How do you wear this?
How do you wear this?
Nothing feels worse than wearing an outfit that feels just wrong: too tight, an unflattering color, or wrong style.
The holy grail of clothes is that outfit which makes you feel comfortable in your own skin.
Can you think of someone who wears their body really well?
Meryl Streep is one of my examples. Yes, she’s been looking amazing in the press lately. The real reason I’m a long time Streep fan is that she’s got an amazing physical presence. Her body so supplely slips into each character and she always seems like she is having a blast!
Celebrity, grandparent, animal, or great teacher, people who wear their bodies well stir something in us because of these qualities:
Freedom. Their bodies are unencumbered, with no excessive baked in tension.
Sensuality. They convey love and delight in their bodies, enjoying their movements and senses.
Attractiveness. Beyond being physically attractive, a well-worn body is confident and free of anxiety and this is VERY attractive.
Spirit. The body is not an end in itself, but rather a vessel that supports, honors, and reveals the sacred essence who is wearing the body.
To be clear, this ease in the body has nothing to do with ability or health; it is possible whatever your body’s truth. Wearing your body well in this situation is completely different from pursuing standards of beauty as ends in themselves.
This coming session of Grandmothers’ Garden is dedicated to helping you find new routes towards wearing your body well. Surprisingly enough, we will be drawing on the wisdom of clothes – in particular traditional dance costumes from the Balkans, Greece, and Asia Minor.
Clothes have actually been one of my most important teachers for how to wear my body.
On May 18, join me in exploring how grandmother fashion traditions can teach you to:
Strengthen the main energy centers in your body.
Draw power from your connection to the natural world.
Protect your boundaries and find support through threshold spaces.
Remember who you really are.
Grandmothers’ Garden gate is open – this refuge for recentering yourself beckons you to come on in!
Love,
Emily