Wanting to be held seems simple on the surface. It can feel like a basic human need. Yet for many people, the moment arms come close or a body leans in, something tightens. The breath shortens. Muscles brace. The mind may say yes, but the body quietly says not yet....
There are moments when someone is right in front of you, kind, present, even devoted, and still your body stays guarded. Your mind may want closeness. Your heart may want it too. But your shoulders tighten, your breath gets shallow, your belly braces, and your nervous...
Most people arrive to bodywork carrying urgency they don’t recognize. The urge to get somewhere.To feel something quickly.To make the experience “worth it.” This urgency lives in the nervous system, not the mind. Historically, Tantra was never practiced in a rushed...
