My blind spot. He was just very narrow-minded, and I was very stuck in what I had first learned.
“I’m so grateful that I got the last spot in this workshop—what a blessing! Thanks to your clear guidance, a lot of things have become clear to me now. Thank you for letting me take up so much space with my challenge.”
For more than three years now, I’ve had this cracking sensation in my pelvis and lower back. I was so lucky that you, Benita, came to me right during Andrea’s very first wonderful lesson and really pulled my sacrum right out of my pants. Aha!
Even though I’d known this instruction for several years, I just didn’t have a feel for exactly where it was supposed to go. Because my pelvis was always tilted—and in a different direction when lying down than when standing—I wasn’t able to guide my sacrum straight up…
Now I’m very mindful of this in my daily life, because I want to give myself—and my pelvis—this neutral alignment. The cracking has already become rare, and when it does happen, I know that my pelvis has lost its neutral position and my sacrum needs to rise up high.
I was just like my kids back when they were in kindergarten and learned a game with simplified rules, and I wanted to play it “the right way” with them at home. It just didn’t work because what they had first learned was what mattered to them.
That’s how I feel now in this regard. Since I came from artistic gymnastics with a swayback, I was initially guided in the opposite direction, which actually brought me some relief at first.
It seems I needed all those years of learning, and now this genuine coaching with your hearts and hands, to be able to move forward again, pain-free and with a clear mind.
Of course, this uncertainty regarding pelvic alignment was also fundamental to my lessons. But I embrace even that with joy, as yet another personal experience on my Cantian journey.
This weekend was a blessing for me and really helped me take a big step out of my “misery.” I’m so happy that the audio recordings are in wonderful quality this time, and—as requested—the starting positions are announced along with sketches, so I can review the lessons a few more times. Thank you for that!
And now Benita would like to use my words as a testimonial …
“Well, I’d be happy to. Then I can go ahead and admit my shortcomings in this regard and sincerely thank everyone who has ever pointed out my ‘blind spot’ to me! It was just very blind, and I was very stuck in what I had first learned.”
Barbara Schenk
8105 Regensdorf, Switzerland
www.barbaraschenk.ch
How the Method Found Me...
I am the happy mother of two children. After my second childbirth, however, I suffered from incontinence along with bowel and uterine prolapse. My quality of life in this regard left a lot to be desired. I could no longer just run to catch a train, and even at the gymnastics club—my biggest hobby at the time—I didn’t know how I’d ever be able to participate in the workouts again…
So for three years, I tried everything on the market. But none of these products lived up to their promises and solved my problem.
Eventually, I received a copy of Benita Cantieni’s “Tigerfeeling” book as a gift. It was titled “Pelvic Floor Exercises for Him and Her.” That was the beginning of my great passion!
I attended a few CANTIENICA® classes in Zurich, and after just the first session, I knew: This is it! After every subsequent CANTIENICA® class, I felt tall and light—just great and happy!
Half a year later, I was in Benita Cantieni’s studio in Zurich, completing the first level of CANTIENICA® training.
That’s how it all started, and today I’m so glad I had that “bladder weakness” back then. Otherwise, I would never have discovered this method! And all the wonderful things that came with it…
At first, I had a really hard time reaching deep into my muscles, let alone feeling and moving my sitting bones. I was like a “block”—I had a very hard shell and felt nothing inside. With each practice session, I found my way deeper and deeper. I learned to relax, to let go of the outer muscles so I could get to know what’s truly essential inside. That’s where true strength comes from!
That’s how I found my way back to myself through my body, even though I’d only set out to heal my pelvic floor… I was able to refocus and concentrate again. My hard shell melted away like a block of ice. My posture became straighter, and my spirit more genuine. My collarbones widened and my heart space expanded. I let go of various pressures until I felt completely at peace in my body again. What a blessing!
My new posture showed me that physical ailments such as Achilles tendon pain, foot deformities, pelvic floor weakness, “twinges” in the lower back, and acid reflux don’t have to be a part of life. And all because my bones are now where they’re supposed to be. And I realized that everything is already there, within me. That everything is connected and everything is interrelated—body, mind, and soul. I am very grateful to have discovered this method, which is like an “instruction manual for the body.”
This method is so valuable that I want to share it with others! I take great pleasure in guiding the participants and helping them awaken their deep muscles from their slumber.
