This past month was very good for me and I believe I did a fair job of noticing when I was holding tension in my body and then releasing it. I tried to not worry about proper alignment and instead just made sure my abs were slightly engaged as the norm. Here are some other things I learned:
- Life is more enjoyable. When I consciously release tension in various parts of my body, I realize that I am not helping myself in any way by allowing stress to affect me. I will function better and more productively when I let this go and just immerse myself fully in the activity of the now.
- I usually retain stress in my body that is unneeded. Because I was focusing on physical stress, I noticed just how much and how often stress built up in various parts of my body. This will definitely be an ongoing process as I seek to rid myself of this unconsciously generated tension.
- Deep breathing is critical. If nothing else, just focusing on breath is the best cure to knowing your body. Your breath will tell you exactly what muscles to relax.
Freeing myself of unnecessary physical stress is a worthy endeavor. It will increase happiness, decrease health problems, and help me connect better with the Source.
Did you experience less back and wrist pain during this time?
Sorry I didn’t see this… I think it helped. I think my worst back problems are when I stand for long periods of time. I would really like to try out negative rise shoes but I can only find them for girls. Karen has some and says they have helped her. I often feel like raising my toes for relief, so I really think these could help if I could find them.