Arona is really good at what she does. She combines strong technical knowledge and experience with curiosity and a deep intuitive sense, in beautiful balance. In working with her, I have never felt judged or "treated". It's been a very empowering experience of guidance and growing partnership in learning more about myself, what I am capable of, and expanding the range of choices I have across all aspects of my life.
You don't have to have something "wrong" with you to benefit from this, although I can see how it would be helpful for a wide range of issues. I went to her wanting to dance better, to improve my body awareness, balance, sense of axis and groundedness. From the first session, I got this and so much more. My dancing improved dramatically, literally overnight. So did my awareness, balance and ability to feel grounded, across my entire life and self. This probably sounds kinda new-agey, but it isn't - it's very real and concrete.
Best of all, I have much more self-confidence, and it's not some blindly optimistic "I can do anything!", but the kind that comes from a much better awareness of my own capacity. Also, the illusion of separation between the physical, intellectual, and emotional is so much less. I struggled for years trying to balance these aspects, to sort of translate learning in one area to the others. Now it doesn't feel like that. I am much more comfortable, feel more ME.
Some other things that I've gotten out of the Functional Integration sessions with Arona:
- Physically, my movement is much less blocky; it's more fluid and articulated, has more curve and flow.
- Finer grained awareness, across multiple levels: physical, emotional, intellectual, etc.
- I'm much more relaxed, and can choose to be relaxed, including my neck and shoulders which carried a LOT of tension for many years.
- Feels like my "flow" is souped-up.
- I think more clearly and creatively, I'm better at problem-solving, more able to figure things out, and don't get as caught up in feeling bad about things.
- Patterns and habits across many parts of my life sort of loosened up and became more optional; I became more aware of them, and also curious and playful with them.
- I'm generally happier, my mood baseline has shifted more towards the positive. I have a much more curious and playful approach to things,
The really wonderful thing about this work is that it didn't feel like work. It felt like natural, easy transitions that just happened. This is serious personal development that feels easy, playful and fun. I recommend it very highly! read more