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by Madison Asher I believe sensuality is the most intimate experience of a mind-body connection. And I believe breath is the glue that brings that connection into fruition. So what then, does mindfulness have to do with sensuality? We often hear these words and adopt some parts of them that may not in fact resonate with us: “Mind-body connection” “breath” “mindfulness”. What if we forget the words for a moment and tap into the experience of them? I’ll share my own process of

by Madison Asher What is it to be vulnerable anyway? Sure, we hear the word often around emotional and relational intelligence circles. We hear that vulnerability is our pathway to connection and I agree. But after so many iterations, the word itself can begin to defy its own nature. It begins to belong to an expression, an idiom, a default mode. The idea, as with many, is shared so widely that its overuse can lead to its demise. Over time, its impact dulls and we aren’t exp

by Madison Asher Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about pace. I’ve been taking note of the different moments when pace has been the theme of the message. I’ve come across: “urgency to rush is usually rooted in fear”; “power is strengthened when ushered through patient channels”; “in nature, the rapid changes are usually most destructive like earthquakes, volcanoes and tornadoes while the slowest moving facets are most majestic like trees, mountains, and beaches.” So how doe

by Madison Asher All day long we’re being asked to be our own translators. We all have an inner world communicating to us through sentiments, sensations, thoughts and more. As we encounter the outer world of our day to day lives, we spend an immense amount of energy attempting to clearly transfer what’s happening on the inside to the outside. We can express ourselves over and over, but it’s only half of the equation. The other half? That’s being heard. Have you ever intended

by Madison Asher There can be times when we choose not to engage in a situation because we aren’t 100% clear on what we want. In those moments, it can be important to remember that we are almost never 100% clear on anything we think we know. Certainty, stability, arrival – these tend to be seductive mirages we strive toward yet when we grasp for their tangible outcome, they seem to slip through our fingers. Once we embrace that uncertainty is a container within which we live,

by Madison Asher How do we measure change? We have to have an awareness of now so we can compare it to later. If change is always happening on a continuum, we are required to choose an intentional beginning and end in order to witness the shift. During our events at RhythmetriX, we practice this within our timed containers. At our Women in Rhythm events, for example, I like to introduce the bumblebee breath technique as we begin class. We each check in with our inner landscap

by Madison Asher What if curiosity went beyond questions and answers? What if curiosity was about questions separate from answers? What if it meant to explore without the requirement of a destination? What if curiosity showed us what it felt like to be in sincere exploration, untethered to an arrival point? What might be revealed when we let go of answers as part of the equation and instead hone in on the discovery of insights? How would we know what that feels like? At Rhyth

by Madison Asher We put a lot of energy into going where we want to be. But how much energy do we put into being where we want to go? That’s what I call the second half. No wonder there are so many offerings, inspiring quotes and practices around stillness and being. We rarely find ourselves being exactly where we wanted to go, even if we get there. We forget this is part of our pursuit. We do what we can to go where we want to be. But what are we doing in order to BE once we

by Madison Asher What does community feel like? We use the word often and I wonder what comes up if we dig deeper into what we mean. What converts a gathering into a community? A major influence lives in the relationship between the members, more so than within the members themselves. Relational value is at the heart of community. We relate to a single person, to a group of other people and then back to ourselves. How do we at RhythmetriX start to notice the invisible, formle

by Madison Asher It's a challenge to intentionally be still even if we know that’s what we need. In fact, it’s always a pain in the ass to do the least, to sit still comfortably. It’s a lot to ask so little of ourselves! I find we constantly seek something of substance to fill our stillness – an action, a to-do item, a physical motion. Our thoughts tend to be an eager candidate for the role, ready to take up that illusion of empty space. What happens if we don’t fill stillne

Musings by Madison Asher - madison@rhythmetrix.com How we spend our time in the empty spaces is just as important to the rhythm of our...

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