{"id":14777,"date":"2019-06-02T18:53:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T17:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/embodiedfacilitator.com\/?p=14777"},"modified":"2021-06-21T09:38:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T09:38:31","slug":"the-pain-of-reconnection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/the-pain-of-reconnection\/","title":{"rendered":"The pain of reconnection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With so many benefits to reconnecting with ourselves (embodiment), others (relating) and the planet, one may ask why are we so consistently disconnected? One answer is trauma, of course. Another is that it\u2019s a fucking conspiracy in how the world is set up. Or here\u2019s one more: because it <em>hurts<\/em> to reconnect. Pain comes before the boon.<\/p>\n<p>For many \u2013 at least, initially \u2013 there\u2019s a huge sadness in coming home. Disconnection is numbing, so when we <em>do<\/em> reconnect, there\u2019s a whole load of feeling to catch up on. Grief is the first one, as we realise what we\u2019d lost. I felt this way when walking in the woods in Austria a few days ago. I came close to tears, as I thought to myself, \u2018I\u2019d forgotten how much I need nature. What was I doing?!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>We have to mourn and only then do the benefits come. That isn\u2019t always easy, as there\u2019s so much to deal with. Gentle hugs to you all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With so many benefits to reconnecting with ourselves (embodiment), others (relating) and the planet, one may ask why are we so consistently disconnected? One answer is trauma, of course. Another is that it\u2019s a fucking conspiracy in how the world is set up. Or here\u2019s one more: because it hurts to reconnect. 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