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Radical Kindness Practice

4/3/2020

 
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Radical Kindness Practice
 
The word I choose to represent our whole-self-ness when I am teaching is
 
Biopsychosocial.
 
Each of our Whole-self-ness
encompasses our atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, nervous system, our experience and behavior, our relationships with people, family, community, culture, nature and ultimately the biosphere.
 
This moment of pandemic urgently calls us to care for the social aspect of our wholeness.
Perversely, the way we demonstrate that now is
6 feet of space (2 metres) between us for health.
This 6-foot “hug”
Is radical kindness.
 
In an online class last night, people talked about interactions in the world in which people were tightening as they kept this distance, creating a very unpleasant atmosphere.  And, I thought, of course – moving away has usually meant disrespect or worse.  And, it is a “no” message, guaranteed to cause tightening.
 
I invite you to join me in another approach. When you move away from someone:
 
What if,
As a Radical Kindness Practice,
I call my whole self
(for those of you who know it, use the Alexander Technique)
to think that I am offering a 6 foot “hug”
respecting all
as we work together to heal the world.
 

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