Thanks for writing. I've ended up with a regular practice of what is essentially somatic meditation quite by accident, and I think you capture it really well. I think most people's experience of this - certainly mine and it sounds like yours too - starts from a place of not really being aware of what's happening internally. I've been gradually learning those skills of proprioception and what's coming out of it is fairly groundbreaking. I'd love to see more general understanding of this and what it really means to be aware of your body.
I’m glad to hear that this post resonated with your experience, Elli! The strangest part of this awakening, for me, is that I had no idea that I wasn’t internally aware before, I had always assumed, with the way my brain worked, and how it loved to process things internally, that that was the same thing as “internal awareness.” I was wrong! Thanks for sharing this comment.
Thanks for writing. I've ended up with a regular practice of what is essentially somatic meditation quite by accident, and I think you capture it really well. I think most people's experience of this - certainly mine and it sounds like yours too - starts from a place of not really being aware of what's happening internally. I've been gradually learning those skills of proprioception and what's coming out of it is fairly groundbreaking. I'd love to see more general understanding of this and what it really means to be aware of your body.
I’m glad to hear that this post resonated with your experience, Elli! The strangest part of this awakening, for me, is that I had no idea that I wasn’t internally aware before, I had always assumed, with the way my brain worked, and how it loved to process things internally, that that was the same thing as “internal awareness.” I was wrong! Thanks for sharing this comment.