05/02/2024
This is a quote that has hung around me, like my shadow, for a while now.
The quote is from a song called 'Happiness Runs' by Donovan from the 60's.
For me they point to many things that prevent us from being in the present moment and claiming the true joy and happiness that exists there.
'You can have everything if you let yourself be' for me relates to that inner voice, the narrative that accompanies our journey through life, the voice that was created in our formative years and that can be our closest friend or our worst enemy.
You might associate with the quote in a different way such as 'getting out of your own way' - affectively the inner voice leaving yourself alone, stopping self-sabotaging tendencies etc.
So how do we do that? How do we allow ourselves just to simply be and enjoy life?
I don't think there is one simple answer and it all depends on where we are now, or rather where our consciousness is in terms of it's evolution, but one thing for sure is that allowing ourselves to simply be, starts with awareness.
When we develop our awareness, we get a much better picture of that internal narrative and the effects of that on our system as a whole.
Having a daily practice of meditation and practicing mindfulness during the day helps to develop our awareness so that we can start to catch ourselves when we listen to the voice in our heads too much.
Putting your meditation practice together with body awareness, can really jump start that change of how you relate to the inner voice and subsequently create space from it, so that you can access the peace and harmony that exists within.
Sophrology helps to develop that with it's 3 key principles: body awareness, positive action (helping to balance the often dominant negative mind bias), and objective reality (seeing things as they really are without judgement - the mindfulness piece.)
In a way it is similar to practising yoga mindfully or going for a mindful walk, it is a dynamic practice that although takes effort, can feel somewhat effortless.
Whether you would like to improve your own mental health, or utilise Sophrology to help your clients, then Sophrology might be worth a try.
There are lots of opportunities to try Sophrology, whether it is with myself, another Sophrologist or with The Sophrology Academy, the only Sophrology school here in the UK.
I will be running my free monthly taster session tomorrow evening, Tuesday 6th of February on zoom, 7pm to 8pm. If you would like to join us please message me.
Please repost this post if you think the taster might help someone else - thank you.
