Susan Aposhyan

BodyMind Psychotherapy – Embodied Spirituality

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Embodied Spirituality

Embodied Spirituality is a growing body of work that marries embodiment and spirituality. Many approaches to yoga, meditation, contemplation, nature-based spirituality, and even aspects of all the major religions can be included in embodied spirituality.

How do we go through the body to spiritual connection?

So much of organized religion developed around controlling and subduing our bodies and our emotions to grow spiritually. Embodied spirituality embraces the awakened body, emotional awareness, relationship, sexuality, family life, and political activism.

Many approaches to embodied spirituality emphasize the heart. The heart is the gateway to so much of our spiritual potential. In our approach, as explicated in Susan’s new book, Heart Open, Body Awake: The Four Steps of Embodied Spirituality, the spiritual heart and the actual physical heart are recognized as an inseparable unity. In fact, the book explores how all of experiential anatomy can be an essential part of the spiritual path.

Embodied Spirituality emphasizes the individuality of each of our paths. It is an approach that supports you rather than dictates particular forms or beliefs. You can use your study of embodied spirituality to bring more body, emotion, nature, and relationship to your personal spiritual path.

Embodied Spirituality Video Offerings available now:

Embodied Spirituality Monthly Gatherings – Live

Meet with Susan and other embodied spirituality leaders online once a month, the first Saturday of the month. Eight Saturdays, 11 am – 12:30pm Mountain Time to learn and practice Embodied Spirituality Practices, including Embodiment Practice, embodied meditation, and more. Reading Heart Open, Body Awake will support these practice sessions.

Note: These hours may be used toward BMP Level 2 certification.

Support your embodiment, meditation, relationship, and life practices. We begin and end with practice and take questions in the middle.

Embodied Spirituality Curriculum

  • Embodiment Practice is a simple awareness, movement practice that can be done in a group or on your own. You can learn this through the video series, Embodiment Everywhere! video series.
  • Embodied Meditation is a body-centered approach to meditation that can be integrated into your established practice or practiced on its own.
  • Heart Pulsation Meditation as delineated in Heart Open, Body Awake.
  • Big Heart/Small Heart
  • Interaction Cycle
  • Circular Attunement
  • Dynamic Compassion
  • Full Awareness

and more . . .