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Each moment

Each moment is like a flower in bud. It is has the potential to burst forth and blossom or to slowly fade almost before being born. This is akin to our hopes and dreams. When we feel our feelings we have the opportunity to bring what is submerged within us to the surface like a bud and, when allowed to be fully accessed, to blossom forth and be both beautiful and transformative. Give yourself this opportunity to enter your sensations and be reborn. ~Alain & Jody Herriott

dreams, flower, hopes, Moment

The problem is the solution

We often see things as obstacles and then try and change the obstacle rather than opening to the solution. When you find an issue, something that pushes or bothers you, does your mind argue? If so you are in the obstacle orientation of the issue. Instead soften and feel the opening potential of the solution, and allow things to unfold into rightness.

In a sense the problem is the solution and the sensation within both is the unfolding of the answer and the balance within it. ~Alain & Jody Herriott

answer, balance, feel, Problem, solution

Explore inner terrain

What does it mean to explore our inner terrain? Within us there are sensations that are naturally present. We get used to this and as we age we expect the sensations to stay the same or we begin to expect them to be less comfortable. This may be due to previous injuries or expectations associated with old age. The art of feeling begins to give us a more conscious awareness of these attitudes and how we are holding. Feeling these sensation sand processing them can markedly change our approach to living and reframing our world. ~Alain & Jody Herriott

Explore, inner, living, terrain

Most of us fear change

Most of us fear change, yet without change we never evolve. Our inner feelings, or more specifically, the sensations within us are often feared too. This fear is what keeps us from being willing to change. When we allow our sensations to be felt and to evolve, we find greater and greater balance. The more we apply this approach to our lives the more we become happy and whole. ~Alain & Jody Herriott.

 

 

balance, change, evolve, fear, harmony

Each moment is unique

Each moment is unique and linked through sensation. Many think of these sensations as fraught with discord and concern. What if instead, they are the arrows pointing us toward the walls of resistance in our minds and because they are felt, they are also the entry point to change. Through feeling and allowing the sensations to change we unwind and arrive at harmony and balance.  ~Alain & Jody Herriott

balance, harmony, Moment, sensation, unique

Constant change

We are in a state of constant change. Our inherent nature is to both run towards and yet resist change. While change is always with us, we can be in a space of balance, wholeness and peace. This peace is not stagnant, it is a dynamic integration where Being is experienced. All it takes is the willingness to feel the subtle nuances within us, allow them to unfold and the rest is simply there. Being only needs the willingness to feel.  ~Alain & Jody Herriott

balance, being, change, peace, stagnant

Breathing sensations

Notice your breathing sensations. You may find that every breath is anticipated and expected to supply the same outcome as the previous one. What if how you pay attention to the sensations allows you to experience them from a totally different perspective? Simple variations in attention offer us immense changes. Take a moment to breathe and sensate and let each experience present itself. Now being present can occur. Enjoy. ~Alain & Jody Herriott

Breathing, Presence

Search for who we are

The search for who we are and what we should do is often on our minds. As we feel the sensations within us, these internal conflicts begin to drop away and bit by bit we discover we are able to make good choices, learn from our experiences and finally realize we are enough, sufficient to the day and our life.

Enjoy the journey. ~Alain & Jody Herriott

 

are, being, discovery, Presence, Search, who

Feel, evolve, become

If you allow yourself to feel and act as if whatever you are feeling could pass through you like a gentle breeze, the sensation will evolve, change and become more balanced.  This opportunity arises with each experience that comes your way, from the exquisite to the mundane.  Play and enjoy the opportunity. ~Alain & Jody Herriott

become, evolve, feel

Sensation and experience

Sensation, what is it? It is that subtle experience inside us that leads many thoughts and associations within us. Often, sensations are repressed because they lead to emotions that are uncomfortable. However, if they are allowed to surface and pass through without comment from the mind they are balancing and nurturing. Allow your sensations to surface and be experienced and presence simply is there.  ~Alain & Jody Herriott

balance, experience, Presence, sensation