Our brains are like steel traps. Once we get an idea trying to release it like trying to take a bone away from a dog. I listen to people’s stories every day and I’m amazed at what energy we all put into holding on to stories that don’t serve us and in many cases harm us. I’ll give you a quick example and then an experience I had last week that really helped me understand the importance of release.
As I mentioned earlier in the week, my brother recenty had surgery. Thankfully the mass was benign, but leading up to the surgery (he had six weeks to ponder) the thought that followed him like a dark cloud was the he would die and leave behind a young son. He did the equivalent of mental pacing in his head. His thoughts would return to this place every time he was alone with his son. Pacing doesn’t do anything except wear a hole in your carpet. When we mentally pace we’re like a hamster on the wheel, going fast but not gaining any ground. How can you get out of your head?
The class I attended last week was on healing trauma through nature. The morning began with something called “body prayer”. “Body prayer” is awakening the body to the present. It orients the physical, mental and spiritual so that we can pry ourselves loose from negative energy and recurring thoughts that keep us stuck. Our leaders for the week used a combination of Qi Gong, Yoga and song. We’d spend a half hour each morning engaging in this practice.
We need ways to move the energy and create opportunities for resolution. Having the opportunity to strengthen the body, relax the mind and fill the soul invites you to create new roads, roads to resolution. When facing an illness, having the opportunity to find alternatives, develop creative conversations within your body and with others helps alleviate the stress brought on by an illness diagnosis.
How do you get out of those circular though patterns? What types of body work do you use to create new thought pathways and detours to lose the negative thought patterns? Share with us and help expand everyone’s potential.
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