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| "I'm sensing into my body" | Bringing awareness into the body: first the edges and then the middle-naming body parts can be helpful: arms, legs, back, then throat, chest, stomach, abdomen. |
| "What wants my awareness now?" or "What do I become aware of as I think of that issue?" |
Noticing what's there or inviting something to form, or choosing to work on a specific issue |
| "I'm saying ‘hello' to what's here" | Acknowledging what comes |
| "I'm finding the best way to describe it" | Describing any body sensations, images, moody feelings, life connections |
| "I'm checking back with my body" | Bringing my words, images, other expressions back to the body, checking if they fit, or if they're not quite right, or partly right but there's more. |
| "I'm sitting with it, with interested curiosity" | Being with: being present and following what is |
| "I'm sensing how it feels from its point of view" | Being a listener for it-sensing/asking/wondering |
| "I'm sensing if it has an emotional quality" "I'm asking it, ‘What gets it so ?" (emotion/body word) "I'm asking if there's something more it wants me to know" "I'm asking it what it needs" "I'm asking it to show me how ‘all OK' would feel" |
Using open-ended questions (no "Why"!) to help it tell its story. |
| "I'm letting it know I hear it" | Receiving its message |
| "I'm sensing if it's OK to stop soon" | Finding a stopping place |
| "I'm letting it know I'll be back" | Building a long-term inner relationship |
| "I'm thanking my body and everything that came" | Thanking |
This page was last modified on 05 November 2003