‘You have to let go to hold on’: a rock climber's reflective process through resonance

Abstract

Resonance is a process that empowers people to design their life in a way that allows them to feel the way they want to feel. In this holistic process, individuals identify how they want to feel, prepare to experience these feelings, recognize obstacles that prevent them, and reconnect with desired feelings when they are disengaged from the process. Reflection, a conscious and intentional exploration process leading to a better understanding of complex ideas, is an inherent constituent of resonance. It allows individuals to enhance their self‐awareness, which they use to design their resonance process and life. This article illustrates an athlete's reflective process and how it was fuelled by the facilitator of the resonance‐based intervention in which he took part. It also outlines many realizations and the personal progress that resulted from the athlete's experience with resonance.