30 days to consciously bring love into your life.
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Each day I will be giving you exercises, tools and tips to help you live from the heart to improve your relationships and attract more love into your life.
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Each day I will be giving you exercises, tools and tips to help you live from the heart to improve your relationships and attract more love into your life.
Day Five: Get in touch with your emotions.
‘There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.'
Awareness of your physical body can help you tap into your emotional
self, shifting your focus from outside to inside.
Your body is a direct reflection of your emotional body. Listen to
your body and respond accordingly – f you feel tired take time out to relax. If
you have an abundance of energy use your body, if you feel a creative pull go
and create something paint, write, draw, and move.
Feelings are experienced in your body; an awareness of your bodily
state can enhance your ability to identify your feelings.
Practice: Make a scan of your body, Sitting or
lying down in a comfortable position (savasana is corpse pose lying flat on the
ground arms by your side legs about hip width apart.), take a moment to consciously
take in several deep breathes and relax. Close your eyes and bring your focus
to this present moment and your physical self. There is no need to try to do
anything – just be present and passive. If you need to move to get more comfortable
do so if you feel the need to tense a certain body part in order to let go of
tension then do whatever brings greater comfort and ease. Begin scanning your body by drawing your
attention to any part of your body that asks for attention. Beginning perhaps with your head, face, jaw,
eyes, ears, and skull. Tune in to what is happening here. What do you notice?
Do your best to remain as passive and non-judgmental as possible. You are encouraged
to become an objective observer of your experience. At the same time, carefully
observe your head, both deep inside and on a surface level. If you notice
tension, tightness or contracted muscles, consciously release and relax those
areas.
As you feel ready, progress down to your neck, shoulders upper and lower arms and torso. Again, notice what is happening in your heart. Carefully observe your back, spine and chest area, both deep inside them and on the surface. Again, if you notice tension, tightness or contracted muscles, consciously release and relax those areas. Progress now to your abdomen and notice what is occurring here. From there, move on to your lower abdomen, hips, pelvis, buttocks and thighs. Next, focus on your legs and feet. Once you have finished focus on your hands and fingers. Finish this exercise by taking a few more deep breaths and turning your awareness back to your entire physical self, which includes all of the parts on which you have been focusing.
As you feel ready, progress down to your neck, shoulders upper and lower arms and torso. Again, notice what is happening in your heart. Carefully observe your back, spine and chest area, both deep inside them and on the surface. Again, if you notice tension, tightness or contracted muscles, consciously release and relax those areas. Progress now to your abdomen and notice what is occurring here. From there, move on to your lower abdomen, hips, pelvis, buttocks and thighs. Next, focus on your legs and feet. Once you have finished focus on your hands and fingers. Finish this exercise by taking a few more deep breaths and turning your awareness back to your entire physical self, which includes all of the parts on which you have been focusing.
