Something To Think About - December 2003

Wow!! What an amazing year!! And . . . it “feels” like 2004 is going to continue to offer us the opportunity to more efficiently and effectively heal & transform.

If you had an opportunity to see The Last Samurai, you have a perfect example of BEing completely “in-the-moment” and FEELing, experiencing & expressing EVERYTHING. It portrays the powerful discipline & peace practiced by the Samurai people . . . and . . . (at the same time) their ability to show their emotions outwardly (true courage).

These amazing physical specimens would immerse themselves COMPLETELY in whatever activity they were engaged (in-the-moment). When they fought, they fought “all-the-way” ~~ the POWER of their highly-trained physical bodies; the ZONE of their highly-focused minds; the ROAR of their highly-expressive Warrior Yell; the LIGHTNESS of their highly-fulfilled Spirit.

When they saw/felt beauty ~~ they became the beauty;
When they felt agony, their full-throated cry of anguish was expressed in front of all;
When they felt sadness, their tears flowed freely;
When they “played” together, their laughter filled the community.

Though the “technology” of SOUND is ancient, it is only in the most recent decade (or so) that “healing magic” is being reintroduced (and taken seriously) in our modern culture.

In his books, Awakening To Zero Point and The Isaiah Effect, Gregg Braden reveals ancient drawings and text discovered in buried ruins ~~ showing us our most important qualities to achieve & maintain “ultimate health” in all areas (physically, mentally, emotionally & spiritually).

One of the most amazing diagrams he found depicts the human form surrounded with the words oxygen, nutrition, movement along one side of the body . . . and . . . thought, feeling, emotion along the other side of the body ~~ illustrating to us that thoughts, feelings and emotions are literally 50% of our total health!

(Excerpt from:) The Healing Power of Sound, by Mitchell Gaynor, M.D. “…Lizzie had finally stopped screaming and returned to the car, if somewhat shaken up. But Alana (her mother) was experiencing severe pain from whiplash in her left shoulder, pain that lasted for many months, until she finally consulted Gardner-Gordon, a musician and holistic healer. … Gardner-Gordan encouraged Alana to revisit the accident in her mind, and to express through sound the terror she’d experienced in the moments after the crash…” (Alana’s whiplash injury resolved itself after she vocally released her terror)

(at least) Half of the foundation of Dynamic Power Yoga PLUS! is Sound & Vibration. By “feeling” & “expressing” while holding a pose ~~ the “frozen emotions” can release from the physical body, thereby relieving tension, stiffness, pain, dis-ease. (……even if there is no conscious memory of why our body hurts)

Most effective, however, is to “FEEL” in the moment ~~ WHILE THE EVENT IS STILL HAPPENING ~~ as one of our Naturopathic doctors, states so perfectly: “. . . then, it doesn’t have to be ‘un-done’ later . . .”

“Lizzie” screamed and screamed and screamed until she was exhausted . . . and . . . she had no subsequent, lingering injuries. All emotion had been expressed & released from her body IN-THE-MOMENT. “

Alana” had held her feelings “in check” ~~ FEAR that her daughter may be injured or killed. Her emotion became LODGED in her neck/shoulder (whiplash). Through guidance & instruction by Dr. Gardner-Gordon, Alana “replayed” the experience LATER, and was able to “feel”, express & release the buried fear ~~ simultaneously, her whiplash injury disappeared.

Do your Dynamic Power Yoga PLUS! practice ALL-THE-WAY
PLAY (with) the pose — in your PHYSICAL being
WAKE (up) your MIND to what you are feeling
FEEL & EXPRESS your EMOTION
ALLOW your SPIRIT to soar

And . . . MOST IMPORTANTLY. . . from this point forward, if you are in a situation where it is inappropriate “in-the-moment” to cry or scream (or even, laugh-out-loud), PROMISE yourSELF that the very next time you are alone, you will:

“Replay” the circumstance in your MIND
Experience the feelings (in your BODY), and
Express FULLY (your EMOTION),
(until you) Breathe lightness & freedom (SPIRIT)

HAPPY HOLIDAY
Be True To YourSELVES,
Suze