Three questions:
- What do your feel in your body?
- What is your mind feeling or thinking about?
- What is the quality of your breath?
These are an entry point for deep inquiry and self awareness.
I find that the answers are often interconnected. This isn't surprising since the breath forms a connection between the body and the mind. The breath bridges the subconscious autonomic nervous system, with its different responses if we feel threatened, or feel safe, and the conscious mind, as we are able to intentionally change our breathing pattern.
In addition, emotional states such as calmness, anxiety, anger, or fear, manifest both in the mind and in how the body feels.
Over the next few weeks, I'll be exploring these questions with the yoga classes I teach.
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