Linguistics of Sensations
I
love asking my clients about the sensations they feel. I find it
peculiar how many of us have a hard time expressing our sensations.
It's like we don't know the language.
Over the last 7 years, with the help of different kinds of therapies, I have learned that the language of the body is just like any other language. The more you pay attention and start using the first words, more words start to appear.
In my sessions, I ask my clients about the sensations they feel on a regular basis. It helps me to know if I need to back off or go deeper and it also helps them to start speaking the new and profound language of their inner world.
When we pay attention to sensations, we immediately relax. This truism is very profound. Most of us only pay attention when something hurts and even then, we only feel the general sensation as opposed to the subtleties of the discomfort.
The more sensitive we become to the body's messages, the better informed we are what's going on. We may discover a discomfort and change the position we find ourselves in or discover that there are other ways we want to engage with a repetitive task. Feeling of subtle sensations gives you the power to do things differently. Without these cues, we can continue doing things in a way that doesn't work for us.
One of the best parts about becoming more sensitive is that we also feel more pleasure. It is the same nerve endings that bring the messages of pain as well as sensations that we crave for. How great is that? Who would want to miss the sensations of a loving touch or the warmth of a hot water?
Every moment is an opportunity to be present. By paying attention to sensations, we become present with our selves and our bodies. We become whole.
Over the last 7 years, with the help of different kinds of therapies, I have learned that the language of the body is just like any other language. The more you pay attention and start using the first words, more words start to appear.
In my sessions, I ask my clients about the sensations they feel on a regular basis. It helps me to know if I need to back off or go deeper and it also helps them to start speaking the new and profound language of their inner world.
When we pay attention to sensations, we immediately relax. This truism is very profound. Most of us only pay attention when something hurts and even then, we only feel the general sensation as opposed to the subtleties of the discomfort.
The more sensitive we become to the body's messages, the better informed we are what's going on. We may discover a discomfort and change the position we find ourselves in or discover that there are other ways we want to engage with a repetitive task. Feeling of subtle sensations gives you the power to do things differently. Without these cues, we can continue doing things in a way that doesn't work for us.
One of the best parts about becoming more sensitive is that we also feel more pleasure. It is the same nerve endings that bring the messages of pain as well as sensations that we crave for. How great is that? Who would want to miss the sensations of a loving touch or the warmth of a hot water?
Every moment is an opportunity to be present. By paying attention to sensations, we become present with our selves and our bodies. We become whole.