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Doubt and Uncertainty, Part 2: Uncertainty Is A Name For The Neutral

By Jenna Milner | January 15, 2025 | 0 Comments

Uncertainty is the very condition to impel us to unfold our powers. (Psychologist Erich Fromm) Our willingness to not-know (whether we are a healer, client, or human being) is what permits the most potent healing to unfold. Being comfortable with the unknown, dancing with chaos, is a recipe for health. We implement the Not-Knowing-Plan through…

Doubt and Uncertainty, Part 3: The Fertile Territory of Not Making Something Happen

By Jenna Milner | January 15, 2025 | 2 Comments

Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment. (13th century poet and mystic Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, also known as Rumi) I find that when I am trying to solve a problem with my mind, or I’m uneasy about not performing well, I retreat to trying to make something happen. It’s especially easy to see this in…

How to Talk about What We Do

By Jenna Milner | December 3, 2024 | 6 Comments

One of the first questions I hear Biodynamic Craniosacral students ask is: “How in the world do I talk about this with my clients?” Here are a few pointers. 1. AVOID AN EMPHASIS ON EXCITING EXPERIENCES. It is easy to fixate on generating an experience for your client. This is a risky strategy. After all,…