A BODY of FLOWERS⁠ ⁠ There may be no more practical and effective starting point⁠ to achieve deep listening than the body. A yoga posture⁠ asks us to take actions that employ the limbs; we learn⁠ to press down into the earth through the feet while reaching⁠ our hands upwards towards the sky. An action creates⁠ a reaction—a silent conversation is born. The dialogue is⁠ founded on the phenomenon of recognition as we bring⁠ awareness to the inner dimension of the mind and begin to⁠ perceive the body as unfolding patterns of sensation.⁠ Take action in the body, feel and sense the reaction⁠ in the mind. Take enough steps in repetition while also⁠ sustaining awareness of our thoughts and feelings, and⁠ we begin to recognize patterns. Core beliefs emerge. If we⁠ are mindful of coming into the meditative awareness of⁠ objective listening as we move, we can mine those emerging⁠ feelings for insights into the nature of their source.⁠ ⁠ Words by @kevinjcourtney⁠ AWAKEN THE POWER OF COMMUNICATION⁠ issue 05 @human_shift⁠ ⁠ #VISHUDDHA #fifthchakra #chakra5 #throatchakra #meditation #meditationteacher #humanshift #humanshiftpaper #energycenter⁠ #awareness #kevincourtney #silentconversation #mindful #move #deeplistening #powerofcommunication #objectivelistening #corebelifs #yoga #yogaposture #mind⁠ #divineenergy⁠ #bodyofflowers⁠ 8 w⁠ ⁠