BEING ATTENTIVE AND CARING WITH OUR BODIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

AhoII Beloveds

Coming to you from the comfort of my home, hotspotting from my smart phone, feeding my body oats , all privilages i have that many other selves dont currently have. As the world has been taken over by the storm of corona , fear and over stimulated , over invested souls, (to much humaning) we are the actual virus and not the victims. we are the virus that has taken over mother earth, sucking her dry.) i want to remind us all of how important it is to listenh to what our bodies need right now. many of us (me) are feeling heavy, sad, grieving the life we once had before this mental pandemic arrived (we kinda all felt it coming, no?) and feeling this way without the pressure to be better, to do better, to run in the race of human desire and constant thought, IT is absolutely OKEY. I need to remind my self of this every day to stay sane.

Over the last few days of lockdown (14) i am called to listen in on the parts of me that hurt the most, the parts of me that can only hurt this way during this time (everything is divinely timed ) , i am called to let go of a twin flame so our love can transcend the limits we placed upon it, I am called to reasses my purpose, anchor deeper in, cALLED TO DEMAND THE KIND OF LOVE I NEED RIGHT NOW FROM MY SOUL MATE, CALLED TO RELEASE THROUGH TEARS AND RAGE, i am called to breathe, allow prana to fill my lungs and hold me close to gaia, i am called to love and return to nature for all my wants and needs. and this is hard, hard to listen, hard to let go, hard to want to live when you are living inside a conditioned mind that has forgotten how to BE. becasue this being human thing has come with so many boxes, so many paradoxes, so complex so heavy so light, so dual and heavy.

but i CHOOSE to remember my power, i choose to remeber who and what I AM. A light worker, a light being, energy I AM THE WHOLE THING AND NOTHING ALL AT ONCE.
I choose to listen to my body, take care of my body. express love to my body. thank my body for being here, through it all with me as the world undergoes a complete lockdown.

Here are some questions I like to ask myself everyday to check in on how i am doing and what i can do to make myslef feel better, safe, loved.

1. Am i Hydrated? Did i drink water to nourish my body and mind today?
Water is cleansing, rejuvenating and recharging and our bodies are 80% water, so drink as much water as possible. need a distraction? drink water and enjoy it. :) 

2. What are the first 5 things that i am most grateful for TODAY?
Gratitude energy helps you to align with even more to be grateful for.

3.Have I moved, strecthed , worked out, woken my body up today?
 Allow your body to move intuitively and freely. Feel and sense that your movement is cutting through illusion and distortion in your field of mind and heart space.

4. Have I checked in on a friend or loved one today?
we are in this together, check in on as many people as you can handle (energetically etc) call your mom, or if you live with her, check in oh how shes doing, redirect from victimising to compassion

5. Am I feeling safe within my body?

 ARE YOU? IF YOU ARE NOT, REMIND YOURSELF THAT YOUR BODY IS HERE FOR AND WITH YOU THROUGH THIS, YOUR BODY IS HOME, EVEN IF THATS ALL YOU HAVE, THATS A WHOLE LOT TO BE GRATEFULO FOR. LET US BE LOVING AND COMPASSIONATE TOWARDS OUR BODIES.

Take long cleansing baths and showers when you can. Feed your body. BREATHE
A cleansing bath is a perfect add on to any release and clearing work you're doing, 

Consider writing out what you want to release everyday at the end of the day on a piece of paper and as you write it all down, envision the feelings and thoughts and energy attached to it being released through your hand onto the paper… This could be old perspectives, habits, emotional patterns, or limiting beliefs… Once you’ve written everything down, then symbolically (and safely) burn the paper to let it go.

The only way out is through it , so lets bring our collective vibrations together, heal ourselves, our friends, family, the world,  ALL OF US, after all, we are in this together, we always have been and its not going to change anytime soon if we don't do the work. to listen. to love to move to accept that this is just another one of natures rhythms and cycles. all is well.

" FIGURES OF FREEDOM"

This Installation was inspired by Breaking barriers and getting to understand what people feel/think when they interact with the Art that i create.

Changing perspectives on The female body as a comodity slavery, racial discrimination and promoting the equal treatment of  ALLALL people as the ONE conciousness in society  by provoking reactions and opinions, in everyday Namibia people and everyone who comes across this installation. To me, understanding your immediate society as well as having a wider knowledge of global cultures is something that encourages understanding, tolerance and dialogue between people.
After periods of self-reflection, which we all go through, I was drawn to the power of how the Art that i create and how Art in general acts as a social snapshot told through various abstract minds of varied experiences of thisenergyONE  mind. There is an undeniable need for positive change in the Namibian art scene, to connect to various schools of thought and exchange ideas to inspire others and I want to know how we can go about this. Placing two women, naked and inside their own bubble of "safe" in a bar/lounge space filled with other beings, some there to forget, meet friends and others simply there to connect to Akasha, life force. what happens when we put prices on these womens bodies? does nudity make you feel as though it it an invitation for sex? what is our relationship to our own bodies when we are sround others who are actively taking autonomy?
I want to challenge cultural narratives with the Image on the wall, shift imagery and inspire emotions in a way that traditional political methods alone rarely do in this regards towards these particular issues.

This four month experiment was exhibited at the Loft for over 6months with a documentation of thoughts and comments from people who walked into this space everyday. The art was removed many times to make way for conformity and control during these 6 months, some of the photographs intalled on the table of womens bodies, stolen and torn.
" I am looking to get a general survey of perceptions , feelings and reactions from Namibian people by hanging this Artwork that for me not only speaks a thousand words in a public , Informal gallery space of where people can interact  with it for a longer period of time."
Will nudity start being a normal, non-sexual thing for us ALL to accept if we see it out in a “normal” space? A space many of us to come to be vulnerable in anyway?
Does seeing a black female body shown in this way and a white male body tugging at her body provoke some kind of feeling, thought in you?
How can I, as a Namibian nude artist leverage my art to achieve social behavioral change?
This project has two phases, Phase one was a launch opening with a 45min event and a body installation of two naked women in the Loft on Cassinga day , Phase Two will be asecond opening with a musical collaboration with some local Namibian artists and adding on a second photograph.

Please feel free to write down any comments, feelings and suggestion in the guest book below.
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energy.. A HUGE THANKS TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR THE SUPPORT AND TO MY MODELS ON THIS EVENING AND ALL OTHER SUCH MAGIACL EVENINGS. Daniela magg for the love, support and cocktails AM ALSO VERY VERY GRATEFUL TO MICHEAL OTT FOR HIS SUPPORT AND OFFERING HIS SPACE FOR THIS IDEA.