Most of us have a tendency not to notice the body unless it is in pain, or there has been an accident, injury or trauma. I honor my teachers for their attention towards the profound simplicities. Breath and grounding are keys to living a happy life in the body.
Most of the time when we are on auto pilot milling about or charging at life, we are in the mind. When we get lost in thoughts about the past or the future, we overlook the present moment. The present moment is in fact where everything happens, and when our attention has escaped to another time we can get distracted, out of the flow and focused on solving for and our attention goes to the negative.
It’s important to interrupt the pain cycle, stop the negative feedback loop and listen to the body. Breathing is listening. Breathing is so simple it is overlooked, and yet it is a vital force that keeps us alive more than anything else.
Breathing is the fastest way to regulate your nervous system, it’s the best way to get in touch with yourselves, and it is the quickest way to relax. When we look to the feet we can find clues that are carried all the way up to the neck and head. Feet allow us to feel grounded, we can either pour into the earth and develop a healthy right relationship with gravity or we can keep efforting and hovering, lifting ourselves like an object body.
How do we feel more grounded and supported by the earth? We pay attention to the way our weight is distributed through the feet. We also have a wonde.