September’s theme of Radical Embodiment will contain both an exploration of somatic practices and wisdom to connect to the wisdom of our bodies, as well as an examination of the ways the body has been misused and maligned both in Western culture at large and sometimes even within SOM teachings. By understanding the roots of the misunderstanding and mistreatment of the body, we can radically–from the root–learn to embody our teachings as well as ourselves. Honoring the body as a sacred vessel and as a primary text for spiritual understanding, this month will provide an open-at-the-top understanding of embodiment as both something to be practiced and an ideal for which to strive. Beginning with the Collective Outer experience, we will examine social narratives of the body and work to align ourselves with a SOM perspective that affirms the goodness of all creation, including the created body as it is.

As we work on Inhabiting Togetherness, we can leverage our cultural narratives and expectations to inhabit our community and our body. The theme continues in the second week, Inhabiting the Inner Habitat, when we shift to the Personal Inner arc dimension and unveil what narratives we have internalized, and how to radically shift these into loving care for the sacred vessels in which we dwell. The Secrets We Share in week three offers the opportunity to unveil and heal internalized fear or shame of the body, our own and others, as we shift perspective further into the embodiment of the Divine in and as each and every body. Finally, in week four, we will explore The Audacity to Be This Comfortable, radically embodying the work of the month and year as we embrace and celebrate the miracle of the body through the Personal Outer experience.