FEELING POSTURE
The posture of feeling conveys that you are indeed feeling. This posture acknowledges that you are indeed touched at the moment. The most simple of postures has you touching the center of your chest where your feeling heart resides. This gesture conveys many things, including, "You touched me," "That touched me," "Thank you," "I feel that," "That hits," "I appreciate you saying that (or doing that)," "This is sacred," "That was impactful or meaningful for me," and that list also goes on and on.
The two important variables are on your face. Eyes open or closed? Smiling or not? Once you convey that you are indeed feeling, you can remove your hand from your chest. Sometimes, you may be feeling quite emotional at the time. If you are in the presence of experiencing great joy, tears of joy, tears of gratitude, tears of any kind of emotion, feel free to maintain this posture to connect well with the feelings.
This is a great posture for communicating that something truly touched you. That means you are expressing a feeling, which is a function of the motor system. This posture, however, has an additional use that taps the functioning of the sensory system. You can touch your heart in this way to become more in touch with your higher feelings. Consider the question, "What do I feel about this?" The feeling posture can be quite helpful in that you will be tuning into your feelings more deeply. Another great question, "What would love do now?" can receive great support through the feeling posture, through the physical connection to the feeling of love. Clearly, the simplicity of this posture should never imply that it is less valuable. On the contrary, if anything, the simplicity of this posture should remind you to use it often to enhance the quality of your participation in life.
This posture can behave like an Abrupt Newness. Imagine being in the middle of a hissy fit and you put your heart on your heart to discover the answer regarding what love would do now. The feeling posture can be used anytime you would like to make a feeling shift. Yes, you can touch your heart and feel what you are feeling even more, but you can also touch your heart to make a shift, to use it as a sincere inquiry regarding what love would do now. You will find that the feeling posture will help you answer it because you are choosing to physically connect with the feeling of love. It is better than just counting to 10 when you are upset. Taking 10 seconds to stay in the inquiry to answer the question, "What would love do now?" may very well be one of the greatest resources you may ever have. And the ease of access is worth noting. "If it's not easy, you're not doing it right."
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