June 7, 2008
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relaxation technique
i think my running full body massage technique is going to keep evolving over the next few weeks.
i went to santa monica beach today and walked 2 hours to get a nice tan.
i ended up having a nice mental breakthrough, sorta like meditation.
when i started to walk, i focused on relaxing my feet first……
“actually, this whole full body massage idea started from my feet. after running a whole week, i noticed that my big toe on my foot was starting to hurt. so, i realized that i was running improperly.
i didn’t have enough compassion & consideration for my feet. so while i ran, i practiced finding exactly the right way to relax my feet so that it didn’t get pounded by the pavement.”anyways, i started with my feet. i made sure my feet were totally relaxed when i was walking.
i would say to myself…
”my feet are relaxed.”
when my feet were totally comfortable, i noticed my neck and shoulders were tense.
so while i walked, i focused on relaxing my neck and shoulders.
“my neck is relaxed”
“my shoulders are relaxed”
all this while, my walking movement is giving these areas a nice vibration massage.
“my head is relaxed”
“my stomach is relaxed”
i prolly worked each area about 5-10 minutes until that particular area was relaxed.
i did many other areas, but the last one was…
“my face is relaxed”
then i realized my whole body was relaxed.
i was totally comfortable walking.
i had loosened up everything. so, there wasn’t anywhere else to focus on my body.
then my attention went from my body to my surroundings.
here, i was stuck in my little world focusing on the problems of myself and my body.
but since that was gone, all my attention went towards my environment.
naturally, my mind said…
“the world is relaxed.”
all of sudden, the world, which usually seems like a very chaotic, angry, and hostile place, seemed very quiet and serene.
the people around me seemed really friendly and relaxed.
i was actually totally stress free for a few minutes walking.
the whole world seemed relaxed.
the world felt like like a reflection of my inner being.
