RunningDeer
19th September 2015, 22:38
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Mother Earth is a Receptive Partner
Several years ago, I’d walk Wolfie, my dog along the pine trees. While he poked around, I’d send ‘hellos and thanks’ to the trees. After a time, I noticed they'd move when I’d share in conversation. I’d experiment. It wasn’t consistent, but it was more apt to work when I kept to a heart connection and stayed out of mind.
Fast forward to last winter when I was on a walk. The blustery wind hit straight on. When I’d experience the wind go through me, the push back lessened. The intellectual part of me said the wind died down. So I envisioned the wind go through only the one arm and switched to the other. The same for the legs; resistance on one and none on the other. Too, when I noticed my face stung from the bitter wind, I relabeled the belief. The face warmed. (relatively speaking)
I’d get that tickle in the belly or just below the belly button, i.e. the energy center called the dan tien. The feeling is similar to when you're high on a swing and are just about to come down. I relaxed the body and made friends with the wind.
What’s the point? I’m experimenting with how I’m more than I once believed. And as it happens, Mother Earth is a receptive partner and always available. The discovery is concrete and the feedback is immediate.
Tree Talk Experience
RunningDeer, 2012
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Experiment: Relaxed Body
How I’d explain a relaxed body is stand on one leg and tense up your muscles. How long can you stand?
Now, compare that to when you relax as much as you can: the foot, the toes, the bottom of the foot, the ankle, the calf, the knee, the hip region, the butt, all the muscles, even the upper body. You stand for a lot longer; that’s grounded, rooted, relaxed. If you have trouble then notice where you’re tense, then relax-relax-relax.
It’s helpful to check in with your body, even when you’re sitting. A common area that builds up excess energy is the shoulders and neck region. Relax them. Notice again. Relax. Often folks tense up immediately. If you’re prone to headaches, run a check to see if your housing tension.
Relax. Inhale. Exhale.
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RunningDeer ♡
Mother Earth is a Receptive Partner
Several years ago, I’d walk Wolfie, my dog along the pine trees. While he poked around, I’d send ‘hellos and thanks’ to the trees. After a time, I noticed they'd move when I’d share in conversation. I’d experiment. It wasn’t consistent, but it was more apt to work when I kept to a heart connection and stayed out of mind.
Fast forward to last winter when I was on a walk. The blustery wind hit straight on. When I’d experience the wind go through me, the push back lessened. The intellectual part of me said the wind died down. So I envisioned the wind go through only the one arm and switched to the other. The same for the legs; resistance on one and none on the other. Too, when I noticed my face stung from the bitter wind, I relabeled the belief. The face warmed. (relatively speaking)
I’d get that tickle in the belly or just below the belly button, i.e. the energy center called the dan tien. The feeling is similar to when you're high on a swing and are just about to come down. I relaxed the body and made friends with the wind.
What’s the point? I’m experimenting with how I’m more than I once believed. And as it happens, Mother Earth is a receptive partner and always available. The discovery is concrete and the feedback is immediate.
Tree Talk Experience
RunningDeer, 2012
http://avalonlibrary.net/paula/Seasons/tree_talk_zpsesboq6i0.JPG
Experiment: Relaxed Body
How I’d explain a relaxed body is stand on one leg and tense up your muscles. How long can you stand?
Now, compare that to when you relax as much as you can: the foot, the toes, the bottom of the foot, the ankle, the calf, the knee, the hip region, the butt, all the muscles, even the upper body. You stand for a lot longer; that’s grounded, rooted, relaxed. If you have trouble then notice where you’re tense, then relax-relax-relax.
It’s helpful to check in with your body, even when you’re sitting. A common area that builds up excess energy is the shoulders and neck region. Relax them. Notice again. Relax. Often folks tense up immediately. If you’re prone to headaches, run a check to see if your housing tension.
Relax. Inhale. Exhale.
http://avalonlibrary.net/paula/Animals/stand-on-one-leg_zpsyvqkf06w.JPG
RunningDeer ♡