What does my body think of me? - an exercise

Submitted by John Choi on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 4:37am

The relationship we have with our body has profound influence in life.  Yet this is a topic that gets rarely discussed, perhaps due to our familiarity with our body.  Nevertheless, I find it an important aspect of healing, especially for the chronic cases.  The understanding and deepened relationship within ourselves is a fundamental event to healing of the whole being, and often leads to a heightened state of awareness of the self.  

 
I have attempted to collect and present here some questions / exercise that might help in this endeavor.
 
 
 
Take a moment to sit silently.  Spend some time to become aware of your body.  
Then ask, giving enough time between the questions:
 
 
 
What are my emotions toward my body?  
 
How did I get them?
 
How does my body help or hinder my goals in life?
 
 
 
Now, long-awaited questions: 
 
How does my body feel about my goals?
 
What does it think of me?
 
 
 
I take time to listen.  
 
I carefully examine our dialog to see 
 
if my body fears me
 
or if any other feelings are present.
 
 
 
I then ask what it expects of me.  
 
I tell it what my expectations are.  
 
How fair are they?
 
 
 
They say in the Orient,
 
"think with your body."
 
What does it mean?
 
I ask my body for help.
 
 
 
The conversation continues, 
 
until there is a feeling 
 
that the differences have lessened, 
 
or the relationship has deepened.
 
 
 
And I sit lazily
 
enjoying all sensations 
 
from my body, 
 
all sound and air around me,
 
and me.
 
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Submitted by Maura Twomey on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 11:40am.

 Thanks John this is really

 Thanks John this is really useful.

 

Maura

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