In this episode, we’re diving into the concept of embodiment for different sexes, and well as some amazing resources for your partner or man that she’s personally tried out, tested and know work.
So what’s required for a man to cultivate more emotional sensitivity, and access his feminine side in an empowering way?
Jenna’s thoughts on the 4 ingredients:
Tip #1: Safety is your giftMost men are desperate to show up with more vulnerability, even if they don’t know it. And perhaps as women, it’s our beautiful responsibility to cultivate more feminine within ourselves, and bring it to our relationships, families, and communities in a lived way.
Tip #2: You don’t have to be on a ‘spiritual path’ to be emotionally sensitiveEmbodiment is really just the skill of coming into contact with the deep currents of feeling, emotions, and energies in the body. Through cultivating this sensitivity to ourselves, we have a lot more internal resources, much more of ourselves, to show up with and to make decisions in the world. You don’t have to look uber spiritual to be able to do this.
Tip #3: Be it, don’t preach itVulnerability and sensitivity aren’t theoretic but felt. There is little benefit in trying to explain the theory of what someone should do, preaching how they should be, or how they should feel or think.
So many well-meaning women try to put on their therapist hat to work with their men. Sometimes to support others we have to enter that space of feeling and vulnerability and lead the way.
Tip #4: Don’t try to fix himDon’t try to fix him or fix the situation. The masculine pole inside us often wants to fix everything.
How often have you expressed an emotional vulnerability or sensitivity only for a partner or friend to jump in with a solution? More often than not you didn’t want a solution! You just wanted a safe space to express and be heard. But in this world obsessed with moving forward we’ve all become fixers, instead of feelers.
When we speak about being the change that we want to see and needing to prioritize ourselves first. It’s for exactly these reasons that we do it. So that we can bring what we have cultivated home to meet our lovers, our family, and our community.
You can go deeper into this topic, share your thoughts, and find additional prompts and questions over here.
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