Comments on: How to Find Stillness – and Relax Body and Soul http://goodlifezen.com/2010/05/19/how-to-find-stillness-and-relax-body-and-soul/ Practical inspiration. For a happier life Sat, 18 May 2013 14:03:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lilly http://goodlifezen.com/2010/05/19/how-to-find-stillness-and-relax-body-and-soul/#comment-11033 Lilly Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:00:05 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=5460#comment-11033 I usually try deep breathing but I always forget to relax my muscles as you’ve said, many a nights I end up with soreness in my neck I just need to remind myself to relax one muscle and move on until completly relaxed.

]]> By: Dr Paul Dyer http://goodlifezen.com/2010/05/19/how-to-find-stillness-and-relax-body-and-soul/#comment-7950 Dr Paul Dyer Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:52:08 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=5460#comment-7950 Thank you for the peaceful article. I might also add the idea of going on short pilgrimages. Finding quiet, beautiful places close to nature, where you can spend a day or two alone in solitude. I took a three-day pilgrimage about two months ago, and the experience was so rewarding that I’m not committed to making it an annual event.

]]> By: 23 Ways to Capture Creativity http://goodlifezen.com/2010/05/19/how-to-find-stillness-and-relax-body-and-soul/#comment-7897 23 Ways to Capture Creativity Fri, 28 May 2010 15:30:06 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=5460#comment-7897 [...] 5. Learn to relax and slow down. [...]

]]> By: Morpheus http://goodlifezen.com/2010/05/19/how-to-find-stillness-and-relax-body-and-soul/#comment-7865 Morpheus Mon, 24 May 2010 13:19:01 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=5460#comment-7865 Yet another brilliant post.
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]]> By: Mac_BetH http://goodlifezen.com/2010/05/19/how-to-find-stillness-and-relax-body-and-soul/#comment-7858 Mac_BetH Sun, 23 May 2010 12:35:26 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=5460#comment-7858 5 Minutes doing nothing just realizing! That is a great tip! Thank you for that!

I working the whole day on a computer and staying up walking around all 2 hours is a great possibility for me to get relaxed and thing on nothing! That is my way to get it done!

best regards

Matze

]]> By: Ami Mattison http://goodlifezen.com/2010/05/19/how-to-find-stillness-and-relax-body-and-soul/#comment-7842 Ami Mattison Thu, 20 May 2010 11:58:56 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=5460#comment-7842 Thanks for this post, Mary. It feels like serendipity to read this as I’ve been thinking a lot about stillness and silence in my life. I work in silence (except for the sounds of the birds outside my open window). And when I drive in my car I have little tolerance for the radio. I’m trying to learn ways to engage in reading the news and staying abreast of current events (I feel this is an important way to connect with my social world) without letting those “ripples” become “waves” of emotional disturbance.

I actually read your article yesterday and tried the first exercise when I went to bed last night. I was asleep before I reached my head!

Thanks again!
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]]> By: Farnoosh http://goodlifezen.com/2010/05/19/how-to-find-stillness-and-relax-body-and-soul/#comment-7840 Farnoosh Thu, 20 May 2010 09:18:58 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=5460#comment-7840 @herbert koeppel, you may certainly ask. I have even shared with my friend who has never meditated and she has sat through it for 15 minutes and wondered why it finished so fast. Current favorite: “Meditation Oasis” by Mary and Richard Maddux (I mostly listen to Mary but just going through them in order) and next “The Meditation Podcast” by Jesse and Jeanne Stern. All free on iTunes. Good luck and enjoy the serenity.

]]> By: herbert koeppel http://goodlifezen.com/2010/05/19/how-to-find-stillness-and-relax-body-and-soul/#comment-7839 herbert koeppel Thu, 20 May 2010 09:15:25 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=5460#comment-7839 @Farnoosh, thats right, i am trying to eliminate noise in my life too. may i ask you which meditation podcast to you here ?

have a nice day
herbert ( austria)

]]> By: Damon http://goodlifezen.com/2010/05/19/how-to-find-stillness-and-relax-body-and-soul/#comment-7838 Damon Thu, 20 May 2010 08:31:28 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=5460#comment-7838 When I was younger I used to get frequent headaches. Watching a hypnotist at a party gave me an idea to become more relaxed. I would lie on my bed, shut my eyes and repeat to my self what I had heard the hypnotist say: my face is relaxed, my eyes are relaxed, my mouth is relaxed, the back of my neck is relaxed, my shoulders are relaxed, and so on (similar to what you wrote). I would feel my muscles, especially the mouth, just “drop”. At the same time I would try to slow my breathing. And, it worked. This was years before I learned about relaxation techniques in psychology.

As far as silence, young children make that a rare commodity…so I do it with them. If outside we watch life go by, if inside we “wewax” as my 5 year old would say. It’s not quite 5 minutes, but my goodness is it peaceful.

]]> By: Rhonda Jones http://goodlifezen.com/2010/05/19/how-to-find-stillness-and-relax-body-and-soul/#comment-7837 Rhonda Jones Thu, 20 May 2010 02:09:27 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=5460#comment-7837 Beautiful post. As a Christian I practice many of these same techniques to relax and meditate on God. It was meditation integrated with the scriptures that helped me overcome years of depression. Like you, it is my passion to share the gift of meditation to Christians, which in many Christian communities is still taboo. If you get a chance please visit my website as well at http://www.thechristianmeditator.com.

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