Returning Home to Our Bodies with Abigail Rose Clarke

05/11/2025 1h 18min Episodio 234
Returning Home to Our Bodies with Abigail Rose Clarke

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Abigail Rose Clarke is a somatic teacher and author whose work invites people back into honest relationship with their bodies, and the world around them. Abigail speaks about somatics in a way that’s refreshingly un-branded. She reminds us that the body isn’t a self-improvement project but a whole ecosystem that includes our relationships, histories, communities, and the ground beneath our feet. 🌿 What We Talk About🌱 Living in the EcotoneAbigail’s discovery of the term ecotone—the meeting place between ecosystems—and how it mirrors the emotional edge where grief and joy can exist side by side.💫 What Somatics Actually MeansTracing the roots of the word “somatic” to its original sense of the whole body, and why reducing it to nervous-system regulation misses the point.🌍 Gravity, Ease, and the Body’s Relationship to EarthAbigail reframes gravity as an ongoing relationship rather than a force to resist, describing the relief that comes when we let ourselves be held.🔥 When Wellness Becomes Another JobA grounded critique of how capitalism turns embodiment into a product to be bought and sold—and what it might look like to reclaim our practices from that system.💔 Grief, Pain, and the Ground That Holds UsHow the death of her longtime dog brought Abigail back to the simplest somatic truth: that the earth underneath us offers unconditional support when nothing else can.🌸 G R O W L: A Simple Somatic FrameworkAbigail’s approachable method—Ground (or Gravity), Relate, Observe, Widen, Love—offering a way to meet the body with curiosity rather than correction.💍 Commitment Without ConstrictionReflections on her recent engagement and the ongoing experiment of how two people can choose each other while still allowing change, space, and evolution.🌕 The Shape of Long-Term Love and FriendshipA re-imagining of commitment that values honesty and aliveness over longevity, and how the health of any bond depends on letting each person keep becoming. 💬 Connect with AbigailWebsite: abigailroseclarke.comInstagram:.instagram.com/abigail.rose.clarkeBook: Returning Home to Our Bodies💫 Connect with Eva & KyleyA Gentle & Fierce Path Forward: A Workbook for Staying Present, Committed and Resourced in Times of Crisishttps://portal.kyleycaldwell.com/gentle-fierce-workbookSign up for Awakening with Eva for FREEhttps://dogged-trailblazer-8821.kit.com/756fe8553dTorchbearer Workshop with Kyley https://portal.kyleycaldwell.com/torchbearer-workshopEva's instagram: @iamevaliaoBook a discovery call with EvaKyley's Instagram: @kyleycaldwellKyley's free mini-course