours of movement meditations over the past year has shown me how important it is to create space for our bodies and minds.

Sitting forms part of what many of us do, usually as a side effect of doing the thing we really love doing ( eg. writing this article), rather than actively wanting to sit. The thing with being sedentary is that our kinesphere (the space around our bodies) contracts and becomes smaller too.

As a Somatic Coach I believe that how we move has a direct impact upon how we think and feel — so the idea of using only a small kinesphere would as a result have an impact upon how expansive our thoughts are. Also with our posture being held and contracted our emotions are held and bound, rather than free flowing — we become disconnected from how we feel and things can as a result easily feel out of balance and overwhelming.

The good news is that we can easily increase and expand our kinesphere with adding expansive movements to our day through stretching and reaching.

Guided movement meditations are a way to not only expand your kinesphere and allow our bodies to move (and the emotions to flow), but also encourages you to create imaginary spaces that feel safe and joyful to move and be in.

Furthermore movement meditations bring forth the realisation that the 4 walls we sit in all day can be transformed into anything we want. This awareness changes how we feel and think, all through movement and imagination. It is subtle and simple, but when you are sedentary and in the same place most of the day, changing how you perceive your environment can make all the difference.

To experience a mini movement meditation click here.