Because most of us spend so much time thinking, we can easily forget that there is another realm we can experience; A realm which has more depth, more substance, more beauty, more freedom and more nourishment.

The gateway to this other realm is through our body.

The body is like a temple for the spirit, and you have to enter the temple before you can feel the fruits of the spirit, such as joy, freedom, peace and love. We have to bring our attention into our body – connect to it, feel it, sense it and listen to it.

Most people spend most of their time listening to their thoughts, and our clever and persuasive mind will convince us that we don’t need to go into the temple – because it can provide us with all that we need.

But the mind can only offer us thoughts, which serve a purpose to some degree but do not nourish us in any real way. They interest us, distract us, entertain us… yes. But we need something deeper and more fulfilling.

So throughout the day, we need to regularly enter the temple, which means bringing our attention away from our mind and into our body. It’s means becoming aware of the physical feelings of our body, as well as its emotional state. It means feeling where tension is being held, and letting that tension be released so that relaxation takes its place.

Our body doesn’t do this automatically. It carries tension until we become aware of it and choose to relax and let it go. This is one of the most crucial reasons why we need to attend to our body.

And your body will communicate profound things to you when you just start giving it more attention. Think of the Sun and the Earth. The Sun represents your attention, the Earth represents your body. The Earth comes alive when it receives the energy of the Sun. It thrives, flourishes and blossoms in many profound ways.

So let your body and your heart receive more of your attention, and they will respond with more life, more joy, more spiritual connection, more love. You will enter into a deeper relationship with them, and they will communicate with you more. More love will flow, and you will be more influenced by the energies of love, peace, gentleness, compassion, care.

I know many people struggle to connect to their body because their mind is so strong, so in this case it is very beneficial to be more physically active. Exercise more vigorously, do strenuous work, swim, walk, run, dance regularly. The more strenuous the better, as your heart gets stronger, and your body becomes more grounded. It’s sensations become stronger.

The more active you are, the more you will feel your body, and the stronger your connection to your body becomes. And it is crucial we strengthen this connection in every way possible, because our mind can lead us into illusions very easily, and we need the anchor of our body and heart to prevent us drifting off into uncertain territories.

The territory of the body is reliable and rock solid. It connects us to the energy of the Earth and to the benevolent energies of our heart: peace, love, joy and compassion. It is where our attention belongs.

So regularly take time during the day to step off the treadmill of thinking, and relax your body. Breathe deeply and free your body from any accumulated tension. You will feel lighter, freer and more grounded.

The more time you spend just relaxing and feeling your inner body, the stronger your connection to it becomes. And thus your mind’s influence over you becomes weaker, because you are connected to something more real, more reliable and more rewarding.

Like a small child waiting for their parent to come home, your body and your heart are eagerly awaiting your attention, all of the time.

So every time you realise you’ve become tangled up in your thoughts, come back to your body. Relax your muscles, and put your hand on your heart. Feel it beating in your chest.

Spend some time there, just feeling how it feels to have life pulsing through your veins. Just rest and give your body a chance to communicate something deeper to you…

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Live in gratitude
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