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Dear ,
During the retreat that we held last week there were many beautiful, deep and touching moments. One experience and the insights from it stayed with me and I would like to share them with you in this newsletter.
The last full day was dedicated to the Inner Child, the Little Me. Besides meditation and other exercises, we facilitated small constellations with only two participants: the person and their Little Me. Without knowing about it, everyone represented their own Inner Child and had a representative for their Adult Self.
We might have expected the Little Me to be the needy one, lacking strength and being sad and afraid. This is the idea that we have in our head when we talk about Inner Child work. To heal our poor Inner Child that has gone through so much pain and turmoil.
But what happened in that space was something totally different. The Little Me*s were quite strong. They knew what they wanted and needed, and they voiced it clearly. It was actually the Adult Self being reluctant to connect, afraid of what would happen or even arrogant toward the little one.
The Little Me*s wanted a hug, they wanted to dance, they wanted the Adult Self to accept the challenge, to not be afraid and to be happy. And they all were ready to wait, patiently, until the Adult Self would be ready.
What if the Inner Child wasn't that needy, traumatized part that we make of it, but the one that just withdrew in a safe space waiting for us to reconnect? Waiting patiently for us, protecting all our creativity, all our potential knowing that or hoping that one day we would come and rediscover it?
What if we misunderstood the concept of the Inner Child? What if we changed this perspective? How would that be, knowing that deep within us is that strong Little Me that is waiting for us to reconnect so that it can share with us everything that is has kept safe during all these years? Everything, that we need to shine in this world?
Already during the whole week some of the Little Me*s appeared courageously sharing their gifts through a sound healing and a laughter yoga session for the group and by opening the space for dance and laughter. One of them even created an unforgettable song that is still in my ears and brings a smile on my face.
On the very last day all the Little Me*s were given the chance to express themselves in collaboration with others. And all of us were allowed to witness the wonders they created together within not even one hour of preparation.
We had a short theater performance with a storyteller, a lost girl, a bear and a lioness expressing the inner changes that happened during the retreat.
We had a hopscotch where the Little Me*s, crowned with a wreath of flowers, playfully invited the Adult Selfs to a hug, passing on the flowers to keep the joy of life flowing.
And we had a beautiful piece of art made of all different elements that nature provided reminding us that the love and connection we shared will stay in our hearts forever (you can see it in the picture above).
All this strength, laughter, wisdom, playfulness, love and more is our Little Me. He or she wants us to be happy and smile. That’s their only need and wish. It has everything we need and is happy to gift it to us. It's just about allowing ourselves to take a leap of faith and accept the challenge.
May you all discover the love and magic of your Little Me*s.
I wish you a magical month of June in the spirit of love and reconciliation
Ursula |
