Marissa Grasmick on Turning Wounds to Wisdom, Nervous System Flexibility and Expansion and Integration

Today I sat down in-studio with my guest, Marissa Grasmick, to discuss somatic, psychedelic somatic therapy, the nervous system, moving from rigidity to softness, inspiration, tools for increasing our capacity, breathwork, yoga and teaching yoga. Tune in for a relaxing and enlightening episode.  Marissa Grasmick is a licensed Somatic Psychedelic Therapist, Yoga instructor and experienced breathwork facilitator.  Find Marissa on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marissagrasmick/  Marissa’s website: https://www.marissaconnect.com/ Join the Leadership and Yoga Fam email list to stay up to date on giveaways and L&Y news. Join the fam. Find me on instagram: @shawnakru Get a copy of my guided journal. https://www.ritualofwritingjournal.com/  Evolve with Inversions Retreat Feb 17-22: https://shawnakru.com/retreats/ Time stamps: 00:00 Intro 04:30 Starting from the individual heart. 7:30 Nervous system flexibility, rather than regulation.  11:30 Moving from rigidity and perfectionism to flexibility.  13:30 Breathwork, the bridge from the body to the mind.  17:45 How to begin feeling more deeply, opening the door.  18:45 From shallow breath to expansion. Vulnerability.  21:30 Accessing a state of expansion. 23:00 Choosing just 3 at once. Freedom in the framework. 27:00 If becoming is involved, sign me up.  28:00 Inspiration: to breathe means to inspire. 30:00 There is no true balance, it’s learning to constantly adjust.  32:15 True expansion. 33:00 The stress is the gateway & once we can practice self-love, that’s when we start to change.  35:30 Starting: Instagram yogi world from inspiring to an end.  37:30 Seeking worth through being the best.  40:30 Maybe I’ll be a nun: the pendulum swings. 41:30 Psychedelic therapy, a way, not the only way. 46:00 Integrate, not peak hopping. 49:00 Relationship with healing: wounds to wisdom. 53:00 How to deal with fixation on the past: an invitation for a grieving process. 56:00 Gene keys.  58:00 A leader is someone who inspires, who can say “I don’t know,” and who has done enough work to create a safe environment, because safety is a prerequisite for change.  1:01:00 Subconscious heart armor and opening shoulders & perfectionism. 01:04:00 Billboard message: It’s cool to care.