Embodied Soul is a journey back to wholeness and health through self-discovery. The vessel for the voyage is the physical body, from which, the realms of mind, emotion and spirit can be explored. Pack lightly. Curiosity and an open heart and mind are all you need.
“To know thyself, is the beginning of wisdom” – Socrates
Embodied Soul is the creation of Áine Fortune, Embodiment Guide, sparked by a never-ending curiosity for self-discovery and a passion to share that gift with others because to know oneself, is to know freedom.
The purpose of Embodied Soul is to provide a map but not a destination, so that you remain open to the possibilities inherent in the vast terrain of your internal world. This is perhaps the essence of the Yogic concept of Svadhyaya, which can be translated as self-study or self-knowledge.
Discover the physical, mental and emotional patterns (habits) that you have acquired over the years. Observe and decide consciously, whether these are patterns you wish to keep or discard, on the basis of whether they serve your well-being or not. Ultimately, this is about Intuitive Living. There is no good or bad, only what feels right for you. It applies to food, relationships, sleep and the whole range of human experience, as much as it does to movement. Only with awareness is transformation possible.
“If you can feel it and sense it, you can change it”
- Thomas Hanna (founder of Hanna Somatics).
Embodied Soul is offered as a guide to others on their own path of self-discovery and is the distillation of over 20 years of Yoga & Somatic Movement practice and teaching and thousands of hours of teacher-training.
My whole life is a journey of self-discovery and connection, from the innate joy of a child who knew that she was intimately connected to all of life, through anxious teen years, troubled twenties and on to the re-discovery of who I am beyond culturally assigned roles. This re-discovery and re-connection is facilitated through Somatic Movement and meditation in the form of Yoga and Hanna Somatics. A practitioner for over 20 years now, I began formal training to teach in 2010 and I have not stopped since – always curious, always learning and always weaving what I learn into my own practice and what I teach.
I am blessed to share this gift of presence and aliveness with others, through Embodied Soul – a journey as singular as each individual soul. It is the journey of a lifetime and all that is required is curiosity and an open mind. Let the journey begin…..