Don't Touch Your Face! An Anatomy of a Story

Don't Touch Your Face! An Anatomy of a Story

I've used the term story many times on this podcast. Stories are what we've learned about ourselves, beliefs about how we should act. Stories are the way our past continues to shape our actions.

Some common stories that live out in people's experiences are I'm not good enough, I'm not lovable, its better for me to not feel, I need to push hard to get results. (Do these resonate with you?)

On this episode I share a student's experience of discovering a story he had that he wasn't aware of before. He had internalized the story that he shouldn't touch his face. We take a closer look and break down the elements of the story so we can learn how other stories work.

In this episode you will hear:

  • Stories emerge out of sense of finding security (to fit in, to be accepted)
  • How a feeling of aversion is an indication of story
  • Stories can be tangled together
  • How this student's story lead to a clever work around
  • Awareness is the first step to changing a story
  • What to do we aim at if we're not aiming at the right answer??
  • How the Awareness Through Movement process helps us discover our hidden stories (and habits)
  • Examples of other stories

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Hi, I'm Jeffrey.

I am a Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and Filmmaker. I am the director of the upcoming documentary on the Feldenkrais Method.

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