28/03/2024
🌱 Embodying Ta**ra: My Somatic Journey to Presence and Authenticity
As Ta**ra is the corner stone on which my work is built, it felt important to share my thoughts on Ta**ra, and what this practice has brought into my life. To me it's not just a philosophy or a set of teachings; it has been a profound journey of self-discovery and transformation. I'm sharing here my perspective on how Ta**ra as a somatic practice, has shaped my embodiment of slowness, presence, love, and authenticity.
• Slowing Down: In a world where speed is often celebrated as a virtue and quick dopamine release seeked, Ta**ra whispers a different truth. It urges us to slow down, to savour the fullness of each moment. I remember the first time I consciously embraced slowing down – I felt like everything around me paused, and I was given all the time in the world to absorb every detail around me. In the soft rhythm of slowness, I discovered a world of sensations I had long overlooked – the caress of the wind on my skin, the rhythm of my own heartbeat, the taste of my food, the smell of flowers, the energetic frequencies of plants and the subtle dance of shadows and light. Slowing down became my gateway to presence.
• Becoming Present: Presence is more than just being physically here; it's about fully inhabiting the moment with all sense awake and alive. Ta**ra introduced me to the practice of embodiment, inviting me to anchor my awareness in the sensations of my body, the rhythm of my breath, the passing of my thoughts, and the flow of my emotions. With each inhale and exhale, with each movement, I felt coming in presence with my body and my emotions, letting go of what was, and trusting what will be. In the embrace of presence, I found a sanctuary of true joy, peace and clarity, and the freedom of choice.
• Loving and Accepting What Is: Perhaps the most profound teaching Ta**ra offers is the invitation to love and accept ourselves exactly as we are. For so long, I had chased after an illusion of perfection, pleasing to be liked, seeking validation and approval from external sources. Ta**ra taught me that true love begins within – with a deep acceptance of my own humanness, with all my flaws and perks, f**k-ups and shadows, and taught me that I'm not any less or more than anyone else.. As I learned to love and accept myself, I felt a sense of liberation, feeling the burden of “shame” and “should” falling off my shoulders – a freedom to consciously choose to be fully myself, unapologetically and authentically.
• Building Authenticity: Authenticity is not a destination to reach but a journey to embark on – a journey of self-discovery and self-expression into your own truth. Ta**ra became an embodied practice, guiding me through the labyrinth of my own psyche and emotional landscape with compassion and wisdom. Through practices such as conscious communication, emotional regulation, shadow work, authentic relating and self-inquiry, I learned to peel back the layers of conditioning and masks I had worn for so long, revealing the radiant grace of my true self. In the embrace of authenticity, I found a sense of true intimacy, confidence and connection – within myself and with the world around me, in community and in the build of interdependent relationships, supporting genuine belonging.
As I share some of my journey with Ta**ra - and this is just the tip of the iceberg, I am filled with gratitude for the growth and depth it has brought into my life. It's not just a sensual and sexual Eastern practice to reach quick pleasure and dopamine release, it's an embodied spiritual path of aliveness, joy and love, cultivating presence, acceptance, connection, truth and liberation. I'm practicing ta**ra and welcoming it into my journey and I wish for all of us to embrace Ta**ra not as a distant philosophy but as an embodied experience – a journey of self-growth and trust into life, guided by the wisdom of our own bodies and the whisper of our own hearts.
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