Micah and Logan gave me permission to write a blog post about a recent session they had.

Micah said, “We talked about it. We agreed that we wanted others to know how transformed I was…how powerful it was for Logan to watch me…how much more connected we felt afterwards.”

The session had occurred a week after the Capital was breached by people carrying signs to Stop the Steal. The president was accused of inciting violence. Micah and Logan had showed up for the session, very distressed.

A while back I wrote a blog about using Chi for Two practices with clients. I told the story of one client’s work. Here is a second story based on work with a different client. Again, I have changed details for confidentiality.

Jessie spoke of being tormented by anxious thoughts that felt like, “I gotta figure this out. Gotta figure this out.” I thought the practice we call Sway would be a helpful beginning, and invited Jessie to explore leaning toward one side and then toward the other side while seated in the chair.

Chi for Two practices invite mindfulness of how interactions with helping professionals offer a redo of infant/parent interactions that pattern nervous system functioning.

Over my many years of doing dance/movement therapy and counseling, I have developed partner practices that I now call Chi for Two®- The Energetic Dance of Healthy Relationship. To give helping professionals an understanding of these partner practices, I am sharing stories from sessions with clients. I have changed some details to maintain confidentiality.

This is the story of a session with Lenny.

Lenny came into our session saying, “I’ve been having a rough time—feeling a lot of anxiety.” I invited Lenny to possibly sit on the floor and when that seemed doable, we sat crossed-legged between the sofa and the armchair in my office.