Okay,
this may be a spoiler for some of you if you have not reached Day 10.
Or it may give those who want to get ahead on the days a glimpse into
what's coming up (for better or worse!)
What is key for me in this exercise is that awareness is everything.
It naturally causes a shift. No forcing, just observing. This is the
source of causing deep change.
Day 10: Nothing to Do
What are you feeling right this second? Nothing to do but notice and
allow all sensations to arise - without doing anything to fix or change
them.
Are you aware of any sensations moving through your body?
Earlier when I did this exercise, I felt jaggedness, unevenness and
chatter in my head. So I did yoga (and I was critical of the yoga
teachers style on the video!) and still as I came back to this exercise
here, I now feel even keel energy. Then a fluctuation into warm tears
of gratitude for my family.
Your hands: are they hot? Cold? Prickly? Tingly?
My usually warm hands are a little cool on this overcast day, after
days of rain and clouds. I am remembering burning my fingertips last
night on a hot pan because I wasn't being aware and in the moment. So I
realize I have trauma in my hands and why they are cooler than usual. As
I bring all this into awareness, my hands start to warm up.
How's your breathing? Is it shallow, or deep? Is it tight or relaxed?
When I tune into my breath, it seems I am barely breathing. So then
the little voice starts to judge and says BREATHE! I don't like that
nazi voice telling me what to do! But when I notice that is how I
perceive it, then I choose to take a deep breath like it is the most
glorious gift I could receive!
