Well being from the inside out... for those who don't want to be relying on external inputs for living well.
“A state of being has been created, it has become so familiar that even though it is not working for us, we are all too scared to walk away. People are holding themselves prisoner within their own skin.” - a little summary of a conversation between a friend & I, Juli May
The overwhelming pendulum of seeking health, happiness and understanding:
"I am scared of what I will find", this is a statement that has been made to me multiple times over the years, and it is always used like an excuse for them not to do anything to help themselves, to keep laying blame on others, like bad relationships of good therapists.
I was inspired to write this as I was writing my weekly email focusing on the pelvis and lower abdomen, the foundation of our body, after a week of listening to people running scared from themselves during the astrological energy of the first Caprcicorn Full Moon of 2024 (there are 2 this year), beautifully explored by Kaypacha, who is also sharing how the energy is all lower abdomen or foundation and our relationship to/with external authorities.
So, over the last week I have been watching & listening to peers and clients, therapists and friends all unable to help themselves, with increasing reliance on an external experts, treatments and remedies. All feeling at the end of their rope, or continuing to distract themselves in the pursuit of anything like achievement, relationships, money.
So I asked.
I asked a peer, “What is going on?” Why can’t the certified help their clients, and why won’t anyone help themselves? Why are the treatments not working?
I was told they are overwhelmed. And in a perpetual cycle that is confirming their overwhelming reliance on the external expert. A state of being has been created, it has become so familiar that even though it is not working for us, we are all too scared to walk away. We are holding ourselves prisoner within our own skin.
Clients tell me they are too scared to look at themselves, which is strange, because that is all they get when they come to me for bodywork/massage.
My Kahuna training was to work up to, and respectfully of the limits of a person, these are physical limits, and they are created by emotional, mental, spiritual and physical experiences.
And, these are physical limits that perpetuate the energies of the emotional, mental, spiritual and physical state. These limits are our vibration.
I was taught to introduce the body on the table to their limit, like knocking on a door, and the being can then choose to open up, or leave it for later if they are not ready. I was taught to perform the body on the table.
I was taught to respect the limit, as it is the beings personal business, and who am I to tell anyone how they can be doing it better, who am I to push someone around and make them open the door that they are holding shut?
I have learnt that any release is only long term if we have taken responsibility for releasing the tension that creates the limits.
And the quickest way to feel unsafe is to be told we are wrong, and that we need fixing, that if someone pokes and prods or digs at you, you will improve.
But, to ensure your reliance on another, if they can get you to flog yourself in pursuit of health, pushing or pulling yourself into submission to create a better you, you become a client for life.
Creating a better you is a short term high, with the hormones and other goodies in the body making us feel good, like we have done something right, until it wears off, and we have to repeat. We have created a little internal circular economy drug addiction.
This is the space between the past and the future. This is your safe space, of freedom or emptiness. When felt in how your breath is moving you, and respected in how you move your body through any activity, in each moment you will expand your space of emptiness.
Being in your space of emptiness is not positive thinking, as that is a judgement.
Your space of emptiness is consciousness expressed in the unique state of you, honouring all your variables.
You are exactly what the world needs, as you are, this is where your lessons lie, where you intuition can guide you unrestricted, and where the spark of inspiration is ignited in those beings encountering you.
The only thing to fear in this space is your power, and yes with great power comes great responsibility, although taking responsibility of your being is how you access your unique (true potential) power.
Yes, you should be scared of that, you were not born to a world where this individuality is honoured. And as you venture deeper into yourself you will no longer fit into the identities you have chosen and nurtured, however you will fit into every situation you find yourself within.
You will be the vibration of honesty, and you will allow others their place in the world, in the state they are in, you will feel wildly alone, as your unique release of ‘how it should be’ sustainably happens, and in this space you will be surrounded by and fully integrated in the community at your door. Your community will evolve, as your vibration rises, the behaviour of those around you will refine who you choose to be around, and who wants to be around you.
How you experience, move and hold your body is a direct reflection of how you experience and view the external world.
Turning your attention within is so much easier if you realise what you physically feel is the physical expression or state of what is happening in your energetic aspects, the mind, emotions or spirit. What you feel is being present, as soon as we apply thought or considered talk to this, we have lost the present moment, we are no longer responding to the room.
This is where your power to experience life differently happens, as you experience your being with more awareness, unconditional self love, self-compassion. You become your authentic self, that which cannot be sought.
We have all tried the externally focused approach, the thought that one aspect is more important than another, it is the mind, the emotions, the spirit, as our ego seeks to distract us. And we have all handed the responsibility of how we experience our body to an external expert, getting them to fix us, or doing what they tell us to do. We are schooled for that, so be proud of how well you are doing this, as it has led you to this point.
