Note: This post contains information and activities for working with energy awareness and motion. It builds upon the information presented in the post “More Energy Awareness.”
As you noticed when you learned to tune into the energy of your mental, emotional and physical bodies, energy is in a constant state of activity; it is always in motion. The world around us is created by activity, by motion. Motion can take the form of obvious and external, for example walking. Motion can take the form of subtle and internal, as with the flow of energy inside your mental, emotional and physical bodies. Both forms of energy activity are ways of taking action in the world. And because internal motion is necessary for external motion, understanding how to sense and work with it is the foundation for external motion/action.
The impact of working with internal motion for external change (in your life and in the world as a form of activism) has been vastly underrated, in part because it has not been fully understood. I cover this topic in detail in my upcoming book. However, I would like to write a bit about it here and especially offer a few ways you can work with it for enhancing your life.
The best way to become aware of how the inner motion supports the outer motion is to have the outer motion while also being aware of the inner process. You can set aside some time to for exploration by choosing one or two simple subtle movements of your choice and doing them slowly, for example making a fist and then opening your hand, while being aware of the underlying flow of energy. Or you can choose to do an everyday activity (such as chewing your breakfast, or walking down the street) while also sensing the inner motion.
If you do this often enough, you will notice a whole new world, filled with activity and potential. This is the inner landscape of your external life and the uses for it are endless. As a child I was fascinated by adventure books like “The Phantom Tollbooth,” or “The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe,” in which there was a secret entrance to some magical world of wonder. It wasn’t until I was much older that I realized the magical worlds of wonder actually existed and the entrance was in the movement of my body. It was an even bigger delight when I realized it could all be put to practical everyday use.
One of my favorite ways to explore is to allow my inner motion to lead my external movement. My body, mind, and emotions all know what I need for maximum health and fulfillment. By tuning into the inner movement of each in their optimal state of wellness and allowing it to express via external motion I am moving my way into a better life. This can be done in quiet, or with music. If you work with music, I recommend experimenting with as much variety and diversity of music as possible to find the ones that best fit your inner movement.
Once you feel comfortable with your ability to let your inner movement guide your outer movement, you can work with it in many ways. Here are a few suggestions:
Movement can be used for healing headaches, stomachaches, detoxing/cleansing, and many other physical challenges. Tune into the inner movement of your headache (or whatever you wish to address) as if it has already been resolved, and use the basic technique for allowing inner movement to guide external movement.
Movement can be used for problem solving, addressing emotional baggage, resolving limiting beliefs or most any other mental or emotional challenge. Set aside some time for exploration, call upon the inner movement of how it feels to have already resolved the challenge, and allow it to guide your external movement, dancing your way into completion.
Movement can be used to manifest desired outcomes. Sense the movement inside of you as if the outcome has already happened, and allow your external movement to match the inner movement, bringing your desired outcome it into creation.
These are just a few ways to work with internal motion for external change. I hope you find them to be helpful and enjoyable. I especially hope they encourage you to explore and find new ways to work with motion. For although the activities are good because of the results they can offer, the best part of it is how it helps you tap into the power of your creative process. As with the adventure books I enjoyed reading as a child, the magical world of wonder awaits and it is in your everyday life. You are the magician.
Linda White Dove
copyright 2008 Linda White Dove
