Transition as invitation
In 2022 the breath tokens are about transitions. Transition literally means to “cross over, go over, pass over, hasten over, pass away,” from transire – trans “across, beyond” + ire “to go“.
In breathing, transition naturally occurs after the inhale and the exhale and vice versa. I’ve noticed that I tend to go over transitions, in breathing as well as in the every day, going from one thing to the next without paying attention to the space in between. Despite being aware that these transitions are happening, in breathing or in other behaviours, I find it really challenging to be present in them.
Together with you I’d like to explore the subject of transitions. I’ll post quotes, collect ideas or questions from people I know and from you.
If you’d like to share something about transitions, contact me at hallo@nicolacaroli.com.
Transition as invitation
It is autumn, my favourite season. While the tomatoes are no longer ripening and the roses are withering and losing their scent, the time for the apples, plums and sloes has come. But still, the collective burst of growth has come to an end and autumn extends an invitation to start slowing down.
We can tune into the quality of autumn, go out and look at the withering plants around us and let go of the exhale. A letting go nurtured by the certainty that from everything that is let go new life is created. A leaf or a petal is composted, a seed is sown, a breath is given to the world.
As always, we can also explore these ideas through touch, movement, sound, writing and drawing…
Let’s stay in touch. Let’s be breathed.