The Pulse of Life

Written By Djinane AlSuwayeh

The pulsatory process is seen as the primal life movement, a basic rhythm, a charge and discharge - expansion and contraction.

Practice: Finding center through the pulse of life:

  • Taking a moment to acknowledge wherever you are, however you are. 

  • Explore a sense of touch, with gentle compression - like a sense of honor (heart, head, hug, back of neck etc.)

  • Condense into hugging, into the core of your being, find where this is most needed in you.

  • Release the hug, and let the body expand out into the sides of space.

  • You can choose to stay longer in condensing if you feel the need for it.

  • Orient to something pleasurable in your environment - color, pet, object etc.

It all starts with a Dot, a focus. 🟠 A Cercle is an expanded Dot. Both sharing freedom from distinction or separation, symbolizing the results of creation.

Embodied Healing is a process of growth, of creating space learned over time in order to find grace in the pulses of life. No one ever said that a pulse is smooth. Sometimes it’s short and fast, other times it’s long and slow. But it is always rhythmical and concentric.

Begin by asking yourself:

  • Do you have the capacity to ride the waves of emotion and feeling in times of discomfort?

  • Are you able to ground yourself during difficulty?

  • Can you discern urgent needs from those that can wait?

  • Can you calm your nervous system and connect to yourself and your world in the face of activation?

  • Do you allow yourself to find nourishing resources, rest deeply, orient to pleasure and ask for help?

The Cercle invites you in curious exploration through movement for a change in shape, let’s make more space for resilience together! You could maybe join one of the offered online group classes to discover this kind of work at your own pace here.

Remember, where you place your attention, is an intervention.

Source: Somatic Experiencing International, Dr. Peter Levine, Dr. Eleanor Criswell

Djinane AlSuwayeh

Born in Strasbourg, France. Djinane AlSuwayeh is a Kuwaiti-French Creative Director, an award-winning and internationally published Photographer, certified trauma-trained yoga teacher, and somatic movement therapist and educator.

She’s currently rooted in Kuwait and regularly travels to teach and capture the faces of lovely souls.

Former founder of iiiangle, her creative studio, AlSuwayeh dedicated 10 years of her career to revolutionizing young brands by giving them international exposure. Some of her most remembered projects include launching Kuwaiti niche perfume brand called ODICT which landed a 3-year exclusive contract with SEPHORA ME for its debut collection, as well as rebranded Kuwait’s long-loved fashion brand CHARAH, making it exist with a brand expression that is timeless and proud. She was part of the VOGUE Arabia launch team, as well as led the full print and digital campaign of Memoir’s of a Sailor for JACC; Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre.

In parallel, AlSuwayeh’s photographic work has been recognized and published in VOGUE Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, and L’Officiel. She has worked with clients such as CHANEL, Gucci, and DIOR, as well as photographing celebrities such as GIGI HADID, Elie Saab, ALBER ELBAZ, Stefan Seigal, Paul Andrew and HUDA KATTAN to name a few. Her work has been exhibited in the Los Angeles County Museum and in the INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE as well as auctioned by Pierre Bergé & Associés in Paris.

www.djinanealsuwayeh.com
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