We just need to have the simple awareness that we've been stuck. We don't need to know why we've been stuck, or what to do about it. Our concepts or our physiology have been fixated. This stage of healing involves the recognition that our distress is associated with being stuck in a perspective. That is the extent of the understanding necessary in this second stage of healingĬHAPTER 3 Stage Three: Stuck In A Perspective
"I have parts that have not talked with each other for some time." “I have polarities, rhythms and differences within me." When the breathing exercise is almost complete, make the following declarations to affirm your movement with Stage Two: Remark "I have different rhythms, different parts". Note when you feel a difference between the body's movements under each hand. When you complete the Stage One excises, return to the Stage Two exercises. If you feel that it is difficult to put your hand on one part of your body and breathe into that area, use the Stage One exercises rather than those of Stage Two. If so, move your hands to the two areas where you can get a sense of the rhythm.Īs you breathe, slowly increase the distance between your hands.Įventually sense the rhythm under one hand communicating or meeting the rhythm of the other hand. You may experience difficulty in feeling the rhythm between areas. Repeat the breathing again, feeling the ?onnection of the rhythms through the distance between both hands. In each case, feel the difference in the rhythms or the rate and style of the body rising and falling under your hands.įinally, place one hand on top of your chest and the other hand over the navel region. Direct your breath into the region of your body you are touching. Move your hands down so your top hand is lying at the bottom of your breastbone and your other hand is on your abdomen. Place one hand on your upper chest and the other hand on your navel.īreathe, connecting your breath to the movement under your top hand then breathe connecting your breath to the movement under your bottom hand. Rather than laying both hands simultaneously on the same spot at each of three regions, place both hands on different regions at the same time. The breathing pattern is the same as in Stage One: breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. They also invite these rhythms to join the wholeness of our larger rhythms. Stage Two exercises enable us to experience the separate rhythms in our bodies.
We become aware of our rhythms and polarities and discover that we are partially responsible for our distress. We try to gain power over our helplessness through external authorities, procedures, and treatments.Įventually, as we heal, we see that our genie is not so magical. It begins with the search for the"magic genie" who will save us from our distress, pain, or crisis. The awareness that suffering involves cycles, polarities, and patterns is the essence of this stage. When the breathing exercise is almost complete, make the following declarations to affirm your movement with Stage One:ĬHAPTER 2 Stage Two: Polarities & Rhythms Let the peace you experience there spread to the region where you felt discomfort. If this exercise is very difficult to do in one of these regions, move to a different region that feels more comfortable. If you are in the stage of Suffering, you may find it physically difficult to firmly touch one of these regions and breathe into it.įor those who may have unresolved Stage One issues, there may even be a high emotional charge or response during this exercise. Remember to breathe into the area where your hands are placed. Then place your hands on your abdomen (near your navel) and repeat. Now do the same exercise with your hands placed at the bottom of your breastbone and breathe the same way. If you find this painful or very uncomfortable, or if this exercise brings up intense emotions, continue for as long as possible until you need to stop. Repeat this process for one to two minutes. Touch your upper chest with both hands, palms facing downward, and breathe slowly in through your nose and out through your mouth.īreath only deep enough to feel your breath meet the rhythm of your chest rising and falling.
The lesson of this stage is the acceptance that nothing works at this time we are presently helpless. This especially occurs when we are confronted with a traumatic or chaotic event or loss. Parts of our being have been separated from our Inner Self - the core of our being. Different from pain, suffering is marked by a profound awareness that "something is wrong."
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