Michelle:
movingfromtheinside.com
At Light Tree we are
continuing with our practice of cultivating body wisdom through the ‘felt
sense’. As we carry on with our journey of the heart, we are learning more
about being present and listening to the inner dialogue that constantly flows
from source, whether we are aware of it or not.
As we ponder the nature of
healing, we are struck by this explanation of how blocks to being fully alive
come to reside within our bodies. We know that physical ailments mirror mental
or emotional hurts, but Michelle seems to get to the heart of the matter with
this description…
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“If you are triggered by one of your brain glitches
(repressed self- judgments) …you automatically react by controlling what you
feel is too uncomfortable to receive…You banish it from your consciousness and
attempt to hide it by storing it deeply inside the tissues of your body as an
energy block.”
The bodies attempt to unwind
appears to take place in many ways. For example, sometimes the ‘brain glitch’
appears as a persistent or repetitive pain. We are exploring what happens when
we sit with discomfort and do not judge or try and ‘do’ anything about it.
Instead of trying to fix it, we can sit and just notice with our felt sense and
wait patiently for it to reveal its message. Once it does, the pain or
discomfort shifts and often disappears altogether. It is our resistance that
makes it persist.
Sometimes it is helpful to
consult a professional who is skilled in acupuncture, massage therapy,
cranio-sacral therapy or other gentle methods of releasing trapped tension and
stress. Suppressing or drowning out the body’s wisdom does not make it go away.
It simply waits patiently or reappears in another form until we are ready to
listen.
At the end of the day, our
body is simply a communication device. It is a wholly neutral thing which
conveys our innermost thoughts, beliefs and emotional states. It reflects the
vast ocean of being that is our true nature and is communicating this awareness
continually. All we need to do is be still and listen.