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Why I started filming myself soaking beans (and what it taught me about working with clients)
Something funny happened during the recent war with Iran…
I noticed that when I’d pour dry beans into a bowl and turn on the water to soak them overnight, the sound was incredibly soothing to my nervous system. So soothing that I started recording videos of it and sharing them.
The responses have been… fascinating. Some people love it. Others absolutely hate it and can’t stand the sound.
And it hit me: This is the perfect example of why we can’t give all our clients the same “embodiment toolkit.”
The old approach looks like: “Here are 10 grounding techniques. Try them all and see what works.”
Embodied practice looks like: Helping each client discover what THEIR nervous system actually needs in this moment, because what feels safe and soothing for one person might feel activating for another.
This completely changes how we work, doesn’t it? Instead of being technique dispensers, we become guides helping people develop their own relationship with their inner wisdom.
The beans that calm my nervous system might make your client’s system feel agitated. Your job isn’t to prescribe the same medicine for everyone – it’s to help each person discover their unique pathway to regulation.
This is at the heart of the work I teach in B’Etzem – moving beyond generic protocols to truly individualized, somatically-informed practice.
If you’re ready to deepen your capacity to meet each client where their nervous system is, B’Etzem Level 1 in Lakewood starts in just 18 days. Though you’ll receive a certificate of completion, this training is about so much more than that. It’s a fundamental shift in how you show up with clients.
Only 18 days left to join the November cohort.
What have you noticed about your own nervous system’s unique preferences? And how might this awareness inform your work with clients?
With presence,
Rena
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