Transition is integration.
A breath token is a breathing exploration that I develop for friends & clients and post as a gift.
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.
My friend Sivan contributed the following: “Transition is integration. To integrate what is past and what is to come. You can’t go forward if you haven’t worked out what happened in the past. It creates confusion. It’s like you want to be on the other side of something without going over the bridge.”
In terms of breathing, I associate Sivan’s definition of transition with exploring the exhale. What happens during the exhale, how do I feel about what is past, what I can’t change or control. What happens if I give space and attention to this? What can the breath teach me about this?
If your association is a different one, please follow that and explore what comes up for you.
We can explore these ideas through touch, movement, sound, writing, drawing, and, of course, breathing itself.
Let’s stay in touch. Let’s be breathed.