24/12/2025
To yield is a core human action- to settle into whatever’s present - to be able to meet the moment- we learn this through our environment - through safety.
Have you ever seen a little one nestle their way into a care takers arms/belly?
This is yield in one of its forms.
To yield as an adult can also mean to settle into the ground , or into myself - my experience. To lean . To be with.
How much of today’s society is about reaching and seeking and moving - even in the healing world - can I be better? Stronger? Healthier?
Yet yielding and being present is one of the essential core elements of health and healing.
It’s the capacity to be with what’s there even when it’s uncomfortable and dysregulation.
And when we can’t settle the question is not how can wechange this - but What are you needing to feel safe enough here to be present and settle or soften into tension?
Another aspect that I adore about yielding is the physiology of it - it’s not just about the psyche or trauma , but about the body as well. Where is my physiology and biology meeting reality? Are my basic needs for physiological regulation being met? Have I eaten and slept that is sufficient enough for my nervous system to come into presence?
Have I moved enough? Gotten enough sunlight? Is my sleep quality deep or quite poor due to behavior patterns.
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What parts of me are being activated here.
All are relevant and lively.
Lastly - what are your early connections to yielding and does that need to be reshaped? What would you like it to be now?
Questions welcome
Xx Sara 🩵🌀🪻
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