I keep being reminded that learning by taking baby steps goes deeper and lasts longer than rushing and cramming. Seems even my process of learning to take baby steps has been rushed, and I need to slow down. And I thought I was figuring it out! How do I take baby steps in the process…
We humans push our limits all the time. As children, our limits are set by our parents. If we want somethingand go past those limits to get it, there are consequences. Once we’re adults, we find limits defined by society. If we want somethingand go past those limits to get it, there are more consequences….
This week I’ve been particularly entranced by how the folks in my classes have been focusing and paying attention with such dedication. Impressive. Then one evening as I was sitting meditating it hit me that they are doing a form of meditation, or mindfulness, during class. There is sitting meditation, and walking meditation, and eating…
What seems to be important in my foray into mindfulness and pain is that mindfulness opens a door to discovery. This is supported by quantum science, which identifies the potential for learning as an aspect of the quantum field and which can be accessed by attention. The change that develops due to the placement of…
My capricious tolerance for discomfort and pain makes solving my pain problems confusing and inconsistent. I can ignore constant pain in my shoulders for a long time, but pain in my hands gets my attention right away. Yet the pain in my hands is tied to the pain in my shoulders. And the pain in…
I’ve been wondering whether discoveries in quantum physics can have a role in the amelioration of pain. One quantum discovery which intrigues me is the conclusion that if something is observed, if we pay attention to it, the presence of our attention causes that something to change in some way. Physicists haven’t yet found a…
Our exploration into the movement of mindbody ends with more fromJ. Krishnamurti and David Bohm. When movement of our mindbody has its basis in thought, it divides us into me and them. But quantum physics tells us existence is not zillions of separate phenomena. It has proven that existence is a single phenomenon in which…
Krishnamurti: The observer is the observed. The thinker is the thought. There is no thinker separate from the thoughts. Then one asks, is it possible to transcend thought? Or, is it possible to end knowledge? Psychologically, not knowledge of science. Knowledge of my self. Bohm: This would have to be perceived immediately as obvious. K:…
We know our body moves. We can see it and we can feel it. And it’s obvious that our mind functions. We are aware of it. We know it. But can we call the functioning of our mind movement?And can we observe it directly? If seeing and feeling prove our body moves, doesn’t our own…
Learning facts and information is one kind of learning. But Feldenkrais© and Tomatis© work involve learning in a way which we may not notice. It’s different. It doesn’t require words or thoughts.It’s automatic, a natural function of our mindbody. Babies learn to lift and turn their heads, roll over, crawl, and much more. They learn…