Saturday, February 12, 2011
Relaxation exercise
So... clicking on the 'click here' to listen to the exercise did not work for me. I can only assume that the exercise had to do with the health tip on the announcements. My experience with that was refreshing. To give you some background, I grew up in a very rural area in Virginia. My home was surrounded by fields and mountains. As a child I remember many occasions where I would sit outside finding solitude in the stary sky on a crisp winter's evening. As I practiced this relaxation technique tonight outside of my home in rural Virginia I found myself once again in the shoes of that child. Staring at the stars and listening to the soft rustle of the breeze in the trees. There was the unmolested clear smell of winter mixed with a faint hint of smoke from a near by chimney and a dog barking in the distance. This exercise made me completely relaxed and for those five minutes I was that child again full of possiblities and a bright future... I had gone back home.
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I too remember staring at the stars as a child. I still find it relaxing... staring both at the stars and the clouds. So very peaceful! I liked your relaxation exercise as it was vivid enough for me to smell the smoke of the chimney and hear the dog bark! Your exercise reminded me of a place I lived long ago... I traveled there in my mind for a bit. Thanks for the 'road trip'!
ReplyDeleteI do this. I was never really taught about it as a child, but I always enjoyed going outside and just getting lost in the moment as I listened to the sounds of the night. One of my favorite things is the sounds from an actual thunderstorm. I love the smells of the rain and the out doors. I only wish I had more nature sounds around where I live and not just the sounds of the traffic and the sirens. That just kind of takes away from the whole experience. Maybe one day...
ReplyDeleteIt is great to feel like a child again.
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