Dear generative somatics (gs) community,
In gs, we have a practice called "mood checks" which is used as a way to notice what-is in the present moment and share that with others.
In these times when
all of us are impacted and feeling a large range of quickly changing emotions
, we invite you to check in with yourself, notice what-is for you right now, and share that with someone.
Communities at the target end of capitalism and white supremacy are facing the harshest conditions.
People in prison and detention centers, unhoused people, people with disabilities and seniors, poor people, undocumented people, Black and indigenous people, and many other communities are trying to sustain during a pandemic with not enough resources.
Many don’t have a safe home to stay in, or can’t stay home as frontline workers who are finally being recognized (but not compensated) as essential. Many are working in healthcare settings without needed protection.
Our current conditions are traumatic and they evoke past trauma reactions connected to illness, isolation, scarcity, loss, etc.
This happens in us as individuals and collectively in our organizations and communities. Some of those reactions look like some of us charging ahead with the plans we made before coronavirus, while others are freezing unsure what move to make. All of our reactions are reasonable and wise, but they aren’t always aligned with what we’re trying to embody or accomplish.
Politicized somatics supports us to be with automatic reactions, notice them, and honor their wisdom; to resource ourselves and cultivate resilience as a move toward life; to assess our constantly changing conditions well, and pivot into powerful collective embodied action.
