Spirit Animal - guided imagery

This past week at the end of our seminar, the class did an exercise with guided imagery and spirit animals. At first I was a little unsure about the whole thing, but once the exercise started I became open to the experience and was amazed by it!

We started by getting in a comfortable position in a room away from any commotions. We pictured ourselves in a meadow surrounded by woods. In the woods is a river/stream and on the other side of the woods is the beach and then the ocean. We are told that we are feel safe and secure in our environment, free of any fear. We can choose to stay in the meadow, go into the forest, sit by the river/stream, or continue on to the beach. I chose to go and sit by the river and chose a comfortable rock by the bank.

Then we look up and an animal is approaching us. Again, we feel no fear, and are completely at ease. This animal is our own spirit animal. The animal that approached me was a grey wolf. We ask our spirit animal the question that we came to ask. My question is if I was on the correct path (with my life). Without talking, the grey wolf communicated to me that I was doing good, but needed to become closer to the earth and nature. With this, he gave me a present which was a smooth river rock.

After the exercise, our professor read us what some of the animals meant and I do not remember what the wolf meant. I do remember that I was surprised that it fit my current situations however.

Overall I was AMAZED at this exercise. The mind is an amazing thing! I did not realize that I was feeling disconnected from nature until this exercise. I cannot wait to find out what we do this next week in seminar!

Journey to Relaxation

The 15 minute exercise was different than anything I have ever done in the past. I have listened to a couple hypnosis for sleep which also, of course, focuses on relaxation. This exercise was noticeably different because it left me feeling relaxed and more energized!

I elected to listen to the file will sitting in my recliner. I noticed that as soon as he would suggest something, my body would immediately begin to do it before I even asked it to. This was very peculiar to experience! As soon as he said to focus on sending blood up the shoulders to the arms and hands, my fingers started tingling. The most enjoyable part of the exercise for me was how relaxed my shoulders were after it. I tend to hold a lot of my stress in my shoulders.

Overall I loved the exercise!

Welcome to my first blog!

As you all know, my name is Naomi and I am a student at Kaplan University - Online. Sorry that it took me so long to get my blog going...I was having technical difficulties (actually I think it was operator error). But now I am here, and I think I've gotten the hang of it!

Through the next 8 weeks, my postings will primarily be about mind, body, and spiritual health. However, I may get an inkling to share something else, so stay tuned!