Today's exercise was for me to connect with the Earth. I was to go outside, close my eyes, and try to feel the connections between myself and people, plants, animals, and objects. Afterward, I was supposed to spend the day acting in accord to my heightened awareness to my surroundings.
So, I went outside and laid down on the grass. Cloudy sky, bright moon, chirping crickets, wet crabgrass. I couldn't visualize roots as the book told me to, thanks to the factory spotlights, drunken cheerleaders, and passing bass-thumping traffic, but I could feel a connection. I could feel the earth holding me up, I could feel the crickets hopping through the grass, feel the tree standing strong. I felt connected to all of this, small but important. I had a difficult time connecting to the man-made things like the cars and the factory; I felt like they were distracting me.
This was a very pleasant experience. I felt even more relaxed than when I do my relaxation exercises for my anxiety. I was. . .calm. My brain was still cluttered, but I wasn't worrying. I think I did something right with this exercise. I shall have to do this when I'm stressed out.
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Oooh, I'm going to have to try this.
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