Episode 65: About expansion, with Elissa

In this last solo episode of 2020, grab a piece of paper and a pen because it’s time to reflect... 📝

In what ways have you expanded in 2020? What did you think your life was going to look like at the end of this year? What does it look like in reality?

Expansion means growing beyond the limits of what we can currently imagine. And in 2020 we’ve learned more than ever what it means to expand. 🌟

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Show Notes:   

Recap

• 0:00 - It’s our last solo episode of the year. Elissa’s personal theme for 2020 was Growth. So it makes sense to loop around at the end of this year with the idea of: Expansion.
• 2:08 - Our Community’s definitions of expansion.
• 4:18 - A Voice Body Connection Process check in at the beginning to situate how we’re feeling. Elissa notices a suspended feeling of anxiety and fear.
• 8:32 - The opposite of expansion is contraction. In our muscular system, we sometimes call the expansion a “lengthening contraction.” We can also map these feelings to love and fear. Expansion is growth that expands beyond the limits of what we can currently comprehend.
• 13:40 - Grab a pen and paper and journal a bit: What are some of the ways in which you’ve expanded this year? What did you think your life was going to look like at the end of this year? What does it look like in reality?
• 19:00 - An exercise to embody moving from fear (contraction) to love (expansion). What would the world look like if more of us chose expansion?
• 25:05 - Our second Voice Body Connection Process check in. Elissa feels a subtle tingle moving out in space.

Show Notes 

Here’s the first episode of 2020, about growth.

Here’s some great info about fixed versus growth mindset.

If you haven’t seen Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk, you’ll learn to power pose and it’s so worth it.
You can learn more about polyvagal theory in this episode of the podcast.

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Production Credits:

Our Editor is Sean Brennan

Our Photographer and Graphic Designer is Laura Sills

Our Videographer is Miguel Garzón Martínez

And our theme song is “Waters of Body” by Strange Weather

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