In a stressful world that promotes individualism, rituals offer us something to step aside. Above all, they invite awareness of the body, the meaning of life and what connects us to others, explains psychotherapist Thierry Janssen.
To remember, you have to go back three years. March 2020. Normal life comes to a standstill due to the pandemic and lockdown. Suddenly our daily life changes. Our routines, our habits are suspended. It’s over, the commute to work, the first coffee before sitting down at the office, lunch at that cafe down the street, or sports practice between two in the afternoon. Time stretches like the same long beach that is important to sing again.
Garden, knit or bake. Others get into the sport through online classes. Thierry Janssen, a psychotherapist-turned-surgeon and founder of the Right Posture School, begins a daily meditation session at 7 p.m. “Then I realized that I have to come back myself and stay in touch with others,” he analyzes. These meetings made my days and gave meaning to my life because I felt useful.” From this experience he…
Source: Le Figaro
