Starship Therapise: Using Therapeutic Fanfiction to Rewrite Your Life

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Rewriting Your Story: I am the Sword

Yoga! Meditations! Therapeutic fanfic! While it’s true that you’re the hero of your own story…you may not know (really, deeply, in-your-heart and in-your-bones know) that you’re also the writer of your own story.

One way to start believing that you can live the life you want? Embodied movement practice. Here’s an excerpt from an Arya Stark-inspired yoga sequence that our very own Kirk and Spock (AKA Justine and Larisa) put together, illustrated beautifully by artist J.

Fighting Stance: Take a wide stance with your feet. Turn both feet outward; then turn both feet inward. Finally turn your right foot out, and leave your left foot turned inward. Bend your right knee. Be mindful to keep your knee above or behind your ankle. Water dancers must protect their valuable knees. Bring your arms out to shoulder height, and grasp your imaginary sword. Pause here for a moment, and feel your feet grounded to the floor and your head lifted toward the ceiling. You are both solid and quick-footed.

Forward Thrust

Thrust your right arm with your “sword” forward toward your imaginary opponent while keeping your feet flat on the floor. You are both grounded and agile.

Downward Thrust

Your forward thrust does not collide with your opponent, so you try again by sweeping your right arm down as your left arm reaches high.

Upward Thrust

Once more you show your strength by sweeping your right arm all the way up to the sky while your left arm comes down your left leg. You have made your mark on your opponent, who retreats, giving you time to return to your fighting stance.

Return to the fight. Straighten your right knee, turning your right foot in and your left foot out and bending your left knee. Jauntily toss your sword from your right hand to your left, and begin your water dance on the other side. Not Today. Once you have moved through the dance as many times as suits you, use a heel-and-toe motion to get your feet back to your comfortable stance of the Sword Pose. Return your hands to your sides, or, if it feels best, bring your palms to touch in front of your chest. Repeat your mantra, “I am the sword.”

Fighting Stance

Forward Thrust

Downward Thrust

Upward Thrust

Being the hero—and the writer—of your own story.

In our modern world, heroes don’t just turn up in storybooks anymore.

As we’ve said, you’re the author: you call the shots. But getting from where you are to where you want to be is a journey—like the archetypal hero’s journey, handily mapped out for you here.

We’ve traded campfire tales for movies, manga, and multiplayer games. Although the form of our heroic stories has changed, their function remains the same…We’d argue the power of myth is alive and well; it just lives in different places now.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ North Atlantic Books (May 4, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 162317564X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1623175641
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.11 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.04 x 0.68 x 8.96 inches