Thriving in Plain Sight

Just as we refresh ourselves with soap and water, we can refresh ourselves with gentle somatic habits—with simple reminders that we matter. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to take a moment to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a to do list, but a person.  This is your time. #m...

Somatic practices invite us into a new relationship with time, normalizing our experience of present-moment awareness. We carry the weight of the world on our shoulders. That's why our shoulders are creeping up to our ears. Drop your shoulders. Unclench your jaw. Breathe. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to take a mom...

You have a precious and valuable asset that is right under your nose. Systems and institutions are fighting for it, and encouraging you to hand it over—but you get to decide what you will do with it. That asset is your attention. Are you open to the idea that you can deepen your capacity for life, not simply in spite of uncertainty, but because of it? Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm y...

There's a somatic reality that we experience each day. Our physical environment has an impact on how we feel, think, and behave. External obligations may continue at an unnatural pace, but the body has its own needs and wisdom. What becomes possible in the slowness of winter? * * * * * * * *  Coach with Brigitt: https://tidycal.com/brigitt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@brigitt.tho...

As people who create things—whether we are creating art, ideas, or objects—we often (and rightly) focus on the content and material of what we're making. Even so, there's another question to consider: how do we want people to feel? What is our intention in creating this thing? What flavor, scent, experience, are we putting into the world? What is that element, dynamic, or value that we c...

Thank you for being in the world. In this episode, we talk about you. * * * * * * * *  Coach with Brigitt: https://tidycal.com/brigitt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@brigitt.thompson Embodiment 101 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmMO9X8sxiPATQ6Zf8ouW5vz89J7qXAqP Books: https://amazon.com/author/brigittthompson Bookmark the Linktree: https://linktr.ee/BrigittThompson En...

We're taking the time you don't have to do the thing you don't have time to do. Isn't that wonderful? The beauty of awareness is that it transforms a random, passing moment into a rich, sacred space. Let's do a short embodiment practice together. Come closer. Deepen into this tiny window of time. Change the quality of your experience. Then, go on with your day or evening....

Let's make room for interiority and the inner world.  * * * * * * * *  Coach with Brigitt: https://tidycal.com/brigitt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@brigitt.thompson Embodiment 101 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmMO9X8sxiPATQ6Zf8ouW5vz89J7qXAqP Books: https://amazon.com/author/brigittthompson Bookmark the Linktree: https://linktr.ee/BrigittThompson Enjoy bonus c...

Freeze happens: especially when we are confronted with an I-can't , or an I-don't-know . In time, you'll begin to notice when you are moving through freeze, and what it looks and feels like in your experience. It might feel like walking through molasses, or like a heavy-limbed feeling. It might feel like confusion, procrastination, or self-doubt. Here's where body awareness and...

As life speeds up, we slow down. Slow is a practice, not a concept. It's a stance and orientation. It's noticing what is available, right now. In this episode, we return to the somatic invitation to breathe, and feel, and notice. What does this look like in the thick of interaction? :::::::::::::::: Join me on Thursday, 12/12 at 12 pm EST for SIMPLER. Find out more at https://www.brigitt...

This is the counterpoint to the frantic moments, to being overwhelmed, to the arbitrary urgency, and the much-too-much. During our short time together, try something different. Adopt anti-scurrying laws. Inhale slowly. Exhale with a sigh. Drop your shoulders. Relax the grimace. Adjust your stride. Slow down. We're talking a minute, maybe two. Add sixty seconds to what you were doing before. G...

Listen to this episode twice. Walk through the somatic door. To have agency means we have choices and the ability to make an impact. Sometimes, we actually do have power. We do have control. We can make choices.  So let's play. Let's change our posture and bearing, and see where that takes us. * * * * * * * *  Coach with Brigitt: https://tidycal.com/brigitt YouTube Channel: https://www.y...

Take a moment. Get steady. Get grounded. Slow down. Return to yourself. This episode includes an embodiment practice for replenishment.  The practice is to notice. That is all. We are noticing to notice, not to fix or change. Noticing is the point. Noticing is the practice. It's the end result.  Noticing delivers a quiet and beautiful gift: arrival in the present moment. Touch your face. Reme...

