tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784282378443680653.post1283270955161357833..comments2011-04-05T06:06:56.074-07:00Comments on Unleash: Confession: The title 'therapist' makes me squirmUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784282378443680653.post-62128256692274423972011-03-15T11:36:57.881-07:002011-03-15T11:36:57.881-07:00I know! Trying to describe what you do to people ...I know! Trying to describe what you do to people makes me all sputtery my little fists clenching "...it's like magic, but real - she *knows* your body but it's not like seeing a doctor, it's like art. It's exercising, yeah - like you're stretching and strengthening but it's more like falling in love with your body and how it works and getting excited about inhabiting it consciously and well...." I think, eventually, it was my enthusiasm that made the most sense - what I was *saying* probably made me sound nuts. Nuts for you. :)<br /><br /><br /><br />I agree that the best teachers are examples - I learn best by watching people do something well like a hawk - my senses digging around under their skin for how they're doing it. and it's clear when a good teacher knows you're doing it and makes it ok for you to dig like that - be that invasive - and then willing to answer whatever questions come up out of it. The insight, the knowledge I get is living - it has a pulse.<br /><br />Part of how I get clarity for who I am often starts with feeling uncomfortable with and sensitive to a representation that doesn't feel that it applies to me (eg. some connotations of therapy as well as some connotations of being disabled), or a feeling of incompleteness with a label. Investigating the discomfort and what I can learn about what I do is more important than not using the word. It seems you can't capture the precise essence of the living part of what you do with a title - only with the experience - but ideally the word would capture the attention of the people who would most enjoy and benefit from the experience..Unleashedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964833469305069514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784282378443680653.post-74220005108213986272011-03-15T06:50:31.536-07:002011-03-15T06:50:31.536-07:00honey, i know how you feel! 'certified pilates...honey, i know how you feel! 'certified pilates teacher' just doesn't describe what i do, which is more like mind-body-spirit re-education, or something. i have always said that the bet teachers are guides and examples (and entertainers) so perhaps that is what you do - guide and demonstrate that a conscious, joyful life is possible not despite, but because of the challenges we face. you celebrate the sticky parts of life that lead to the shining, brilliant moments. you are more like a therapeutic facilitator and emotional masseuse. or something.... discuss.Bizz Vartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319300558112215879noreply@blogger.com