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Body stuff to remember
Sep. 21st, 2013 07:35 pmYoga (the word, I mean) = union, says my yoga instructor. If you let go, you will fall into grace. And grace is all that is. (let go of the past & memory, the future & worry, and judgment & comparison).
Via http://labelleizzy.livejournal.com about massage but pertinent to my yoga & life, & important to remember:
"working with Danniel feels like Safe Space. He has proved i can trust him. But it is WORK, sometimes more than others... to trust, to consciously relax and let someone cause me PAIN because I know if I can relax, and let him do what he's proved he's excellent at, I will make further physical progress in my struggle to gain full body Strength and Flexibility. (your mileage may vary, of course)
And, in other topics. The anxiety & panic & feelings of overwhelmedness (& correlated "relief" or "coping" activities that are actually self harming) are energy, it is all energy. Redirect, redirect, redirect. There are other much better ways to cope with intense emotions. It is actual physical energy in your actual physical body, it is not just inventions or emotions in the mind, and reason may not be able to reason past the distress, which is okay - do something physical. Stand up. Actual deep breath, in & out. Then, think: what else could you do that would help your highest self? What is one small thing you could do, right now? Okay, then do that, right now.
Via http://labelleizzy.livejournal.com about massage but pertinent to my yoga & life, & important to remember:
"working with Danniel feels like Safe Space. He has proved i can trust him. But it is WORK, sometimes more than others... to trust, to consciously relax and let someone cause me PAIN because I know if I can relax, and let him do what he's proved he's excellent at, I will make further physical progress in my struggle to gain full body Strength and Flexibility. (your mileage may vary, of course)
(...)
and he does deep painful work, and uses my sounds as guides, digging in or holding steady as is needed.
And, in other topics. The anxiety & panic & feelings of overwhelmedness (& correlated "relief" or "coping" activities that are actually self harming) are energy, it is all energy. Redirect, redirect, redirect. There are other much better ways to cope with intense emotions. It is actual physical energy in your actual physical body, it is not just inventions or emotions in the mind, and reason may not be able to reason past the distress, which is okay - do something physical. Stand up. Actual deep breath, in & out. Then, think: what else could you do that would help your highest self? What is one small thing you could do, right now? Okay, then do that, right now.
