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Episode #029: Visualization technique to help slow down
I was moving too fast, so I imagined balloons tied to me and I snipped them off one by one...like my own (dark & twisted) version of Disney Pixar's 'Up.'
Sometimes I feel like a broken record with how much I talk about my attempts to slow down after I realize I'm moving too fast. But if it keeps coming up, there is something for me to learn here. This 'lightening speed' pace I seem to default to is something I'm struggling to resolve, so I try different things in attempt to level it out...perhaps with the hope that I will finally land on the 'end all' answer that will help me fully and wholly relax forever (ha, even though I know an 'end all' probably doesn't exist, I seem to always shoot for it anyway).
It was the end of the day. I had multi-tasked too much and my mind was buzzing. Lots of time on screens, and no time outdoors. I had a packed plate, and found myself trying to tack more and more on. I attempted to work through the evening. I found myself overwhelmed with nausea whenever I put forth mental energy into working. The nausea seemed to be tied directly to working/thinking. I would take a break and it would cease a bit, then I would try to work again and it would come back. So I stopped everything, turned off the lights, laid down, and let my myself feel the effects of a runaway mind.
It felt horrible and incredibly unpleasant at first. After allowing myself to feel the not so good feelings, get past them, and sink into the moment, I fell into an intriguing meditation that guided me out of the chaos. I imagined my to-do list as balloons tied to my body and then imaginatively 'cut' them off one by one with my mind. It was surprisingly effective. It reminded me of the conversation I had with Danna Pycher (world-renowned hypnotherapist) on Episode 16 of the podcast, where she 'melted' an icicle with her mind during a hypnosis session to resolve a period of harsh cold flashes she was experiencing. She had envisioned this icicle sitting on her spine, and once it was 'melted,' the cold flashes resolved and never came back. How fascinating is the mind and it's untapped potential? There is so much we don't know. Hearing myself speak about how I snipped off pretend balloons tied to my body to help me relax sounds a bit ridiculous on the surface, but the more I learn about the mind, the less and less ridiculous these things are starting to sound to me.
Tune in to hear the full story, and check out Episode 16 if you're interested in hearing my conversation with Danna - it is still one of my favorite episodes to date!
Connect with me:
www.ashleyrothstein.com
IG/Twitter: @ashrothstein
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By Ashley RothsteinI was moving too fast, so I imagined balloons tied to me and I snipped them off one by one...like my own (dark & twisted) version of Disney Pixar's 'Up.'
Sometimes I feel like a broken record with how much I talk about my attempts to slow down after I realize I'm moving too fast. But if it keeps coming up, there is something for me to learn here. This 'lightening speed' pace I seem to default to is something I'm struggling to resolve, so I try different things in attempt to level it out...perhaps with the hope that I will finally land on the 'end all' answer that will help me fully and wholly relax forever (ha, even though I know an 'end all' probably doesn't exist, I seem to always shoot for it anyway).
It was the end of the day. I had multi-tasked too much and my mind was buzzing. Lots of time on screens, and no time outdoors. I had a packed plate, and found myself trying to tack more and more on. I attempted to work through the evening. I found myself overwhelmed with nausea whenever I put forth mental energy into working. The nausea seemed to be tied directly to working/thinking. I would take a break and it would cease a bit, then I would try to work again and it would come back. So I stopped everything, turned off the lights, laid down, and let my myself feel the effects of a runaway mind.
It felt horrible and incredibly unpleasant at first. After allowing myself to feel the not so good feelings, get past them, and sink into the moment, I fell into an intriguing meditation that guided me out of the chaos. I imagined my to-do list as balloons tied to my body and then imaginatively 'cut' them off one by one with my mind. It was surprisingly effective. It reminded me of the conversation I had with Danna Pycher (world-renowned hypnotherapist) on Episode 16 of the podcast, where she 'melted' an icicle with her mind during a hypnosis session to resolve a period of harsh cold flashes she was experiencing. She had envisioned this icicle sitting on her spine, and once it was 'melted,' the cold flashes resolved and never came back. How fascinating is the mind and it's untapped potential? There is so much we don't know. Hearing myself speak about how I snipped off pretend balloons tied to my body to help me relax sounds a bit ridiculous on the surface, but the more I learn about the mind, the less and less ridiculous these things are starting to sound to me.
Tune in to hear the full story, and check out Episode 16 if you're interested in hearing my conversation with Danna - it is still one of my favorite episodes to date!
Connect with me:
www.ashleyrothstein.com
IG/Twitter: @ashrothstein