In each moment, of each day, we have the choice: Will I be present in myself and in this moment I’ve been given, or will I instead vacate the premises, leaving noone at home to experience the wonders of the present? It’s such a simple decision. It seems it would be a simple task, too, to just decide, “I’m going to stay in the present and in my body today a little more than usual.”
The very fact that we might announce this kind of intention to ourselves indicates that it’s not our usual state. In fact, it runs counter to much of the training we receive here on Planet Earth. So much of the time we are concerned with the outer: our impressions of and demands on others, the future goal, the schedule, the acquisition of something, the familiar emotional loops, the repetitive actions and routines. The outer, and our relationship to it, is so seductive, apparently able to convince us for years at a time that IT is reality, and that the inner experience of ourselves is inconsequential. But in those moments when we do, either by Grace, by practice, or through compelling circumstance, fall into the fullness of our present moment, experience the full weight, volume and sensation of Body, and the clear space of Mind , it becomes obvious that this is our most natural state, a place that feels deeply like Home.
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Here’s a wonderful teacher I’d like you to know about on this subject:
Russell Delman, my teacher and founder of Embodied Life, has this to say: ”EMBODIMENT refers to the experience of wholeness, i.e., the integration of mind/body/spirit and includes: presence (the connection of self and world in present moment) and integrity (authenticity, honesty and self-responsibility). The body is viewed as a vehicle through which the entire human being and one’s relationship to life can be explored.”
Would you like to visit Russell’s website? Here’s a little blurb from his site, and a link. Tell me what you think!
“In recent years, Russell’s teaching has focused on the integration of: Embodied Meditation, Embodied Movement, Embodied Emotions and Embodied Communication. These programs, collectively called “The Embodied Life“, reflect Russell’s deep interest in guiding people toward the living of everyday life with greater awareness, integrity, compassion and fulfillment. Seminars are offered in the forms of residential meditation/movement retreats as well as workshops of varying lengths.”
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I am so inspired by your work…please keep spreading the word and the work of “wholeness”.