010 - Breath & Body as Resistance: Practices en Español for Tender Times

This episode was born from a tender request. My friend Mariana — a former coaching client and listener of this podcast — asked if I could record the breathing practices in Spanish, so she could share them with her mamá, her tías, and her primas. Immediately, I felt a deep yes.I grew up with Spanish as my first language: the sound of Chespirito in the background, the melodrama of novelas, and the Sundays filled with Siempre en Domingo — that iconic Televisa variety show that became a ritual in so many Latino households. Spanish was the language I spoke at recess, even when I was first introduced to English. Later, at UCLA, I minored in Spanish Literature, drawn to the words that hold magic and depth — words like desahogar, which means more than “to vent,” it means to let the storm inside you breathe.And right now, in this country, the timing is especially tender. The U.S. Supreme Court has recently opened the door to racial profiling — legalizing harassment of our comunidad. Oppression lives in our bodies, in our nervous systems. But so does resistance. And so does healing.That’s why I created these mini-practices, all in Spanish. You’ll find three pathways:Respiración — breathing practices to calm and ground.Conexión y Presencia — practices to return to awareness and the present moment.Grounding Bilateral — movement to release freeze and reconnect.Babygurl, these practices are medicine. For you, for your familia, for our comunidad. May they remind you that your breath and your body are sacred, and that in tender times, healing in our own language is its own act of resistance.🎧 Subscribe and share with anyone who needs this.💬 Connect with me on IG @_colibricoaching and let me know what lands for you.Thanks for listening. I'll see you soon.