I have recently learned of another certified therapist charging obscene amounts of money, and selling their own range of really expensive health products for the scared people who can afford it.
Marketing themselves as mainstream certified and holistic/spiritual/farmers/shamans, they offer an expensive luxury, making their market exclusive to those with money.
The community does not benefit, the landscape does not benefit, and they are perpetuating the cycle of draining for gain.
You.
What if you felt safe in your body? By safe I mean you moved respectfully within your present range of motion and your breath was blissfully thoughtless?
In this state, the physicality of being present, there is no fear. There is no locked on stress response, all your organ systems are being nourished with waste products being removed, all your emotions are being expressed (appropriately), your mind is free to be creative, your spirit is circulating without any deficit created by physical tension. Boundaries are solid, from the lining of your gut to the energetic stability of your existence.
Learning that all the answers you need are in what you can feel in your body.
All the questions, all the knowledge of the universe is within you.
When you honour your physical in this way, then you change the world.
If you have been all up in your head, but your body is not functioning beautifully (what do you need to function? Diet, training, supplements, treatments),then this is also for you.
I was trained with “Fake it till you make it” and I have let that go, as it is judgmental and a continued distraction from yourself, it is a performance and it is dishonest.
There is no pain free, there is always a message that will tell you if what you are doing needs refining, and to hear that message is to feel it, so within Maia Movement we have different sensations that we feel in our physical state.
Health & harmony in motion.
Therapeutic massage to nourish nervous system flow and deepen your breath to bring balance to all physical organ systems and energetic aspects.
All treatments are intuitive, choose what calls you
the blissfully relaxing Earth Goddess Facial, or the deeply opening Floor Bodywork. or see what the day offers up with the Maia Goddess of Spring time.
Guiding you to an understanding of how to nourish your own nervous system, be effortlessly strong with balanced energy and pulsed by your own Unique, complete and natural breath.
In person, small group classes in Kilkivan, or private sessions in Kilkivan or Gympie. Or get online course access or setup a zoom session
Food for you skin that is natural enough to eat.
I source ingredients locally, infusing seasonal aromatics & herbs with nourishing, happy, grass fed tallow.
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Answers To Frequently Asked Questions
Soft clothes that you can move in, no underwire bra, no tight elastic, nothing firm... you will be lying on the floor and going through some large joint rotations, so soft pants are goo.
Yes! Maia Bodywork gives you some time where your nervous system is soothed, and tensions released, taking the pressure off, almost like giving you a break... and if you want long term results, Maia Movement guides you to release your own tension, in motion, in any situation, so that you are not living with anxiety, but able to listen and understand the feeling of anxiety as it comes up (which is should).
I started Kahuna training in 2008, which led to Kahuna Bodywork training. Maia Bodywork is flowing massage that works with your limits, bringing them to awareness whilst nurturing a feeling of safety, this allows you release long held tensions, opening up for a deep massage as you are ready.
The physical limits are linked to emotional-mental-spiritual limits activated by past experiences, to release tensions, physically aligning will soften emotional memories, open your mind and cleanse your spirit.
You are learning how you function. First through reconnecting to what you can feel, you accept this unconditionally (true self love). From here you remember how to be your own safe space, stop comparing and start living your true potential. You release the energies of the past, and come back from the endless seeking of something better that has you living in the future.
You become effortless strength, balanced energy and your complete and natural breath rhythm.
You heal well, your organ systems all return to functioning well, emotions become smoother, less triggers, intuition becomes thoughtless, you move at the correct speed, and in the best direction for your highest good... your boundaries are unshakeable.
Yes, my health story includes autoimmune, thyroid that is hereditary, as well as heart conditions, reproductive health, ovarian cysts, adhesions, digestive health, circulation problems, erratic emotions, anxiety, exhaustion, tingling hands and feet, EMF sensitivity, light sensitivity, people sensitivity... general instability, UTI's, kidney issues, adrenal fatigue, anaemia... all of these issues are no longer active in me
I did not change my diet, I do not take any supplements or medications (natural or pharmaceutical), I have no restrictions... because what happens when that options is no longer available?
I do still get treatments & take herbal therapies when I get a little stuck, but these times are now years apart, and with the internal intelligence you awaken with Maia Movement, these choices are to teach me more about myself, allowing me to go deeper, releasing the current layer.
In the beginning, every day for 20 minutes, but once you understand how you function, and you are making refinements upright, in motion, you are in a place where you are not draining your energy, or causing inflammation or degradation.
Each movement becomes an energy pump, as you live in dynamic integration with earth force and gravity, everything you do becomes nourishing.
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