{"id":262,"date":"2019-07-09T19:42:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T19:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pollinatorthereskonrad.wordpress.com\/?p=262"},"modified":"2019-07-09T19:42:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T19:42:47","slug":"blog-post-3-to-dance-beautifully-each-one-must-stand-in-their-own-axis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/?p=262","title":{"rendered":"Blog post #3: To dance beautifully, each one must stand in their own axis."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am the one responsible for my own balance. A key lesson in Tango which couldn\u00b4t fit better to highlight the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/pdfs.semanticscholar.org\/6824\/906a8eaf7ecdebbcbe24ba8bb8ec145f45ae.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"self-care (opens in a new tab)\">self-care<\/a>, particularly for working in teams. A fellow <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"GAIA community (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/gaiaeducation.org\/elearning-programmes\/design-for-sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\">GAIA community<\/a> member brought it to the point in saying \u201cIf I am not safe in my body all the other visions are gone.\u201d <em>What are you doing to take care of yourself? What nurtures you? What allows you to thrive?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It would be hypocritical to post about the importance of inner sustainability neglecting it myself. So what do I do? There are different means of taking care of oneself. Tango is definitely one way which allows me to get centered, present and joyful. It provokes a feeling no words can do justice for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2434\" height=\"1751\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ownaxis.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ownaxis.jpg 2434w, https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ownaxis-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ownaxis-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ownaxis-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ownaxis-1536x1105.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ownaxis-2048x1473.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ownaxis-1568x1128.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2434px) 100vw, 2434px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another one I am about to explore: <em>psychotherapy<\/em>. If you are surprised by me making this public \u2013 that\u00b4s on purpose. A friend of mine correctly said: While it is common to see a doctor because we have pain here or there \u2013 seeing a psychotherapist still seems to be a taboo in many places. We are keen on treating symptoms. Root causes are tough to approach. <em>What are we after though?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_9413.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to\nstand strong. For myself, for my relationships, for my team, for the planet.\nHow to do so if I am not in balance, if I am not taking responsibility for\nstanding in my axis? I need to know myself in order to do so. Knowing what\nfuels me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to\ndance <em>beautifully<\/em>. I want to enjoy <em>all my dances<\/em> \u2013 from Tango to teamwork.\nI am taking care that I am able to do so \u2013 letting my passions fill me with\nstrength, courage, motivation and joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Shall we dance?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Balvanera - Angel Pulice y Ruth de Vicenzo\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ys8JeyBxvrw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Angel Pulice &amp; Ruth de Vicenzo &#8211; Tango artists whose music I could enjoy several times while living in Buenos Aires, being part of the Tango Community.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am the one responsible for my own balance. A key lesson in Tango which couldn\u00b4t fit better to highlight the importance of self-care, particularly for working in teams. A fellow GAIA community member brought it to the point in saying \u201cIf I am not safe in my body all the other visions are gone.\u201d&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/?p=262\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Blog post #3: To dance beautifully, each one must stand in their own axis.<\/span> weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collaboration","category-inner-sustainability","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thereskonrad.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}