Journey On

Welcome to my little corner of the Internet. So glad you stopped by :-)

It never ceases to amaze me how quickly I get caught up in the daily stressors and forget the simplicity of relaxation. It's as if I have convinced myself that there is no time for that nonsense, when in fact I do have time, as it takes little time, and makes more sense than anything else.There is an internal battle between the practical and the realistic...much to ponder in periods of intentional relaxation.

So, on to the Journey On exercise. LOVED IT!!! Was a tad bit skeptical when I first began, mostly because my extremities are always cold. I didn't necessarily feel much warmth in my arms and hands, but the relaxation was amazing. Before he even suggested moving my arms, my brain was challenging me to do just that and I could not. The mental image that accompanied the exercise was a siphon drawing the blood out of my abdomen, and then a waterwheel allowing it to cascade down my arms and into my hands, and then reversing the process to return the blood to my abdomen. As he was wrapping up and coming back to awareness, I was using the same technique and imagery to relax my brain, and it worked!! I had tension from reading for the past few hours, and when I had bathed my brain in all that warm blood, it felt warm and relaxed. When I returned the blood to my abdomen, I felt mentally at ease. Good stuff!! Looking forward to reading what some of you all experienced.

In it together,
Anita