ConSious Presence
Healing is returning to wholeness-
Remembering what has never been broken
Mette Maja Mouritsen
A guidance in observing, accepting and letting go
presence
Life appears more clear and intense when we are present here and now.
Often, our attention wanders outward, less often, we direct our attention inward.
Regardless of what our attention is taken by, we can practice being more consciously present, right where we are.
It involves self-love. A loving acceptance of our entire being with all what that entails.
In lowing awareness inner peace and joy emerges, which in itself is healing.
Even though it's simple, it may feel difficult, maybe because we're used to looking forward and asking questions outward. Mindfulness and loving awareness are ways to heal and become more presence.
Some more details
Body, mind and consciousness are anatomically and energetically one unit. We sense with our entire body. We are always "on-line", and most of the time we are unaware of the many millions of sensory input we receive every second.
The thoughts we have about what we sense may trigger our emotions that are felt in the body from head to toe, from inside out. Consciousness is the attentive observer.
The body is born with a capability to heal by itself and it happens more easy in inner peace. From that state of being it is also easier to make new decisions towards greater well-being. There are as many ways to well-being as there are people.
Mindfulness, in the sense of being consciously present with whatever arises in the body-mind, is a way to experience the connectedness between body, mind, and consciousness, and a way to inner peace and freedom. That which in itself is healing.
Healing is returning to wholeness,- remembering what has never been broken. Along the journey, we will experience discomfort as well as well-being, -in short, life it its wholeness.
Inquiry
Inquiry is a way to rediscover our original nature.
Also, it is an opportunity to questioning what we think and experience and thereby gain greater awareness of our way of being and doing in life.
I offer inquiry one-to-one and in groups.
The process
Life is a process. We never know for sure what will happen until the day is over, and certainly not what is going to happen in 1 year, 5 years, or 10 years.
Basically, we can only take one step and one day at a time. Remembering this makes it easier to regain balance, when we lose our footing for a while. Life continues to challenge us, it just gets easier to regain inner peace, and this gives a sense of freedom.
By paying attention to our thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations, we can experience them appearing and disappearing, thereby recognizing that we are more than our thoughts and bodily sensations. At the same time, it is easier to let go of habits and beliefs about ourselves and our suffering.
It is helpfull to have a daily practice of awareness training and/or taking time to be in silence with ourself in different ways. It is a bit like riding a bike, in the beginning it has to be learned and practiced until it becomes a natural way of moving through life.
In accepting how things are right now, an immediate calm arises. If there is resistance toward how life is right now, then acceptance of the resistance may bring calm.
Nature's rhythm, intelligence, changeability and unpredictability are a mirror of the complex nature of our body and the grandeur of life. Therefore, spending time in nature and moving/exercising our body is also a natural part of the process.
"We cannot solve problems with the same mind that created them"
Quote Albert Einstein
In other words, we cannot solve problems with the same approach that created them, which is largely the thoughts we have about ourselves and the world around us. Therefore, the journey goes through letting go of self-limiting beliefs and habits and surrender to not knowing and patiently awaiting what emerges.
