empathy: January 2008 Archives
This floating feeling can also be described as "spacy", or "spaced-out." After being here in this floating place a while it can feel like you are never tired but paradoxically never have any extra energy. This is a strange state to be in since that description doesn't make a lot of sense, but that’s how it feels to me. If you also feel like you are drunk or tipsy for no particular reason then you are probably ungrounded as well. Doing the occlusion exercise can help you become aware of this. If when, you move the whole room and all the objects in the room are staying still then you are grounded. If when, you move it feels more like the things in the room are moving (or moving with you) then you are floating. I have also heard that if electrical objects and lights go out when you are around them very often then you are not grounded. Additionally, when you are floating cold temperatures will not bother you at all since you won't have much awareness of the body.
One of the primary qualities of this state of consciousness is that you will feel like you are completely invisible around other people.
Personally, the process to start floating for me is "I don't want to be here." Once I start thinking those thoughts and feeling that way then I can feel my awareness floating up and out of my body. That is a good way to activate this state: go fully experience yourself somewhere that you don't want to be. Conversely, if you are constantly doing things you don't want to be doing and going places you really don't want to be going then you are going to have a problem with running this process too much.
Grounded:
In my experience grounding just means placing your awareness within the range of states of consciousness that are within your own body. That means becoming more aware of your body. I highly recommend NEW energy ways for getting started with this process. I like to ground myself in a level of consciousness that I started feeling when I started riding a new bicycle. However, I can shift my awareness to a much lower level if I feel like I need to do that. You want the flexibility to be able to change what level of consciousness you are on at any time; when you can do that then you won't need to rely so much on techniques.
Grounding techniques:
Tailbone Meditation:
If you really have trouble grounding and you are a relative beginner then some focus on your tail bone will help tremendously. Just doing simple awareness meditation on the tail bone is safe. However, doing any kind of movement with your awareness, like with the NEW system, at this level is potentially dangerous. After you get comfortable with a simple meditation try doing the NEW feet exercises; the effect is very profound -- calm and grounded. One of the qualities of successfully keeping your awareness on the tail bone is that you will generally no longer be invisible to other people anymore. All of a sudden people see you instead of through you.
Traditional Grounding Cords:
This widely popular grounding technique is the one where you imagine roots coming out of your feet and going down into the earth. In other words you project a small part of your awareness through your feet down into the earth, as deep as you deem necessary, and secure it there with the idea/image of roots. Then you pull up the earth energy into your system from the feet all the way to your head. Then you open your crown chakra and pull down universal energy all the way from your head to your feet. Then you set your intent for the energies to meet at the heart and stabilize.
Drawing in your Energy:
1. Cross your arms and feet like in this picture. 2. Put your tongue on the roof of your mouth. Sit until you feel grounded.
Coming Home Technique:
This is a technique developed by Rose Rosetree, however she said she got it from Maharishi Mahesh. It is a great place to start learning about the levels of yourself. She says do not cross your arms or legs during the exercise. Make sure you are sitting up comfortably, without straining yourself, as well. Do the whole exercise with your eyes closed. Later on, when you are more familiar with the levels, you can do it with eyes open.
Raise vibration breath:
Eyes closed. (takes away 80% of sensory perception). In through nose out through mouth slowly.
Grounding breath:
Breath in/out of mouth like you are blowing out a fake candle. Quick breath.
Steps:
1. Set intention to learn about yourself.
2. "Get big", i.e., call on an ascended being to help you. (protection, clarity, healing, etheric level)
3. Go through the levels of you, taking a vibe raising breath between each one. Stay at each level for however long you think you need to. Ask your ascended guide to help you at that level for whatever needs to be done.
4. Come back down through each level taking a grounding breath between each one.
Levels of you:
Environment (yourself in the chair. you in your environment. social you)
Physical body (breathing, heartbeat, body swaying gently, arms, legs, feet, etc)
Mind (simple kind of awareness – like counting.)
