Stephen Levine speaking about “softening the belly.”
"We hold grief in our bellies. Remind yourself to let go. Push your belly out a little, let the breath drop down into the abdomen, and take a few soft breaths. I don't know any simpler method of opening to the moment. What happens is that you start to notice that the hardness in the belly is the same as the armor over the heart."
Unattended sorrow is unresolved grief that has never been given a chance to heal. It disturbs sleep and infects our dreams. Unattended sorrow narrows the path of our lives. In the first book to address the unhealed grief that is the underlying cause of myriad physical, emotional, and spiritual maladies, bestselling author Stephen Levine offers a series of techniques for approaching and healing this pain.
"I never really understood, on a conscious level, how far reaching grief could be. The steps that help to "soften the belly" and finally deal with the lingering pain of grief are incredible."
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