Personal roots
Origin, history, relationships and experiences that have shaped us.
A root is usually invisible. And yet it determines how a plant is nourished, how stable it stands and how it can grow.
With us humans, too, not everything that is at work today lies on the surface. Physical condition, way of life, origin, relationships and experiences can influence how we respond to strain.
For me, Healing Roots means giving attention to these connections – without promising a simple explanation for every symptom. At the same time, the idea of “roots” reaches beyond therapeutic work. I am also interested in where our knowledge about health and healing has its roots: in different cultures, in inherited healing traditions, in knowledge about plants and in the relationship between people and nature.
Roots
Four meanings
Roots of physical symptoms
Constitution, patterns of regulation, way of life and strains that may belong to the overall picture.
Roots of healing knowledge
Knowledge about the body, plants, nutrition, nature and healing that has grown over generations, along with the cultural contexts in which it emerged.
Transformation
Making visible, re-contextualising and setting back in motion what has long been held.
Awareness does not mean having to explain everything. It begins with perceiving what is.
From the hidden into awareness.
From stagnation into movement.
From the root to transformation.
The cowrie
The symbol of Healing Roots
The cowrie shell stands at the centre of Healing Roots. For me, its form connects different levels of my work.
The vertical axis stands for movement into depth – towards one’s own roots, towards body, history and inner experience – and at the same time for the opening upwards: for awareness, development and light.
The horizontal dimension stands for relationship and connection: between people, between different perspectives, and for carrying insight back into the world.
The shell also stands for listening inward. Just as we believe we can hear the sound of the sea in a shell, it reminds us first to perceive what becomes audible within – before change arises outwardly.
As a cowrie, it carries a further connection to the sea and to East Africa. For a long time cowrie shells were objects of value and exchange, and in various regions they were also used as currency – another layer of the symbol of connection and exchange.
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Into the depth. Listening inward. Opening awareness. Creating connection.
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If this perspective speaks to you, I look forward to hearing from you.
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