Gil Grimes

April 9, 2018

Compassion, Core beliefs, Hakomi, Inner Child, Loving Presence, Mindfulness

Lessons in Love...

Gil Grimes

April 9, 2018

Compassion, Core beliefs, Hakomi, Inner Child, Loving Presence, Mindfulness

‘I am curious about your use of the word allow.’

My breath caught in my throat, tightness grabbed at my heart, and for a second the sense of vertigo was there, I was on the precipice looking down. What had she seen, what had I shown, and why did she hone in on that phrase.

‘I want to offer you some words… notice what happens when you hear them…. It’s OK to allow yourself to be loved.’

I turned in, felt the instability in my seat, felt myself twisting just a bit as I looked into that place where it felt scary.

Gil Grimes

January 28, 2018

Compassion, Forgiveness, Hakomi, Inner Child

The missing piece

Gil Grimes

January 28, 2018

Compassion, Forgiveness, Hakomi, Inner Child

My heart tapped upon my shoulder this morning, asking me to get up earlier than usual, it had something important to show me. I tried to ignore the request, but it was being asked with such yearning, I found myself getting up and walking down the stairs. The alarm that would wake me was still several hours away, the house was in that deep quiet darkness, when the moon has set, and the sun is still hours from rising. Sitting on my cushion, turning my attention in, a longing within me began to grow, so I settled to listen to the story that my Heart had to tell.

Gil Grimes

January 22, 2018

Forgiveness, fear, Core beliefs, Compassion, Hakomi, Inner Child, Loving Presence

Stepping toward fear...

Gil Grimes

January 22, 2018

Forgiveness, fear, Core beliefs, Compassion, Hakomi, Inner Child, Loving Presence

“Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth”
― Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

I am struck by the honesty of this quote, there is a deep truth within this understanding, there is a fear in moving, edging closer to the deep truth that lays within us all. This has been the 11th block of a 15-block training in Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy, and as per usual, I am sitting at the Newark Airport feeling a little shaken up by the process.

Gil Grimes

November 19, 2017

Core beliefs, Compassion, Self Awareness, Inner Child

The inner child...

Gil Grimes

November 19, 2017

Core beliefs, Compassion, Self Awareness, Inner Child

He is watching me as I go about my morning. I can feel him just below the surface, noticing what I am up to. He is ever curious, this little one, and lately he has not been far away. I can hear his questions about what I am doing, why I am doing it, and what it all means. He is always asking ‘Why?’ and as often as I can, I work to answer his questions. He did not used to visit me at all, and for the longest time, I did not know he existed.