January 2023: Amazement & Wonder Abound

When it is over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom,taking the world into my arms." Mary Oliver

This quote by Mary Oliver speaks to the fire that has always burned within me to grow personally and professionally. When I say "always" I recall this urge rising up as young as 8 or 9 years of age. A sense that life was deeper than what I was being taught in school, at home, in church... An inkling that with enough attention even the mystical would not prove elusive for me.

This exploration led to careers that blended science and hard data with the fluidity of relationships. Relationships provided the feedback I needed to monitor my course. Hard data was the anchor for my actions. I learned through 15 years as a Registered Nurse the importance of physical well being. The loftiest of ideals cannot come to fruition if your blood pressure does not support or impedes your heart from pumping oxygen rich blood throughout the system. This was one of the richest and hardest jobs I have had. I left nursing knowing I was a healer, but feeling frustrated with the restrictions of the system. Let me say a big Thank You to all of the nurses who continue to transform the way healthcare is delivered in traditional settings.

, As a Yoga Therapist I learned the truth that to have a healthy physical body is not enough. For the first time from the "inside-out" I felt the power and wonder of connecting with my body, mind and heart. The asanas built my physical well-being, while meditation, breathwork and the study of yogic philosophy - the Yamas and Niyamas, built my mental and emotional well-being. I felt myself as more than a body, more than a mind, more than my emotions. The sum of the parts began to grow me exponentially. For 6 years I shared my passion for yogic philosophy, the asanas and meditation.

The study of Yoga led me to Thomas Hanna and Somatics. For me, an even deeper dive into amazement and wonder. I have learned even more about myself in the past 14 years through practicing and teaching Clinical Somatic Movement classes, workshops, and teacher trainings. I would tell my students and clients - this process will bring you face to face with the hardest version of yourself, as you peel away the layers of the onion and rediscover the ability to self-sense, self-regulate and self-adjust based on what we are sensing. I really believed and continue to believe that self-realization is a possibility. It can happen in a moment!

And WHY must I/we pay attention? Because this allows us to be the bridegroom taking the world into our arms, to be the bride ever amazed by the world around us and within us. This state is dynamic. There is no endpoint. We don't eventually "get there..." And so I continue to celebrate the mysteries that show up for me each moment that I am present. This is the invitation.

I am creating more space to be amazed and filled with wonder! I am shutting down my website this month. If you want to keep up with my somatic explorations, classes and workshops you can like and follow me on my Facebook Business Page . My contact email address is theresa.e.evans@gmail.com. I am seeing clients for private sessions in person and on ZOOM. May 2023 be filled with amazement as you take the world into your arms moment by moment.