Slow down. Take up space.  In today's episode, we consider the relationship between rhythm, embodiment, and power.  If you haven't already, tune in to Episode 29. From that episode onward, we are experimenting with including present-moment embodiment practices in each episode. * * * * * * * *  Coach with Brigitt: https://tidycal.com/brigitt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@brigi...

Does embodiment mean you’ll spend your days floating on air and smiling at everyone you meet? Probably not. Good news: we can practice together, even on the grumpiest of days. * * * * * * * *  Coach with Brigitt: https://tidycal.com/brigitt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@brigitt.thompson Embodiment 101 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmMO9X8sxiPATQ6Zf8ouW5vz89J7qXAqP Bo...

Clear the deck. Fill your cup. Recharge. Replenish. Let's do this together. * * * * * * * *  Coach with Brigitt: https://tidycal.com/brigitt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@brigitt.thompson Embodiment 101 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmMO9X8sxiPATQ6Zf8ouW5vz89J7qXAqP Books: https://amazon.com/author/brigittthompson Bookmark the Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Brigitt...

It's not something we talk about often, but sometimes, good news can throw us off kilter just as much as bad news. Turns out the same practices that support us in grief and difficulty can hold us when we're integrating a new sense of self. Mentioned in this episode: Parasympathetic Nervous System https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/23266-parasympathetic-nervous-system-psns Underst...

Travel with me down the slow road. Do not adjust your playback speed. In this alternate universe, there is no schedule, no arrival time, and no race to the finish line. We’re crossing over from concepts to feelings. What are you experiencing as you listen to this episode? Somatically? Physically? Sensationally? Can you relax into what you are experiencing? Can you drop your shoulders while listeni...

Continuing our conversation about sensing, awareness, and being, we integrate the doing of embodiment. Just under the surface of our daily activity, there’s another realm. It’s the realm of somatic awareness. Let’s talk about embodiment and do a practice (or two) together.  Listen to the entire episode, then come back to the exercises whenever you like. There’s one exercise at minute 5:00, and ano...

This week, I continue my conversation with my brother, Dr. Nigel Thompson. Nigel is a university professor of counseling and psychology who has been exploring questions of consciousness, awareness, feeling, and experience for more than 25 years. Nigel is a self-described “phenomenaut,” exploring life as it is experienced—life as it is felt. In this beautiful conversation, we discuss identity, self...

In this episode, I welcome my brother, Dr. Nigel Thompson, for a conversation about sensation, awareness, experience, and knowing. Nigel is a university professor of counseling and psychology who has been exploring questions of consciousness, awareness, feeling, and experience for more than 25 years.  Our free-ranging conversation winds through a lush and verdant landscape. We talk about awareness...

We’re changing things up around here! Going forward, we'll choose a theme (or more accurately, a set of themes), and do a "deep dive" over the course of several episodes. First up: Consciousness. Being. Becoming. What is consciousness? What is the relationship between “mind” and “body?”  Next week, I welcome my first guest! Thank you for joining me, and stay tuned! #consciousness #b...

"Why do we need to do this?" That was a question someone asked in my very first somatics workshop. I don't remember how I answered in that moment, but in this episode, I revisit the question. Gently paying attention to sensations in the body brings us to a present-moment place, and reminds us that we are human. We find resourcing, replenishment, and connection in these small and qui...

In this episode, I deepen into the experiment that is Thriving in Plain Sight. I share plans for the future and insight into how I'm learning that irritation is a message to be explored. * * * * * * * *  Coach with Brigitt: https://tidycal.com/brigitt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@brigitt.thompson Embodiment 101 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmMO9X8sxiPATQ6Zf8ou...

What does embodiment look like when we're working and living? What aspects of who you are required for you to do what you were meant to do on this planet? There is a gentle beauty in owning who you are, why you're here, and what you're here to do. * * * * * * * *  Coach with Brigitt: https://tidycal.com/brigitt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@brigitt.thompson Embodiment 10...