Episode 13: Healing from eating difficulties and living a life beyond your wildest dreams. My story.
Hello and welcome to the first episode of «The breathing body» podcast after the Christmas break. My name is Flurina and I am your host - and I am so happy that you are here - and I am so excited diving into a new year with you.
It is with great intention - and with a huge step out of my comfort zone - that the first episode of this new year is a solo episode. Me and my body this is my story. I found healing from disordered eating when I allowed a dialogue between my body me and when I gave her a voice. The power within emotions and feelings became the sweetest song and strongest dance I could ever share. This is my creator force and feminine spirit, wanting to be awakened and expressed.
This story I share with you today.
… and by doing this curving the path and direction of this podcast a bit deeper - may this podcast be a source of inspiration / an archive for all of us to be awakened to the miraculous body we are and inhabit and may it be a platform for women who are going a similar path like I did and do to find inspiration and support to heal from disordered eating and awaken to their feminine spirit.
About today's guest, myself, FLURINA :-)
I am an Osteopath, lecturer, researcher, dancer, artist and mother of the podcast «The Breathing Body». And, I am a woman who suffered from an eating disorder for many years - and found healing through movement, body awareness and falling in love with the fascination and miracle my expresses every day - the sweet song of feelings and emotions.
I initially trained as a dancer in Denmark and the Netherlands. During this time, I encountered many somatic practices, in particular the Alexander Technique and Ideokinesis which continuously teaches me as a facilitator the art of creating space and finding ease in movement by using images and imaginations.
The wish of engaging my hands in care for others led me to gain a Masters` degree at the European School of Osteopathy. I am currently practicing in private clinics in Kent and London, as well as training as a paediatric osteopath at the Osteopathic Center for Children in London.
I am fascinated by the physical matter of our body and how we came to be. I am continuously exploring an experiential and poetic approach towards being human and the potential of human touch for healing.
In this episode you learn a lot about myself, my journey through an eating disorder and the insights I won from it. I talk about …
I talk about the pearls of my childhood
Why I was convinced for years that "I am not good enough"
And how this lead me to struggle with food
What therapies worked for me and which didn't!
Why learning about the embryo was a key point on my recovery path
What pain means to me
My top recovery "supporters":
Dr. Anita Johnston`s wonderful book and how it saved my life!
How healing through an eating disorder allows you to create a life beyond your greatest dreams!
I hope you can take something with you listening to my story, thoughts, insights, inspirations and action steps which I shared in today's episode - and that it nurtures your journey and healing too.
I am looking forward hearing from you - what inspired you the most? What was most precious for you from today's episode? What would you like to hear more about? I am excited to read about your thoughts of this episode - share it with me on Instagram @flurina_breathingbody.
Lots of love to you,
Flurina
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My webpage: www.flurinathali.com
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