The body speaks truth, Marion Woodman - Trisha Brown

Two from Marion Woodman that touch to me so deeply these days. When the body speaks truth and when we do not listen:

"Without our body we cannot speak truthfully. We may think we are speaking the truth, but if we lie down and somebody puts a hand on our heart and belly, we will cry. There’s truth in those tears. A life truly lived constantly burns away veils of illusion, opening our eyes to our uniqueness." (from "Coming Home to Myself: Reflections for Nurturing a Woman's Body and Soul: Daily Reflections for a Woman's Body and Soul" by Marion Woodman, Jill Mellick)

"Feeling new self-respect for my body. Realize I had lost my freedom in it. It had become a heavy load to carry. Part of this heaviness was too much responsibility, too much absorption in details, too many burdens that were not mine." (from "Bone: Dying into Life (Compass)" by Marion Woodman)

Image, Trisha Brown, If You Couldn’t See Me. Photo by Klaus Rabien, courtesy of Trisha Brown Dance Company.