As a tribute to RCT founder and teacher Herwig Schön, who chose to leave his body earlier this month, I'd like to share a few favorite quotes I'd gathered over the years. I hope they might communicate a sense of his wisdom, insight, and spirit.
(Since, in most cases, I’d jotted them down at the time, I’m fairly confident of their accuracy, but please allow for the possibility of misattribution.)
“There's nothing that the body can't heal.”
“All healing is spiritual healing.”
“All disease is disconnection from God.”
"All fear stems from the fundamental fear that we can actually be harmed."
“It's just emotion, nothing more, nothing less.”
“The other side of discipline is freedom.” (I believe he was quoting a friend.)
“Anytime you give away your power someone will be there to take it from you.”
"When you make a commitment to yourself and you keep it, you become stronger, and when you make a commitment and break it, it weakens you."
“We’re working to make ourselves obsolete.”
I might be paraphrasing this one, but I think it's important: "Everyone has impulses both towards healing and away from healing. We get to choose."
If you're ever feeling extra hungry just before or after a session: “RCT burns glucose.”
And my all-time favorite: “Love is irresistible.”
(Since, in most cases, I’d jotted them down at the time, I’m fairly confident of their accuracy, but please allow for the possibility of misattribution.)
“There's nothing that the body can't heal.”
“All healing is spiritual healing.”
“All disease is disconnection from God.”
"All fear stems from the fundamental fear that we can actually be harmed."
“It's just emotion, nothing more, nothing less.”
“The other side of discipline is freedom.” (I believe he was quoting a friend.)
“Anytime you give away your power someone will be there to take it from you.”
"When you make a commitment to yourself and you keep it, you become stronger, and when you make a commitment and break it, it weakens you."
“We’re working to make ourselves obsolete.”
I might be paraphrasing this one, but I think it's important: "Everyone has impulses both towards healing and away from healing. We get to choose."
If you're ever feeling extra hungry just before or after a session: “RCT burns glucose.”
And my all-time favorite: “Love is irresistible.”
Image courtesy of reconnectivetherapy.com
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