The language of the unconscious mind.

I had the pleasure of reading a great blog on the Huffington Post yesterday. It was about the connection between the physical expression of yoga and the clarity of dreams experienced by the writer.

It got me thinking about my own experience with working with mind and body. I began to journal my dreams many years ago and was amazed to discover, often what I would dream came to reality later on.

These precognitive dreams were a direct result of the mediation practice I had developed to combat stress. My sleep states  also evolved into lucid dreaming where I was aware I was lying in bed and future events were happening around me.

The connection between our physical body and dreams is our subconscious mind. These are the only way the deeper part of  our mind can seek expression if we do not attempt to listen to it. Meditation is a way of giving expression to your subconscious mind.

As a massage therapist I became very aware of the connection between your physical body and your subconscious. You see, if you do not give expression to the subconscious it will force it’s way through your body or disturb your mind. The problem is, it normally causes stress, tension and pain that most people try to ignore.

The writer on the Huffington Post found getting in touch with her tension through yoga made her dream state clearer to her. This in turn created more harmony in her mind/body connection.

Your subconscious mind always has something it wants to get across to you, and it is always something that is meant to heal you in some way. The language it speaks will at first seem very foreign to you as it uses images to convey what it wants to say to you. With practice you can develop the ability to understand every subtle nuance of it’s expression.

Develop a practice of paying attention to your body and your dreams, and you will find that in time your life will be peaceful and complete.

February 6th, 2009 | Tags: Add new tag, Huffington Post, lucid dreams, mind/body, precognitive, yoga | Category: Uncategorized | Comments (6)

Now that the economy is performing a free-fall many people are losing their jobs and there is a lot of fear regarding the security a JOB brings to people.

But what if that JOB was a source of stress and limitation for an individual. Would they see the loss of that job as a hindrance or a help?

My working career started in construction with my family business. The construction trade was, and I imagine still is, inundated with non-sensitive people. I loathed my job but had no idea what else I could do because I had spent no time identifying who I really was.

When I reached the crisis point in my mental and physical self, I began to meditate and this tuned me in to what would fulfill me.

I became a massage therapist and my sensitive nature helped me to assist many thousands of people during the time of my healing practice.

It is very important to be doing something that encourages you to use the gifts your sensitive nature brings you. You have the ability to do wonderful things for others and to be handsomely rewarded for your efforts.

Another highly sensitive person named Erika Harris runs  Joyful Work For Sensitive People and can help you focus on what fills you up.

Create Work You Love.

January 28th, 2009 | Tags: fear, jobs, massage, security | Category: Self Help | Comments (2)

During a normal interaction between two people, as one is talking the other is already formulating their response as soon as the first person starts speaking, therefore not really listening to the rest of the conversation.

Experts in communication have instructed people to say the most important thing first so the other person hears it. It seems our society has developed methods of adapting to this flaw in us.

The reason most people want to speak so soon is because their mind is so hyper-active that it cannot wait to jump in and contribute. The end result is that most everyone who are trying to say something feel totally unheard. This leads to a disconnection in our human interactions and a discord in our relationships.

I have called this post Learn To Pause because that is the way to break this viscous cycle of non-communication. When we take the time to pause while another person is talking we become fully present with that person. This makes that person feel heard and does wonders for their self-esteem.

This pause for us gives us the time to fully process what the other is saying and we are then more fully prepared to formulate an appropriate response. A response that is not reactionary but rather one of question and wonder helping to deepen the conversation.

The way to develop the pause is to consciously take a very relaxed breath while listening to another. Meditation is another way of developing this pause naturally. Using the pause during your conversatons with others will improve your ability to communicate. When you develop the pause the effect you have on others will cause them to be better listeners as well.

You will have to be comfortable with some people judging you to be slow but the majority of others will consider you deep and insightful.

Enjoy the PAUSE

January 22nd, 2009 | Tags: communication, deep, pause, Relationships | Category: Relationships | Leave a comment

I am writing this on a new platform, specifically Wordpress 2.7. It has a totally new look from 2.6.3 and I’m noticing how the newness slows down my desire to jump in. It reminds me of how we need to be comfortable with what we are working with to engage fully with it.

As I think more on it I am relating this experience to what is happening in the world right now. Things have changed dramatically and I would venture to say that even the insensitive people are afraid to jump in with both feet. When what is normal becomes abnormal people are taken back and don’t know where to turn next.

So then how do we begin to be comfortable with what we don’t know?

One step at a time. How do you eat and elephant? One bite at a time.

The economic downturn has afforded us the time to slow down and listen to what we really want out of life. To decide what is really important to us and the desire to make it happen.

As a sensitive person you are accustomed to being challenged by new and difficult experiences. How wonderful that you are equiped and available to help lead the paralyzed insensitives forward during this time of reflection.

Thanks to Wordpress 2.7 for helping me think of something to say. The more I look at this platform the more I like it.

January 14th, 2009 | Tags: economic downturn, Wordpress 2.7 | Category: Sensitive People | Comments (2)