From Guarded to Open Releasing the Body’s Armor
For the Masculine: Teachings
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19m
You may have heard the phrase “the body keeps the score”—a reminder that our past experiences, especially trauma, are held not just in our minds, but in the tissues, posture, and breath of our bodies. In a similar way, the body also takes the shape of our inherited and conditioned patterns—protecting us, guarding us, and bracing us against pain we once knew.
Over time, these shapes become familiar. They show up in the way we close off, collapse, tense, or armor ourselves in response to life and love. But when we bring awareness to the shapes our body takes—when we notice how we physically embody our old stories—we gain the power to choose something new.
In this 20-minute compilation from Fierce Love (Austin, 2024), John guides us into a deeper recognition of the protective patterns our bodies hold—and how to gently shift into more open, responsive, unguarded shapes. This teaching is a call to live and love from the truth of the moment, not the wounding of the past.
If you are ready to soften the armor and embody a shape that is more available to love, this teaching offers a clear and embodied path forward.
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