Intellect (to get the original concept of counting. You use the intellect.)
Emotions
Consciousness
This is a simplified version of the technique. The full version can be found in her book, Empowered by Empathy. Someone else also told me that as you go through the levels of this technique to not exclude any previous levels from your awareness. What levels drift out of your awareness? How many previous levels can you maintain? Do you automatically drift? Take note of these things, but don't think about them until later/after the exercise. Write down what you experienced after the exercise is over.
There seems to be certain perceptual constructs which are blends of the above states/levels. Say for example only the mind and environment level with the body minimized. You can practice being on different levels at once. I will write more about this when I investigate further.
Some meditation books or experts recommend shutting out "distractions." However, in some instances of doing this technique it may be better if there are more distractions so that your environmental level of awareness increases. Exactly why that is better, in some cases, is something you will have to discover yourself.
Sitting Awareness:
Sit for 5-10 minutes and just be aware of your body completely.
Get Back Into Your Body 1:
Lay down on your bed and tell yourself “I am going to get
back into my body!” Set your intent strongly. You want your awareness to go
inside underneath the skin. Then, clench your fists, tighten up a bit and
“pull” yourself back in. You will feel how before you were almost outside the
whole body, maybe 1-3 inches away (or farther!), but now you are really back
in! Get up off the bed and kind of throw your arms around like a boxing fighter
getting ready. Why do you think they do this? They are already very grounded
but yet they still do it. It is like anchoring yourself inside the skin.
Get Back Into Your Body 2:
I have replaced the above technique with just saying six times, "Consciousness back into my body." Put your awareness on your tail bone and feel your consciousness sinking into the body.
Bridge Pose:
This is a very simple yoga pose anyone can learn in a couple of
minutes. Focus specifically on the tail bone while doing this exercise. You will
feel very connected to the breath. Holding this pose for 5-10 breaths is good.
Cold Water:
In the bathroom you can turn on the sink and run cold water
over your face several times.
The Wall-V Stretch:
To get started place yourself against a wall like in this
picture. Then put your legs into a V position as far as they will go without
hurting yourself. Reach away with the heels. Stay in this position for 5-15
minutes.
Make sure you do it like this, with the leg above the body. However, the other leg should be flat against the ground, not bent, like in that picture. Stretching
the calf muscles first helps. The common factor with this exercise and the previous
one is that your legs are above the head.
Doing some cardio gets you into the body pretty well as long as you are not listening to music, thinking, or doing some other distracting activity during your workout. Personally for me, going outside and exercising has a much greater grounding effect than exercising on stationary equipment inside; the difference is phenomenal.
The quality of your equipment also determines the enjoyability of your exercise and the level of consciousness you can access during that activity. If you have an old, broken, or poorly performing bicycle then your experience will be much different from a totally solid bicycle that you really love.
Japanese Toe Socks:
This reportedly increases awareness of each individual toe, and therefore your feet, and is a way of keeping your awareness on your feet.
Heavy Boots:
I am told this is another way to keep your awareness on the feet.
Soothing and Clearing Techniques:
Clearing Technique:
This technique is basically just
projecting your awareness into the center of the earth for a short
period of time; this is useful for removing crap from your system that
doesn't belong there. You can feel the energy across your whole system
shifting with this technique and you should stop and make sure to pull
your awareness back into your body at the end. It is best to end when
you feel it is necessary. This technique neutralizes your energy level
to the point where it feels very leveled out and even. Personally, this technique achieves the
same effect as a huge sea salts bath; if I overdo this technique, or the sea salts, I can find it difficult to sleep.
GAMA Salts
Medicinal Mushroom Tea (Reishi, Maitake, Shiitake, Zhu Ling, etc)
First aid affirmation:
Use when starting to not feel like yourself. Or when you feel staticky.
"All that does not belong to me, leave immediately. (repeat three times)
God, fill me with your love, light, and power. Thank you."
