Let me say this first, I am have been likened to whirlwind of
activity and sitting down to relax is hard for me unless I am reading a good
book or I am doing homework. My mind is usually racing a mile a minute and I am
always thinking of what needs to be done and how to get it accomplished in a timely
manner, so turning my brain off is very hard for me.
I listened to the soothing voice in our exercise activity, took
off my shoes and lay on my bed. I had a very hard time focusing at first
because both of my grand kids were home. My oldest grandson,
Stryder who is turning five years old next month is autistic and he
yells and stomps about quite a bit.
I closed my eyes again after a couple minutes and continued to
breathe deeply and allowed the commentators soothing voice to help me focus on
my blood flow from my core. My hands grew from cold to warm before it was
mentioned as a side effect of generating blood flow to my limbs and hands.
However my fingers remained ice cold. I am glad I felt the warmth before it was
mentioned during the exercise and I could just say that this was just “Power of
Suggestion” rather than an actual occurrence. I do not feel influenced by
suggestion; however I feel I need to work on this a little more as I could not
get my mind to fully turn off due the ruckus occurring outside of my bedroom
door.
The exercise was very relaxing and I will continue to do this as
often as my mind will allow for down time.
Good luck convincing your mind to allow you some down time. That's one of the biggest obstacles. If it worked for you thoughm I'd say it's worth the time.
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