How Best to Resolve a Problem
How Best to Resolve a Problem
First, consider the conditions and the situation you find yourself in, and then, what is the cause of your concern? Is there pain or a sense of limitations you feel and believe you can move beyond? What are your beliefs? Is there something you are holding onto, and does this serve you, or might it be interfering?
You can begin your process and ask how to create the necessary comparisons to bring resolution in these situations. When you only consider a fixative approach, you will find other things were not considered. A narrow focus is a reductionist approach. Can you make a comparison between awakening your attention to the whole situation and what you are doing and how it usually brings more remedies faster? Trusting your ability and noticing internal sensations allows you to find your pathway forward. Finding strength within yourself is one of the best gifts you can give yourself. So here are some strategies to explore daily, and notice what you gain from this quiet, gentle way of tuning in.
Too often, we tune out and ignore the basic things, such as, when you lie down, do you hold your breath? When I ask this question during a lesson, I try to make you aware of your movements. I asked, were you breathing? Did you hold your breath in the process? Too often, the response is, probably, so I ask them to return to sitting, and then, with soft attention, they listen to their inhalation and exhalation and then compare lying down.
First, hold your breath. Is that familiar? Explore this again, but now, inhale as you lie down. Did you notice a difference? A third comparison: exhale as you lie down and compare for yourself, which was easier and allowed you to settle instead of fall. Explore three different ways of doing the same thing and notice while one way, probably your familiar pattern felt normal, did either of the other two comparisons feel lighter or you landed softer? This is a process of asking questions and through sensing and feeling yourself, you will begin to awaken to patterns that expend less unnecessary energy daily.
“Brain Cells Use Muscle-Like Signals to Strengthen Learning and Memory” From NeuroScienceNews.com, Feb 7, 2025
Once you come to rest, notice what you do. Where are your legs? Are they long, close together, or spread shoulder width? Is it more comfortable for you to stand with your feet and knees positioned vertically, or are you as comfortable with your legs long? Find for yourself at that moment what serves you best, and rest.
Can you listen to your inhalation and exhalation without trying to do anything? From this place of quieting, begin to notice your contact with the surface, where you touch down, and where there are places you don’t make contact with the surface. Is the floor there to support you, or are you holding muscularly in some areas?
Just noticing what you do creates awareness. You learn to discover another way to compare and find how you hold in your body that is a global contraction. Do more of it to connect to that unconscious habit and then compare to notice any differences. This is a way into you, creating a scan to assess where you feel comfortably at rest or where you are still working.
Then, can you do more of what you notice, whether intentionally or unaware? Becoming aware is using your intelligence. This soft attention allows you to discover your habits and create choices to improve your feelings – It’s that simple. Gift yourself this scan daily before you get up when you feel tired, make it a daily practice, and begin to find other options to feel improved. You will feel a little better as this process builds; welcome a daily scan to notice what you notice.
Please join me or any of my colleagues in building this process forward with Awareness Through Movement (ATM)® lessons you can explore anytime and every day!
“…Hours of repetitive practice is hard work; hours of practicing awareness in movement or action remain the most absorbing and interesting time in our lives. The feeling of being alive relates to the awareness of growing to be oneself.” – Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais
I hope I’ve earned the privilege of your time and attention and welcome you to reach out and come join me for classes, privates or to chat and learn more.
Warmest,
Peggi
