Body-mind connection
What I also find fascinating is the body-mind connection – how the way we use our bodies can influence our mental state. We can get a sense of this with a very simple exercise – walk around the room twice, once with the head down and shoulders slumped forward, staring at the floor; the second time with the head high.
Connecting with our body
How we relate to our bodies is closely linked to how we relate to the rest of our lives.
Posture
Just like water can’t flow through a hose which is crinkled, so energy can’t flow freely through a body which is stiff and tense.
Stopping to smell the roses
Our sense of smell can evoke emotional memories, scenes from the past, but it can also ground us very much in the present moment, into the here and now.
Seeing with fresh eyes
‘The true journey of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having fresh eyes.’ Marcel Proust