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Slowly Stopping Into Stillness

HOW TO HIT PAUSE WHEN ALL YOU WANT TO DO IS RUN!

Here we are in the 3rd, 4th or more week of social distancing depending on where in the world you are.  

We’ve been discussing the effects of this A LOT within our “Wild Women Writers” group and I’m so grateful to have such insightful and creative people to explore my writing and the world with, especially at a time like this.

These ladies are incredibly empathic souls who are not only acutely aware of their own emotions but the emotions of those around them, even when those people are at least 2 metres away ;-)

Everyone in our group uses creative writing in all its forms… poetry, spoken word, novels, songs… to explore and share the big mysteries of life but also to heal ourselves in the process and help others to do the same.

In the midst of all the craziness and chaos, creativity is flourishing.

We’re all trying to find the words to explain what’s being felt individually and collectively around the world.

The past week has been all about transition From our lives before Covid-19 to our “new norm”.

Finding the space for acceptance of what is. Not worrying about what might be. Slowly stopping into stillness.

All of us are moving away from the busy-ness of physical activity.

Settling into a slower rhythm.

Some of us are finding this transition easier than others.  

It’s not that they don’t feel the fear, we all do.

Our minds are running in fight/flight mode even if it’s subconsciously. It’s clear we’ve all been triggered by a global “threat” that’s felt and faced by every person on our planet. This stuff is powerful, it’s overwhelming and even when you’re not constantly checking the news or engaging in social media, it’s still being felt, deeply.

All this fear generates a lot of unhelpful mind chatter or physical responses in our bodies, that don't serve any purpose other than playing out an automatic and outdated survival programme.

It’s like we’re records stuck on loop because we can’t release our fear by running away and we can’t use it to fight the coronavirus (in fact fear has the opposite effect because stress lowers our immunity).

"When stress levels (and therefore levels of stress hormones like cortisol) go up, this lowers levels of immunoglobulin... One of the primary proteins responsible for healthy immune function and the eternal defence system."  -- Dr Joe Dispenza (Becoming Supernatural)

That’s technical language for basically saying, when we experience fear (stress) we compromise our immunity and that’s probably the worst thing we can do when the thing we fear most is catching a virus.

Fear has us hiding in our metaphorical mind caves, as we literally hide out in our modern day caves. My cave is a flat (well 2 rooms) and no outside space, so I get it!

I get how this feels.

To feel stuck. Trapped. Isolated.

Life is out of your control. You don’t know what’s around the corner.

It’s the worst scenario for minds that are hardwired to need certainty, the familiar and social connection. The struggle to process our current situation is playing out through emotions of grief, fear, anger, frustration and for some even the denial of their reality.

On the same day our country received a letter from the UK Prime minister asking us in writing to…

STAY AT HOME!

My friend Sam while out walking her dog, met a number of families who’ve driven to our seaside town for a holiday during the UK lockdown! One family confirmed her suspicions by shouting at her… “Don’t worry we’re only here for 1 week”?

Our thoughts, feelings and actions always align. It’s clear fear has us behaving in ways that aren’t compassionate or sensible for either our own health and safety or for other people’s.

So how can we deal with this fear when it’s collectively overwhelming?

Accept our current normality. Release into the reality of what is. Be Here. Be Present. Be Still.

IN THE SLOW STILLNESS WE FIND PEACE.

I know that’s much easier to say than to do.

I’ve been working through this myself with my own mind monkey for the past 3 weeks and I’ve years of experience in facing more traumatic and physically restrictive events than our current situation.

It’s a challenge to override our programming but it’s possible for us all.

Meditation is quite a common practice for many people now, but all too often we forget what a powerful tool it can be and that there are many variations to explore, each having their own unique results and experiences.

Research has shown that our minds can’t tell the difference between reality and an imagined experience.

Creative visualisation can be a really useful technique for you to implement right now. I used it a lot while paralysed in hospital and in fact I managed to miraculously heal my surgery wounds (much to the shock of the surgeons) but that’s another story for different day!

THIS WEEK I CREATED A VISUALISATION MEDITATION TO HELP EVERYONE.

We’ll be going on a journey together without you needing to leave your home. We’re going to get your mind believing that you’re not in “lockdown” while experiencing a wonderfully calm, peaceful and energising visualisation that I created specifically to help…

*Set aside some “me time” if you have zero personal space

*Calm your body and mind when you experience anxiety, fear or grief

*Reduce or remove any physical pain or tension felt in your body

*Release frustration from being stuck inside for such a long time!

It’s helped me a lot over the last few days and I hope it will help you too.

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