Now,
you can
allow your mind
to be comfortably alert
and listening
in whatever way
you want to listen
and you can
just let your self
allow your body to
become more and more
comfortably relaxed
by just letting your self
let your muscles soften
and be more and more
comfortably relaxed
as you let your self notice
the little sensations
here and there
and the little sounds
there and here
that you experience
as I gently speak
and as you breathe…
slowly
and calmly
and deeper at times,
filling your lungs
with oxygen
gently, softly,
soothingly,
rythmically breathing…
3
Once upon a time
I heard a tight-rope walker
describe how
when she was learning
to be a tight rope walker
she experienced the experience
of not so much
improving by becoming
more and more able
to keep her balance,
but rather
she found she improved
mostly
in how she handled
suddenly finding herself
being out of balance --
that is to say
she didn't learn
not to lose her balance
but instead
she did learn that
when she did lose her balance
she didn't need to panic
and in fact was best
when she did not over-react...
For her, like you,
learning to be better
at being
balanced
might not just mean
learning to not lose your balance
but also
learning to be better
at being balanced
might mean mostly that
you become more and more
able to comfortably handle
your thoughts and emotions
without surprise or alarm
whenever you lose balance...
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Now,
you can
allow your mind
to be comfortably alert
and listening
in whatever way
you want to listen
and you can
just let your self
let your body become
more and more comfortable
and relaxed...
the muscles of your arms
and your legs
becoming more and more
comfortably relaxed
as you let your mind wander
and maybe notice
how one thought
leads to another
and as your body
is comfortable and safe
there, as you listen
as I speak…
slowly
breathing…
you can also be
comfortable and safe
in your mind
almost floating
safe
and comfortable
and secure...
3
Once upon a time
I heard a tight-rope walker
describe how
when she was learning
to be a tight rope walker
she experienced the experience
of not so much
improving by becoming
more and more able
to keep her balance,
but rather
she found she improved
mostly
in how she handled
suddenly finding herself
being out of balance --
that is to say
she didn't learn
not to lose her balance
but instead
she did learn that
when she did lose her balance
she didn't need to panic
and in fact was best
when she did not over-react...
For her, like you,
learning to be better
at being
balanced
might not just mean
learning to not lose your balance -
but also
learning to be better
at being balanced
might mean mostly that
you become more and more
able to comfortably handle
your thoughts and emotions
without surprise or alarm
whenever you lose balance…
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